Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

Gu Sheng felt a strange force sweep over his entire body, as if it wanted to expel every inch of his flesh and blood.

He snorted coldly, releasing his soul power to form a golden film on his body. The repulsive force instantly melted away like snow meeting the blazing sun.

"continue!"

They descended another ten zhang or so, and the second seal followed immediately.

This time, the attack targeted the rejection of true qi. The true qi within Gu Sheng's body instantly solidified, as if it had been frozen.

But he was prepared; his soul power directly took over control of his body, allowing him to continue descending without relying on his true energy.

"The final one!"

Miao Muqing's voice was filled with excitement.

"Be careful, this seal is specifically designed to counter mental power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Sheng felt a sharp pain coming from between his eyebrows. His mental probe had been abruptly severed! It felt like someone was inserting a red-hot iron rod into his brain. Even with his composure, he couldn't help but groan.

"hold onto!"

Miao Muqing said anxiously.

"Use pure soul power, without mixing in any spiritual power!"

Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed all his mental power, retaining only the most primal soul power.

The stinging sensation gradually subsided.

He opened his eyes and finally saw the scene before him clearly.
Miao Muqing's soul trembled slightly in the Immortal Pool; she had never felt such terrifying soul pressure before.

The purple-gold light emanating from Gu Sheng was so tangible that it dyed the surrounding pool water a noble color.

"How is this possible?"

Miao Muqing's voice trembled noticeably during the telepathic communication.

"Your soul power is actually..."

Gu Sheng did not answer. His eyes were closed, and a purple-gold rune slowly rotated between his eyebrows.

The soul barrier that had been blocking their progress melted and disintegrated as quickly as ice and snow meeting the blazing sun when it came into contact with Gu Sheng's soul fluctuations.

"break!"

With Gu Sheng's low shout, the entire Creation Immortal Pool trembled.

The purple-gold pool water boiled and churned, and the soul seal that had troubled Miao Muqing for many years collapsed in an instant.

Miao Muqing stood frozen in place, her soul form's face filled with disbelief.

She had tried countless times to break the seal, but each time she failed.

And this man in front of her actually accomplished in a short time what she had been unable to do for many years.

"Let's go."

Gu Sheng suppressed the fluctuations of his soul power, his voice as calm as if nothing had just happened.

"The seal has been broken; the Southern Emperor's body lies ahead."

Miao Muqing looked at Gu Sheng with a complicated expression, her soul form's fingers unconsciously clenching and unclenching.

"Gu Sheng, you have shocked me once again."

Gu Sheng turned his head, his deep gaze fixed on Miao Muqing's soul.

"Remember our agreement. If you dare to try anything funny..."

His voice suddenly turned cold.

"I can make your soul disappear at any time."

"rest assured."

Miao Muqing forced a smile.

"Although I, Miao Muqing, am not a gentleman, I am not an ungrateful person either."

The two continued swimming deeper into the fairy pool.

As you go deeper, the color of the pool gradually changes from purple-gold to pure white, radiating a soft glow.

Suddenly, Gu Sheng reached out and stopped Miao Muqing.

"arrive."

he whispered.

Several feet in front of the two, a female corpse emitting a faint white light floated silently in the center of the pool.

The female corpse was enveloped in a white light shield, as if she were sleeping in another space.

She was stunningly beautiful; her skin remained flawless even after being immersed in the pool water, and her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying gently with the ripples.

Miao Muqing's soul body trembled violently.

“This is it.”

"The corpse of the Southern Emperor."

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the female corpse.

"Just as you said, it is extremely well preserved."

What's even more surprising is that the female corpse's appearance is extremely similar to Miao Muqing's. If Miao Muqing's body is fully mature, the two are almost identical.

Gu Sheng suddenly frowned.

"No, this corpse is far too full of life."

With his keen eyesight, he could clearly sense the surging life force within the woman's corpse; it was definitely not the state a dead body should be in.

This physical body is at least equivalent to the Great Perfection Golden Body realm of a body-cultivating martial artist, or even stronger.

Excitement flashed in Miao Muqing's eyes. She slowly stepped forward and knelt on one knee to perform an ancient ritual.

"With ancestors above, Miao Muqing, a descendant, has come to fulfill her mission."

After saying this, her soul transformed into a phantom and drifted towards the female corpse.

Gu Sheng instinctively felt uneasy, but did not stop it.

This was part of their agreement: Miao Muqing would merge with the Southern Emperor's corpse, while he would obtain the inheritance left behind by the Southern Emperor.

