Chapter 222 Soul Ruins, Soul Box, Disguise, Departure
Little Hughton strolled ahead, leading the way, with Ray following behind him.
"You're quite adept at dealing with kids."
"Li'an joked."
“He is well-behaved and sensible. This may not be the Soul Ruins. No matter how powerful Seral is, he cannot come to the Soul Ruins every month.”
"Um."
"Moreover, Xiu Dun has no combat ability and carries a Spirit Gathering Gem, making him seem like a cream cake that anyone can take a bite of in the eyes of other undead."
Given how much Celal values Shudon, he wouldn't allow Shudon's soul fragments to be in such a dangerous place.
"Once we get our things, how do we leave this place?"
"Find the exit from the subspace."
"So this is a subspace? Like a black market."
"right."
This was the first time Ray had ever seen a subspace with such a large area.
"Won't such a large area affect the operation of the mainland?"
"It depends on the situation. That necromancer isn't as simple as he seems. Be careful when you encounter him alone in the future."
"good."
Ray watched as little Hughton walked and played ahead, clutching a large handful of small white flowers, which he had deliberately picked by choosing the white ones.
"Brother Lai, hurry up!"
"They're here."
"This is for you."
Ray smiled and accepted the bouquet of flowers from Little Hughton.
"I'll pick some more later!"
"good."
The flowers here grow in a very strange way.
Their leaves lie flat on the ground, and then a long stem extends out, with clusters of small flowers blooming about half a meter above the ground.
Leaves are leaves, flowers are flowers, and the layers are distinct.
Lei leaned closer and took a sniff; there was a faint floral scent.
Looking even lower, from an upward angle, you can see a fluorescent layer around the edges of the flower.
"Don't inhale too much, or your soul will leave your body."
Ray took the bouquet away, and Ryan saw accusation on his face.
"It's shielding you from the smell, as long as you don't actively try to smell it."
Ryan lightly touched the air, and a green spherical light screen appeared around Lai, which quickly disappeared.
"Thanks."
"You are welcome."
The soul in a state of minor rest does not know fatigue.
Lai followed him for the entire time the funnel emptied, taking only two breaks in between.
Having traveled so far, all he could see were these purple and white wildflowers; he was already aesthetically fatigued.
"How much further, little Shuddon?"
"Almost there, almost there, look at that tree over there."
Little Hughton pointed to a spot ahead, and Ray stared at it for a long time but still couldn't recognize it as a tree.
"Can't it go any faster?"
Lei was somewhat helpless.
"Sure, I can go over there in a flash!"
Little Hughton proudly demonstrated to Ray how he could zip past in a flash and then zip back in a flash.
"!"
"He is not a child, but a fragment of a soul that has existed for decades. According to your human age calculations, he should be of the same generation as Guge."
He possesses all the characteristics of a soul.
Ryan mercilessly delivered the finishing blow.
"So he's accommodating your speed."
Weakling humans from Earth: "..."
I'm sorry, I don't have a sufficient understanding of my own weaknesses.
Lai was speechless with emotion.
"Lord Ryan, could you do me a small favor?"
"Heh heh, humans, it's been a long time since I've tasted any new food."
Three meals.
The human's pupils turned a deep gold color, and a pair of wings made of wood element appeared out of thin air on their backs.
Ray took off from the spot, carrying Little Shudon in his right hand, and soon landed under the tree.
"Brother Lei, your wings are so beautiful!"
"Lay" arrogantly raised his chin, and control of the body returned to Lay's hands.
The green wings on its back suddenly scattered into starlight.
Is it right here?
Lei Ke did not forget his mission.
Little Hughton nodded emphatically.
"Yes, it's inside the tree trunk."
Following Hughton's finger, Ray looked at the tree. It wasn't very old, and there was nothing unusual about its appearance.
"There is a magic circle; do not touch it directly."
Ray drew his bone knife from his waist and lightly pressed the tip against the tree trunk, applying slight pressure. He could see magical elements rippling outwards from the tip of the knife, like waves on water.
"How do we get this out?"
"Sever it directly."
"It requires reciting a very, very long incantation."
When Ray accidentally blurted out the question, little Hughton thought Ray was asking him.
"All right."
“We must retrieve it without being discovered by Seral,” Ray answered Ryan in his mind.
"What a hassle."
Despite his complaints, Ryan took over Ray's body again.
"Stay away from me."
"oh oh."
