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Xu Yi fell from the sky and crashed into the blood-colored swamp, yet he sustained no injuries, only splattering a great deal of mud.
He touched his own body and quickly understood his situation; his current form was that of a soul.
"What in the world is going on?"
Xu Yi took a deep breath and raised his head to look ahead, where the light source of the entire swamp stood, the Black Void Gate.
He felt a strong call, yet it wasn't overbearing. He cald down slightly and walked towards the Black Void Gate.
After all, he had no way to leave this place and could only take one step at a ti.
The closer he got to the Black Void Gate, the brighter it beca, and the more he was able to see.
Suddenly, he turned his head sharply and took a defensive stance.
A massive figure erged from behind him, Xu Yi had to look up to see the full appearance of the creature. It had the body of a human, with extrely long limbs, and in place of a head was a blooming other-worldly flower.
The other-worldly flower Giant paid no attention to Xu Yi and walked straight towards the Black Void Gate.
Xu Yi watched the figure leave and breathed a sigh of relief. Its presence was too terrifying; had they fought, he feared he would not have been a match.
There was no turning back now, so he continued forward.
Xu Yi's expression grew increasingly troubled as, since the appearance of the other-worldly flower Giant, more and more colossal beings arrived one after another.
Even among them, the other-worldly flower Giant could only be considered a "dium-sized organism."
A mountainous Red Lantern spanning several kiloters, a two-headed snake as long as several kiloters, Xu Yi was less than an ant in front of them.
"Where do all these terrifying creatures co from?"
Xu Yi was sowhat puzzled; after all, as an exorcist with the title, he was at the pinnacle of human achievent. If there really were so many terrifying monsters in reality, humans would have likely perished long ago.
It wasn't until he encountered so creatures smaller than him that he finally understood.
It wasn't that the other creatures were too strong, but rather that he was too weak.
This swamp was a place where victory was determined by "spirit strength."
The stronger the soul, the larger the body would be; the weaker the soul, the smaller the body.
Xu Yi was indeed powerful, but that was all predicated on his "Body of Demigod." Without his body, his soul was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person's.
"This must be my greatest weakness!" Xu Yi thought to himself.
In truth, he had sensed this before, but the thods to strengthen his soul without side effects were far too few.
Besides, with the protection of the Body of Demigod, ordinary strangeness could not affect his soul, so this weakness was always covered up.
But facing sothing on the level of the Black Void Gate, the role his proud Body of Demigod could play was extrely limited.
In this Soul Swamp, his weakness was magnified to the extre.
These colossal beings in reality might not be a match for him, but here, he could only shrink in a corner, trembling.
Fortunately, there seed to be so restrictions in this space; all souls that entered here could not attack each other.
A dense crowd of monsters sward in front of the Black Void Gate, unable to move forward.
Within a ten-ter radius of the Black Void Gate, there was an invisible taboo, no soul could break through that layer of taboo.
Xu Yi was suddenly taken aback; he had been on the outside looking in, not expecting a pathway to suddenly clear among the monsters forward.
Since when had monsters beco so "respectful to the old and caring to the young," knowing to make way for a weakling like him?
He soon realized it wasn't that the monsters' morals had improved, but rather an invisible force had parted them, forcibly creating a path.
In this place, only the Black Void Gate could achieve such a feat.
Xu Yi hesitated for a mont, then stepped towards the Black Void Gate, quite curious as to why the Black Void Gate singled him out for special treatnt.
The taboo in front truly was lifted, and Xu Yi stood steadfast in front of the Black Void Gate.
An unknown language suddenly echoed in his mind, yet inexplicably, Xu Yi understood the aning within.
"To exchange?"
Xu Yi was stunned. Exchange? Exchange what?
His brain whirred rapidly, deducing that since it was an exchange, that ant he possessed sothing the Black Void Gate wanted. What could it be? Could it be his soul?
A purple light flickered through his mind, and within that light, tiny figures writhed.
The Black Void Gate did indeed desire a soul, but not his; it wanted the Deceiver's Soul.
The Deceiver's Soul, originating from Fick of the Ring of Destruction, had been left collecting dust in the Entries since no purification thod was found.
"Is there sothing special about the Deceiver's Soul?"
