Chapter 1777 - 1762: Gaps

Inside the Barbarian Spirit Hall, Ye Zhen and Princess Changle were closely examining the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar they had just acquired.

"This time, you’ve really put War Soul Hall in a tough spot! Without spending a single spirit stone, you get to use it for ten years for free, and they lost such face."

Looking at the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar in Ye Zhen’s hand, Princess Changle had a smile on her face.

The Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar was entirely black, and even under the light, it remained dull, yet its aura was extraordinarily distinct.

It was a chilling aura that was different from the icy coldness of Ice Spirit Power or the bone-piercing chill of a cold wind, instead, it was a type of cold that seeped into one’s very bones.

Just one glance at it gave one an inner and outer chill, making people instinctively uncomfortable, even fearful.

Staring at the complex and mysterious patterns on it for too long gave a sensation akin to looking at a sea of corpses and blood.

"I don’t like this thing,"

After observing for a while, Princess Changle turned her gaze away from the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar, a hint of discomfort in her eyes.

Ye Zhen chuckled lightly; anyone facing this object would likely feel uncomfortable.

Because the source of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal is slowly condensed from a sea of corpses and blood dating back thousands to tens of thousands of years.

However, if the Divine Soul imprint is placed within, making one the owner of this Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar, the feeling changes.

As Princess Changle mentioned, when Ye Zhen first encountered the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar in the War Soul Hall, he also did not like it.

However, now that the Divine Soul imprint has been established, that feeling is gone.

But Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul imprint is only temporary.

Due to the threat from the Heavenly Patrol Department, Ye Zhen made an agreement with the War Soul Hall to borrow the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar for ten years, without truly owning it.

Moreover, once the time is up, or if the War Soul Hall wishes to tear up the agreement, with a slight activation of the main Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal, this avatar will instantly leave Ye Zhen and return to its true form regardless of its location.

Of course, Ye Zhen believed that as long as Grand Celestial Official Wu Yu remains in power within the next ten years, the War Soul Hall wouldn’t dare to violate the agreement.

"In the coming days, I will be in closed cultivation within the hall until I break through to the Dark Palace Realm!" Ye Zhen said.

"Don’t worry, just focus on your breakthrough; no one will disturb you," Princess Changle assured.

Half a quarter-hour later, Ye Zhen arrived at the Silent Chamber in the Left Sacrificial Hall within the Barbarian Spirit Hall.

As the Left Chief Priest of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, Ye Zhen had an auxiliary hall for handling affairs within.

The auxiliary hall included a study, a Silent Chamber, a tea room, and more, all readily available.

After setting up multiple guardian formations around the Silent Chamber, Ye Zhen’s figure flickered, leaving behind a Mirage Avatar sitting cross-legged in the Silent Chamber, while Ye Zhen’s true body vanished into thin air.

Ye Zhen did this not to guard against Princess Changle but to protect the secret of the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

This time, Ye Zhen planned to break through inside the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

Firstly, it is safer and time moves quicker inside the Mirage Dragon Pearl; secondly, Ye Zhen intended to maximize the use of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal’s utility.

The primary function of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar is to suppress and hone the Divine Soul; the honing effect is a sustained force field with a certain range.

Once the honing function of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar is activated, it creates a field where any martial artist entering the range has their Divine Soul honed by its influence.

Ye Zhen’s cultivation within the Mirage Dragon Pearl was mainly to leverage the avatar’s effect to hone the Divine Souls of the Sky Wing Three Saints, Senior Sister Liao Feibai, Big Ears Nie Ting, Ling Qianbi, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, the Nine-Headed Beast, and some of Ye Zhen’s ascetic priests.

Especially for the Sky Wing Three Saints, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, and the Nine-Headed Beast of the Demon Race, whose Divine Soul power was the weak link, with the honing from the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar, their Divine Soul power would surely improve significantly.

Once their Divine Soul power leaps, their combat power will also soar.

Ye Zhen placed great emphasis on the ascetic priests.

For the ancient god War Spirits of the Ancestor God Temple, the empowerment from priests mainly relied on their faith and Divine Soul power.

Ye Zhen’s ascetic priests, who all originated as Divine Envoy Attendants, had an unwavering faith in the ancient barbarian god War Spirits.

The only limitation was their Divine Soul power.

If their Divine Soul power could be significantly enhanced, the empowerment they provide to the War Spirits would also greatly increase.

Moreover, with the Temporal Power of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, even if Ye Zhen activated the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar within for just over a month, it would be equivalent to others honing their Divine Soul power for a year.

This improvement would undoubtedly be substantial.

