Chapter 317 Unscrupulous Merchant
Feeling the gaze of the man named West, Xu Yi felt uncomfortable all over.
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It wasn't the sensation of being targeted by a powerful being, but rather because of the other's pair of eyes.
Gazing into those eyes was like staring into the abyss, giving him the feeling of being completely seen through.
Xu Yi suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
"Cold Reading Technique! And it's a soul-level Cold Reading Technique!"
Xu Yi possessed psychology entries, and when he used the Cold Reading Technique to scrutinize common people, they would feel as if he saw through them.
But against exorcists or the strange, it would often fail.@@novelbin@@
The variables of the mystical side were too numerous.
The other's "Cold Reading Technique" was obviously several levels higher than his.
Xu Yi kept moving backward. Logically, with the "Pride" Source of Sin before him, he should have approached and plunged the Sin Remains into the other's heart, devouring the origin.
But his sixth sense was constantly warning him, causing a throbbing pain at his temples.
Something's wrong, terribly wrong!
The Sin Remains should have sensed the other, and the other should have sensed the "Pride" Sin Remains as well.
Yet the other paid no heed, showing none of the urgency of other hosts and not even glancing at the "Pride" Sin Remains on his waist.
And the other was too calm! A calmness that was somewhat terrifying.
"What a pity! You shouldn't have come!" West suddenly sighed.
Xu Yi's face changed dramatically, he activated "Blood as Sacred" to its full extent, turned around, and tried to flee, but he could only retreat as the Grim Reaper's scythe, enveloped in a thick dark aura, sliced down towards him.
The Crow Man, holding the Grim Reaper's scythe, blocked his way, staring at him coldly.
It wasn't just the Crow Man; a purple metallic Sea Serpent appeared on his left, a hefty Lizard Dragon on his right, and behind him was an alchemical machinery he had never seen before – a silver giant ape.
He was surrounded, by the four great Alchemical Machinery of the Ring of Destruction!
A blinding light suddenly rose from the ground, forming a cage of light, trapping him securely.
Xu Yi's expression was gloomy, he understood, this was simply a trap, a trap aimed at him!
The "Pride" Origin was the bait, and he was the fish that took the hook.
The four great Alchemical Machinery of the Ring of Destruction, plus the Array before him, had formed an inescapable net – he had nowhere to run.
The Crow Man looked down at Xu Yi, a gleam of excitement flashing in his pupils.
Their internal members' hatred for Xu Yi was second only to the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization.
On their path to search for the Source of Sin, they could always see Xu Yi's figure, like a stick stirring in the mud, causing them endless unrest.
Now they could finally deal with him and breathe a sigh of relief.
The Ring of Destruction seldom moved out in force.
Though they called those of the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization timid worms, they had to admit that the power controlled by the Organization was not something they could resist.
If they moved out in full force, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of the Ancient God Sacrificial Organization, and they might be wiped out in one fell swoop.
But now there was no need to worry about these matters. After the merging of the Mist World and Boston, this space had been sealed off, like a besieged city, where the people inside couldn't get out, and those on the outside couldn't come in.
That's why they dared to appear so openly.
What puzzled the Crow Man was that Xu Yi's face showed no sign of panic. Could it be that the other still had a trump card to turn the situation around?
Xu Yi had no trump cards. In just a few seconds, he had assessed the situation before him, which could be summed up in four words, "A Certain Death Situation."
What could he do? Of course, the only choice was to give up.
This Resurrection Coin couldn't be saved no matter what.
Just as he was preparing to self-immolate, a sharp pain suddenly came from his right arm, the mark of the Black Void Gate burning hot like a branding iron.
Before he could react, he suddenly felt disoriented, and in the next second, he found himself in the Soul Swamp, standing in front of the Black Void Gate.
"Do you wish to make an exchange?"
If this were a game, a prompt would pop up in front of Xu Yi at this moment, "The Black Void Gate has sent you a trade request — do you accept?"
This Black Void Gate really was relentless!
It was like an extremely diligent insurance salesperson, seizing every opportunity to pitch to you.
