Chapter 19: Ultimate Soul Severing
Inside the City Lord’s study, Su Xiao sat on a crystal seat, his gaze fixed on the password-protected cabinet door ahead. Initially, seeing the two Primordial Fragments inside had put him in a good mood, but the subsequent soul container suddenly complicated matters to an extreme degree.
That familiar yet unfamiliar soul aura made Su Xiao realize something. The familiarity came from the same origin within the power system, while the unfamiliarity stemmed from never having encountered this soul before. What could satisfy such conditions? The answer needed no elaboration—it was the remnant soul of some former Law Destroyer.
Although Law Destroyer remnant souls could persist for a long time, they didn’t reach an extremely exaggerated extent. This meant that only the last few Law Destroyers before the faction’s downfall could have left behind remnant souls.
The former Law Destroyers Su Xiao knew of included:
Mawen Hua’erzi (the unscrupulous mentor).
The Old Law Destroyer (the unscrupulous mentor’s master).
Swallowing Star·Akas (the most reliable former Law Destroyer).
Ximan·Aqide (Abyssal Shadow).
Green Gillian (the most notoriously ill-tempered Law Destroyer in history).
…
Excluding Ximan·Aqide, Mawen Hua’erzi, and the Old Law Destroyer, the remnant soul within this soul container should be either Swallowing Star·Akas or Green Gillian.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao reopened the password cabinet door. If this turned out to be Akas’s remnant soul, that would be excellent. From now on, whenever he had questions about various abilities, he could consult this former Law Destroyer. Sometimes, it wasn’t that the unscrupulous mentor and the Old Law Destroyer didn’t want to teach—it was that when it came to instructing abilities, they were even more confused than Su Xiao, the learner.
A long time ago, Mawen Hua’erzi had attempted to teach Su Xiao the Indestructible Constitution ability. Su Xiao listened intently for over an hour. In the end, their expressions were respectively:
‘What are you saying?’
‘What am I saying?’
The Old Law Destroyer, watching from the side, grew anxious and told Mawen Hua’erzi to step aside. He personally took over the instruction for Su Xiao.
After a short while, not only Su Xiao but even Mawen Hua’erzi, who had already mastered this ability, listened in bewilderment. His expression at the time basically said: ‘Is this ability really like that? Could it be that I mastered it wrong back then?’
Even Mawen Hua’erzi, who had already grasped the ability, was thrown off, let alone Su Xiao, who hadn’t yet mastered it.
Su Xiao pondered for a moment, then took out the Book of Original Sin and flipped to its fifth page. The molten gold elder brother’s pain-mask-like portrait came into view.
It seemed that within the pages, one could see the outside world to some extent. The molten gold elder brother’s portrait gradually changed, shifting from a pain mask to eyes streaming with tears. For some reason, paired with those golden bull horns, this expression carried an inexplicable comedic charm.
Su Xiao held the opened Book of Original Sin in his left hand, while his other hand reached downward, palm facing the fifth page. With a pulling motion, the molten gold elder brother was extracted from the Book of Original Sin but was immediately sealed within a sealing orb.
Compared to the foul-mouthed curses from before when he was sealed, this time the molten gold elder brother was unusually quiet. Seeing this, Su Xiao tossed the sealing orb into the box originally used to seal Original Sin Objects, then put the box away.
He put away the Book of Original Sin. Although the probability was low, if the soul container truly held Swallowing Star·Akas, meeting this elder for the first time while holding the Book of Original Sin would be highly inappropriate.
Su Xiao opened the password cabinet door. First, he retrieved the two Primordial Fragments inside, along with a small vial of Space-Time Power, roughly over 80 ounces. This left only the soul container inside.
Picking up the soul container, Su Xiao attempted to open it but found its sealing exceptionally tight. Even with his level of Sealcraft, he couldn’t achieve such thorough soul confinement. Forcibly breaking it was clearly not an option, and this soul container was undoubtedly a supreme treasure.
