Astrology Card Creator: Start with Pleiades

Chapter 697: Ji Ye and Xiao Ha regain their independence
Xiao Ha pouted angrily, full of resentment as always.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhao didn't bother to pay attention to him and continued to discuss with Ji Ye: "By the way, Ji Ye, have you felt any changes in yourself since you came here?"

"I was so shocked just now that I didn't really pay much attention."

Ji Ye immediately felt the changes in himself carefully.

After feeling it for a while, his sharp eyes flickered, "It seems... it is indeed different from before."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhao asked curiously.

Ji Ye pondered and explained: "The star soul body seems to be much more solid than before, and its own strength has become more handy. Most importantly, the former status seems to be fully restored. It is just limited by the star level and divinity that it cannot be fully displayed."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhao was overjoyed.

Xiao Ha at the side also said: "My side is almost the same. The authority and status of Hades have basically returned. However, similar to Monkey Brother, I am still bound by the rules of the Star Soul World."

"Anything else?" Jiang Zhao asked excitedly.

"Also, the simulated seven souls in our bodies no longer seem to rely solely on the host," added Ji Ye.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhao didn't react for a moment.

Xiao Ha explained: "To put it simply, we no longer need to rely on the host for soul power. Even if the host is not around, we seem to be able to directly obtain energy supply from the sleeping body.

Of course, we still need to rely on the host to exist. If the host is gone, we will die.”

Jiang Zhao was surprised and delighted, "Hiss~ Doesn't that mean you can move freely from now on?"

"It seems so," Ji Ye said uncertainly, "Only if the energy supply from the sleeping body can still be effective after going outside."

Jiang Zhao immediately took the two of them away from the Origin Void.

The next second, he woke up in his residence in Ziwei Palace, and Ji Ye and Xiao Ha appeared beside him.

"How is it? Is the connection with the original body still there?" Jiang Zhao asked hurriedly.

Ji Ye and Xiao Ha nodded happily, "Yes."

"Haha, good, good!" Jiang Zhao laughed excitedly, "But then again, the energy supply from your sleeping body should be different from my soul power blessing, right?"

"It's definitely different," Ji Ye nodded, "but it's not much different either."

"Can we bless together?" Jiang Zhao further confirmed.

"There shouldn't be any problem." Ji Ye thought.

After saying that, he verified it on the spot.

While receiving energy from the main body, the host Jiang Zhao's soul power blessing can also take effect.

It is equivalent to increasing the soul power of one host to the soul power of two hosts, and the improvement effect is terrifying.

Of course, the key lies in the qualitative change brought about by the energy supply of the main body.

It is equivalent to providing Ji Ye and Xiao Ha with a globally effective wireless function device, so that the two can completely break free from the constraints of the host and move freely, which is basically equivalent to regaining half of their freedom.

Most importantly, the artificial soul box can still work on them, which to a certain extent narrows the gap between the functions of the main body and the host.

In other words, Ji Ye and Xiao Ha are now independent and there is no difference between them and when they are with Jiang Zhao.

From a certain perspective, they can no longer be regarded as [Star Souls].

At this moment, Ji Ye and Xiao Ha have become two independent individuals.

Or they can be regarded as two special life individuals in today's Star Soul World, two special teammates.

"Work harder and try to wake up your true body as soon as possible!" Jiang Zhao encouraged with a big laugh.

Ji Ye Xiao Ha nodded and smiled.

They don't even need Jiang Zhao as a host, they can fight monsters and level up on their own.

"I'm going to join the White Tiger Army," Ji Ye thought, "to gather more spiritual power. After I go there, Xiao Guangli will be free to go to the Dragon Army."

"Okay, be careful." Jiang Zhao reminded.

Ji Ye smiled confidently, then turned into a streak of light and disappeared.

Looking at Xiao Ha at the side, he seemed to be in a dilemma. "There seems to be no movement in the underworld. Why not go to the Xuanwu Army and cooperate with Xiao Shenzi?"

"Okay, but it's not necessary," Jiang Zhao said, "Just follow me and go to the underworld."

"Why?" Xiao Ha looked unhappy. "The underworld is peaceful and calm, how can I improve?"

"Who told you that everything in the underworld is peaceful?" Jiang Zhao asked with a smile.

