Chapter 324: Spirit Soul Possession

Travel by night, hide by day.

San Bai and Si Bai finally arrived outside the Blood Sect.

Activating the Xuehai requires a massive amount of Spirit Stones in coordination with an array, consuming a tremendous quantity.

To conserve resources, at this time, the Blood Sect's blood energy only covered the sect's perimeter. The area outside the Blood Sect was a mess; trees destroyed by sound waves still lay scattered and toppled across the ground.

Borrowing the dim moonlight, Lin Bai clearly saw many players flying in and out above the Blood Sect; they were wrapped in blood energy, and most had cultivated the Blood Sect's techniques.

At this moment, outside the sect, many balloons were hanging, and beneath the balloons hung vertical banners covered in writing.

……

"Xinke Automobile welcomes Uncle-Masters San Bai and Si Bai back to the Blood Sect."

"Jingda Technology welcomes Uncle-Masters San Bai and Si Bai back."

"Beggar Sect welcomes Uncle-Masters San Bai and Si Bai back to..."

……

Above the Blood Sect.

Floating were swaths of blood boats, Hundred Flower Shuttles, Sword Boats...

Beneath these flight tools hung various banners as well, all advertisements for different brands.

Under the reflection of these colorful banners, the entire Blood Sect looked as if the players had meticulously crafted a large-scale welcome venue for Lin Bai.

Looking at the scene before him, Lin Sanbai asked, "Fourth Junior Brother, what do you think?"

There were only four players within the lightning tribulation; aside from cultivation, most of the time they were interacting with live-stream viewers, saying things of little substance. Even so, Lin Bai still learned the general situation of the outside world from their private chats.

After all.

The four of 【Happy Without Reservation】 were also the only channel to understand Lin Bai from the outside, and their importance was extraordinary.

To win them over, the upper echelons of the consortiums promised them many benefits and would occasionally exchange information with them regarding trends in the outside world.

Moreover.

The system also notified him that his eldest brother's business had been usurped; Lin Bai did not believe the consortium players would sincerely welcome his return.

"Offering favors without a cause—if it isn't treachery, it's theft. It's highly likely this is a trap set for us!" Si Bai muttered to himself.

"Well said. You wait here; I will go ahead and scout the situation!" San Bai laughed.

Without waiting for Si Bai to respond.

San Bai flashed all the way and had already entered the Blood Sect.

Even with the full support of the Seven Justice Sects and the Demonic Five Sects, plus the resources of the Blood Sect, the players who were grinding levels desperately had only reached the Spirit Transformation realm and could not stop Lin Sanbai, who had entered the Blood Sect via Flash.

Seeing Lin Bai suddenly appear, all the players were in an uproar.

"He's here."

"Are the sentries outside just eating for free?"

"How did he just get in?"

"Just one?"

"Should we make a move?"

……

Just as Lin Sanbai stood still, a flurry of noisy private chat messages reached his ears. Before he could speak, the players suddenly scattered in a rush.

And then.

Purple light lit up from all directions.

Lin Bai's vision suddenly became blurry. He wanted to Flash out, but stopped at the last moment; he wanted to figure out what the players were trying to do.

His field of vision was quickly lost, but the voices in his ears never stopped:

"Success."

"The Spirit Soul's resistance to Ultraviolet Rays and Infrared Rays is almost zero."

"High-Voltage Electric Arcs can also efficiently melt the Spirit Soul..."

"Striking first is the right move; we shouldn't have given Lin Bai a chance to react."

"He disappeared. Too bad nothing dropped."

"You guys can't do this?"

……

Before long.

Lin Bai lost the five senses of Lin Sanbai.

On the green wood, Lin Bai opened his eyes wide with a jolt and muttered to himself, "Ultraviolet rays, infrared rays... these guys are truly decisive in their actions. Their secrecy was handled too well, but the Spirit Soul is indeed fragile enough."

"What's wrong?" Xu Longyun asked.

"San Bai is dead," Lin Bai said.

