Chapter 1681: Chapter 1670: Soul-Devouring Puppetry Technique
The wind howled!
The sky and earth changed color!
Ye Chenfeng pointed at the sky, the wind ruffling his hair into disarray, but his gaze toward the heavens became sharper, as if he intended to uncover a heavenly secret.
The two suns in the sky were instantly obscured by thick clouds, with faint flashes of lightning appearing within them.
The clouds in the sky pressed lower and lower.
A destructive force slowly emanated from the clouds.
Yet, Ye Chenfeng seemed completely oblivious, his feet like roots, standing motionless on the third-floor platform.
Inside the Ascendant Pavilion’s third floor, Li Yanyan clearly felt the destructive power within the clouds outside. Her face turned deathly pale with fear. She wanted to walk onto the platform to pull Ye Chenfeng down, but she couldn’t break through the invisible barrier. All she could do was shout from her throat, "Ye Chenfeng, come back! Come back to me!"
"Boom!" A loud crash.
However.
It was already too late.
A red light burst out from the thick clouds, and a red, menacing bolt of lightning struck down from the clouds, instantly engulfing Ye Chenfeng.
"Crackle!"
The platform descended into chaos in an instant, and the stele was reduced to dust as the sound of red lightning striking objects reverberated through the air continuously.
This red lightning was so dense that it couldn’t dissipate. Inside the third floor, Li Yanyan stared blankly at the red lightning. She couldn’t see what was inside the lightning, but its power was so great that even a Nirvana Realm expert probably couldn’t withstand it!
Li Yanyan was filled with sorrow, her eyes reddening. She knew that Ye Chenfeng was very likely to have been reduced to ashes by this red lightning.
Yet, in the very moment when Ye Chenfeng was swallowed by the red lightning.
His clothes turned to ashes in an instant, and just as the red lightning was about to reduce his body to ashes as well, his brow-fashioned Sea of Consciousness immediately roiled, knowing full well that Ye Chenfeng’s Sea of Consciousness could store Heavenly Thunder.
His Sea of Consciousness generated a suction force, slowly drawing the red lightning into it.
The clouds in the sky gradually dispersed.
Li Yanyan stood dumfounded, staring at the platform. Her beautiful eyes widened to an immense size, only to see the red lightning slowly dissipate. Could it be Ye Chenfeng hadn’t turned to ashes? Moreover, she could clearly feel Ye Chenfeng’s presence. How, how is this possible?
Standing there with clothes turned to ashes, Ye Chenfeng felt the red lightning from the Heavenly Layer upon the two cerebra of his Sea of Consciousness, and cold sweat ran down his back.
Ye Chenfeng had already emerged from that strange state, recalling how he couldn’t control his emotions earlier, his heart filled with a chilling fear.
Fortunately, no significant problem arose, and instead, his strength advanced to the Second Heavenly Layer of the Creation Realm.
The voice of old Bai Wu Fengxian rang out: "Little one, you truly have a great life. Those letters left in the Ascendant Pavilion must have been carved by the Dragon Clan’s ancestors."
"In the initial stage of the Ancient Era, the Dragon Clan was always an arrogant race, but, even in the Ancient Era, no one could reach eternal life, including the imperious Dragon Clan."
"It seems the Dragon Clan was also desperate to attain eternal life back then, and you, little one, wish to attain eternal life as well. Your state of mind resonated with the will contained in those letters, and in the end, you were even influenced by them, trying to peek into the heavenly secrets."
"Don’t you realize that with your current strength, you are ineligible to uncover heavenly secrets? The heavens naturally wish to erase such an arrogant creature like you. The just-passed Nine Heavens Thunder is one of the stronger types of Heavenly Thunder, and its power was enough to kill you ten times over."
"However, even the heavens could not have foreseen that your Sea of Consciousness had mutated long ago, stored the power of Heavenly Thunder, and even restrained Heavenly Thunder, which is why you safely traversed this tribulation."
Old Hei Jiang Yuntian also spoke: "Now I understand why the Dragon Clan declined and even withdrew from the stage of the world. This Dragon Clan attempted to defy the heavens, to reach eternal life, and wanted to live as long as the heavens. This is hundreds of times harder than ascending the heavens."
