Chapter 543: The Secret of the Tomb of Heaven, Summoning the Soul

Chapter 543: The Secret of the Tomb of Heaven, Summoning the Soul

Silence.

The joy of seeing Li Feng vanished in an instant, like smoke dissipating.

He finally understood how the constant ringing of the sword affected Zhu Linxin.

It was like a sudden realization, grasping why Xiao Qing struggled while Qian Yi seemed unaffected by the sounds within the Tomb of Heaven.

Qian Yi's soul was inherently a sword soul.

Naturally, he wouldn't be affected by such a pounding.

On the contrary, all signs indicated that Qian Yi not only didn't feel pain but also felt extremely comfortable and content afterward.

However, what about the others?

Su Ping turned to Li Feng:

"Captain Li, what about you...?"

Li Feng's gaze was helpless, and then he nodded nonchalantly.

Su Ping stood up abruptly, "No, we must find the source of the sword's ringing quickly, otherwise..."

Otherwise, the entire Tomb Sky Legion would undoubtedly face annihilation!

Li Feng nodded, "Don't worry, Master Su. We need to establish gathering points in the other rooms first and then use them to condense the Black Sword. So, it's not a time to panic. But can you sense the exact direction of the sword's ringing?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Indeed, he had been tormented by the constant ringing of the sword, but the peculiarity of this gray mist made it challenging to locate the source of the ringing hidden within.

The true ultimate goal and hidden entity of the Tomb of Heaven couldn't be found within such a short time.

Something was amiss! Su Ping's brows knitted together.

He must have thought of something else.

Looking at the world before him, the Li Feng in front of him was undoubtedly real.

But his thoughts, his ideas, seemed inaccurate.

He sat down on the ground and fell into deep contemplation.

Li Feng, without hesitation or delay, began setting up in the center of the gray mist, which he had designated as the central point of the web.

Here was the heart of the web.

In no time, the three of them obtained the Black Sword through the node where the Mausoleum Node was located and resolutely ventured into the exploration of the gray mist's surroundings.

Only Su Ping remained at the original point, left as the guardian and the protected object of everyone, as the center point.

Coincidentally, Su Ping also needed time to thoroughly review everything he had experienced since entering the Tomb of Heaven.

It could now be confirmed that the peculiarity of this secret realm of the Tomb of Heaven was not specifically targeting outsiders.

In Su Ping's opinion, this should be an extremely special spiritual land!

Or, it was a spiritual land formed by 'spatial characteristics' and the outside world together.

Qian Yi thrust his sword, and the golden sword once again brought out the dense death energy from the gray mist. After taking a big gulp, he finally burped contentedly.

Su Ping looked at the gray mist.

This pure death energy was beyond the upper limit that a Monarch Rank could bear.

Then, where did this gray mist and death energy come from?

The arrangement of the Tomb of Heaven over the years couldn't be the continuous production of some resource or something. No resource could continuously generate energy output for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years.

Su Ping thought of a possibility.

The Ghost Tide of the Northern Border.

The entire legion, including Lord Leng, was inexplicably tense, unsure why the undead around the Tomb of Heaven had been launching relentless attacks for several months.

But at this moment, Su Ping had such an expected idea.

Just like the water tide in the East Sea.

Father had also mentioned that this suicidal tide attack was very likely to sacrifice their souls.

And now, Su Ping had reason to believe that this sacrificial process might not only exist in the current era,

but had been repeating for at least a thousand years,

continuously.

The purpose was to provide sustenance to the main entity of this Tomb of Heaven.

And in the gray mist, due to some skill or the effect of spatial characteristics, undead creatures kept appearing.

These undead, even after birth, didn't possess self-awareness and became the nourishment or fuel for the main entity within the Tomb of Heaven.

Then, after being processed by this spatial secret realm, they became the Black Sword.

The constant ringing was to transform the souls of all living beings in this spatial region into swords.

After the sacrifice, it could still provide sustenance through this secret realm and the special spiritual land outside the Tomb of Heaven, forming a vast undead cycle, causing the birth of undead companion beasts to become faster and stronger!

What a terrifying 'spiritual land.' Indeed, it was worthy of being created by such an existence, and this was just one of them!

Su Ping's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had a conjecture, and more importantly, he suddenly remembered the situation outside before entering.

Of course, he had entered the most central and largest Tomb of Heaven,

the main body and core of the Tomb of Heaven.

However, if he remembered correctly, there were also individual mausoleum countries around this Tomb of Heaven.

Those should be undead spiritual lands.

