Chapter 648: Divine Spirit in the Vortex, Slaying to Capture Souls

Jiang Chen retreated at lightning speed, and Wang Feng and his wife also withdrew together.

Jiang Chen fell back tens of thousands of meters, stopping only after he was more than 30 kilometers away from the vortex.

At that moment, at the vortex, Sea waves surged one after another without cease; each towering wave rose over a kilometer high and was rapidly increasing.

The vortex expanded dramatically, Devouring all the surrounding Sea water.

The spot where they had just stood was, in less than half a minute, completely engulfed by the expanding vortex.

Wang Feng's face showed terror; had they retreated any slower, it would have become a life‑or‑death crisis.

"Thanks, brother!" Wang Feng said sincerely to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen said nothing, his gaze heavy as he stared at the vortex.

Others saw only the raging surf, but he saw the souls rebelling beneath the waves.

Within the vortex a massive soul force manifested, shaping into a giant hand that repeatedly struck the water, generating towering waves.

The soul upheaval was felt not only by Jiang Chen but also by Wang Feng.

Such a chaotic and powerful soul force made Wang Feng feel that a single hit would kill them beyond death.

Their complexion grew even paler.

It was not just injury, but also terror.

"How could this happen? The senior's journal never mentioned anything like this."

Wang Feng kept murmuring, their palms even beginning to sweat.

Jiang Chen still ignored them, instead delving into a deeper perception.

The towering waves were merely the surface; at their core lay the soul force's upheaval.

And what lay at the core of that soul force's upheaval, why it was rebelling, remained a question.

Deep within the layers, Jiang Chen saw consciousness far more chaotic than before.

The vortex Absorbed a great number of living monsters, trapping their souls inside and kneading them together with their consciousnesses.

Under the influence of some great power, the souls fused with each other, becoming stronger.

Yet the consciousnesses did not merge; they remained separate, each acting on its own, resulting in chaotic disorder.

It was like a mighty army with no unified command.

Some soldiers were ordered south, others north; some were to Charge, while others were to retreat.

Yet the entire army was unbelievably powerful; even a small surge of its force could annihilate the enemy.

The chaos was localized, its impact minimal.

Previously, the consciousness was chaotic but had not yet reached an explosive state.

Now it seemed the vortex's interior had changed, and those chaotic consciousnesses erupted completely.

After several minutes of continued turmoil, the vortex's chaos finally reached its limit.

With a thunderous roar, the vortex's core spewed a colossal water column tens of thousands of meters high, reaching the sky.

At that moment, the sky and the Sea surface merged into a single line.

From afar it resembled a waterfall flowing upward, immensely spectacular.

Such a massive Sea‑wave fountain had never been seen before.

It was as if it were about to pierce the sky.

Wang Feng and their wife exclaimed in awe simultaneously, and the earlier fear receded considerably.

Jiang Chen gazed at the sky‑piercing fountain, sensing that with this eruption the chaotic consciousnesses were expelled, quickly dissipating across heaven and earth.

A peculiar aura emanated from the vortex's base.

"Divine spirit!" Jiang Chen frowned, having sensed an aura from a divine spirit.

Along with the divine spirit's aura came the Law.

The power of the Law swiftly integrated the soul force, extracting the essence and discarding the dross; those chaotic consciousnesses were the dross.

In the blink of an eye, the chaotic consciousnesses were completely driven away, leaving the remaining souls exceedingly pure.

Then the soul force fell with the waves, re‑entering the vortex.

The vortex acted like an invisible maw, swallowing the purified soul force in one gulp.

The divine spirit's aura vanished without a trace.

Jiang Chen finally understood that a divine spirit resided within the vortex, at least a high‑level one.

It Control the vortex, Absorbing a massive number of monster lives, and brutally kneading their souls together.

Once the quantity was sufficient, it would again use the Law to disperse the chaotic consciousnesses within and claim the soul force as its own.

This method, indiscriminate of friend or foe, imprisoning souls and ultimately Devouring them.

Jiang Chen felt that this divine spirit was neither friendly nor kind.

After a single eruption, the vortex quickly returned to calm.

The vortex shrank, its scope much smaller than before.

Wang Feng exclaimed, "It's over; dangerous, but truly spectacular!"

"Sea and sky in one line; the ancestors didn't deceive me, it's worth seeing."

He could only sense the surface soul force, not as deeply as Jiang Chen.

Deeper things, he could not sense.

Jiang Chen fixed his gaze on the vortex, analyzing based on what he had seen and sensed.

