Chapter 399 - Devouring Souls (1/2)

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In the hazy world, Yan Zaizen's eyes drooped and his shoulders rose up and down, coinciding with every single labored breath. He felt a feeling of invigorating excitement and a hint of disbelief in his heart. Lifting his palm to his face, his eyes effused exhaustion. ”So...this is my Paragon Soul World.” His words were but a whisper, but within the hazy world, it echoed like an announcement.

He had discovered this ability after ascending to the Paragon Soul Realm. It was a form of advanced astral projection. Instead of projecting a strand of his soul temporarily, it was to induce a tangible recreation of his actual soul. It forcefully brought everyone and everything soul-related into his soul, an ultimate expression of self.

”It's still flawed...however,” he softly remarked. If his soul was a true recreation of his Paragon Soul Realm cultivation base, then the aspects of his soul, such as the Dao Heart and Blackhole should've manifested. Instead, only his soul was projected.

”Tch,” he clicked his tongue and looked to his right. A body was floating within the hazy world, lifted by strands of soul energy. This was Lady Ching-chien, her soulless body. Her body still exuded vibrant lifeforce.

”Foolish.” His eyes radiated disdain and contempt. She wished to actually capture him, but did she truly believe his life was so soft, so easy to claim? Was it worth it? He had no enmity with her, yet she was intent on setting herself against him. If she hadn't taken action first, she would still be alive today, enjoying the breath of life.

Woosh!

A ray of energy was drawn to him, moving at the speed surpassing light itself, but Yan Zaizen immediately reacted. Lifting his hand, he grasped towards the ray of energy and clinched it within his palms. His hand chaotically trembled for a brief period before simmering down into a whispering quake.

Inspecting his hand, he softly smiled. ”This is her soul.” When he was young, he had been a lot more reckless in his treatment of life. During which, he discovered the properties of his blackhole. One of which was its ability to automatically absorb the souls of others he slain. He had tested the theory a few times, but he knew it only affected those he personally killed.

The energy in his palm was the fragmented, yet regathered, soul essence of Lady Ching-chien. ”The Blackhole still has many mysteries I've yet to discover. Firstly, its ability to absorb the soul of others I've slain for my own gain. This is a tyrannical ability. I absorbed Ezekiel and obtained soul cultivation before even knowing what it was. In the Serene Moon Cove, I'm certain I did it again, allowing me to advance my cultivation once more.”

He pondered on various events and discovered how they've truly supported his rise and development. The blackhole was the most essential aspect of himself, and now his soul and it was one and the same, far unlike before. With his newfound control over it, he could exhibit a faint trace of its ability, absorbing spirituality, physicality, and essence.

Taking a deep breath, he allowed the regathered soul to enter his glabella. Before he could even conceive a thought, the exhaustion he felt was washed away. Before, he was like a tank bottoming out, but now, his soul energy was refilled and then some. He felt bursting with energy, overflowing and overpowering. ”Her soul source cultivation wasn't high, but her soul was incredibly refined and powerful, capable of manifesting and controlling the Heavenly Law of Souls. To be capable of taking this route meant her soul was definitely cultivated via some method.

”Incredible. Her soul strength truly exceeded my own in terms of raw energy and power, further reinforced by her heavenly cultivation base and law energy.” He clenched his fist, riveting in the abundant amount of soul energy circulating throughout his body. His blackhole has always had the ability to instantly refine material into his own form of energy, and he only understood the basic principle, but nothing more. Outside of its raw devouring ability which seemed to have no limit, even capable of absorbing the laws of an entirely different universe, he knew there was more to it.

”Is devouring all you can do? I don't think so.” As he thought this, he inspected his soul and regarded the various forms of laws avatars sitting firmly within his soul. They were brilliant and bright, and he knew it wasn't just devouring, but enriching and assimilation. Asenath, the Heavenly Monarch of the Dreaming Devil Law, had been absorbed by the blackhole. Because of this, he had refined her Original Law.

An original law can only be conceived by someone who can exceed the Heavens, built upon the foundation of the heavens. It was an achievement that enabled divinity-like powers and abilities. Not to mention, the power of which would enable the lifespan to reach millions of years. If he could absorb one Original Law, could he absorb others?