Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Lin Yi did not stop, and stepped on the broken stone slabs, making a slight creaking sound.

The road below me gradually narrowed, and the ruins on both sides were piled up like mountains. There was a depressing silence among the broken walls.

The air was filled with a smell of decay, as if this area had been abandoned by time and even the wind was too lazy to visit, leaving only deathly silence and desolation.

He looked around and occasionally saw some broken objects, rusty metal fragments, broken stone pillars, and even some weathered bones in the ruins.

Suddenly, Lin Yi stopped.

A crack appeared in the ground ahead, as if it had been torn apart by some terrifying force. The edges of the crack were jagged and bottomless.

Lin Yi walked closer and found that there was actually a huge underground space deep in the crack. The space was filled with intricate passages, like the blood vessels of some giant beast, winding and crisscrossing, extending into the unknown depths.

Lin Yi jumped into the crack and landed steadily on the ground.

The light in the underground space was dim. After a few seconds, his pupils gradually adapted to the darkness and his vision became clear.

Lin Yi looked around and found that the architectural style here was completely different from the ruins on the ground. Although the murals had been blurred by the erosion of time, their former glory could still be seen.

It feels like later generations have forcibly superimposed a new building on an ancient relic.

The passages are intricate and complex, like a carefully designed maze.

At this moment, the purple gold flower ring on Lin Yi's hand suddenly vibrated slightly.

When the ring was taken off, a faint halo appeared on the surface of the ring.

Under the control of some force, the ring began to rotate automatically.

The pattern on the ring gradually twisted and changed. The originally carved purple gold flower slowly disappeared, and was replaced by an angel with broken wings.

The angel held a long sword with the tip of the sword drooping slightly, as if mourning something.

Before Lin Yi could take a closer look, the sword in the angel's hand suddenly emitted a faint light.

The light condensed in the air and gradually formed a transparent 3D map.

On the map, the intricate passages and rooms were clearly visible, and in the very center of the map, a green light was flashing, indicating his current location.

"I see, no wonder Mike wanted this ring so much."

Lin Yi took a look at the maze map. The scale of this underground maze was far beyond his imagination. The intricate passages spread like a spider web, and many areas were marked as "dangerous" or even "deadly".

Without this map, if you want to find the correct route here, unless you are the kind of person favored by fate, you will probably not even have a bone left.

Putting the purple gold flower ring back on his finger, Lin Yi began to move forward according to the instructions of the map.

After passing about a dozen intersections, Lin Yi paused.

On the map, several small red dots suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

These little dots kept wandering around in the maze, like some kind of living creatures.

When he came to the corner, Lin Yi did not rush over, but just looked out from the corner, ready to observe what was wandering in the maze.

Lin Yi pressed his body against the wall, concealing his own aura with the power of shadow.

In the dim light, several blurry figures were moving slowly. Their steps were very mechanical, as if they were controlled by some invisible force.

Those figures appeared translucent, as if condensed from thick fog, but their outlines were extremely clear.

Their faces were blurry and only a pair of empty eyes could be vaguely seen.

Each figure held a rusty sword in his hand. A faint mist was wrapped around the sword, making it look very unreal.

[The intelligence attributes of both sides are being compared... The comparison is completed. Our intelligence attributes are 1.23 times that of the enemy's, and we have obtained 100% of the enemy's information. 】

The information is as follows
Name: Ghost Guard

Category: Soul creature
Health: 100%
Soul Power: 120 points

Power: 76
Agility: 83 (true attribute)
Stamina: 40
Intelligence: 86 (true attribute)
Charm: X
Skill 1: Sword Mastery (Passive LV.48): The Ghost Guard is proficient in an ancient sword technique. When using any sword weapon, the attack damage is increased by 64%, and 30% of the physical damage caused is converted into soul damage.

Skill 2: Ghost Body (Passive Lv. 45): Ghost Guard is immune to physical attacks, but the energy damage (such as magic and soul damage) received is increased by 20%.

