Chapter 919: Suppression and Refining (Second update, requesting everything)

Dong, dong, dong~

The Qiankun Immeasurable Bell swung, and as the vigorous bell tolls rang out, waves of invisible sound pulses surged forth.

These sound pulses were very special and could act directly upon the soul; Treasure King felt a burst of intense pain, and his consciousness even blurred for a moment.

"Not good!"

Treasure King was greatly shocked, his heart filled with panic; he had never imagined such a day would come.

But the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be fired, especially since Li Zhangsheng had closed off the passage to the outside world, causing the entire Consciousness Sea to be in a sealed state.

Although Treasure King also had ways to forcibly open the passage, it required a certain amount of time to prepare, and how could Li Zhangsheng possibly give him the chance?

At this moment, the two light orbs representing the Black Tortoise and the Five-Colored Peacock moved in a pincer formation from left and right, suddenly rushing toward Treasure King's soul crystal.

Treasure King hurriedly dodged left and right, having absolutely no time to re-establish a connection with the Treasure Basin.

Dong, dong, dong~

During this process, the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell continued to sound incessantly; the invisible sound pulses left Treasure King with nowhere to hide, and he could only silently endure them.

It was fine at first, but as he endured more sound pulses, Treasure King's soul began to feel waves of tearing, intense pain.

When it accumulated to the extreme, the soul crystal of Treasure King Mo Tu paused slightly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the light orb representing the Black Tortoise smashed over with a boom; Treasure King had no time to react before being violently smashed away by the light orb.

Crack~

After enduring this strike from the Black Tortoise light orb, a new, small crack appeared on the already dilapidated soul crystal; Treasure King let out a miserable shriek, feeling as if his heart were being torn, a sensation of his soul being ripped apart.

Just at this moment, the light orb representing the Five-Colored Peacock crashed over from the other side.

Treasure King tried his best to evade, only just managing to dodge it.

Yet just at this time, the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell appeared from who knows where and covered him.

This time, Treasure King had nowhere to hide and was directly trapped inside the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell.

The Qiankun Immeasurable Bell possessed a soul-suppressing function, just as the name implied, it could suppress souls.

In an instant, the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell produced a special fluctuation; as if suppressed by mountain ranges, Treasure King's soul crystal bore immense pressure and was unable to break free for a time.

Seeing such a scene, Li Zhangsheng felt a burst of joy in his heart; after all, this was Treasure King's soul crystal, and the value it contained exceeded even the broken Treasure Basin. After all, knowledge is priceless; not only could Li Zhangsheng benefit from it, but he could also peek into the mysteries of the Double-Character King, which would be of great help to his future path.

Unfortunately, Treasure King did not sit and wait for death.

At the critical moment, an invisible flame emerged from Treasure King's soul crystal.

This was the Soul Fire, a special flame formed at the cost of the soul's origin.

Crack~ crack~

After igniting the Soul Fire, cracks began to appear on Treasure King's soul crystal, and at the same time, the volume of the soul crystal was gradually shrinking.

Under the calcination of the Soul Fire, the soul-suppressing power of the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell was easily broken through.

Dong~

Treasure King struggled and slammed against the bell wall of the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell, forcibly knocking the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell askew, wanting to take the opportunity to rush out.

Li Zhangsheng seemed to have anticipated this; not only were the light orbs representing the Black Tortoise and the Five-Colored Peacock waiting in ambush, but the light orb of the Hundred-Armed Giant was also lurking to the side.

Thus, the moment Treasure King broke free, the three light orbs—one large and two small—suddenly moved, instantly surrounding Treasure King's soul crystal from three directions.

Before Treasure King could react, he was subjected to powerful squeezing from the three light orbs.

Crack~ crack~ crack~

Dense cracking sounds rang out, and the cracks on the soul crystal increased explosively, spreading almost across the entire soul crystal.

An indescribable, intense pain was produced, so painful that Treasure King let out a shrill scream.

Crack~

The three light orbs continued to squeeze, and in the blink of an eye, the soul crystal shattered with a boom, turning into one large and several small soul crystal fragments.

"Even if I perish completely, this old man will not let you succeed!"

Treasure King knew very well what Li Zhangsheng wanted—nothing more than his memories. Since he could not turn the tables and there was no possibility of escape, he naturally could not fulfill Li Zhangsheng's wishes.

Boom~

An explosive sound rang out, and the largest soul crystal fragment exploded with a boom, turning into an invisible wave that spread out and then vanished into nothingness.

Li Zhangsheng was startled and hurriedly controlled the Original Light, the Qiankun Immeasurable Bell, and the three light orbs to collect and suppress the remaining soul crystal fragments.

Even though Treasure King had a death wish, after detonating the largest soul crystal fragment, he nearly fainted, almost losing consciousness directly, and furthermore, he lost a massive amount of memories.

Because too many memories were lost, Treasure King's reaction was slower than usual; by the time Treasure King wanted to detonate the remaining soul crystals, he discovered he was a step too late, and the remaining soul crystal fragments were all suppressed, no longer having the strength to resist.

Li Zhangsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief; although he did not maximize the benefits, he had gained a considerable harvest nonetheless.

The next moment, the Original Light flashed with brilliance, rapidly obliterating Treasure King's remaining consciousness.

"Ah!"

Accompanied by Treasure King's scream, the last trace of him left in the world finally disappeared, leaving behind only a few soul crystal fragments and a large amount of memories.

Before the game of wits with Li Zhangsheng, Treasure King's soul crystal was already missing one-third, and coupled with the self-detonation of the largest soul crystal fragment, the remaining fragments combined were likely less than half of his peak state.

Even though he could only obtain a portion of Treasure King's memories, it was definitely more precious than the complete memories of the first Principal. After all, Treasure King had lived for a full five or six hundred years, and subsequently spent over three hundred years in the Treasure Basin; crucially, he stood at a higher position, and regarding the path to becoming a Double-Character King and the path beyond, he certainly had a relatively clear plan, which was enough for Li Zhangsheng to benefit greatly.

While Li Zhangsheng was absorbing these memories, the Original Light was also constantly wearing down the soul crystal fragments, refining out wisps of soul origin.

Li Zhangsheng did not absorb this soul origin; although absorbing it could be a great tonic for his soul, it was ultimately soul origin from someone else, which would inevitably have non-negligible side effects.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng sealed this soul origin within the Original Light, as it might be useful in the future.

The partial memories of a Double-Character King still made Li Zhangsheng's head feel swollen and painful; after all, to a certain extent, Treasure King had lived for nearly a thousand years, so even if Li Zhangsheng only obtained less than half of the memories, it was still a very vast amount of memory, even more abundant than the inheritance of the first Principal.

Because the memories were too many and too messy, in order to avoid negative effects, Li Zhangsheng temporarily sealed these memories away, preparing to digest them after returning.

(End of chapter)