A World Worth Protecting

Wang Baole himself didn’t know how he had managed to pull those three souls out. Perhaps some powers that be had led his Soul Guiding Hand to plunge itself into the pool and pull them out naturally.

“Every Dark Child’s fate is entwined with the Artifact Spirits in their Dark Artifacts. It seems like the three souls in this Soul Pool are going to belong to you.” Ming Kunzi smiled faintly as he watched Wang Baole unleash the Soul Guidance technique and pull out three souls from the Soul Pool.

“But they are all black souls. It means that they’ve sinned gravely in their past lives. They cannot yet enter the cycle of rebirth. You have to purify them. Since your fate is linked with theirs, you have the responsibility to cleanse them of their sins and their grudges. You have to make them willing to follow you and become your Artifact Spirits!”

After hearing that, Wang Baole looked at the three souls he had caught and their pitch-black forms. At present, they were caught in his illusory hand. They appeared to be nervous, but they were all displaying different behaviors.

The young boy had a face dark with violence. It seemed that the more nervous he was, the angrier he got. He stared unblinkingly at Wang Baole. It was as if he would swallow Wang Baole whole as soon as the opportunity presented itself.

Compared to the young boy, who had every emotion shown clearly, the elder next to him was different. He had looked sullen earlier. Now, however, he had calmed down. He cupped his fists towards Wang Baole and lowered his head. It seemed as if he was submitting himself to Wang Baole, but Wang Baole could feel his true feelings while he was held within the illusory hand. The elder was obviously devious and cunning. He appeared submissive but was actually filled with malicious intent!

The tall, fearsome-looking man seemed to be more simple-minded. Although he appeared fierce and frightening, after being caught and pulled out of the pool, he began to look around nervously. When he saw the Soul Pools surrounding him and the few female disciples guarding the pools, his eyes brightened immediately. There was a perverted look in his eyes. He almost drooled. Of course, as a soul, he had no saliva to speak of.

His perverted and excited appearance made it clear that he was a pervert!

“This… master, it’s going to be a challenge purifying these souls.” After examining the three souls, Wang Baole’s head began to throb. He wondered if he should discuss further with his master and if he could make a second attempt and get another new batch of souls.

Ming Kunzi seemed to have guessed what Wang Baole was thinking. He glared at Wang Baole, ignored the latter, then turned and left. Before he left, he gave Wang Baole a deadline to cleanse these souls.

“Stop having random thoughts. You have a month. You must complete the purification!”

Wang Baole saw his master’s sudden insistent stance and his head throbbed. Exasperated, after his master left, he brought the three souls back to his residence at the Dark Sect.

He released the three souls in his residence. As soon as they appeared, they immediately checked out the residence. Wang Baole didn’t pay them much mind and said, “Let’s talk this through. You’ve sinned gravely in your past lives and lost the right to be reborn. Your only option is to become my Artifact Spirits. That’s why…”

Just as Wang Baole said that, before he was even done with everything he wanted to say, the boy’s eyes flashed. He retreated hastily and instantly. It seemed like he wanted to escape this place. There was an array formation placed in Wang Baole’s residence, however. With a thunderous boom, the boy’s head slammed into the array formation. He cried out in pain and retreated immediately. Violence flashed in his eyes, and he howled and lunged at Wang Baole. It seemed like he wanted to swallow Wang Baole whole.

Before he could draw near, he was burned by the Dark Fire that had leaped out from Wang Baole’s body. He screamed again. He finally stopped his malicious acts and instead began to shudder. When he stared at Wang Baole, though, his eyes remained bright with violence and madness. He seemed untameable.

Wang Baole began to feel unhappy. He glared at the young boy, then turned his eyes towards the other two souls.

The pervert seemed scornful towards the young man, and his attitude towards Wang Baole was the same. He yawned. He did not try to flee, but the look on his face seemed to say it all. You want to let me become your Artifact Spirit? Impossible!

Similarly, the elder didn’t attempt to escape. Compared to the other two souls, his expression remained the same, revealing neither joy nor anger. His head was lowered like an elderly servant.

“I won’t mince words with you. If you don’t agree to become my Artifact Spirits, your souls will be destroyed and turned to dust!” Wang Baole was beginning to grow annoyed. He felt that trying to cleanse these three souls was just a waste of his time. He couldn’t see the sins that they had committed in their past lives, but from the color of their souls and their current attitudes, he could somewhat guess the kind of raping and pillaging, as well as the murder and savagery, they had committed!

