Seizing the body?
Hearing the man’s words, Ye Xuan’s expression instantly turned strange.
This fellow had waited a hundred billion years just to seize a body?
Of course, Ye Xuan was more than happy to welcome that!
He quietly let the Qingxuan Sword slip into his sea of consciousness, then put on a look of horror. “Seize my body? You actually want to seize my body? You… don’t come any closer!”
As he spoke, he turned and ran!
But almost instantly, a terrifying pressure locked onto him completely.
Ye Xuan froze on the spot, not moving an inch.
The man stared at Ye Xuan as if gazing at a sumptuous feast. He suddenly burst into wild laughter. “Heaven truly treats me well!”
With that, he transformed into a wisp of ghostly light and shot straight into the spot between Ye Xuan’s brows!
Boom!
In that instant, a horrifying soul aura erupted from within Ye Xuan’s body!
Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm as still water. He ignored everything.
“Ah!”
At that moment, the man’s terrified voice suddenly rang out from within Ye Xuan’s sea of consciousness. “What sword is this? What sword is this!”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “Surprised? Unexpected?”
The man roared in fury, “You tricked me!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Listen to yourself. You came in voluntarily. How is this my fault?”
The man fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, “Young man, let’s talk!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Talk about what?”
The man said gravely, “I am an invincible powerhouse from a hundred billion years ago. If you make this sword stop, I can take you as my disciple. Once you become my disciple, you can walk sideways through all realms!”
Ye Xuan thought about it, then asked, “You’ll be my backer?”
The man replied, “Exactly!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I prefer to rely on myself!”
The man grew anxious. “Foolish! Young man, you don’t understand how treacherous and difficult this world is. You want to rely on yourself now, but later you’ll realise that without someone powerful watching your back, the path of the Great Dao is truly fraught with countless hardships!”
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “As the saying goes, it’s better to rely on yourself than on others. I think I’ll just focus on cultivating properly! As for backers, I absolutely cannot have one. If I become too dependent on a backer, wouldn’t I just become the King of Backers?”
The man hurriedly said, “Young man, you’re confused! Having a big shot protect you not only saves you from many wrong turns, but also shields you from worldly karma and tribulations. How can you refuse such a wonderful thing? You mustn’t be muddle-headed!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I don’t want a backer. I rely on myself!”
As his words fell, the Qingxuan Sword violently trembled!
Boom!
Within Ye Xuan’s sea of consciousness, the man’s soul rapidly began to dissipate!
“Ah!”
The man suddenly let out a horrified scream. “Are you insane? Rely on yourself? The Great Dao is filled with endless difficulties. Relying only on yourself, can you reach the end? Can you?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “I just don’t want a backer!”
“Damn it!”
The man started cursing outright. “You idiot! Is there something wrong with your brain?”
Ye Xuan did not reply!
The Qingxuan Sword suddenly accelerated. Soon, the man’s voice grew fainter and fainter!
Yet the man kept cursing in rage!
Clearly, he was extremely unwilling!
Indeed!
After waiting a hundred billion years, he finally met such a freak, and worse, a complete fool!
He actually refused a backer?
What kind of thinking was that?
Very soon, the man’s voice vanished completely!
Ye Xuan opened his palm. The Qingxuan Sword appeared in his hand!
Boom!
At that moment, a terrifying soul aura violently surged out from the Qingxuan Sword. At the same time, a sword cry shot into the sky, piercing straight to the edge of the starry expanse.
Seeing this, the little elf beside them exclaimed in awe, “This sword is amazing!”
Qin Guan looked at the Qingxuan Sword, somewhat surprised, and said softly, “Is she about to advance again?”
Buzzzz!
Another sword cry soared into the heavens!
Wave after wave of powerful aura continuously poured out from the Qingxuan Sword!
Even Ye Xuan was shocked. Was Little Soul about to advance once more?
The current Little Soul was already ridiculously strong!
So far, almost nothing could stand against her in direct combat!
If she advanced again, she would definitely become utterly terrifying!
At that moment, Little Soul said excitedly, “Little Master, I feel like I’m about to break through!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Feel?”
Little Soul replied, “Yes! I’m just a tiny bit away! If I absorb one more soul, I’ll definitely break through immediately. Just a little bit more! Argh, it’s so frustrating!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily. “Don’t worry, there’ll be chances!”
Little Soul turned into a streak of sword light and appeared before Ye Xuan, saying obediently, “Okay!”
Ye Xuan put away the Qingxuan Sword, then looked at the little elf and smiled. “Let’s go!”
The little elf nodded and continued leading Ye Xuan and Qin Guan forward!
Not long after, Ye Xuan discovered another corpse. However, this one had no soul. Clearly, this one had truly perished!
Along the way, Ye Xuan gradually found many more corpses, both male and female. For their physical bodies to remain intact after a hundred billion years, there was no doubt they had all been supreme powerhouses in life. Otherwise, their bodies could not have achieved immortality.
They had all once been terrifying existences who fought against the Universe Spirit!
As if something occurred to him, Ye Xuan suddenly asked, “Little Soul, compared to the souls you’ve devoured before, how strong was the one you just swallowed?”
Without any hesitation, Little Soul answered, “The one I just devoured is the strongest in history!”
The strongest in history!
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed the powerhouses from a hundred billion years ago far surpassed those of the present!
What a pity, an entire civilisation had been completely wiped out!
Little Soul added, “That soul was extremely nourishing. It’s a shame it wasn’t a complete soul, otherwise it would have been even better!”
Not a complete soul!
Ye Xuan frowned!
At this moment, Qin Guan said solemnly, “The powerhouses of that era were clearly extraordinary!”
Ye Xuan nodded. He glanced around. Many powerhouses whose bodies still remained on this land had no souls left!
The little elf suddenly spoke up. “I heard the Universe Spirit say that the strongest civilisation in history was during the very first cycle, right at the beginning of this universe. Back then, the Universe Spirit had only just been born, and that era truly had an astonishing number of supremely powerful beings. In the end, it only won through cunning. After that, it began suppressing the martial civilisation of this universe, preventing anyone from growing too strong.”
She paused, then continued, “Later on, because it kept winning, it grew careless! When it awoke again, someone in this era was already able to pin it down and beat it senseless!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Is it furious now?”
The little elf nodded vigorously. “Extremely furious!”
Ye Xuan burst into laughter.
Just then, Qin Guan suddenly pointed into the distance. “Look over there!”
Ye Xuan raised his head. At the very end of his line of sight stood an ancient city. The entire city was blood-red, as if cast from fresh blood. It was utterly chilling!
The little elf said softly, “This city is the only structure left from the previous civilisation. Only it can truly prove that the previous civilisation really existed!”
