Chapter 58: Seizing the Soul (Part 3)

Bai Youyou gently grabbed Lin Fan's shoulder, the space twisted slightly, and the two vanished instantly.

When they reappeared, they were already in a quiet underground cavern.

It was lush with greenery, rich with Spiritual Qi, and full of vitality. In the center lay a glowing lake, its surface shimmering.

A few pristine white snow lotuses floated on the water, emitting a faint radiance that gave one a feeling of mystery and transcendence.

"This is the Rebirth Spring."

"I will use the Rebirth Spring to reconstruct Lin Chen's Physical Body."

Bai Youyou's tone was calm, yet carried an unshakable majesty.

She pointed through the air toward the center of Lin Fan's brows.

In the Soul realm, Lin Chen was sleeping quietly. A strand of hair broke off from her silky locks and floated up, as if pulled by an invisible force, slowly falling into the Rebirth Spring.

The spring water rippled slightly, and some kind of ancient vitality was awakening.

"Wait here for a moment," Bai Youyou instructed softly.

Afterward, her hands shifted, and a series of hand seals flowed like water into the spring. Each one caused the spiritual spring to vibrate slightly, and the snow lotus petals drifted down slowly.

The spring water began to emit a faint glow, as if a galaxy were surging within.

Under the circulation of spiritual power, fine beads of sweat gradually seeped from Bai Youyou's snow-white skin; clearly, she was using all her strength to drive this ancient ritual.

Lin Fan gazed at the spiritual spring, his heart filled with complex emotions.

The legend of the Rebirth Spring had long been heard among Cultivators; it possessed the power to grant life Rebirth.

But he still felt a faint worry in his heart: could Lin Chen's future truly be as bright as Bai Youyou described?

Yet now, he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart; any slight disturbance might lead to all previous efforts being wasted.

At the final moment, Bai Youyou was pale; even with the power of the Rebirth Spring, she was still struggling.

"Hmph!" She snorted coldly, bit her fingertip, and golden blood shimmered with a holy radiance in the air.

"Formation, rise!" She formed seals with her hands again, the golden blood merging into the spiritual seals. A stream of spiritual seals surged from her fingertips like a rushing current and struck into the water.

As the last hand seal connected into a line, the spiritual seals converged into a Formation.

A massive Formation appeared on the water's surface, its lines intertwined like the stars. The Formation rotated slowly, emitting an awe-inspiring power.

Bai Youyou wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead and a smile gently curved the corner of her lips.

"It's done!"

"Senior, is there really no problem?" Lin Fan couldn't help but ask, his tone carrying a hint of anxiety.

Bai Youyou paused slightly, gazed at Lin Fan, her eyes revealing a trace of dissatisfaction:

"You only need to trust me."

"Alright. I trust you." Lin Fan knew that Bai Youyou had just given her all, and the anxiety in his heart eased significantly.

"In a moment, I will extract your True Soul, and you will endure pain far exceeding being sliced by a thousand knives. After the extraction, you will no longer be a Cultivator and will completely become a Mortal, with no possibility of Cultivation in this life. Do you not regret it?"

Lin Fan smiled faintly, "Being a Mortal is nothing to be afraid of. As long as Lin Chen can truly live, I have no regrets."

Bai Youyou was slightly stunned; Lin Fan's lack of regret sparked an indescribable sense of favor within her.

She had long ago transcended countless years and seen countless emotional entanglements, yet she had never seen someone willing to pay such a price for a living Soul, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? Perhaps I can help you."

Lin Fan looked up at the woman before him, the enchanting and breathtakingly beautiful Bai Youyou, and a bold thought suddenly surged in his heart.

"Xiao Du, if I take Bai Youyou into my harem, how much of a reward can I get?"

"At a time like this, you're still thinking about that!? I advise you to dispel this thought; this idea of yours is very dangerous."

Xiao Du's voice warned him sternly in his mind.

Lin Fan was slightly shocked, then forced himself to cast off this delusion and instead said:

"My wish is that Lin Chen can be as beautiful as you in the future."

Upon hearing this, Bai Youyou couldn't help but chuckle, a hint of playfulness flashing in her eyes.

"Smooth-tongued. Appearance stems from the heart. Lin Chen won't grow up to look as charming and moving as me. However, I can give you a chance."

Lin Fan was surprised: "What chance!?"

Bai Youyou chuckled softly. Suddenly, she nestled into Lin Fan's arms, her soft, delicate body seeming to melt into his, warm and intimate.

She extended her tender white arms to hook around Lin Fan's neck, her delicate red lips only an inch away from him, seemingly exuding a sweet fragrance.

"Kiss me!"

Her magnetic, alluring voice carried a hint of teasing.

Lin Fan was greatly alarmed. What kind of request was this? Countless questions instantly arose in his heart.

At this moment, the hand Bai Youyou had hooked around Lin Fan's neck tightened slightly; he only felt his neck being pinched painfully, as if it were about to break.

"I told you to kiss me!" Bai Youyou said, with an Aura that brooked no refusal.

Lin Fan was overjoyed. Facing such alluring red lips, he dared not disobey and had no choice but to lower his head slowly, pressing his lips against her delicate red lips.