However, just as Miao Muqing's soul was about to touch the female corpse, a strange change occurred!
The woman's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, but those eyes were as black as ink, with no whites.

An extremely ferocious aura erupted from the female corpse, causing the water in the entire Creation Immortal Pool to boil!
"careful!"

Gu Sheng roared and shot out like lightning.

Miao Muqing also sensed the abnormality, but her soul had already left her body, and it was too late to bring it back.

The female corpse moved incredibly fast; with a single punch, space itself seemed to warp!
At the critical moment, the phantom of the Nine Dragons Universe Cauldron suddenly appeared within Gu Sheng's body, and the power of origin empowered his entire body.

He grabbed Miao Muqing's soul and flung her backward, while simultaneously taking the blow from the female corpse himself.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion resounded from the bottom of the pool, shattering the white light shield.

The powerful shockwave hurled the entire pool of water high into the air, and the heavens and earth seemed to tremble under its impact.

Gu Sheng felt an unparalleled force coursing through his body. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through several pool walls before finally embedding itself deeply into the rock strata.

"cough"

Gu Sheng spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if at least a dozen bones in his body were broken, and his flesh was cracked in large patches. His blood instantly stained the surrounding pool water red.

"The Great Golden Body... truly terrifying."

Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and endured the pain, his heart filled with horror.

If it weren't for the power of the source and the buffer of the pool water, this punch would probably have killed him directly.

Not daring to delay for even a moment, Gu Sheng endured the excruciating pain and frantically circulated his internal energy.

He suddenly broke free from the rock wall and sped off in Miao Muqing's direction.

At this moment, Miao Muqing's soul had returned to her physical body, but due to the impact, her face was as pale as paper.

The girl following her was bleeding from all seven orifices and had already fainted.

"Are you OK?"

Gu Sheng caught the swaying Miao Muqing and looked warily at the female corpse in the distance.

Miao Muqing shook her head weakly.

"If they can't die, then they're definitely not my ancestors."

Gu Sheng followed her gaze and saw that the female corpse was not chasing after them, but was standing there blankly.

Even more strangely, the scattered soul power in the pool, like specks of starlight, slowly converged towards the female corpse.

Gu Sheng's pupils reflected the female corpse floating in mid-air. Her pale fingers were only inches away from Miao Muqing's throat, but they were as if bound by invisible chains, and she hesitated to bring them down.

The woman's previously empty eye sockets now glowed with a faint light, like a candle flickering in the darkness.

"She's struggling?"

Gu Sheng gripped the Qingfeng sword tightly, the runes flowing across its blade flickering on and off. At this critical moment, a pale blue stream of light separated from Miao Muqing's body and re-entered the girl's form.

Miao Muqing's body trembled slightly, and her clear, spring-like eyes slowly opened, meeting the gaze of the female corpse.

It was as if invisible threads were pulling at the air, and the female corpse's cracked lips trembled, as if she wanted to say something, but could only make hoarse "hoarse" sounds.

Her arms trembled violently, her nails dug deep into her palms, and black blood dripped from between her fingers.

Gu Sheng flashed forward, blocking Miao Muqing's path, his Qingfeng sword held horizontally in front of his chest.

"what happened?"

"This seal."

Miao Muqing's voice was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind.

"It was forged by the Seventy-Two Palaces using the remnant soul of His Majesty the Southern Emperor."

The female corpse suddenly let out a shrill scream, and black mist churned around her, but was suppressed by some force at the last moment before it was about to erupt.

Her eyes were clear, and her gaze was so complex it was heartbreaking—anger, pain, resentment, and an almost imperceptible plea.

Miao Muqing struggled to sit up.

"They don't just want to seal me away. The Nine Nether Soul Refining Array is carved beneath the Immortal Pool."

Gu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze swept to the ground.

The aftershocks of the battle shattered part of the stone slab, revealing dense, blood-red patterns beneath. These patterns writhed like living creatures, greedily absorbing the black blood dripping from the female corpse.

"They want to refine the Southern Emperor's corpse?"

Gu Sheng's voice lowered.

"It's already more than half done."

Miao Muqing gave a bitter smile.

"The Seventy-Two Gods Cult has a very deep scheme."

The female corpse suddenly knelt down, covered her head with her hands, and let out a wild howl.

Gu Sheng then noticed that dark red lines, like a spider web, were faintly visible under her exposed skin.

"The moment the seal shattered, His Majesty the Southern Emperor's remnant soul temporarily regained control."

Miao Muqing's voice was filled with an indescribable sorrow.

