Chapter 193 – Blood Sea Seal
Wang Lin’s expression was mostly normal, but he soon revealed a cold smile and snorted.
Dou Mu’s gaze turned cold. Just as he was about to speak, the old man stopped him. The old man looked at Wang Lin and slowly said, “This Huan Yuan Beast Trap is a legendary treasure. If you’re still not satisfied, I have nothing better.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He stared at the equipment around him and didn’t say a word.
The old man pondered for a moment and said, “This is my life-saving treasure. I can’t give it to you. I can give you ten high-quality fairy stones. That’s all we can give you.”
Wang Lin didn’t feel the need to push them too far. The fact was, these people’s cultivation bases were at an unimaginable level. If he didn’t have the inherited memories as his trump card, he wouldn’t be this calm.
Wang Lin said calmly, “100 pieces.”
Without waiting for the old man to answer, Dou Mu said, “Impossible!” The other people’s gazes also turned cold.
Wang Lin was not afraid. He just waited for the old man’s answer.
The old man hesitated and said grimly, “Twenty pieces. This is my limit. We don’t have many high-quality spirit stones like this. If you still don’t agree, then we’ll have to use another method.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. Without a word, he extended his right hand.
The old man pointed to his chest. A black snake slithered past (I think it was inside his clothes) and a normal-looking copper ring appeared in his hand. He threw the copper ring and Wang Lin caught it.
Wang Lin glanced at the copper ring. It was the size of a bracelet and had carvings of many terrifying beasts on it. These terrifying beasts felt very lifelike, as if they were real.
Wang Lin radiated his divine sense. Just as he entered the arena, he heard a wave of wild beast growls. His divine sense couldn’t help but tremble, so he immediately pulled it back.
Wang Lin put away the copper ring without changing his expression. He then looked at the old man.
A gray bag filled with treasures appeared in the old man’s hand. He threw it toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin looked inside and saw 20 high-quality spirit stones neatly arranged. Waves of spiritual energy emanated from the bag.
After putting the top-quality spirit stones into his own storage bag, he threw the gray storage bag onto the ground and said heavily, “I have one more question; after I seal the ruler of the Blood Sea, how can I leave this place?”
After the old man heard Wang Lin’s question, his heart calmed down a bit. He had been waiting for Wang Lin to ask that question. If Wang Lin hadn’t asked, he would have been suspicious.
“It’s very easy. After Ta Sen is sealed again, I also want to leave this place. The key is to be inside the Sea of Dead Souls. Since you’ll be there with us, you’ll be able to leave too.”
Wang Lin sneered in his heart. He was now certain that their goal was to inherit the knowledge in the Sea of Dead Souls, if what they had just said was true.
Wang Lin showed a cold expression. He said slowly, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but this matter is of utmost importance. If I can’t be 100% certain I can leave this place, then all of this is just empty talk.”
The old man frowned and said, “Since this old man has promised you, then I will never break my promise.”
Wang Lin didn’t move. He shook his head and said, “Senior is a master, and junior should trust you, but this is a matter of life and death. If this junior can’t be sure, even if we reach an agreement, it will be difficult for me to devote myself fully to this.”
Dou Mu snorted, revealing killing intent, and said, “Junior, talking in such roundabout ways is truly annoying. And I already promised you. If you don’t believe me, don’t be so hard-pressed. Let me send you to hell to ease my mind!” He suddenly waved his right hand and created a black hand that slammed into Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s gaze turned cold. He didn’t even look at the giant hand and stared at the old man.
The giant hand stopped three inches from Wang Lin’s head. The old man waved his hand, and Dou Mu withdrew the giant hand.
The old man frowned as he looked at Dou Mu and said slowly, “What do you want?”
Wang Lin looked around at the equipment and said, “Since this equipment is your life-saving treasure, how about giving it to this junior to hold. Once we leave this place, this junior will naturally return it. I’m sure the seniors won’t have to worry about a junior like me, who’s only at the Jie Dan stage, taking this treasure for myself.”
The old man stared at Wang Lin. After pondering for a long moment, he smiled coldly and nodded his head. He waved his hand, and the ten instruments flew into his hand. After imprinting a few seals on them, he threw them to Wang Lin.
Without saying anything, Wang Lin took out another bag of equipment and placed the ten musical instruments into it, then carefully put the bag away.
The space began to disappear without the power of the ten instruments. The old man stared at Wang Lin and waved his hand as he opened a gap. He stepped back to dodge.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he entered the crack.
After Wang Lin entered, Dou Mu seemed reluctant. He said, “Brother…”
“You, shut up!” The old man’s expression changed, no longer as calm as when he was talking to Wang Lin, but filled with anger. He stared at Dou Mu and entered the crack.
