Chapter 607: Chapter 603: The Divine Soul Body Chapter 607: Chapter 603: The Divine Soul Body “Everyone, I have the audacity to ask all of you for a favor. In return, I assure you, I'll find a way to rescue everyone. How does that sound?” Shen Luo swept his gaze over the crowd and spoke out.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze towards him. However, their expressions betrayed little sign of hope, rather displaying a mixture of surprise, suspicion, and indifference.
“What a bold claim. You yourself are bound by a gold rope, yet you dare to boldly claim you'll save us?” The short old man suddenly sat up straight, speaking with a tone of mockery.
As soon as his words fell, those who had shown a slight interest in Shen Luo promptly turned away and ignored him.
It's no wonder they reacted this way. Too many people had been full of bravado when they first arrived, aspiring to lead everyone to freedom, but all ended up either converted into body pills or left to rot in some corner of this cave prison.
After being disappointed too many times, they no longer held out hope. These brash words no longer held any effect on them.
“Friend Shen, do you truly have a way for us to escape?” Qi Lianmi pondered for a moment and queried with a frown.
“There is a way, whether it will succeed or not, only attempting it will tell.” Shen Luo confessed after slight hesitation.
“What favor do you require us to do?” Qi Lianmi asked directly, without hesitation.
“I need your help in restraining the golden rope for a moment, so that I can divert my mana to employ some mystic arts.” Shen Luo explained.
“This golden rope can consume mana and it operates extremely fast. I possess less than forty percent of my original strength, I am not certain if I would be able to restrain it. I can only give it a try,” said Qi Lianmi.
“Then, we are reliant on you, Daoist friend.” Shen Luo glanced at the others, and, upon seeing no one else offering to help, he nodded his head in agreement.
Upon his agreement, Qi Lianmi began to form a magic spell with both hands. A hazy blue light illuminated the space around him as water veins started to appear over his body. These light marks flowed with his mana, which then gathered in the palm of his hands.
Just then, a flash of purple light emerged from Qi Lianmi's lower abdomen. A purple talisman materialized out of thin air, with a cluster of dark purple light manifesting from his Dantian area.
“Ah,” Qi Lianmi released a stifled groan, an expression of agony flashing across his face.
However, he quickly suppressed the wrenching pain and slowly raised his hand, transferring his mana into the golden rope that restrained Shen Luo.
As soon as the golden rope detected the fluctuation of mana, it immediately activated its divine power and began absorbing his mana.
Seeing this, Shen Luo, whose arm was immobile, could only cast spells below him. He reached out his hand and a bright water-blue light immediately lit up in his palm. A chunk of water began to condense in mid-air.
The water mass began to grow larger, slowly forming a human shape.
Just as it was about to succeed, the light on Qi Lianmi began to tremble violently. His accumulated mana was about to be completely consumed and Shen Luo's own mana began to disperse into the golden rope.
The water sphere that was just about to solidify into a human form also began to tremble violently, teetering on the brink of failure.
At that moment, a white light suddenly shot out from a nearby location and landed on the golden rope. It instantly diverted the pressure from Shen Luo and Qi Lianmi, allowing the water mass to successfully condense.
Shen Luo turned his head and was surprised to find that the person who had lent a hand was the short old man.
“What are you staring at? I'm just joining in on the fun. You'd better hurry up and use your magic,” The old man glared at Shen Luo but softened his tone.
Shen Luo let out a wry smile but turned his attention back to his task, closing his eyes and forming an intricate and ancient sign with both his hands, while also chanting quickly under his breath.
After a few moments, a hazy white light radiated from his body. The condensed humanoid water mass seemed to respond to it and slowly enclosed and trapped his entire body.
He suddenly opened his eyes. Instead of the usual black and white, his pupils had turned water-blue, as if embedded with a body of lake water.
“Elemental Water Mastery, soul splitting, Water Soul Technique, invoke soul.” Shen Luo gave a light shout.
His body suddenly stiffened, and the flow of his surrounding mana was temporarily halted. From his two water-blue pupils, a hazy stream of light overflowed. It slowly fused into the layer of water that surrounded Shen Luo.
“Condense.” Shen Luo voiced out once again.
The water liquid that enveloped him began to detach and form a tall, handsome lad – a perfect replica of Shen Luo – the moment it left his body.
As soon as this body materialized, Shen Luo, who was bound by a golden rope, collapsed and fell into unconsciousness.
Upon witnessing this, everyone was stunned. They rose from the ground one after another, their attention drawn back to Shen Luo.
“Is this… the splitting technique?” Qi Lianmi exclaimed in astonishment.
“It's not that simple. This lad has split his divine soul outside his body, coupling it to the water doppelganger. Judging from the movement on his body, it seems to be more than just simple magic control…” The grey-robed old man revealed the secret truth all at once.
“Thank you for your earlier assistance, eminent sir. May I ask your name?” The doppelganger, consolidated via the Water Soul Technique, “Shen Luo”, greeted the old man in a grey robe, he said.
“This lad is somewhat interesting, and maybe he could indeed succeed. The old man is called Hui Lu, I was once the Fire Virtue Star Lord in the Heavenly Court.” The man in the grey robe chuckled and said.
“No wonder I felt an inexplicable heat when I first saw you. So, you are the Fire Virtue Star Lord, my apologies for my lack of respect.” Shen Luo apologized with a bow.
“Enough of the nonsense. What are your plans on how to rescue us?” The Fire Virtue Star Lord did not entertain these formalities, and demanded impatiently.
“Everyone has a prohibition on them, may I take a look?” Shen Luo queried.
“There's no harm in that.” Qi Lianmi was the first to respond,
Having said that, he again began to form a magic spell with his hand while channeling his mana. A purple light from his Dantian location surged, and a purple talisman re-emerged.
Qi Lianmi's brow furrowed, revealing an expression of pain on his face.
Shen Luo closely watched the talisman, observing its intricate scripts. He reached out and tentatively touched the talisman. Immediately, a sharp frigid feeling infiltrated his fingertip from the talisman.
His finger trembled slightly and he quickly withdrew it.
“That is the Purple Cold Locking Seal. If you can't even dispel this, stop spouting big words about saving people.” Upon seeing this, the Fire Virtue Star Lord raised an eyebrow and spoke.
“It may or may not work, we'll know once we try.” Shen Luo hesitated slightly, before grinning.
Saying this, the Huangting Divine Power within his body began to circulate, a golden light charging from his Dantian. It slowly extended down his arm, turning one of his arms into a golden color. His hand slightly curved, resembling a dragon claw.
Shen Luo focused his eyes. He lifted his two fingers and abruptly pressed on the Purple Cold Locking Seal. The talisman suddenly intensified with purple light, releasing a biting and frosty aura that seeped into the body of Qi Lianmi. At the same time, it also began to invade Shen Luo's arm.
“Ah…” Qi Lianmi's face turned ashen and he let out a pained groan.