Chapter 1706

"Control?"A flicker of doubt crossed Hearing Ming Ying's eyes. "Are you saying he can control other people's thoughts?"

Di Luoka shook his head and said, "No. He can use his ability to enter other people's bodies, then control their bodies and minds. At the same time, he can also place curses inside other people's bodies, making them unable to resist."

"That's terrifying."A flicker of vigilance crossed Seeing Xiao Yufan's eyes. "To think there is such a person in this world, it's truly terrifying."

"Indeed."Di Luoka nodded as well. "We must find him and make him pay the price he deserves."

"But how can we find him?"Hearing Ming Ying asked, somewhat puzzled.

"There is no wall in this world that does not let the wind through."Seeing Xiao Yufan looked into Di Luoka's eyes and said, "As long as we search with our hearts, we will definitely find him."

Di Luoka nodded; he felt Seeing Xiao Yufan's words made great sense. He continued, "Xu Lin has been hiding his whereabouts, so it is very difficult for us to find him. However, he has a weakness."

"Weakness?"Seeing Xiao Yufan and Hearing Ming Ying both asked, somewhat curious.

"Yes."Di Luoka smiled slightly. "His weakness is his desire. He wants to gain more power, so he will constantly cast curses. This child was cursed by him this time, so we can find him through this curse."

"Do you mean we can sense the aura of that curse?"A flash of realization crossed Seeing Xiao Yufan's eyes.

Di Luoka nodded and said, "Exactly. The aura of that curse is extremely strong; we can find Xu Lin by sensing that aura." Over the next few days, Seeing Xiao Yufan, Hearing Ming Ying, and Di Luoka searched the city together for the aura of that curse. They went through every street and alley, carefully sensing every corner. Whenever they sensed the aura of that curse, they would immediately track it, hoping to find Xu Lin's trail.

One night, they sensed the aura of that curse in a small alley. Seeing Xiao Yufan immediately activated his spirit-communication ability, using his spiritual power to perceive that curse. His spiritual power was like an invisible hand, reaching toward the direction of that curse. That curse, as if sensing Seeing Xiao Yufan's threat, began to twist and struggle constantly, but Seeing Xiao Yufan's spiritual power was like a huge net, firmly trapping it.

"This is the place."Seeing Xiao Yufan's eyes flashed with determined light. "The aura of this curse is extremely strong; we should not be far from Xu Lin."

Di Luoka and Hearing Ming Ying both nodded; determined expressions also appeared on their faces. They all knew this Xu Lin was very dangerous; only by completely eliminating his curse could they truly make him pay the price.

They stepped closer to the aura of that curse; their bodies seemed wrapped in a layer of invisible armor, ready to deal with Xu Lin's attacks at any moment. As they got closer and closer to the aura of that curse, their hearts also became more and more tense.

Finally, they saw a dark shadow. That shadow was shivering in the corner, as if afraid of something. Di Luoka recognized him at a glance; that shadow was Xu Lin.

Xu Lin also sensed their aura; he slowly raised his head, revealing a sinister smile. In his hand, he held a black sphere; that sphere constantly emitted eerie light, as if telling a story.

"You have finally arrived."Xu Lin's voice was very hoarse. "I knew you would find me."

"Why?"Seeing Xiao Yufan looked into Xu Lin's eyes and asked.

"Why did you cast curses? You could have become an excellent spirit-communicator; why resort to any means necessary to control others?"

"Any means necessary?"A flicker of mockery crossed Xu Lin's eyes. "This world is naturally a world where the strong prey on the weak; only the strong can survive. I do not care how others see me; I only want to live the life I desire."

Hearing this, Seeing Xiao Yufan frowned; he did not agree with Xu Lin's viewpoint. He continued, "The essence of a spirit-communicator is to help others, not to use them. What you do will only bring you more severe punishment."

"Are you lecturing me?"A flash of anger crossed Xu Lin's eyes. "What qualification do you have to lecture me? If it were not for your appearance, my plan would have succeeded long ago."

"So you still refuse to admit defeat?"A powerful aura suddenly radiated from Hearing Ming Ying's body. "Your behavior deserves only to be called demonic. You are not worthy of being a spirit-communicator at all."

Hearing this, Xu Lin looked at Hearing Ming Ying in anger; he had never encountered such an arrogant person. He immediately cast a curse and charged at Hearing Ming Ying. Hearing Ming Ying fearlessly met him; a powerful aura also radiated from his body. Their auras collided in the air, sending out waves of intense fluctuations. Seeing Xiao Yufan and Di Luoka did not intervene; they knew Hearing Ming Ying and Xu Lin were both spirit-communicators, and their battle belonged to the realm of battles between spirit-communicators. They could only use their own power to prevent this battle from affecting the people around them.

The battle between Hearing Ming Ying and Xu Lin was extremely fierce; their figures constantly crossed in the air. A sharp sword suddenly appeared in Hearing Ming Ying's hand; he swung the sword to strike Xu Lin. Xu Lin's body immediately became distorted; his body seemed pulled by an invisible force, charging toward Hearing Ming Ying.

