Borrowed Sword

Chapter 185 : Successor of the Realm Lord

Chapter 185: Successor of the Realm Lord

‘Trash! The Spirit Embryo of this Xuanhuang Champion is actually this much of a failure!’

If not for Chu Huaixu previously displaying both Sword Intent and Sword Heart, this possessing Divine Soul would’ve suspected Zhao Qianfeng of playing a trick on him!

‘Damn it, this is even worse than the last body!’

At least that scar-faced man had a Seventh-grade Spirit Embryo, barely qualifying as top-grade!

That scar-faced man had not originally been an Evil Cultivator. He was a Heavenly Prodigy of a major sect, only to be possessed by this Divine Soul.

Unfortunately, a seventh-grade Spirit Embryo was still a bit lacking. This body couldn’t be used for long—it was only a stopgap, like riding a donkey to find a horse.

For the Divine Soul, a top-grade Spirit Embryo was the baseline.

Without at least top-grade quality, it could not withstand his soul power.

‘My status—how could it be borne by such garbage!’

In such circumstances, using a mid-grade Spirit Embryo would not only fail to restore his power—it would rapidly weaken it over time.

That was one of the reasons he was so enraged.

The very act of possession consumed considerable soul power.

And now, he had encountered this filthy, mid-grade Spirit Embryo.

This was undeniably a terrible bargain.

‘Has the Xuanhuang Realm fallen to this point?’

‘The Xuanhuang Champion is merely a lowly mid-grade Spirit Embryo!’

‘No, no! With such ant-like qualifications, how could he possibly comprehend Sword Intent and Sword Heart!’

This fellow, who referred to himself as ‘this seat’, was roaring inside Chu Huaixu’s body.

Ever since he entered the Spirit Embryo Secret Store, Chu Huaixu’s body had emanated a primordial aura.

Ancient, powerful, mysterious…

The young man in black robes was now surrounded by black baleful aura, levitating off the ground.

All the disciples of the Dao Gate, as well as the remaining Evil Cultivators, were stunned.

Even Liu Tianfeng’s heartbeat missed a beat.

If anything happened to Chu Huaixu, he couldn’t possibly bear the consequences!

This was the Xuanhuang Champion, after all!

What made it worse was that even though he held the Domain Talisman, he didn’t dare use it recklessly.

That eerie Divine Soul was inside Chu Huaixu’s body.

How was he supposed to kill it?

Han Shuangjiang glanced this way. After entering the Heaven-Man State, emotional ripples stirred in her once-tranquil eyes, and a trace of panic surfaced.

This nearly caused her to be forced out of the Heaven-Man State.

“Scram!” she shouted, slashing away the Evil Cultivator before her, then rushed toward Chu Huaixu.

None of the others could hear the Divine Soul’s voice, so they didn’t understand what was happening. They could only see him shrouded in baleful aura.

The Divine Soul’s voice sounded more like some kind of ‘inner voice’?

Soon, Chu Huaixu heard it again.

“Hmm? No, something’s wrong!”

“The spiritual energy and aura in this Spirit Embryo Secret Store aren’t right!”

“This is... this is...”

“The Realm Lord! This is the Realm Lord!”

“You're actually the Successor of the Realm Lord!”

Floating in the air, Chu Huaixu suddenly opened his eyes wide.

All that jabbering was incomprehensible to him.

He suddenly bellowed, “Get the hell out... of my body!!!”

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“Sword Cuts the Flesh, Heart Cuts the Soul.”

The Heart Sword felt its master’s will and slashed with full force.

To Chu Huaixu, having some bizarre entity inside his Spirit Embryo was never a long-term solution.

He couldn’t take the risk and wouldn’t allow the intruder to stay.

The Spirit Embryo was the foundation of a cultivator—no carelessness could be allowed.

All the more so when the opponent was attempting a possession!

Every second delayed increased the danger.

So, no matter what the other said, Chu Huaixu ignored him.

He simply committed the phrase ‘Realm Lord’ to memory.

For Chu Huaixu, his own safety came first.

—The possession process had to be interrupted!

‘Damn it, the system even displayed a red possession progress bar right before my eyes...’

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Black Small Sword displayed its might.

The next moment, Chu Huaixu felt a violent jolt within his Spirit Embryo!

Then his consciousness began to waver slightly, and overlapping images appeared before his eyes.

He heard a panicked scream, clearly from that Divine Soul.

“What is this thing?!” the voice was filled with terror.

Since entering the Spirit Embryo Secret Store, Chu Huaixu had sensed the other rapidly weakening.

He suspected this might be the reason the other detested mid-grade Spirit Embryos so much?

But it was just a guess—he wasn’t entirely sure.

Still, at this moment, the Divine Soul that radiated an ancient and mysterious aura utterly lost its grandeur.

This ‘this seat’ was now howling like a beaten dog.

The Heart Sword in the Sea of Consciousness struck again.

Three consecutive slashes drove the intruder out of the body!

Most of his soul power was also destroyed in the process.

The last thing Chu Huaixu heard was:

“Impossible! No one can harm this seat!”

Once the Divine Soul was expelled, the overwhelming baleful aura was immediately stripped away.

It coiled around the Divine Soul, making his once-invisible form clearly visible now.

Chu Huaixu was no longer floating, landing atop the altar.

He stared coldly at the Divine Soul wrapped in baleful aura and said, “Well, now you’ve seen it!”

Han Shuangjiang rushed over just then, concern etched on her face as she asked,

“Are you alright?”

Chu Huaixu’s spiritual energy and aura were somewhat chaotic, and he felt slight physical discomfort, but still shook his head. “I’m fine, no serious harm.”

He glanced at her. Instead, the Big Ice Block had suffered a minor injury—a small cut on the back of her hand.

As he looked at her wound, a drop of blood suddenly flew toward the Divine Soul wrapped in baleful aura.

“Not good!” Chu Huaixu inwardly cursed.

Spirit Embryos were mysterious. Without a Spirit Plate to inspect them, one needed a drop of blood to determine the grade.

If the Spirit Embryo was above mid-grade, an average cultivator still couldn’t precisely determine whether it was seventh, eighth, ninth, or tenth grade.

This Divine Soul was so bizarre that even the Heart Sword couldn’t kill it in one strike—it had taken three to destroy most of its foundation. Clearly, his grade and status were extremely high!

Sure enough, once the blood entered the baleful aura, the entire mass of it swelled in an instant.

Immediately afterward, the Divine Soul lunged at Han Shuangjiang.

Earlier, the chaos from the scar-faced man’s self-detonation had created a smokescreen of baleful aura and spiritual energy, obscuring the Divine Soul’s movement from Chu Huaixu.

But this time was different—the target was all too clear.

Han Shuangjiang, as one with the Body of Profound Yin, possessed a supreme-grade Spirit Embryo, extremely rare in the world.

To someone attempting possession, she was invaluable.

Chu Huaixu’s eyes darkened as he saw the Divine Soul flying swiftly toward Han Shuangjiang. He couldn’t help but roar in fury:

“You’re courting death!!”

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