Lin Mo took a deep breath, a flash of resolve in his eyes. "We will enter Lord Qian Renxue's soul origin space together and destroy the Seed of the Void from the inside."
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing unwavering determination in each other's eyes. They sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and condensed all of their soul power. It transformed into two beams of golden light that shot out from their brows, flying straight toward the spot where Qian Renxue had dissipated.
Those golden motes of light were still drifting in the air, as if waiting for something. The two golden beams flew into the motes, merging with them, and then slowly ascended, passing through the rock strata, through the soil, through the surface, and drifting up into the sky.
Above ground, the crowds in the plaza saw those golden motes of light suddenly grow brighter, as if something had been infused into them. Su Chen was taken aback for a moment before suddenly realizing what was happening. He knew that those were the souls of Zhao Feng and Lin Mo; they had entered Qian Renxue's soul origin space.
"Everyone, keep condensing the power of conviction!" Su Chen shouted sternly. "Commander Zhao Feng and Lord Lin Mo have entered Lord Qian Renxue's soul origin space; they need our support! Channel our power of conviction into those golden motes of light and provide them with strength!"
The crowd closed their eyes once more, condensing the power of conviction in their hearts into countless rays of golden light that surged toward those drifting golden motes. Absorbing the power of conviction, the golden motes grew even brighter, slowly ascended, and finally vanished into the sky.
The Soul Origin Space.
This was an exceptionally unique world. There was no sky, no earth, no mountains or rivers—only endless white light. Within the white light floated countless memory fragments. Each fragment recorded a segment of Qian Renxue's life—scenes of her cultivating in the Angel God Temple as a child, her glorious moments of becoming the Angel God, the tragic and heroic instant she sacrificed her life in the battle a millennium ago, and her silhouette fighting alongside Zhao Feng and Lin Mo a century ago.
The souls of Zhao Feng and Lin Mo appeared in this world. Their soul forms were exactly the same as their outer appearances, only far more ethereal, as if a single gust of wind could scatter them. They looked around, searching for the trace of the Seed of the Void.
"There!" Lin Mo suddenly pointed into the distance.
In that direction, a mass of black light was slowly rotating within the white radiance, exuding a heart-palpitating power of the Void. Around the black light, countless golden chains bound it securely. Golden runes flowed along the chains—this was the very seal of "Sacrifice of the Angel" that Qian Renxue had cast.
But the seal was gradually weakening. Fine cracks had appeared on the golden chains, and wisps of black mist were seeping from the cracks, eroding the surrounding white light. Qian Renxue's soul phantom stood before the black light, both hands pressed against the seal, constantly injecting her soul power to maintain its stability. Her phantom had already grown extremely dim, as if it could dissipate at any moment.
"Lord Qian Renxue!" Zhao Feng and Lin Mo shouted in unison, rushing quickly toward her.
Qian Renxue turned and saw them. She was stunned for a moment, then her expression drastically changed: "How did you get in here? Get out! It's too dangerous here!"
"We are not leaving," Zhao Feng said firmly. "We came in to completely destroy the Seed of the Void."
"Destroy the Seed of the Void?" Qian Renxue shook her head. "It's impossible. The 'Sacrifice of the Angel' seal has already bound the Seed of the Void to my soul origin. If the Seed of the Void is destroyed, my soul will collapse along with it."
"Not necessarily." Lin Mo stepped forward, carefully observing the Seed of the Void within the seal. "Lord Qian Renxue, look. The black veins on the surface of the Seed of the Void are actually its energy circulation system. As long as we can find the core node of this circulation and sever it with the power of conviction, the Seed of the Void will lose its energy source and enter a dormant state. At that point, we can inject purifying power through the core node, dismantling the Seed of the Void's structure from the inside and purifying it completely."
Qian Renxue looked carefully and realized Lin Mo was right. The black veins on the surface of the Seed of the Void did follow a pattern; they spread outward from the center, forming a complex network, and the most crucial core node was located right in the very center of the Seed of the Void.
"But the core node is enveloped by the Seed of the Void's most powerful protective layer. Our power simply cannot pierce through it," Qian Renxue frowned. "Unless..."
"Unless the three of us unite our powers, condensing into a force strong enough to pierce the protective layer," Zhao Feng picked up her words. "Lord Qian Renxue, the soul frequencies of the three of us are highly compatible. If we can perform a Soul Fusion, we can concentrate our power into a single point, pierce the Seed of the Void's protective layer, and directly attack the core node."
Soul Fusion was one of the most dangerous, yet most powerful skills in the Soul Master realm. It required the soul frequencies of two or more Soul Masters to be perfectly aligned before their souls could merge together, condensing a power far exceeding that of any individual. However, the risks of Soul Fusion were immense. If any errors occurred during the fusion process, the participating souls would suffer irreversible damage, or even shatter into nothingness.
Qian Renxue fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "This is the only way. But Soul Fusion requires the soul frequencies of all three to be perfectly identical. Having fought alongside Zhao Feng and Lin Mo for a millennium, our soul frequencies are already highly compatible, but to reach absolute alignment, we still need to perform a Soul Resonance."
Soul Resonance was the prerequisite step for Soul Fusion. It required the participating Soul Masters to adjust their soul frequencies to the exact same state, then simultaneously release their soul power, causing their souls to resonate with one another. The process of Soul Resonance was excruciatingly painful, because every person's soul was unique. Forcibly adjusting one's soul frequency to match another's was akin to twisting the very essence of the soul.
"Let's begin." Zhao Feng took a deep breath and sat cross-legged.
Lin Mo and Qian Renxue also sat cross-legged. The three formed a triangle, surrounding the sealed Seed of the Void in the middle. They closed their eyes and began to adjust their soul frequencies.
Zhao Feng's soul frequency was steady and profound, like the pulse of the earth, containing the power of conviction of countless heroic spirits. Lin Mo's soul frequency was sharp and agile, like the thunder of the heavens, containing the purifying power of the Holy Angel Abyssal Dragon Emperor Martial Soul. Qian Renxue's soul frequency was noble and gentle, like the shining of the sun, containing the divine power of the Angel God.
The three different soul frequencies intertwined within the white light, attempting to find a common rhythm. At first, the three frequencies clashed with each other, emitting a piercing hum. Expressions of pain appeared on the faces of Zhao Feng, Lin Mo, and Qian Renxue. Adjusting their soul frequencies was like carving the soul little by little with a knife; every fraction of adjustment brought a fraction of agony.
"Hold steady! Do not get distracted!" Qian Renxue's voice echoed in their consciousness. "Focus your minds, feel each other's frequencies, and find the resonance point!"
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