NOVEL NEXT Chapter 322: Absorption
The demon souls danced wildly in the sky and only after a quarter of an hour did Qing Yu forcefully restrain them.
On the ground lay Kartim, this treasure of the Western Regions, now turned into a dead and desolate ruin. Countless skeleton remains scattered in every corner of the city.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, or several hours ago, they were still living flesh and blood. But now, all vitality was extracted and transformed into dancing demon souls, turning this city into a dead city.
"Ding, host slaughtered a city (though a small one), crimes unspeakable, rewarded with ten thousand Villain Points." The system's notification sounded in Qing Yu's ear, reporting the gains from the slaughter.
'Ten thousand points, not too bad,' thought Qing Yu.
Although ten thousand points could perform a high-level draw, with Qing Yu's current power, a high-level draw was not very helpful. After all, Five and a half star items only accounted for a small proportion. Qing Yu felt it was better to save a few more thousand for a combined draw.
A figure wrapped in a black cloak descended from above, landing slowly near the three fallen ones.
King Qin Guang and Equal King Luo Feng escaped, while the other three, the Five Senses King, because of heavy injuries, died most miserably, leaving nothing but a shriveled body wrapped in a tattered Emperor's robe.
This King of Netherworld Palace was truly unlucky. Without Nangong Jue's Sin Mirror Slaughter and Luo Feng's Ten Thousand Soul Battle Armor, he was the easiest target, thus Qing Yu chose him as the breakthrough point. As a result, during the demon soul tide's attack, Nangong Jue and Luo Feng decisively abandoned him to save themselves.
As for Aguge, the Right Prince of the Golden Wolf Han Court, though his body remained intact, the purplish skin and the hideous death appearance testified to his miserable death. Ravaged by the demon souls, his life was slowly drained bit by bit, a tragic end indeed.
In comparison, Jashu fared a bit better. Due to the peculiar nature of his life fate, Qing Yu deliberately controlled the demon souls to spare him.
But only a bit better.
The Greedy Wolf Sword, gleaming with cold light, slid out from the sleeve as Qing Yu walked step by step toward the person struggling against the invasion of the Demon Energy, marked by the Greedy Wolf Star.
As if sensing the approaching crisis, Jashu strained to open his eyes, looking at Qing Yu with eyes full of resentment, unwillingness, and a hint of fear.
He recognized Qing Yu, because of the sword Qing Yu held in his hand.
"Originally, I was intending to wait a bit longer..."
Before Jashu could speak, a flash of cold light, and the Greedy Wolf Sword pierced through his skull, nailing him to the ground.
"However, a slight shortfall is no issue, there are ways to make up for it."
The right hand holding the Greedy Wolf Sword exerted slight force, and Heavenly Demon True Qi injected into it, forming a strange gravitational pull on the sword.
Strange because it's not attracting any material, the surrounding dust showed no signs of movement.
What it's attracting is...
souls.
From Jashu's corpse, a Primordial Spirit shifting between human and wolf form was drawn out by Qing Yu. This was Jashu's Primordial Spirit. If a Divinity Realm warrior wasn't completely destroyed, his Primordial Spirit could wander for a while, even possibly possess a new body.
Of course, usually, a Divinity Realm warrior who dies in battle won't have this chance. Since an attack strong enough to kill his body would also annihilate his Primordial Spirit.
Jashu's ability to preserve such a complete Primordial Spirit was because Qing Yu intentionally held back.
However, maybe Jashu would have preferred Qing Yu didn't hold back.
The Primordial Spirit was absorbed into the Greedy Wolf Sword, and on the bright sword blade, a twisted human face could be faintly seen crashing about, as if trying to break free from its bindings and gain freedom.
He really had a chance, for Qing Yu extracting Jashu's Primordial Spirit wasn't for its power, but for the Greedy Wolf Star Power.
With the Greedy Wolf Star Power's aid, the four and a half stars Greedy Wolf Sword might not withstand the burden.
But...
The left index finger automatically split open, drawing seven blood-red Suppressing Evil Runes on the sword, and finally inscribing a "卍" character on the sword handle.
"Water Moon Witchcraft does have its special uses," Qing Yu's finger wound healed automatically, and he contentedly patted the now-calm Greedy Wolf Sword, "Of course, the most effective is still my blood."
The blood of the Saint and Demon Embryo, a cure-all for various monsters and ghosts.
"With the Greedy Wolf Star in hand," stowing away the Greedy Wolf Sword into the system space, Qing Yu looked eastward, "Next is the Po Jun Star Lord, though I lack a suitable container for his Primordial Spirit. This is a problem."
To the east, near the Heavenly Gate Pass, the Po Jun Star Lord was there. Qing Yu intended to collect the Primordial Spirit of the two Star Lords at once, but he lacked a weapon compatible with the Po Jun Star.
"Oh well, at worst I'll use other weapons in the meantime, the Heavenly Demon Wolf Tooth Stick is quite decent, specialized for Primordial Spirits."
It's somewhat lowly, but with a quality of up to Five Stars, it's not unworthy of carrying the Po Jun Star Lord's Primordial Spirit, right?
Just as he planned to head towards the Heavenly Gate Pass to capture the Po Jun Star Lord, Qing Yu's expression suddenly shifted, "Another meeting?"
His figure vanished from the dead city.
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In the Zhenwu Sect's Taiji Palace, Qing Yu took out a black jade pendant from his bosom, probing with his Primordial Spirit, projecting into the vast white expanse of the Heavenly Vault.
Just as he entered the Heavenly Vault, he heard Bian Tian's solemn words, "Gentlemen, the grassland army has been defeated. I sensed the death of the Greedy Wolf Star Lord, along with the great battle at the peak of Jietian Peak. Mu Cangsheng has betrayed the grassland alliance, and even Nalanda Temple might have betrayed us."
'Sensing the battle at Jietian Peak, Elder Shiming must be near the Western Regions,' Qing Yu immediately thought about Elder Shiming's possible location.
The increasingly chaotic Heavenly Mechanism itself is a kind of interference, and every supreme being is a huge source of interference. No matter how high Elder Shiming's Heavenly Mechanism Skill, he couldn't possibly perceive from miles away the battle on Jietian Peak between Mu Cangsheng and the Golden Wolf Khan.
If he can do that, he might as well be called Elder Shiming Immortal.
Moreover, the Western Regions turmoil is of great importance, as the Sword God went to oversee the East Sea, Elder Shiming naturally had to observe the situation directly on site in the Western Regions.
Thinking this through, the half-body rushing towards the Heavenly Gate Pass immediately changed course and disappeared in another direction.
The Po Jun Star Lord can wait, there will be opportunities. Qing Yu was quite apprehensive towards Elder Shiming, feeling now wasn't an appropriate time to confront him.
'Moreover... come to think of it, Jun Heaven oversees the East Sea, may not have time for Primordial Spirit Projections. Why is Cangtian also absent? Is it because he's in the East Sea, or...' Qing Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, as if some speculation formed in his mind.