Chapter 323: Ancient Bell

"Chen Fan, stop! The Soldier Soul of a Rule Battle Soldier can only be absorbed by one person!" Diana said anxiously, "As long as you are willing to stop, I can compensate you with other benefits."

"A Rule Battle Soldier?!" Chen Fan was full of surprise.

That mysterious Ancient Bell was actually a Rule Battle Soldier.

It was a Rule Battle Soldier just like his Void Heaven-Splitting Blade.

It was just that his Void Heaven-Splitting Blade was temporarily bestowed by the system.

Moreover, he clearly remembered the system saying that the Void Heaven-Splitting Blade was condensed from the Space Rule, a battle soldier that could only be condensed by reaching a realm above the Martial Saint.

So, was the Ancient Bell before him also a weapon condensed from an Otherworldly Ability rule?

Thinking of this, it was even more impossible for Chen Fan to give up on absorbing the Soldier Soul.

Not only that, he had to speed up the absorption!

He had a premonition that as long as he absorbed the Soldier Soul of this so-called Rule Battle Soldier, he would be able to truly master that Ancient Bell!

For a time, Chen Fan and Diana began to frantically snatch the energy threads dissipating from the Ancient Bell's Soldier Soul.

During this period, no matter how Diana tried to persuade him, Chen Fan remained unmoved.

He could not give up on a battle soldier of the same grade as the Void Heaven-Splitting Blade!

Although Diana had entered earlier than Chen Fan, in terms of Soul strength, she was not as strong as Chen Fan.

Therefore, her absorption speed could not compare to Chen Fan's.

Time passed second by second; the two did not know what would happen if they absorbed one Soldier Soul at the same time, but at this moment, neither was willing to give up.

A full day passed in a flash, and the Soldier Soul above their heads was finally absorbed completely.

Just then, the Souls of the two instantly withdrew from this Space and returned to their respective bodies.

After Chen Fan's Soul returned to his Sea of Consciousness, he was surprised to find a miniature version of the Ancient Bell's Soldier Soul appearing within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Could it be that I succeeded in the end?" Joy rose in Chen Fan's heart.

He prepared to open his eyes to see what the situation of the Ancient Bell in the outside world was now.

However, his eyelids were extremely heavy and simply would not open.

"What is going on?!" Chen Fan was shocked.

Yet what terrified him even more was that his body could not move at all.

He had actually lost control of his body.

On the other side, Diana was the same.

An Ancient Bell Soldier Soul had also appeared in her Sea of Consciousness.

When she tried to get up, she also found that she could not move.

Both of them were deeply shaken.

After Chen Fan tried repeatedly, he finally realized where the problem lay.

It was that his Soul had been separated from his body for too long just now!

Once the Soul leaves, the body's functions will slowly disappear, the heart will stop beating, the blood will no longer circulate, and after a long time, the cells throughout the body will completely die; by then, even if the Soul returns, it will be too late.

And the Soul, having lost its anchor, will also slowly turn into nothingness.

Of course, the stronger the physical fitness, the slower this death countdown will come.

As for Chen Fan, he did not know if his body had already completely died.

He was extremely anxious in his heart and could only try to drive his body with his will over and over again.

I do not know how much time passed, but his heart finally began to beat slowly, and then breathing also began to appear.

Although both were extremely weak, this was enough to prove that his body had not died!

Chen Fan wept with joy; while feeling regretful in his heart, he was also somewhat fortunate.

He regretted that he should not have been so reckless for the sake of absorbing the Soldier Soul.

He was fortunate that the Soldier Soul was absorbed by him and Diana together; if he had been the only one absorbing it, perhaps he would not have finished the absorption yet.

And his body might have truly died.

When the first glimmer of vitality appeared in the body, one only needed to wait for the rest.

Ten minutes later, he was finally able to open his eyes; at this moment, he happened to meet Diana's gaze, and he also saw relief in Diana's eyes.

Half an hour later, Chen Fan was finally able to move his head.

One hour later, he was finally able to stand up.

But at this moment, he was still far from being able to truly engage in combat.

At this time, Diana also sat up; she looked at Chen Fan with complex eyes, for no other reason than that Chen Fan had saved her life by accident.