“You want to make me your Artifact Spirit? Impossible. My dream is to never grow old and for my parents to take care of me and be by my side forever. I’ve already gotten that and enjoyed it for quite a while, so I don’t care if you kill me. So what if I die? It’s not as if I haven’t done that before!” The young boy sneered, his voice shrill.

Wang Baole was shocked by the boy’s words because the young boy looked to be about seven or eight years old. He thought about what the latter had just revealed as his ambition and didn’t say anything.

The pervert next to him kept yawning, giving Wang Baole a sideways glance. He eyed Wang Baole’s thighs and his chest and immediately looked bored.

“If you’d been a woman and had been willing to play with me, I might have agreed after enjoying myself. You just do whatever you like. Kill me. I’m not afraid! Even if my soul turns to dust, millions of like-minded comrades will receive my will. They will conquer all the opposite sex in the world. That is my ambition!” The pervert proclaimed proudly, standing taller as he spoke.

Such grand ambitions made the expression on Wang Baole’s face turn even odder. He nodded his head, then turned towards the old fox that gave the appearance of an old servant.

The old pervert smiled and cupped his fists towards Wang Baole in greeting.

“Esteemed Dark Child, I cannot agree to this matter. I won’t hide the truth from you. I was the State Preceptor of the Ku Ling kingdom in my past life. I reported to one man while tens of thousands of men reported to me. My only regret is that I was only able to serve my office for three hundred years. I haven’t had enough, so how could I become your Artifact Spirit?”

Wang Baole nodded again as he stared at the three souls filled with pride and arrogance. Then, he laughed suddenly, pointing at the small boy.

“You want to never grow up and for your parents to take care of you and be by your side forever, right? You’re a good kid, so I’ll help you!” With that, Wang Baole lifted his right hand and grabbed hold of the boy. With a series of hand seals, he threw him into the array formation inside his residence.

The array formation started transforming. It was like a hurricane, and it swallowed the young boy’s soul instantly. Wang Baole made a series of hand seals and adjusted the array formation. Then, he looked at the pervert.

“You want to conquer the opposite sex of the entire world, right? That’s easy. I’ll fulfill your wish!” As soon as Wang Baole said that, he didn’t give the pervert any time to react. He waved his big hand and pulled the pervert into the hurricane. He adjusted the array formation once again before he turned and looked at the elder.

The elder had been reeling back with alarm. He didn’t know what was going to happen to the other two souls, but he sensed that his fate after being thrown in the array formation was going to be worse than death. He was about to speak, but it was too late. Wang Baole’s large hand had grabbed hold of him and flung the old fox into the array formation. He thought he heard Wang Baole snorting just as he entered the array formation.

“Weren’t you regretting the fact that you were only State Preceptor for three hundred years? No problem, I’ll help answer your prayers, I’ll make sure you have no regrets!”

After saying that, Wang Baole adjusted the array formation once again. The array formation that he had thrown the three souls into was the Rebirth Hallucination Array Formation of the Dark Sect. The array formation was used to reform a dead soul’s character, to ensure a clean break between his past life and his next life. It was also used by disciples to gain enlightenment. They could enter it for training. After all, the Rebirth Hallucination Array Formation was linked to the will of the Heavenly Dao. It could conjure the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

At the same time, with sufficient access rights, it could also create specific illusory worlds. Both people and souls thrown into this world wouldn’t be able to discern truth from illusion. The person controlling the illusion could also control the passing of time in this world.

For the old fox who had been a State Preceptor in his past life, he created a universe filled with war. He would once again take up the office of State Preceptor in this world…

For the great pervert, the task was simpler. Wang Baole adjusted the array formation and created a world where he was the only man in a matriarchal society…

As for the young boy, the task was equally simple. Wang Baole answered all his wishes and created a perfect world according to his dreams.

The key point was in the passing of time in these worlds. He had synchronized the worlds such that… a day in the outside world would be equivalent to ten thousand years in the illusory worlds!

Having done the above, Wang Baole began to practice his Soul Guidance technique. Three days later, the three souls were shelved to the back of his mind. Two weeks passed…