540 I Have Nothing to do With I (1/2)

”It seems like we got our first 5000 participants. Very well, I will now begin the second phase.”

Suddenly, all the White Light pools shined as some pods covered with several inscriptions came from inside. Each of them was around 3 meters tall. Krune and the others could see that there was something that looked like a door in front of each one too.

Suddenly, all the doors opened, showing a small space inside of a person's size. Obviously, it was made with the demon beasts in their human form's taken into consideration.

”For some reason, a few idiots were trying to enter the pool, but let's forget about it.”

Krune's group and quite a few cultivators and demon beasts felt embarrassed when they heard that.

”Those are the Soul World Pods. Once you enter and the door closes, it will once more sink into the pool. After that, your Soul will be pulled out of your body and sent into the Soul World. At the same time, your body will be put into a hibernation state. Be aware, if you die inside, your Soul will be destroyed. Not only will your body die without a soul, but there will be no reincarnation to speak of.”

”In the Soul World, your Soul Power obviously count. Some might say that it wouldn't be fair with demon beasts since they usually have a weaker soul. However, don't forget that the Ice Maze was not fair with the cultivators either. Demon Beasts had an easier time resisting the freezing energy in their real forms. So as you can guess, there are quite a few more demon beasts than cultivators now. This round will more or less balance the sides. Of course, everything is possible. Maybe the ratio of demon beasts will be even higher after the end of the second phase.”

”Anyway, in the Soul World, you only have one objective. Survive! It will simulate an entire world where several Nightmare Demons will attack you incessantly. At the same time, your Soul Power will be drained by the Soul World formation. If you want to recover your soul power, it is very easy. Kill the Nightmare Beasts. Simply put, just running away is not enough, and you will probably be one of the first ones to die if you do so.”

”Inside the Soul World, you will have the same appearance as you have outside. Humans will be humans, and demon beasts will be demon beasts. All your weapons and skills will be there too, as long as you really have them in the real world, of course. It's just that the power of the attacks you use against the Nightmare Demons will be affected by your Soul Power to a certain extent. The same could be said to your resistance against their attacks.”

”Last but not least, if you don't want to die, you can give up anytime you wish. All you need to do is say, ”I give up,” and the formation will immediately pull your Soul out of the Soul World. Of course, that also means that you will be disqualified. Once your Soul returns to your body, it will then be teleported outside.”

”Well, that's basically it. Make sure to put up a good show. Don't forget there are thousands of Universes watching your performance.”

Krune couldn't help but feel a little smug. After all, they are using the Soul Power as the main factor in this phase. With his Myriad Energies Technique and Heavin's Soul Cultivation, he doubts that there is someone with a Soul stronger than his. However, Krune quickly shook his head after that. That wasn't like him at all.

Laka then looked at Krune and Hanan.

”Well, I guess I'll see you two later.”

Hanan smiled.

”Maybe it won't take that long. The guy said that we will be teleported to a Nightmare Demons' Soul World. But he didn't say that we will be alone in there. Chances are that all cultivators and demon beasts will be on the same planet. Who knows? We might meet each other not too long after.”

Krune then laughed before saying.

”In that case, they are pretty shameless. That means we can kill other participants' Souls so that the number goes down faster.”

Hanan and Laka had to admit that Krune was right.

”In that case, wouldn't it be better to look for each other?”

Laka then shrugged his shoulders.

”How?”

Hanan then commented.

”We are all at the Divine Path Realm at the moment, and we are pretty strong ones at that. Our souls should be more than strong enough to scan a planet with Divine Sense, no? It would be easy to find each other like that.”

Krune immediately shook his head.

”I don't believe they will leave such a flaw behind. That would be ridiculous. At most, they will allow Divine Senses to travel a hundred kilometers or so. Of course, those with stronger Soul will be able to see further than those with weaker ones. But the difference won't be much bigger than that. There is even a chance that they will block it completely.”

Hahan then suggested.

”We can simply use the cardinal directions. As soon as we arrive, we will all move to the extreme north of that planet. Sure we can eventually bump into each other there, no?”

Krune then shook his head again.