Chapter 183: Ten Billion Souls

Luo Chen heard this, fell silent for a moment, looked at his palm, slowly clenched his fist, felt the power reviving within him, and said in a low voice, "Thank you."

He looked up, his gaze falling on Chu Qiyao, carrying a hint of astonishment.

"Is this… a powerhouse at the Third Step of the Qi Cultivator?"

Chu Yuan smiled.

"Something like that."

He looked to the other side. Wang Lin had already completely refined the two Ancient God star points, and his Aura was stabilized at the Peak of a Five-Star Ancient God.

He opened his eyes, looked at Chu Yuan, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for your help, Senior Brother Chu."

Chu Yuan waved his hand, "Since you and I are Senior Brothers and also of the same clan, there is no need for such formalities."

Shuo Leng also casually took out a scroll and tossed it to Wang Lin, "Here, an Ancient God scroll, refined it on a whim. Take it. Since you've passed the coming-of-age ceremony, I must show some gesture. There aren't many Ancient Gods left now, and you are the weakest, so don't go dying suddenly."

Luo Chen nodded from the side, "Accept it. Shuo Leng's Artifact Refining skills are among the very best of all Ancient Gods."

Wang Lin took it, probed it with his Divine Sense, and was slightly startled; the quality of this item was not inferior to the Ancient God Cauldron.

He solemnly put it away and cupped his hands, "Thank you, Senior."

Shuo Leng waved her hand and said nothing more.

Chu Yuan also took out two items, a small gourd and a set of Formation Flags, and handed them to Wang Lin, "This set of Formation Flags and the contents of this gourd are for you. Keep them well, especially the contents of this gourd, which will be of great benefit to your Cultivate."

Wang Lin took them and held them in his hand, sensing them for a moment. The Aura emanating from the gourd was warm and deep, not like an ordinary Medicinal Pill or spiritual item, but rather like a kind of Origin power compressed to the extreme.

He didn't ask further and solemnly put them away, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Chu Yuan nodded. Inside this gourd, he had stored a massive amount of chaos liquid, intending to quickly elevate Wang Lin's cultivation.

The benefits of chaos liquid for a Cultivator to Cultivate are self-evident; with this chaos liquid, it would not be a problem for him to quickly reach the Peak of the Kui Nie Stage.

Chu Yuan glanced around. The dark red Chaos space was trembling slightly, as if this Moon-Gazing Beast had already sensed the disturbance within its body and was attempting to drive the intruders out.

"The inside of the Moon-Gazing Beast is not a place to stay for long; let's head out first."

Luo Chen nodded, a flash of ferocity in his eyes, "This Moon-Gazing Beast backlashed against me before. Now that my cultivation is gradually recovering, I cannot spare it."

Shuo Leng interjected, "Perfect, I happen to need a Moon-Gazing Beast. It has bred quite a few, which is just right for use."

Chu Yuan tapped his brow, sending three beams of spiritual light into their respective Sea of Consciousness, "This is the method of the Slave Seal, which can be used to enslave the Moon-Gazing Beast and prevent backlash."

The three of them sensed it slightly and immediately understood its ingenuity.

Chu Yuan looked at Immortal Lord Qingshui again, "Immortal Lord's strength has recovered quite well."

Immortal Lord Qingshui nodded, "It's acceptable."

Chu Yuan didn't say much more and signaled Chu Qiyao.

Chu Qiyao raised her hand, and the space twisted slightly. The next instant, they had already appeared outside the Moon-Gazing Beast.

Outside, the flames of war had not ceased, and the aftermath was still surging in the Void Realm.

The massive body of the Moon-Gazing Beast lay across the sky above the battlefield like a living mountain range, slowly retracting the Aura that had just been stirred up.

Chu Yuan and the others stood in the Void Realm, their gazes sweeping over the battlefield that was gradually calming down. The previous wave of violent collision had already ended, and both sides were gathering their formations, preparing for the next round of confrontation.

