CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 261: DID QINGXUE AND LIANGHUA HAVE A FIGHT IN A PREVIOUS LIFE? THIS IS TROUBLE!

Seeing Lin Tianming successfully kill the Deep Red High Priest, Lianghua was not surprised.

However, she did not expect the Deep Blue High Priest to die by Lin Tianming’s hands as well.

"Was the Deep Blue High Priest also killed by you?"

Lin Tianming nodded noncommittally: "It was an accident, a lucky kill."

Listening to Lin Tianming’s vague reply, Lianghua fell into brief contemplation.

[If the Deep Blue High Priest was completely unguarded, Ming Jun indeed may have been able to use the Duplicate Super Position Forbidden Curse to slay him...]

After a moment, Lianghua did not ask for more details about how Lin Tianming killed the Deep Blue High Priest.

"Ming Jun, now that the Deep Red High Priest is dead, let’s start absorbing the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power!"

Hearing this, Lin Tianming was in no hurry.

He looked at the Deceit God Power Protection Deep Red Sea, sealed by Demon Suppression, and asked, "Lianghua, what should we do with this thing?"

When it came to the Deep Red Sea, Lianghua withdrew her Spirit Manipulation Forbidden Technique Demon Suppression seal.

"Without its object of protection, it will soon dissipate into a faint Power of Grey Sea."

Just as Lianghua said, the Deep Red Sea soon lost its deep red hue, becoming a faint trace of Power of Grey Sea, and slowly disappeared.

With this potential threat of protected Deceit God Power gone, Lin Tianming could finally relax.

"Okay, let’s start absorbing the soul power here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tianming began to absorb the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power within the Coral Illusion Array.

He did not absorb it all but used the Spiritual Power Ascension to lock down half of it, and he didn’t touch the other half at all.

Lianghua had wanted to pretend to absorb the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power while Lin Tianming was actually absorbing it, with no intention of taking any for herself.

In this way, the focused Lin Tianming would unknowingly absorb all the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power, fulfilling her intention of giving him all of it.

Unexpectedly, Lin Tianming directly secured half of it during absorption, leaving her no room to maneuver.

[Brother Ming’s word is law; I can’t even give him more opportunities if I want to...]

[Thank you, Brother Ming, even if you don’t remember anything in this life, you are still the one from the previous life who took great care of me...]

[Rest assured, in this life, I will not let anyone take your life; I will protect you for a lifetime!]

Making a silent vow in her heart, Lianghua also began to absorb the half that Lin Tianming specifically left for her.

Lin Tianming, who was absorbing the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power, heard Lianghua’s silent pledge and didn’t know what to say.

This girl had always believed the original soul was a good person, having been completely taken in by his schemes, because he didn’t get a chance to execute his evil plans on her.

Would she kill this transmigrator for the sake of the original soul if she knew he wasn’t the original person?

The mere thought gave Lin Tianming an uneasy tingle on his scalp.

Certainly, the identity of a transmigrator must never be exposed, else it’d be a disaster!

While Lin Tianming and Lianghua were absorbing the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power, someone had already successfully passed the trial of the Coral Illusion Array.

That person was naturally Ye Qingxue, who possessed rebirth memories.

As soon as she exited, she hurriedly looked for the figure of her Brother Tianming.

However, after scanning the exit for a long time, she did not find anyone here.

"That’s strange... Given Brother Tianming’s ability to perceive the Coral Illusion Array’s soul power, even if I have memories of my previous life, he should have come out faster than me if he wanted to..."

"Could it be that he has already come out and returned to the shore through the teleportation gate?"

"Yes! That must be it, Brother Tianming really, coming out and not waiting for me!"

After some analysis, Ye Qingxue carved her fleeting name on the Sea Emperor Stele at the exit of the Coral Illusion Array and then stepped through the teleportation gate back to the shoreline.

Upon returning, Ye Qingxue immediately began searching for her dear Brother Tianming.

Who would have thought that near the person presiding over the Sea Emperor Festival, aside from the spectators of the ceremony, she was the only Clearer.

At that moment, the name she had just engraved on the Sea Emperor Stele also conveyed a message to the presider of the festival.

Looking at Ye Qingxue, the sole Clearer, the person presiding over the Sea Emperor Festival instantly became affectionate and announced that Ye Qingxue was the first to pass the trial.

"Congratulations, Ye Qingxue, for being the first to clear the Coral Illusion Array on the second day of the Sea Emperor Festival, and you have set a new record by completing the speedrun in just fifteen minutes!

This is your Clearing Reward, the Coral Soul Potion; take it when you return, it can help your Soul Power undergo a transformation!"

The eminent figures from Jiuzhou in the stands also applauded Ye Qingxue, one by one, congratulating her for being the first to clear the trial today.

Ye Qingxue, however, didn’t care about being the first to clear; she was more concerned about her Brother Tianming.

"I’m the first to clear? Brother Tianming hasn’t come out yet?"

"No, child, you are the first to clear today. The Coral Illusion Array allows three days for completion. With Lin Tianming’s Talent, I think the array should not be difficult for him."

Receiving a clear reply from the presider of the Sea Emperor Festival, Ye Qingxue could only go and find Tianshui, who was also nearby on the coastline.

The two of them waited, believing that Lin Tianming should also come out soon.

However, as night fell, Lin Tianming still did not appear.

There were only a handful of people who could clear on the first day, barely any at all.

But Ye Qingxue and Tianshui believed that with Lin Tianming’s Talent, he would surely be one of them.

Yet reality was cruel; Lin Tianming was not among them.

Ye Qingxue began to worry: "Could it be that Brother Tianming has encountered some trouble inside?"

"It shouldn’t be. That child might have also found an opportunity like the Sea Emperor Mural, right?"

Tianshui was actually very worried about Lin Tianming too, but as his teacher, of course, she had to soothe Ye Qingxue’s emotions.

Hearing the word ’opportunity,’ Ye Qingxue’s heart skipped a beat.

She remembered something she had previously forgotten!

That was the individual who, later on, would compete with her for treasure and battle to the end—this person seemed to have arrived early in this life.

That person was Lianghua, the girl in the sakura dress that Meng Jiang had previously mentioned!

This was also the reason why she glared at Meng Jiang upon hearing the name Lianghua.

If it were not for the prolonged battle with Lianghua in the previous life, the treasure they both sought would not have eluded them both.

She certainly did not want her Brother Tianming to become entangled with Lianghua, who had ruined her plans!

But with Lin Tianming still inside up to now, Ye Qingxue became even more worried about the possibility of him having contact with Lianghua.

She knew about the opportunity involving Lianghua’s Soul Power in the Coral Illusion Array, but she had simply forgotten about it earlier.

Brother Tianming, you must not get entangled with that Lianghua!

However, Ye Qingxue was unaware that the more she worried about something, the more likely it was to happen.

In the following three days, as more people emerged from the Coral Illusion Array, Lin Tianming had still not appeared.

That wasn’t even what worried Ye Qingxue most.

The most important thing was that Lianghua, the girl Ye Qingxue once fought with, also had not come out!

When Ye Qingxue saw that guy Meng Jiang barely making it out at the last moment offered by the Coral Illusion Array, her entire face turned dark.

With Lin Tianming’s Soul Power Talent, this trial should have been the easiest for him; it was impossible for him to be stuck until the very end and unable to come out.

She was almost certain that Lin Tianming would come out together with Lianghua, after fully absorbing the Sea Emperor’s Soul Power!

"Damn it... I can’t believe I forgot the most important thing... Had I known, I would’ve searched for Brother Tianming as soon as I entered. I hope Brother Tianming stays true to himself!"