Chapter 1354: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Ancient Soul Restriction! (First Update)

The woman was startled, a hint of gloom flashing across her face, but she quickly recovered, revealing a gentle smile. She curtsied slightly to Wang Lin and softly asked, "This humble one has learned much. May Senior please tell me your esteemed name?"

The woman's two inquiries about Wang Lin's name had already caught his attention. Although he hadn't heard of Spells or Divine Abilities that could be cast through names, the Grand Master's art of the Revered Elders was extremely mysterious and unpredictable in the Primordial Stars.

Especially recalling how the other party calculated his previous hiding place, as if she had witnessed it herself, Wang Lin couldn't help but think of someone he remembered deeply: Heavenly Fate Child!

In fact, in his cultivation journey so far, Heavenly Fate Child could be said to be the one Wang Lin found most unfathomable and most wary of. Even compared to Daoist Shui, the degree of this wariness towards Daoist Shui was somewhat lesser.

At this moment, Wang Lin's expression was calm, but his heart was extremely vigilant. He glanced at the woman and slowly said, "Xu Mu!" His name, if one sought it out, was not a secret, but being known by others and speaking it himself, in Wang Lin's view, felt subtly different.

The woman's eyes flickered. After silently repeating "Xu Mu" three times, her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"This person will not speak his true name personally, so I cannot use the Name Puppet Art on him…"

Wang Lin turned, not looking at the woman or Si Mozi, and sped towards the depths of the passage. The Great Emperor's envoy quickly followed behind, and gradually the two grew further and further away.

As he moved forward, Wang Lin's eyes flickered. His previous actions towards the River Clan and the Soul Snake Clan were meant as a test. In this Land of Falling, Wang Lin knew too little about the mysterious Great Emperor. This person's sudden offer of benefits inevitably led to many conjectures in Wang Lin's mind.

To know the other party's intentions, he had to test them. It was the same with the Dragon Armor Clan a few months ago, and the same with the River Clan and Soul Snake Clan just now. Through these continuous tests, Wang Lin had to find out where the other party's bottom line was!

"Discarding two Falling Life Society Elders, letting me personally appoint a Clan Chief, and even my cancellation of the election for two clan Elders were all within his bottom line… It seems that this Falling Life Society, to that mysterious Great Emperor, might be of no importance whatsoever!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed in thought, and he suddenly spoke a sentence to the Great Emperor's envoy behind him.

"The Dark Scorpion Clan Chief is quite good. I intend to make him a Falling Life Society Elder."

The Great Emperor's envoy was stunned, hesitating for a moment. Wang Lin's gaze swept over him casually, but his pupils suddenly contracted. He vaguely sensed that the Great Emperor's envoy seemed to be communicating with someone through some special method.

After a while, the Great Emperor's envoy seemed to no longer hesitate, nodding, "Since it is personally appointed by the Young Emperor, it is naturally not a problem!"

Wang Lin smiled, turned, and continued to walk forward, but his smile gradually faded after he turned away.

"That's right! That mysterious Great Emperor doesn't care about the Falling Life Society at all! He… who exactly is he!" Wang Lin remained silent throughout the journey. The two transformed into a long rainbow and sped through this passage.

Not long after, they passed through the passage and entered the range of the Great Emperor Star. Witnessing the Great Emperor Star up close, Wang Lin suppressed the shock in his heart and carefully observed it for a few moments.

Within this Great Emperor Star, there was a powerful majesty that slowly dispersed outwards with its imperceptible rotation. Guided by the Great Emperor's envoy, Wang Lin took a step forward and entered this Great Emperor Star!

"No fierce wind layer?" As soon as he entered the Great Emperor Star, Wang Lin's heart suddenly stirred. The strangeness of this star appeared one after another. This was the first time in his life that he had entered a Cultivation Planet without encountering any fierce wind layer.

The entire Great Emperor Star had no mountains!

It was all plains, on which grew many strange-looking plants. These plants often had extremely large leaves, which, when spread out, were large enough for several people to lie on without feeling crowded.

They were dense and seemingly endless at a glance, occupying almost the entire Great Emperor Star.

Only in the northwest region did these strange plants gradually thin out, revealing the gray ground. There, there was also an open space of about a thousand li, surrounded by countless Restrictions.

"This is…" Staring at the faintly present Restrictions, Wang Lin's eyes flickered imperceptibly, and his heart suddenly stirred.

"That is where tomorrow's Falling Life Society Elder selection competition will be held." The Great Emperor's envoy saw Wang Lin's gaze fall to the northwest and quickly explained from the side.

"Young Emperor, your subordinate was ordered to bring you here. Now I must return to guide other Cultivators who will arrive successively. If the Young Emperor has no further instructions, your subordinate will take his leave first." After the Great Emperor's envoy finished his introduction, he cupped his fists and said.

Wang Lin had not intended to keep this person by his side. Hearing this, he also cupped his fists and said, "Thank you!" His nature was such that if others were polite to him, he would naturally respond with politeness. The Great Emperor's envoy had been respectful and courteous on both occasions they met, so Wang Lin naturally would not pretend to be difficult.

"Young Emperor, you may first familiarize yourself with this Great Emperor Star. Tomorrow morning, for the Falling Life Society Elder selection, someone will naturally inform the Young Emperor when to go." The Great Emperor's envoy bowed and withdrew, transforming into a long rainbow and disappearing into the distant hazy horizon.