"Who did it?" Xu Longyun paused, asking in surprise.

"The Heavenly Descended of the Blood Sect," Lin Bai snorted. "They probably don't want me to go back and take charge of the Justice Alliance again..."

"What about Si Bai?" Xu Longyun's expression turned gloomy as she asked. She did not understand the specific situation and only assumed that 【Silver】 and the others had betrayed Lin Bai.

No one likes betrayal, especially since the Heavenly Descended of the Justice Alliance had enjoyed many of Lin Bai's benefits.

"He went to avenge San Bai," Lin Bai snorted dismissively and said, "It's fine. You focus on your cultivation. San Bai was caught off guard, but Si Bai won't be..."

"Don't let him go. The Spirit Soul is inherently fragile; it would be bad if he died again. If it really comes to it, we can have Si Bai switch to being a Yin Cultivator as well," Xu Longyun said, glancing at Lin Erbai, who was cultivating on his own.

She had long guessed that the loss of a Spirit Soul did not have much impact on Lin Bai, but Xu Longyun instinctively did not want that split soul, which looked exactly like Lin Bai, to die.

"He's already gone," Lin Bai laughed. "Their personalities are like mine; they don't let a grudge last overnight."

As he spoke, Lin Bai diverted most of his focus toward Lin Sibai's side.

San Bai died, so he died; he still wanted to use Si Bai to conduct an experiment.

Outside the Blood Sect.

Lin Sibai concealed his form and used Flash to circle around to the backyard of the Blood Sect; he could no longer enter the Blood Sect from the front of the sect.

Those balloons, blood boats, and the advertising banners hanging under the Hundred Flower Shuttle were now emitting purple or blue light; they were simply strips of Ultraviolet Ray and Infrared Ray light bands, with jumping electric arcs interspersed in between.

The entire Blood Sect had been set up by the players as a large-scale trap aimed at the Spirit Soul.

The players' practical ability was indeed strong; in just a few days, they had managed to set up such a massive formation.

Truly, one cannot let them grow!

……

The death of Lin Sanbai plunged the Blood Sect plaza into a chaotic melee.

Violent conflicts broke out between the members of the Lin Bai Support Group and the people from the Group; He Qin and other low-level Cultivators who were left behind assisted the Lin Bai Support Group, and seeing Lin Sanbai attacked by players, they were filled with indignation and clashed with the players.

However, the players were numerous, and furthermore, they had already raised their levels by piling up pills; secondly, the players had long since made various contingency plans targeting the Cultivators of the Blood Sect.

With the prepared calculating against the unprepared, the natives instantly fell into a disadvantageous position, and many with low realms met their end on the spot under the siege of the players……

……

The natives who treat themselves as a reliance and the fans who worship themselves are the ones who are truly on one's side!

Lin Sibai bypassed the range covered by the Ultraviolet Rays, activated Moon Rush in a thought, and with a loud cry, all the players assumed the same posture and flew toward the sky.

……

"Lin Bai's other spirit clone is nearby, everyone do not panic, players hiding in the dark, activate the infrared diffusion mode."

"The Spirit Soul cannot use abilities, and sonic attacks will accidentally injure the native NPCs below; everyone, activate the Ultraviolet Ray light bands wrapped around your bodies to prevent Lin Bai from getting close."

……

Order after order was conveyed methodically through the players' private chats.

Except for the Lin Bai Support Group and the natives, the players who ascended into the sky became little lanterns rising into the air, their bodies emitting purple or blue light.

At the same time.

In the main hall of the Blood Sect, on the four surrounding walls, huge light bulbs that looked like cannon barrels lit up.

The light bulbs had colors.

But whether it was infrared or ultraviolet, they both belonged to invisible light; even if Lin Bai had ultra-long-range vision, he could not see the diffused light rays.

Lin Bai immediately flashed into the high sky, hiding close above Luo Xue, using her body to block the light rays that caused him damage.

Luo Xue was a heaven-gifted talent of the Moon Spirit Sect, and among the remaining members, her cultivation was the highest.