"Well, isn't it?"

Jiang Zhao smiled secretly and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, other countries will be getting impatient, especially the United States, which may launch a surprise attack at any time. Your underworld happens to be the closest to them, so you'd better make some preparations in advance."

Hearing this, Xiao Ha immediately became interested.

Afterwards, he obediently followed Jiang Zhao and came to the underworld of Daxia.

In less than half a month.

The scene in the underworld has taken on a brand new look, especially the Fengdu City, which has been basically restored. Various territories in the underworld are also being repaired in full swing.

Not far away, Bai Ci'er and a few others were leading a group of aimless ghosts to the judge's office.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhao frowned and stepped forward, "What's going on? Where did so many dead souls come from?"

"What's so strange about that? There are so many people in the Divine Country now, and people die every day in Daxia, the New Blue Realm," Bai Ci'er explained with a chuckle, "This is considered a small number."

Jiang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, "What's the situation with the various armies?"

"It's OK, but casualties are inevitable. The ghost messengers accompanying the army send some back from time to time." Bai Ci'er said, "Now they are all assigned to work in various places in the underworld."

"Doing things?" Jiang Zhao was puzzled: "Didn't they arrange for them to return to the living or be reincarnated?"

"From what the emperor said, this matter doesn't seem to be that simple." Bai Ci'er spread her hands and said, "I don't know the details."

Jiang Zhao nodded slightly, without further words.

After a moment, he stepped on the Beidou Emperor's chariot and arrived at Fengdu City.

With the reconstruction of the underworld and the escort back of more and more undead relics and territories, the rank and power of Emperor Fengdu are increasing day by day.

Now it has become a nine-star and a half true soul, and is only one step away from a ten-star true soul.

The order and laws of the entire underworld are managed in an orderly manner by the Emperor of Fengdu.

Seeing Jiang Zhao and Xiao Ha coming, Fengdu Emperor noticed Xiao Ha's changes at a glance, "Eh~ Your Majesty Pluto seems to be different from before?"

"Haha, it turns out that nothing can escape the eyes of the emperor." Xiao Ha smiled proudly.

He was connected to his sleeping body, and at this moment he relaxed a lot in front of Emperor Fengdu.

Although he is still the Western Ghost King under the command of Fengdu Emperor, given his character, his confidence will naturally be different after his strength catches up.

The King of Fengdu did not ask any further questions, but there was a hint of intriguing relief in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Ha.

"Is it true that coming back to life from the dead is not that simple?" Jiang Zhao went straight to the point.

"That's right." Emperor Fengdu nodded calmly.

"Are there any specific restrictions?" Jiang Zhao asked seriously.

The Emperor of Fengdu smiled and said slowly: "When you have accumulated enough merit, you can return to the living world, but in advance, your body can still be used. If the body is seriously damaged, you can only arrange for reincarnation."

"Merit?" Jiang Zhao's eyes moved slightly: "Does it mean that it needs to consume merit to operate?"

The Emperor of Fengdu remained silent.

"Where does merit come from?" Jiang Zhao asked further.

"From the current perspective, it seems to be related to the elimination of evil forces," Fengdu Emperor pondered, "There are still many undead ruins in the purification stage, so we temporarily arranged them as ghost soldiers and sent them there. The effect is quite good."

"Can you gain merit by eliminating evil forces?" Jiang Zhao exclaimed in amazement.

"Yes."

Jiang Zhao nodded slightly, then changed the subject and said, "By the way, what about the soldiers' star souls? How do they work? Star souls shouldn't be governed by the laws of the underworld, right?"

"The Undead Star Souls are fine, as they can be brought back together with the host's Undead Soul. The Star Souls of other systems can only fall into the logic of the current Star Soul World."

"Turned into a Defective Shedding Card?" Jiang Zhao guessed.

"Obviously, but that's for the natal star soul. If it's an ordinary star soul, after it shatters, it will most likely return to the original void," Fengdu Emperor pondered, "but based on my observation of the original void, this should be a relatively long process, not a direct return to the original void."

Jiang Zhao was not stupid either, so he naturally understood what King Fengdu meant.

To put it bluntly, the Star Soul World itself also has a special system of "reincarnation" laws.

