Chapter 834: Ghost Hand Snatching Souls
The Soul Guide Bell's chimes rang out again. This time, Old Master Wu intensified his efforts, and its power was incomparable to the previous strike.
The Spirit Master, who was forming hand seals to prepare for casting a Spiritual Art, suddenly stiffened, his hand movements halting instantly.
Previously, under the Soul Guide Bell's influence, he had instantly broken free from its restraint, regained consciousness, and even managed to cast a protective ward on himself in time.
However, at this moment, he not only had to mobilize a large amount of Communication Power to suppress the potent Poison within his body, preventing its further spread, but his injuries were also more severe than before. Coupled with Old Master Wu pushing the Soul Guide Bell with far greater force this time, he couldn't immediately break free from the Soul Guide Bell's strange power.
And his Guardian Spirit, which had been preparing to attack Old Master Wu, likewise froze motionlessly in mid-air under the chimes of the Soul Guide Bell.
Seeing both master and servant struck, Old Master Wu didn't hesitate in the slightest, immediately activating the Soul Guide Bell once more.
This time, the Soul Guide Bell didn't emit a resounding chime. Instead, the blood-red ghostly hands adorning its body, each infused with a terrifying aura, no longer looked merely lifelike; they truly sprang to life, animating directly from the Soul Guide Bell itself.
The ghostly hands extended from the Soul Guide Bell's body, fresh blood continuously dripping from each one. Before the blood could even touch the ground, it transformed into Yin Qi and dissipated.
After extending from the bell, the ghostly hands, under Old Master Wu's control, immediately split into two waves: one reaching for the Guardian Spirit in the air, the other for the heavily wounded Spirit Master on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, both waves of ghostly hands struck their targets simultaneously!
The Guardian Spirit had no physical form, but when these ghostly hands seized its Spirit Body, it was as if they had grasped something tangible, their sharp, pointed fingers sinking deep into the Spirit Body.
The instant the ghostly hands gripped the Guardian Spirit's Spirit Body, the Guardian Spirit was abruptly jolted awake, snapping out of its dazed state and breaking free from the Soul Guide Bell's control.
However, at this moment, it seemed to be experiencing intense pain; it let out a horrifying shriek, its face contorted in agony.
It wanted to disperse its Spirit Body, to free itself from these blood-drenched ghostly hands, but it couldn't. These ghostly hands seemed to have firmly locked onto its Spirit Body, rendering all its struggles futile; it simply couldn't make its Spirit Body disperse as it normally would.
Suffering intense pain and inner terror, the Guardian Spirit was forcibly dragged into the Soul Guide Bell by the ghostly hands. Although it struggled with all its might, it was to no avail.
While the Guardian Spirit was seized by the ghostly hands, the other wave of ghostly hands similarly grasped the Spirit Master. When the ghostly hands gripped the Spirit Master, they inflicted no damage on his physical body; instead, they plunged directly into his flesh, and after a slight pause, forcibly tore out his Soul.
When the Spirit Master's Soul was forcibly torn from his physical body by the ghostly hands, his Soul had already coalesced into a Spirit. Logically, this shouldn't happen, as the Souls within a living person are independent entities—the Hún soul is one, and the Pò soul is another. Unless special means are used to forcibly coalesce the Soul into a Spirit, any extracted Souls would definitely be separate, not a single entity.
Moreover, whether living or dead, if a Soul is forcibly coalesced into a Spirit and extracted from the body, that Spirit would undoubtedly be in a state of unconsciousness. For a Spirit to awaken from slumber, either special means must be used to forcibly awaken it, or one must wait for the Spirit to awaken naturally after Head Seven.
However, now, after the Spirit Master's Soul was forcibly torn from his physical body by the ghostly hands, not only had it coalesced into a Spirit, but it was also surprisingly in an awakened state.
There are typically two possibilities for such a situation to occur.
The first possibility is that the Spirit Master had cultivated a certain special art during his lifetime, allowing his Soul to spontaneously coalesce into a Spirit after death and remain conscious, much like the Spiritual Art transformation practiced by Yang Haoran.
However, this possibility is difficult to establish given the current circumstances, as the Spirit Master's physical body had not yet died; his Soul was forcibly extracted while he was still alive by the ghostly hands. This situation is significantly different from a Soul coalescing into a Spirit naturally after the physical body's death.
