Chapter 1177: Volume 7: Dominating the Human World, Chapter 1173: The Second Nascent Soul and the Heaven Extermination Devil Corpse

“You’ve been marked with my restrictive formations, so don’t even think of using your mana. As of now, you’re no different from ordinary mortals,” a languid voice suddenly spoke out, startling the woman surnamed Song as she looked over.

In a corner of the cave, a tall, dark figure sat cross-legged, motionless to the point that she had initially failed to notice him at all.

Almost simultaneously, Song also realized that indeed, she could not gather her mana as if truly bound by powerful restrictive formations, causing her heart to suddenly sink.

“Who are you, and why have you kidnapped my sisters and me?!” the woman surnamed Song glanced beside her, spotting that Mu Peiling and Liu Yu’er were lying unconscious behind her. They seemed unhurt, which provided her with some relief.

“Hehe, I did not expect to encounter the three of you in the inner valley. Blame your luck that you happened to run into me and that you still have some use for me. Martial Nephew Song, as long as you stay here obediently, considering our past relations, I won’t make it difficult for you for the time being. But if you think of escaping, don’t blame me for being ruthless,” the tall figure spoke coldly.

“Martial Nephew Song? I don’t recall having an elder from my sect like you; have you mistaken me for someone else?” Song Yu asked in shock and surprise.

“Not recognizing me is nothing strange. It’s enough that I recognize you, Martial Nephew. Is Fairy Violet Spirit doing well?” the tall figure asked indifferently.

“You know Fairy Violet Spirit! Who exactly are you?” Song Yu was even more shocked and scolded.

“Curious about my identity? That’s easy,” the shadow murmured as it suddenly stood up and began to walk towards Song.

After only a few steps, the person emerged from the shadows, revealing their full figure and visage to Song’s eye.

The figure was clad in pitch-black robes with a skull-like head and protruding fangs, emitting an utterly terrifying appearance. Furthermore, one of his arms, which was exposed, shone lustrously as if it were made of gold and silver, exceptionally bizarre.

“Who are you? I’m certain I’ve never seen you before,” despite being inwardly startled by the figure’s appearance, Song managed to compose herself and asked.

“Oh? My appearance is that unrecognizable to you?” The man in the black robe wasn’t angered, but spoke calmly instead; however, the look he gave Song suddenly changed, hinting at something strange.

The moment she caught his gaze, Song felt a strange sense of familiarity and suddenly remembered someone.

“You… You are… Impossible!” Song exclaimed in disbelief.

“You’ve finally recognized me. But don’t be surprised, I am not him yet. However, it won’t be long before I become him,” the man in the black robe let out a eerie chuckle, then his figure flickered and he returned to his original spot, sitting down cross-legged and no longer paying attention to Song.

Meanwhile, a look of disbelief crossed the expression of the woman in palace attire; her heart was so disturbed that not a moment of calm could be found, as a young man’s shadow flashed intermittently in her mind, merging and then separating again from the current black-robed man in her sight.

“Could it really be Uncle Han Li? But he certainly didn’t look like this. Could it be that he met with a great disaster on his travels and was forced to assimilate and be reborn? No, that’s not right. My martial uncle, although at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, possessed divine skills that were almost second to none among those in the latter stages, how could such a thing happen to him? Furthermore, if it were true that his body was destroyed and his Nascent Soul forcibly assimilated, why would he not return to the Sect to recover quietly, instead choosing to hide in Devilfall Valley and attack us mercilessly? And what did those last few words of his mean?” Even as a woman of extraordinary talents, Song felt confused looking at the shadow, her mind a whirl of chaos.

“Hmph, you two are also awake. Why continue to pretend to be unconscious?” the man in the black robe suddenly opened his eyes wide and snorted.

Upon hearing these words, Song was taken aback and had not yet turned around joyfully when the voice of Mu Peiling came from behind her.

“You are not Zhang Changgui, you are his second Nascent Soul! How come you have freed yourself from his control and gained your own consciousness? Where is he now?” Her words were filled with indescribable weirdness, mingled with worry and fear…

“Peiling, you’re not mistaken. This person really is the second incarnation master created from his cultivation!” Song’s voice also came through in astonishment, equally filled with disbelief.

Song then looked back and saw that the other two women had also sat up; Liu Yu’er in particular was covering her mouth with one hand, her face one of complete shock.

“I don’t know too much, but I’ve heard that he cultivated a rare secret technique in the human world that allowed for the creation of a second Nascent Soul. However, this second Nascent Soul is extremely dangerous; a small mistake could lead to it developing its own consciousness and then turning on its master,” Mu Peiling said with her gaze fixed on the shadow, an unsettled expression on her face.

Hearing this, Song and Liu Yu’er couldn’t help but exchange glances with each other.

“You recognize my true identity. Oh, I remember now, must have been Silvermoon who let it slip. Nevertheless, I wasn’t planning on hiding anything; indeed, I was once that person’s second Nascent Soul. However, once my cultivation reaches great success and I devour his Primordial Spirit, I will become him, and he will become me. Just stay here obediently. If everything goes well, I will naturally let you go. This place is an extremely hidden location I found in the inner valley, even if he came in person… he would definitely be unable to find you,” said the man in black robes, seemingly uninterested in hiding anything, and openly admitting it.

He was indeed the second Nascent Soul originating from the Wood Spirit Nascent that had gone missing during the battle between Han Li and the Soaring Tribes along with several Great Immortal Masters.