Those star souls that cannot be captured by the underworld and cannot be transformed into remnant cards will eventually return to the original void under the operation of the laws of the star soul world and be restored to those wisps of soul components.

Just as Han Laoxie said before, the soul origins of people today are in a constant process of reincarnation.

Now it seems that not only the origin of people's souls, but also the power corresponding to the star souls is constantly reincarnated.

This is the basic principle of operation of the Star Soul World.

"Is there any way to master the laws of the Origin Void?" Jiang Zhao asked thoughtfully.

“I’m afraid that this will require the new underworld to take shape and take control of the new underworld,” Fengdu Emperor shook his head and smiled bitterly, “or to reach a level similar to that of the Holy Lord of the New Gods. Perhaps he can also master some of this power before the new underworld is born.”

"Does this mean Han Laoxie has this ability?" Jiang Zhao was shocked.

"There should be."

Jiang Zhao nodded, and gradually an idea came into his mind.

To put it bluntly, if you want to master the power of the laws of the primordial void, either a new underworld will be born and you will gain control of the new underworld.

Or become an awakened person like Han Laoxie.

Only beings at the level of the Awakeners are qualified to touch the power of the laws at the level of the primordial void.

This also raises a problem.

As a true soul card, Fengdu Emperor will obviously not be able to become an awakener in the future. He doesn't even have the chance to rely on the host's soul origin to be resurrected in the depths of the primordial void like the hidden emperors.

Unless he is a special existence like Ji Ye and Xiao Ha, or like Monkey Brother.

But the King of Fengdu obviously does not belong to these two special cases.

In essence, the True Soul Card is the product of condensing the residual souls of the past under the influence of astrological power, and it does not even belong to the level of the original void.

A normal star soul is the product of the residual soul of the past and the components of the original void soul.

Therefore, even if a new underworld is born in the future, it is still a question whether the King of Fengdu can successfully take control of the new underworld.

Ye Xiaokui, the inheritor of Hou Tu, is qualified.

But the key point is that Hou Tu will most likely merge with the new underworld in the future through the method of transformation.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is also capable of doing this.

But the key is that the current Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is in a special situation, belonging to a semi-evil god state, and the laws of the current Star Soul World may not recognize Ksitigarbha as the master of power. "Hiss~ So it seems that the only way is to bring back the Emperor Dongyue?" Jiang Zhao frowned.

Fengdu Emperor naturally understood Jiang Zhao's concerns and calmly analyzed: "Although Dongyue Emperor is indeed qualified and more suitable, the current times are different from the past, and it is not necessary to follow the structure of the underworld in the past."

"You mean, choose one from the Ghost Emperors?" Jiang Zhao asked in surprise.

The Emperor of Fengdu smiled and nodded, "I think Xiaoha is pretty good."

Jiang Zhao burst out laughing.

After hearing this, Xiao Ha was filled with excitement and excitement, "Yes, yes, yes, it turns out that the Great Emperor has a keen eye for talent. Please rest assured, if I am lucky enough to take charge of the New Underworld in the future, I will definitely not let you down~!"

"Look how happy you are." Jiang Zhao couldn't help laughing.

"This is the recognition of the great Emperor Fengdu. How can I not be happy?" Xiao Ha raised his chin proudly and whispered, "Only our great Emperor Fengdu can be so selfless and see the value of this king impartially."

Jiang Zhao rolled his eyes when he heard this.

But it is understandable. After all, they are not their own biological children, so children may be more sensitive in this regard.

I can only say that being a stepfather or stepmother is not easy~!

Many times it’s not that the stepparents don’t do a good job, but that the children are more sensitive and always feel that they are not treated fairly.

"Okay, let's talk about it then."

Anyway, Xiao Ha is independent now, and it would be a good choice if he could take on the responsibility of the new underworld in the future.

After saying goodbye to Emperor Fengdu.

The light of Beidou Emperor's chariot slowly moved towards the west of Fengdu Luoshan, the territory of the Western Ghost Emperor which was completed by the Greek underworld.

In order to guard against sudden attacks from the United States, Jiang Zhao simply stayed here temporarily.

On weekdays, Xiao Ha and his Queen of the Underworld are responsible for managing the operations of the underworld.