"What is going on?"Xu Lin felt extremely shocked. "How could this kid be so powerful?"

Hearing Ming Ying did not answer him; another sharp sword appeared in his hand. He constantly swung the sword to strike Xu Lin; every attack made Xu Lin's body seem pulled by an invisible force, constantly charging toward Hearing Ming Ying.

Xu Lin suddenly understood something; a look of fear flashed in his eyes. He constantly cast curses, trying to break free from Hearing Ming Ying's control, but it was already too late.

"No!"Xu Lin's voice was very hoarse. "This cannot be real? How could you possibly..."

Hearing Ming Ying did not give him a chance to finish; he immediately rushed to Xu Lin's front and thrust the sword in his hand into Xu Lin's heart. Before Xu Lin could react, his body was already controlled by Hearing Ming Ying. He seemed pulled by an invisible force, charging toward Hearing Ming Ying.

"Brother Hearing Ming Ying!"Seeing Xiao Yufan and Di Luoka both shouted, somewhat worried.

Hearing Ming Ying did not turn back; only Xu Lin's figure was in his eyes. He thrust the sword in his hand into Xu Lin's heart again, then said, "This is the consequence of harming others!"

Xu Lin's body trembled constantly; his eyes were filled with fear and despair. He knew he could no longer escape; he could only silently endure this punishment.

A few minutes later, Xu Lin's body suddenly erupted with a strong light. Then his body seemed pulled by an invisible force, flying upward into the air.

"What is going on?"Seeing Xiao Yufan asked, somewhat surprised. "Has this curse ended?"

Di Luoka nodded; he said calmly, "Yes, this curse has ended. Xu Lin has left this world."

"Left?"A flicker of doubt crossed Hearing Ming Ying's eyes. "What do you mean?"

Di Luoka sighed deeply, then said, "The curse of a spirit-communicator is a very peculiar power; it allows a spirit-communicator to separate his soul from his body just before death. Xu Lin did exactly this; his soul has already left this world."

"So he is dead?"A flicker of doubt crossed Hearing Ming Ying's eyes. "Is he really dead?"

Di Luoka nodded again; he continued, "Yes, he is dead. His body can no longer support his soul, so his soul has left this world."

Hearing Ming Ying silently lowered his head; his heart was somewhat chaotic. He did not know whether he should be happy or sad. He killed a person, but that person deserved it. He felt what he did was right, yet his heart felt somewhat empty.

Seeing Xiao Yufan walked over, patted Hearing Ming Ying's shoulder, and said, "Don't be too sad; he has received the punishment he deserves."

Hearing Ming Ying raised his head and looked into Seeing Xiao Yufan's eyes; determined light flashed in his eyes. He knew what he did was right; he had no regrets.

He reached out his hand, clenched his fist, and fiercely smashed it against his chest. "Xu Lin is dead, but he will resurrect; he will become a spirit-communicator again. We will continue to fight until we eliminate those spirit-communicators."

Hearing Ming Ying stood up; his gaze swept over the many spirit-communicators, and he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, please rest assured; Xu Lin is dead. We will definitely kill those spirit-communicators to avenge our grievances. I promise!"

The many spirit-communicators all laughed; they shouted loudly, "We believe you!"

Seeing Xiao Yufan also smiled and said, "Congratulations, Hearing Ming Ying; well done."

Actually, the situation just now was very dangerous. Xu Lin was a spirit-communicator; although his soul had already left this world, the power of the spirit-communicator still remained in this body. If Hearing Ming Ying did not deal with Xu Lin as soon as possible, once Xu Lin's soul recovered, there would definitely be a life-and-death struggle between the two.

Seeing Xiao Yufan also knew Hearing Ming Ying had just fought desperately; otherwise, there would be no way to deal with Xu Lin in such a short time. Although Hearing Ming Ying possessed powerful strength, he had cultivated for a relatively short time. Moreover, during this period, Hearing Ming Ying had only followed Seeing Xiao Yufan to learn the structure of magic runes; he had not seriously studied the techniques of spirit-communicators. Xu Lin, however, was a genuine spirit-communicator; in terms of cultivation, Hearing Ming Ying was more than a notch behind Xu Lin.

But even so, Hearing Ming Ying still achieved ultimate victory through his tenacious perseverance; he won the respect of the spirit-communicators.

"Thank you all!"Hearing Ming Ying bowed to the spirit-communicators. "We will definitely improve our strength as soon as possible and help everyone eliminate those damn spirit-communicators!"

Hearing Ming Ying turned around and said to Di Luoka, "Di Luoka, thank you for telling me the secrets of spirit-communicators. I will leave first."

After speaking, he turned and ran outside; he prepared to search for Xu Lin's corpse.

Di Luoka watched his back disappear into the darkness and murmured, "Hearing Ming Ying, I hope you never forget what you said today."

