strictlysupreme Chapter 597 Weakness
Chapter 597 Weakness
"Brother Changan!"
Jiang Li's heart clenched suddenly. She caught his falling body with quick reflexes and called his name in a panic. Her fingertips touched his cold skin, and her heart sank.
"Daddy!"
Xie Wuyou and Xie Wuchou also exclaimed in surprise, their minds blank as they looked at their father's unresponsive face and the black blood that had congealed at the corner of his mouth.
"Father, Father, what's wrong? Wake up, don't scare Wuchou..."
Xie Wuchou's tears welled up uncontrollably, and she shook her father's arm desperately.
"Grand Marshal! Your Highness!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Li took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down.
"No worries, no sorrows, help your mother protect the Dharma."
"Ok!"
Xie Wuyou, her face pale, tried to calm herself down and tugged at her younger sister, "Wuchou."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Xie Wuchou and her brother stepped back, sat cross-legged, and stood guard for their mother.
Jiang Li pressed her forehead against Xie Chang'an's brow, and her divine sense instantly entered.
Upon entering his sea of consciousness, she was filled with anger and resentment. No wonder he had prevented her from examining his sea of consciousness at Huichang Canal, using the excuse that he was afraid the children would be anxious.
That vast and boundless sea of stars was left in ruins after the Soul-Stealing Worms had rampaged through it.
The once brilliant and shimmering stars have dimmed and lost their luster, most of them shattered into dust and scattered throughout the sea of consciousness; the spiritual energy veins that intertwined like silver ribbons are now riddled with holes, leaving behind shocking ravines...
How painful it must be for one's sea of consciousness to suffer such severe damage!
He was even smiling at the time, saying he was fine and everything was alright!
Jiang Li held back her tears and rushed towards the sealed place deep within her sea of consciousness.
At the edge of the starry sea lies an impenetrable darkness, exuding a chilling pressure.
At the heart of that darkness lies the ninefold seal laid down by the Purple Sun Sword Master.
Jiang Li cautiously approached the sealed area.
She saw it; the invisible power of law had transformed into golden chains, firmly imprisoning the remnant soul of the Soul-Sucking Insect.
The eerie green phosphorescence flickered wildly. The Soul-Eating Insect had suffered several severe blows, and now its remnant soul was only half a body. The incomplete insect body was topped with a strangely shaped human head, making it even more ferocious and terrifying.
Hearing the noise, he slowly turned his head and saw the dazzling, pure ball of light. His eyes suddenly flashed with a greedy and eager look.
"Little fairy, you've arrived?"
"Yes, I'm here."
Jiang Li suppressed her fear and said calmly, "I'll come and see how you die."
"Hahahaha..." The Soul-Stealing Insect laughed maniacally.
"What are you laughing at? Are you laughing at yourself for scheming and plotting, only to end up dying anyway?" Jiang Li mocked.
"Little fairy, it's hard to say whether I'll live or die, but your husband is about to die."
The soul-stealing insect laughed eerily.
"Do you want your husband to live? How about we make a deal?"
"What deal?"
“If you rescue me, I will spare your husband.”
"Are you kidding me?"
Jiang Li sneered, "How can I, a mere Qi Refining disciple, save you from the ninefold seal of a Nascent Soul Sword Master? You yourself are already mired in this predicament, how can you possibly spare my husband?"
The Soul-Stealing Insect smirked slightly. "If you come in, I can leave."
Having consumed your immaculate spirit, who can possibly trap me now?
Jiang Li snorted: "Do you think I'm stupid?"
The Soul-Stealing Insect laughed and said, "Aren't you two a loving couple? Are you just going to stand by and watch him suffer?"
The eerie green phosphorescence suddenly burst forth with a burst of green mist. This mist was clearly highly poisonous, and the first of the nine seals that trapped him was immediately corroded by the poisonous mist, causing his entire sea of consciousness to tremble violently.
"Father! Father! What's wrong?"
From outside came Xie Wuchou's anxious and frightened cries; Xie Chang'an must be in great pain right now!
"Stop!" Jiang Li cried out in anguish.
"Hahahaha..." the Soul-Stealing Insect laughed loudly.
"So what if it has nine layers of seal? It still can't withstand my soul poison!"
"Once the seals are completely removed, I will have consumed your husband's soul and will likely be able to restore my cultivation. At that time, it will be the time for me to destroy the world! Hahahaha..."
Jiang Li sneered: "After the seal is broken, do you think you will be a match for Master Chonghua?"
The Soul-Sucking Insect laughed and said, "Then let's see if True Person Chonghua is more powerful, or if my soul poison is more powerful?"
Jiang Li remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was filled with anxiety and hesitation.
It is said that the soul poison of the Soul-Sucking Insect is the most potent poison in the world, with virtually no cure. It is unknown whether the soul of the True Man Chonghua can withstand this deadly poison.
"Well? Little fairy, if you don't make a decision soon, then I'll let you see for yourself how I devour your husband, hahahaha..."
"Stop!" Jiang Li shouted angrily.
At that moment, a faint voice entered her mind: "Little Tanuki..."
Jiang Li's tears welled up instantly. "Brother Chang'an, you're awake?"
The voice said, "I...I am Chonghua."
The first of the nine seals has been broken, and the True Man Chonghua behind the seal can barely transmit his voice to her.
"Master Chonghua!"
Jiang Li felt like she had found a savior and hurriedly said, "Please save him!"
"Don't worry, if I'm fine, then he's fine too."
Master Chonghua paused for a moment.
“Listen to me,” his voice trailed off, “every time the Soul-Sucking Worm releases its soul poison, it burns its own soul power. It won’t last long.”
"Once all nine seals are broken, even if he doesn't perish, he will be at his last gasp and easily defeated."
Only by burning the power of the soul can the soul poison be released!
Jiang Li suddenly realized why the Mirror Spirit said that the Soul Poison was both the Soul-Absorbing Insect's trump card and its weakness!
The Soul-Sucking Insect is trapped inside the seal and has to constantly burn its own soul in order to break the seal. It cannot be replenished in time, and it is unknown whether it can survive until all nine seals are gone.
No wonder he tried to trick me into coming in!
By devouring her immaculate spiritual body, he can break the seal in one fell swoop and even devour the soul of True Man Chonghua!
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Master Chonghua said softly.
Jiang Li rolled her eyes. Who cares if you're alright? I only care if Xie Chang'an is alright!
"Little fox, the day the seal is broken will be the day we return to the upper realm."
Jiang Li was shocked. They were going back?
Master Chonghua solemnly said, "I will definitely keep my promise, Little Fox, wait for me."
Jiang Li left Xie Chang'an's sea of consciousness in a daze, behind her were the desperate and unwilling cries of the Soul-Capturing Insects.
"Mother, how is Father?"
Jiang Li looked up, and Xie Wuyou and Xie Wuchou, the brother and sister, rushed over immediately.
"Your father will be alright."
Jiang Li stared blankly at her two children. Was she about to leave them?
"Mother, what's wrong?" Xie Wuchou asked anxiously.
Just as Jiang Li was about to say something, Dandan's voice suddenly rang in her mind:
"Sister, put brother in the Five Elements Formation in the Dragon Palace. That formation can repair his body!"