The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 422: Chapter 422 Ten Broken Souls_1

Shen Mo’s promise to Jiang Lingfeng was not mere talk!

He had promised to pull Wang Yuanxing’s soul and refine his spirit, then hand it to Jiang Lingfeng for her to deal with after his demise.

”Hmm?”

But when he cast the Soul-binding Spell, he found Wang Yuanxing’s corpse empty, not even a shred of a shattered soul left behind.

Earlier, Shen Mo had not noticed any sign of this man’s soul disintegrating. This meant that this First Rank Priest of Bright Sand Country, right under his nose, had used some method to escape with his soul!

The rune spell before was just a feint to deceive... The real aim was to allow his soul to escape, in hopes of making a comeback someday? In his heart, Shen Mo couldn’t help but grudgingly admire Wang Yuanxing once more.

Even in such a perilous situation, he could still calmly arrange his countermeasures... It was clear that his rise to become the strongest person in the Wando Archipelago was no accident.

Immediately, Shen Mo’s vast sense spread out in all directions, enveloping the entire Capital City of Bright Sand Country.

A large amount of useless information—images, sounds, lights and shadows, emotions, and more—flooded into Shen Mo’s mind.

After careful filtering, Shen Mo found not a single anomaly!

With a thought, he activated Bright Vision, his eyes flashing with an uncanny light as he looked at Wang Yuanxing’s corpse.

There is an inseparable connection between a creature’s soul and its physical body.

Unless one completely reincarnates, no matter how exquisite the technique, this connection cannot be entirely severed.

Ordinary people naturally struggled to glimpse this invisible thread, but Shen Mo, with his Special Destiny, could see through all kinds of concealment and gaze directly at its origin!

Soon, Shen Mo discovered not just one, but ten such ethereal threads extending from Wang Yuanxing’s corpse, scattered across the various islands of Bright Sand Country.

”Senior Sister Jiang, take your time to heal. I will be back soon!”

Shen Mo took Wang Yuanxing’s Universe Bag from the corpse, opened it with a Realm Breaking Talisman, and returned all the spiritual items that originally belonged to Jiang Lingfeng.

This Universe Bag, which seemed to be crafted from human and animal hides, possessed astonishing defense. It had survived their intense previous battle without damage. However, its refinement method and the runes engraved within were exceedingly crude; it couldn’t be considered a high-class Universe Bag. Shen Mo opened it without much effort.

The skeleton-headed magic artifact, entangled with the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle, could not unleash its full power without the infusion of its owner’s Mana and was soon forced into retreat by the Soul Snatching Needle.

Finally, Shen Mo snatched it from mid-air, applied numerous Prohibition talismans to it, and stored it in his Universe Bag.

As for the viscous cloud formed by the Blood Pool’s polluted blood, it too was swiftly obliterated by The Big Dipper Array within a few breaths after Wang Yuanxing’s body was slain and his soul escaped.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Shen Mo gestured, recalling the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle and the seven Big Dipper Swords. He then cast the *Soar Cloud Immortal Method*, following the ethereal threads extending from Wang Yuanxing’s corpse to pursue them.

There was no need to worry about Jiang Lingfeng encountering any danger if left alone here.

Even if both her body and soul were heavily damaged and her strength greatly reduced, after retrieving her Universe Bag, she could use the talismans within. Even a small amount of Mana could unleash tremendous power.

An ordinary late-stage Spirit Sea Realm cultivator would not be able to harm her easily. Moreover, it was uncertain if any Priests above the Third Rank remained in the entire Capital City of Bright Sand Country—Shen Mo had likely killed them all!

A few breaths later, Shen Mo appeared within the palace bunker. The King of Bright Sand Country, his queen, consorts, and other members of the royal family had all hidden here to escape the disaster when he invaded the Capital City.

At the sight of Shen Mo, especially when they clearly saw Wang Yuanxing’s corpse in his hand, these nobles turned ashen.

Just as they were fearfully guessing how Shen Mo might deal with them, he acted as if he hadn’t noticed them. His indifferent gaze fell upon one of the consorts.

This consort was not very old, probably in her early twenties. Her pretty face turned pale when she saw Shen Mo looking at her.

In the next instant, a strange glint flickered in her eyes. She pulled out a blood-red talisman from her sleeve, bit her finger, and intended to smear the blood on the talisman to activate its power.

But how could her plans succeed in front of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator?

With a thought, Shen Mo unleashed his soul power and cast the Soul-binding Spell on the consort. The next instant, a wisp of a residual soul was bound and extracted by Shen Mo, who placed it in a Soul Nurturing Bottle.

At the moment of his death, Wang Yuanxing’s soul had used a Secret Technique to split into ten parts, and one of them was hidden in this consort.

Because the soul of a peak Spirit Sea Realm expert was so robust, even a single wisp of residual soul could still control mortals and even low-class cultivators, activating pre-arranged measures.

However, in the face of Shen Mo, all these actions were futile!

With Wang Yuanxing’s remnant soul extracted, the innocent consort fainted. Shen Mo glanced at her briefly and paid no further attention.

When he used the Soul-binding Spell, he was very measured. The woman had only suffered minor soul damage and would recover after one to two months of rest.

SHNK!

A streak of sword Qi lopped off the King’s head. Blood gushed out, scaring the nobles, who scrambled away from his decapitated body.

Afterward, Shen Mo didn’t bother with this group of people anymore.

So many Third Rank Priests from Bright Sand Country had died, including the First Rank Priest and the King himself. The lives of these people were merely his to decide.

If they were usually evil, even Divine Immortals couldn’t save their lives once their backer fell.

If, under Wang Yuanxing’s tyrannical rule, they had still managed to do their best to be kind to the common people, they might yet find a sliver of hope for survival.

From what Shen Mo understood, most of the nobles and officials in Bright Sand Country, including the King, were hardly good people and would likely meet a grim end.

As to why Shen Mo hadn’t killed all of them immediately, the reason was simple.

The ones who suffered were the common people of Bright Sand Country. If Shen Mo wiped them all out, it would be somewhat unseemly.

It would be better to hand them over to the victims’ relatives and friends for judgment.

Of course, Shen Mo had no time to deal with these matters at the moment. After setting up a Prohibition at the entrance and exit of the bunker, he flew out of the Capital City. He would clean up the loose ends when he returned.

Not long afterward, Shen Mo appeared in a small town not far from the Capital City. He used the Soul-binding Spell on an old beggar huddled in a pile of rags.

There was also a fisherman who made a living by fishing, a scholar poring over ancient texts, a courtesan in a brothel, a Great General defending an island frontier...

The ten parts of the residual soul were quickly captured one by one by Shen Mo and forcibly fused.

After using the Soul Searching Spell, he roughly understood Wang Yuanxing’s plan. He immediately returned to Bright Sand Country’s Royal Palace and handed Wang Yuanxing’s wholly restored soul to Jiang Lingfeng.