Chapter 284 - 281: G.S.T, Hunted

Chapter 284 - 281: G.S.T, Hunted

"That bastard! Senior, how is this fair?!" Long Chen cursed, questioning Wu Yu as he dashed through the environment surrounded by sword force. His movement art was exquisite, pushing his speed to an extreme. Unfortunately, his limited cultivation base at the World Sea Phase also limited his speed. Unable to take to the skies, he could only blaze his path on the ground.

The constant impediment of trees forced him to delay as he maneuvered left and right, over and under, and sometimes through. While the snarling shadows behind him never lost his tail. These shadows were led by a young man with scarlet hair and malevolent aura, emanating dense and fathomless murderous intent.

Those snarling shadows reflected the same. With their dark-colored fur-covered bodies, sharp fangs, and piercing claws, they painted a bloodthirsty picture. They were all Shadow Moon Wolves. Numbering three, they had Silver Stars on their foreheads. The trio had relative combat strength at the Soul Idol Phase! As a group, they hunted mercilessly under the explicit orders of the young man.

"...Long Chen..." Wu Yu transmitted his voice through the unassuming black ring that kept his spiritual form. Seeing Long Chen run for his life, spouting about unfairness, he couldn’t help but feel inwardly disappointed. Was this the demeanor of the future Grand Monarch? Where had his against-the-world attitude he had before?

Long Chen clenched his teeth as he pushed his speed to the limits. If it wasn’t for his robust foundation, fleeing from three Silver Starred Beasts would be an impossible feat. That being said, if it was a one versus one fight, he would be fearless and fight with his all.

While Silver Starred Beasts had the practical combat strength of a Soul Idol, this only related to physical attributes and some unique bloodline abilities. When compared to legitimate Soul Idol cultivators, they couldn’t match. These beasts didn’t have control over ambient mana, disallowing flight, or a Soul Idol that amplified one’s spiritual strength when summoned.

"The Trial of Beasts was designed to be used in exactly this manner; there is no unfairness present. The pretense of capture is merely that, a pretense. This is a stage of accumulation, and it’s not just towards Spirit Points, but one’s own force." Wu Yu could only explain this principle. Originally, he wanted Long Chen to come to this conclusion himself, but he was too focused on the surface layer that he missed the world beneath.R/ê/Ad lateSt ch/a/pters at novelhall.com Only

Personally, he felt it was insulting when Long Chen spouted unfairness towards the Grand Spirit Trials’ rules. After all, he was the one who had conceived, designed, and refined the Monarch Spirit Trials rules all those years ago.

Long Chen was stunned for a moment, "What? Isn’t joining forces with others just an admission of defeat?" He became confused because of Wu Yu’s non-direct explanation. It wasn’t that he lacked intelligence, merely he remained unwilling to delve further. It was somewhat an unconscious reaction. He was being hunted by his enemy that had perceived the truth earlier than him, so he held some resistance to this.

"...It is. But gathering the Beasts of the trial as your force will only open up new paths, such as a wider breadth of thought towards subordinates. For example..." Wu Yu said. He didn’t need to further explain. Long Chen was being hunted by three Silver Starred Beasts under the command of another. This was a clear example of the possibilities.

If Long Chen turned around and attacked the young man hunting him, he would be eliminated from the trial as a rule breaker. If he attacked and killed the Silver Starred Beasts, he would receive negative points and likely lose qualifications to proceed to the next trial. However, if the Silver Starred Beast killed him, the young man would suffer no penalties whatsoever.

Furthermore, the rule of restricted conflict lightened up in the next trial. Those of a stronger cultivation base could not attack those of lesser cultivation, but beasts were not subjected to this rule. One could eliminate competitors and obtain abundant Spirit Points by targeting weaker individuals using beasts or gaining an advantage against those of a higher or equal cultivation base via numbers. That being said, the advantage was only possible for those with the capabilities.

One had to first suppress and tame the beast to achieve this, otherwise it would never listen due to the Spiritual Spell embedded in the Seas of Consciousness of the various beasts by the Myriad Monarch Sect. The stronger the beast, the harder it was to subdue.

The only conundrum he had was that he hadn’t felt this sensation before. It was as if he had just performed an action that produced an immense amount of sin. Furthermore, this was getting stronger and stronger as time passed. That was peculiar.

As he continued having the snake follow the two, he noted the three Shadow Moon Wolves. After a brief inspection, his expression turned solemn. They were being subjugated in the strictest way imaginable. "He’s using a taming spell that targets their souls?" He could feel that, while the wolves seemed normal, their souls were dissipating due to a continuously revolving spell. They were like zombies forced to follow his every order.

The dissipation of a soul was an abhorrent offense against the Heavenly Daos, and an affront to its dignity. But this only mattered towards certain souls. It was termed as ’Mortal Souls’ in the commandments within the Scripture of Sin.

"Mortal Souls...could it be souls not in the Mystic Ascendant Realm?" When he thought about the implications of cultivation, the separation of Mortal and Mystic by the Alchemic Dao, and his own comprehension that the Astral Core Realm was the limit of Mortal powers, a literal star, he felt enlightened. The Heavenly Daos protected the souls of the weak.

He felt somewhat conflicted by this. "Where did he obtain such a malicious spell?" The only spell he had come across that affected souls was the Fixed Soul Spell he obtained from Anu, an existence that obviously lived during the height of the King of Everlore’s era, and he still couldn’t execute it yet.

This meant his cultivation base simply wasn’t fundamentally capable. How did Haungfu Jinwei do it?

"It likely has to do with the Soul Idol’s unique abilities," he determined. As for how he obtained this spell, considering Wei Wuyin had come across the True Dragon Transmutation Method and Bloodforging Mystic Method, which had several spells and arts within, he didn’t think it was unlikely. After all, this starfield had Mystic Ascendants of varying races and specialties.

"Oh?" The Titanic Mudworm Snake had paused, noticing that Long Chen and Huangfu Jinwei had ceased their chase above.

After a long-drawn-out chase, Long Chen had met three figures. They were Hong Ru, Xiao Bing, and another female. This female was a beastwoman with feathers, claws, and a lithe figure. She looked like a harpie from legends, and with her sharp ears alluded to her descent from the elven race.

They were startled as they met an exhausted Long Chen being chased by a bloodthirsty Haungfu Jinwei. They seemed to be engaging in conversation.

Wei Wuyin quietly felt a sense of desire to send Huangfu Jinwei along the path of reincarnation, and before that, Hell’s vicious and ruthless punishment. This didn’t originate from his Bloodline of Sin, but the whispers of the Heavenly Daos. If he acted, he felt as if the Heavenly Daos would reward him as a result.

But the whispers of the Heavenly Daos were met with a reaction from the Bloodline of Sin, curving the Heavenly Daos aggression-instilling whispers. While it didn’t directly inform him of its desire, from the depths of his Bloodline of Sin, he felt that Haungfu Jinwei was vital to it.

A Sinful Soul.

An irredeemable Soul infused with Karmic Sin.

Wei Wuyin’s eyes brightened. He knew what he needed to do. Just as he was about to act, he felt an imposing, tyrannical, imperialistic, and invincible aura manifest within the world.