Capítulo 1420: Chapter 1420: Soul Splitting into a Corpse! Second Update

Whether it was the Supreme One Saint Heir or the Lieyan Holy Son, all were thrown into the Formation by Ye Qiu. Especially the Supreme One Saint Heir, Ye Qiu even laid down a double Formation to prevent him from escaping.

The top ten Saint Heirs were formidable, and Jin Shanshun and the others had long wanted to experience their prowess. Now, with the addition of the Supreme One Saint Heir and the Lieyan Holy Son, they became the perfect sharpening stones for Jin Shanshun and the others who sought to quickly enhance their own power.

The tenth Saint Heir, Luo Tian, had been the subject of countless challenges, driving him to madness. Eventually, the Luo Tian Saint Heir simply refused to engage and ignored the provocations.

Seeing the few pairs of eyes fixed on the Supreme One Saint Heir with glowing intent, Ye Qiu reminded them not to underestimate him, as the Supreme One Saint Heir’s power was indeed intimidating.

Of course, Ye Qiu no longer feared the Supreme One Saint Heir now; having reached the late Emperor realm, none of the Saint Heirs were his match. His true adversaries were the later-arriving Protectors.

When Jin Shanshun and the others insisted on testing their skills against the Supreme One Saint Heir, Ye Qiu had no choice but to seal off a majority of the Supreme One Saint Heir’s power using special means, allowing them to engage him.

Once the Supreme One Saint Heir awoke, he realized he had been unconscious before, while he was combating Ye Qiu, who seemed immune to the Formation’s attacks.

“Where is this? Am I still inside the Illusion Array?”

The Supreme One Saint Heir attempted to channel the power within his Dantian, when suddenly, his expression changed. “My power can only be mobilized halfway?”

Just then, Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng appeared before the Supreme One Saint Heir.

“Stop trying. The Young Master has restricted your power. To exert your full strength is currently impossible.”

“Young Master? Who is this Young Master you speak of?” The Supreme One Saint Heir asked angrily.

“Hehe, you don’t even know Young Master Ye?”

“Young Master doesn’t have time to deal with you right now, so we two are here to spar with you.” Jin Shanshun said with a smile.

The Supreme One Saint Heir repeated “Young Master Ye” twice, growing ever angrier as he figured out who he was. It must be Ye Qiu, he had fallen into Ye Qiu’s hands.

“They want to use me as a sparring partner, very well…” The Supreme One Saint Heir’s face darkened, these natives he had previously ignored now daring to use him as a sparring partner—the first among the top ten Saint Heirs, how could the Supreme One Saint Heir accept that willingly?

“Ye Qiu, I swear I will kill you,” the Supreme One Saint Heir swore vehemently.

“Hmph, you think you can kill our Young Master? Who do you think you are?” Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng immediately struck, catching the Supreme One Saint Heir unprepared and kicking him away.

“You two damned natives, perish!” The Supreme One Saint Heir leapt up, instantly trying to summon divine power to obliterate the duo. Yet, despite holding up his hands for ages, not a shred of divine power appeared.

The Supreme One Saint Heir’s expression shifted.

At this moment, Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng’s attacks came once more, saying plainly, “You thought the Young Master didn’t anticipate you’d attempt to use this power? Your strength is restricted, and can’t be used against us.”

The Supreme One Saint Heir’s rage boiled over, unable to unleash strong attacks, he could only fight with two layers of his strength.

As the battle inside the grand Formation continued, Ye Qiu withdrew his gaze and stepped to the opposite side of the peak.

With a pat on his waist, the corpse of Peach Blossom Daoist materialized before him. Ye Qiu had not discarded this corpse; upon inspecting it, he found nothing on Peach Blossom Daoist’s body. Normally, someone of this caliber should possess storage bags like the Sumeru bag, but alas, Peach Blossom Daoist had none.

“Perhaps the divine dragon inadvertently shattered the Sumeru bag,” Ye Qiu recalled the scene where Peach Blossom Daoist was charred by the divine lightning spewed by the dragon, the Sumeru bag likely destroyed then, resulting in its contents dissipating.

Although it was unfortunate, there was nothing Ye Qiu could do about it.

Immediately, Ye Qiu moved his hand, bringing out the Death Horn as well. Apart from wanting to scour Peach Blossom Daoist’s body for treasure, there was another reason he kept Peach Blossom Daoist’s corpse, related to special methods within the Death Horn for controlling deceased adepts.

The Death Horn was Ge Tian’s third great treasure, naturally not a mundane item.

Ye Qiu had seen only the tip of the iceberg of the Death Horn’s might; even within the Death Array, he could use the Death Horn to control the abundant skeletons, and fabricate even stronger Skeleton Warriors. But compared to Ge Tian’s utilization of the Death Horn’s power, it was like comparing a tiny minnow to a great whale.

Ye Qiu searched through his mind for relevant corpse-control techniques. After reading them, his mind was shaken.

The control over dead creatures could be managed in two ways: one he had used before, simply activating the Death Horn to make the cadaver obey, though this obedience was mechanical and worked only when the Death Horn was activated.

The second method, which caused tremors, was the strongest aspect of the Death Horn: Soul Splitting into the corpse. This technique could make the deceased move entirely according to the consciousness of the one who inserted their soul—like a clone.

“What an evil cultivation technique. If Soul Splitting into the corpse succeeds, wouldn’t that mean there is someone else roaming around in another’s skin?” Ye Qiu was startled by this cultivation method.

Yet, occupying another’s flesh and asserting himself as the dominant force could indeed confuse others, equivalent to gaining an extra life.

Thinking this way, the advantages were apparent.

“Enough, let’s see if it works first. If it succeeds, I can use Peach Blossom Daoist as a clone to eliminate those who have descended—it would certainly save a lot of trouble.”

After pondering for a long time, Ye Qiu finally decided to attempt it, though the method seemed evil, considering his current predicament, it was more beneficial than harmful.

Thus, Ye Qiu began the training for Soul Splitting into the corpse.

…

Half a day passed, and Ye Qiu’s face was pale, as if he had suffered a serious illness. Soul Splitting into the corpse was far more difficult than expected; even the act of splitting his soul had pushed Ye Qiu into fainting several times.

To split the soul, one must tear it apart, only by severing part of the soul could they succeed.

This pain affecting the soul was far more unbearable than any physical agony.

After many attempts, Ye Qiu felt exhausted and ceased his efforts, quickly consuming a pill for recovery. A while later, his complexion improved somewhat.

He dared not continue trying, as every movement of the soul brought enough pain to induce fainting.

This method was not one that could be achieved overnight, so Ye Qiu temporarily ceased his attempts.

Storing Peach Blossom Daoist’s corpse and the Death Horn, Ye Qiu got up and returned to the villa for a short rest.

Song Jie, Jiang Hao, and Luo Ming ran to Moon Gazing Peak, voluntarily reporting on the situation in the Capital City.

Ye Qiu still felt the soul-pain shadows lingering, suppressing the pain, he took a deep breath before saying, “Alright, I understand, you may leave now.”

Noticing Ye Qiu’s condition wasn’t very good, Song Jie and the others dared not linger and quickly withdrew.

After they departed, Ye Qiu gazed towards Mount Tai, where dark clouds clustered.

He sighed softly, murmuring to himself, “I wonder how many have perished within that Illusion Array…”