After studying it for a while, Su Xiao noticed that the surface patterns resembled the mark of the Law Destroyer. He gathered a bit of Cyan Steel Shadow Energy on his fingertip and touched it.
Clack-clack-clack~
The multiple locking rings on the soul container rotated, then clicked open. This seemingly impenetrable soul container had an unexpectedly simple opening method—touching it with Cyan Steel Shadow Energy would immediately unlock it. However, there were likely other restrictions, which could be studied gradually during subsequent use.
As the soul container opened, a faint, fluorescent blue mist of soul energy surged out from within. This soul mist gradually formed a graceful figure. Seeing this, Su Xiao felt a pang of disappointment—it wasn’t the reliable mentor Akas among the Law Destroyers.
The floating Law Destroyer remnant soul gradually stabilized. Her short hair barely reached her neck. Even as a soul entity, the center of her pupils retained a blood-red hue, hinting at a slightly neurotic smile. On her right ear, even in soul form, an earring was manifested.
“I’m very pleased to see such an outstanding new generation Law Destroyer. As thanks for rescuing me, before this remnant soul dissipates, I’ll pass on all my skills to you. You’re from the Paradise faction, right? That’s excellent.”
Green Gillian smiled, indicating that she wasn’t a strict elder but rather easygoing and pleasant to get along with. If one didn’t know Green Gillian, they might be fooled by her supreme-level acting skills.
“…”
Su Xiao remained expressionless. Seeing this, Green Gillian’s expression didn’t change, but her inner thoughts were: ‘This little brat isn’t easy to handle. I hope he hasn’t taken the blame for my past deeds.’
“Hmm, good vigilance…”
Before Green Gillian could finish, Su Xiao suddenly said, “Alice.”
Hearing this name, Green Gillian showed a look of ‘confusion.’
“Anna.”
At the second name, Green Gillian’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
“Ursula.”
“Huh? What? We’ve just met. Randomly guessing my name is very rude.”
“Mage Sage Seraphilia.”
Hearing this name, Green Gillian’s eyes narrowed slightly. After a moment’s thought, she decided to deny everything, even though all four names of her old flames had been called out.
“It seems you’ve heard some rumors about me. Ah~, those are just slanders from the Spellcasters. Although Seraphilia and I are on opposing factions, we’re good friends. Very… close friends.”
“…”
Su Xiao stopped calling out names and instead took out a notebook. This item was called Green Gillian’s Notebook.
“Tch~”
Green Gillian crossed her arms, her blood-red eyes narrowing as her face displayed that unique, slightly neurotic smile.
“I must have had my head squeezed by a door back then to write this thing.”
Green Gillian descended from her floating state. As she sat down, a crystal seat formed beneath her. She settled onto it, her entire soul body relaxing as she tilted her head back slightly and let out a sigh, an uncontrollable smile spreading across her face.
“Finally… I’m out, hahahaha!”
If someone lacked courage, this wild laughter alone would be enough to make their soul scatter. Green Gillian’s Soul Severing Shadow, besides soul-slashing, also carried a terrifying sense of dominance over others’ souls.
“It seems your style differs from Waltz. You’re more like Akas—reliable and quiet. Honestly, I’m relieved that the last Law Destroyer turned out to be this dependable.”
Green Gillian studied Su Xiao. After her disguise was completely exposed, she had fully revealed her true colors.
Seeing that Su Xiao’s gaze remained unfriendly, Green Gillian asked tentatively, “Could it be that Seraphilia caused you trouble because of me?”
“No trouble.”
“Haha, I knew it. Back then, she and I were…”
“She directly brought other Absolute Strength experts from Arcane Eternal Star to hunt me down.”
“Uh~”
Green Gillian’s smile froze. She gave an awkward laugh and continued, “That is indeed my fault. Speaking of which, besides Arcane Eternal Star, have you encountered any other… troubles left behind by my personal charm?”
