Chapter 1717

"Traitors? Night Li, don't try to pin a big hat on me."

Royce let out a cold snort:

"I'm only doing this for the inheritance, a little cooperation, it won't affect anyone else."

His scarlet eyes swept over Night Li.

Then he looked at Xu Jingming, the corner of his mouth curling into a cruel arc:

"If you must blame someone, blame Su Chen for being too monstrous, forcing me to do this."

"Colt, get ready to strike!"

"Yes!"

Colt's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

He had long disliked Night Li.

Clearly, he was the first to fail becoming a disciple of the Frost Crown Sovereign, yet Night Li later surpassed him.

Not only did he successfully become a disciple of the Frost Crown Sovereign, but now his strength is far greater than mine!

Given the chance to deal with him, he naturally feels pleased.

"No problem!"

"I've long wanted to have a big fight!"

The remaining two Immortal-stage cultivators also showed smiles.

Although their family background isn't as strong as Royce's, they too come from a Sovereign-level family.

As for the so-called rules, they don't take them too seriously.

"Oh no, Senior Sister is about to be surrounded!"

Xu Jingming also noticed the commotion here, his heart sinking.

Royce plus the Nightmare Candle God makes two invincible Immortal-stage cultivators.

Adding Colt and the six Immortal-stage cultivators from the Demon Clan, Night Li and the others simply can't withstand them!

He immediately prepared to break his meditation and rush to help.

However—

Just as his thought moved, preparing to exit his meditative state at that moment.

An abnormal change suddenly occurred!

"Damn it! These ants actually dare to disturb my grand plan!

If that's the case, then I can't wait any longer!"

A gloomy and harsh voice suddenly rang in Xu Jingming's ear.

Immediately after,

A divine sense so vast it cannot be described.

Like a breached dam flooding forth, it surged violently into his sea of consciousness!

"What?!"

Xu Jingming's expression changed in shock.

That divine sense was ancient, vast, and weathered.

Carrying an aura of supreme supremacy, as if it wanted to completely drown his soul!

"It's the remnant soul of a World Lord-level expert, preparing to seize your body!"

In the sea of consciousness, the succubus little loli Wila's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted.

"Seize the body?"

Xu Jingming also reacted, his heart sinking.

World Lord-level remnant soul!

It must be that Black Shi Zun!

The inheritance is fake, the body seizure is real!

"Wila, help me defend against the divine soul!"

Xu Jingming hesitated not at all, his consciousness instantly sinking into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

Inside the sea of consciousness.

The originally calm, mirror-like ocean of divine sense now surged with turbulent waves!

A black soul body, a thousand meters tall, stood towering in the sea of consciousness above.

It was precisely the remnant soul of the Black Shi Zun transformed!

That soul body was entirely condensed from thick black mist.

Its features were blurred, with soul flames of a deep green flickering in its eye sockets.

Even though it is merely a remnant soul.

Yet the oppressive pressure originating from a World Lord-level being still made the entire sea of consciousness violently tremble!

"Good! Good! Good!"

The Black Shi Zun's soul body emitted a hoarse and excited voice:

"Such magnificent blood and qi, such pure divine sense.

And that monstrous comprehension... simply a perfect vessel for seizure!"

His emerald soul flames swept across the entire sea of consciousness, his greedy expression undisguised.

However, when his gaze swept over the expanse above the sea of consciousness, he paused slightly.

Only to see that above the vast sea of consciousness, aside from Xu Jingming's hundred-meter-tall pale golden divine sense incarnation.

There was still a graceful, voluptuous succubus figure!

To welcome the impending powerful enemy, Vera had already entered her full-body state.

She was no longer the petite loli appearance, but had returned to her true succubus form.

Her posture was alluring and graceful, her curves breathtaking.

Wisps of pink-purple soul mist swirled around her entire body.

Her aura was mysterious and full of temptation, as if it could stir the most primal desires of living beings.

At this moment, she was no longer that cute, petite loli.

But a mature, charming, and lethally tempting succubus elder sister!

"This is...... a remnant soul of the Sovereign Realm?!"

The Black Shi Zun was first stunned, then not surprised but delighted, his emerald soul fire violently flickering:

"Good, good, good! Not bad for the foundation I value!

Not only is your talent monstrous, but your fortune is also so heaven-defying!

You actually managed to obtain a Sovereign Realm remnant soul as a companion!

