Chapter 505: Possession, Creating a Dream (Second Update, requesting everything)

On the 108 golden stairs, the corpse of Flame King sitting upright on the Throne trembled slightly, his fire-red hair moving without wind, as if a person in deep slumber had been startled awake and was about to revive.

Clatter—

Adai swung his giant claws at the fastest frequency, each strike carrying away a large chunk of stone.

The other Demon Pets were different from Adai; the moment their attacks touched the Black Altar, their power was significantly weakened, making it difficult to cause much damage to the altar.

Light Dispersion! Light Purification!

At this moment, Baitian and the Light Blessing bird successively unleashed light-type purification skills, the dense light energy spreading wildly and beginning to purify the Demonic Qi emitted by the Black Altar.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Accompanied by a sound like concentrated sulfuric acid corroding flesh, the Demonic Qi began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was also at this moment that an illusory figure struggled to break free from the corpse of Flame King.

Apart from being rather illusory, the appearance of this figure was exactly the same as Flame King Di Zhiyi, without the slightest difference.

"Di Zhiyi's soul!"

Li Zhangsheng recognized it at a glance; Monster Tamers temper their Mental Power year-round, so their soul strength naturally far exceeds that of ordinary people, not to mention Kings.

However, the scene before him still inevitably made Li Zhangsheng feel alarmed; Flame King's physical body had clearly died completely, yet his soul had not dissipated between heaven and earth.

How did Flame King manage this? Could it be related to this Black Altar? Or were there other reasons?

Furthermore, was all of this a scheme laid by Flame King in the dark? And what was his goal?

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng had too many doubts in his heart.

But no matter how he looked at it, Li Zhangsheng felt there must be a conspiracy, which made him all the more desperate to destroy the Black Altar.

Since Flame King was so anxious about the Black Altar, he should destroy it even more.

After leaving the corpse, Flame King's soul was very unaccustomed to the external environment; if one observed carefully, one would find his soul becoming increasingly illusory.

Clearly, Flame King could not leave his corpse for too long.

"Stop!"

Watching Li Zhangsheng and his Demon Pets attack the Black Altar frantically, the soul of Flame King Di Zhiyi could not help but let out an angry roar, transforming into an illusory stream of light and rushing toward Li Zhangsheng at an unimaginable speed.

Although there was no sound, Li Zhangsheng and the Demon Pets could all feel it, as if this voice had been transmitted directly into their Consciousness Sea.

"Attack!"

Following Li Zhangsheng's order, apart from Adai who continued to destroy the Black Altar, the other Demon Pets turned around, wanting to attack Flame King's soul.

In an instant, Flame King's soul let out a sharp howl; Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets were all affected, their minds instantly becoming blank, their eyes dull, unable to launch an attack on Flame King's soul for a time.

Unlike the Demon Pets, as a Monster Tamer specializing in Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng's soul and Mental Power naturally far exceeded those of the Demon Pets, especially since he had transformed into a Xuanwu, which greatly increased his spirit.

Aside from feeling somewhat uncomfortable, Li Zhangsheng was not significantly affected.

Kui Water Divine Thunder!

The Xuanwu that Li Zhangsheng had transformed into spat out a deep blue thunderbolt, wanting to cause the Annihilation of Flame King's soul.

But just as the thunderbolt was about to hit, Flame King's soul suddenly disappeared, calmly avoiding the Kui Water Divine Thunder.

When he reappeared, there was less than ten meters of distance left between him and Li Zhangsheng.

Only, compared to just before, Flame King's soul was much more illusory; after all, the space here was still in turmoil, and the Mental Power consumed by Flame King's forced space travel naturally could not be compared to normal times.

Flame King's soul revealed a ferocious and terrifying smile; his speed was extremely fast, and it looked like he was about to make contact with Li Zhangsheng.

"Could this guy be trying to carry out a Possession!"

Seeing Flame King's actions, Li Zhangsheng had a guess in his heart; he had once seen the term Possession in an ancient book.

Simply put, it was a method of returning to life by borrowing someone else's body, equivalent to 'borrowing a corpse to resurrect the soul'.

The only thing Li Zhangsheng could not understand was, hadn't Flame King Di Zhiyi 'died of old age'? Logically speaking, even if the Possession succeeded, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long before his soul completely collapsed.

Unless Flame King had a method to increase his lifespan, otherwise it didn't make sense.

At such a short distance, coupled with the monstrous speed of Flame King's soul, Li Zhangsheng had no time to execute a second move.

However, from the moment he saw Flame King's soul, Li Zhangsheng had made some preparations.

Crack—clatter—

The sound of shattering glass rang out as a 'Black Precious Pearl' was bitten into fragments by the giant snake on the turtle's back.

This was naturally not a precious pearl, but the eyeball of a Nightmare.

Nightmare's Eyeball: A Monster Tamer can exert its effect by carrying it close to their body, significantly strengthening immunity to illusions and preventing others from invading your dreams; it can be absorbed by a Spirit Beast with Nightmare bloodline to obtain part of the Nightmare's inheritance.

Besides this, as long as the Nightmare's eyeball is crushed, the user can temporarily possess the special ability to create dreams.

What Li Zhangsheng wanted was the ability to create dreams; after crushing this Nightmare eyeball that had been placed for over four months, a layer of gray radiance permeated his body surface; as long as Flame King's soul invaded his Consciousness Sea, he could use the created dream to delay time as much as possible.