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Given that it's sothing the Black Void Gate desires, it definitely cannot be common, and moreover, this thing is extrely scarce; he has only encountered it once until now.
"What will I receive?" Xu Yi's suspended heart relaxed slightly.
The Black Void Gate operates under the guise of "exchange," perhaps because it cannot forcibly take what it needs, or maybe it must adhere to so rules.
But regardless, he was still sowhat safe for the mont.
"One summoning of the true form, or the gift of a thod for soul strengthening."
Xu Yi's heart stirred upon receiving the Black Void Gate's response, and he was also a bit conflicted.
Either choice was an absolutely top-tier reward.
Naturally, summoning the Black Void Gate needs no further ntion, for if the timing was right, it might have an unexpectedly significant effect.
As for the thod to strengthen the soul, it could make up for his weakness of possessing a frail soul; its impact would be enormous.
After hesitating for a long ti, Xu Yi chose neither.
If he had to make an imdiate choice, he guessed he would pick the second option, given that he had Resurrection Coins, and if the situation turned truly dire, he could still revert ti.
But since the Black Void Gate was not urging him, that ant he didn't need to decide right away, and he had ample ti to consider.
There was another important reason, and that was his lack of trust in the Black Void Gate.
These words were only from the Black Void Gate's perspective; who knew if it would keep its promise after receiving the Deceiver's Soul.
Even if it did keep its word, if it gave him an inferior quality soul strengthening thod, wouldn't he have suffered a huge loss?
So he was not in a rush to make a decision.
The Black Void Gate seed to sense Xu Yi's thoughts, and a strong gust of wind suddenly flooded through the slit in the door, blowing Xu Yi away like a light feather in an instant.
After spinning around for an entire day, Xu Yi slowly opened his eyes.
He was back in the familiar basent; the bright light was reassuring, and he breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously looking at his right arm.
The rotting flesh on his arm had fallen off, replaced by a black mark that depicted a gate.
"A disciple?!"
A rush of information entered his mind, and Xu Yi understood the function of this mark—it would allow him to trade with the Black Void Gate at any ti.
He thought of the Gate of Destruction's gate mark, both were gate marks, only that one was the Soul Gate, and the other was the Black Void Gate.
"Could it be that the Gate of Destruction wanted from the Sugar Plum Fairy—this mark?"
Xu Yi suddenly thought of many things.
At the sa ti, he understood why, before being controlled, the Sugar Plum Fairy had bitten him that one ti.
The Sugar Plum Fairy did not intend to harm him but was offering a form of "reciprocation."
The other party had bestowed upon him the Black Void Gate's mark as a thank you for taking care of Carrie and to prevent the Ring of Destruction from obtaining the mark.
Why was the Sugar Plum Fairy still able to retain her thoughts even after entering the Black Void Gate?
What exactly is inside the Black Void Gate?
Xue Yi was filled with questions.
Because of the Black Void Gate matter, he had completely lost any desire to sleep and prepared to stay up all night researching the Dragon Blood Elixir.
Perhaps it was the result of accumulated effort, but the process of researching the Dragon Blood Elixir went exceptionally well.
In just one night, the potion's progress had already surpassed 50%, and though the difficulty increased towards the end, this speed was already very fast.
A busy Xu Yi left the laboratory after an entire night, ate breakfast, and went directly to the Eight Monster House.
One benefit of moving to Notting Hill was that the Eight Monster House no longer had to be placed outside; there was plenty of space in the "backyard."
There was no one inside the Eight Monster House, as Xu Changrong and his group had gone into town to enjoy themselves, and Xu Yi, as usual, first checked on the condition of Lisa and the other two.
"It should be soon!" Xu Yi said, looking at the three with increasingly strong auras, joy written all over his face.
After ensuring everything was alright, he turned back to the laboratory to continue his research on the potion.
In the following days, Xu Yi stayed in the laboratory practically all the ti.
During that period, he burned two more Resurrection Coins to access miraculous capabilities, leaving him with 51 Resurrection Coins.
Ti silently passed, and it was the day before the public lecture.
Xu Yi, unkempt and covered in gri, emitted a fernted scent, but his eyes were exceptionally bright, gazing at the potion in his hands that shone like gold.
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