Chapter 235 (1/2)

Chapter 235: Soul Realm

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Auselia could return to the Skeletal Fort anytime. The Divine Gear that she wielded indeed possessed terrifying power. Link and his group hence ran at full speed within the Soul Realm.

Two minutes later, they had successfully gotten out of the heart of the chilling and brutal Pralync Kingdom.

However, this was still less than a mile away from the Skeletal Fort. This distance wasn’t far enough as they could still be easily located by the Dark Serpent. They had to keep moving forward.

“Speed up! Pick up the pace!” Link urged.

However, the others seemed to be struggling. They were not even traveling faster than an ordinary human.

“Link, my Battle Aura seems to be depleted,” Annie said with a frown.

“My feet feel like lead. How can I only have such little strength?” Felina said as she trudged forward with Kanorse on her back. This would be an easy feat in the Physical Realm. However, in the Soul Realm, she felt completely exhausted after carrying him for only a short distance.

Link kept his gaze in the direction of the Skeletal Fort as he explained, “The change in the realm means a change in the principles and laws of the world. In the Soul Realm, the dominant physical force that we are used to will be suppressed. Instead, the power of the soul which we often overlook in the Physical Realm will be greatly magnified. In the Soul Realm, as long as one holds on to hope and faith, he will be granted unimaginable power.”

Everyone was confused with Link’s speech. They exchanged glances and saw the perplexed expression on each other’s faces.

They could understand each and every word. However, when they were linked together to form a sentence, it seemed like some indecipherable code. This was embarrassing.

When Link got no reply, he turned around to see the dazed expression on everyone’s faces and patted his forehead apologetically. He then decided to demonstrate it directly, “Watch carefully!”

Following which, they could see streaks of white light enveloping Link together with a dome of mild flame surrounding his exterior body. This was not a blinding brightness, but a mellow and gentle hue that extended to a foot around Link.

Before this, everyone was preoccupied with escaping and did not seem to notice this phenomenon. They now realized that Link was not the only one with this special veil over him. Every one of them possessed it as well, although none of them had a hue half as bright as Link’s.

After some sort of comparison, among the eight of them, Link had the strongest glow, followed by Felina, who had a veil almost half as bright as Link. The third was Kanorse, although Kanorse’s situation was slightly strange.

He was enveloped in a layer of greyish light instead. Closer inspection would reveal a few black snakes slithering in and out of his body. It looked extremely sinister.

Link explained as he ran forward, “This is commonly called the Light of the Soul. The stronger the soul, the brighter the brilliance, and thus the stronger you will be in the Soul Realm. Kanorse’s situation…doesn’t look too good.”

Felina nodded in agreement as she was the one carrying Kanorse this whole time. She said, “His body feels ice cold, and I can vaguely hear a sinister hissing sound coming from his body. I’m afraid he is close to becoming completely demonized.”

Hearing what the people beside him was saying, Kanorse unexpectedly spoke. He muttered in an extremely weak voice, “No, I can still hold on…he will not swallow my consciousness…ah…”

If he was still half-conscious, that meant that there was still hope.

Link stretched out his hand and leisurely fished the heavy and well-built Kanorse from Felina’s shoulders. The ease at which he did the action made Kanorse seem as light as a balloon.

Everyone was dumbfounded at this action. What terrifying strength! After all, Link was a Magician. After being with him this entire mission, the scouts had a good understanding of his power and his physical strength. He definitely did not possess enough strength to lift Kanorse with such ease.

“Now you see. This is the power of the soul. I did not use much strength. I simply thought that I wanted to bring him over, and I imbued that action with enough trust and willpower. Following which, I was able to bring him over easily.”

The scouts still seemed to be confused over this strange phenomenon, while Annie and Felina seemed to be thinking about something.

After a few seconds, Felina similarly stretched her hand and took over Kanorse from Link’s shoulders. She seemed to be doing it with relative ease as well. She then laughed heartily and said, “I see what you mean now. Magician, you are indeed really knowledgeable.”

Link nodded, “That is correct. Alright, we need to speed up. Trust me, all of you will be able to do it!”

These scouts were all elite scouts from the Norton Kingdom. After two successful demonstrations, they were able to achieve some sort of success with movement within the Soul Realm and were able to pick up the pace. This was especially so for Annie. Her speed in the Soul Realm was even faster than her top speed in the Physical Realm, allowing her to trail behind Link and Felina with ease.

“This is amazing.”

“How interesting.”

“Hey Magician, if I believe that I am able to fly, will I really be able to fly in the Soul Realm?” Felina asked.

Link shook his head and answered, “That would be difficult. The laws of physics that bound the Physical Realm also apply to the Soul Realm. You would be able to fly if you believed hard enough, but it would come at a great cost. There is a limit to the power of the soul as well. Alright, we have to speed up, the master of the Skeletal Fort should be catching up soon.”

They then began their escape with solemn expressions on their faces.

After half a minute, everyone suddenly felt that their hearts were especially heavy, as though a large stone was placed upon it. They then looked upwards and saw that the original grey sky had turned a few shades darker. The more terrifying thing was that their speed seemed to have decreased greatly, their legs feeling as though they were trudging through mud.

“What is happening?”

“How is this possible?”

“Is it here?” Felina turned to look at Link.

Link had a serious expression on his face as he turned to look at the sky above the Skeletal Fort. The rest followed his gaze and were horrified at what they saw.

A black-scaled anaconda at least 15 feet in width and more than 600 feet in length had appeared in the sky. It seemed to be levitating in the sky as though it was weightless.

The brilliance on its body was even more terrifying. From afar, it looked as though its body was encircled in pitch black flames from hell. Under the influence of these flames, the skies within a ten-mile radius had all turned many shades darker.

It looked as though the end was coming!

At this time, they were only a little more than a mile away from the Skeletal Fort. They could still clearly see the actions of this giant anaconda. Instead of chasing after them, the giant anaconda made a sucking action the moment it opened its mouth.