Those countless tombstones extended far and wide.

If the secret realm of the Tomb of Heaven was arranged like the outside world, then at this moment, each corresponding tombstone would be related to the outside world, and the entire Northern Border would be a piece of undead wasteland.

The souls that died in this area would have their souls led here.

Then, how vast was this secret realm world?

And when would they find the most central tomb, the true Tomb of Heaven, where they had entered and was the center point?

To find a tombstone node and open up a passage, a single black sword can only be used once.

However, after a single sword's cry, there is an interval of about half an hour.

But outside, in the vast graveyard of the Tomb of Heaven, there are countless large and small tombstones. Not only in the Bone Desert, but even in the entire Northern Border, the core group of tombstones guarding the Tomb of Heaven number in the tens of thousands.

Unless one is incredibly lucky, how can they find the central Tomb of Heaven in this hidden realm that corresponds to the outside world?

Even if he were to persist, what about the others? Li Feng, Zhu Linxin, and Liang Yifan, what about them?

The Tomb of Heaven is far more complex than they imagined.

Even their battle-hardened Bonded Beasts, with their overwhelming power, had no chance to engage the enemy. In the midst of the incessant clanging of swords, they became sword spirits, neither human nor ghost, and were ultimately sacrificed to the puppet master behind the scenes.

Su Ping couldn't accept this outcome.

But what could he do about it?

At this thought, Su Ping's heart was engulfed in despair.

This was the first time he had felt this way since becoming a Beastmaster.

The Tomb of Heaven had become a true death trap.

Even with the Tomb of Heaven Mark, this death trap wasn't aimed at him, but the helplessness he felt as he watched his companions' souls transform into cold, hard swords was even more overwhelming.

This despair lasted for several hours.

During this time, Li Feng and the others had been searching back and forth.

Several new members of the Tomb of Heaven were even found.

However, that was the extent of it.

This was evident in the scene unfolding before them at this very moment.

Even in his despair, Su Ping still clung to the hope of finding a clue or a possible solution.

'Clang!'

That damnable, seemingly endless clanging sound echoed in his ears once more.

But at that moment, a voice called out.

"Little Zhu, what are you doing?"

Zhu Linxin's soul pollution was the most severe. On the soul detection device's display, Zhu Linxin's soul had taken on the shape of a sword, almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

The hilt of the sword was positioned at Zhu Linxin's cheek, which had become somewhat numb and rigid.

However, this call was directed at the Tianfu Province prodigy.

Li Feng looked at Zhu Linxin, whose soul had been altered the most. As the sound of the sword rang out again, Zhu Linxin seemed to be drawn to the center tombstone like a man possessed.

Su Ping shouted, "Brother Zhu, think of your family! Your parents are waiting for you to come back! When I get out, I'll give you an autograph! Then we'll go to Tianfu together..."

"Fa...ther... Mo...ther..."

A hint of confusion appeared in Zhu Linxin's eyes, and his struggling movements slowed down significantly.

At the same time, the Tomb of Heaven Mark appeared again, and the pain from the sound was suppressed.

Su Ping stood up abruptly and grabbed Zhu Linxin.

The Tomb of Heaven Mark was helpful to him, but it had no effect on the others.

Zhu Linxin, who had briefly calmed down, became frenzied once more by the incessant clanging sounds.

And this time, it was even more intense than before.

This frenzy was so powerful that even their Bonded Beasts couldn't reverse it.

Even the Five Elements Paper Spirits and Night Raven Puppets around them seemed dazed, as if they were utterly lost.

However, after tightly controlling Zhu Linxin, a sudden realization flashed through Su Ping's mind.

He had suddenly overlooked something crucial.

These clanging sounds had transformed all the living beings and souls that entered the hidden realm of the Tomb of Heaven into swords. And according to Su Ping's guess, the purpose was for sacrifice or consumption.

But if that was the case, what happened in the final step? After these souls were transformed into black swords, what became of them? As it turned out, these black swords disappeared without a trace as soon as the next clanging sound rang out.

So, why did they disappear?

At this thought, a brilliant light flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

That's right!

It was too difficult to find the main body of the Tomb of Heaven in this Ash Fog World and uncover what was hidden behind it.

If that was the case, why not use these rules to actively welcome the summoning of this thing?

However, Su Ping understood the danger of doing so.

After observing and thinking for a while, many things became clear without the need for further contemplation.

The bodies of those undead directly merged into the death energy, and what was taken away were only the souls that had been completely transformed.

Those sword souls were truly what the Tomb of Heaven reaped.

