Greater Divine Ability, Soul Capture!

In Xue Wuyou's memories as a reincarnator, Chen Yuanba had left behind only the record of one great battle before vanishing without a trace.

As for Chen Musen and Chen Qingshuang, not even their names had remained behind.

This was absolutely abnormal.

Given the talent the three of them had displayed within the Chen Family, even without Divine Ability Methods, they should never have remained so obscure in the current Golden Age.

Either there was something wrong with Xue Wuyou's reincarnation memories.

Or the Chen Family in Xue Wuyou's memories was somewhat different from the current one.

Could it be that the me in Xue Wuyou's memories never mastered Divine Ability Methods? Never received the Dao Ancestor's Blessing?

Or perhaps a method like the Dao Ancestor's Blessing is too heaven-defying—so much so that even a reincarnator's memories cannot bring it back?

Chen Changqing pondered in secret. Looking at it now, these were probably the most likely possibilities.

But no matter what, the value of Xue Wuyou, this so-called reincarnator, did not seem as important as imagined.

Ancestor Chen Haotian slightly furrowed his brow, then gradually relaxed it. From Xue Wuyou's words alone, he understood that this so-called "reincarnator" might not know everything after all. For all anyone knew, this fellow had been set up by someone.

After a pause.

Ancestor Chen Haotian looked at Chen Changqing and asked with a smile, "Changqing, what do you think?"

At this.

Chen Changqing smiled. Rather than answer immediately, he turned his gaze toward Lin Yue Ru beside him. "He has a feud spanning two lifetimes with you. How do you think he should be dealt with?"

Lin Yue Ru fell silent for a moment.

Her gaze fell upon Xue Wuyou's face, twisted by terror, while bone-deep hatred churned in the depths of her eyes.

Yet she did not speak at once. Instead, she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"Senior."

Her voice was somewhat hoarse, but her words were exceptionally clear. "Reincarnation is far too illusory and ethereal."

"His words may not all be trustworthy."

"To be safe, this junior boldly suggests—"

Lin Yue Ru turned her gaze toward Chen Changqing and spoke with utter seriousness. "Senior should search his soul."

Soul searching.

The two words struck Xue Wuyou's ears like a thunderbolt splitting the depths of his soul. His entire body began trembling violently beyond his control.

"No! Don't search my soul! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

He screamed hoarsely, his voice filled with desperate pleading.

"I know many secrets, many opportunities. I can help your Chen Family... I'm mutually in love with the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty's imperial princess. She possesses the Nine-Heavens Divine Phoenix Physique and has the bearing of a Great Emperor. Her status within the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty is extremely high! I can bring about an alliance between the Chen Family and the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty, even secretly help you seize the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty..."

"Right!"

As if grasping at his last lifeline, he cried out incoherently, "I also know that deep within the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty's treasury lies a supreme immortal treasure that has yet to be unsealed!"

"I alone know the true method for unsealing that immortal treasure in the entire Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty! I can help you..."

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Because Chen Changqing's expression had not changed from beginning to end.

Those eyes, as deep as chaos, merely looked at him calmly, as though watching a clown caper about.

"Are you stupid?"

Chen Changqing chuckled, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

"Wouldn't I learn all those secrets after searching your soul anyway?"

As his words fell.

Bzz—

An invisible force suddenly surged from Chen Changqing's body. It was an utterly pure spiritual fluctuation, bearing no trace of any flashy technique, yet it caused the entire void to freeze.

"Greater Divine Ability, Soul Capture."

Chen Changqing clenched his right hand in the air.

The expression on Xue Wuyou's face completely froze in that instant.

His mouth hung open and his eyes bulged wide, his entire body like a statue sealed in ice.

Immediately afterward, a translucent phantom was forcibly dragged out from the crown of his head by an invisible giant hand.

That phantom looked exactly like Xue Wuyou. It was his soul's true form.

Xue Wuyou's soul struggled madly and let out soundless screams, yet under the restraints of Chen Changqing's Greater Divine Ability, Soul Capture, he could not even stir a ripple.

Ancestor Chen Haotian's pupils contracted slightly.

He could tell that this move, "Soul Capture," was not an ordinary soul-searching technique, but a Divine Ability!