It seems the secrets on you are even more than I imagined!"

His hoarse voice was full of excitement:

"But, from now on, all of this is mine!"

As the words fell, the Black Shi Zun's soul body, thousands of meters tall, suddenly erupted with a torrent of black mist!

The emerald soul fire burned wildly.

The soul pressure of a World Venerable-level erupted fully, crushing toward Xu Jingming and Vera!

"Is that so?"

Facing this terrifying pressure, Xu Jingming merely let out a cold snort.

His thought stirred——

Buzz!!!

Above the sea of consciousness, two soul-type equipment simultaneously appeared!

On the left, a crown entirely ice-blue, inlaid with nine deep-blue gems, slowly emerged.

It was exactly the SSS1-level soul-type equipment—Ice Heart Crown!

When the crown appeared, a clear and pure soul fluctuation like moonlight sprinkling down.

It turned into a crystal-clear silver light curtain, enveloping Xu Jingming's sea of consciousness!

On the right, a nine-tiered silver small tower appeared out of nowhere.

The tower body flowed with countless mysterious secret patterns, each tier emitting different soul fluctuations.

It was exactly the preliminary treasure—Nine-Layer Soul Tower!

When the soul tower appeared, silver light surged.

The nine tiers lit up in sequence, like nine rivers of stars falling down, forming the second soul barrier!

"Soul-type equipment?!

One is treasure-level, one is near-treasure-level?!"

The Black Shi Zun's heart trembled, and for the first time, surprise appeared in his emerald soul fire:

"How is this possible?!

How can a person possibly accommodate two soul-type equipment simultaneously?!"

"Only one soul-type equipment can exist in the sea of consciousness, this is the cosmic iron law!"

But this youth before us not only achieved it.

Moreover, the two equipment faintly gave a feeling of mutual enhancement!

"It seems there are even greater secrets on you."

After reacting, the Black Shi Zun's face showed an even more greedy gaze:

"But that's good! The better you are, the happier I am!

Once I seize your body, all of this will belong to me!

By then, I will not only be able to return to the World Venerable Realm, but even have hope to impact the higher Origin Realm!

Hahaha! Come on!

Become my stepping stone to return to the peak!"

As the words fell, his huge soul body suddenly raised his hand.

A black giant hand, as if covering the entire sea of consciousness, condensed out of nowhere.

It fiercely slapped down toward Xu Jingming and Vera!

The giant hand was composed purely of soul power, with clear palm lines visible.

One slap down, as if it wanted to crush the entire sea of consciousness into powder!

"Defend!"

Xu Jingming let out a low shout, fully activating the Ice Heart Crown and Nine-Layer Soul Tower with his divine sense!

Buzz——!!!

The Ice Heart Crown burst forth with dazzling blue light, the nine deep-blue gems lighting up simultaneously!

The clear and cold soul fluctuation turned into a substantive silver barrier, firmly resisting the downward press of the black hand!

At the same time, the Nine-Layer Soul Tower's silver light blazed!

The nine tiers of the tower trembled simultaneously, silver ripples spreading outward.

Constantly weakening the power of the black hand!

"I'm coming too!"

The mature woman form of Vera let out a charming shout, her purple hair fluttering without wind!

She lightly raised her jade hand, and the pink-purple soul mist around her surged wildly.

Transforming into chains of phantom shadows, they wrapped toward the black hand!

The chains were engraved with complex succubus runes.

Emitting a strange aura that erodes the mind and weakens soul power!

Under the combined force of the three powers——

Boom!!!

The black hand slammed heavily onto the silver barrier, erupting in a deafening roar!

But the silver barrier only trembled slightly, showing no sign of breaking at all.

"Huh?"

Vera froze for a moment, then reacted and couldn't help but chuckle:

"Just this?

I thought a realm lord-level remnant soul would be much stronger.

Turns out it's just a showy but useless silver spear wax head."

Xu Jingming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

A realm lord-level soul body!

Even as a remnant soul, its power is terrifying beyond compare!

Just now, that palm strike—if it had landed on any other immortal stage cultivator,

they would have had their soul shattered instantly, body and Dao destroyed!

Fortunately, he has the Ice Heart Crown and the Nine-Layer Soul Tower for dual protection.

Plus Vera's assistance as a dominator-level remnant soul, only then did he manage to block it.