“I can’t remember clearly.”
“Ahahaha, so there aren’t any. Young man, your memory needs improvement.”
“Too many to remember clearly.”
“Uh~”
Green Gillian’s smile froze again.
“How about you hit me a few times to vent your anger…”
Before Green Gillian could finish, Su Xiao had already started to stand up. Seeing this, Green Gillian quickly added:
“I know that with your reliable nature, you definitely wouldn’t hit an elder like me. You can’t bring yourself to do it. You’re not that kind of person. Yes, let’s sit down and talk. Let me think… Ah! I hid over 500 Soul Stones in a Watcher’s Tower. By your Paradise standards, that’s over 500 Soul Crystals. Haha! Although my reputation isn’t great, I wouldn’t shortchange my juniors. Do you have a map of this place? Take it out, and I’ll mark the spot.”
“…”
Su Xiao took out the Watcher’s Map. Green Gillian took it and frowned deeper the more she looked. She pointed to a dark erosion zone and said, “Would you believe me if I said there used to be a Watcher’s Tower here?”
“…”
Su Xiao said nothing. Green Gillian stared at the map for a long time before finally confirming that the Watcher’s Tower had been razed to the ground. She muttered curses under her breath.
“We’re both Soul Severing Shadows. I’ve developed quite a few Soul Cores. So, when are you going to put away that damned book? Seeing that thing gives me the creeps. Are Law Destroyers now collecting Original Sin Objects? I…”
Green Gillian looked Su Xiao up and down and muttered, “If you were from my era, I’d brag to my friends about you collecting Original Sin Objects.”
Hearing this, Su Xiao was puzzled and asked, “Don’t Law Destroyers often encounter Original Sin Objects?”
“Who said that? Waltz?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t listen to his boasting. He once tried using the Nether Bone Ring and almost died. And he brags to you? That bastard is still shameless.”
Green Gillian laughed as she spoke.
“Mawen Hua’erzi and the Old Law Destroyer’s remnant souls are still around.”
“Really? I knew it. Those two Demon Devouring Shadows wouldn’t dissipate so easily.”
As she spoke, Green Gillian’s smile deepened. Unlike her usual neurotic grin, this time it was genuine.
“Ximan·Aqide lived until recently and died in a confrontation with me.”
“Huh??”
Green Gillian was stunned. She raised a hand to scratch her head and asked with a puzzled expression, “You defeated Ximan·Aqide? Oh! I get it. You must have raised your Demon Spirit to be very strong. After he got old, his Demon Spirit was definitely suppressed by yours. Not bad, kid.”
“No. At that time, I couldn’t even release my Demon Spirit.”
“??”
Green Gillian was completely baffled. After a moment, she nodded: “Ximan always valued his disciples. If he wanted a decisive battle with you, he wouldn’t dare take your life. You were carrying at least… four items?”
“Yes.”
“You were carrying at least four Original Sin Objects. If Ximan killed you, none of his disciples would die well. But don’t blame this traitor. He… also had no choice. Besides, he didn’t betray the Law Destruction faction.”
At this point, Green Gillian let out a long sigh. She stared at Su Xiao and finally exhaled deeply, saying with emotion:
“To meet a Law Destroyer before dissipating is not a bad ending. Yes, this remnant soul of mine has been trapped too long. I’ll probably dissipate in a few days. You let me out, so in the next few days, I’ll teach you everything I know. Don’t judge me by my appearance—I’m very good at teaching abilities. The big dogs’ Law Destruction abilities were all taught by me. Hahaha. For someone like me to end up making such a decision… how strange.”
Green Gillian leaned back in her seat, closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them seriously and said:
“Let’s begin. I don’t have much time. Start with the Soul Cores. How many Soul Cores have you mastered? I have a special technique. The Soul Severing Shadow can expand up to 12 Soul Core slots. Imagine the strength of occupying 8 Soul Core slots with the Soul-Slashing Soul Core. I once pierced through the Soul Elder’s soul plating with a single strike. After that, he spent less time awake and mostly slept to recover from his soul injuries.”
