82: Chapter 82 The Quiet Whistle Breaks the Soul-Devouring Drum Sound, and the Three Join Forces to Destroy Xiye

Buzz—!

The whistle didn't emit the expected crisp sound; instead, a dull tremor emanated from it.

The warm white glow on its surface flickered twice like breathing, then dimmed again.

"No! The frequency is wrong!"

Li Siwen gritted his teeth, his Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye locked onto the "rhythmic transition gap" in the trajectory of the demonic sound.

Although Xi Ye's heartbeat was steady, there was a subtle, almost imperceptible pause after every thirteenth drumbeat!

This is it!

He instantly adjusted the rhythm of his Yuan Power injection, causing that wisp of Yuan Power to form a vibration "at the same frequency as the demonic sound's gap" within the whistle.

At the same time, he pushed his Mental Energy to its limit. The focus brought by the female attire bonus acted like a barrier, isolating external interference, leaving only the thought of "finding the gap, matching the frequency."

Whoosh—!

This time, when he blew again, the mind-calming whistle finally made a sound!

It wasn't a sharp whistle, but a warm white sound wave, gentle as flowing water, spreading out like morning mist.

The sound wave had no earth-shattering power, yet it precisely drilled into the "stagnant gap" of the demonic sound, like a key entering a lock.

Crack!

The demonic drumbeats, which had been pressing down on the trio's hearts like mountains, instantly developed a crack!

The heartbeat in Xi Ye's Corpse Puppet's chest suddenly paused, and the black threads entwined around Xiao Xiner's heart were largely melted by the warm white sound wave!

"Ugh..." Xiao Xiner let out a muffled groan.

It was no longer painful suppression, but relief after a surge of Qi and blood.

She felt the tearing sensation in her chest suddenly vanish, and her chaotic Yuan Power found its channel, becoming smooth again.

She immediately seized the opportunity, activating her Xuanyuan Realm cultivation to quickly sort out the remaining Qi and blood.

Yue Li's Soul body fluctuations also stabilized, the gray-white light no longer flickering erratically.

A clear light flashed in her eyes, and Soul Power quietly condensed, sending a "reassuring" mental wave towards Li Siwen.

"This... this is impossible!"

For the first time, Xi Ye's hoarse voice carried genuine shock and anger, and the dark vortex attached to the Corpse Puppet churned violently.

"A broken whistle, and you think it can break my 'Soul-Devouring Drum Sound'?"

He abruptly controlled the Corpse Puppet, forming hand Seals, and the heartbeat in its chest suddenly accelerated, the demonic drumbeats becoming as dense as a torrential rain.

Black threads surged forth like a tide again, attempting to overwhelm the warm white sound wave of the mind-calming whistle!

"Senior Sister! Yue Li! Now's your chance!" Li Siwen shouted urgently, continuously injecting Yuan Power to maintain the whistle sound. "His demonic sound is suppressed, and the Corpse Puppet's movements will be delayed! Find his weakness!"

Xiao Xiner instantly understood. Her yuehua longsword erupted with dazzling ice-blue light.

After breaking through to the Xuanyuan Realm, her Sword Qi was not only more condensed but also gained a trace of a "Soul-freezing" special effect!

Her figure moved like lightning, dodging the Corpse Puppet's sweeping giant hand. Her sword momentum dipped, aiming directly at the Corpse Puppet's knee joint!

Although the bone armor there was dark gold, it had a subtle, almost imperceptible crack left by Yue Li's purifying light lotus impact earlier!

"Ding!"

The Moonlight Sword Gang accurately struck the crack, and the ice-blue light instantly spread, freezing the Corpse Puppet's kneecap into frost!

The Corpse Puppet's movements indeed faltered. The giant hand that was supposed to smash towards Li Siwen was half a beat slower!

Yue Li also moved!

She no longer used large-scale attacks like "World Purifying Lotus." Instead, she condensed her Soul Power into a slender gray-white beam of light, like a surgical knife, piercing directly into the Corpse Puppet's chest.

That was the source of the demonic sound and the Corpse Puppet's energy core!

"Presumptuous!" Xi Ye roared.

The Corpse Puppet's other hand slammed towards Yue Li, the palm wind carrying the Lingyuan Realm's pressure, attempting to disperse her!

Just then, a flash of inspiration appeared in Li Siwen's eyes.

The Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye captured that when the Corpse Puppet raised its hand, the dark gold bone armor on its chest would slightly open a gap, revealing the pulsating, pitch-black "Soul Core" inside!

"Yue Li! Attack the gap in his chest!" Li Siwen shouted urgently.