Having been hit by Moon Rush, her flight speed was also the fastest, far exceeding everyone else's.

She was the most conspicuous target.

Although Lin Bai's movements were fast enough, they were still not faster than the speed of light.

In a brief instant, the Spirit Soul clone weakened by a fraction.

It must be said that the power of the infrared weapons manufactured by the players was sufficiently large.

"Alliance Leader." Luo Xue noticed Lin Bai above her head, froze for a moment, and showed a look of shame, "This subordinate is incompetent and did not detect the conspiracy of the Heavenly Descended, causing the Alliance Leader's avatar to be damaged; please forgive me, Alliance Leader."

Below Luo Xue were He Qin, Xin Shang, and others; this group of people flew with their heads tilted, all seeing Lin Bai, and vied to beg for his forgiveness.

"It has nothing to do with you," Lin Bai said, "Later, I will continuously launch Love Separation at the Heavenly Descended; Luo Xue, help me block the light rays, and you all find a way to tear off the light bands on their bodies."

"As you command, Alliance Leader," He Qin and the others replied in unison.

In a short while.

Love Separation flew to its peak.

The players were divided into tiers according to their levels.

Targeting the batch of players with the highest levels, Lin Bai used Moon Rush a second time.

Lin Bai continued to hide behind Luo Xue.

Meanwhile, He Qin and the others successively pounced on the players, tearing off the light bands wrapped around them at the fastest speed.

"Sect Leader He, Lin Bai is under the lightning tribulation and has no possibility of coming out again; his Spirit Soul clone is vulnerable, do you really want to persist in your errors?" a player lobbied.

"Once Lin Bai dies, the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects will definitely take action against the Justice Alliance; only by cooperating can we continue to maintain the Justice Alliance," 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】 said.

He was a high-level executive of the Xinda Group, in charge of the combat department; as a supervisor, he had the most resources and was among the first batch of players to enter the Spirit Transformation realm, possessing the highest combat power among the players. He looked at He Qin sideways, "The Spirit Soul has no Spiritual Power, how can it continue to protect you?"

"Killing us is useless," 【Lei Dian】 said, "We do not fear death; the Seven Righteous Sects can no longer tolerate you. After Lin Bai dies, only we can protect you……"

"Throw the light bands in your hands toward Lin Bai; it won't be long before he dissipates," 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】 said.

While lobbying He Qin and the others, the players were secretly discussing countermeasures.

"Noisy." Lin Sibai used the Decibel Multiplier Skill and suddenly shouted; seeing that He Qin and the others had already torn off the light bands from the batch of people who had flown up, he used a Flash to pounce on 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】 and resolutely launched the Soul Possession technique.

That's right.

This was exactly Lin Bai's idea.

Possessing a native wasn't very interesting; he wanted to try if he could possess a player?

Failure would only mean losing one Spirit Soul clone, but if he succeeded, he would truly win big—having both a player's identity and an NPC's identity……

Lin Sibai's figure pounced onto 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】.

He vanished in a flash.

The incessantly chattering 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】 suddenly fell into a state of stagnation; he still maintained his flying posture, but his flight speed slowed down abruptly.

"Spirit Soul Possession!" players and natives exclaimed at the same time.

"Sect Leader He, take out the Heavenly Descended around us and protect the Alliance Leader." Luo Xue immediately formulated a countermeasure.

Moon Rush did not stop because of Lin Sibai's disappearance; the players desperately urged their power to fly upward, but no matter what, they could not pull away from He Qin and the others.

He Qin and the others made short work of clearing the players parallel to 【Jing Tian Zhi Sun】 out of the game.

Afterward.

They guarded around Jingtian Zhizhun, waiting for his Moon Chasing to reach its end.

Several sect leaders and Luo Xue held him hostage and charged straight out of the Blood Sect, disappearing into the mountain forests at top speed.

……

The consortium's high-level executives gathered urgently, launched a live stream, and contacted players distributed across various locations.