Hearing this, Su Xiao recalled visiting the Soul Library and seeing the Soul Elder sleeping at the top floor. He had wondered why the Soul Elder was always asleep every time he visited. Now it seemed that the confrontation with Green Gillian, this Soul Severing Shadow, had left soul injuries that hadn’t fully healed to this day. This showed how powerful the Soul-Slashing Soul Core, occupying eight slots, truly was.
“Which Soul Core do you want to learn first? Say something. I’ve been talking by myself this whole time. Although I’ve been trapped for so many years and really want someone to talk to.”
“…”
Su Xiao took out a photo and placed it on the table. Seeing the photo of Green Wei, Green Gillian gradually frowned.
“How strange. This is exactly my preferred style, but I feel… like I’m seeing a relative? Strange. I shouldn’t have any direct blood relatives. Very strange.”
Hearing this, Su Xiao gained some insight into Green Gillian’s perception abilities. Top-tier Law Destroyers, even as remnant souls, possessed such accurate intuition.
“This is a quasi-Law Destroyer cultivated by Seraphilia using your cells.”
“Oh?”
Green Gillian was shocked, her expression suggesting she had never realized Seraphilia was this creative.
“…”
Su Xiao glanced at Green Gillian, who gave an awkward smile and said, “Go on.”
“If I’m not mistaken, Green Wei can accommodate your remnant soul with 100% compatibility. When a remnant soul gains such a suitable body, it will inevitably be nourished. But you must remember one thing: never try to destroy or devour Green Wei’s soul and consciousness. She is the owner of this body. You are merely a tenant with 100% compatibility. If the owner of the body is gone, the body will die, and you, as the tenant, will lose your residence.”
“Wait… hold on. I’m not very proficient in techniques. Put those diagrams away and explain it to me again.”
After a moment, the light in Green Gillian’s eyes changed. If Su Xiao’s plan succeeded, then as a remnant soul, she wouldn’t dissipate. Instead, nourished by a 100% compatible body, her soul would gradually recover.
Even if the high-ranking Spellcasters of Arcane Eternal Star eventually saw through it, as long as her remnant soul successfully escaped, this nourished remnant soul would certainly last no less time than the Old Law Destroyer and the others.
“I’m in the Eternal Light World. That’s on Arcane Eternal Star. It’s unlikely I can get there in a few days as a remnant soul.”
“Theoretically, as a remnant soul, you can arrive there instantly.”
Hearing this, Green Gillian pondered for a few seconds and said, “This is definitely not something easily accomplished. If you’re hostile to Arcane Eternal Star and want me to cause trouble for them, that makes sense. But I stand to gain tremendously from this. I’m someone who feels uneasy if I don’t repay a favor.”
At this point, Green Gillian paused and added, “The teaching of Soul Core abilities doesn’t count as repayment. That was my promise earlier. Let me think… Is the Demon Clan’s Wobor still alive?”
“Alive.”
“Good. Regardless of success or failure, as long as I don’t dissipate, I owe you… 100 Soul Stones. By your Paradise standards, that’s 100 Soul Crystals. Promising more would be boasting. I’ve been dead this long, so this is my limit. Don’t think it’s too little. Consider it compensation for the troubles I caused you.”
“As you wish.”
Su Xiao had never cooperated with Green Gillian before and didn’t know her reliability. But one thing was certain: as long as Green Gillian made Arcane Eternal Star wear a pain mask, helping her reach Green Wei and coexist in the same body was feasible.
Although Green Gillian’s remnant soul was about to dissipate, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse. At that point, she would definitely suppress Green Wei’s soul. Green Wei might not even notice her presence. When Green Gillian appeared, Green Wei would feel as if she were asleep.
