The moment the other part of the grey fog, which had become considerably smaller than it was earlier, joined with the main body, a roar filled with disbelief and frustration thundered inside Yi Chen’s head.

WHAT?!

The very next instant, the grey fog stopped banging on the walls of his spiritual sea altogether and rushed towards his Qi pool to confirm things by himself.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen, who finally got a moment of relief, started breathing heavily in order to stabilise himself so that he could immediately push out the grey fog using this chance.

However, not even two seconds had passed, and he noticed the cloud of grey fog rushing once again towards his head.

Clenching his jaws, Yi Chen prepared himself to put up a fight. However, to his utter surprise, the grey fog changed its direction at the very last moment and gushed out of his body through his mouth and nostrils.

Feeling the draining sensation through his nostrils and mouth, Yi Chen was overcome by confusion and relief.

’Just why...’

The question had just taken shape in his mind when a deafening roar echoed in the entire room.

YOU LIERRRRRR!

The moment the voice rang out, Yi Chen felt an invisible force around his body, and the next second, he was flung with enormous force towards one of the jade pillars.

CRASH!

The pillar was strong enough to withstand the heavy blow it sustained.

However, that wasn’t the case with Yi Chen. Several of his ribs broke because of the collision, and, being unable to control the momentum, the back of his head also crashed onto the pillar.

His vision turned black that very instant as his body fell hard on the floor. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Yi Chen!"

Gao Zhen screeched in fright the moment she saw this and rushed towards his figure.

"Wake up! Yi Chen! Wake up!"

Reaching next to him, she tried to stir him awake but failed. The blow to his head was too strong, and the next second, she noticed blood pooling under his head.

"This!"

Quickly taking out several Healing and Bone Setting Pills, she shoved them in his mouth and, using her spiritual energy, ensured they reached his stomach.

While this was happening, the grey fog’s attention finally shifted towards Gao Zhen.

If he didn’t learn it, then it only means one thing...

It thought as its gaze locked onto Gao Zhen’s figure.

Without wasting another second, it rushed straight towards her as a soul-stirring roar shook Gao Zhen’s being at that very moment.

YOUR BODY! GIVE IT TO ME!!

The very next moment, fear took over Gao Zhen’s being as she saw the grey fog hurtling towards her. She tried attacking with a rain of piercing ice needles; however, it just passed through the fog like it was air.

Using my own Art against me? HOW LAUGHABLE!

The voice echoed in mockery while a clear sense of delight could be felt in its tone, seeing Gao Zhen use the Abyssal Blackglacial Arts.

By the time Gao Zhen heard those words, the grey fog was already a couple of inches away from her face, and before she could even react, it gushed into her mouth and nostrils, making her choke and fall to her knees just as it had with Yi Chen.

ACKH!

The next second, she felt a massive impact outside her spiritual sea, making her grab onto her head tightly and groan in pain.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Blood started trickling out of her nose and ears a few moments later as she, too, used the entirety of her spiritual energy to put up a desperate fight.

’I might die today, but I’ll never give you my body!’ she thought with gritted teeth while tightly clutching onto her head.

However, before things could come to that stage, the impact coming from the other side weakened considerably.

’This...’

A sense of hope started rising in her heart as a result.

Meanwhile, the remnant soul’s thoughts were anything but pleasant.

My power...it’s not enough!

It thought to itself while directing an intense amount of hate towards Yi Chen.

It’s all because of that bastard! If only he just did what he was supposed to do!

Feeling its remaining power weakening with each passing moment, it left him with no alternative but to succeed this time. Neither the tomb nor it had enough powers to wait for another vessel.

That’s the only option then...

The very next instant, it separated a part of itself, which rushed straight towards Gao Zhen’s Qi pool. Unlike with Yi Chen, it had chosen to strike Gao Zhen’s spiritual sea with all its might.

However, now that it was apparent that there was no hope of gaining control over her body, it decided to go with the second-best option.

While the part of the remnant soul started assimilating with Gao Zhen’s spirit root, the main body started transferring all its cultivation knowledge inside her mind without attempting to take over her body.

Sensing the flood of information that was several times more than what she had learnt in her lifetime, Gao Zhen’s eyes turned white.

The next moment, she started convulsing on the ground, her body trying its best to absorb all the information surging inside her.

Knowledge belonging to a higher realm poured into her head, and as if being complemented by the changes happening inside her Qi pool, her cultivation began to rise.

Second Qi Absorption Stage!...

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Fourth Qi Absorption Stage!...

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Sixth...

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Ninth...

BOOM!

The entire Qi inside her body underwent a qualitative change as the Qi sea in her Qi pool began condensing into a core...

First Core Building Stage!...

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Second Core Building Stage!

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Fourth...

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Seventh...

In a matter of seconds, her cultivation underwent a massive change, climbing all the way from the First Qi Absorption Stage to the Ninth. However, it didn’t just stop at that.

It broke through the Qi Absorption Stage, entered the Core Building Stage, and kept rising higher and higher without restraint!

Ninth Core Building Stage!

The moment the final core formed in her head, the convulsions stopped as her eyes snapped open.

Breathing heavily, she turned around and, planting her hand on the floor, pushed herself up.