"Deep within the great vortex a divine spirit should be sleeping, likely gravely wounded."

"Anyone entering the vortex—monster, Human Race, Demon, or Dragon Race—will be treated equally, with no refusal."

"Every few years, once enough souls have gathered, it will awaken, using the Law to disperse the consciousnesses within and Devour the purest soul force completely."

"It seems this deity specializes in souls."

Each deity has its strengths; the one sleeping in the vortex clearly excels in souls.

At least it is beyond Jiang Chen's current capability.

Jiang Chen pondered and slowly flew forward.

Wang Feng, seeing this, hurriedly shouted, "Brother, where are you going? It's dangerous there."

Jiang Chen replied, "It's temporarily safe now; I'm going to take a look."

Wang Feng hesitated briefly and did not follow.

The earlier vortex eruption really frightened him.

If he had jumped in himself, he would have died beyond death.

He values his life, so he decided to watch quietly.

Jiang Chen arrived at a spot ten thousand meters from the vortex, where a headless Knight appeared and charged toward the vortex.

This time, the headless Knight successfully entered the ten‑thousand‑meter range.

It was not attacked this time, then proceeded safely and continued onward.

Until the headless Knight approached within a kilometer of the vortex edge, a Soul Attack fell again.

The headless Knight died on the spot and returned to the Summon Queue.

The range shrank to a kilometer, i. e., the deity's defensive circle contracted to a kilometer.

But within this kilometer, the Soul Attack was fiercer than before.

This is a restricted zone; no one is allowed to enter.

"This deity has retained some power for defense."

"It seems its injuries aren't that severe."

Jiang Chen had no intention of entering to provoke a higher deity adept at Soul Attacks; he is not that arrogant.

His gaze swept through the Lower Space, as if having surveyed the four seas within it.

In the Lower Space, aside from the Eastern Divine Dragon Continent, almost every continent has ties to deities.

The entire Lower Space resembles a deity cemetery.

A cataclysmic war once erupted here, and countless deities fell.

Wang Feng, seeing Jiang Chen unharmed, mustered courage and came over, "Brother, are you okay?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, indicating he was fine.

Wang Feng said, "I have no idea what's up with this central vortex; I've never heard anyone talk about how dangerous it is here."

Jiang Chen let out a light chuckle, "That's because anyone who gets too close ends up dead. The dead don't speak."

Wang Feng suddenly felt a chill, "My god, that's terrifying. Forget it, better not come back."

"Hmm, don't come if it's unnecessary."

This is the sleeping place of a powerful deity; coming here is meaningless unless one intends to slay a god.

"But it doesn't look dangerous," Wang Feng looked left and right, unable to spot any danger.

The vortex now appeared unusually calm.

As long as one stays out of its kilometer‑wide restricted zone, there's no danger at all.

"It looks harmless but is actually very dangerous. This deity is well disguised!"

Suddenly, crisp sounds rang out, gradually forming a beautiful melody.

The sound was melodious and enchanting, with a peculiar tune.

"Soul Sound," Jiang Chen judged, the sound came from the vortex.

Wang Feng asked in surprise, "Brother, did you hear any sound?"

Jiang Chen hummed, "It's the Soul Sound."

The woman beside Wang Feng asked oddly, "Why didn't I hear it?"

Wang Feng said, "That's because your soul level is insufficient; it's normal you can't hear it."

Then Wang Feng's expression grew strange, "I feel like this sound is summoning something."

Jiang Chen pointed afar, "It's summoning monsters from the Sea."

Looking in the direction Jiang Chen indicated, monsters from the Starlight Sea and Wind‑Thunder Sea were moving toward the vortex.

This Soul Sound targets monsters; Jiang Chen can hear it because his soul level is high.

Wang Feng's soul level is lower than Jiang Chen's, yet he also heard the sound.

Under the Soul Sound's summons, countless monsters rushed from the Sea, charging into the vortex heedless of danger.

After entering the vortex's kilometer range, they each died silently.

Their souls and consciousnesses were drawn out and merged.

The vortex's range also expanded accordingly.

Jiang Chen watched this scene, knowing the same thing has played out countless times.

The sleeping deity repeatedly summons living beings, kills them, and forcibly fuses their souls together.

Then every few years it awakens, swallowing the fused souls in one gulp.

The law of the jungle is laid bare here.

A powerful deity can treat these monsters arbitrarily.

Not only monsters— even professionals, Dragon Race members, and Demons meet the same fate inside, with no distinction.