The others besides Dou Mu entered the crevice one by one. The last person was a man who always had a dark expression. As he was about to enter the crevice, he said, “Dou Mu, do you still not understand? That little brat knows every detail of our plan. He knows that we need him alive. What you did earlier was simply embarrassing yourselves! I depended on this brat for my wish to come true. Big Brother has also waited a very long time for this. If everyone weren’t so devoted to Ta Sen, things wouldn’t be this difficult.”
After he finished speaking, he stepped into the crevice. Dou Mu pondered for a moment and followed him in.
After entering the rift, what appeared before Wang Lin was a blood-colored world. There were many eye-catching stone pillars, especially one that looked like it was entering the heavens. Seeing this caused Wang Lin’s pupils to constrict. This place was truly the Sea of Blood.
Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the man at the top of the pillar that towered into the sky. The man had blood-red hair. An air of arrogance radiated from him. After a glance, Wang Lin felt like he couldn’t breathe.
At that moment, all the other demonic cultivators returned, including Dou Mu’s group. After they entered the Blood Sea, they all sat on different stone pillars.
The demonic cultivators all found their pillars, sat down, and stared at Wang Lin.
They all sat cross-legged. Wang Lin was the only one floating in the air.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept across the area. There were many cultivators, at least a thousand. Among them, he saw Hunchback Meng, Duamu Ji, Wang Qing Yue, Sky Demon Witch…
At that moment, a crack appeared in the space next to the red-haired man. A tall man walked out. As he appeared, he looked at Wang Lin and revealed a joyful expression. He said to the red-haired man, “Master, he’s a soul devourer.” Then he sat down on a nearby stone pillar.
Wang Lin recognized at a glance that the person was a great wandering soul.
The surrounding environment became silent, until suddenly a hoarse voice was heard from the red-haired man.
“Soul Eater…” He suddenly raised his head, and the entire Blood Sea shook. The surrounding pillars spurted countless amounts of blood. The entire world was covered in blood after that.
His eyes felt as if they possessed boundless power. His gaze radiated an evil feeling as he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin suddenly felt that as the red-haired man stared at him, an invisible barrier began to activate around him. He was suddenly unable to move his body.
“Absorb this soul fragment and break this seal for me, or die!” After the red-haired man finished speaking, he clutched his eyebrows. His face revealed a pained expression. His body trembled as a red light emitted from his body. The blood-red light floated before Wang Lin.
After turning off the red light, the red-haired man took several deep breaths. It took a long time before his breathing returned to normal.
The surrounding demon cultivators all stared at the red light, revealing a mixture of fear and envy.
The red-haired man’s body trembled. He stared at Wang Lin through his messy hair.
Wang Lin was startled, but his expression was calm. He said calmly, “I can help you, but once you break out of the seal, you have to help me leave!”
The red-haired man’s mouth moved slightly and he nodded his head.
Wang Lin carefully stared at the red-haired man. Suddenly, his Ji Realm Soul jumped out, formed a large mouth, and swallowed the red light.
A sudden, intense pain surged through his soul, causing his body to tremble. After a long moment, the pain subsided. He examined his soul and realized it had doubled in size.
The reason he dared to show his face was because the inheritance of power and the inheritance of knowledge were very different, so it was impossible for anyone to know unless the same inheritance was inherited by two people.
This way, apart from Wang Lin himself, no one would know that he had received a portion of the inheritance.
Regarding the red light, Wang Li had heard from Dou Mu’s group that it was part of the Ancient God’s soul. If it were anyone else, they would be afraid of it because they wouldn’t be able to control it, but as a soul devourer, he could devour it for himself.
After seeing that the soul fragment had been devoured, the red-haired man stared at Wang Lin with a cold gaze. After a long time, he said, “Although you are a soul devourer, you haven’t formed your soul gem yet. However, the fact that you were able to forcibly devour the soul fragment is very satisfying. Wandering soul, help him form his soul gem.”
The man formed from the wandering soul’s body trembled. He hesitated, but quickly became determined and whispered, “As you wish.” He placed his hand on his brow. His body trembled involuntarily. He had clearly become much weaker. At the same time, a translucent, sparkling red ball emerged from his brow.
As the red ball appeared, his body collapsed into a wandering soul, unable to maintain its form any longer. After a long time, he slowly condensed back into his human form.
Without a word, his Ji Realm Soul immediately came out and surrounded the ball of light. The ball contained a large amount of wandering soul energy. Wang Lin was able to absorb it without any obstacles. After half an hour, he was able to absorb it completely.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that his soul had suddenly expanded several sizes.