Shutton stared blankly at Ray's ever-changing expressions, then obediently took a few steps back.
"Further away."
This time, Xiudun ran more than ten meters further.
Is it okay now?
"Stay put and don't move."
Ignoring the magic circle's resistance, Ryan placed his hand on the tree trunk and slowly closed his eyes.
Hughton looked at "Ray" from afar, the innocence on his face long gone.
He stared blankly at the humans and the sealed tree.
Golden light burst forth from the point where the hand touched the tree, and the tree began to wither at a visible speed.
The leaves turned from emerald green to withered yellow, and then fell down all at once with a thud.
However, this withering has not yet stopped.
All the branches had lost their original vitality, withered and shriveled, as if all their life force had been instantly drained away.
Gradually, the bark began to peel off on its own, and the surrounding flower field was also affected, turning yellow layer by layer, centered on that tree.
With a deafening boom, the entire tree turned into fine dust, with only the black wooden box in the center being lifted by the golden orb and falling to the ground.
Shock flashed in Shulton's eyes; he had never known that such magic existed.
Lei was also taken aback by the scene before him.
"Is it all done?" Ray asked.
"Um."
"Where is the magic circle?"
"It's gone."
"Come here."
Upon hearing the sound, Hughton ran back to "Ray's" side.
"This is the box!"
Ryan didn't miss the fleeting longing in Shutton's eyes.
He slightly beckoned, and the wooden box floated into the air, drifting to Xiu Dun's front.
Hold it in your hands.
"Um."
Heath raised his arms and tried to lift the small wooden box with both hands, but it slipped through his hands and fell straight down.
Ryan smiled enigmatically.
"You know what's inside, right?"
A look of panic flashed in Shulton's eyes.
"I know, I secretly watched it before."
"Still pretending."
Ryan moved his fingers, and the wooden box floated up again. Shutton watched eagerly as the box returned to "Ray's" hands.
"You already knew? I thought I hid it well."
As the gray fog gathered, the boy's height rapidly increased, transforming him into the exact same figure as in the third portrait in the villa.
"Thank you for helping us get it, and please take it with you when you leave."
"Is he also Shutton?"
If Ray were in control of the body now, he would definitely be frowning.
"Fragments of the soul."
Why should I help you?
Ryan gave a wicked smile, but it didn't look out of place on Ray's face at all.
"I know how to get out of here."
"It's not difficult."
Shutton pursed his lips.
"Once it's done, the Spirit Gathering Gem is yours."
"That's interesting, but I'm not interested in it."
With a slight flick of his finger, the small lock on the wooden box crumbled as easily as tofu.
With a soft creak, the box opened.
A thick green fog carrying a skull hurtled straight toward Ray's face, accompanied by a piercing wail.
Lian trapped the dense fog inside with just a single ball of light.
"A little trick."
The sphere of light rapidly contracted, compressing it into a tiny pebble, only the size of a millet grain.
What's inside the box?
Lei was getting impatient.
Having resolved the problem, Ryan finally turned his attention back to the wooden box.
In the center of the wooden box, a heart, dried to a dark brown color, lay quietly on a red velvet cloth.
Seral actually took Shudon's heart...
“Cerar said that both our hearts and souls belong to him.”
Hughton's smile was sarcastic.
“I don’t belong to that part of the memory, but I inherited his emotions. I don’t have all the previous memories, but whenever Seral enters this space, that sense of rejection and disgust is real and has never dissipated.”
“He is the devil. I saw him bring living beings here and then feed them one by one to this stone around my neck.”
"A living being is the soul of a living person."
Ryan offered a thoughtful explanation.
Ray felt a chill run down his spine. Serar was practically obsessive to the point of being twisted.
What is your relationship?
Ryan continued to ask questions.
Xiu Dun's gaze darted around, and he changed the subject.
"You know, I have no memories of the past."
The human's golden eyes seemed to have seen through everything.
"Let's go, let's get out of here."
The black wooden box closed again, and Ryan placed it, wrapped around the magic ball, into the pendant space.
The next second, the fragments of Shudon's soul also disappeared.
Where are they?
Lei was puzzled.
"Where the Soul Box is, there the Soul Fragments are."
"Then how do we get out?"
"Don't panic."
After speaking, Ryan drew his bone knife. Lai felt a large amount of magical elements within his body converging towards the bone knife, then rapidly replenishing themselves, continuously.
Until the blade turned a golden-green color, as if it would explode at any moment.
