Chapter 37: Night Attack (2)
"Uncle, in this way, the rumors are true? There is indeed a soul crystal below, right?" Xia Qi looked at the old man and said with burning eyes.
"The existence of the soul crystal, but the biggest secret of my Great Xia Kingdom, there is no rumor β that exists in the world, and only a few people know about its existence. You have not yet become an emperor, but you already know it, which means that someone with a heart told you. The old man looked at Xia Qi, sighed and said, "Xiao Qi, this matter is really important, those who know this secret have only one end, and that is death, do you know?"
"Uncle and grandpa, since the existence of the soul crystal is true, then it is also true that the soul crystal contains the life soul of every one of my Huaxia people?" Xia Qi looked at the old man and continued to ask.
"Looks like someone has already told you everything! Yes, it's true. The old man glanced at Xia Qi deeply, shook his head and said, "Since you already know something, then I might as well tell you about this matter in detail! β
"In the depths of the palace, there is indeed a soul crystal β in the secret room, and the function of the soul crystal is to collect the souls of all the people of Huaxia. There are three souls in life, which are the soul of heaven, the soul of the earth, and the soul of life, and the soul of life is the most fundamental. Any Chinese people in Kyushu, China, from the day the soul is born, the three souls will be forcibly divided, and the soul will be collected and imprisoned by this soul crystal. Therefore, hundreds of millions of people in the world, including my Great Xia Imperial Family, including you and me, are all people with broken souls. β
"This piece of soul crystal collects all the life souls of the Chinese people, and the soul crystal suppresses these life souls. Through the connection between souls, you can control every Chinese person in the world. Whoever controls the soul crystal will control all the Chinese people in the world and control the soul crystal, and with just one thought, tens of billions of Chinese people can die! This is the power of the soul crystal. β
"Inside this soul crystal, there is the natal 'essence' blood of my Xia family ancestor. The natal 'essence' blood in the soul crystal establishes a connection with the soul crystal. And we, the children of the Xia family, through the power of our own bloodline, have established a connection with the ancestor's natal 'essence' blood. Therefore, through this connection, we can partially borrow the power of the soul crystal to control the surrounding Chinese people. β
"The life soul will grow on its own with the growth of the heavenly soul and the earth soul, and for the cultivators of my Huaxia Kingdom, the higher the level, the stronger the life soul will naturally be β, and the more difficult it will be to control. If the power of the bloodline is weak, the power borrowed from the soul crystal is not enough to control the opponent's soul, then it will be counterattacked, and the consequences of the backlash will be very seriousβBecause of this, our Xia family will attach so much importance to the clansmen with strong bloodline power. We will intermarry within the clan or even blood relatives, in order to let the offspring have a strong enough bloodline. β
"This piece of soul crystal is the foundation of my Great Xia Kingdom. Relying on this piece of soul crystal, our Great Xia Kingdom can last forever without any accidents. Because as long as we always have clansmen with strong enough soul power, it is impossible for anyone to take the world from my Xia family. β
Saying this, the white-eyed old man paused, and said with a long sigh: "Although this soul crystal ensures the permanence of my Great Xia country, our Xia family disciples are also people with broken souls. To be honest, after knowing this secret back then, my first reaction was the same as yours now, which was to smash this soul crystal and get my soul back. Who wants to have a broken soul? Who wants not to enter reincarnation? In this world, the heavenly tribulation has become a legend, and since the eternal life is no longer there, it is extremely important to keep the soul intact and re-enter the cycle in the future. But a crippled soul cannot enter samsara. But I wanted to do that, but I couldn't. The power of the soul crystal is far from what you can imagine. β
"Xiao Qi, I know exactly what the purpose of bringing so many people here today is, because I also had a similar secret of trying β soul crystals back then, and in my Great Xia Imperial Family, except for the current emperor, only a few of us who guard soul crystals know. Anyone who becomes an emperor almost wants to try to destroy the soul crystal and take out his own life soul. But no one has ever been able to do that. β
"Xiao Qi, you are the prince, and after a few years of your father's abdication, you will be the emperor of Great Xia. You're bound to have the same idea once that happens, so I don't blame you. But these people you brought with you today must die!" The white-eyed old man's gaze swept over the dozens of monks behind Xia Qi like lightning, and said in a deep voice.
These dozens of cultivators had already embraced the heart of death, and when they heard the old man's words, their faces were gloomy, and none of them said a word. It was also the first time they had heard the complete news about soul power and life souls, and their hearts were flooded with monstrous 'waves'.
And Chen Yuxiang, who was hidden behind everyone, was also shocked in his heart. At this time, he finally determined that the gray 'colored' crystal was not just a small soul fragment, but the life soul of one of the three souls!
The principle of the Great Xia royal family's control of the people of Huaxia was also clear to him at this time. But what he didn't expect was that the life soul of the Xia family's children was also among them.
"Uncle, how did you know this secret in the first place?, that soul crystal, can't it really be destroyed?" Xia Qi looked at the old man and continued.