Su Xiao opened the soul container again. Although Green Gillian looked reluctant, she could only enter.
“Don’t close it. I’ve been trapped in here and almost…”
Before Green Gillian could finish, Su Xiao had already closed the soul container. If she hadn’t immediately shown submission and made promises upon coming out, and was genuinely willing to teach him various Soul Cores, he would have sealed her in the Book of Original Sin for a while.
Leaving the City Lord’s study, Su Xiao arrived at an elevator. Activating the lift that went straight to the first floor, he wound his way through, pushed open a door covered in scarlet on the outside but easily opened from within, and exited the Scarlet Castle from the inner side of the first floor.
The further he went, the thinner the surrounding darkness became. Finally, the unique smell of the wet salt marsh appeared. Su Xiao successfully left the range of the Extreme Dark Castle.
Opening the team channel, he learned that Zuiyasi, Wude, and the Darkness Eater hadn’t reached the Scarlet Castle through the underground maze. They had discovered a route deeper underground—a dark zone filled with many dark creatures.
Su Xiao instructed Bubu Wang and Baha to retreat along the original path. The risks underground here seemed no less than exploring the Scarlet Castle. Zuiyasi, Wude, and the Darkness Eater planned to continue exploring, but Su Xiao decided not to join them. He needed to return to the Gray Holy Sanctuary first to handle some matters.
When Bubu Wang and Baha emerged from the black mist, Su Xiao noticed tears in Bubu Wang’s eyes. It seemed he had encountered many specters. Judging by the soul arrow stuck in his rear, he had been chased the entire way.
After moving away from the black mist zone, Su Xiao activated the Watcher’s Ring. Spatial mist surged. When everything settled, he returned to the Gray Holy Sanctuary. The hammering sounds of the Molten Giant forging items, combined with the environment here, gave a strong sense of security.
“Woof.”
After asking Su Xiao to remove the soul arrow, Bubu Wang trotted over to the recovery point, lay down on a stone platform, and prepared to sleep, soothing his heart that had suffered multiple blows today. Bubu was truly unlucky, encountering a specter that was both vicious and enjoyed toying with its prey.
Entering the workshop, Su Xiao had just stepped inside when the Molten Giant stopped forging. He picked up the Wild Hunt Night from the wooden box and said, “It still needs a while to succeed. But from now on, it’s just waiting. So you can take it.”
“Payment.”
“A friend’s request. No payment needed.”
“…”
Su Xiao took out a large barrel of Elemental Brew. The nearly two-meter-tall wine barrel looked like a large bottle in the Molten Giant’s hands. He opened the seal and took several big gulps, a simple smile appearing on his heavily bearded face.
After befriending the Grocery Brother·Sons and the Molten Giant, the stock of Elemental Brew began to run low. However, a new batch was already brewing in his Exclusive Room. By the time he returned, it would be ready.
With his strength now stable, Su Xiao planned to use all 4 Primordial Skill Points. Not only that, but the Demon Spirit energy within the fake Law-Destroying Blade could also be devoured by the Blade Demon Spirit. After advancing to Absolute Strength, he could handle a Demon Spirit with less than 300 points of Demon Spirit intensity.
But before doing all this, he needed to complete the plan with Green Gillian. Encountering Green Gillian this time was a rare stroke of luck. The reason was that after Su Xiao advanced to Absolute Strength, the intensity of the pursuit from Arcane Eternal Star would undergo a qualitative change.
When Su Xiao was at Ninth Rank, even if Arcane Eternal Star pursued him, they could only send Ninth Rank combatants to kill him. But after he advanced to Absolute Strength, the worlds he entered would have a maximum power ceiling of Supreme Rank. This meant that those sent to kill him would likely be Supreme Rank plus several Absolute Strength experts.
