Chapter 1201: Soul Battle
Shui Meiyin seemed to have anticipated that Yun Che would do this. A blue profound shadow instantly materialized before her, transforming into a small profound formation shimmering with aqua-blue light.
*BANG!!*
Yun Che's aura pressed down, the air explosion muffled and unusually heavy. But it failed to suppress Shui Meiyin. Within his sight, her figure slowly vanished along with the flashing blue profound formation.
And her aura came from a considerable distance above.
"'Dream Butterfly Dance'... no wonder it's a top-tier movement technique even Shui Yingyue couldn't master. Truly extraordinary."
Yun Che praised inwardly. Just by how easily Shui Meiyin evaded his suppression, even momentarily breaking his aura lock, her "Dream Butterfly Dance" was absolutely no less than "Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick" — of course, that was the "Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick" that hadn't been cultivated to perfection.
Yun Che quickly re-locked onto Shui Meiyin's aura. Her counterattack arrived at that moment. As her small hand waved, "Illusory Heart Butterfly Words" bloomed with blue radiance. A water curtain instantly spread across the sky, pouring down.
Ice profound arts were a branch of the water system, but in terms of attack, control, and defense, they completely surpassed pure water profound arts. The only disadvantage was difficulty in mastering. Thus, in the God Realm, ninety percent of the well-known water profound arts were ice-based; pure water arts were extremely rare.
But Liuguang Realm's main profound art, "Starlight Wave Art", was a pure water profound art. Yet it could rank among the three strongest star realms below the Royal Realms in the Eastern Divine Region. One could imagine it was far from ordinary water profound arts.
However, whether ice or water, to Yun Che, who possessed the Water Spirit Evil Body, they posed absolutely no threat!
Moreover, this water curtain, aside from looking exceptionally enormous, carried no imposing momentum. Yun Che leaped up, casually flicking his sword. With a *ripping* sound, the vast water curtain was easily torn apart like cloth, revealing the briefly obscured azure sky... But before he could spot Shui Meiyin's figure, a second water curtain suddenly fell, once again blocking his view.
At that same moment, Shui Meiyin's aura suddenly vanished.
Yun Che was startled. Just as he was about to tear the water curtain again, his brows suddenly twitched.
No!!
Yun Che's figure abruptly halted, freezing midair. Profound energy rippled around him, but his eyes slowly closed, his consciousness rapidly sinking into his sea of consciousness.
Sinking his consciousness on this Divine Phoenix Platform was inherently dangerous. Not only did Yun Che sink it, but he sank as much as eighty percent, leaving only a fraction of his awareness outside. This left him utterly vulnerable.
The soul space was dotted with stars, completely quiet with no signs of abnormality. But Yun Che didn't immediately withdraw his consciousness. Instead, he focused his spirit. Golden light burst forth, and the Golden Crow Soul Spirit transformed into a massive shadow of the Golden Crow deity, raising its head in a long cry. Yun Che's soul world instantly became a sea of fire.
In an instant, countless small, nimble black butterflies were illuminated by the firelight, then quickly incinerated, scattering like drifting fluff.
And these "black butterflies" that had entered his soul — before he released the Golden Crow Soul Spirit, he hadn't detected them at all!
"Aiya!"
The girl's crisp exclamation rang out from within the sea of fire.
"Big brother, you're amazing! You found it in an instant!"
"No, actually, I didn't find it," Yun Che said slowly. "It's just that your 'charm' had a tiny flaw. The sky of the Zhou Tian Realm is pale white, but the sky I saw just now had a hint of azure. So I knew I had been 'charmed' by you without even realizing it!"
"Oh? Is that so..." the girl muttered softly.
Yun Che's voice was very calm, but inwardly his soul was taut, highly alert, and deep in his consciousness filled with shock.
He had witnessed Meng Duanxi's utter defeat at the hands of Shui Meiyin, not knowing until the moment of defeat that he had long been under her charm. At that time, though he marveled at the extraordinary nature of Shui Meiyin's soul power, he was absolutely confident that with his own spiritual strength, he would never be as pathetic as Meng Duanxi — at least not to the point of not even realizing he was charmed.
But now, he realized just how terrifying Shui Meiyin's soul power was.
During their exchange, he had already raised his soul defenses high. If a soul attack drew near, he would firmly guard against it, even counterattack if possible.
