Chapter 1578 - 812: Power That Crushes All
This time, the range covered by the suction force unexpectedly included the entire town ruins and its surrounding area of dozens of miles!
In the sky above, the massive black cloud formed by tens of thousands of residual souls twisted and deformed violently!
Countless residual souls emitted silent and extremely frightened screams, dragged involuntarily, transforming into streams of gray-black torrents, which crazily poured into the mouth of the cauldron!
Not only the black clouds in the sky, but also those residual souls gnawing on corpses and wandering and howling in the ruins.
No matter near or far, strong or weak, as long as they were within the range covered by the suction force, they were forcibly sucked away as if bound by invisible chains, with no power to resist!
The entire town ruins seemed to have become the center of a giant vortex!
Countless residual souls continuously poured into the mouth of the cauldron, shining with dazzling golden light, as if it could devour heaven and earth!
The cauldron’s body trembled violently, emitting a low hum, while the runes on its surface circulated at their peak speed, radiating terrifying refining power!
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea!
The sky returned to its dim moonlight.
The ruins became once again deathly silent.
The oppressive, chilling aura that enveloped the world dissipated completely.
Tens of thousands of Ancient Martial Artist’s residual souls, regardless of strength, were all devoured and refined by the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron, leaving not a trace!
Above the mouth of the cauldron, light flowed, and dragon-eye-sized, entirely jade-like soul pearls appeared one after another, radiating pure and gentle halos!
In dense numbers, there were actually several hundred!
They floated in mid-air, converging into a gentle light screen, emitting soul waves that were pure and refreshing!
Gu Sheng’s thoughts moved slightly, and in the Sea of Consciousness, those several hundred soul pearls, radiating pure and gentle halos, transformed into streams of jade-white light, all pouring into the Chaos Spirit Embryo sitting cross-legged.
The Spiritual Embryo erupted with unprecedented dazzling light!
Its form instantly became incredibly solid and clear, as if carved from Divine Jade at the dawn of chaos!
A vast, ancient aura, seemingly containing the power to create the world, explosively swept across the entire Sea of Consciousness!
Gu Sheng felt that his Divine Soul had, at this moment, completely transcended, seamlessly integrated with the Spiritual Embryo, no longer distinct!
An unprecedented sense of powerful control naturally emerged!
The Spiritual Embryo greedily absorbed this immense soul power, like parched earth soaking up the rain.
After absorbing the energy of just half of the soul pearls, the Spiritual Embryo was already thoroughly saturated, its light subdued, returning to tranquility, completing the ultimate perfect fusion.
The remaining half of the soul pearls, still pure in light, floated in the Sea of Consciousness, like stars adorning the night sky.
With a thought, Gu Sheng moved these remaining twenty-plus soul pearls out of the Sea of Consciousness and stored them in his Storage Ring.
These pure soul powers are rare treasures, whether used in the future to cultivate the Divine Soul Secret Technique or as Holy Medicine for healing.
He raised his left hand, the Heavenly Demon Vine wrapped around his arm gently writhing, instantly detaching and transforming into several shadows, disappearing into his sleeve.
At this time, Gu Yuan also returned quickly, her face still somewhat pale, but her gaze was much more determined than before.
She held three storage rings of ancient style and extraordinary material, respectfully presenting them to Gu Sheng.
"Master, all the things are here."
Gu Yuan’s voice carried an imperceptible tremor, evidently the process of collecting the dried corpse’s items had been quite impactful for her.
Gu Sheng took them without even looking and put them away.
The collection of the three Heavenly Martial Realm experts might hold some value, but for him, it was far less important than those several hundred soul pearls.
Just then, shadows began to cautiously peek out from the burning ruins and collapsed buildings.
Soon, more and more people emerged.
Most of them were ragged, injured, their faces still marked by the terror and bewilderment of surviving the disaster.
These people were the Martial Artists who had survived in the town, primarily members of the Head Hunting Gang, Array Breaking Gang, and Black Water Alliance.
They gathered from afar, their complex gazes focused on Gu Sheng and Gu Yuan.
Upon seeing the three dried, twisted corpses with their miserable death on the ground, the crowd erupted with suppressed exclamations and gasps!
Fear, anger, resentment... all sorts of emotions intertwined in the eyes of the survivors.
"It’s... it’s the Gang Leader and them!"
"They... they killed the Gang Leader!"
"It’s them! They ran the fastest before! Now they’ve come back to kill the Gang Leader and steal the things!"
"They must have attracted so many residual souls! Killing so many people!"
"We can’t let them leave!"
The crowd began to stir. Someone shouted suddenly, igniting the suppressed emotions of the survivors!
Though they feared the terrifying power Gu Sheng displayed, the tragic deaths of the three Gang Leaders, the loss of so many companions, and the misunderstanding and anger over Gu Sheng and Gu Yuan’s ’desertion in battle’ and ’return after the event’ overwhelmed their fear!
Hundreds of Martial Artists, including skilled individuals at the Sect Realm, slowly approached, subtly encircling Gu Sheng and Gu Yuan in the center. The clang of weapons being drawn resounded, and the atmosphere instantly became tense!
Gu Yuan felt the hostile and murderous gaze around her, her body tensing again, instinctively clenching her fists and looking at Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng’s expression remained tranquil, as if he himself weren’t surrounded by hundreds of Martial Artists.
His gaze swept over the faces filled with anger, fear, and resentment, his voice calmly resonating in Gu Yuan’s ears.