Su Xiao was certain that if he faced Soul Lord now, there would be no surprises—he would die. Soul Lord was a Soul System user, not easily countered by Law Destruction abilities. Su Xiao’s over 800 points of Soul Strength couldn’t compare to Soul Lord’s over 1,000 points.
Encountering Green Gillian now turned things around. Imagine how terrifying Green Gillian, perfectly disguised as Green Wei, would be to Arcane Eternal Star.
The more pressure Green Gillian put on Arcane Eternal Star, the less pressure Su Xiao would face. This was why he was willing to construct the array diagram to help Green Gillian accomplish this. No matter how you looked at it, it was a win-win situation.
Not to mention, although Green Gillian had a bad personality, judging by her promises, she was indeed someone who repaid favors. This might be one of the rare shining points in Green Gillian’s character.
Su Xiao opened the soul container. As soon as he did, Green Gillian floated out. Her gaze swept the surroundings before focusing on the Dark Maiden. Her expression gradually shifted from smiling to wary.
Was the Dark Maiden a hidden final boss? No. The reason for Green Gillian’s reaction stemmed from the previous generation Dark Maiden—the strongest Dark Maiden in history, bar none. Yes, Green Gillian had gone to tease her and, caught off guard, was beaten so badly she had to rest in bed for over two months.
Now, seeing the Dark Maiden’s black dress, Green Gillian seemed to ache all over. She had been thoroughly beaten that time. She shifted her gaze to the Old Tree Clan.
“Hey! Look who’s here. You’ve aged so much. Your canopy used to be emerald green. Hmm? Are you asleep?”
Green Gillian paused mid-step and ultimately didn’t approach to disturb. Although long ago, she had disagreed with the Old Tree Clan and beaten him until he oozed green sap, seeing an old friend now stirred some emotions.
Su Xiao began setting up the array diagram. The reason he was certain he could teleport Green Gillian to Green Wei was that he had a sample of Green Wei’s blood. This was originally prepared to use Green Wei to scheme against Seraphilia, but now it had this critical purpose.
Another point was that as a Law Destroyer, even as a remnant soul, Green Gillian would find it easier to break through the Eternal Light World’s seals.
A few hours later, Su Xiao finished setting up the array diagram. He had been to Arcane Eternal Star, so he had an accurate grasp of its coordinates. After completing this, he took out a bottle of Soul Potion and tossed it to Green Gillian.
“What’s this?”
“To stabilize your soul body. This teleportation is long-distance with high precision. Plus, my improved teleportation array has… relatively strong power.”
“Tch~, just a teleportation array. I used to use the oldest version of the Demon Teleportation Array. Wait! This array diagram of yours…”
Before Green Gillian could finish, Su Xiao activated the teleportation array.
Boom!!
At that moment, Green Gillian’s vision was filled with light.
…
Arcane Eternal Star.
The morning sky was clear. Arcane Eternal Star’s spatial lockdown activated but stopped shortly after. Space System Spellcasters were long accustomed to this—enemy forces often tried to breach Arcane Eternal Star’s spatial defenses.
However, the Spellcasters who originally set up these spatial defenses never imagined that someone would use such a powerful teleportation force to send a soul entity here.
At this moment, Silver Moon Lake·Lakeside Dormitory.
Morning light filtered through the curtain gaps. Green Wei, who had been sound asleep in bed, suddenly sat up and fell off the bed. She supported herself with one hand on the wooden table, dry-heaved for a moment, and finally calmed down. Eventually, she leaned back in the chair in front of the desk.
Two souls coexisted within this body. However, due to the later soul, the body’s original soul fell into a brief slumber. This sleep was peaceful. Upon waking, it would be difficult to detect the presence of another soul, given their 100% compatibility.
Sitting at the desk, Green Wei—no, Green Gillian—rested her left elbow on the desk, her hand covering the upper half of her face. On the exposed lower half of her face, a smile gradually appeared. This smile grew stronger, even reaching a somewhat twisted degree.