But just now, if he hadn't sunk his consciousness, he wouldn't have noticed at all that his spiritual world had been invaded.
Being silently invaded without any defense was one thing, but he had been fully alert...
Could it be that her soul power could ignore soul defenses and freely enter others' soul worlds!?
"Hehe, big brother, you guessed right!"
As Yun Che's shock and doubt lingered, a soft laugh echoed in his spiritual world. "My soul has a strange name called 'Stainless Divine Soul.' Father said it was born from the most primal Primordial Chaos force, the purest soul in all chaos. It has affinity with all non-evil souls, so it can easily invade other people's soul worlds."
"Big brother's soul is very, very strong, yet it was so easily invaded by me. That means big brother actually has a very pure soul!"
Stainless... Divine Soul!?
Just like the "Sinless Body" Mu Xuanyin had mentioned — born from the most primal Primordial Chaos aura!?
"Pure? Hah... my soul doesn't deserve those words." As Yun Che finished speaking, he suddenly paused, then his soul voice sank: "You... can 'see' my thoughts?"
"Heeheehee!" The girl giggled again. "Because I'm in your soul world right now!"
"..." The thought of someone being able to know one's every thought at any time was terrifying. And if this continued, she might even be able to invade his memories.
Yun Che's spiritual world tightened again. He said solemnly, "Fine... then I'll first drive you out of my spiritual world!!"
*RUMBLE!!*
Yun Che's spiritual world exploded with blazing light, and a phoenix cry shook the heavens. Every strand of Yun Che's mental energy transformed into Golden Crow blazing flames, turning his entire spiritual world into a complete sea of fire.
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit was as violent as Golden Crow Divine Flame — all foreign matter would be burned to ashes.
But within the boundless mental fire sea, countless black butterflies danced gracefully. One after another, they perished in the flames, but soon new ones flew in. As the golden flames burned, the black butterflies didn't diminish; instead, they increased, gradually fluttering deeper into the soul world.
Yun Che shifted his intent. Instantly, the sea of fire transformed. The pervasive golden flames suddenly turned into countless swiftly dancing fire butterflies, flapping their blazing firelight to pounce on the black butterflies.
Red Butterflies — the ultimate killing move of Golden Crow soul force. Back then, Yun Che had alone stirred up the entire Black Soul Divine Sect with the "Red Butterfly Domain," throwing the whole sect into chaos, making everyone anxious and fearful.
"Wow! Big brother, your soul force can actually materialize into such beautiful butterflies. Amazing!"
As Yun Che concentrated his soul force and tightened his spirit, Shui Meiyin's ethereal, crisp voice came from within his soul world. Her tone held the joy of seeing something beautiful, not a trace of tension or caution from a fierce soul battle.
Clearly, she was in a very relaxed posture!
Red Butterfly soul force was extremely domineering. Once released, it could instantly incinerate the soul of a Divine Way profound practitioner. But when it pounced on the black butterflies, its firelight flashing, it couldn't immediately incinerate them. Instead, they briefly entangled. For a time, Yun Che's soul world flickered between brightness and darkness, with swarms of butterflies dancing wildly.
On the Divine Phoenix Platform, an eerie silence fell. Yun Che stopped midair, eyes closed, motionless. Shui Meiyin, less than thirty steps behind him, also stood still, her starry eyes slightly narrowed, equally unmoving.
"Are they... competing in mental strength?"
"Mei Yin possesses the Stainless Divine Soul. If they forcibly compete in mental strength..." Shui Yingyue's beautiful eyes were calm, already seeing the outcome. "Even Luo Changsheng absolutely cannot be Mei Yin's match. Yun Che is destined to lose!"
The Liuguang Realm King also nodded slightly. Shui Meiyin was born with an extraordinary soul. How terrifying her mental strength was, no one knew better than her father. Even if Yun Che had discovered his soul had been invaded, he should have used his overwhelming combat advantage to seize victory. Daring to engage her head-on in a spiritual struggle was extremely unwise!
An aura of Golden Crow majesty continuously emanated from Yun Che, sometimes strong, sometimes weak — clearly, he was activating his Golden Crow Soul Spirit. Before long, a cold pressure suddenly overlapped with the Golden Crow's majesty — he had released his Ice Phoenix Soul Spirit.
With both soul spirits activated simultaneously, Yun Che's body trembled slightly.