"Xiao Qi, our Xia family are all cultivators, and after the cultivators reach a certain level, the worldly wealth is just a floating cloud to us, and it is not β so important to us. Therefore, those who know this secret will have the idea of getting their own soul. I'm here to guard this teleportation array, but I was also an emperor back then. I only learned this secret after I became emperor, and I was already a monk in the merger period. Those who can serve as emperors are the beings with the strongest bloodline power, and I am no exception. At that time, I learned this secret, and my first thought was to destroy the soul crystals and release all the life souls. I am confident that with the strength of my Great Xia Imperial Family at that time, I can already be proud of all the 'sects' of the Cultivation Sect in the world. In that case, why should we rely on our soul power to control the people of the world? Moreover, our Xia family's own souls are also inside, for the sake of this damn soul crystal, hundreds of thousands of our Xia family's children can only be trapped in this small palace city for the rest of their lives! And with their strength, they can all call the wind and rain outside!"
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked and moved. Unexpectedly, this old man turned out to be the Emperor of Great Xia back then! Xia Qi even opened his mouth and exclaimed: "Uncle and grandfather, you ...... He was once the Emperor of Great Xia?"
"Is it an accident? Hehe β, Emperor Great Xia, it's not a good errand. The old man looked at Xia Qi and smiled, "Actually, you shouldn't call me uncle and grandfather, you should call me grandpa." Because the Great Xia Emperor has always been passed down from our branch. β
"This Great Xia Emperor is indeed not a good errand, but a desperate errand. I, the Great Xia Emperor, change every fifty years. Mortals don't know that my Xia family is a cultivation family, and it is really very bizarre to think that the emperor of the Xia family will die in fifty years. In fact, it was just abdication. However, after the abdication, it is indeed about to die! Because after the abdication, it is a rule that all of his natal 'essence' blood must be integrated into the soul crystal to replenish the consumption β of the natal 'essence' blood inside, and no one can change it!"
"The children of the Xia family are fighting for the throne, who would have thought that the throne is actually a dead end, hehe! After ascending to the throne, there will only be more than fifty years of life!"
"Uncle...... Uh, Grandpa, weren't you also the Emperor of Great Xia, why are you ...... now" Xia Qi looked at the old man and said suspiciously.
"I'm also lucky enough, at that time, the one who was guarding here fell, so I told the old ancestor of Danyang to occupy this position. The Great Xia Emperor who is alive now, I count as one, and the one in the secret room counts as one. As for the others, they have already fallen!"
"Xiao Qi, you are the prince, and in a few years, you will become the new Emperor of Great Xia. Your fate is already doomed, because you don't need more people to guard the soul crystal. So you should think about it now, how you should spend the next few decades! You have done nothing wrong for the sake of your soul power in the past few years, and you have secretly harmed the innocence of so many 'women' of the clan, do you think that few of us don't know about it? The reason why we don't care about you is because your fate has long been doomed, and your end has long been destined β to be your fate, who has made you the most powerful bloodline among the royal family? Hey!"
The old man looked at Xia Qi, sighed with pity, and continued: "When I became the emperor, I entered the secret room through this teleportation array and saw that soul crystal with my own eyes. ββAfter becoming the Emperor of Great Xia, he can enter and exit this teleportation array at any time. When I saw that soul crystal, I wanted to destroy it. I really made a move, and the previous emperor who was in charge of the secret room didn't care about me, and let me attack the soul crystal. β
"But that can't be done. The power of that soul crystal is really too powerful! The natural counterattack almost shattered my soul! Later, I realized that that the soul crystal was not a thing that human beings could fight against β at all, and it should not exist in this world in the first place! How could such a means of absorbing the life souls of all living beings in the million-mile area of Huaxia Kyushu appear in this world? That is the power that can only be possessed by items from the fairy world!"
"Legend has it that when I first ruled the world in Great Xia, I got a soul crystal with the help β of immortals, which should be left by the immortals who helped my ancestor dominate the world. However, about this soul crystal, Emperor Yu and his old man did not leave anything to say to future generations, so we don't know what is going on. β
"Now the only one who knows the origin of the soul crystal is probably the old ancestor of Danyang!, but the old ancestor is high up and doesn't take the royal family seriously at all, even if you become the emperor of Great Xia, you can't contact the old ancestor. β
"At the beginning, Emperor Yu had three sons and one 'daughter', and our branch inherited the emperor's throne, and the other three created the three major sects of protecting the country. Now that I think about it, maybe the Danyang Ancestors are the best choice for them! This soul crystal is not only a great help to my Xia family, but also a great curse. Now that our vein has multiplied to this day, there are millions of monks, most of them can only be trapped in a radius of a hundred miles, and only a few can be released to spread out everywhere, which is really sad, sad!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Chen Yuxiang didn't expect that he could easily learn so many secrets, and his heart was also shaken.
"After all these years, I finally have the opportunity to talk about these things. The white-eyed old man shook his head and looked at Xia Qi and said, "Xiao Qi, I don't blame you for coming today." But these people behind you know so much that they must die! Now you let them all die! With your soul power, you should be able to do this easily!"
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