Of course, this was just Li Zhangsheng's hypothesis; after all, this was the soul of a King, and even if extremely weak, it remained unpredictable.

In an instant, Flame King's soul rushed into Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea.

When Di Zhiyi saw Li Zhangsheng's Soul Light Sphere clearly, his heart sank.

Li Zhangsheng's Soul Light Sphere was not much different from an ordinary Fourth-rank Demon Tamer, only having one extra translucent channel; due to having performed the Soul Grafting Secret Technique, the other end of the channel was linked to Aixi.

That is to say, Aixi's soul could assist Li Zhangsheng at any time.

However, to Di Zhiyi, this just meant the difficulty coefficient increased slightly.

Besides this, a Xuanwu phantom also appeared on Li Zhangsheng's soul; he was in the state of transforming into a Xuanwu, and his body and soul had naturally undergone some changes.

The Xuanwu phantom could stabilize Li Zhangsheng's soul and significantly increase his resistance to illusions, dreams, hypnosis, Mental Power, and the soul.

This was one thing, at least Di Zhiyi could guess it; what shocked him was that four Strange Treasures were floating within Li Zhangsheng's Soul Light Sphere: the Hundred-Change Thousand-Illusion Mask, the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, the Heart-Clearing Soul-Suppressing Bell, and the Taiyin Token.

The first two were fine, posing no threat to him, but as soon as he saw the Heart-Clearing Soul-Suppressing Bell, Di Zhiyi subconsciously felt panic; this treasure seemed to restrain soul bodies like his.

As for the final Taiyin Token, just by looking at it, he felt a piece of clear and bright moonlight; since he possessed a World Wonder himself, he could naturally feel that this was a World Wonder with unknown effects.

Could this kid be the descendant of some King? Otherwise, how could he have so many Strange Treasures, including a World Wonder!

No, treasures of the World Wonder level are not even enough for ordinary Kings to use themselves, so how could they be casually bestowed upon a junior? Could this guy's backing be even greater than he imagined?

Di Zhiyi subconsciously felt a surge of regret, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired; he feared death and knew clearly that this would be his last chance, as only by completing a Possession of Li Zhangsheng could he prolong his life, otherwise he would only end up reduced to ashes.

While this takes a long time to recount, in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

The instant Di Zhiyi's soul invaded his Consciousness Sea, Li Zhangsheng's consciousness entered the Soul Light Sphere.

Dong-dong~

At the very first moment, Li Zhangsheng activated the Clear Heart Soul-Suppressing Bell, and the Consciousness Sea began to echo with rhythmic, cadence-filled bell tolls.

As these bell tolls fell upon Di Zhiyi's ears, he felt waves of tearing sensations coming from his own soul.

This was naturally no illusion; under the reverberation of the bell tolls, Di Zhiyi's soul became increasingly illusory.

It was either you die or I perish; Di Zhiyi naturally did not hesitate, appearing in an instant at the edge of Li Zhangsheng's Soul Light Sphere.

Until this moment, Li Zhangsheng ferociously activated his dream ability, dragging Di Zhiyi's soul into a dreamscape he had constructed without the other noticing.

It was only because Di Zhiyi's soul was not in its peak state, coupled with the assistance of the Black Tortoise phantom, that Li Zhangsheng was truly confident in dragging him into the dreamscape.

Di Zhiyi's soul suddenly came to a halt, his consciousness immersed in the dreamscape Li Zhangsheng had constructed.

In this dreamscape, he began to chase Li Zhangsheng's soul; his speed was faster than Li Zhangsheng's, and he soon bit off a large fragment of soul, but he himself also had a small fragment of soul torn off by Li Zhangsheng's counterattack.

The dreamscape that Li Zhangsheng deliberately created was naturally favorable to Di Zhiyi, as this could allow Di Zhiyi to become more immersed in the dream.

And while Di Zhiyi was immersed in the dreamscape, Li Zhangsheng attacked Di Zhiyi's soul at the appropriate times according to the dreamscape he had constructed.

The Clear Heart Soul-Suppressing Bell struck continuously, and Li Zhangsheng also controlled the Soul Light Sphere to tear at Di Zhiyi's soul, causing Di Zhiyi's soul to begin to become illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, Li Zhangsheng's Soul Light Sphere became increasingly brilliant and dazzling, while a massive amount of memories continuously surged into his head.

These were memories from Di Zhiyi; as long as Li Zhangsheng completely Devoured and digested Di Zhiyi's soul, he could plunder most of his memories, which was almost equivalent to an inheritance.

Such a scene only lasted for the duration of a few breaths; even though the current Di Zhiyi was not even one-tenth of his peak, he was a King after all, and he reacted in time, forcibly breaking free from the dreamscape.

Although the time was brief, it was enough for Li Zhangsheng to secure an advantage, tearing off 1/3 of Di Zhiyi's soul, and the key was that this was his home turf, along with the help of the Black Tortoise phantom.

In the Consciousness Sea, the two light spheres began to tear at each other frantically, with no technique to speak of; only the victor would be able to continue to survive.

The Taiyin Token and the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform seemed to have little effect, but they more or less offset some of the damage.

There is no need to mention the Clear Heart Soul-Suppressing Bell; not only could it cause damage to Di Zhiyi, but its effect of calming the spirit and stabilizing the soul also allowed Li Zhangsheng to maintain full output at all times, unlike Di Zhiyi, who would occasionally experience negative states such as hesitation and confusion due to pain.

(End of this chapter)