After this person left, looking across the entire Great Emperor Star, it seemed vast and boundless, with only Wang Lin remaining. He stood there, his gaze fixed on the northwest competition ground for a long time before retracting it. His body swayed, and he vanished without a trace.

When he reappeared, Wang Lin was already outside the competition ground. A thousand-li competition ground was incredibly vast in the eyes of Mortals; even a fast horse would take a day to traverse it. But for a Cultivator, such a competition ground was just right.

Outside the competition ground's Restriction, Wang Lin raised his right hand and pressed it into the Void Realm. Immediately, a majestic Restriction power surged out from the Void Realm, converging directly before Wang Lin's right hand. In just an instant, a seemingly solid tortoise shell-like object appeared in front of Wang Lin's right hand.

The edges of this tortoise shell had countless Vortexes, rapidly shifting between illusion and reality. Wang Lin's right hand landed on the tortoise shell, and immediately a powerful counter-shock force surged forth. His right hand went numb, and he staggered back three steps before stopping.

Moreover, within that counter-shock, there was also a faint trace of an ancient soul.

"Such a powerful Restriction! This is not a Destruction Restriction, nor a Life-Death Restriction, nor even a Time Restriction… Judging by its appearance, it faintly resembles the legendary Ancient Soul Restriction, one of the Four Great Restrictions that has long been lost!" Wang Lin's eyes flickered. When the Great Emperor's envoy was by his side earlier, he had sensed something strange about this competition ground's Restriction, which was why he came to investigate. Now, upon seeing it, he felt a sense of wonder.

"Interesting!" Wang Lin's eyes gleamed. He knew that soon, people would be brought by the Great Emperor's envoy from outside. Time was tight, and he couldn't waste it. He leaped up, rising into mid-air, then a flash of lightning appeared in his right eye. Performing Hand Seals, he violently waved his hands to the sides, causing the heavens and earth to rumble. The lightning mark within his right pupil flickered rapidly, and then burst forth with a roar.

It materialized before Wang Lin, forming a gigantic lightning diagram.

As soon as this lightning diagram appeared, it immediately drew forth endless lightning from the heavens and earth, causing the hazy sky to seem enveloped in thunderclouds. The entire land also became flickeringly bright and dark with the appearance of the lightning.

Pushing the lightning diagram through the Void Realm with both hands, Wang Lin's body was like a meteor, rushing directly from mid-air towards the thousand-li competition ground below! The lightning diagram roared, suddenly descending with Wang Lin, getting closer and closer to the competition ground!

The moment the lightning diagram approached the competition ground, the entire thousand-li competition ground suddenly glowed. This light was gray, like mist, swirling and materializing out of thin air. Directly below the lightning diagram, a huge tortoise shell pattern instantly condensed!

The size of this tortoise shell was several times larger than what Wang Lin had created with his right hand during his earlier test. Its edges also had Vortexes swirling, rapidly shifting between illusion and reality.

Thunder rumbled, and Wang Lin's eyes gleamed. The lightning diagram approached again. At this moment, the appearing tortoise shell rapidly extended outwards, instantly expanding again. In a blink of an eye, a gigantic arc-shaped tortoise shell appeared above the thousand-li competition ground!

Wang Lin's pupils contracted, and he gasped. This was not a tortoise shell at all; it was clearly a gigantic turtle a thousand li in size!

To the west of the competition ground, beneath the tortoise shell, there was a huge head. And around the tortoise shell, there were even four turtle legs. Furthermore, to the east of the tortoise shell, a short turtle tail also materialized.

In this short period, an incredibly massive giant turtle suddenly appeared on the ground!

A desolate aura immediately permeated, spreading throughout this Great Emperor Star! This giant turtle was entirely gray, especially its head, where its turtle eyes were clear. The moment Wang Lin approached, it suddenly raised its head and let out a long hiss towards the sky!

The earth-shattering hiss transformed into a distortion, causing the heavens and earth to change color, and endless ripples of sound waves roared forth.

This scene was extremely astonishing. The giant turtle on the ground, head raised in a long hiss, looked extremely ferocious. Its entire tortoise shell glowed with gray light, and its four turtle legs even extended sharp claws from its flesh. Those claws seemed capable of tearing open the sky!

Moreover, on its tail, several bulges appeared, from which directly emerged sharp barbs shimmering with a faint glow, clearly containing potent venom!

Especially its head, as it hissed, a single horn emerged halfway, and a surge of water energy immediately permeated around the giant turtle, subtly giving Wang Lin the illusion of seeing a vast ocean!

It was as if the earth, in that instant, had become a boundless sea!

Wang Lin waved his hands, and immediately the lightning diagram before him transformed into a flash of lightning, heading straight for his right eye and dissipating between heaven and earth. He had never intended to forcefully attack the competition ground; casting the lightning diagram was merely to fully activate the competition ground's Restriction.

Now that his goal was achieved, Wang Lin immediately retreated, a strange light appearing in his eyes.

"It really is the Ancient Soul Restriction!!!"

As Wang Lin retreated, the giant turtle's head gradually lowered, and its body slowly dissipated. After a while, everything returned to normal.

Among the Four Great Restrictions, the Ancient Soul Restriction was extremely mysterious, having been lost to time. However, some lingering clues subtly indicated that the Ancient Soul Restriction was related to Vicious Beasts, binding the souls and Physical Bodies of Vicious Beasts into a Restriction, and with various special methods, its power was extremely formidable!

The person who exploded can't afford it, burying my head and continuing to write the second chapter.