Chapter 1168: Chapter 918: Offense
Original form!
These two words made Elma’s heart skip a beat. According to the Ascender’s own description, his power had grown so formidable that even the Giants could not tolerate him. His original form had been sealed by the Giants, yet a part of his consciousness had managed to escape. Could it be that, even after tens of thousands of years, his original form still existed?
"I will help you! After we’ve dealt with the threat of Long Yi, I will mobilize the power of the entire plane to aid you in your search!" Elma said.
"Heh, I’m afraid by then it will turn into a frantic scramble by the whole plane, hahaha, after all, that is power enough to reign supreme over the entire plane!" After another burst of acting, Long Yi left with a laugh. The study door, which was supposed to open only when it sensed the right authority, opened automatically for him, and what puzzled Elma was that, from start to finish, the study door had not once checked for Hayden’s authorization!
In order to create such an enigmatic image, Long Yi had put in a lot of effort. In fact, he had been secretly in contact with Solis these past few days and made a series of arrangements through Solis. Long Yi, being a Giant and the true master of this place, had modified the access system of the Ancient Mage Tower. Because it was the modification at the level of the owner, Elma, who could only be considered an administrator, had no idea what had happened.
While Elma was puzzled, he could only attribute his suspicions to the identity of the Ascender, perhaps thinking that the Ascender could bypass the access system as well.
Long Yi returned to the laboratory, where a crowd had already gathered, including the scientists and researchers from the previous time, as well as a group of new faces attracted by his reputation. However, in their eyes, there was no suspicion, only awe.
The events that had happened earlier had spread from mouth to mouth, and the Ascender that Long Yi was portraying had risen to a new level in their minds. Especially his bewildering technology, which was something they had never seen before—some even believed that this Ascender would bring about a significant transformation to the Ancient Mage Tower at this time.
What others thought didn’t concern Long Yi, as he continued to modify the equipment according to his own plan.
At the beginning, when he transformed the Black Crystal Mage back into a human, Long Yi had done his best, of course. To gain the trust of the crafty fox Elma, tampering with things at that time was obviously not practical. Long Yi knew that as soon as the experiment ended that day, Elma immediately inspected all the experimental equipment to ensure that there would be no negative side effects. But now that Long Yi had gained Elma’s initial trust, and it was time to restore Elma’s body, how could he not meddle a bit to do himself justice?
As Long Yi busied himself, the surrounding crowd watched, pointing and discussing with various expressions of admiration.
Just then, a scientist stepped forward, approached the soul container, and pointed to an array asking, "May I ask, Ascender sir, what is the purpose of this array you have set up here?"
The scientist was young and looked somewhat nervous, seemingly harmless. But Long Yi recognized him; he was very close to Zulal. Leveraging influence without real merit, he wasn’t much of a scholar, but among the group of researchers, he was quite a leader. He had stepped forward surely at Zulal’s instruction. In the end, they were still not at ease with this matter.
"What this array is for has nothing to do with you," said Long Yi, not even turning his head, his hands not stopping.
The young man was visibly embarrassed by such a blunt rebuff, but knowing the Ascender’s character, he did not react, nor did he dare to, but continued to ask.
"Powerful Ascender sir, could you please satisfy my little curiosity?"
It was only then that Long Yi stopped his work, frowning slightly as he looked at the man.
"Do you really want to know?" Long Yi asked.
"Yes, I truly want to know!" the young man said firmly, but his eyes were full of nervousness, as Long Yi’s questioning seemed fraught with danger.
"If that’s the case, you can experience it for yourself."
With that, Long Yi raised his hand. Before the young man could say anything else, Long Yi gave a slight wave and instantly, the young man was thrown into the soul container. He hurried to cast a mana shield, but in an instant, the overwhelming mana pressure stopped the flow of all his mana. Immediately after, his vision went dark, and then his body felt weightless, floating upwards. He struggled to open his eyes and saw his body lying at the bottom of the soul container, while a translucent copy of himself floated there.
Just as he was about to shout out and try to rush out of the soul container, the array he had been curious about suddenly lit up. Immediately, an immense energy infused his soul, filling him with an unparalleled sense of fullness, to the point where his ethereal soul felt suddenly empowered.