Therefore, if one wanted to follow these sword souls to the place of the true mastermind behind the Tomb of Heaven, there was only one answer: the soul!

At this moment, Su Ping seemed to understand everything all at once.

He rubbed his temples.

In the next moment, the ash-white flame mark slowly appeared from his forehead.

This thing was a 'gift' from Charles.

But it was clear that it couldn't be that simple.

And bringing him into the Tomb of Heaven was certainly not just to confine him here.

Soul...

Undoubtedly, the importance of the physical body was undeniable.

Without the protection of the body, using only the soul was like delivering oneself to the mouth of a wolf.

Furthermore, this method was just his speculation, and there was no certainty that it would work.

However, given the situation, Su Ping had no choice.

He could either continue to be confined here, watching as the team members he had spent half a month with transformed into such sword souls, or he could take a risky move!

Even if he failed, he had the talent of the Indestructible Dragon Soul as a trump card!

With this thought, Su Ping did not hesitate for a second.

He looked directly at Li Feng and gently exhaled, saying:

"Captain Li, the plan has changed! Please use the Night Raven Puppet to summon all the Tomb of Heaven team members we've found. I have a different idea!"

"Huh?"

Li Feng was taken aback, but as a soldier, he did not hesitate and immediately nodded: "Yes, sir!"

Su Ping slowly exhaled, and at this moment, his full attention was focused on the culprit, the Tomb of Heaven Mark.

He had experienced soul departure before.

Back in the World Tree Hidden Realm, when he was with the Spring Goddess, he had experienced a dreamlike soul departure.

But at that time, he was held by a strong and sturdy leg.

Now, he had to face something that was likely as terrifying as the Spring Goddess.

Soon, everyone returned, and Su Ping slowly spoke:

"Finding the mastermind behind the Tomb of Heaven in this situation is almost impossible. I have a theory that the Tomb of Heaven Hidden Realm seems to guideSoSo, I will perform a soul departure soon. My soul will attach itself to the condensed Black Sword, and I will follow the hidden realm's guidance to see what's really going on.

You don't need to search for anything else; just stay here and protect my body."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, and Li Feng immediately protested:

"Master Su, how can this be? I can do this! It's too dangerous!"

Su Ping shook his head: "Regarding soul matters, you should understand. Your souls, if not transformed into sword souls, would not be able to leave with me.

Based on my theory, once you leave your bodies, your souls will be just like those undead, losing all resistance and turning into sword souls, devoid of self-awareness and wisdom, no different from the dead.

At that point, even if we leave and meet that existenceItBut I'm different! Because I received the Tomb of Heaven Mark, I had to enter the Tomb of Heaven, and it's also this mark that allows me to resist the pollution of the sword sound.

So, this time, I'll go alone."

Saying this, Su Ping smiled slightly: "Actually, there's one little guy coming with me."

He then looked at a small paper figure, Qian Yi, who had been by his side since entering the Tomb of Heaven.

It was a natural sword soul, completely unaffected by the sword sound.

As a sword soul, it could naturally accompany him.

Li Feng wanted to continue persuading, but Su Ping directly interrupted and looked at everyone:

"We can't wait any longer. Look at what happened to Brother Linxin just now. If we continue, it won't just be Brother Linxin; even Captain Li might not escape! No matter what, I have to try."

He spoke with determination, leaving no room for negotiation!

Then he took out something: "This is the Advanced Spatial Shatterer given by Lord Saint Dragon. If you really can't hold on, don't hesitate; just forcibly break the space and take the team out!"

Li Feng opened his mouth but ultimately just nodded, unable to say anything more.

In the next moment, Su Ping sat cross-legged on the ground, a meditative feeling came over him. Su Ping's mental energy condensed, and a thread of consciousness slowly approached his forehead. In the next moment, the ash-white flame occupied his entire field of meditative perception.

At the same time, the ash-white flame enveloped his soul.

Meanwhile, Qian Yi was already prepared, understanding the next move through the soul pact.

Its sword soul was already extremely special, and it had likely experienced soul departure more than once before it became Su Ping’s companion beast.

At this moment, it was familiar territory.

The ash-white flame and a small, ethereal sword slowly detached from Su Ping and Qian Yi.

They approached the small, condensed Black Sword.

Ten seconds later.

As if calculated, the seemingly eternal sound rang out again:

'Clang!'

'Clang!'

'Clang!'

At this moment, all the small black swords, along with the ash-white flame and the sword soul it held, indeed, disappeared with all the black swords, gradually vanishing without a trace...

(End of Chapter)

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