Chapter 1829: The Witch Soul Strikes the Ancient Saint (Part 1)

"I know! But right now, there's no other choice but to wait!"

Pushing back an approaching Ancient Saint with both palms, Chenyong Emperor was also filled with helplessness.

He too wanted to kill this fellow, but once the sacrifice began, it couldn't be stopped; otherwise, it would be contempt for the gods, a sign of dissatisfaction with them.

With so many of them, against a restored Chenling Emperor, they might still have a chance to fight, but against the gods, there was only one path: certain death.

"For now, the best plan is to kill all these people first, or render them incapable of fighting. Then, even if Chenling Emperor recovers, he'll be alone, and we'll have a greater chance!"

Chenyong Emperor continued.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Indeed, that was the best course of action now.

Cut off the source—kill all his subordinates first. Then, when he recovers fully, as long as he was at the Blood Drop Rebirth realm, with him, Fire Xu Ancient Saint, Mo Ling Ancient Saint, and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, no one could say who would ultimately win.

Whoosh!

As the two conversed, an alien Ancient Saint lunged at Zhang Xuan.

His weapon, a judge's brush, also reached the Ancient Saint level. Stirring it in the air, heaven and earth spun, and his soul seemed to tear apart.

It seemed he had seen that Zhang Xuan's strength was insufficient and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear was extremely powerful, so he planned to use soul attacks to kill him.

The divine spear was just a weapon; it could block physical attacks but was weak against soul attacks.

Sure enough, as the attack came down, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but feel dizzy.

His soul power was unmatched at the same level, but facing an attack from an Ancient Saint wielding a weapon, he couldn't withstand it.

"Hehe!"

Having succeeded with one move, the alien Ancient Saint charged straight at him, stirring the judge's brush again.

"President!"

Seeing Zhang Xuan hit, Mo Ling Ancient Saint was anxious and wanted to rush over, but felt pressure suddenly increase. The Ancient Saint he was fighting unleashed ultimate moves one after another, forcing him back.

Chenyong Emperor faced a similar situation on his side.

The enemy had seen Zhang Xuan pierce through companions with his spear earlier and knew that with the weapon, his combat power was most terrifying, so they planned to join forces and kill him first.

"Die!"

Knowing that the others couldn't hold off Chenyong Emperor and the rest for long, this Ancient Saint sneered, spun around, and rushed forward, slapping his palm down at Zhang Xuan's head.

If this hit, even if he had refined blood at the Blood Drop Rebirth level, he would die instantly and never recover.

"Young Master!"

"President!"

"Master!"

The three Ancient Saints' pupils contracted simultaneously. They wanted to rush over but were powerless.

Just as they thought Zhang Xuan would surely not escape this time, the young man, who seemed dizzy and unaware, suddenly smiled slightly. The long spear in his hand leaped up.

Puchi!

With one thrust, it pierced the Ancient Saint's heart, impaling him in midair.

Whoosh!

Blood splattered.

A jade bottle appeared, quickly collecting it.

"..."

Everyone was stunned. Even the alien clansmen blocking the others were dumbfounded.

This Great Saint only relied on the Dragon Bone Divine Spear to fight against Blood Drop Rebirth experts. Under normal circumstances, being approached by an Ancient Saint meant certain death. How could he pierce through the opponent with one thrust?

Was the dizziness just an act?

"That was close..."

Not answering the crowd's shock, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief while collecting blood.

The opponent had attacked with a soul artifact, and he had indeed been hit. The reason he recovered so quickly was the Saint Trace Stone he had obtained in the Confucian Temple!

He had given the Soul Seal to Lu Chong, but he had always carried the Saint Trace Stone with him.

This item could devour souls and nourish the spirit. Although the opponent's attack was fierce, under normal circumstances he couldn't recover, but with this artifact, it was much easier.

After piercing the Ancient Saint and collecting the blood, Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to pay further attention. He put the judge's brush into his ring, then turned his wrist, and the Saint Trace Stone that had saved his life appeared in his palm.

Even without this item, the Ruthless One would have acted, but the fact that it could absorb the opponent's soul attack and turn it into nourishment showed its preciousness.

Looking down, the Saint Trace Stone emitted a warm glow, its color slightly different from before, revealing a faint blue tint.

Under the Eye of Insight, strands of vigorous energy swirled within. As his palm touched it, his soul felt a warmth, as if entering a hot spring.

"Is this pure soul power?"

His pupils contracted.

As a powerful witch soul master, he could easily recognize that what was contained within was none other than pure soul power, which could easily nourish the soul and make it stronger.

He clearly remembered that this Saint Trace Stone had nothing inside. How did it suddenly have so much soul power?

"Could it be..."

He quickly looked down. Under the Eye of Insight, thin threads slowly converged around the stone.

"Chenling Emperor sacrificed a hundred thousand alien Saint Domain experts. Their souls are all being devoured by the Saint Trace Stone..."

Seeing this, he understood what was happening. Zhang Xuan found it both amusing and frustrating.

The Saint Trace Stone, like the Soul Seal, had the ability to devour and purify souls. This ability was somewhat sinister for cultivators, so it was forbidden in the Master Teacher Continent, and witch soul masters were also hated because of it.

As a master teacher, Zhang Xuan naturally disdained using such methods. But unexpectedly, after Chenling Emperor killed tens of thousands of his clansmen, their souls were inexplicably devoured by this stone.

"With so much pure soul power, can my soul directly break through to Ancient Saint?"

Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Xuan was filled with excitement.

Although he didn't advocate using the Saint Trace Stone to devour others' souls, since it had already devoured them and refined them into such pure soul power, refusing to use it would be foolish.

His witch soul had long reached the Immortal Realm Great Perfection. With this additional soul power, he might be able to冲击 the Ancient Saint realm, a state everyone desired.

"Let me try!"

Unable to resist, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, instructed the Dragon Bone Divine Spear and the Ruthless One to protect his body, and with a thought, his witch soul leaped out from between his brows.

Zizi zizi!

As the witch soul touched the Saint Trace Stone, the hot soul power surged out. His soul, which had been stuck and unable to increase, grew visibly and rapidly.

"No... I don't have a method for the witch soul to break through to Ancient Saint!"

Feeling his soul body grow taller and taller, as if it would explode at any moment, Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

In his excitement, he had forgotten that his previous research on breaking through to Ancient Saint had mostly focused on true qi. He hadn't read a single book about the witch soul.

He didn't know what the witch soul needed to experience to break through, nor what steps to take.

"Mo Ling Ancient Saint, do you have any experience or secret manuals on the witch soul breaking through to Ancient Saint? Give me a few quickly..."

Unable to hold back any longer, he looked up and shouted to Mo Ling Ancient Saint in the air.