Apocalypse Rebirth: Beauties Surround Me

He then took out a bell and the Bone Banner that had once left Charlotte dizzy and disoriented.

These two talismans were ones he had learned to refine from the jade slip of the Demon Evil Art, and he had already gained preliminary control over them.

The bell was called the Soul-Shaking Bell, which was said to have the power to disturb a person's mind, shaking their spirit to the point of leaving their body.

The Bone Banner is called the Soul-Summoning Banner, which can collect vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts, binding them for the user's command.

Using these two talismans, Elijah further processed the soul crystals that had been purified of corpse poison, ensuring their purity to the greatest extent possible.

After completing a series of complex procedures, Elijah finally took the slightly reduced soul crystals in hand and began absorbing them using the Demon Evil Art.

It was unclear how much time had passed, but when Elijah opened his eyes again, the soul crystals in his hand had disappeared, and his cultivation had advanced significantly.

In the Chi Refinement stage, there were ten levels in total: levels one to three were considered the early stage, levels four to six the middle stage, and levels seven to nine the late stage, with the tenth level being the peak of Chi Refinement.

Once at the tenth level, one could attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

After switching his cultivation method, Elijah had reached the fourth level of Chi Refinement.

Now, after absorbing several soul crystals, he felt he was not far from reaching the fifth level. Perhaps with a few more crystals, he could break through.

Just as Elijah was about to continue his efforts, a sudden haze clouded his mind.

He felt a sharp, explosive pain in his head, and with a loud buzz, he lost consciousness.

When Elijah awoke again, he found himself in a void. There was no up or down, no front or back. There wasn't even a place to stand; he was simply floating in mid-air.

"Where… am I?" Elijah murmured in a daze.

"Where? Why, this is your sea of consciousness!" A sinister, terrifying voice suddenly echoed around him, and then a figure abruptly appeared before Elijah.

The figure was dressed in black brocade, surrounded by faint black smoke. His face was fierce, and his eyes held a wicked smile as he stared at Elijah.

"My sea of consciousness?" Elijah was momentarily stunned, then quickly grew wary. "Who are you? And why are you in my sea of consciousness?"

"Who am I?" The man in black let out a creepy laugh. "I am the Dark Prison Sovereign, the one who granted you power. Now, it's time for you to repay me!"

Before Elijah could react, the Dark Prison Sovereign transformed into a cloud of black smoke and rushed straight at him.

"Get out of my way!"

Elijah roared, but it had no effect.

As the black smoke completely enveloped him, a blaze suddenly erupted from Elijah's body.

"Ah..."

A sharp, agonizing scream echoed.

The Black Prison Sovereign, who had transformed into black smoke, was mostly burned away and turned to flee.

Unfortunately, the flames did not relent, continuing to burn and chase after him.

"Crimson Dragon, you old ghost..."

The Black Prison Sovereign howled in despair before dissipating into the void.

However, the flames did not disappear. Instead, they gathered together and took the form of an old man.

Elijah immediately recognized him—it was Charlotte's master!

"Focus your mind and calm your breath. Circulate your cultivation technique!"

The fiery elder shouted before dispersing.

Elijah, hearing this, instinctively began to circulate the Demon Evil Art. Countless tiny soul fragments suddenly emerged from his mind, merging into the torrents of energy in his meridians, slowly being ground down and absorbed.

At the same time, some fragments flashed through his mind.

Scenes of Matthew at the YLK Hotel, a warrior from Country A polishing the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword, and moments of Elijah and Bella hiding in a room all appeared.

Finally, all the scenes converged into a fierce battle!

It was the battle between the Black Prison Sovereign and the Crimson Dragon Real Man!

In the end, the Black Prison Sovereign self-detonated his corpse pill, splitting his soul into three parts, which transformed into streams of light and fell into three different locations.

The first part, carrying a ring and the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword, fell on an island in Country A and was eventually found by a person from Country A.

The second part entered a building and resided within Matthew, who had been bitten by a zombie and was about to transform.

The third part entered Neoville City, into the old district, in the house that Elijah rented, within Elijah himself!

After receiving this memory, Elijah instantly understood!

It turns out he never had a so-called rebirth.

What he thought was rebirth, all the knowledge he believed to be from a previous life, was just fragments of the future that the Black Prison Sovereign had glimpsed by triggering Elijah's original superpower—prophecy—through a secret technique.

Coupled with the knowledge that the Black Prison Sovereign instilled in him, it made him think he had been reborn.

The Black Prison Sovereign's true purpose was to plant a new superpower in Elijah—Seed of Consciousness!

The real name of the Seed of Consciousness is the Thousand Threads Soul-Control Technique, originally a spiritual secret technique used to strengthen one's soul, then split it into thousands of threads for controlling puppets or zombies.

A successfully cultivated Thousand Threads Soul-Control Technique can even split into three independent avatars.

Although the Black Prison Sovereign hadn't reached the level of creating avatars, he had barely managed to split his soul into three parts, each fleeing to different locations.

He intended to reside in these three individuals, nurturing his soul through them, then guiding them to meet, ultimately merging the three soul parts into one for rebirth.

However, he failed at the first step.

The soul fragment that carried the space ring and the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword failed to find a suitable host and, having exhausted its energy, ultimately merged into the space ring.

The other two parts succeeded, but he didn't expect the two to meet so quickly. Before his souls could be properly nurtured, they were at each other's throats.

Helpless, these two souls had to merge prematurely.

The last soul part, after the first two merged, was constantly drawn to and resonating with Elijah, desperately seeking to reunite.

Because of this resonance, Elijah successfully found the ring and the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword!

Though the plan had fallen into chaos by this point, the Black Prison Sovereign still had a backup plan.