Judging from its power, it was likely even a Greater Divine Ability.

Chen Changqing had actually comprehended another Greater Divine Ability.

Just how absurd is this brat's comprehension?

Ancestor Chen Haotian felt somewhat helpless. He had comprehended for so long without gaining a second Divine Ability, yet Chen Changqing's Divine Abilities seemed to flow forth without end.

Meanwhile, Lin Yue Ru stood to one side, the sight of Xue Wuyou's soul being extracted reflected in her eyes. Unconsciously, she clenched her fists, her heart filled with shock.

This Lin Family senior... his method of searching souls was truly extraordinary, and utterly domineering!

And at this moment—

Within Chen Changqing's palm, points of light were stripped one by one from Xue Wuyou's soul. They spread out in the void, transforming into flowing scenes.

They were Xue Wuyou's complete memories from his previous life.

The first scene showed Xue Wuyou standing before a towering hall. Seated across from him was the Lin Family head, Lin Yue Ru's father.

The atmosphere in the hall was grave. A proud smile hung on Xue Wuyou's lips as he casually tossed a letter breaking off the engagement onto the floor, then strode away.

The scene shifted to a woman clad in phoenix robes, sneering as she said something to Xue Wuyou.

Right after that!

Blood God Palace cultivators surrounded the Lin Family ancestral grounds under cover of night. The light of techniques dyed half the sky red, while screams, cries, and the thunderous collapse of buildings intertwined.

Later came Lin Yue Ru's repeated escapes from pursuit, followed by her steady rise.

She seized opportunities within secret realms.

She slew enemies upon the arena.

She fought the imperial princess with the bearing of a Great Emperor atop the Imperial Road.

A single sword pierced her heart, and the imperial princess fell!

The Blood God Palace's mountain gate collapsed amid deafening roars. Blood Sea Ancestor struggled desperately while wielding an imperial weapon, only to be annihilated by Lin Yue Ru's sword.

The final scene showed Lin Yue Ru paying the price of having her cultivation completely crippled to shatter the protection of the immortal artifact on Xue Wuyou's body. She then bound Xue Wuyou atop the ruins of the Blood God Palace.

Slash after slash, every blade avoiding his vital points.

That method, calm to the point of near cruelty, formed an incomparably stark contrast with Xue Wuyou, who was currently kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Blood Sea Ancestor knelt to the side, watching those scenes flicker through the void like phantom lantern slides. He was already scared out of his wits.

Instinctively, he tried to kneel even lower, his knees scraping through the void with a piercing sound as he muttered, "My lord, this is all Xue Wuyou's fault alone. It has nothing to do with this old man, nothing to do with this old man..."

Chen Changqing ignored him.

His gaze swept over the scenes, his expression as calm as ever.

Xue Wuyou truly was a reincarnator. There was no longer any doubt about that.

Many details in the other man's reincarnation memories matched what had happened in the present.

It was merely that the current course of events had undergone earth-shaking changes because of Chen Changqing's intervention.

The only thing that concerned him was the Chen Family from Xue Wuyou's memories.

Though the Chen Family had emerged from seclusion with tremendous momentum, it lacked the strength to sustain itself. In the end, only he remained, holding up a lone tree, every step arduous.

However—

Chen Changqing withdrew his gaze, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

The Chen Family he belonged to was different.

With Divine Ability Methods and the Dao-Comprehension Heavenly Net, the Chen Family's course had long since been completely rewritten.

Was fate decreed by Heaven?

No!

It should be written by me, Chen Changqing!

With a casual wave of his hand, those memory scenes scattered through the void like smoke and dust blown away by the wind.

Chen Changqing's gaze fell upon Blood Sea Ancestor, and the smile on his lips suddenly became playful.

"Hmm, I nearly forgot about you."

Blood Sea Ancestor's entire body stiffened. He hastily forced a fawning smile onto his face and kowtowed like a pounding pestle. "My lord, my lord, this old man... no, this lowly one will obey anything my lord says!"

"This lowly one is willing to lead the entire Blood God Palace in surrendering to the Chen Family, to serve as slaves for eternity, with no divided loyalties!"

"If my lord has any instructions, please—"

Chen Changqing cut him off with a chuckle. "Now then."

"You all know secrets you should not know."