Jiang Zhao began to study the stars and make various cards.

After a few days, the remaining astronomical constellation cards were produced.

Then, he began to complete the ancient inheritance system of Daxia, and arranged the production of the subsequent second and third heaven relic cards of the Heavenly Court.

There was frequent news of victory from various armies.

This made Jiang Zhao, the God King sitting firmly in the back, feel extremely relaxed and in a good mood. His card-making efficiency also improved a lot invisibly.

It’s just that Xiao Ha looks listless these days and is almost depressed from being idle.

"No, the US was supposed to launch a surprise attack. Where are the people?" Xiao Ha complained like he was a little crazy.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jiang Zhao said calmly, "It will come naturally when it's time."

"How can I not be anxious? I see Ji Ye killing more and more happily, and I am still staring at you every day."

"..." Jiang Zhao said unhappily, "You are the King of Hell, but you don't handle the affairs of the underworld?"

However, Xiao Ha curled his lips and said, "My underworld is very stable to begin with. There is nothing I need to take care of on weekdays. Now that it has been merged into the underworld, it seems that there is nothing I need to intervene in."

"So you, the Lord of the Underworld, are so free?" Jiang Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I can't help it. It's because the people below are so eager to do their best." Xiao Ha was still showing off. "Anyway, I don't care. You stay here and guard. I can't sit still anymore. I'm going to go out and kill everyone!"

Jiang Zhao felt secretly helpless.

At the same time, it is a bit strange why the United States has not taken action yet.

The gap is so big, but he is still so calm? It's not in line with Michael's style, right?
So, with doubts, he used the Starlink card to contact senior Chen Hao and prepared to ask Chen Hao about the movements of the US Angel Legion and the Demon Legion.

Recently, the angel army of Chen Hao, his former master, has made the United States feel disgusted.

Instead of confronting them head-on, we adopted a guerrilla warfare approach, purely harassing and disgusting them.

The United States has sent envoys to protest more than once, but unfortunately it was of no use.

Later, Michael even prepared to hold a joint council meeting of the underworld to hold Daxia accountable.

Unfortunately, all countries are extremely busy right now and have no time at all.

"Senior Chen Hao, how is the situation over there?" Jiang Zhaole asked cheerfully, "Are there any strange developments in the United States these past two days?"

But from Chen Hao's side, there was a lot of noise, and one could even hear some panic and sounds of fierce fighting.

This made Jiang Zhao's face instantly solemn.

"What's going on? Did something happen?" Jiang Zhao asked hurriedly.

A moment later, Chen Hao's slightly panicked voice came from the other end of the Xingtong card, "Damn it, it seems we've been tricked!"

"What do you mean?"

"We originally just wanted to harass an American angel army, and before we took action, we also reached some cooperation with the local God King," Chen Hao's voice was a little stiff. "From the current situation, it seems that we have been sold out by the God King."

"..." Jiang Zhao took a deep breath, "Hold still, I'll be there soon!"

Jiang Zhao is not stupid either. It is obvious that the United States can no longer sit still.

But no one expected that they would start with the Great Xia Angel Legion and set a trap for Chen Hao's Angel Legion.

"Let's go, don't you want to fight?" Jiang Zhao stood up and said seriously, "It's time for you to show your skills!"

Xiao Ha naturally also heard the conversation between Jiang Zhao and Chen Hao, and at this moment he looked very excited.

Come out from the underworld.

Jiang Zhao immediately mobilized some manpower and summoned the Southern Cross to rush to the scene.

And at the same time, contact the various armies and ask the nearest armies to send some personnel to provide support.

In addition, out of caution, Jiang Zhao specifically reminded the underworld elites led by Emperor Fengdu and Bai Dajin before leaving to prevent the United States from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

After arranging everything, I went to provide support with peace of mind.

Monkey Brother, the Third Prince, Qiangzi, Kunkun and other star souls also came back one after another.

"Huh~ Why do I feel that Xiao Hazi is different from before?" Monkey King and the Third Prince quickly noticed the changes in Xiao Hazi and couldn't help but feel curious.

And Xiao Ha stood up again as expected.

"Aren't these the little monkey and the little lotus root?" Xiao Ha said in a swell tone, "Come on, come on, call me second brother first."