Ye Chenfeng wasn’t disheartened by Old Hei’s remarks, and he resolutely declared: "Even if the Dragon Clan didn’t achieve eternal life, does that mean I, Ye Chenfeng, can’t do it? As long as I achieve eternal life and can ensure that those around me achieve it as well, then what’s wrong with me, Ye Chenfeng, challenging the heavens once?"
After absorbing the essence from those words in the Ascendant Pavilion, Ye Chenfeng’s temperament subtly transformed.
Feeling the Nine Heavens Thunder above his Sea of Consciousness, Ye Chenfeng reasoned that, theoretically, he could control the Heavenly Thunder in his Sea of Consciousness as before and could release it at any time.
However, this time, Ye Chenfeng found himself unable to control the Nine Heavens Thunder.
His Divine Sense surged continuously at his brow. After trying various methods, he confirmed that he couldn’t release the Nine Heavens Thunder.
Yet, Ye Chenfeng discovered that although he couldn’t release the Nine Heavens Thunder, he could extract its lightning power.
"Crackle!"
With a flicker of Divine Sense, Ye Chenfeng’s right palm was instantly encased in the red Nine Heavens Thunder. Although he couldn’t extract too much lightning power from the Nine Heavens Thunder each time, its strength was genuinely formidable.
Ye Chenfeng noticed that each time he extracted some lightning power from the Nine Heavens Thunder, its presence above his Sea of Consciousness weakened slightly.
If he could integrate the Nine Heavens Thunder’s lightning power into various techniques, it would undoubtedly enhance his combat strength.
Ye Chenfeng flipped both his hands, with red lightning enveloping both palms.
The "Crackle!" sound resonated endlessly over Ye Chenfeng’s hands.
At the same time, Ye Chenfeng confirmed with Old Bai and Old Hei that even though he couldn’t release the Nine Heavens Thunder in his Sea of Consciousness, they hadn’t detected any harm, putting Ye Chenfeng completely at ease.
"Ah!"
When Ye Chenfeng returned from the platform to the third floor, Li Yanyan, lost in thought, let out a shriek from her throat.
Ye Chenfeng then realized his clothes had already turned to ash from the Nine Heavens Thunder. He immediately fetched another garment from the Qiankun Bag and put it on.
"Alright, Li Yanyan, you stay here in the Ascendant Pavilion! You can also train nearby since you entered the Dragon Origin Secret Realm to seek your own fortune. I can’t always protect you," Ye Chenfeng said calmly.
Li Yanyan’s face was still blushing as she turned around, her gaze resting on Ye Chenfeng, asking: "Are you really alright?"
After confirming Ye Chenfeng was fine, she defiantly said, "Who asked for your protection? I can handle myself."
Ye Chenfeng helplessly smiled, saying: "Then be cautious. You are definitely safe within the Ascendant Pavilion."
After a word of caution, Ye Chenfeng left the Ascendant Pavilion.
After all, this Dragon Origin Secret Realm was a sacred land of the Dragon Clan, and much remained for Ye Chenfeng to uncover!
Upon leaving the Ascendant Pavilion.
Ye Chenfeng headed south, pushing his speed to the limit.
A day later.
Ye Chenfeng gradually left the desert region.
The blue Jade Pendant in Ye Chenfeng’s arms began to glow again.
Ye Chenfeng immediately slowed his pace, carefully observing his surroundings, and noticed a person lying in the bushes far to the left.
As Ye Chenfeng slowly approached, he discovered that it was Zuo Feibai.
At this moment, Zuo Feibai’s clothes were in tatters, his face deathly pale, his body trembling slightly, and he was in a state of unconsciousness.
Ye Chenfeng injected spiritual energy into Zuo Feibai’s body, and only then did Zuo Feibai gradually regain consciousness. Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng beside him, he was momentarily stunned, his face showing a hint of agitation, and he spoke in a trembling voice, "Old... Ancestor, I’ve finally found you. Please kill me! I can’t endure it anymore. I’ve been afflicted by the Soul-Devouring Sect’s Soul-Devouring Puppetry Technique, and even members of the four great sects have been afflicted too."
"I can’t bear it, I can’t bear it, Ancestor, please kill me! Kill me!" Zuo Feibai cried in agony, his hands tightly clutching his head as he rolled around in the bushes.
"Soul-Devouring Puppetry Technique? I never expected anyone in the Earth Profound Realm to know this technique?" Old Hei Jiang Yuntian’s voice sounded in Ye Chenfeng’s mind.
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