Chapter1157:OntheAltar

JustlikePassedPrincesssaid,WarDancer,whoexistsinthewayofthesoulcore,willabsolutelynotbetouchedbyYunXiaslongasshedoesn’tletherguarddown.

Don’tlookathowPassedPrincesstearsandbites,kicksandstompsonYunXi,butshehasneverreallytouchedhimonce.

Thisiswhatmakesthesoulcorespecial.Asidefrombeinganancientweaponintheformofahalf-body,whichhasasynchronizedreactionwhenfatallyattacked,theyarepracticallyimmortal.

Unlesstheyencounteradivine-levelsealingtechnique,theyareimmunetoallphysicalandmagicalattacksintheworld.Theywon’tevenbeharmedinthecenterofanuclearexplosion,justlikebeingprotectedinanisolatedIdealHomeland.

Ontheotherhand,theycannotinterferemuchinthisworld.Themosttheycandoisblowacoldwindorcreateaghostlyreflectioninamirror.

YunXiusedthepowerofthefacelessgodtotearaparttheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastandsealtheblackirongiant,buthecouldn’ttrulyharmPassedPrincessandWarDancer.

Theybecamehisspoilsbecausehehadcontrolovertheirhalf-bodies.

PassedPrincess’sblackirongiantcanquicklyreviveinplaceaslongasitescapesfromthehightowerandtouchestherealground.

TheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastlooksquitemiserablenow,withitsheadseveredanditsbodydraggingalonglikeabrokensnake.

Butitwasn’talivetobeginwith.Theseveredheadisjustaresultofsignificantinternalsystemdamage.IfitcanbetakenbacktotheUndergroundCemeteryforrepairsbytheKingofUndead,itcanstillbefixed.

ThePassedPrincessandWarDancer,arebasicallythecorepartsofancientweapons.Iftheirshellsaredamaged,aslongastheyarestillthere,theweaponscanberepairedandusedagain.

ThePassedPrincessisnotafraidofYunXiatall,becauseshecannotbeharmed.Aslongasshedoesn’twantto,evenanuclearexplosioncannotdestroyher.

Thesoulcoreissuchamysteriousexistence.

However,thereisoneexception.

Thatiswhenthesoulcorevoluntarilyrevealsitssecretsandletsdownitsguard.

Atthistime,thesoulcorecanberewrittenorevendestroyed.

It’slikeinnocentfairiesopeningthegatestotheirisolatedIdealHomeland.

Oncethedoortotheoutsideworldisopened,thefairies’IdealHomelandisnolongerinvincible.Thisisaneventthatmustbeavoidedatallcosts.

Atthismoment,WarDancerisactingfoolishlyintheeyesofthePassedPrincess,almostlikecommittingsuicide.

"No...don’t...!"

"Ifyoulethimin,thewardancerwillbeintrouble."

"Thisshamelesssilverdragoncanabsolutelynotbetrusted!"PassedPrincessdesperatelyheldWarDancer’shand.Asfellowwarweaponsandsoulcores,shecherishedhercompanionsmorethananyoneelse.

Especiallythewardancer,shewasPassedPrincess’srelative,acousin,andevenasister-likepresence.

"Iwantto...dosomething."WarDancerlookedatYunXiwithabravegaze.

Thisisagamble,towillinglyopenhersoulcoretothissilverdragon.Itisachallenge,butalsoasignofconfidence.Shefirmlybelievesthatherwillcannotbechanged.

Sheevenwantstochangetheothersideinreturn.

Unlikethenaiveprincesswhodiedfromanillness,herdeathwasextremelytragic,whichgaveheranevenstrongerbeliefthanwhenshewasalive.

Shecravespowerandwantstochangethisworld.

ThekinggaveherapowerthatallowedhertopossesstheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,whichhadthepowertochangethebattlefield.

However,nowtheEmeraldSeaDragonBeasthasbeendefeatedandshehaslostherpower.

Forsomeonewhodesirespower,thisisanunbearablesituation.

Luckily,shestillhasonelastmove.

Thedevelopmentofthesoulcorehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Forher,itmeansremovingherlastdefenseandallowingtheopponenttodirectlyaccesshertruenature.

Likewise,italsoallowshertoaccesstheopponent’struenature.

Shewantsastrongerpower,justlikethepowerofthesilvergiantbeforehereyes.

Everythingisforthegreatking.

"No,Ihaveaverybadfeeling,wecan’tdothis."LookingatthesoulradiancespreadingfromYunXi’sfingertipsandgraduallycoveringhiswholebody,PrincessPassedshowedanexpressionofimmensepanic.

Somethingiswrong,definitelywrong,withthissilverdragon!

Thisisnotthenormalsceneryafterthedevelopmentofthesoulcore.It’ssomethingsheandWarDancerhaveneverencounteredbefore.

"Why...isitlikethis?"WarDanceralsorealizedthis.

Itwasanincrediblyunbelievablefact.AstheruleroftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,shehadgatheredcountlessNetherworldaurasandwasbornfromthebattlefieldofthedivineera.Comparedtothequantityofhersoul,thesilverdragoninfrontofherwasinsignificant.

