Chapter 1261: Soul Storm!

"Damn it! Could it be that even the Soul-Calming Pearl is no match for this Death Soul Tree? Why is it not reacting at all!"

Although Ye Yuan's soul was frozen, he had not completely lost the ability to think.

His only hope now was the Soul-Calming Pearl.

But the Soul-Calming Pearl showed no reaction, which made him extremely anxious.

Ye Yuan's soul was being pulled out of his body bit by bit. The crow's eyes were like an endless abyss, and Ye Yuan kept falling.

Suddenly, the Soul-Calming Pearl stirred again!

Ye Yuan's soul, which had just been half pulled out of his body, was yanked back!

"Hmm? What's going on?" the crow said in surprise.

This move of his had never failed. Even a divine path powerhouse, as long as they gazed into his eyes, could not escape the fate of having their soul taken.

But today, he had actually failed!

His opponent was merely a mortal who had not even reached the divine realm.

"Legend has it that the atavistic dragon soul is the strongest soul of the dragon clan. That old thing Ao Qin's strength is unfathomable. It's not impossible for him to withstand the Gaze of the Underworld... But unless the old thing comes in person, no one can save his descendants!" the crow muttered to himself.

Suddenly, the middle crow spread its wings and flew directly above Ye Yuan's head!

Ye Yuan's soul, which had just stabilized, was struck again as if by lightning.

The crow opened its sharp beak and reached toward Ye Yuan's crown. A soul-shaking suction force instantly enveloped Ye Yuan's entire body.

But the next moment, the crow screamed in terror!

"Soul-Calming Pearl! It's the Soul-Calming Pearl! Damn it! Damn it! How could it be the Soul-Calming Pearl! Ah!"

The crow seemed greatly frightened, its cry filled with despair.

It flapped its wings twice, trying to flee from Ye Yuan's body.

But it was too late!

A terrifying suction force erupted from Ye Yuan's crown, directly sucking the black crow in.

The black crow had not sucked out Ye Yuan's soul; instead, it was devoured by Ye Yuan.

To be precise, not by Ye Yuan, but by the Soul-Calming Pearl!

Ye Yuan could clearly sense that the black crow was directly swallowed by the Soul-Calming Pearl.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Ye Yuan gasped heavily, finally freed from that dreadful confinement.

His first thought was to save Bai Guang and Greenie!

But before Ye Yuan could act, he felt his sea of consciousness buzz, and a terrifying soul storm swept out from him as the center.

This soul storm was too terrifying. Ye Yuan could not withstand the impact and rolled his eyes, fainting.

A black pearl slowly flew out of Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness and hovered in the air.

In an instant, a fierce wind arose.

With the Soul-Calming Pearl at the center, a soul vortex formed.

The vortex grew larger and larger, the storm stronger and stronger!

"Ahhh! After that old thing died, the Soul-Calming Pearl had long since disappeared without a trace. How could it appear on this kid?"

The Death Soul Tree let out a piercing scream, terrified.

But the soul storm emitted by the Soul-Calming Pearl grew ever stronger, and even the Death Soul Tree could not withstand its terrifying suction!

This storm soon spread throughout the entire Death Swamp.

All the unknown existences in the entire God-Forbidden Territory sensed this dreadful fluctuation.

This fluctuation made their hearts tremble with fear!

Those living in this God-Forbidden Territory were existences beyond the imagination of the Divine Realm.

……

In a stretch of mountain ridges, two pairs of eyes gleamed through the darkness.

Their eyes were filled with sheer terror.

"What kind of aura is this? Such a strong fluctuation! It seems to be coming from the Death Swamp, doesn't it?"

"It's the Soul-Calming Pearl! One of the three great artifacts carried by the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord, the supreme soul artifact of the Celestial Forest Domain! Five million years ago, the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord perished, and the Soul-Calming Pearl was lost. Who would have thought that after five million years, it would finally reappear!"

"The Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord? Who is that?"

"He was the ruler of this Celestial Forest Domain, an existence we can only look up to!"

"Even Father looks up to him? How strong was he, really?"

"How strong? Hah, stronger than you can imagine!"

"Then what about the Death Spirit Tree?"

"Hah, that fellow dared to provoke the new master of the Soul-Calming Pearl. Seeking death himself, no one can save him! Once the soul storm rises, those guys will probably have to restrain themselves a bit. Having devoured the Death Spirit Tree, the Soul-Calming Pearl should have fully awakened!"

……

No one knew how long had passed before the storm finally calmed.

Ye Yuan finally regained a sliver of consciousness, feeling a splitting headache.

Almost immediately, he thought of Bai Guang and Lü'er, and jolted upright.

"Bai Guang! Lü'er!" Ye Yuan exclaimed.

"Big Brother (Young Master), we're here!"

"Yuan Ge, you're finally awake!"

Three familiar voices sounded in his ears, making Ye Yuan feel as if he were dreaming.

He looked at Bai Guang, then at Lü'er, and said in disbelief, "You... you're all right?"

Bai Guang said, "We don't know what happened either. When we woke up, we were lying here just like you! Lü'er and I woke up around the same time, but you were unconscious a bit longer."

Regardless, seeing the two safe and sound, a great weight was lifted from Ye Yuan's heart.

Recalling the moment when Bai Guang and Lü'er had their souls snatched, Ye Yuan's heart had felt as if it were being twisted.

Even now, he was still trembling with fear.

Ye Yuan suddenly looked at Li'er and said, "Li'er, your soul wasn't taken. Did you see anything in the Haotian Tower?"

Li'er shook her head and said, "Although my soul wasn't taken, I was imprisoned by the Death Spirit Tree just like you. Later, when the soul storm arose, I too lost consciousness."

The four of them looked at each other, all equally bewildered, completely unaware of what had happened in between.

And Shi Potian beside them was equally dumbfounded.

Ye Yuan frowned and sank his divine sense into the Soul-Calming Pearl, only to find it still floating quietly in his sea of consciousness, as if nothing had happened.

"What exactly is this Soul-Calming Pearl? The events that just occurred are utterly baffling!" Ye Yuan said, dazed.

Having watched Bai Guang and Lü'er being devoured by the crow, Ye Yuan had almost been certain of their deaths.

Yet unexpectedly, after the soul storm, the two were perfectly fine before him.

Overjoyed as he was, Ye Yuan was even more astonished.

This Soul-Calming Pearl was truly unfathomable, leaving him completely at a loss.

That Death Spirit Tree was a legendary existence, even more terrifying than divine path powerhouses.

Yet the Soul-Calming Pearl had utterly crushed it!

"Hmm?" Ye Yuan suddenly startled, saying, "It seems we've already left the Death Swamp. What about the Death Spirit Tree?"

The other four were all equally clueless; they too had no idea what had happened.

Ye Yuan sighed helplessly, "Alright, if we can't figure it out, let's not dwell on it. Let's go find the Kunwu Divine Wood!"

At that moment, within the space of the Soul-Calming Pearl, a faint shadow gradually solidified.

His gaze seemed to pierce through space, falling upon Ye Yuan, who was on the move.

"Haha, five million years, and the Soul-Calming Pearl finally has a successor!"