When Hearing Ming Ying ran back to his room, Xu Lin's corpse was still lying there. Hearing Ming Ying walked over, squatted down, and carefully examined Xu Lin's body. He shook his head and said, "Xu Lin, didn't you say you were not afraid of pain? How could you even abandon your soul?"

Hearing Ming Ying slowly retracted the expression on his face; he glanced at Xu Lin's corpse and said coldly, "Since you chose to sacrifice, then I will send you to reincarnation."Speaking, Hearing Ming Ying took out a ring. He gently stroked the edge of the ring; deep longing appeared in his eyes.

Hearing Ming Ying closed his eyes, then slowly raised his right hand. A red flame suddenly appeared in his palm; then he slowly compressed the flame. After a moment, a ring emitting a soft blue halo appeared in his palm. This ring was exactly the one Xu Lin had given him back then.

"I will give this thing to you."Hearing Ming Ying whispered, "Perhaps only you are worthy of possessing it."After speaking, he threw the ring into mid-air; then his figure instantly vanished, leaving only the ring quietly suspended there.

"I will help you guard this ring well."Hearing Ming Ying said softly.

"My mission is considered finished, right?" Di Luoka suddenly said. "I should be going back."

"Hmm?" Xiao Yufan asked hurriedly. "Brother Di Luoka, are you leaving this world?"

Di Luoka gave a bitter smile. He said nothing, then his entire form slowly dissolved into nothingness. Xiao Yufan and Xu Ruoyun hurried over to check. Their expressions were both solemn. They did not know where Di Luoka was going, nor were they certain how much destruction this matter would bring.

"Brother Di Luoka must have encountered trouble, which is why he is leaving here so hastily," Xiao Yufan thought.

When Di Luoka left, he did not take Xu Lin's corpse with him, because he feared that carrying Xu Lin's body would bring him trouble. He no longer needed Xu Lin's body; this body was of no use to him.

"Brother Di Luoka is a Spirit Summoner; he should have many ways to evade others tracking him," Xiao Yufan said comfortingly. "Do not worry about him; he will be fine."

Di Luoka nodded. "I will go find other companions."

"Good. Be careful," Xiao Yufan said.

"I will," Di Luoka said, waving his hand. "Farewell, my friend!"

Di Luoka turned into a wisp of smoke, then drifted away into the distance.

"Sigh..." Xiao Yufan let out a long breath. "Finally, this matter is resolved."

"Brother, this time we owe you again," Xu Ruoyun said gratefully.

Xiao Yufan smiled slightly. "Do not be too polite." Pausing, Xiao Yufan continued, "Regardless, we have at least weathered this crisis. Next, we will focus on improving our strength, then find a way to defeat those detestable Spirit Summoners."

"Mm!" Xu Ruoyun nodded heavily, then suddenly frowned and said, "Eh? Did you not say Xu Lin was a Spirit Summoner?" Xiao Yufan shook his head. Looking at Xu Ruoyun, he said, "I am sorry; I spoke wrongly just now. Xu Lin was not a Spirit Summoner; he merely possessed the ability of a Spirit Summoner. A Spirit Summoner is a special existence capable of summoning and controlling ghosts, whereas Xu Lin could only utilize Xu Lin's residual soul fragments through the ring."

Xu Ruoyun listened with some surprise. Looking at Xiao Yufan, she asked, "So, Xu Lin's ability is not yet complete?"

Xiao Yufan nodded. "Yes. Xu Lin has not yet fully mastered his ability. If he could have fully mastered his ability, perhaps the result would not have been like this."

Xu Ruoyun thought silently, then looked up at Xiao Yufan and said, "Then what should we do now?"

Xiao Yufan pondered for a moment, then looked at Xu Ruoyun and said, "First, we must find the companions Di Luoka mentioned, then together explore the world of Spirit Summoners and seek a method to defeat those Spirit Summoners."

"We will surely succeed!" Xu Ruoyun said firmly.

Xiao Yufan looked into Xu Ruoyun's eyes. Smiling, he said, "We surely will."

Just as Xiao Yufan and Xu Ruoyun were preparing to leave this place, Hearing Ming Ying appeared before them. Looking at Xiao Yufan and Xu Ruoyun, he said in a deep voice, "Although Xu Lin is already dead, his power still exists. If we can utilize his power, it may become an important weapon for us to defeat those Spirit Summoners."

Xiao Yufan and Xu Ruoyun both froze; they had not expected Hearing Ming Ying to say this. Hearing Ming Ying looked at them and continued, "I found a ring on Xu Lin's corpse; it is the source of Xu Lin's power. If we can study this ring, we may find a method to utilize Xu Lin's power."

"This is truly a good idea!" Xiao Yufan exclaimed in admiration.

Hearing Ming Ying smiled faintly. "Let us quickly find the companions Di Luoka mentioned. Only by finding them can we better explore the world of Spirit Summoners."