Theradianceonhisfingertipswasevenhotterandmoredazzlingthanhers,likecountlessshiningstarsinthesky.

"Quickly,getawayfromthissilverdragon!"

"Danger,dancer!"PassedPrincess,whonoticedsomethingwaswrong,clenchedherteethandopenedherownsoulcore,tryingtorescueherfromthesilverdragon’sclutches.

Unfortunately,everythingwasalreadytoolate,orrather,shewalkedrightintoitherself.

Likesmallasteroidsattractedbythesun,thetwosoulcorescouldnolongerescapethegraspofthisscorchingstaroncecaughtbyitsgravitationalpull.

AsforYunXi,hehadnoideawhatwashappening.HejustwatchedasWarDancerandPassedPrincessconnectedoneafteranotherinhismind,completingthementallinkinaninstant.

Hmm,nowapartfromPafu,twomoresmallconnectionsappearedinYunXi’shead.

"No,whatisgoingon?!"

"WhereamI,andwhathappenedtome?!"

PassedPrincess’svoiceshoutedloudlyinYunXi’shead,givinghimaterribleheadache.

Ontheotherhand,WarDancer,whohadalsocompletedtheconnection,fellsilentandseemedtobecarefullyobservingthisunfamiliarworldhehadneverbeentobefore.

Helpless,YunXilookedatthetwosoulcoresfloatingbesidehim,bothofthemnowunconscious.Theylayinthepalmofthefacelessgod,gazingupattheendlessstarrysky.Hisconsciousnessbeganimmersingitselfintothesmallworldtheywerein.

......

Thisplaceisanaltarlocatedinthestarrysky.ItiswhereYunXiacceptsthetrialofthestarsandisalsoareflectionofhisinnerworldandtheplacewherehefirstmetMei闁炽儲鐛攔.

Rightnow,onthispreviouslyemptyaltar,therewerethreenewcomers-twoadultsandachild.

"Pafu!Pafu!Pafu!"Pafu,whowasasgreenasfreshleaves,hoppedaroundinthecenterofthealtar,teasingthenewcomerwhowasstillgettingusedtothisworld.

"No,whatisthisthing!"

"Don’tcomein...thatplace...thatplaceisnotallowed..."PrincessPassedsobbed,soundingsopitiful,butPafuhadnoideawhatitmeanttopitysomeone.

AfterbullyingPrincessPassedforawhile,Pafufoundafamiliarandwarmspotandstartedenjoyingthecomfortofalong-lostchestarea.

YunXilookedsilentlyatPrincessPassed,whowasrunningaroundduetoPafu’sbullying,andatWarDancer,whowasbeingusedasanenormouspillowbyPafu.

Hmm,havingtheabilitytohaveclonesisreallypowerful,theslime’stalentiscertainlycheating.

However,YunXi’sbiggestquestionwas-howdidyouallenduphere?

It’snotstrangethatPafucancomein.PafuisYunXi’spet,amagicalcreaturethatMei闁炽儲鐛攔helpedsignacontractwith.PafuandYunXiareperfectlysynchronized,toacertainextent,theycanbeconsideredasYunXi’sshadow.

TheproblemisthatPassedPrincessandWarDancerarenotsupposedtobehere.

ThisisaprojectionofYunXi’sinnerworld,theimprintofStarchild,inawayitishisbiggestsecret.

ApartfromMei闁炽儲鐛攔andPafu,nooneelsehaseverappearedinthisaltar.

Speakingofwhich,whenchoosingthethreeinitialfairies,Ididseethefiguresofdifferentfairiesontwootherpathsofdestiny.

However,PassedPrincessandWarDancerareunrelatedtooneself,whywouldtheyappearhere?

Moreover,theyseemtohaverealbodiesnow.

"Thisis...realbreathing..."DifferentfromPassedPrincess,whoiscryingandcompletelyunawareofthesituationduetobeingbulliedbyPafu,WarDancerislookingatherownfluctuatingchestwithanincrediblegaze.

EventhoughherchesthasbeeninvadedbyPafu,shedoesn’tmindatall,andiscompletelyimmersedinthesimplestbreathingprocess.

Yes,justthesimpleactionofbreathingissofamiliarandyetsounfamiliartoWarDancer.

Sheexistedinasoul-likewayanddidn’tknowhowlongshehadforgottenthisfeeling.

It’snotjustbreathing,butalsothesoundofheartbeat,theflowingofblood,andthetemperatureoftheskin.

Thisisthefeelingof"beingalive,"arealandtangiblefeelingthatonlylivingbeingshavetheprivilegeofexperiencing.

ForWarDancer,itwaslikedreaming.

"Welcometomyworld,"YunXifeltaconnectionthatwassomewhatunfamiliarcomparedtoPafu,andhadamixedfeelingoflaughingandcrying.

Itseemedthattheyhadcommittedsomeinexplicablemistakeandbecameconnectedtohissoul.

Asbeingsexistingassoulcores,intheory,theycouldn’tbeharmedaslongastheydidn’topentheirsouls.