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However, the timing chosen by the Black Void Gate was indeed very precise; if it had not been for his possession of Resurrection Coins, summoning the Black Void Gate would have been his only path to survival.
"Since I'm here already!"
Xu Yi silently muttered to himself, then without hesitation, he agreed to the trade request.
He did not summon the Black Void Gate but instead exchanged it for the method of soul strengthening.
The Black Void Gate fell silent for a good while, perhaps stunned by Xu Yi's "bold move."
There's a popular saying, "To learn the Dao in the morning and die in the evening would not be regretted," Xu Yi really was prepared to forsake even his life for strength!
Xu Yi had already decided to use the Resurrection Coin, so summoning the Black Void Gate was pointless; it would be better to discover what the so-called "method of soul strengthening" actually was.
If it was something knowledge-related, perhaps he could find a loophole.
Xu Yi's vision blurred for a moment, and in the next second, he found himself high in the sky, plunging downward.
His body felt light and ethereal, in a complete state of soul.
"Is this... Boston?" Xu Yi recognized the familiar buildings below him at a glance.
He also saw "himself," surrounded by four massive alchemical machines, but they all seemed frozen in time.
"The world of the soul he was in had a time flow hundreds of times faster than the ordinary world, which explained the phenomenon," Xu Yi suddenly realized.
As his soul flew over the skies of Boston, his mind filled with questions. What could the so-called "method of soul strengthening" possibly have to do with Boston?
Suddenly, he started to fall.
He instantly recognized the target location: Boston's iconic Lighthouse Mountain.
"Lighthouse Mountain seems quite different now!" Xu Yi observed the mist-enshrouded Lighthouse Mountain and felt an overwhelming sense of unfamiliarity.
The thick layers of earth did nothing to stop him as he passed through the dense soil and suddenly a "purple sea" loomed ahead, waves raging fiercely.
He crossed the "Purple Sea" and arrived at a black void.
Golden light suddenly illuminated his eyes, and he saw a dense web of golden threads before him, intertwining as though alive.
Xu Yi's soul could not stop trembling, his pupils dilated, showing utter terror, and... delight.
Even the colossal entities he encountered in the Soul Swamp did not impart such an intense oppressive feeling.
No! To even compare them would be an insult to the golden threads before him.
If it hadn't been for the Black Void Gate's protection, his soul would have been annihilated before it even neared this place.
Spirit of a True God, this had to be the remnant soul of a True God!
Only the spirit of a True God could possess such overwhelming oppressive power.
Logically, since the Twilight of the Gods, the bones of the True Gods had all but disappeared, so how had this "vast" spirit of a True God been preserved?
Although the spirit of the True God before him was nothing compared to its glory days, it was still an unattainable "colossus" for humanity!
"Could it be because of this overlaying world?"
Xu Yi was well aware that the real Boston could not possibly contain the spirit of a True God; therefore, it could only come from that "misty world."
The Black Void Gate brought him here, perhaps intending to help him merge with the spirit of the True God present?
This trade was too beneficial!
This thought flashed through Xu Yi's mind, but soon, his complexion turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
His soul was pulled back with astonishing speed, and within the blink of an eye, he found himself back in front of the Black Void Gate.
"Trade completed!"
Xu Yi felt something being drawn out of his soul; it was Fick's Deceiver's Soul.
"So the so-called method of soul strengthening was just providing an address?"
Xu Yi was numb, black-hearted merchants who engaged in deception weren't this nefarious; at least they still provided some meat, but this action was akin to giving away only the location of a sheep.
Fortunately, Xu Yi had no intention of dealing fairly with the Black Void Gate.
With the trade concluded, Xu Yi's soul returned to his body. He looked around and, under the blank gazes of the alchemical machinery, he resolutely self-immolated.
Even towards the end, in an effort to maximize resources, he burned a large number of entries and activated the ability of Mysticism inspiration to derive "Ando's Renowned Forging Technique."
"Ando's Renowned Forging Technique" was his recent focus for a breakthrough.
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