Back then, this Nascent Soul was mortally wounded by one of the Great Immortal Masters, and should have dissipated. However, having cultivated Han Li’s Profound Yin Devil Qi and resonating with the Ghost Sifting Banner that had been infused with immense Demonic Qi, it activated the banner’s protective Divine Skills. The banner then absorbed it, pouring in Pure Demonic Qi for healing.

Had Han Li not been too far from this second Nascent Soul, upon its revival, it would have naturally located its master and returned to Han Li.

But unfortunately, at that time Han Li was also severely injured and was forced to dive into the water to self-preserve by icing himself up, then he was carried downstream towards Great Jin.

Consequently, once the second Nascent Soul had recovered, it couldn’t find any trace of Han Li, so it began wandering aimlessly across the grasslands.

Decades later, it finally developed a hint of autonomous consciousness. It then quietly returned to Great Jin and stealthily entered Devilfall Valley, easily finding the Heaven Extermination Devil Corpse wandering aimlessly like the walking dead in the inner valley.

This Devil Corpse, although severely damaged by ancient devilish techniques, was reliant on its Jiangshi physique and had not truly disappeared from the world; instead, it was gradually recovering to its original state.

However, without Han Li’s control, the Devil Corpse acted purely on instinct. If left unchecked, in a few hundred years, this Devil Corpse might actually be able to regenerate its own Divine Sense.

But after being found by the second Nascent Soul, the Nascent Soul, relying on the restrictive formations from before, effortlessly took over the Devil Corpse’s body, devouring the little soul essence that it had.

This was also why the second Nascent Soul did not seek out other cultivators to assimilate, but instead went directly to Devilfall Valley.

After all, assimilating the body of a Nascent Soul cultivator of the same level is not such an easy task; one carelessness, and it might instead be eliminated by the other party. This Devil Corpse itself had the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, but crucially lacked any sense of self, making it an almost perfect possession target.

The second Nascent Soul naturally came looking without any hesitation.

This Nascent Soul, using the remnant Demonic Qi from the tears in space where the ancient devil stored bodies, based on the essential Qi of the Heaven Extermination Devil Corpse and with the assistance of the Ghost Sifting Banner, incredibly cultivated the Profound Yin Devil Qi almost completely within just a few decades and successfully achieved a breakthrough to the mid Nascent Soul Stage realm.

The Demon then found some unowned treasures in several secret places in the valley, refined them, and just as it was preparing to leave the valley, it happened to encounter Mu Peiling and her two companions arriving.

He originally did not know it was the three women, but having cultivated Profound Yin Devil Qi and having been infused with Pure Demonic Qi, as well as devouring a bit of the Heaven Extermination Devil Corpse’s soul, this Nascent Soul was naturally quite different from the original Han Li, and its ferocity was suddenly unleashed. It wanted to catch and kill the three mere Core Formation cultivators in one swoop–first, to prevent them from leaking its whereabouts, and second, to vent the buildup of ferocious Qi in its heart.

However, once he recognized the three women, the memories copied by the second Nascent Soul immediately came into play; with a brief hesitation, he changed his mind. He captured the three women alive, imposed restrictive formations, and locked them up here.

“How long do you intend to keep us confined?” Mu Peiling, while inwardly lamenting, still gathered the courage to ask a question.

The reason she could recognize the second Nascent Soul at a glance was actually because Silvermoon, when delivering medicinal pills to her years ago, had given her a Nameless Jade Pendant, which she had kept close to her ever since.

And in this jade pendant, Silvermoon had covertly sealed a wisp of the second Nascent Soul’s aura while assuming the identity of an Artifact Spirit, which could detect the presence of the second Nascent Soul at close range.

At that time, Mu Peiling didn’t understand the reason for half a day; now she somewhat suddenly realized the other party’s intention.

It seems that the other party had long anticipated that the second Nascent Soul might lose control, and she was given the jade pendant as a precaution. Now, thanks to the unusual changes of the treasured item, she immediately recognized the other’s identity.

Upon hearing Mu Peiling’s question, the black-robed man cast a cold glance at her and said indifferently.

“Of course, when there is only one Han Li left in this world!”

“With your martial uncle’s Divine Skills and cultivation speed, do you think you have a chance?” Song Yu also calmed down, and after sorting out the ins and outs of the situation, she spoke slowly.

“Right now, I am indeed not his match, but I have some confidence in escaping alive. Besides, with you three in my hand, I feel even more reassured under the ‘hesitation to strike for fear of breaking the vase.’ As for how I will succeed, that’s not something the three of you need to worry about,” the black-robed man chuckled Hehe, not revealing any hint of his plans.

“Then you…” Liu Yu’er eyes shifted, trying to say something when the black-robed man suddenly interrupted unceremoniously:

“Alright, I know very well what you three are thinking. But don’t have any illusions. You can leave here only if I have devoured that person, or if he has erased my Divine Sense, becoming his second Nascent Soul once more. For now, you should just take a longer rest,” he said.

As the black-robed man uttered these words, he formed hand seals and chanted a spell incantation.

Suddenly, the ground around the three women burst into various colors of bright lights, and billowing black gas erupted.

Mu Peiling and the other two women were shocked to discover that they were actually sitting within a huge magic array.

The moment the black gas enveloped them, the three women felt the world spin and once again lost consciousness.

The black-robed man, sitting in the corner, then ceased his chanting and let go of the incantations. He watched the black gas with flickering eyes, which suddenly became complex to the extreme. (To be continued, to find out what happens next, please visit www.wuxiaworld.site, where there are more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)