Skill 3: Spirit Howl (Active Lv. 12): Consumes 8 points of soul power, emits a piercing spirit howl, deals (Intelligence × 25) points of soul damage to all enemies within a radius of 10 meters, and adds the [Fear] effect, reducing the target's movement speed by 40% and attack speed by 30% for 8 seconds. If the target is in the [Soul Rip] state, it will take an additional (Intelligence × 3) points of true damage.

Skill 4: Soul Harvest (Active Lv.35): Consumes 12 points of soul power, locks onto an enemy, and launches a slash attack on it, causing (Strength × 5 + Intelligence × 6) points of soul damage. If the target's health is less than 30%, the damage is increased by 50% and the [Soul Imprisonment] effect is added, making the target unable to move or use skills for 3 seconds.

技能5：灵魂链接（被动Lv.30）：每当一名敌人死亡时，幽灵守卫吸收其灵魂能量，恢复5%最大生命值并获得1层【灵魂充能】。每层【灵魂充能】提升幽灵守卫2%的攻击力和1%的移动速度，最多叠加10层。每层【灵魂充能】提升幽灵守卫2%的攻击力和1%的移动速度，最多叠加10层。

The Ghost Guard's skills are very simple and crude. All attacks are soul damage, and it is immune to physical output.

However, the Ghost Guards' weaknesses are equally obvious—their health is extremely low and they are as fragile as a piece of thin paper.

Once the enemy launches a large-scale soul or energy attack, these soul guards are basically no different from serving as food.

After confirming that these ghost guards posed no threat to him, transparent silk threads appeared in Lin Yi's hands.

Although dark soul silk looks like a means of physical attack, its essence is composed of soul power, so it can also cause damage to spirits.

Lin Yi flicked his fingers lightly, and the dark soul thread moved in the air like a spirit snake, silently wrapping around the nearest ghost guard.

The ghost guard's body trembled slightly, as if it had sensed something, but before it could react, the dark soul thread had tightened.

"laugh--!"

The silk thread was like a sharp blade that easily cut into the ghost guard's translucent body and instantly crushed its soul core.

The ghost guard let out a silent wail, and his body dissipated into the air like shattered mist, eventually turning into a light blue spot of light and dissipating into the air.

[Hint: The hunter has killed the ghost guard and obtained Soul Crystal (Medium) x 1. ]

Lin Yi did not stop. Under his control, the dark soul threads spread rapidly like living things and pounced towards the remaining ghost guards.

Although these ghost guards have very keen perception, their reactions are very ordinary in the face of the speed of the dark soul threads.

"Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!"

With a few light sounds, the remaining ghost guards were cut into pieces by the dark soul threads. Their bodies were cut into pieces in an instant, turning into light particles and dissipating in the air.

Lin Yi was the only one left in the entire passage. The air was filled with tiny soul fragments, like some invisible dust, slowly drifting away.

[Hint: The hunter has killed 4 ghost guards and obtained 4 soul crystals (medium). ]

Xiaoxue's tentacles stretched out from Lin Yi's sleeves and began to greedily devour the dissipated soul energy.

Its body swelled slightly, as if it was enjoying a feast.

Although the death of the Ghost Guard did not provide Lin Yi with the Source of the World, the soul crystals it dropped were also a very good gain.

In the Paradise of Reincarnation, soul crystals are hard currency. Whether used to upgrade skill levels or exchange for rare materials, they are indispensable core resources.

Lin Yi's original plan was to find the exit of the maze as soon as possible, but now it seems that the existence of these ghost guards has become a windfall.

Now that he had the chance, Lin Yi planned to clear out all the ghost guards in this maze and grab as many soul crystals as possible.

After more than ten seconds, Xiaoxue's tentacles retracted and its body returned to its original size, but the red light on the surface was more intense than before. It was obvious that the soul energy just now had benefited it a lot.

Lin Yi's eyes quickly swept across the map and confirmed the location of the next ghost guard.