However,theymadesuchasimplemistake,onethatnotevenathree-year-oldchildwouldmake,andopenedtheirsoulcorestoYunXi.

Comparedtotheirsouls,thenatureofYunXi’ssoulwasunbelievablyhigh.

ThisisthesoulofStarchild,whohashadfourpreviousgirlfriendsfromtheCreationlevel.ItisasoulthatcannotbecorruptedbythepollutedGoldenSeaofChaosatthebottomoftheAbyss,eventheSupremeHeavenlyDemonwouldbeattractedtoit.

Therefore,oncethesoulcoreisopened,eveniftheircombinedsoulcoreisconsidered,itisstillweakercomparedtothequalityofStarchild’ssoul.Itiseasilycapturedinaninstant.

Thisphenomenonislikeaweakermeteorpassingthroughamassivestar’srange,instantlybecomingamemberoftheasteroidbelt.Thedifferenceinsizebetweenthetwosidesistoogreat.

YunXidoesn’tneedtodoanything.Themerepresenceofhisownsoulpullsthesetwosmallsoulcoresover.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯衼)

Ifitwasn’tforYunXi’ssubconsciouslackofmalicetowardsthem,theywouldhavelikelybecomenothingnessthemomenttheyenteredhere.

Allcursesrelatedtothesouldon’texistforStarchild.ItisbettertosaythatStarchilditselfcarriesthegreatestcurse,theresultofthecollaborationofhisfourCreatorlevelex-girlfriends.

BeingabletowithstandthecursesofallfourCreatorlevelex-girlfriends,andevenusingonetosuppresstheotherthree,thisabilityoftreadingmultipleboatsisuniqueintheentireEndlessGod’sDomain.

Comparedtothecursesofhisex-girlfriends,thesetwosmallsoulcoresdon’tevenamounttoadrizzle.

"Isthis...yourworld,yoursoul?"WarDancerwidenedhereyes,lookingatthecountlessstarsintheskyabovethealtar,andtheancientandmysteriousgroundbeneathherfeet.

Howmuchsouldoesittaketobuildagalaxy,withcountlessstars,inone’sownsoul?

Forthefirsttime,WarDancerfeltthatmaybethispersonwasevenstrongerthanTheKingofUndead,otherwisehowcouldtheycreatesuchastarryworld!

Shehadonceenteredtheking’sworld,andsawthatdesolateland,adeathworldmadeupofcountlessskeletons.

ThepowerofthatworldwasenoughtodestroytheentireSia’sworld,itwasthemostterrifyingFieldshehadeverseen.

Comparedtotheendlessstarryskyinfrontofher,TheKingofUndead’ssadandlonelyworldsuddenlyseemedsoinsignificant.

Whatkindofsoulcancarrythisstarrysky?

Whatkindoffatecanprojectsuchahugeworldlandscape?

Thepersonwhoownsthisstarryskywouldn’treallycareaboutamerecontinentalcrown.

Sheknew,thegreatTheKingofUndeaddidn’tevencareaboutthecontinentalcrownhepossessed.

Intheeyesofthegreatking,thereisabridgetothesky.

TheentireUndergroundCemeteryisabasepreparedtobuildabridgetothestars,itistheweaponthatbreakstheconfinementofthisworld.

Andnow,WarDancerseesamorevastworld,evenmoreboundlessandradiantthanwhatcanbeseenontheground,withadazzlingarrayofstars.

Thisisnotaprojection,shecanfeelthateachandeverystarhereexists,eventhatstarsareconstantlybeingdestroyedandbornagain.

TheancientaltarcontainsknowledgeandwisdomthathumansinSia’sworldcannotimagine.

Howgreatitis!

Howmysteriousitis!

"Yes,it’saverybeautifulscenery,isn’tit?"YunXihimselfcannotunderstandtheimpactthisstarryskyhasonoutsiders.

ThememoriesofStarchild,itholdstherecordsofcountlessstarsbeingborn,growing,andbeingdestroyed,itisthecolorofthestarsthateventhegodsofcreationwouldbeimmersedin.

Long,longago,thisplaceusedtowelcomedifferentguests,whomadeapromisewithStarchildunderthisstarrysky-awoman.

TheruleroftheStarryDragonClan,theleaderofDragonGod’sDomain.Adragonoforder,theMotherofTimeandSpace,thecreator,symbolizingbirth,life,andeternalrepresentationofdeath-DragonGodAsha.

TheownerofthehauntedGhostCity,connectingmultipledimensions,themasteroftheGod’sDomainofDarknessAbyss,theancientsourceofpain,thegodoftheimpossible-NamelessLady.

Thehorrifyingentitybeyonddescription,theembodimentofchaosandconfusion,oneoftheincarnationsoftheAbyssWill-Naiya.

Thesupremeamonggods,therulerofthecolorfulrealms,thesummonerofthedivinemarket,themasterofthePantheon-Ionia.

"Iwillbuildabridgetothestarsforyou,sowecanbetogetheroften."

Atthattime,Starchildmadesuchapromisetothem,holdinghandsandmakinganagreement.

Inthenameofthegreatstars,IandAsha...

"Ionia..."

"Unnamed..."

"Naiya..."