Therefore, such a situation should fall under the second possibility: that the ghostly hands extending from Old Master Wu's Soul Guide Bell possess such an ability—not only can they instantly coalesce a Soul into a Spirit, but they can also forcibly awaken this newly formed Spirit!
Indeed, this was the case; the ghostly hands extending from the Soul Guide Bell truly possessed this ability. Rather than saying the ghostly hands had this power, it would be more accurate to say that Old Master Wu's Soul Armament, the Soul Guide Bell, possessed this ability.
Only when his Soul was forcibly torn alive from his physical body did the Spirit Master react to the soul-stirring, resounding chimes. However, by the time he came to his senses, it was too late. His Spirit Body was firmly grasped by the ghostly hands, unable to disperse or escape, leaving him to watch in terror as he drew closer and closer to the Soul Guide Bell amidst his ceaseless pleas for mercy.
This Spirit Master's strength was not weak in Old Master Wu's eyes; in fact, it could be described as quite formidable, otherwise Old Master Wu wouldn't have resorted to covertly using Poison.
However, once his soul was separated from his physical body, his strength was even less than that of an Evil Spirit (evil Spirit). It was utterly impossible for him to contend with Old Master Wu. The moment his Soul was forcibly ripped out by the ghostly hands, it meant he had no chance of recovering.
Old Master Wu heard the Spirit Master's pleas for mercy, but he remained unmoved. After all, he had no habit of pitying his enemies, whether in the business world of the past or on the battlefield of today; he had never harbored such a habit.
The Guardian Spirit was first drawn into the Soul Guide Bell. Because the Guardian Spirit was already a Spirit Body, the ghostly hands, upon seizing its Spirit Body, immediately dragged it into the Soul Guide Bell, wasting not a single moment.
As for the Spirit Master's Soul, it was forcibly torn from his physical body by the ghostly hands. From coalescing into a Spirit to the Soul being awakened, there was a brief process. Although this process lasted only an instant, within that instant, the Guardian Spirit had already entered before him.
After the Guardian Spirit's Soul was taken into the Soul Guide Bell, the Spirit Master's Soul was close behind, about to be drawn into it as well. However, just as the Spirit Master's Soul was on the verge of being absorbed, the restriction barrier Old Master Wu had set up was directly breached by a brutal force!
This sudden turn of events clearly indicated an enemy invasion. The Spirit Master, who had already fallen into despair, instantly saw a ray of hope at this moment. The look of terror vanished from his face, replaced by an expression of pleasant surprise. His pleas for mercy abruptly ceased, and he then loudly cried for help!
“Save me! ! ! ”
Old Master Wu's expression darkened. Not only did he not cease activating the Soul Guide Bell due to this sudden development, he intensified his efforts instead!
“I said you would die, and no one can save you! ”
Before Old Master Wu's voice even faded, the Spirit Master's Soul was forcibly dragged into the Soul Guide Bell by the ghostly hands. The instant his words finished, a beam of Star Spirit Power descended from the sky, directly striking the Soul Guide Bell in front of his body.
Boom! ! !
With a tremendous crash, the Soul Guide Bell couldn't withstand the powerful Star Spirit Power at all, exploding violently. Its fragments transformed into wisps of Yin Qi and dissipated. However, the Guardian Spirit and the Spirit Master's Soul did not reappear due to the Soul Guide Bell's shattering.
As for where Old Master Wu hid their Souls, or if they dissipated along with the Soul Guide Bell's explosion, only Old Master Wu, the owner of the Soul Guide Bell, would likely know.
A Soul Armament shattering wasn't a major concern, as even if it shattered, it could be reformed. However, the shockwave generated when the powerful Star Spirit Power shattered the Soul Guide Bell still sent Old Master Wu flying.
Although the opponent's strike wasn't directly aimed at him, its power was simply too immense; even the shockwave from the explosion nearly claimed his life.
His body was sent hurtling away, only stopping after breaking several large trees. Large mouthfuls of blood spurted from his mouth, and the aura emanating from him instantly grew weak.
Having only recently opened his Heaven Soul, both his aura and the power fluctuations emanating from within him were considerably formidable. Yet, even so, he nearly died under the shockwave formed by this explosion. From this, one could clearly see just how powerful the newcomer was!
The newcomer was none other than the three-star Female Hunter!
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