These ghost guards were not just wanderers, but the guardians of this maze. Following the instructions on the map, Lin Yi came behind several ghost guards, raised his hand, and the dark soul thread spread out from his fingertips again.

"laugh--!"

The dark soul thread tightened, instantly cutting the body of a ghost guard into pieces.

The ghost guard didn't even have time to make any sound before it turned into particles of light and dissipated into the air.

The other ghost guards immediately noticed something unusual and raised their rusty swords, rushing towards Lin Yi.

These ghost guards are extremely fast. The characteristics of their spirit bodies make their movement almost unrestricted by physical constraints. They approach quickly as if they were a gust of wind.

But the moment these ghost guards approached Lin Yi, a pitch-black halo emerged from Lin Yi's body.

The power of the abyss attached to the Holy Nova invaded the bodies of the ghost guards. These ghost guards wanted to attack Lin Yi, but under the erosion of the power of the abyss, their movements suddenly stagnated and their bodies began to tremble.

The originally illusory body gradually collapsed under the erosion of the power of the abyss, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating in the air.

"Click——"

Several transparent soul crystals fell to the ground, emitting a faint light.

[Hint: The hunter has killed 3 ghost guards and obtained 3 soul crystals (medium). ]

Lin Yi did not stop and continued to move deeper into the maze.

As he went deeper, the number of ghost guards in the passage did not increase much, but some more powerful beings appeared among the ghost guards.

Name: Ghost Rider

Category: Soul creature
Health: 100%
Soul Power: 200 points

Strength: 90 (true attribute)
Agility: 90 (true attribute)
Stamina: 60
Intelligence: 100 (true attribute)
Charm: X
Skill 1: Knight's Soul (Passive Lv.50): Ghost Knight has a strong fighting will, is immune to all control effects, and has a 50% chance of entering the [Unyielding] state for 3 seconds when receiving fatal damage.

Skill 2: Soul Charge (Active Lv. 40): Consumes 15 points of soul power. Ghost Knight locks onto an enemy and launches a high-speed charge, dealing (Strength × 8) points of soul damage and adding a knockback effect.

Skill 3: Soul Shield (Active Lv.35): Consumes 20 points of soul power. Ghost Knight forms a soul shield around himself, absorbing (Intelligence × 10) points of damage, lasting for 10 seconds.

Skill 4: Soul Blade (Active Lv. 25): Consumes 25 points of soul power and condenses the soul power into a huge soul blade, causing (Strength × 6 + Intelligence × 4) points of mixed damage to all enemies in the fan-shaped area in front, and adding the [Soul Tearing] effect.

技能5：幽灵幻影（主动Lv.20）：消耗30点灵魂之力，幽灵骑士召唤出2个与自身属性相同的幻影，持续15秒。幻影继承幽灵骑士100%的属性，但只能造成50%的伤害，且承受200%的伤害。

Skill 6: Soul Link (Active Lv.11): Consumes 40 points of soul power, Ghost Knight establishes a soul link with a friendly unit, which lasts for 20 seconds. During the link, both parties share the damage (each bears 50%), and the damage is increased by 20%. When the health of either party is less than 10%, the link is automatically released.

These ghost knights were clad in tattered armor and held spears formed by the power of souls in their hands.

Not only do these ghost knights have attributes far superior to ordinary ghost guards, their skill combinations are also extremely difficult to deal with.

Especially the immunity to control and the unyielding effects of [Knight's Soul], which prevent them from being killed instantly.

[Soul Link] and [Ghost Phantom] increase their threat exponentially.

The moment Lin Yi appeared at the intersection of the passage, the Ghost Rider's eyes instantly locked onto Lin Yi.

It is obvious that Ghost Rider's perception range is far beyond that of ordinary Ghost Guards.

The moment he discovered Lin Yi, the Ghost Knight raised the spear in his hand, and a faint transparent light appeared at the tip of the spear.

A transparent thread spread out from the spear and quickly connected to the ghost guard behind it.

A strange mark appeared above Lin Yi's head. It was the sign that Ghost Rider had locked onto his target.