"But the marks left by three thousand years of refinement have been etched into our very bones."

Gu Sheng's grip on the sword tightened slightly.

"How much longer can you hold on?"

Miao Muqing did not answer immediately, but slowly walked towards the female corpse struggling in pain.

Gu Sheng tried to stop her, but she gently shook her head to stop him.

The girl's slender fingers gently touched the female corpse's forehead, and a faint blue light bloomed at the point of contact.

"very soon."

Miao Muqing withdrew her hand; her fingertips had become transparent.

"When her remnant soul is completely consumed by fire, she will become a puppet and turn to attack us."

The female corpse suddenly grabbed Miao Muqing's wrist with such force that it almost crushed her bones.

Gu Shengjian was about to make a move when he saw the black mist in the female corpse's eyes suddenly dissipate, revealing a pair of clear, watery eyes.

"kill me"

The female corpse's voice was so hoarse it was barely human, yet every word was filled with anguish.

Gu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. The despair and plea contained in those three short words made his sword-wielding hand tremble slightly.

Miao Muqing gently stroked the female corpse's cheek.

"Her Majesty does not wish to be a puppet. After this battle, she will likely destroy her own body."

"The innate spiritual fetus says it has a way to perhaps preserve your soul."

Gu Sheng's voice echoed in the soul space. He stared at Miao Muqing's fading soul image before him, his fingertips trembling slightly.

The waters of the Immortal Pool of Creation rippled around him, reflecting the deep worry between his brows.

"But it's uncertain whether this counts as truly saving it."

He added, in a low voice.

“The spirit embryo’s intelligence is not complete. Once it loses the support of my soul power, its intelligence will quickly dissipate.”

Miao Muqing's ethereal soul swayed gently, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Her face was already blurred, but Gu Sheng could still feel the questioning look in her eyes.

"It wants to merge with you."

Gu Sheng.

"In this way, the spirit embryo can possess true intelligence, and your memories can be preserved."

The pool water suddenly churned violently, and an invisible ripple of power swept across it. Gu Sheng knew that it was the aftershock of the battle between the Southern Emperor and the Seventy-Two Divine Sect Ancestors.

time is limited.

"I'm willing to try."

Miao Muqing's voice was weak but firm, just like her personality when she was alive.

"Rather than disappearing completely, we might as well gamble on this glimmer of hope."

Gu Sheng nodded, no longer hesitating.

He formed a hand seal, and the innate spiritual embryo within his body was slowly drawn out.

The ball of pure white light floated in his palm, radiating a pure life force.

"Are you ready?"

Gu Sheng asked, his gaze shifting between the spirit fetus and Miao Muqing's soul.

Miao Muqing's illusory soul transformed into a beam of light, flying towards the spiritual embryo like a moth drawn to a flame.

The moment the two forces came into contact, the entire soul space trembled.

Gu Sheng felt a wave of dizziness, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, guiding the fusion process.

"hold onto!"

He growled, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

The ghostly light gradually merged with the spirit embryo, the light changing from white to blue, and then to a strange pale purple.

In the end, the fused spirit embryo re-integrated into Gu Sheng's body, as quietly as if nothing had happened.

"Miao Muqing?"

Gu Sheng tried to call out, but the spirit fetus was asleep and did not respond.

Unable to sense Miao Muqing's soul power, he could only wait quietly.

Just then, a deafening explosion came from outside the Immortal Pool of Creation, and the pool water violently trembled as if boiling.

Gu Sheng knew that the battle between the Southern Emperor and those old monsters had reached a fever pitch.

"Brother Gu?"

A timid voice came from behind.

Gu Sheng turned around and saw that Mu Xue had woken up. The little girl was pale and her big eyes were full of fear.

She hugged her knees tightly, her body swaying with the vibrations of the pool water.

"Mu Xue, don't be afraid."

Gu Sheng forced a smile and knelt down beside her.

"Your sister's soul should be fine; I protected her using special methods."

Mu Xue's eyes lit up for a moment, but quickly dimmed again.

"Really? But... but I can't feel my sister's presence anymore."

"That's because her soul is merging with the embryonic embryo, and it takes time."

Gu Sheng gently stroked Mu Xue's hair, even though he himself was unsure.

"Trust me, okay?"

Mu Xue stared at Gu Sheng for a long time before finally nodding gently.

"I believe in Brother Gu. My sister said you are someone I can trust."

The pool water shook violently again, and several cracks appeared on the surrounding barrier.

Gu Sheng's expression changed; he knew this place was no longer safe. (End of Chapter)