Chapter 241 - Opening of the Exclusion Zone (1/2)
“What uses does the Soul Pearl have?” Ye Chen asked.
“There was an elder inside the Illusionary Pearl that had heard of the Soul Pearl but it’s specific use and the identity of its creator was unknown. Another elder mentioned that the Soul Pearl isn’t easily controlled and we must be careful with it. It’d be troublesome if one were to be controlled by it instead,” Little Wingsy translated, his eyes filled with confusion. How would human consciousness be controlled by a mere object?
Ye Chen frowned slightly, recalling back to when the Soul Pearl had invaded his mind earlier. He was startled. If not for the Flying Dagger in his mind, the outcome would have been a lot worse. It was unheard of for human consciousness to be stored in a vessel and become immortal, even continuing to cultivate itself in the vessel. When he thought about it, the process of creating these spirit arcana and creating Human Puppet should be of the same principle.
“The existence of the spirit arcana opposes the Heavenly Laws. Every thousand years, they were due to be condemned by the Heavens therefore, many spirit arcana were destroyed in the process. This Soul Pearl has had tens of thousands of years of history. Logically speaking, the Heavenly Law punishments would grow stronger each time so that there was a very minuscule chance of the Soul Pearl surviving. The elder said that perhaps the Soul Pearl had some special way to evade the punishments. In the case of the Illusionary Pearl, the reason for its preservation was due to the tanuki clan’s ancestors imparting part of their soul into it, invoking a powerful array inside the Illusionary Pearl that was able to throw off the Gods,” Little Wingsy continued to translate for Little Tanuki.
It would seem that the Illusionary Pearl was extremely powerful. Then, how did the Soul Pearl evade the Heavenly Law punishment?
Ye Chen paused for a moment. Then it came to him suddenly before saying, “Could it be due to the Sunken Jade Tower? Perhaps the Soul Pearl has evaded the Heavenly Law punishment because it was residing inside the Sunken Jade tower?” Was it possible that the Sunken Jade Tower was more powerful than these spiritual arcana?
Presently, there was no way for Ye Chen to know of these things so it would not hurt to speculate a little.
It would be wise to not underestimate the Soul Pearl. Fortunately, due to the Flying Dagger in Ye Chen’s mind, he did not have to fear the Soul Pearl. It comforted him when he thought of that.
It would seem it was not necessarily a good thing to have so many valuable treasures. With items like the Soul Pearl, Heavenly Astra Master Seal, and Vice Seal, a single reckless move might cost him his life. To gain control of them, he would need to hone himself to become stronger!
Ye Chen was not sure what had caused a reaction from the Soul Pearl. Could it be due to them being at the Exclusion Zone? This place was very mysterious. He decided he was not going to keep worrying about it for now. So, he stashed the other items back into the armguard space while he kept the Soul Pearl inside the pocket of his shirt. It already had a reaction once so it might happen again.
Since the Soul Pearl seemed to be vulnerable against the Flying Dagger, Ye Chen was confident that he could subdue it. He was not worried that it would fight back. He planned to just observe and see what happened for now.
Another day had passed. At dawn on the second day when the morning sun was only just coming up, there were already people practicing their martial art technique.
The few Earth Venerable Rank fighters were mostly practicing Tier Three to Tour martial art techniques. It took them a lot of time and effort to learn these martial art techniques. As for Tier Five to Six martial art techniques, they did not even bother to attempt them. Even Great Emperor Mingwu had only known a single Tier Six martial art technique passed down from his family.
Martial art techniques had to be improvised individually to fit their cultivation system to be cast. In the vault of the Xiwu Empire, there were plenty of scrolls detailing Tier Five and Six martial art techniques. However, those scrolls could only be used as reference material as it was near impossible to learn them and make it into their art martial techniques. Unless there was a talented clan member who was able to revise them, but there were not many people who had the knowledge and skill to do so.
When the morning came, the birds came flocking in large groups back to the Exclusion Zone, searching for food on the island.
“Your Majesty, does mystical beasts come out during the night in the Exclusion Zone?” Ye Chen asked. He found the phenomenon to be very strange because he did not see any birds setting up nests in the Exclusion Zone.
Great Emperor Mingwu frowned and said, “In the history of Xiwu Empire, there were not many who have been victorious and returned safely from the Exclusion Zone. They have recorded everything about the Exclusion Zone including the maps and other information There have never been word of mystical beasts appearing, even at night.”
Ye Chen was perplexed as that was strange. There was no way of finding out now so he would see how things went after he had entered.
Another two days had passed. It was early morning when the Exclusion Zone had opened.
Ye Chen, Great Emperor Mingwu, Nie Qingyun, and the others packed their belongings and headed toward the entrance of the Exclusion Zone.
The two top Mystique Venerable Rank Human Puppets stood quietly. Without moving their feet, they turned their heads and set their gaze upon them. Their piercing gaze carried an eerie chill behind them.
Knowing that these two guards were Human Puppets, Great Emperor Mingwu cannot help stealing a few more glances. After careful observation, he noticed that there were no hints of life within them.
“You may enter,” one of the Human Puppet guards said in a deep tone. His voice was sharp and husky, like the sound of sawing planks which sent chills down their spine.
The group did not utter a single word and proceeded to enter.