Grudge Breaker

Chapter 391 The Art of Soul Transformation
"Close?"

What the hell… Song Weichen looked at Li Kan suspiciously.

"Are you a necromancer?!"

It has to be said that Song Weichen's thought process is not only unmatched by anyone, but even ghosts would be stunned... Li Kan had a black line on his face. Is this girl even speaking human language?
"Madam, if you don't want to use your brain, you might as well give it to a beggar."

“Any spell is like an umbilical cord, connecting the caster and the cursed. Since you are controlled by Ma Zhenchun because of the spell to kill you, I can use your blood as a guide to set up a soul-guiding array here to drag him out. This is what is meant by ‘right before my eyes’.”

"The soul is the master of the spirit, governing consciousness and spirit, from which all laws arise. I am skilled at 'removing the soul' from inanimate objects. All things in the world, whether human, divine, or supernatural, as long as they have a remnant soul after death, I can remove their divine power by removing their soul power, thus restoring them to their mortal state. After that, dealing with them will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."

Song Weichen understood. In other words, even a necromancer with all sorts of evil magic buffs would only be able to become a mortal body that could only use his fists and feet after encountering the Ghost King. Wouldn't it be pure torture to fight against Li Kan, who was a great general in his previous life?

Is this the legendary technique of using minimal force to achieve maximum effect?

This Ghost King is extraordinary!

"Li Kan, I suddenly think you're incredibly handsome! No wonder Wan'er said three necromancers couldn't replace you!" Song Weichen's eyes lit up with admiration. "Don't even mention three Ma Zhenchuns, I wouldn't trade you for thirty thousand!"

"Oh? Judging from what you're saying, Madam..."

Li Kan's gaze towards Song Weichen carried a subtle, almost imperceptible, flirtatious quality.
"Have you fallen in love with your husband?"

After saying that, he glanced at Mo Tingfeng again, his face full of mockery.

Very well, Mr. Mo has never wanted a dead man to be as dead as he is now.

"No, no, you two think about it carefully."

Song Weichen completely missed the ambiguous signal in Li Kan's words. With starry eyes, she grabbed Mo Tingfeng's arm with one hand and Li Kan's sleeve with the other.

"Li Kan is skilled at torturing souls; as long as an inanimate object still has a remnant soul, he will endlessly crush it. On the other hand, President Mo is the nemesis of chaotic spirits. If an inanimate object can still become a menace even without a remnant soul, it must be a chaotic spirit, completely under President Mo's control! Thinking about it this way, you two are simply a pair of soul demons, a perfect match! Oh no, I'm starting to ship you two..."

What kind of time is this to be shipping couples...?

"Big sister, you did a good job kowtowing, don't do it again next time~" Even the little meatball couldn't stand it anymore, "If you keep kowtowing, Daddy might have a brain hemorrhage~ Maybe not only Daddy, if possible, Handsome Shuai would also be so angry that he'd die a few more times~"

"Little Chic is absolutely right, you're being silly again."

Mo Tingfeng sighed, and subtly pulled Song Weichen's hand, which was tugging at Li Kan's sleeve, to his side and took it in his hand.
"The most important thing right now is to remove the curse spell from you."

He looked at Li Kan with a solemn and respectful expression.

“Your Highness, if you can help me get rid of the necromancer, save Ruan Xingxuan, and remove the curse spell from Weiwei, you will be doing me a favor. If Your Highness needs anything in the future, I will do my best.”

"No problem." Li Kan brushed away imaginary dust from his sleeves.
"Lord Sichen, you don't need to take everything upon yourself. This favor and kindness should be repaid by your wife herself. In fact, it is my own family matter, and I don't need others to repay it on my behalf."

He turned to look at Song Weichen.

"What do you think, Madam?"

"Lord Sichen mentioned three things—eliminating the necromancer, saving Madam Ruan, and removing the curse from Madam. Since it's a fair trade, even though Madam helped me once before, she can only choose one of the three this time. I wonder which Madam will choose?"

