"You... killed me..."
A resentful soul claiming its life?
Wang Jixuan was about to reach for the Soul Suppressing Talisman in his waist pouch.
But as he reached back, he discovered a problem.
He had fallen into some kind of illusion.
At this moment, his armor and helmet had disappeared, and he was dressed in a blue robe, his short hair transformed into flowing long hair.
Direct communication of the soul?
The surrounding light and shadow became blurred.
Wang Jixuan pondered the Illusion-breaking Technique, warily staring at the one in front of him... the Blade Beast Soul that had been killed in the explosion.
It looked very human.
Although its appearance was more like a mantis fully evolved, its horrifying mouthparts were only covered by a layer of translucent conjunctiva;
But to Wang Jixuan, it felt... very much like a human.
"You killed me... human..."
The resentful soul of the Blade Beast spoke in a deep voice, the sound directly appearing in the depths of Wang Jixuan’s mind.
"It was I who killed you," Master Wang said indifferently, "Is there a problem?"
It seemed to be pondering, and actually responded to Wang Jixuan:
"It seems there is no problem. Civilizations oppose each other, conquer each other, destroy each other; this is the rule of warfare.
"You killed me, there’s no problem."
Wang Jixuan was a bit stunned.
Then fellow, why are you lingering? What are you trying to do now?
He had already figured out a way to break the situation, simply needed to utilize the Dragon Python Alien Soul to shatter the current illusion, so he became more confident, slowly standing up.
In the eyes of the people around him, Wang Jixuan in his X armor stood up, turned, and stared at an empty space beside him...
And started talking continuously.
Wu Man sensed a peculiar spiritual energy and now raised his hand to signal the people around not to touch Wang Jixuan, to maintain silence.
From Wang Jixuan’s perspective.
He was now seeing a dark world.
Behind that King-level Preacher Resentful Soul, little wisps of ghostly fire kept flickering, these were the Residual Souls of Blade Beasts that had been destroyed by the nuclear bomb at the same time.
Because the Crystal Core was destroyed, these residual souls had nowhere to hide, and appeared together with this King-level Preacher.
"Since there’s no problem, why have you come to seek me?"
Wang Jixuan asked with a smile.
He put his hands behind his back, a natural aura of confidence showing, which was the confidence from the Mahayana Soul.
The King-level Preacher Resentful Soul thought for a moment, then communicated again through his thoughts, "One kind... curiosity."
"Yes," the King-level Preacher Resentful Soul responded, "I’m curious about that weapon you used. I sensed a completely new kind of knowledge on it, completely different from the Spirit Cultivators’ method of using spiritual energy."
Wang Jixuan gave a wry smile, unwilling to say more.
He couldn’t guarantee that the information he revealed wouldn’t be transmitted out by the King-level Preacher in some other way.
"Not willing to divulge?"
The King-level Preacher Resentful Soul pondered:
"You are not a true Spirit Cultivator student.
"Spirit Cultivators do not have your kind of technology; they rely on circuits, Core Circuits, Awakening Circuits, Infusion Circuits, Inheritance Circuits, they designed us following their power system.
"But you are different, you interact directly with spiritual energy, resonating with it without relying on circuits.
"Yes, resonance... your cold weapon has been destroyed, a pity, I cannot obtain more information...
"You represent a third civilization capable of utilizing spiritual energy, apart from us Blade Beasts and the Spirit Cultivators."
Wang Jixuan frowned and said, "Are you fishing for information?"
"This is communication, an interaction between civilizations."
The King-level Preacher Resentful Soul spoke slowly:
"You might not understand my form of existence. Although you destroyed my body, my thought circuit had already transferred to other members of my kind before I died. Every preacher can be me.
"It’s just that I lost some power, which needs to be laboriously restored.
"Based on the marks you left on your weapon, I found you, to engage in a brief interaction.
"If it’s affirmed that you belong to the third type of spiritual energy civilization, then at the level of civilizations, we can choose to engage in war, peace, exchange, or even artistic interactions.
"It seems there are no conflicts of interest between our Blade Beast Civilization and your civilization."
Wang Jixuan shook his head, his mind flickering slightly as he spoke slowly, "I am a human, that is a premise. Consider it : your kind ruthlessly slaughtering humans has somewhat displeased an advanced human civilization which has evolved and therefore sent me here to protect humanity."
"The Upper Realm? An advanced human civilization?"
The King-level Preacher Resentful Soul spoke:
"As far as we know, this planet is the cradle of the Spirit Cultivator civilization. Six Spirit Cultivators joined forces to break through our blockade, precisely to search for the precious artifacts left by their ancestors.
"Spirit Cultivators, they are this planet’s advanced human civilization.
"Therefore, we have given it high attention, summoned the Twelve Pillars, and forcibly destroyed the low-level human civilizations on this planet."
Wang Jixuan raised an eyebrow.
In a haze, the Daoist seemed to have acquired new information.
The Blade Beasts even seem quite naive.
Wang Jixuan said, "Believe it or not, that’s up to you."
"Can you introduce your civilization?"
"The exchange of information is based on mutual trust and benefit."
"What information would you like to know? My state cannot last too long; perhaps we can pause the war and simply communicate."
"Whether humans stop the war is not for me to decide," Wang Jixuan casually fibbed, "I’m just a... helper. I help humans defeat Blade Beasts, eradicate the enslavement by Spirit Cultivators, and guide humanity along the path they ought to follow."
The King-level Preacher Resentful Soul nodded slowly, "I have now understood the demands of your civilization. So, who is the supreme ruler of your civilization?"