At the same time, the ghost horse under the ghost knight let out a long neigh, and the moment the horse's hooves stepped on the ground, the entire passage seemed to tremble.

"boom--!"

The Ghost Knight launched [Soul Charge] at an extremely fast speed, and rushed in front of Lin Yi almost in the blink of an eye.

The tip of the spear, with a soul-tearing chill, pointed directly at Lin Yi's throat.

At the same time, the ghost guards behind the Ghost Knight also raised their weapons and rushed towards Lin Yi.

Lin Yi slightly tilted his body to avoid the Ghost Knight's attack, and the Ghost Knight's spear only pierced a residual shadow.

After avoiding the attack, Lin Yi opened his right hand, and several dark soul threads spread on both sides of the passage, quickly wrapping around the ghost knight's spear.

Ghost Knight instinctively wanted to put away his gun, but the restraint of the Dark Soul Silk prevented Ghost Knight from making the next move.

"laugh--!"

Two dark soul threads cut into Ghost Knight's translucent body, and Ghost Knight's health points dropped rapidly, but it did not fall down. Instead, it entered the [Unyielding] state.

The Ghost Knight who entered the [Unyielding] state had a layer of golden color on his body, and Lin Yi felt the feedback force from his hand suddenly increase.

The dark soul thread that was originally cut as easily as tofu seemed to have encountered some kind of obstacle and became much slower.

Although the Ghost Knight's Dark Soul Silk can cause damage to it in this state, it cannot kill it completely in a short period of time.

At the same time, the ghost guard behind the ghost knight had rushed to Lin Yi.

Although their attack power is not as troublesome as that of the Ghost Rider, their large numbers still bring considerable pressure to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was too late to dodge and was slashed by one of the ghost guards, and he felt a stinging sensation in his head.

The attacks of these ghost guards not only cause physical damage, but also a certain amount of soul damage.

Although Lin Yi's soul strength was far beyond that of ordinary people, the tingling sensation still made him feel uncomfortable, as if a needle had pierced his brain.

Lin Yi took a few steps back to distance himself from the ghost guards. At the same time, he flicked his fingers lightly, and more dark soul threads spread out from his fingertips, quickly wrapping around the bodies of the ghost guards.

After restraining the movements of these ghost guards, the Holy Nova covered Lin Yi's side and dispersed these ordinary ghost guards.

But after the Ghost Knight withstood Lin Yi's attack, he did not feel too weak. On the contrary, his eyes became even colder. He raised the spear in his hand again, and a faint cold light flashed at the tip of the spear.

Lin Yi's eyes swept over the Ghost Knight, and then he noticed the ghost guard who had established a [Soul Link] with the Ghost Knight in the distance. Its soul became dim under the erosion of the power of the abyss.

Obviously, the Ghost Knight transferred part of the damage to the Ghost Guard through [Soul Link], which enabled it to withstand Lin Yi's attack.

"laugh--!"

The dark soul thread tightened, and the ghost knight's ghost horse was bound and unable to move.

Lin Yi seized the opportunity, jumped up and kicked Ghost Rider in the head.

"boom!"

The Ghost Knight's body was slightly pushed back by the kick. Although its spirit was immune to physical damage, Lin Yi's attack still caused it to fall into a brief state of stiffness.

Lin Yi's fingers moved slightly, and the dark soul thread began to tighten, cutting a deep crack on the Ghost Knight's neck.

The ghost guard behind the Ghost Knight exploded directly and turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

The Ghost Knight who lost his [Soul Link] had his defense greatly reduced and could no longer withstand Lin Yi's attacks as before.

Lin Yi opened his palms, and the dark soul thread loosened and quickly wrapped around the ghost knight's body.

The Ghost Knight's body was cut into pieces by the dark soul threads, and eventually turned into a light blue spot of light and dissipated into the air.

[Hint: The Hunter has killed the Ghost Rider and obtained Soul Crystal (Large) x 1.] (End of this chapter)