Haiqun Zhima introduced the situation: "The first Spirit Soul clone was finished off by the traps we laid, and the second Spirit Soul clone ambushed us, using Love Separation on everyone... During the ascent, Lin Bai suddenly performed Soul Possession on Jingtian Zhizhun. Later, Luo Xue took Jingtian Zhizhun and broke through the encirclement to leave. That is roughly how things happened."

"Players can be subjected to Soul Possession?"

"What does Soul Possession mean? An NPC controls a player, gains the player's abilities, and the player is in a dead state, watching their own account but unable to operate it?"

"Maybe Lin Bai lost to Manager Jing and was annexed instead!!"

"At that time, what was Jingtian Zhizhun's reaction?" Ruri Zhongtian asked.

"The moment he was possessed, it was like he disconnected, losing his autonomous consciousness," Leidian said. "Later on, I was beaten to death, and there was no Manager Jing at the Resurrection Point."

"Can you contact him?" Yuanjian Zhiying asked.

"The account is colored, proving he hasn't disconnected, but he hasn't replied to the emails sent to him," Haiqun Zhima said.

"Let's wait!" Yuanjian Zhiying said. "In normal Spirit Soul possession, the possessing Spirit Soul must compete with the original owner's Spirit Soul for the body. The original owner's Spirit Soul has the home-field advantage. Even if the possession is successful, the possessing Spirit Soul will suffer some damage.

But we don't belong to this world; no one knows what will happen when a player is possessed. It shouldn't be a big problem. Wait until Jingtian Zhizhun contacts you before deciding. Luo Xue and the others definitely haven't gone far; you can send people out to look for them!"

"Lin Bai's Spirit Soul suddenly returned, and the Lin Bai Support Group and the natives within the Blood Sect have fallen out with us. How should we handle this?" Baiyin asked.

"Try to lobby the natives as much as possible. As for the Lin Bai Support Group, see if they can be bought off. If not, cut off their resources and force them to delete their accounts," Yuanjian Zhiying said. "We finally managed to secure a base; we cannot let them ruin things."

"What if we force them to delete their accounts and they go to the Seven Orthodox Sects to cause trouble for us?" Huashui De Yu asked.

"Rest assured, this group of people has been branded with Lin Bai's label. Everywhere they go, they are as dazzling as fireflies; no NPC will take them in," Chengfeng laughed. "Don't worry about them. On the contrary, Lin Bai's Spirit Soul taking the risk to possess a player is enough to prove that Lin Bai is already at his wit's end and likely cannot come out.

You acted decisively enough regarding today's events. The top priority is still to improve our strength. Once Lin Bai is dead, our enemy will be the Seven Orthodox Sects. Ultraviolet Ray and Infrared Ray easily wiped out Lin Bai's Spirit Soul, proving that technological weapons can restrain Cultivators. Infrared Ray weapons can be further developed; strive to be able to remotely restrain Wanhun Valley..."

……

Lin Sibai entered the body of Jingtian Zhizhun, and Lin Bai temporarily lost his perspective.

But unlike when San Bai dissipated and the perspective vanished, Lin Sibai's perspective was pitch black—the kind of darkness where you cannot see your own hand in front of you...

However, it was soon.

A bright light appeared, illuminating Lin Bai's field of vision.

He opened his eyes abruptly. Before him, water rippled, and the previous feeling of his Spirit Soul drifting away disappeared, as if he had a real body. However, the current sensation of the body was also that of being soaked in water.

Lin Bai sat up in confusion.

The water surface parted.

The lid above his head opened with a sound.

What came into view was a modern room, with fluorescent lights, a desk, a laptop, and so on—everything was there.

At this moment, the seat Lin Sibai was sitting in was a Game Capsule filled with liquid.

Gulp!

Lin Sibai swallowed hard, looked down at the unfamiliar body, and suddenly froze, stammering: "I... damn it, I directly possessed a player's body outside the game? This time the joke has gone too far."

(End of chapter)