This was essentially the reason why Ye Zhen specifically borrowed the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal avatar from War Soul Hall for ten years.

The Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar can enhance the overall strength of those around Ye Zhen.

Unfortunately, the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar is just an avatar, and its effectiveness in honing the Divine Soul only covers a radius of one mile. Moreover, the closer to the center, the more pronounced the honing of the Divine Soul.

After some adjustments, Ye Zhen positioned the Sky Wing Three Saints, Senior Sister Liao Feibai, Xiaomao, the Nine-Headed Beast Big Ears, and other key figures around him, while the two hundred Ascetic Priests were stationed on the periphery.

At the same moment, Ye Zhen immersed his Divine Sense into the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar. Instantly, the seal soared, hovering above Ye Zhen’s head, as a circle of dark radiance spread out like ripples.

Those sitting around Ye Zhen, such as Big Ears, whose Divine Soul Cultivation was slightly lower, and the Nine-Headed Beast, immediately showed expressions of pain.

With a thought, Ye Zhen moved Big Ears and the Nine-Headed Beast slightly further away.

After completing the adjustments, Ye Zhen urged the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar to slowly sink into Ye Zhen’s Mansion.

At the moment it sank into the mansion, an incredibly oppressive feeling suddenly arose from Ye Zhen’s Mansion. Ye Zhen felt that the speed of his Spiritual Sense, Divine Sense, and even the operation of his Spiritual Power perceiving the outside world instantly decreased by at least twenty percent.

Ye Zhen felt a surge of delight in his heart, "The suppression is obvious, excellent!"

However, Ye Zhen continued to urge the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar to suppress the power of the Divine Soul, at least aiming to suppress his Divine Soul Power by about forty percent before attempting a breakthrough.

Almost simultaneously, the First Grand Power Sacrifice of the Ancestor God Temple, Tongg Na, once again summoned War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze.

"What exactly is going on? Why did Ye Zhen feign defeat? What agreement have you reached with him?" Tongg Na’s face was grim.

At this point, Bi Ze dared not hide anything. He truthfully disclosed the entire matter of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar being lent to Ye Zhen.

"Ten years!"

"How could you agree to this!"

"You all really are... you really are..."

The Great Power Sacrifice Tongg Na was extremely furious upon learning the truth, nearly pointing at Bi Ze’s nose and berating him.

"Faced with a threat, why didn’t you come to me?"

"Why not come to me? Do you think I’m just a decoration? Huh?"

Tongg Na, in a rage, roared and bellowed because of this affair. On the surface, the War Soul Hall had weathered the crisis, but within the high ranks of the Ancestor God Temple, the one shamed was Tongg Na himself.

It implied that as the Second Grand Power Sacrifice, Tongg Na could not protect the branch hall under his banner nor safeguard those who relied on him.

This was undoubtedly a very terrible signal!

Bi Ze smiled bitterly, "Grand Power Sacrifice, we know you have the capability, but Ye Zhen enlisted the Secret Overseer and the Heavenly Patrol Department, who apprehended over a thousand of our War Soul Hall high-ranking clan members, with thousands of evidence against them.

There are even two charges that could lead to the extermination of entire clans. Could the Grand Power Sacrifice resolve all these?"

"This..." Tongg Na was dumbstruck.

He had the power, but for crimes that could lead to clan extermination, he truly couldn’t suppress them.

"We humbly ask for the Grand Power Sacrifice’s understanding. None of us in the War Soul Hall wish for our families to be ruined and destroyed!" With these words, Bi Ze left.

Tongg Na was left stunned.

A rift, perhaps.

Could this be a side effect of this affair?

It created a rift between the War Soul Hall and himself, the Grand Power Sacrifice!

In the future....

The next moment, Tongg Na’s expression turned even more enraged...

An hour later, in the Qingzhou State City of the West Patrol, millions of miles away, West Patrol Right Officer Wei Gang was joyfully requesting to see West Patrol Wash Qiangu!

"Sir, just as you foresaw, it worked. Ye Zhen finally pressured the War Soul Hall to give ground and secured the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar!" Wei Gang exclaimed joyfully.

"Moreover, according to our spies in the Barbarian Spirit Hall, Princess Changle has announced that Left Chief Priest Ye Zhen has begun a closed-door retreat, and no one is to disturb him!" Wei Gang added.

Upon hearing this, West Patrol Wash Qiangu nodded.

"Very well, given this, issue the order, our plan to uproot the issue can be implemented!

Hmm, commence action tonight, with you personally overseeing the operation!" Wash Qiangu directed.

"At your command, I will attend to it immediately!" Wei Gang declared with determination, "This time, we must uproot this thorn of Ye Zhen completely!"