Chapter 220: A Face Within the Soul

Its speed was especially fast; its tiny figure leapt forward in the darkness, and soon it arrived outside the Kirin Temple.

But it didn't enter the Kirin Temple; instead, it rushed straight toward the southern direction.

It was that Chinese parasol tree I considered a lucky tree!

That parasol tree had once been ravaged by Feng Lishu.

I never expected it to have fully recovered now, once again lush with branches and leaves.

Its vitality was so vigorous it was frightening.

It seemed that no matter how much damage it suffered, as long as a single root remained, it could regrow lush and leafy again.

Boom—

The infant slammed hard into the parasol tree's trunk.

The entire parasol tree shuddered violently, and a hole was punched straight through its trunk.

Immediately after, a second time, a third time…

The infant, as if gone mad, kept striking the parasol tree, each blow extremely fierce.

What's more terrifying, each of its strikes made me feel as if it hit my own chest, and I trembled along with the parasol tree.

Until the parasol tree was struck with a large hole, through which a transparent liquid flowed out…… that liquid was exactly the same as the liquid previously in the fish tank.

The next moment, the resentful spirits clinging to the infant tore themselves off one by one and burrowed into the large hole in the parasol tree.

As the resentful spirits burrowed in, countless roots sprouted from the liquid flowing from the parasol tree, tightly entangling the spirits and relentlessly squeezing until they were torn apart, turning into a wisp of black vapor that vanished.

Yet the resentful spirits on the infant's back, once one was torn away, another would quickly appear, as if supplied endlessly, without cease.

With the infant's continual strikes, the hole in the parasol tree grew larger, its trunk more fragile; resentful spirits burrowed into the trunk, but the roots couldn't keep up, and soon the entire tree began to turn black.

Black vapor of resentful spirits seeped out from inside to outside the tree's body.

Precisely at this moment, I discovered that my soul seemed to be turning black as well……

What kind of relationship exists between me and that parasol tree……

So, the so-called Kirin Formation is aimed at that parasol tree, right?

"Little Wildcat, do you see it?" Feng Lishu's voice rang out again, "If it weren't for this parasol tree, you would have no chance to escape our Kirin Formation Array; now, as long as you destroy it, you'll have nothing to rely on, uh…"

Feng Lishu hadn't finished speaking when she let out a muffled groan, as if spitting blood.

She shouted at me angrily: "Feng Lixu, what did you just do?!"

I said, "The variable."

My voice was trembling as well.

Even as a soul, at this moment I felt deep fear and despair.

The outer Eight Trigrams Formation turned slower and slower, while the central Taiji Yin-Yang Fish was about to stop.

All this foretold that the preparations for Body Seizure were about to be completed.

Feng Lishu wouldn't kindly let me see the Kirin Formation out of the goodness of her heart; she merely attracted my attention to buy time, waiting for the Body Seizure to finish.

How could I let her have her way?

I would rather be reduced to ashes than let her succeed!

So I unhesitatingly thrust my finger into the liquefied rib.

I am now a Soul Body; normally, even if I stuck my finger in, there wouldn't be much change.

But my two ribs are densely covered with root systems.

Those root systems have sutured my ribs, even my soul.

As long as I crush those root systems, my ribs will disintegrate, and my entire soul…… will fall apart as well!

My soul is twisting and churning, drawing near to the direction of being seized.

At this point, Feng Lishu had already sensed me through the Companion Curse.

As soon as I moved, she immediately clutched her chest, feeling pain and spitting blood.

I laughed: "Backlash pain, seizure even more painful, right? Feng Lishu, do you really think you can control everything and do as you please?"

While speaking, I decided to go all out and stir things up completely.

Since I can't live, I might as well perish together with my enemy!

But I don't know why, my hand suddenly couldn't move.

At first I thought Feng Lishu had placed some forbidden curse on me, but her side looked even more agonized than vomiting blood.

What's going on?

Dizzy.

My head feels dizzy.

My chest feels swollen, as if something is about to burst out.

Bang!

A huge sound.

Suddenly, a sheet of firelight appeared before my eyes.

In the firelight, I saw the Kirin Temple actually collapse!

The Kirin statue inside the Kirin Temple shattered into pieces, scattered all over the ground.

The entire Kirin statue left only that golden phoenix that had always been stepped on at the very bottom……

To the south, the parasol tree had caught fire at some point; the raging flames seemed to surge up from underground, burning the whole parasol tree like a rocket about to launch.

Not far from the parasol tree, Liu Junyan and the others had somehow rushed over and were now surrounding and blocking that little monster.

Who will tell me what actually happened?

When I lowered my head to look at my chest, my whole body stiffened once again.

In my chest, there actually seemed to be a ball of fire burning.

When I looked at it, it suddenly swelled up, and vaguely it seemed to turn into a wrinkled, crumpled human face!

That face had no eyes or nose, but it had a blurry mouth.

That mouth kept opening and closing, as if chanting some spell.

As it chanted, my mouth seemed to be controlled by it, and I unconsciously began chanting along.

On the other side, Feng Li Shu, who had been prepared to perform Body Seizure on me, kept shouting and vomiting blood, her body staggering, as if about to collapse.

With her movements, the Formation Array inside the Underground Palace fell into chaos; Yīnfēng wailed within the Formation Array, black qi swirled, and the ground began to tremble as well.

And suddenly, something appeared in my hand.

It was actually the Verdant Dark Seal!

Could it… have been summoned by that mouth?

The moment the Verdant Dark Seal appeared, countless tiny roots wound themselves toward Feng Li Shu; upon touching her body, they instantly sparked, and soon her whole body was engulfed in flames.

"How could this happen?"

"Great Witch, is it you?!"

"Is it you causing trouble again? You really haven't been completely annihilated!"

"You're helping her? You're still helping her? Haha, will she feel grateful for your kindness? Don't forget who it was back then… pfft."

Another mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.

But this time it wasn't from Feng Li Shu's mouth; it came from her chest.

A hand suddenly pierced through Feng Li Shu's chest.

Feng Li Shu turned her head in disbelief to look at the newcomer.

The newcomer was no stranger to me, for he repeatedly appeared in my dreams, luring my soul into the Yellow Springs.

He had a refined and elegant appearance, his heavenly court full, a camel-hump nose, long brows and curved eyes, and even his silkworm was plump…

Who else could it be, if not my legendary fiancé?

"You…"

Feng Li Shu obviously knew the newcomer as well.

As soon as she opened her mouth, that person's hand stirred again inside her chest, flesh and blood churning.

Feng Li Shu was in so much pain her eyes rolled back.

All I heard him say was: "With me here, no one dare harm my A Li—Body Seizure… and even more so not allowed."