The red-haired man pondered for a moment and said slowly, “Wandering soul, continue.”
The wandering soul laughed wryly. He didn’t expect that Wang Lin, as a soul devourer, wouldn’t have a soul gem. If he had known, he wouldn’t have told his master. That would have prevented him from falling into his current miserable state. Furthermore, this soul devourer was truly powerful. Even with one soul orb, it seemed it wasn’t enough to allow him to form a soul gem.
Soul gems are something that Soul Eaters gradually form as they reach certain stages and devour a certain number of souls. It’s something they naturally form within their core. Generally, most Soul Eaters will devour a large number of souls as they evolve into Soul Eaters in order to form their Soul Gems as quickly as possible. Almost no Soul Eater would wait that long to form their Soul Gems.
The difference between a soul eater with and without a soul gem is that a soul eater with a soul gem can create wandering souls.
The wandering soul laughed bitterly. He raised his hand to his forehead, and another soul ball appeared. His body collapsed again. This time, he could no longer form his human form. After a long moment, a red ball emerged from his wandering soul form.
This time, his breathing became labored. Although he was still stronger than a normal wandering soul, the difference from before was too great.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He sent his soul around the ball and began to absorb it. This time, he could clearly feel the difference. His soul was no longer growing, but within him, a particle the size of a grain of rice was beginning to condense.
The red-haired man frowned. If a soul eater didn’t have a soul gem, they wouldn’t be able to handle so many soul fragments. However, after this person had absorbed two soul orbs, he had only reached the first step in forming his soul gem.
These two soul orbs make up the majority of the soul energy that the wandering soul possesses.
The red-haired man pondered for a moment. A thought flashed through his mind. He reached out his right hand and picked up the wandering soul. The wandering soul let out a miserable scream. Its body rapidly shrank and condensed into a soul ball. The red-haired man grabbed the soul ball and threw it at Wang Lin.
This soul ball is formed from the life of a wandering soul.
After consuming the soul orb, Wang Lin felt the rice-grain-sized particle rapidly expand. It soon grew to the size of a thumb.
Suddenly, a strange feeling entered Wang Lin’s mind. His Ji Realm Soul suddenly shrank and coalesced into a ball the size of a fingernail. As for the ball, it disappeared into his brow.
Wang Lin’s eyes flickered. At that moment, he was a true soul devourer, with the ability to produce wandering souls.
All that knowledge appeared as if it were an inheritance, when his soul gem was formed.
The red-haired man averted his gaze. He waved his right hand, and a crack appeared in the air. Then, he quickly grabbed it with his hand. The entire Blood Sea shook, and a huge, illusory figure emerged from the crack.
As soon as the figure appeared, Wang Lin suddenly sensed the aura of a soul devourer. This figure was clearly a soul devourer from the third realm.
Shortly after, the entire illusory figure appeared like a cloud and emerged through the gap, revealing its entire body. The red-haired man’s eyes lit up. His body trembled as traces of blood-red light began to radiate from him. Waves of blood mist gushed out from his body. Almost instantly, his entire body was covered in the blood mist. He appeared to be enduring unimaginable pain. After a long time, he raised his head, revealing a blood-stained face. He said hoarsely, “Come out, Tu Si’s soul fragment!”
As his voice rang out, countless red lights were forced out of his body. There were countless red lights, and as they appeared, they began to spin like a red tornado. The red lights contained a demonic aura.
All the surrounding demonic cultivators lowered their heads in fear. Except for Dou Mu’s group, who looked at the red light with grim expressions.
The shadow formed by the soul eater formed a mouth. The mouth grew larger and larger as it stretched outward. It closed in front of the red-haired man, devouring dozens of red lights.
But at the same time, the lights on the right suddenly began to glow brightly and surrounded the red-haired man as if they had gone mad. As they surrounded the red-haired man, symbols would appear and land on his body. Each time a symbol landed, his body would tremble.
Meanwhile, following the vibrations, dozens of red lights emerged from the Blood Sea replacing the lights that had been devoured by the soul devourer and surrounded the red-haired man.
As for the Soul Eater, after devouring another 10 soul fragments, its cloud-like body began to glow red. It clearly needed time to digest and couldn’t continue devouring any more.
The red-haired man revealed a pained expression as he looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin now understood why two soul devourers were needed. If there was only one soul devourer, more soul fragments would emerge from the Blood Sea before they could finish digesting it. This way, not only would the seal not disappear, but the number of soul fragments would also increase.
There needs to be a break. However, with two soul eaters taking turns devouring soul shards, is that even possible? Even then, the odds are slim.