The young man in soul form was entwined in mana, which roared as if it were on the verge of breaking out of its container. This power was something he had never experienced before in his life!
"The human soul is extremely fragile, allowing a frail soul to enter a new body only makes for a frail person. But if you replenish energy to the soul, then once the soul returns to the body, the powerful soul will make the body even stronger," Long Yi said from the side.
At this moment, not only the young man trapped inside the soul container, but everyone around him, including Elma, was astonished. It was their first time hearing that energy could actually be replenished to a soul—Ascenders truly lived up to their name, this knowledge brought back from the Giant Era was indeed formidable. And within Elma’s heart surged a resolute determination to keep the Ascender in the Ancient Mage Tower, even if he could not truly retain him, he must at least make him leave behind as much knowledge as possible.
After demonstrating all of this, Long Yi continued to busily modify another device. The young man inside the soul container was left there while scientists around him watched him intensely. He tried several times to return to his own body, but ultimately failed each time. He attempted to shout out loud, but being a soul, he could not produce any sound. At the same time, the strong energy that had filled his being began to dissipate, and his body became even more transparent.
At this point, the surrounding scientists hurriedly called for the Ascender, hoping to capture his attention. Long Yi turned his head to look, then said with a smile, "The energy is beginning to fade away, which is normal since it was forcibly infused. If the soul filled with energy isn’t immediately injected back into a body, the energy will dissipate quickly. And it’s not just the energy that’s dissipating, but also his very soul itself!"
After saying this, Long Yi turned back and continued with his tasks, no longer paying attention to him.
Zulal, in his heart, felt a rush of urgency, and immediately signaled to several young researchers with his eyes to speak up. The young scientists immediately rushed forward and shouted, "Great Ascender! Please release him! We dare not offend your dignity anymore!"
Long Yi chuckled and, without turning his head, replied, "Whether you dare to offend me or not, I am not certain. But now, at least there’s one less person who will ever stand before me again."
As he spoke, the young man’s soul inside the soul container slowly began to dissipate!
Everyone was stunned, within mere minutes, a person was gone just like that?
"Bastard!" blurted out a young man, unable to restrain himself.
Clearly, he was the friend of the young man who had been locked in the soul container, and thanks to Zulal’s influence, they had often been bullish and imperious in their usual conduct. This time, it was a reflexive curse blurted out. After that single word, even he knew he had made a mistake.
"See, those who swear they will never offend me turned and cursed me in an instant, how can I believe you?" Long Yi, turning his head, waved his hand fiercely and tossed all those young men into the soul container. In the blink of an eye, all of their souls were drawn out, and this time, without any waiting, the souls dissipated quickly.
All those around stood frozen, as everything had happened too quickly, and people were unable to react before it was all over.
"If there is anyone here related to them, I can only say, I am always ready for your retribution, because that way I can create an even stronger soul for Elma." Long Yi finished speaking and turned back to his work. And this time, everyone quietly settled down. People understood that the only outcome of challenging the Ascender was death, and that he would act directly without leaving any room for negotiation!
Zulal’s expression at the moment could only be described as shocked, because that young man was his nephew. Zulal did not have children of his own, so he had always highly valued this nephew. It was precisely because of this, with his influence, that his nephew managed to hold a significant position within the research institute despite almost no real talent or learning.
But the people in the Ancient Mage Tower feared him; the Ascender did not. Zulal originally planned to have his nephew probe for a vulnerability in the Ascender, but the result turned out like this. The entire group, including his nephew, had their souls destroyed outright by someone!
And the most important thing was, Zulal could not say anything, and even less could he do anything!
Zulal’s whole body was trembling, having poured so much love into this nephew of his, who was like a son to him, how could he not hate at his sudden death!
He involuntarily took a step forward, and at that very moment, a transparent hand rested on his shoulder.
"Before you decide to do something, have you thought of the consequences?" Elma asked in a low voice.
Zulal’s back was instantly covered with cold sweat. Yes, they were facing an Ascender! He was even more terrifying than Long Yi! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