Chu Yuan had no intention of staying any longer.

He turned to look at Wang Lin and Immortal Lord Qingshui, cupped his hands, "This trip is over; I will take my leave now."

Wang Lin nodded, "Take care, Senior Brother."

Immortal Lord Qingshui also just nodded slightly, without saying much.

Shuo Leng glanced at the Moon-Gazing Beast, which was slowly retracting its body, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes, but she said nothing more.

Luo Chen stood by her side, equally silent, but the flash of ferocity in his gaze had not yet dissipated.

Chu Yuan looked at the two of them, "Let's let this Moon-Gazing Beast go for today. After all, it is a means used by Luo Tian Star Domain to deal with the Alliance, and it was personally Sealed by Master Lu; it's not quite appropriate to just snatch it away."

He didn't say too much, but the meaning in his words was very clear; Master Lu had once saved his life, and this favor could not be ignored.

Shuo Leng was silent for a moment, standing with her arms crossed, "Fine, it can't run away anyway."

Luo Chen also nodded, not speaking, which counted as tacit agreement.

Chu Yuan had shown them kindness, especially since Chu Yuan had an agreement with Shuo Leng back then; Shuo Leng naturally listened to Chu Yuan, and naturally, so did Luo Chen.

Chu Yuan took another small gourd from his sleeve and handed it to Luo Chen, "This contains chaos liquid, which is useful for your recovery. Your cultivation has not yet recovered, so focus on nourishing your Foundation first."

Luo Chen took it, sensed the warm and deep Aura in the gourd, his expression shifted slightly; he did not decline, but nodded and put the gourd away.

The group did not linger any longer and turned to dash towards the outskirts of the battlefield.

Immortal Lord Qingshui watched them leave, then turned to Wang Lin.

"You are much stronger now, enough to roam the Star Domain alone."

"My cultivation has not yet fully recovered; I will come to find you later."

Having said that, he did not stay any longer. His figure moved, turning into a clear beam of light, and dashed off in another direction, disappearing into the depths of the starry curtain in the blink of an eye.

Wang Lin was silent for a moment, looked down at his own palm, slowly clenched and relaxed his five fingers, feeling the power that was slowly settling within him.

Then he looked up, his gaze falling on a certain place in the depths of the Star Domain.

He still remembered the agreement with Great Elder Sun Tai.

This trip, he would go to resolve that Karma first.

His figure moved, and he also turned into a stream of light, dashing off in the opposite direction from the others.

The slaughter in the depths of the starry sky was still continuing.

The flames of war were like an invisible tide, repeatedly crashing at the boundary between the two domains; every rise and fall saw lives vanish and souls drift away.

Those ownerless spiritual lights drifted in the Void Realm like dandelions scattered by the wind, silently falling into the darkness, only to be pulled by some force, converging in the same direction.

That area was completely different from its surroundings.

Surrounding it was the starry sky, starlight, and the occasional passing meteorite and shattered star fragments; but there, it was boundless darkness, black mist churning, cold winds howling, as if a piece of solidified night had been cut out and spread across the Void Realm.

In the center of the black mist, a large banner hung silently, the banner face flapping loudly; with every flip, countless souls swam and shrieked within it.

That banner was no longer suitable to be called the "billion soul banner."

The number of souls within it had long since far exceeded ten billion, densely intertwined together, forming a black ocean composed of souls.

Cold winds wove through it, emitting low whimpering sounds, as if countless people were whispering in the darkness.

Those souls entangled, fused, and split with one another, forming a state close to Chaos; they were no longer just simple soul bodies, but a more profound existence.

The banner face trembled slightly in the wind; with every tremor, black ripples spread outwards, absorbing all nearby remnant souls into it.

Looking from afar, the entire area seemed alive, slowly breathing, churning, and waiting.

Cultivators passing by saw the black mist from afar and, without hesitation, hurriedly sped up to detour around it.