21: Chapter 21 The Ring-Clad Old Man Wants to Possess? The System Forcibly Withdraws and Suppresses Him
"You... what kind of monster are you?!"
Ye Chen's hysterical questioning echoed through the empty corridor.
But the only response he received was the cold, unfeeling shove of the prison guard.
"Bang—!"
The heavy, specially-made alloy iron door in the deepest part of Jiangzhong City's First Maximum Security Prison emitted a dull metallic clang as it slammed shut.
Outside the door was the world of the living.
Inside the door was hell.
Ye Chen was shoved into a single death row cell of less than five square meters by two prison guards, treated like trash.
It was pitch black here, and the air was filled with the smell of rust and mold.
The walls were covered in dried, dark red bloodstains.
"Drip... drip..."
In the corner of the ceiling, water droplets fell continuously; it was the only sound in this deathly silent space.
"Life imprisonment... life imprisonment..."
Ye Chen leaned his back against the cold wall and slowly slid down to the ground.
He muttered these four words repeatedly, his eyes as hollow as a walking corpse.
His life was over.
Completely over.
Martial arts, medical skills, connections, women, brothers...
Everything he had possessed when he came down from the mountain had been ruthlessly stripped away, one by one, by that devil, Qin Yuan.
Now, he was left with only a broken body and a shattered heart.
And... an ancient, simple ring.
This was the last relic his master had left him.
"Master..."
Ye Chen struggled to raise his handcuffed hands, looking at the inconspicuous black iron ring on his finger.
"This disciple is incompetent... I have disgraced you..."
He brought the ring to his lips, and tears of despair fell drop by drop onto the cold iron band.
Just then, an old and weak voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Kid, do you want revenge?]
Ye Chen shuddered!
"Who?! Who is speaking?!"
He snapped his head up, looking around the empty death row cell in terror.
[Hehe... don't look anymore, this old man is right here in your ring.]
That old voice sounded again, carrying a hint of temptation.
[This old man is an ancient expert, Lingxuzi. You may also call me Elder Ling.]
"Elder... Elder Ling?"
Ye Chen was stunned. "Are you... are you the senior my master often mentioned, the one who resides in the ring?"
[Indeed, it is me.]
Elder Ling's voice sounded very gratified.
[Kid, this old man has seen all the grievances you have suffered.]
[That brat Qin Yuan, relying on secular power, is bullying you too much! Rest assured, with me here, I will certainly help you escape and take your revenge!]
Flames of hope instantly reignited in Ye Chen's eyes!
There is a grandfather in the ring!
This is the top-tier cheat code in novels!
He was trembling with excitement.
"Elder Ling! Please save me! As long as I can kill Qin Yuan, I, Ye Chen, am willing to pay any price!"
[Good! You have ambition!]
Elder Ling's voice was full of approval.
[Your Dao heart is shattered now, and your mental defenses are at their weakest. This is the perfect time for our souls to merge!]
[Just open your mind and do not offer any resistance.]
[Once I become one with you, I can forcibly break open this cage of mortal iron. By then, the mere Qin Family can be destroyed with a snap of the fingers!]
"Okay! I will listen to you!"
Ye Chen agreed without hesitation.
His hatred for Qin Yuan now surpassed everything else.
He immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and completely let go of his soul defenses.
The moment he let his guard down.
The black iron ring on his finger suddenly emitted an extremely eerie and icy red light!
A semi-transparent, old remnant soul exuding a terrifying aura suddenly drilled out from the ring!
Where was there any immortal demeanor in this remnant soul?
It was clearly the greedy and hideous face of an evil ghost!
He wasn't trying to help Ye Chen at all, but rather taking advantage of Ye Chen's mental chaos to directly possess this young body!
[Hahaha! What a naive idiot!]
Elder Ling let out a harsh, wild laugh, opened his blood-red maw, and prepared to swallow Ye Chen's soul in one gulp!
...
Meanwhile. Qin Family Manor, underground command center.
Qin Yuan was sitting with his legs crossed, watching the "possession drama" unfolding in the death row cell with great interest through a pinhole camera.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the protagonist halo is really awesome. Even in this state, he can still have a cheat pop out to save the day."
Qin Yuan pursed his lips.
"It's a pity, though, this cheat is a bit black-hearted."
He looked at the hideous ghost face on the screen, a flash of cold killing intent in his eyes.
"Want to run? Did you ask me?"
Qin Yuan opened the system shop and tapped heavily on an item priced at 20,000 favor points.
[Forced Soul-Extracting Suppression Lock]!
[Effect: Can ignore any space and laws, forcibly strip the specified spirit or soul from the host object, and perform absolute suppression.]
"Use!"
As Qin Yuan gave the order. Inside the death row cell.
Elder Ling, who had been laughing wildly just a second ago, saw his smile instantly freeze on his face!
He felt a terrifying pressure from a higher dimension that made his soul tremble!
"This... what is this power?!"
Elder Ling let out a scream of extreme terror.
In the void around him, countless dense golden chains made of pure law power appeared out of thin air!
These chains ignored all his defenses and ghost energy, and as if they had a life of their own, they rattled as they wrapped around his soul body.
"No—! Let me go!!"
Elder Ling let out a heart-wrenching wail.
Like a fish caught on a hook, he was dragged out of the black iron ring bit by bit by those golden chains!
"This... is this the power of the Heavenly Dao?! No! This is impossible!!"