At the same time, he adjusted the mind-calming whistle's sound wave frequency, temporarily directing the warm white sound wave towards the Corpse Puppet's arm to interfere with its movements!

Yue Li immediately changed her move. The gray-white beam of light arced through the air, accurately drilling into the gap in the Corpse Puppet's chest!

"Chila!"

The light beam hit the Soul Core, and the Corpse Puppet's movements instantly froze, an ear-piercing shriek erupting from the pitch-black vortex!

Xi Ye's voice carried unprecedented pain: "You... the power of your Puppet... how can it have 'Soul Purifying Power'?"

During this brief standoff, Yue Li's Soul body suddenly fluctuated violently, and a chaotic fragment of memory flashed in her eyes.

It was a blurry figure, using a gray-white beam of light similar to hers at this moment, attacking an existence that also exuded a dark aura!

"Xi Ye... you... you were once sealed by 'Soul Purifying Power'!" Yue Li's ethereal voice carried a hint of certainty, "Your Soul Core is a weakness!"

These words were like a thunderclap, enraging Xi Ye completely: "You incomplete waste, how dare you pry into my past!"

Ignoring the pain in his Soul Core, he forcibly controlled the Corpse Puppet to unleash its full power. The Lingyuan Realm pressure around its body spread like a tsunami, attempting to push the three away!

The Corpse Puppet's giant hands, like two small mountains, simultaneously smashed towards Xiao Xiner and Yue Li. The Soul Core in its chest also began to swell, seemingly intending to detonate its remaining power in a mutual destruction!

"We can't let him self-destruct!" Xiao Xiner's expression changed, and she held her longsword horizontally in front of her, preparing to withstand the attack.

"Senior Sister, I'll hold him back! You find an opportunity to strike his Soul Core!" Li Siwen gritted his teeth, injecting the last trace of Yuan Power into the mind-calming whistle.

The warm white sound wave suddenly became dazzling, like a light shield, enveloping the three and temporarily blocking the Corpse Puppet's pressure!

At the same time, he urgently said to Yue Li through their mental connection: "Yue Li, use your purifying power to entangle his Soul Core, don't let him detonate!"

Yue Li nodded, her Soul body glowing brightly. Countless wisps of gray-white Soul Power surged from her body, coiling around the Corpse Puppet's Soul Core like ropes, preventing it from expanding!

Xiao Xiner seized this critical moment. Her Xuanyuan Realm Yuan Power erupted completely, and the Moonlight Sword Gang condensed into an ice-blue giant sword several zhang long, carrying the Sword Intent of "freezing all things," directly slashing at the Soul Core in the Corpse Puppet's chest!

"No—! I refuse to accept this!"

Xi Ye's tragic cry echoed throughout the Ninth Floor. The pitch-black Soul Core, caught between the Moonlight Giant Sword and the gray-white Soul Power, began to shatter inch by inch!

The Corpse Puppet's dark gold bone armor, deprived of the Soul Core's support, also began to disintegrate, turning into a sky full of bone fragments!

When the last trace of the pitch-black Soul Core was annihilated by the purifying power, the Ninth Floor Bone Tower began to shake violently. The surrounding dark gold bones receded like a tide, revealing a spatial vortex emitting a soft white light at the base of the tower.

That was the exit from the Secret Realm!

Li Siwen sighed in relief. The mind-calming whistle slipped from his mouth, and he could no longer stand, stumbling until Xiao Xiner timely supported him.

"Junior Sister, are you alright?" Xiao Xiner's voice was filled with concern.

Although her Xuanyuan Realm cultivation was not yet fully stable, she could already calmly cope with post-battle weakness.

Yue Li also floated over, her Soul body somewhat dim but with a hint of ease: "Master, that Xi Ye... his Soul Origin was absorbed by me. It's a pity it was only a Clone."

Li Siwen nodded, looking at the spatial vortex before him, then at Xiao Xiner and Yue Li beside him, a tired but relieved smile appearing on his lips: "We... can finally leave."

However, just as the trio prepared to step into the vortex, Yue Li's Soul body suddenly paused.

She looked towards the direction of the collapsing Bone Tower, a complex light flashing in her eyes: "Master, I seem to... remember something... about my past, and... the Ghost Soul Sect's secret."

Li Siwen and Xiao Xiner exchanged glances, both seeing solemnity in the other's eyes.

Although the Secret Realm's crisis was resolved, the Ghost Soul Sect and the Chu family's conspiracy, as well as Yue Li's past, clearly held more secrets waiting for them to uncover.