"Eliminate the necromancer."

"Save Weiwei!"

Song Weichen and Mo Tingfeng spoke with different opinions.

"Your Highness, please help us, let's work together to break the curse on Weiwei!"

Seeing that the two had different intentions, Mo Tingfeng spoke up again in a hurry.

Li Kan waved his hand.
"Since this is a transaction between me and my wife, it is not for an outsider to interfere."

"My lady, I will ask you one more time, which one do you choose?"

Just as Song Weichen was about to speak, Mo Tingfeng pulled her to his side, "Weiwei, please don't... You know what's more important."

"Mr. Mo, rest assured~"

"I'm the kind of lazy bum who doesn't have the awareness to dedicate myself to a cause. Besides, I'm not going to be posthumously honored like Li Kan, such as a Duke or a Loyal and Valiant King. I'm not that stupid."

She turned to look at Li Kan.

"Your Highness, I need to ask clearly before making a choice. These three things are too closely related, and they may essentially be one thing. For example, if I choose to lift the curse, the first step may be to lure out the necromancer and deal with him. In the process, I may also save Old Longjing. In this case, how should I choose?"

“Since it’s a fair trade, I don’t want to take advantage of you. People from big companies like ours value breaking down goals into smaller, more granular details and clearly defining the benchmark weights so that we can cooperate better in the future.”

Li Kan smiled. For a moment, he thought this glib-tongued little girl was somewhat interesting—trust was out of the question, but at least she wasn't as cunning as she was verbally abusive.

"What does Madam think?"

"If you want my advice, then break down complex goals into single, actionable, and measurable objectives, while merging smaller, fragmented objectives into those single objectives."

"For example, the goal of helping me break the curse is too complex, and there are still many unsolved mysteries involved. However, the first step is definitely to deal with the necromancer, so I suggest making this a single goal for one transaction. Meanwhile, rescuing Ruan Mianmian is a minor goal that can be accomplished incidentally after eliminating the necromancer, so I suggest combining it into the first transaction."

"In other words, the three things I just mentioned all start from the same single task, so my choice is to deal with the necromancer."

Song Weichen's answer left Mo Tingfeng with mixed feelings—she indeed did not choose to save him, but he had to admit that her choice was both fair and intelligent.

"interesting."

Li Kan looked at Song Weichen with great interest.
"It's rare to find someone as understanding as you say, so we'll do as you please."

While outwardly straightforward, Song Weichen was actually quite cunning. Both eliminating the necromancer and rescuing Ruan Mianmian were incredibly difficult as individual objectives, involving not only breaking the Corpse Formation and the Five Elements Formation, but also dealing with the blood puppet Dujuan and other complex undercurrents. Furthermore, this was the first trial mission in the warlock ranking competition, and it was highly likely that other participating warlocks would try to cause trouble to gain points.

With just a few simple words, Song Weichen condensed such a complex task into a "single objective," making this deal incredibly profitable.

She suppressed the discomfort caused by the lingering effects of her past life's imprint, forcing herself to muster her energy and get to work before the Ghost King could have a chance to back down!
"Let's begin." Song Weichen rolled up his sleeves.
"You just said you need my blood as a conduit for the formation, how much do you need?"

Recalling how Song Weichen used his own blood to break the formation in the open cave on the banks of the River of Oblivion in order to save Bao'er and the group of missing children, and then almost died from bleeding, Mo Tingfeng's heart clenched painfully.

“He has a problem with blood clotting and his health is very poor. He is really not suitable for blood sacrifice. Does Your Highness have any other way to lure Ma Zhenchun out?”

"What blood sacrifice?" Li Kan was taken aback. "After I set up the soul-guiding array, all I need to do is prick her middle finger and drip a few drops at the array's eye."

He pointed to the traces of blood Song Weichen had vomited on the ground.
"The amount of blood that Madam vomited just now was enough to summon Ma Zhenchun three times. Is that a lot?"

