jdhmnovel Chapter 432 Are you tempted? Do you want to become stronger?
Chapter 432 Are you tempted? Do you want to become stronger?
Cang would occasionally come out to chat with Li Jin.
Whenever he appears, he's like a chatterbox.
But when it comes to his past, he falls silent. Li Jin tried to probe him, but he either smiled and brushed it off or changed the subject.
He never mentions his past, but he has a penchant for commenting on Li Jin's life.
Li Jin had gotten used to Cang's occasional appearances.
He basically ignored Cang.
The more you pay attention to him, the more he talks on and on, just like today.
Cang: "Isn't there an incredible opportunity right in front of you? This time, you can achieve the Great Dao without sacrificing countless lives. It's the best choice, and you absolutely must not miss it."
Upon hearing this, Li Jin's eyes flickered slightly, reminding him of something from a long time ago.
Back then, when Li Jin successfully refined the life force emanating from the creatures within the city, Cang had come out to encourage him.
Let him tamper with the city's protective barrier formation, adding a special restriction that can secretly draw upon the power of countless living beings to help him complete the final steps required for his dragon transformation.
But Li Jin refused.
Seeing that he was unmoved by reason, Cang cursed him inwardly, saying that he was ignoring the good resources and instead trying to be a pushover like humans.
There was also a very unpleasant incident between Cang and Li Jin.
That was the tenth year they had known each other.
During casual conversations, Cang would always intentionally or unintentionally interject some seductive remarks.
These seductive voices will slowly and unknowingly invade Li Jin's mental world, gradually changing his thinking.
When Li Jin discovered that Cang was trying to mentally control his mind, his eyes erupted with boundless rage.
"How dare this mere remnant soul try to control the main body?"
His overwhelming rage transformed into a fierce storm, instantly turning all the decorations and ornaments in the hall into dust, reducing the entire palace to ruins.
Li Jin couldn't see Cang, but he could sense that Cang had been severely injured.
Cang was caught off guard and was indeed severely injured by this heavy blow.
His soul, which he had painstakingly solidified, was now riddled with cracks and he was on the verge of losing consciousness completely.
For decades after that, Cang's voice was never heard again.
"Old friend, I... am back."
One day, Cang's voice echoed once again in the main hall.
Upon hearing this voice, Li Jin's face instantly turned cold, and as he frowned slightly, a ball of storm energy condensed in his palm.
Li Jin: "Not quite dead yet? Then I'll send you on your way."
"No, no, no..." Cang hurriedly interrupted, "Listen to me, can you let me finish what I have to say first?"
"Hmph~ Do you want to continue your seductive words?" Li Jin sneered, and the ball of energy in his palm suddenly grew larger.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding... In fact, what happened back then was neither my intention nor my doing."
Cang spoke these words at lightning speed, as if afraid that if he was even a second too slow, Li Jin's energy storm would come crashing down on him.
Li Jin didn't reply, but the ball of energy in his palm stopped expanding.
He wanted to see how Cang would explain himself!
"Eh!"
Cang let out a long sigh.
“I know you don’t believe me, but about what happened back then…” Cang explained with a bitter smile, “Never mind, there’s no point in hiding it from you.”
"Actually... there is another consciousness residing in my soul. The one talking to you is me, while the one trying to mentally control you is another consciousness residing in my soul."
Li Jin raised his eyes and glanced at the source of the sound, his eyes revealing a hint of sarcasm, clearly saying, "Do you think I would believe such a clumsy excuse?"
Cang was lost in memories, and began to talk to himself as he had in those years.
"This story begins ten thousand years ago."
That's right, he has been dead for tens of thousands of years.
"Disaster can strike in the blink of an eye."
"Back then, I was accidentally caught in a spacetime rift. The rift was filled with chaotic currents that could tear everything apart. My protective magic artifact was as fragile as a piece of paper in the face of the chaotic power, and my physical body was instantly destroyed by the gale within the turbulent current, leaving only a faint remnant soul."
"My remnant soul wandered aimlessly in the rift of time and space. Later, after countless years, I was fortunate enough to pass through the void and finally fall into this world."
When Cang first entered this realm, his soul was extremely weak, and even his thinking became sluggish.
Just when he thought he wouldn't last much longer, he found himself floating in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by many ghosts.
It contains not only human souls but also souls in animal form.
He could hardly believe what he was seeing.
"Could it be that he's floated into the underworld?"
He instinctively reached out and rubbed his eyes, only to find that he hadn't touched anything.
Uh, I forgot, he's already dead, he has no physical form.
He had no choice but to close his eyes, and when he opened them again, the scene before him remained unchanged.
"See these ghosts? They all possess the power to nourish the soul."
Just as he was feeling lost, a voice rang in his mind.
"By consuming these ghosts, you can not only stabilize your soul, but also enhance your power."
"Are you interested? Do you want to become stronger?"
"Go, go and devour them."
Cang was startled by the sudden sound. He floated around in his soul form, looking around: "Who, who is speaking?"
"Don't worry about who I am, just do as I say..."
The voice didn't answer Cang's question, but instead kept prompting him.
"Why don't you show yourself instead of playing these tricks?" Cang immediately became wary.
Having just arrived in a strange world, unfamiliar with everything around him, the sudden sound made him feel very uneasy.
The seductive voice seemed to echo from the depths of the abyss: "Swallow those souls, devour them, and make them your power."
"If you don't make the first move, those souls will soon turn around and devour you."
"If you don't want to disappear, then do as I say."
"Don't hesitate, go! Go and devour them, devour them..."
The voice kept guiding Cang's mind, and along with the voice appeared a soul-devouring technique specifically designed for souls.
The sudden appearance of this insidious technique in his mind made Cang freeze.
Reason told Cang that this was a heretical path, and that going astray would lead to utter ruin.
However, when he looked down at his almost transparent phantom,
He smiled bitterly and asked himself, "I've already fallen this low, how much worse can it get?"
The moment this thought crossed my mind, it instantly overwhelmed all my concerns.
In order to consolidate his soul, Cang eventually absorbed the remnant souls around him.
This shortcut is like a high-stakes gamble, although it can strengthen one's own soul by absorbing other souls in a short period of time.
However, the process of devouring also carries great risks. If the devourer's yin energy or spiritual power is insufficient, it will be unable to suppress these external forces.
At this point, there is a high risk of being devoured by other ghosts.
Because Cang's soul was relatively weak at the time, he was indeed subjected to a backlash.
Just as he was about to be devoured by other souls, a force appeared in time to save him from being devoured.