Chapter 257 - Soul-Splitting Array (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

This was an especially small mystic realm – it was more of a mystic room. There was only a huge stage in the room, and there was a strange ancient array on the stage. Even Yi Qing, the dragon heir, had never seen it before.

As soon as they landed, there was a red flash of light. The quiet stage lit up with many arrays of different sizes. Lonemoon felt his heart jump and he felt uneasy right down to his primordial spirit. He felt as if something was trying to break out of his body.

“Father Niu!” Shen Ying picked him off the ground. Yi Qing also felt something weird. The moment he touched the ground, he flew into the air again.

“How are you feeling?”

Lonemoon gasped for air, trying to regulate his immortal Qi. Finally, after much effort, he managed to suppress the feeling of his primordial spirit jumping out of his body. “That array down there can capture souls.” Even immortal souls are no exception!

All of them started and retreated a little. The array on the stage was fully activated by now. The entire stage had become red. Out of nowhere, they heard ear-piercing wails. Inside the array, many ghostly figures suddenly appeared, and they looked like they were in extreme pain. They struggled and cried out from inside the array, doing their best to fight the red light that was trapping them. Every time they tried, their souls would grow fainter. Yet, they did not seem to notice this. They continued to struggle.

“What… What is all of this?” It was obvious that the group was shocked into silence. They could say that it was travelling souls inside the array, but it was obvious that those souls were even weaker than travelling souls. Even their shadows were faint.

“Immortal soul… My immortal soul!” Mother Feng, who had been staring blankly, suddenly shouted. She became agitated and began to act maniacally again. She turned around and flew toward the array.

“Mother Feng!” Zhu Ming exclaimed, blocking her with Yin Qi.

Yet, she wanted to go over extremely badly. She began to attack Zhu Ming. “My immortal soul… Return it to me! Return it to me!”

“What’s the matter?” Lonemoon looked down at the array and the crazed Mother Feng. Zhu Ming had clearly sealed her divine perception and five senses. Why was she still behaving this way? Could it be the array?

“Do you feel…” Shen Ying suddenly spoke, pointing to the ghostly figures in the array, “that all the ghostly souls down there look the same?”

“What do you mean, the same?” Lonemoon looked closer into the array and specifically at the figures inside it. Suddenly, his eyes widened. “Holy shit!” They did look exactly the same – their bodies and their faces. How did this array find two or three people that looked the same?

“How could it be?” Yi Qing was obviously confused. “Although some people do look alike, there aren’t two people who look exactly the same. Unless…” He paused mid-sentence and sucked in a deep breath.

The two of them exchanged glances and exclaimed at the same time, “The Soul-Splitting Array!”

This was an array that could split one’s soul. Those people who look exactly the same must be parts of the same soul.

“Mas…” Yi Qing was just about to call out to Shen Ying, but she had already jumped down. She stepped hard on the side of the stage. There was a loud crash and the corner of the stage caved in.

The Soul-Splitting Array became dimmer almost immediately. The hundreds of ghosts inside of it floated out. The split souls began to gather together so that the number of souls halved. There was no more wailing. Perhaps because they were seriously injured, several souls did not seem to have any consciousness left. Instead, they floated around aimlessly.

The few people floating in mid-air finally landed on the ground again.