Boom!
Sixteen massive glass pillars, each dozens of zhang thick, suddenly appeared around Evan Chu. These pillars radiated eerie fluctuations that made even his soul feel a chill of dread.
"Soul-Pattern Pillars—Seal!"
With a series of incantations, the sixteen Soul-Pattern Pillars instantly formed a formation that locked Evan Chu in place, unable to move an inch.
Evan Chu tried to circulate his Chaos Divine Power to resist, but found that even his soul was now bound. Not only could he not use Chaos Divine Power, he couldn't even communicate mentally, borrow Stellar Power, or activate his bloodline strength!
In short, every attack method was completely useless. His soul was utterly imprisoned—even controlling his own body was impossible.
Cold sweat broke out instantly across his back. These bizarre soul creatures were terrifying!
"While he can't move, destroy his physical body! As long as he can't fight back, we can do whatever we want. We are the masters of souls!"
"Yes!"
A Soul Amber that had existed for nearly sixty thousand years seemed to be their leader. At his command, a swarm of Soul Ambers appeared from nowhere, each grabbing a broken, rusted sword or blade and sending them flying toward Evan Chu's immobilized body.
Clang!
But the moment those swords and blades touched Evan Chu's body, they shattered instantly, unable to harm him in the slightest.
They didn't realize that imprisoning Evan Chu's soul only prevented him from attacking; actually hurting him was still impossible.
Soul Ambers have no physical bodies—their attacks rely entirely on soul power. Destroying Evan Chu's physical body is just as tricky. Besides, Evan Chu is a nine-clawed Primordial Dragon and stands at the peak of the Starforge Body.
Even without Chaos Divine Power protecting him, his flesh alone was as tough as an early-stage God-Venerable.
Realizing these bizarre Soul Ambers couldn't hurt him, Evan Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like someone else has entered this place before, and it must have been a long time ago. The owners of those broken weapons probably turned to dust here, buried in this realm.
Before dying, they must have killed quite a few Soul Ambers and Soul Springs to seize them—after all, these things are extremely fragile to anyone with a physical body…"
Evan Chu rapidly analyzed everything in his mind.
"To avoid intrusion by corporeal beings, the Soul-Spirit Realm must have hidden itself deep underground under some kind of power. That's why no one has entered for so long.
Now that I've come here hoping to capture a Soul Spring or Soul Amber to serve as an artifact spirit, it's clear this won't be easy. First, I need to figure out how to break the seal of these Soul-Pattern Pillars!
Evan Chu pondered, turning things over in his mind. Relying on his own strength to break this soul imprisonment was impossible—he had no clue about these soul-targeting secret arts.
But... Evan Chu realized his divine sense could still enter the Timewheel Bracelet. Although his soul was bound and couldn't move, his divine sense was unaffected.
"You three, get over here!"
"What is it? Why'd you call? This space is perfect for me—I'm trying to cultivate and get even stronger!"
"Yeah! My elemental sons are growing at a crazy rate. Look, I've already got two thousand elemental sons!"
"Don't call us unless it's important. I'm learning to make sons from the Elemental Spirit Pearl, and as the Chaos Spirit, I'm the strongest—I want to make my own sons too!"
The Immortal Crystal spirit, Elemental Spirit Pearl, and Chaos Spirit were all annoyed at Evan Chu for interrupting their cultivation, but they still obediently showed up.
Seeing what these guys had accomplished inside the Timewheel Bracelet, Evan Chu couldn't help but smile.
"Good, very good! But I've run into a bit of trouble and need your help to get out of it."
These artifact spirits of Evan Chu were special existences—maybe they could actually handle those Soul Ambers outside.
Evan Chu explained his situation. The Immortal Crystal spirit took it calmly, but the Elemental Spirit Pearl and Chaos Spirit were both left utterly stunned!
"Holy crap! You actually found the Soul-Spirit Realm? And you've seen Soul Springs and Soul Ambers?"
"Amazing! Respect! Not just anyone can find a place like this—and you're still alive? I gotta hand it to you!"
Just as Evan Chu wondered what these two were going on about, he was suddenly struck by a splitting pain in his head, as if his soul was about to scatter in the next instant!
It turned out those Soul Ambers had combined all their power, then used the Soul-Pattern Pillars as conduits to condense a Soul-Shattering Needle that pierced Evan Chu's flesh, aiming to scatter his soul and erase him forever.
"Damn! This really is terrifying!"
Now Evan Chu finally understood why the legends said that almost no one who entered the Soul-Spirit Realm ever made it out alive—and what the Elemental Spirit Pearl and Chaos Spirit meant by their earlier comments.
"Let us out—we can help you!"
"Yeah, yeah, let us out... tsk tsk... we can't wait!"
The Immortal Crystal spirit was originally an evolved Immortal Crystal—not some high-level divine item, but a being that grew stronger by relying on Evan Chu's power.
But the Elemental Spirit Pearl and Chaos Spirit were different. These mysterious beings born of the universe itself—Evan Chu had no idea what terrifying powers or abilities they might possess.
Now, hearing them say they could help, Evan Chu didn't hesitate—he released the Timewheel Bracelet and let the two of them out.
But as soon as they emerged, Evan Chu saw drool dripping from the corners of their mouths!
"Wow wow wow! So fat! Damn!"
"Hell no, don't fight me for them—they're all mine!"
"You idiot, don't eat the soul wisps—go for the Soul Springs and Soul Ambers! You don't know the difference between eggs and chickens?"
The two of them tore through the soul entities like wolves among sheep. In a flash, dozens of Soul Springs were devoured, and Soul Ambers too—they seemed to be even greater nourishment for the spirits.
"Such powerful soul creatures! Kill them!"
"Heavens, is this our doom?"
Several Soul Ambers over fifty thousand years old immediately abandoned Evan Chu, mobilizing their Soul-Shattering Needles and Soul-Pattern Pillars to attack the Elemental Spirit Pearl and Chaos Spirit.
But the Chaos Spirit revealed its true form, cloaking itself in powerful chaos energy. The soul attack secret arts couldn't touch it—instead, the attacking Soul Ambers were devoured in one bite!
"Whoa! So rich—I'm stuffed!" The Chaos Spirit hadn't expected that one Soul Amber was worth a hundred Soul Springs.
"Ha! Weaklings, I can eat two Soul Ambers!"
The Elemental Spirit Pearl laughed, and two bolts of thunder force appeared out of nowhere, scattering two Soul Ambers. Thunder is the bane of souls!
Before the Soul Ambers had completely dissipated, the Elemental Spirit Pearl opened wide and devoured them whole. But even it nearly burst—two Soul Ambers' energy pushed it to the limit.
"Damn, aren't you afraid you'll explode..."
"Mind your own business!"
Even while bickering, the Chaos Spirit and Elemental Spirit Pearl couldn't stop. Meanwhile, Evan Chu—just freed from his restraints—was left stunned.
He suddenly felt that letting those two out might have been a huge mistake!
But before he could decide what to do next, an even more terrifying aura appeared—a presence that made his soul tremble even more than before.
"You wretched creatures! How dare you harm my people? I'll wipe you all out of existence!"