"Not much, not much." Song Weichen tugged at Mo Tingfeng's sleeve. "Mr. Mo has misunderstood. Your Highness, time is of the essence, let's begin as soon as possible."

"and many more."

Li Kan looked Song Weichen over carefully for a moment, "Is your health very poor?"

After saying that, he remembered the strong death aura on her body earlier, and his brows furrowed involuntarily. Although he could no longer sense it now, this girl was definitely not as full of energy as she looked.

"Well, it's not that bad, is it?" Song Weichen laughed awkwardly. "It's still catching its breath."

"Let me take a look."

Li Kan walked to Song Weichen's side and paced around her, observing her. Song Weichen felt very uncomfortable. Mo Tingfeng could tell that he was assessing something, so he didn't interfere and moved a few steps away to wait quietly.

Suddenly, without warning, Li Kan flipped his palm and gently patted Song Weichen's vital point.

"Ugh—Pfft—"

Song Weichen felt as if an earthquake had struck his body, and his soul was almost blown away by Li Kan's palm strike. He couldn't help but vomit blood again.

"Your Highness! What's wrong with you?! Weiwei can't handle this!"

Mo Tingfeng took a long stride and caught Song Weichen, who was about to fall. His eyes, sharp as an eagle's, looked at Li Kan.

"It's really not possible."

Li Kan shook his head, his eyes showing a hint of disdain.

"Madam, what have you been through? Your body is even worse than mine, a dead man."

"What...what did you experience?"

Song Weichen's breathing was unsteady, and he managed a weak, cold laugh.
"Would Your Highness's slap just now be considered domestic violence?"

"Mr. Mo, you saw it all, this is a work-related injury... The compensation must be paid in full..."

"Still being cheeky when you're injured like that."

Mo Tingfeng was heartbroken. He picked Song Weichen up and placed her on a simple wooden chair inside the cave. He then took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.

"and many more."

Li Kan spoke up to stop Mo Tingfeng's actions.

"Don't waste it, we can use this as the blood essence for the Soul-Guiding Array later."

“But…” The Ghost King’s expression was no more relaxed than Song Mo’s. “Her body is not good enough to guide souls.”

“Once the soul-summoning array is activated, although the target is the necromancer, the cursed death spell is also connected to the cursed person. Therefore, she will inevitably be affected by the destructive power of the soul array. Judging from the lady's current physical condition, she may not be able to withstand even the minimum soul pressure.”

"I fear that Ma Zhenchun is not dead yet, but her three souls have already been scattered. Even if she is lucky enough to be alive, she is a living dead."

……

These words silenced the three men again; all this talk was ultimately futile.

"Hey, isn't there any other way?"

Song Weichen was unwilling to accept this. She had suffered a work injury, yet she hadn't even seen a shadow of a necromancer. It was a huge loss!
"It's not entirely impossible, unless..."

Li Kan hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

"Unless what?" Song Weichen exclaimed anxiously, "Haven't you heard? 'Say halfway through a sentence, and your blood pressure spikes. Say halfway through a sentence, and your friendship is over. Say halfway through a sentence, and this old man is dying of anxiety!'"

"unless……"

Li Kan seems to be making a very big decision.

"Unless we use the Soul-Swapping Technique before setting up the Soul-Guiding Array, our souls will be swapped."

"My soul power is many times stronger than yours. After the soul exchange, even if your body is affected by the soul-guiding array, it will not be a big problem, and your soul consciousness will be hidden in my body and will be completely unharmed."

"But the price is far too high for me."

……

"Wait a minute, the price you're paying is too high???"

Song Weichen realized what was happening, pointed to himself, and then to Li Kan.

"You mean we're going to swap souls, and then I'll use your body for sex, and you'll use mine???"

She instinctively crossed her arms to protect her chest.

"Then you wouldn't be... wouldn't you be... ahhh, you old rascal, you're so wicked!"