181: Chapter 181 A Thought Leads to Godhood or Demonhood!

“blood nether flower?”

Su Mo’s eyes narrowed.

“The blood nether flower is a unique spiritual object found only in the core region of the Floating Life Flower Sea. It condenses extremely pure Divine Soul power, capable of...”

Before Hua Rumeng could finish her explanation, Su Mo interrupted her.

“It can repair the Divine Soul and accelerate the gestation of the Artifact Spirit, right?”

Su Mo saw through her thoughts instantly.

The separated soul fragment he left in the exoskeleton armor couldn't possibly have developed so quickly, growing into a complete individual in just ten years.

Clearly, she had used many spiritual objects that promoted Divine Soul development to accelerate its gestation.

Hua Rumeng, having her thoughts exposed, lowered her head and let out a soft snort, saying nothing more.

Seeing this, Su Mo gave up the idea of pressing the matter further.

He actually wanted to ask if the massive object that originally belonged to him, and which Hua Rumeng had, was still there.

After so many years apart, he missed it quite a bit.

Su Mo snatched up the blood nether flower with a swift, decisive motion and strode toward the outside of the Forbidden Ground.

This time, their departure was exceptionally smooth. Perhaps Heart Demon Nine Five Two Seven had done something, as the illusions that appeared every few steps on the way in had vanished without a trace.

The two of them, walking as if on a casual stroll, quickly reached the edge of the Forbidden Ground.

The moment their feet stepped out of the blood-red sea of flowers, the strange fragrance that had been unsettling their minds suddenly vanished, and the air became clear again.

“We finally made it out.”

Hua Rumeng let out a long breath. Her constantly tense mind finally relaxed, and a tired yet relieved smile appeared on her face.

She didn't know how long she had slept in the Heart Demon Illusion, and her Divine Soul power was greatly depleted. Even with the small amount returned by those two Heart Demons, she was still very weak.

“You knew it was dangerous, yet you dared to go in?!”

Su Mo lightly scolded her.

Hua Rumeng ignored him completely, quickly closing her eyes to secretly sense something.

After a moment, she opened her eyes in surprise and made a summoning gesture.

Specks of spiritual light emanated from her body, gathering in her palm. In the space of a breath, they condensed into a palm-sized figure that looked exactly like Su Mo.

“It actually woke up!”

After Su Mo left, she spent unknown amounts of time searching for Divine Soul Spirit Medicine, only to ensure this wisp of separated soul fragment would mature as quickly as possible.

She then planned to help him forge a new physical body, just like she had done for herself, in order to resurrect Su Mo.

Hua Rumeng cautiously fiddled with the small figure before her, gradually frowning.

“What’s wrong? Are you addicted to playing with my separated soul fragment?”

This separated soul fragment seemed to have a strange connection with Su Mo; he could feel the same sensations while Hua Rumeng was handling it.

“No... this Artifact Spirit lacks sentience...”

Hearing this, Su Mo took the separated soul fragment from her hand, examined it carefully, and fell into contemplation.

Could it be because of the System... the System completely protected his True Spirit, isolating it from all external influences.

Including processes like “copying” or “deriving,” thereby maintaining Su Mo's absolute status as the sole host.

He returned the separated soul fragment to Hua Rumeng:

“Although it lacks sentience, in all other respects it is exactly like an Artifact Spirit. For you, this might actually be safer.”

Hua Rumeng nodded, the worry between her brows dissipating slightly.

In her heart, she had completely regarded this separated soul fragment as the crystallization of her and Su Mo's relationship.

But Su Mo had already returned, so... Thinking of this, her eyes immediately lit up.

“I’ll send you out first...”

“Aren’t you leaving?”

Hua Rumeng widened her eyes.

She thought Su Mo had made this special trip just to save her.

“Me? There are still many Opportunities here I haven't taken yet...”

Su Mo turned his head to look at Crimson Prison.

He hadn't forgotten that the aura, which shared the same Origin as Crimson Prison, was located deep within the Forbidden Ground—that must be the bow body of the Immortal Artifact chi yu demon bow.

Also, as those Mahayana Stage old men said, perhaps there are many other Opportunities within these Forbidden Grounds.

Since he was already here, he couldn't possibly go back empty-handed.

But he saw Hua Rumeng hugging his waist tightly, showing no intention of letting go.

“I’m not leaving...”

Su Mo’s body stiffened. He could clearly feel the strength of her embrace and the slight tremor coming from her body.

Seeing her like this, the words of refusal Su Mo was about to speak were swallowed back down.

He sighed and said seriously:

“You can follow me, but everything must be done under my command. Whatever I tell you to do, you must do it, without hesitation!”

Seeing that Su Mo wasn't forcing her away, her eyes immediately shone brightly:

“I promise!”

Su Mo looked at her suddenly bright eyes, shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help but let the corner of his mouth curl into an arc:

“Then stick close to me.”

He said no more, and the three of them walked together toward the depths of the Forbidden Ground.

This time, Crimson Prison led the way. He could feel something familiar constantly responding to him... deep within the Immortal Burial Battlefield.

A Volcano emitting a scorching aura was constantly shaking, its surface covered in dark red cracks.

Suddenly, a Dragon roar that shook the heavens erupted from the Crater. This roar was not grand and majestic like that of ordinary Dragon Clan members, but rather filled with distortion and madness.

Accompanied by the roar, a scarlet pillar of fire shot up into the sky.

Inside the Volcano, at the center of the churning Magma Lake, a massive black platform floated.

Stuck on the platform was half a dark red bow body, covered in flowing runes, emitting fluctuations that shared the same Origin as Crimson Prison.

Blood Soul appeared extremely disheveled at this moment. His figure flickered continuously, narrowly dodging the scorching Dragon Breath spat out by a phantom Demonic Dragon in front of him.

“chi yu demon bow! You were originally the Saint’s personal weapon. Quickly return to your position, follow the Saint once more, and restore the might of an Immortal Artifact!”

He held a drop of scarlet blood and shouted loudly, attempting to awaken the Demonic Dragon’s sentience.

However, the only response he received was the Demonic Dragon’s even more frenzied attacks.

At this moment, the state of the Demonic Dragon Soul within the bow body was clearly wrong: half of its body was black, while the other half was pure white.

Unlike the black side's hideous brutality, the white body emitted a sacred, peaceful aura, making people feel calm and allowing them to faintly hear Buddhist Chants.

The opposition between the two sides caused the Demonic Dragon immense suffering, making it completely lose its mind.

“Why?! Didn't the Saint say that relying on Immortal Blood would awaken its sentience and make it return to his command?”

Blood Soul looked at the Immortal Blood in his hand, feeling both shocked and furious.

The bow body of the chi yu demon bow was condensed from the body of a Demonic Dragon, and the Dragon Pearl was also embedded within it.

The Dragon Pearl is where a Dragon's Origin lies, so the strength of this phantom Demonic Dragon has already faintly touched the threshold of the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

“Shit!”

Blood Soul cursed angrily, his expression extremely grim.

This was already the second mission the Saint had assigned him this time. The first mission had failed, and if he couldn't even retrieve the bow body of the chi yu demon bow, let alone the Secret Realm beneath the Volcano.

If he returned like this, he couldn't even imagine the terrifying wrath of the Saint he would have to face.