Walker Of The Blue Sky

Chapter 84: Ch 84: The Unfortunate Man

The Lord of the Cursed Abyss truly deserves to be called a Legendary Soul Mark. Typically, Soul Marks possess only one attribute. The most suitable example is Emrys’s Soul Mark, the Walker of the Blue Sky, which has only the Space attribute.

However, the Lord of the Cursed Abyss has three attributes: Curse, Darkness, and Abyss. Moreover, these three attributes are not ordinary; each is unique in its own way.

"But how am I able to see this information? Is this something Soul Cultivators are inherently capable of?"

The man pondered as he looked at the details of his Soul Mark, the Lord of the Cursed Abyss.

Just as he was deep in thought, a burning sensation suddenly ignited in his chest, forcing him to withdraw his senses from the Sea of Consciousness. Looking down, he saw the chain marks on his chest burning fiercely, glowing bright red, and growing more intense with each passing second.

"What is this? Why are these chains reacting now of all times?"

The man muttered, trying to control the chain marks. Unfortunately, he did not have the power to do so.

Immediately after, eight blood-red chains suddenly grew out of his chest and expanded infinitely. Even from hundreds of miles away, these chains could be seen behaving like living tentacles, swirling in the air.

"Damn it!"

Looking at these chains, a very bad feeling rose in the man’s heart. He seemed to have thought of something and cursed silently. He knew he had once again fallen into a trap created for him by Ling Xiaolong.

But he was still confused!

Though he knew this was a trap created by Ling Xiaolong for him, he didn’t know what this trap was for. He didn’t know what Ling Xiaolong wanted to gain from digging this deep pit for him.

It is a pity that there was no one to answer him.

These chains were mystical and infernal at the same time. The bloody energy on them was too disturbing for any person to endure. What is more, their appearance brought a different level of pressure that was fiercely attacking the land. The surrounding trees of tens of miles had already been shattered into powders due to the pressure, even the ground had exploded at several places.

However, nothing happened to Emrys’s body for some reason.

There were a total of eight chains, emerging from his chest. His chest seemed to be burning in lava, it was so red that not a single trace of skin could be seen. Let alone flesh and blood, even bones would melt in such high temperatures.

Nevertheless, nothing like that comes about to Emrys. His body was still safe and in one piece. It is just that his chest area could not be seen clearly due to all red at that place.

The tip of the eight chains that were swaying in the air suddenly bent down and shot straight at Emrys’s body.

Puff~

Several piercing noises could be heard in just one second. The reason behind this sound’s appearance is very simple; the eight chains pierced at eight places directly into Emrys’s body.

However, not a single drop of blood came out of his body.

"Ahhhh!"

Although not a single drop of blood flowed out of Emrys’s body, the man did feel a piercing pain that originated directly from his soul.

"No, not now!"

"I know I have not gained my freedom for real, but I cannot go back to that place now of all time. I have just awakened my Soul Mark, I cannot lose it!"

The man shouted loudly and struggled with all his might. He tried to resist the chains that were now binding his soul slowly.

It turned out that these chains never pierced Emrys’s body to begin with. What it penetrated was not Emrys’s body but the man’s soul, slowly pulling him back into the bloody space.

"Nooooo...."

No matter how much the man struggled, all his struggles were in vain. He was unable to escape the chain’s grasp and was forcefully brought back into the bloody space.

In just a matter of a few seconds, the man was again positioned exactly the same. He was suspended in midair, supported by eight runic blood chains.

Yes, eight chains!

This was the only difference from the man’s previous situation.

There were only eight chains instead of nine. Moreover, the chains’ symbol on his chest had also disappeared completely.

The man’s dark eyes were opened wide, his eyes flickering with deep hatred. This time, his hatred was on an entirely different level.

"Ke! Ke! Ke! Ke!"

After accepting his situation, the man tried to laugh loudly. However, perhaps because of the restriction that completely stopped him from making any physical movement, he could not even laugh properly. Only a hoarse and sinister sound came out of his throat.

In his heart, the man thought, "Ling Xiaolong! Oh, Ling Xiaolong!"

"Ling Xiaolong, you are truly a player, you played very well. Not only did you seal me here, you even set a trap for me. I underestimated you, I truly, truly, underestimated you!"

"If given a chance again, I would never try to awaken my Soul Mark!"

"Look at what I have done. I did exactly what you wanted me to do, I acted exactly how you wanted me to. I was never more than a puppet for you, right? I was always just a puppet meant to add to that brat’s growth!"

As the man continuously muttered these sentences in his heart, the hatred in his eyes was growing stronger and stronger. At this moment, those eyes looked so demonic and fierce that not even the strongest in the entire Infinite Soul Star would dare to look there directly.

If his gaze could destroy, then the entire world would have already been swallowed by the mouth of destruction!

"Ling Xiaolong, you succeeded this time. It is your victory!"

"However, this victory comes with a price. Do you truly think that brat could endure the surge of Soul Power strong enough to instantly shatter his soul, vast enough to completely drown his soul world, and dark enough to immediately turn him into a devil? Do you truly think he could withstand such a Soul Power?"

What happened?

What drove the man to such madness?

Why did he start spouting nonsense, claiming that Emrys wouldn’t be able to withstand "his Soul Power"?

What did he mean exactly by "his Soul Power"?

Actually, the nine chains were there not only to restrict the man, they were a part of the man’s soul itself.

After the man was imprisoned again, he realized several things. He understood that the pit the person called Ling Xiaolong had dug for him was truly too deep, so deep that there was no way to make a comeback once he fell into it.

He realized that Ling Xiaolong wanted him to awaken the Soul Mark, but after the awakening, the Soul Mark would not belong to him—it would belong to Emrys.

Why?

It’s simple.

The owner of that body is Emrys. He is still not dead since his Soul Mark is still present. After all, it is a fact that a Soul Master’s Soul Mark disappears after their death.

Similarly, the Sea of Consciousness also belonged to Emrys, not him.

From the very beginning, everything he did, and every action he took, they were all for Emrys, they were all to support Emrys’s growth.

However, just as a Soul Mark disappears after its owner’s death, it can never truly belong to another person. There are several ways to forcefully snatch someone else’s Soul Mark, but these stolen Soul Marks can never fully integrate with another person. Even after successful integration, the Soul Mark would fall in rank, and lose the majority of its power and strength, and its attributes and talents would be critically affected as well.

So, the man’s Soul Mark would never belong to Emrys under normal circumstances.

The man realized that Ling Xiaolong’s plan was foolproof. When the first chain shattered, he didn’t sense anything wrong with his soul, but now that he was back in his previous situation, he could feel that he had lost a part of his soul. It wasn’t just a very small part; it was one-ninth of his soul.

Who is he?

Although he is nothing more than a prisoner now, he used to be an expert feared by countless Cosmic Fields.

What is a Cosmic Field?

Well, that is a story for another time!

Just one ninth of his soul is enough to make anyone the strongest in the entire Infinite Soul Star.

However, no one could withstand the sudden surge of such vast Soul Power!

Soul is not a toy that can be played with any way we want; it is very complicated, tangible, fragile, and profound. It demands a high level of respect and understanding.

How can it be easy to simply fuse with another person’s soul and soul power that has entirely different essences, memories, and energies?

Not to mention, a soul like the man’s soul that is filled with darkness, demonic energy, and negativity!

The man realized that Ling Xiaolong was truly a calculative bastard, a profound one at that. He had already thought of that problem and left behind a solution beforehand.