"Thank you." She gave Chen Fan a bright smile, with a hint of triumph in her smile.

Because she believed that the ownership of this Rule Battle Soldier had been seized by her.

Looking at the Ancient Bell lying between the two, she moved her mind to control it to fly toward her palm.

However, at this moment, Chen Fan had the same thought.

Two thoughts acted on the Ancient Bell at the same time, causing the Ancient Bell to shake.

"You!" Both of them realized that the other could also control this Ancient Bell, and they immediately increased their control.

The Ancient Bell hovered between the two, shaking frantically.

The next moment, the Ancient Bell actually split into two.

The outer Bell Body fell into Chen Fan's hand, while the inner Bell Chime flew toward Diana.

Both of them were stunned.

"This... it isn't broken, is it?" This thought rose in both of their hearts.

Chen Fan moved his mind, and the Bell Body in his hand flew out on its own, moving in the air according to Chen Fan's thoughts.

Chen Fan moved his thoughts again, and this Bell Body instantly transformed to the size of ten feet.

Boom! The Bell Body landed on the ground, shaking fine cracks into the hard floor.

But apart from this, it seemed to have no other function.

Chen Fan was certain that this thing must truly be ruined!

It was the same for Diana.

"You! Chen Fan, give the Bell Body back to me!" Diana was instantly furious and was about to get up to fight Chen Fan to the death.

However, her body went limp, and she fell directly into Chen Fan's arms.

Chen Fan was also weak in his hands and feet now and could not support her at all, so he was directly pinned to the ground by Diana.

Chen Fan's hands happened to be cupped against Diana's chest, and for a moment, the scene was incomparably awkward.

"You! Chen Fan, you hooligan!" Diana screamed instantly, her cheeks blushing red, the color spreading all the way to her earlobes.

Chen Fan hurriedly let go, and Diana lost her support, suddenly falling onto Chen Fan, her thin lips happening to kiss Chen Fan's mouth.

The two were stunned and forgot to struggle for a moment; it was only after a full few seconds that Diana's shamed and angry scream rang out.

"Chen Fan, I am going to kill you!"

"Uh, that... I didn't mean to." Chen Fan hurriedly explained.

Diana struggled to stand up, wiped her mouth, and glared at him, pouting.

She felt that staying with Chen Fan never led to anything good; not only had she been spanked by Chen Fan before, but today she had even been groped, and she had even lost her first kiss.

"That... um... it felt pretty good!" Seeing her cheeks flushed and her pouting appearance, Chen Fan found it somewhat amusing and could not help but say it on purpose.

"You!" Diana gritted her teeth as she looked at Chen Fan; if she did not lack strength right now, she would really want to bite Chen Fan to death.

"You cannot tell anyone about this matter after we go out!" Diana glared at him and said.

Chen Fan changed the subject and said: "That... this Ancient Bell seems to be ruined."

"It's all your fault!" Diana's face was full of regret: "This was a Rule Battle Soldier, and now it's ruined, completely ruined."

Chen Fan curled his lips and said: "I think there might be a possibility of repairing it. How about you give up that bell clapper, and I'll take it back to try!"

"Don't even think about it!" Diana glared at him and said: "If anyone is going to give it up, it should be you. Give that Bell Body to me."

"Heh." Chen Fan curled his lips in a smile.

The two were silent for a long time, then Diana said: "After we go back, I will say that the Soul Suppressing Bell was already damaged and only the bell clapper remained. It is best if no one finds out about your Bell Body; if word reaches my father the Emperor's ears, he might send people to capture you."

Chen Fan looked at her, somewhat surprised; he had not expected Diana to actually think of him.

"Hmph, this Princess just thinks you are a decent person and feels it would be a pity if you died." Diana turned her head away and stopped looking at him.

Chen Fan then asked: "I am curious, what is the story with this withered skeleton and this Rule Battle Soldier? Can you tell me?"

Diana kept a cold face and did not pay him any mind.

"I will trade the information you know for a Soul Spirit Fruit." Chen Fan continued.

"No need." Diana curled her lips, but then her eyes lit up and she said: "Give me ten of the Space Rings like the one on my hand, and I will tell you."

"Ten?!" Chen Fan's voice became sharp: "You might as well go rob someone."