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Chapter 540, Trapping a Soul Turtle

After Hua Changxi began exploring the Soul Realm, he discovered that the distribution of soul power within the Soul Realm was not uniform.

In some places, the soul energy is so dense that it becomes mist, and when you are in it, the soul energy will automatically replenish your soul body; while in other places, the soul energy is relatively thin.

However, even in places where soul power is scarce, the concentration of soul power is much higher than in the outside world.

"Whoosh~"

As Hua Changxi continued to traverse the Soul Realm, she could occasionally hear the faint sound of waves.

The Soul Realm exists because of the Soul River. She thought it was just the sound of the Soul River flowing endlessly and didn't pay much attention to it, focusing only on continuing her exploration.

Within the Soul Realm, not only is the Soul Power abundant, but the ground is also covered with Soul Plants and Soul Fruits.

Hua Changxi was pleasantly surprised to find that the Shennong Cauldron contained many of the soul plants recorded in the "Annotations on the Classic of Materia Medica: Divine Plants"—whether they were soul fruits that enhanced and strengthened the primordial spirit, or soul plants that repaired and replenished soul power.

As she continued her journey, she explored and gathered as she went. Before long, the Sumeru Pearl was filled with a large number of soul plants and soul fruits.

"Hey~"

Just as she was basking in the joy of her harvest, a sudden gust of wind swept in!

Hua Changxi instinctively dodged to the side, barely managing to avoid the attack. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the attacker was a small, grayish-white snake.

Soul Beast!

That's right, in a Soul Realm where Soul Plants and Soul Fruits are everywhere, how could it be without Soul Beasts?

Soul beasts are creatures without physical bodies; they are entirely formed from soul power, and ordinary physical attacks are completely ineffective against them.

The little snake missed its first attack, its tongue flickered, and it once again transformed into a blur as it pounced to kill.

Hua Changxi's eyes sharpened, and a cold glint appeared at her fingertips.

With a "whoosh," a soul needle shot out and accurately pierced the snake's vital spot, instantly pinning it to the ground, making it unable to move.

She deftly collected the corpse of the Soul Serpent, preparing to take it back to refine a Soul Pill.

In addition to needing a large number of soul plants and soul fruits, soul beasts can also be used as the main ingredient in refining soul pills.

As the exploration continued, the dangers lurking in the shadows seemed to be awakened, with attacks coming one after another, instantly making Hua Changxi realize the perils of the Soul Realm.

First, a group of soul spiders spun a web that blocked Hua Changxi's path.

The spider web is woven from soul silk. Touching it will imprison the soul and drain the soul power of the living being until it is completely drained.

Although the Soul Spiders weren't particularly powerful, their sheer number was overwhelming. Even with Hua Changxi's speed, she was entangled by their soul threads and ultimately had to unleash her lightning and fire to burn them away.

Soul Spiders excel at ambushes and sneak attacks, their silk threads moving silently and with an extremely high success rate in hunting, making them a very cunning type of soul beast.

Then, Hua Changxi also discovered a soul plant called Nether Bone Rotten Fungus in the Soul Realm.

The Nether Bone Rot Fungus grows on withered bones. Its cap is dark purple and covered with black spots, while its stem is slender and fragile. It emits a deadly soul poison; once infected, it will endanger the soul from disintegration.

"I hope that Zhuque Jun and A Niu can find a good place to concentrate on their cultivation and not run around in the Soul Realm."

Having encountered two crises in a row, Hua Changxi began to worry about others. However, despite her concerns, she did not intend to interfere.

There's no other reason than that cultivating in the Soul Realm is also a form of training. She can neither deprive others of the opportunity to gain experience from crises, nor is she capable of shouldering the safety of everyone alone.

The variety of soul beasts in the Soul Realm was far more complex than she had imagined.

Following the Soul Serpent and Soul Spider, Hua Changxi also encountered the Soul Leopard, which was as fast as lightning and difficult to catch, and the Soul Ox, which had superb defensive capabilities.

No matter how many soul needles she fired, they could only create ripples on the thick soul power armor of the soul bull.

Besides the soul beasts that you can directly confront, the threats lurking in the shadows are even more difficult to guard against.

She nearly fell victim to a group of pure, snow-white, dancing soul butterflies.

Those soul butterflies, with the flapping of their wings, scatter soul dust that is barely perceptible to the naked eye. Once inhaled, the victim will fall into a state of oblivion from which they cannot awaken.

It begins with forgetting external things, gradually leading to the loss of self-awareness, and ultimately reducing one to an empty shell with only breathing.

Once the soul power is completely absorbed by the greedy soul butterflies, the lifeless body will wither away silently, eventually turning into nourishment for this land.