Seeing this, Monkey King and the Third Prince were a little confused and looked at Jiang Zhao with strange expressions, "What's going on, host? Is Xiao Ha talking so arrogantly now?"

"You all know his character. He becomes arrogant as soon as he gets a little promotion." Jiang Zhao teased.

"Tsk tsk," Monkey Brother looked at Xiao Ha with interest, "Come on, let me see how hard your wings are."

The Third Prince standing by also had an excited smirk on his face.

It's not just Xiao Ha who has improved during this period, everyone has made significant improvements.

The Third Prince, in particular, has recently been in the Spiritual Plant Kingdom of the Great Tree God King, and has been on friendly terms with the Great Tree God King.

The key is that the Great Tree God King also favors the Third Prince.

Now, the Third Prince's strength has not only been raised to seven and a half stars, but even his lotus root body is almost fully soul-forged.

And judging from the attitude of the Great Tree God King, it seems that he wants to train the Third Prince as his successor.

As for Monkey King, he has already "resurrected" and his strength has been steadily increasing at an accelerated rate. Now he is already an eight-star Fighting Buddha, a perfect [Great Star Position].

He is only one step away from becoming a quasi-emperor.

Of course, in comparison, Xiao Ha's improvement is definitely greater.

Moreover, he was successfully promoted to an eight-star star soul not long ago.

He was prone to inflated feelings to begin with, and after learning the secret of the Origin Void, he felt even more superior.

"Come on, come on, come on together, don't say that I bully you~!"

Xiao Ha laughed wildly, full of confidence.

After a while.

Xiao Ha was pressed down on the deck with a look of doubt on his face. He wanted to cry but couldn't. "How could this happen? This... this is unscientific!"

Yes, he did communicate with the power of his sleeping body, and his strength was greatly enhanced.

But he overlooked one point, that Monkey King and the Third Prince were not ordinary people either.

"Hey~ Xiao Hazi is talking about science?"

Monkey King, who was riding on Xiao Ha, transformed the golden hoop into a hammer and hit Xiao Ha's head with it. "Still can't stand up?"

"No, no." Xiao Ha quickly admitted his mistake and changed his words.

The Third Prince, holding the Hun Tian Ling that had tied Xiao Ha up like a dumpling, said jokingly, "Call me brother~!"

"Brother...Brother...you are my third brother."

It must be said that although Xiao Ha is prone to being arrogant, he is quite adaptable.

When it was time to admit defeat, he did not hesitate at all, and was completely different from his previous arrogant face.

Monkey King and the Third Prince were already used to this, so naturally they wouldn't argue with him.

"Strange, where's Mr. Ji? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

After dealing with Xiao Ha, Monkey Brother and the Third Prince looked at Jiang Zhao in confusion.

"He's killing people in the White Tiger Army," Xiao Ha silently tidied himself up and said with resentment, "He'll probably meet us there soon."

Upon hearing this, Monkey King and the Third Prince were visibly stunned.

Although they have been running around these days, they also know the limitations of artificial soul boxes.

Is it really so outrageous to bring an artificial soul box to the front line to join the battle with a large army?
"Humph~ I can only say that you have no idea how powerful Ji Ye and I are!" Xiao Ha said proudly, "You may not believe me, but Ji Ye and I can now break away from the host."

"What?" Monkey King and the Third Prince were shocked.

Only after Jiang Zhao nodded in confirmation did he dare to accept this fact.

"How did you do that?" The Third Prince asked excitedly, "Can I and Monkey Brother do it?"

"This... the specific situation is quite special. I will explain it to you later when I have the chance." Jiang Zhao briefly explained, "I have also told you before that Ji Ye and Xiao Ha were very likely involved in the secret plan related to the Star Soul World.

So these two people are not dead at all, and it is very likely that they have been integrated into the framework of the Star Soul World from the very beginning."

Monkey King and the Third Prince were amazed and looked at Xiao Ha with a different look in their eyes.

"Do you want to know?" As expected, Xiao Ha started to show off again: "Call me Second Brother~!"

Monkey King and the Third Prince looked at each other without saying anything, just looking at Xiao Ha with a smile.

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(End of this chapter)