“Sure! Sure!” the Ice Cold Flame immediately replied.
“Good. Then tell me the origin of the pearl. I need to know what it is and how can it be used.”
“The Soul Gathering Pearl is a kind of demon crystal belonging to the Soul Gathering Beast, who is one of the most ancient demon beasts that has ever existed between the heaven and earth. It feeds on all kinds of living beings’ souls and the more souls it absorbs, the more quickly it evolves, eventually becoming extremely powerful. Soul Gathering Beasts of Level Seven, Eight and Nine can produce a kind of demon crystal -- which is exactly the Soul Gathering Pearl -- that can absorb souls and turn them into pure soul power. Very precious, I’d say.”
“Then does it benefit you, the soul power accumulated in the pearl?”
“Of course! It will benefit to all living creatures that have a soul! If we can get this pearl, my soul and life form can evolve to perfection. It’s the same for you. With the soul power gathered from the pearls, your life form can improve too. You may even form a sea of consciousness! “
Shi Yan’s heart jumped to his throat.
The Sea of Consciousness was formed when a warrior enters the realm of Nirvana by gathering his soul consciousness. Its value is beyond imagination. However, unless a warrior enters this realm or above, there is no way for him to have a sea of consciousness. But the Ice Cold Flame had just divulged a piece of news of thunderous importance - with the soul power accumulated in Soul Gathering Pearls, he can improve his life form and obtain a sea of consciousness! If so, this Soul Gathering Pearl will beat even the Divinity medicines and pills!
“How’s that possible, forming a sea of consciousness?“ Shi Yan asked with caution, trying to get more information from the Ice Cold Flame.
“The Soul Gathering Beast is one of the most mysterious demon beasts in this world. Its existence per se, is a miracle. The reason I came to know about this beast and the pearl is that once, many powerful guys had wanted to absorb me. When they tried to take over my consciousness, I obtained their knowledge and memory in return. The origin of this Soul Gathering Beast, I read from a memory of a Divine warrior’s. And that was a hundred thousand years ago. Now that so many years have passed, it’s probably no longer a secret any more...”
“So it’s true that a sea of consciousness can be formed?”
“Sure. There are two aspects in martial arts practice: physical exercise and soul improvement. You warriors are born with a physical body so you begin with the first aspect. Later, you experience a gradual transition to soul improvement. However, for us or those who do not have a physical body, we begin by improving our souls. Then comes the need to seek a physical body.”
After a brief pause, the Ice Cold Flame continued its speech, “So basically, all of us need to struggle for a better body and soul, to repair our defects and climb to the higher rung in the ladder of evolution. In the earth and heaven, there exists many mysterious things that can help us accelerate our improvement. The Soul Gathering Pearl is just one of such a treasure that can strengthen your vitality and improve your life form. The pure soul power in it can restore your soul and facilitate the making of a sea of consciousness that beats every other warriors of your rank!”
Throughout the long years, the Ice Cold Flame had come to obtain a great deal of knowledge and memory from powerful warriors, hence its good command of information concerning human warriors. Its speech had been quite logical and easy to understand, giving new knowledge to Shi Yan about the ultimate truth of a warrior’s life even though he had only heard about it once.
“So this Soul Gathering Pearl really is beneficial for me!”
“Of course. The soul power residing in it is wondrous. Also, when the pearl is drenched in water, it can transform into Soul Mirror - used to beckon powerful spirits from other spaces. In earlier years, there seemed to be a wicked sect that used the Soul Mirror to get powerful spirits from other spaces to fight for them. Normally, those spirits are bound by rules of the heaven and the earth, so once they enter our world, their vitality will be greatly reduced. Therefore, even if they could force into our world successfully, it is still hard to say if they can use their power to the fullest extent. However, it is a different story with the spirits beckoned by Soul Mirror. They can get rid of the rules and give free rein to their soul power, not reduced in the least...”
“Soul Mirror? Powerful spirits from other spaces?” Shi Yan murmured to himself. Suddenly his eyes flashed as he felt the sensation of a cold and wicked air. The sensation seemed similar to the air emitted by the Demon King, Bo Xun. So could it be that someone from the Fourth Demon Area had arrived in this island? But why would they?
And the Gu Family. They had killed every resident in the island they saw so that they could put the dead’s souls into the Soul Gathering Pearl. What is their purpose? Could it be that they were trying to beckon the demons from the Fourth Demon Area? What could they do with the demons?
To destroy the Yang Family!
A train of thought quickly flitted across his mind, sweeping away the doubts. Gradually, his eyes regained the brightness of clarity with his thoughts becoming organized. Now he was sure that the Gu Family was bent on beating the Shura Blood Guards of the Yang’s. As is known to all, the feud between the two families was unshakable. With the assistance of the Soul Mirror, powerful demons of the Fourth Demon Area could be beckoned, and it would be a breeze for a demon above the God Rank to exterminate a powerful warrior of the Third Realm of the Sky Rank. A warrior is utterly destroyed when his soul is devastated by the demon’s soul power, leaving no chance of recuperation left for him. This is even more horrible than destroying his body.
Shi Yan was struck dumb with fear. The Ice Cold Flame’s words corresponded with his long-term observation, which assured him that he had known the fiendish plot of the Gu Family.
The three Shura Kings of the Yangs were all of the Sky rank. Thus, whichever one was sent here would be mercilessly destroyed by the demon beckoned from the Fourth Demon Area, since the gap between their rank was huge.
Shi Yan sank into a thoughtful silence. Only after a long while did he speak again to the Ice Cold Flame inside the ring, “Do you have a way to obtain the Soul Gathering Pearl?”
“Sure I do!” The Ice Cold Flame instantly replied, rather excitedly.
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Edited by: Vick and Bobby