With a whoosh, Ryan swung his knife.
A rift appeared out of nowhere in the subspace, and Ryan left with Ray's body.
Is he really that cool? He can even cut through the warp barrier!
Ray's understanding of Ryan has reached a new level.
From a powerful leader of the wood elemental spirits to a boss who's willing to cook for you for the rest of his life!
"Just so-so handsome."
Ryan answered.
Good, good, good, we've finally found a powerful patron.
After leaving the warp, they did not return to the vicinity of the royal city as expected.
Everything went black, and my body was falling rapidly; it was an irresistible feeling of weightlessness.
Ryan used magic to protect Ray's fragile human body, which is why he was not harmed at all during the process.
"Where are we?"
"Turbulence between warps".
Why is this happening?
"After forcibly opening the subspace, its destination is random."
“The last subspace belonged to Seral. We destroyed his space and took away Shudon’s Soul Box. Won’t he notice something amiss?”
"It's alright, let him come."
Damn it, I got tricked again!
Despite the complaints, at this moment, the sense of security that Lian provides is unparalleled.
After about three minutes, the feeling of weightlessness gradually subsided, and Lai's feet were firmly planted on solid ground, giving him a very solid and reassuring feeling.
After reaching the ground, Ryan returned control of Ray's body to him.
"Where is this again?"
Lai was surrounded by layers of white mist, making it impossible to distinguish between humans and animals more than two meters away. Only he himself was surrounded by a faint, shimmering light.
Fortunately, it's daytime now, so there's still some light; otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to see anything.
The white fog was so thick that it made breathing difficult, not only visually but also visually.
Every step I took felt strangely damped.
A breeze blew by, and Lei's shoulders felt a little lighter, but his difficulty breathing was still not relieved.
The white mist seemed to never dissipate.
In the wind, Lei could vaguely hear some sounds, but they were very indistinct.
"This is the Soul Ruins."
Lei was not surprised at all.
"Concentrate and don't be misled by these things. There are too many souls here for me to fully control."
"OK."
A breeze blew by, bringing a chill.
This time, Lei finally heard the voice clearly.
"Jianyi, give me back my body."
Jianyi heard his own voice say this.
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"Shuton, stop struggling and tell me where the endpoint of that directional teleportation array is."
The necromancer's shoe tip hooked up the skeleton's constantly lowered chin, and he smiled radiantly.
Shudon's skeletal body was thus tightly bound by the red silk, unable to move an inch, and even turning his head was difficult.
"I knew red suited you."
Through the bald skull of Shulton, Seral seemed to be looking at something else, and his crimson lips involuntarily kissed Shulton's forehead lightly.
"Cerar, you're disgusting. Even after I've been through this, you still managed to kiss me."
The necromancer's good mood was not affected in the slightest by Xiu Dun's rough voice.
"In my eyes, you will always be the most perfect."
"I haven't taken a shower in a month."
Seral looked at Shuton with a smile in his eyes.
"I've recently taken to rolling around in the dirt."
Serar's smile remained unchanged.
"Seventeen has been pestering me to sleep in the same coffin lately."
Seral's expression finally cracked.
Seventeen is the silliest skeleton under Celar's command, and he likes to wander around aimlessly.
A while ago, I went out to steal something late at night and was chased by a dog. I accidentally fell into a cesspool and stayed there all night...
"You don't mind?"
Seral took out a silk handkerchief to wipe his lips and casually tossed it on the floor.
"Skulls don't have noses, hehehe."
Whenever Seral provokes Sutherton with ambiguous actions, Sutherton will find a way to retaliate in other ways.
Although it has little practical effect, he is happy to do it even if it hurts the enemy a thousand and himself eight hundred, based on the principle of not disgusting people but also making them feel uncomfortable.
"Shuton, don't be naughty."
"Don't pretend here, you're not much older than me."
"hehe."
Serral was quite strange at times; the more Shutton went against him, the more amused he found it.
"Ahh! Ahh!"
A brightly colored macaw flew in carrying an envelope and landed steadily on the necromancer's shoulder.
He opened the envelope, his eyes conveying an ambiguous meaning.
“Shuton, let’s go see your friend.”
The gray mist enveloped the two of them and quickly disappeared.
On the letter lying on the ground, several large characters were clearly written, a familiar place name.
——Soul Ruins.
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Author's Note: This is a story about a desperate straight man who gets possessed by a creepy male ghost. [doge]
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