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

“These souls are missing some parts. Only the power of reincarnation would be able to complete their souls once again,” Zhu Ming sighed as he watched the ghosts around him. “I’m afraid that they will only be able to be retards for a few lifetimes.”

“Shortie is not among these souls.” Yi Qing heaved a sigh of relief after he finished scanning all of the souls. “It seems like the person who captured Shortie only planned to bring Shortie’s soul here to be split after extracting it from her body somewhere else.” The only thing was that they could not figure out why exactly that person wanted to collect primary souls.

Lonemoon frowned and glanced at Mother Feng, who was still crazed despite being held back by Zhu Ming.

This array had clearly been around for a long time. From the looks of it, Mother Feng’s primary soul was taken away by this very array. That was probably the reason why she became agitated upon seeing it. But why was this little mystic realm containing the array hidden in her abode? And why did she have the token that opened it?

When they entered the mystic realm, apart from the divine Yi Qing, Zhu Ming’s and Lonemoon’s primordial spirit nearly got caught in the array. That proved that even ghost immortals could not control the array. This array was not set up by Mother Feng.

“What’s that?” Shen Ying asked as she pointed to the center of the array.

They paused and turned. There was a transparent ball standing in the center of the array. It seemed to be trapping something inside of it.

“It looks like shards of remnant souls. Zhu Ming leaned closer for a better look. Then, he conjured a seal, causing the remnant souls to float out from inside the ball. They condensed into a little figure. The figure sat down and hugged her knees immediately. She looked not more than two years old and was slightly familiar.

“Shortie,” Shen Ying suddenly called.

Lonemoon and Yi Qing’s chests tightened. “This is Shortie’s remnant soul? Are you sure?”

“Yes.” Shen Ying nodded. This was the same ghost she saw when she was sleepwalking the last time.

“That’s not right.” Lonemoon frowned and continued, “Even if Shortie’s soul has been split, it should look like an adult. This remnant soul is clearly still a child. Unless…”

His voice trailed off as he exchanged a meaningful glance with Yi Qing. The both of them had the exact same thought at the same time. “This remnant soul already left her body before she reincarnated!”

Yi Qing’s expression fell as he recalled something. He immediately began looking around. A moment later, he pointed to the array beside him and said, “Master, quick, look! There’s a Realm-Attracting Array here. Shortie must have been lured here by this remnant soul. That was how she got pulled into the Divine Underworld all the way from the Invincible Heavenly Palace.”

But the realm gates that were opened by the Realm-Attracting Array were not stable. That was probably why it did not manage to transport Shortie into this mystic realm directly.

“We have to find her quickly,” Lonemoon muttered anxiously, his expression darkening. It looked like the person who kidnapped Shortie was not willing to settle for just any soul. He clearly plotted to get Shortie’s soul specifically.

“My friends…” Zhu Ming suddenly spoke. “You have found the remnant soul of the person you’re looking for. This part of the soul is connected to the others. Why not make use of this connection and employ geomancy to check her location.”

The few of them stared blankly back at him. That’s right! They almost forgot that they could employ that technique.

Although the remnant soul was not exactly a big part of a person’s soul, and faded with time, it was still connected to the rest of one’s soul. The remnant soul would be able to sense what the rest of the soul is experiencing. If they employed geomancy, they would be able to locate Shortie.