"Mmm~~"

The moment she was kissed, Bai Youyou let out a series of murmurs, as if it were an unexpected surprise, or perhaps a long-awaited satisfaction.

Her body leaned slightly forward, responding to this sudden intimacy while also leading Lin Fan into a more alluring realm.

How could Lin Fan resist such temptation? [One hundred words omitted here]

It is unknown how much time passed, but the two returned to the side of the spiritual spring. Bai Youyou warned softly.

"Lin Fan, today's events must not be known by a third party."

"I naturally understand! I will absolutely not let a third party know."

Lin Fan hurriedly replied, his voice carrying a hint of panic; this expert who had surpassed the Soul Transformation Stage was not someone to be trifled with.

Bai Youyou teased: "Oh, weren't you quite capable just now? What's wrong, are you afraid now?"

Lin Fan frowned, thinking to himself: "This was clearly you seducing me, wasn't it?"

But how could he dare to say such words? He had to cover it up with an awkward laugh.

Bai Youyou seemed to have seen through his thoughts and smiled gently:

"Rest assured, I was just acting on a whim. At our level, the Dao Heart is clear; if we want to do something, we do it, without any taboos. Let me calculate, you are the second man to have obtained my body; you should be proud."

Lin Fan's heart stirred. "Then what about the first?"

Bai Youyou said enchantingly: "Dead, I killed him!"

A chill ran down Lin Fan's spine, and he secretly regretted asking that question.

Bai Youyou continued enchantingly: "Do you want to know why I was willing to give you this chance?"

Lin Fan thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, "I don't know!"

Bai Youyou smiled wickedly: "Because your remaining time is but a snap of the fingers. You will soon be a dead man, and dead men are the best at keeping secrets."

Lin Fan snorted lightly, "So that's how it is! For Lin Chen, I have nothing to regret. Go ahead and do it."

Bai Youyou nodded gently, a hint of admiration flowing in her eyes, and chuckled.

"As expected of my man. However, you must be mentally prepared for the pain that follows. Here it comes!"

Bai Youyou gently pressed her palm against Lin Fan's forehead.

Immediately, a vast, boundless force of spiritual power surged into his Soul realm, bringing pain that surpassed the cutting of fingers and the breaking of bones.

Lin Fan gritted his teeth, his face flushed with blood.

"It's just an extraction; I can endure it."

Meanwhile, Lin Chen's Physical Body slowly floated to the surface of the water.

Her delicate skin was like a newly bloomed lotus, emitting a luster like jade, standing tall and graceful, with no difference from her original appearance.

Lin Fan's heart was filled with excitement.

Bai Youyou snorted coldly, her hand pressing on Lin Fan's forehead suddenly pulling back.

In the Soul space, the sleeping Lin Chen was pulled out by Bai Youyou.

Her consciousness gradually awakened. She opened her eyes, and the sight of Lin Fan having his True Soul extracted by Bai Youyou was reflected in her gaze.

Pain pierced through her Soul, and she screamed with all her might.

"No! Senior Bai, stop! I don't want it! I don't want Lin Fan's True Soul! Please, stop quickly!"

Bai Youyou's expression remained indifferent, not moved in the slightest by Lin Chen's pleas.

Her spiritual power still firmly controlled Lin Fan's True Soul, and wisps of the True Soul continuously drifted out from Lin Fan's body, injecting into Lin Chen's body.

Lin Fan raised his eyes to look at Lin Chen, forcing a smile through the pain.

"Lin Chen, I'm fine, I won't die. You will be free in a moment."

"No—! I don't want it!"

Lin Chen struggled frantically, her eyes filled with despair and anger, but her body was bound by Bai Youyou's power, unable to step forward to save Lin Fan.

Amidst Lin Chen's heart-wrenching wails, she was gently sent into the new Physical Body by Bai Youyou.

Her consciousness and Soul gradually settled within the new body.

And Bai Youyou turned around coldly, walking behind Lin Fan.

After gathering power, she pressed her palm onto the back of Lin Fan's head.

Streams of the True Soul gushed out from Lin Fan's forehead, pouring into Lin Chen's body like a rushing river.

"Ah!" Lin Fan ultimately could not endure this pain, which was even more intense than having his bones extracted and heart peeled. He kept wailing.

With each wisp of the True Soul that left, Lin Fan's face grew paler, while Lin Chen's new body appeared increasingly lively and full of vitality.

As the last wisp of the True Soul departed, Lin Fan's body shuddered violently, a ripple of pain flashing in his eyes; his entire Soul was torn apart.

Bai Youyou's palm paused slightly in the air, then withdrew gently.

Lin Fan's body lost its support and suddenly collapsed weakly to the ground.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, his breathing was rapid, and his face was as pale as paper.

That pain, even more intense than being sliced by a thousand knives after losing his True Soul, transmitted into his consciousness.

But he still managed to lift his head, looking softly at Lin Chen not far away, and squeezed out a smile with the corner of his lips.

"Lin Chen, you are free!" After saying this, he only felt his vision continuously turning black.

Lin Fan's consciousness suddenly lost the support of his True Soul, constantly fading in and out, and the images before his eyes were intermittent.

In the intermittent images, he could vaguely see Bai Youyou walking over slowly and helping her up.

Afterward, his eyes went black, and he knew nothing more.