In contrast, Shui Meiyin's eyes were gently closed, her skirt fluttering, as if in a peaceful slumber. One couldn't feel the slightest trace of soul force being released.
Inside Yun Che's soul world, red butterflies danced and ice phoenixes cried out. Blue light and fire butterflies simultaneously sealed off and destroyed the black butterflies that were invading from unknown sources. But these black butterflies seemed endless; no matter how Yun Che resisted, their numbers never seemed to diminish.
I don't believe that a little girl who hasn't even weaned yet can have stronger mental strength than me — Yun Che growled inwardly, surging his mental power even more fiercely.
"Hmph! You're the one who hasn't weaned! Let me show you what I've got!"
The moment Yun Che's thought passed, the girl's dissatisfied snort rang out. Her "retaliation" came in an instant. The dancing black butterflies suddenly flickered with dark, eerie light. A far greater oppressive force than before bore down, causing the soul light of both the Golden Crow Soul Spirit and the Ice Phoenix Soul Spirit to dim simultaneously.
"...!?" Yun Che was shocked again... Could it be that she hadn't been using her full strength just now!?
The black butterflies danced lightly, rapidly extinguishing the fire butterflies. Within just over a dozen breaths, they had invaded nearly thirty percent of Yun Che's soul space and were steadily advancing. The soul world began to tremble uneasily, the tremors growing more intense.
And at that moment, all the black butterflies suddenly scattered in all directions, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye. With the butterflies gone, a beautiful, illusory painting appeared before Yun Che's eyes.
He saw towering mountains, drifting mist, a vast sky, with moon and stars together. Amidst the boundless heavens and earth, a feeling of smallness welled up within him. Gradually, he began to see the mountains and mist receding, the sky becoming even more infinite and boundless, while his own existence grew smaller and smaller... small as a pebble... small as a speck of dust... so small as to be nearly nothingness...
This is...
Yun Che was horrified at his core. The sense of existence uncontrollably faded rapidly. He knew full well that when the sense of existence completely disappeared, his soul would be fully invaded. At that point, he would be controlled by Shui Meiyin, at her mercy.
He began to struggle immediately, but his desperate efforts were extraordinarily weak. That terrible feeling was like a tiny boat vainly trying to escape the overturning of a vast ocean. Gradually, even the presence of the Golden Crow Soul Spirit and the Ice Phoenix Soul Spirit became so faint they were nearly undetectable.
This... how is this possible!
I possess multiple soul spirits, far surpassing ordinary people in mental strength, yet I'm being easily suppressed to the point of utter defeat... and she's just a fifteen-year-old girl!
The more he struggled, the weaker his sense of existence became. His consciousness blurred at an appalling rate.
No good... it seems I have no choice but to release the Dragon Soul! Otherwise...
"Oh? Dragon Soul? You also possess a Dragon Soul?"
A voice full of surprise from Shui Meiyin echoed in his soul.
Yun Che not only possessed a Dragon Soul, but an exceptionally special, unique-in-all-chaos Dragon God Soul! This was one of his greatest trump cards for survival. On the Divine Phoenix Platform under the watchful eyes of all, unless absolutely necessary, he would never want to use the Dragon Soul.
But Shui Meiyin's soul power was terrifying far beyond his expectations. If he continued to hold back the Dragon Soul, he would only face a crushing defeat.
Just as Yun Che was about to fully release the Dragon Soul, a thought suddenly struck him... Wait! She can see my thoughts at any time...
Hmm...
Hmm?
HM!
Yun Che's mental power abruptly ceased all resistance, allowing Shui Meiyin's soul force to invade freely. And within his soul, a gorgeous scene began to form:
In the Demon Imperial Realm, within the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, inside the barrier set up by the Golden Crow Soul Spirit, Xiaoyaohou and Feng Xue'er's beautiful clothes were torn and scattered all over the ground. Both were completely naked, tightly entwined with Yun Che. Sometimes Xiaoyaohou was on top, sometimes Feng Xue'er on top, sometimes Yun Che had them overlapping, sometimes both buried their heads between his thighs... Two perfect jade bodies like stars and moons were engaged in the most obscene, degenerate acts with Yun Che.
*BANG!!*
Yun Che's soul world suddenly shook violently. Then, piercing his ears, came the longest, sharpest girl's scream he had ever heard in his life.
"Ahhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"