Fortunately, she had sharp eyes and spotted the stark white bones hidden in the Soul Butterfly area in advance, so she decisively avoided that seemingly peaceful but actually dangerous gathering place of Soul Butterflies.

The repeated attacks by soul beasts not only severely slowed down her exploration of the Soul Realm, but also prevented her from collecting rare soul plants and fruits in peace.

In her frustration, Hua Changxi suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She took out the Soul Pearl she had obtained in the Nine Netherworld and embedded it into the array slot of the "Follow Your Heart" mask.

With a surge of soul power, she transformed into a Soul Clan member with pure soul power.

After becoming a member of the Soul Clan, the journey became much smoother. Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense nerves relaxed slightly.

Then, she thought to herself, if disguising herself as a member of the Soul Clan could help her avoid the attention of Soul Beasts, could the Soul Clan's Soul Ballads also appease Soul Beasts?

The Soul Ballad is loved even by beings from the Nine Netherworlds, so it's highly likely that soul beasts won't reject it either.

Without hesitation, she took out a Soul Bamboo Leaf and tentatively began to play a Soul Ballad.

In an instant, a melodious tune began to flow out.

Sure enough, after that, even when she encountered spirit beasts, none of them attacked her again.

"Splash!"

The familiar sound of waves once again filled my ears, but this time, the sound was far more powerful than before.

Hua Changxi's heart stirred, and he seemed to be thinking—perhaps, as long as he followed this sound, he could find the trace of the Soul River.

Even if we can't find the main channel of the Soul River, finding a winding tributary or a trickle of water seeping out from a spatial rift would be good.

Relying on the disguise of the Soul Clan and the Soul Ballad she was playing, the Soul Beasts no longer regarded her as prey or an alien. Without hesitation, Hua Changxi decisively sped off in the direction from which the sound of water came.

After traveling for an unknown amount of time, the view suddenly opened up before me.

A strange, milky-white, semi-transparent soul plant came into view.

Their stems are slender, with fluffy, soul-like fibers growing at the top, swaying gently in the wind, like countless giant dandelions rising and falling in the soul mist.

"Soul-Condensing Cane!"

Hua Changxi's eyes lit up. The "Annotations on the Hundred Herbs - Divine Plants" states that the Soul-Gathering Cattail grows only in places where the Soul River flows. It can absorb dissipated soul power and purify the turbid air in the Soul River. Its powdered form is the main ingredient for refining high-level Soul Pills.

Where there is a Soul-Gathering Cane, there must be a River of Souls flowing through it!

Hua Changxi strode towards the seemingly endless Soul-Gathering Reed. During this time, she did not dare to be careless, and even while playing the Soul Ballad, she did not relax her vigilance towards her surroundings.

"Splash!"

The sound of the waves was almost within reach.

Passing through the Soul-Gathering Reeds, Hua Changxi finally saw the source—a spatial rift stretching across the void, more than ten meters long and several meters high.

The surging waters of the Soul River are continuously gushing out from the rift, nourishing this vast Soul-Gathering Reed.

Hua Changxi stood at the edge of the rift, maintaining the melody of the Soul Ballad while cautiously extending her divine sense, trying to glimpse the scene on the other side of the rift.

Unfortunately, apart from the turbulent and unfathomable waters of the Soul River, no other discoveries were made.

"Ok?"

Just as she was about to withdraw her divine sense, a huge creature slowly rose from the river on the other side of the rift, revealing a head several meters in size.

"That's... a Soul Turtle?"

The soul turtle rose and fell with the waves, seemingly attracted by the soul ballad, lingering at the entrance of the crevice without leaving.

Hua Changxi stared at the Soul Turtle, and a bold and crazy idea suddenly popped into her mind—the Soul Turtle lives in the Soul River. If she could subdue it, could she use it to explore the Soul River?

The thought had barely formed when the body had already made its choice.

A surge of powerful soul energy instantly gathered in his palm, and in the blink of an eye, a solid "soul-locking hoop" was formed.

"Hey~"

The Soul-Locking Hoop transformed into a streak of light, flying out with a whooshing sound as it pierced the air, and plunged straight into the Soul Turtle's head.

Hua Changxi held her breath, watching intently.

She was unsure of the soul turtle's strength; if its power far surpassed hers, the Soul-Locking Hoop would likely shatter instantly.

One second, two seconds...

When the Soul Turtle showed no sign of resistance, just as Hua Changxi thought the Soul Locking had failed, a strange connection suddenly arose in her heart.

She clearly sensed that the Soul-Locking Hoop was firmly embedded in the Soul Turtle's head. With a thought, she could control the Soul-Locking Hoop to shrink, causing the Soul Turtle unbearable pain.

"Ah~"

The next moment, she heard a childlike scream.

"Who is plotting against Little Turtle!"

"Get out here, or this little turtle will crush you!" (End of Chapter)