Soul Trigger

Chapter 412 Struggle

"Get in the car and go back to Xindu."

As Jiumian spoke, his spiritual essence turned into a black gel to form a staircase, allowing him to step onto the elevated platform step by step, and Ji Li followed closely behind:

"Is this your...your gluttony train?"

Ji Li tried his best to put himself in Li Jian'an's shoes: the offspring of an important figure at the center of power.

Jiumian's voice came from the front:

"The journey won't be long. You should know its speed. The Special Management Bureau's system is built in here, so it won't affect the network reception... I can take you to have a good look at her."

"You can properly express some honor as the first person I've personally led a tour of her."

Ji Li, who was covered in the "variant disguise", narrowed his eyes:
"That's natural...but I think I should have had the honor of witnessing it briefly with you before, accompanied by my father."

"However, it would be an honor to be able to take a peek inside her carriage this time."

Jiumian paused for a moment and turned his head:

"Then maybe I remembered it wrong. Follow me."

This guy is really alert, Ji Li thought.

With the relationship with "Emperor Ying", he was able to successfully obtain more information about Jiumian.

As the descendant of a key figure in the Soul Sect, Li Jie'an had been on this gluttony train.

Jiumian's reaction was obviously a test for him.

Is it because it’s a little strange that Li Jianan suddenly appeared here, or is it that the variant’s disguise has been exposed?

While Ji Li was thinking, the two of them had already walked into the dark carriage.

As the lights came on, the scenery outside the car window turned into a stream of light——

The Gluttony Train roared and started in an instant, speeding towards the capital. Nine-faced's voice was heard again amid the roar:

"Don't resist."

In an instant, the evil spirit fluctuated, and the figures of Ji Li and Jiu Mian shook.

It seemed that the rules of the Soul Prison in the Gluttony Train were triggered, and the two of them disappeared on the spot.

When he appeared again, a strange corridor appeared in front of Ji Li.

It was transformed from a carriage, and its interior was filled with gorgeous European-style decorations, but was densely packed with photo frames consisting of facial features.

Those photos were extremely delicate, and clearly showed female facial features.

As the two figures appeared, all the facial features on the photo frame moved——

His nostrils moved as if he was sniffing a sudden scent.

My ears trembled as if I heard footsteps.

Countless eyeballs that were frozen in the photo turned in an instant, all staring at Ji Li.

There was a familiar malicious aura in that line of sight.

There were also a lot of lips opening, making hollow and hoarse sounds:

"There are guests, there are guests..."

Jiumian said softly:
"Quiet."

Those countless lips suddenly closed.

"This is the middle of the carriage. Although it won't take long to reach the capital, showing you around can help kill some time."

Ji Li followed Jiumian's pace and scanned the photos of those wriggling facial features. He felt that the perception of the soul trigger was restricted.

The Gluttony Train is a special kind of evil, and the carriages inside it are Limbo, which is equivalent to an isolated dimension.

But this was his third time dealing with the Gluttony Train, and this minor discomfort was insignificant compared to the Nine Faces itself.

Looking at the other person's back, Ji Li did not forget his purpose, and recalled the relevant reports in his mind:
"Forgive my presumption, but I still want to ask, shouldn't you be carrying out the task of sealing the leak? Why are you hiding in a place like that?"

Jiumian stopped in front of the carriage door and turned his head with a strange wave on his visor:

"Are you concerned about my schedule, or...are you asking me why I am staring at the black goat?"

You are quite straight... Ji Li narrowed his eyes under the disguise:
"You are very perceptive. Although the Human Faction has made sufficient progress with him, the Soul Faction..."

Nine-sided direct interruption:

"I planned that attack."

"What?" This bluntness caught Ji Li off guard.

"The Asian Federation's 'Sha Niu' has deployed a large number of secret agents in Silla. They have infiltrated from the secret societies within Silla, and some have even managed to gain positions within the Capital Intelligence Bureau through immigration."

"That's how those people came. But correspondingly, the Capital Intelligence Bureau also has a lot of deployments within the Asian Federation. It's not difficult to find the families of those Asian Federation people and become a motivation for them to work for me."

"These people are quite capable, but there is still a big gap between them and the level of Black Goat and Gao Shengli..."

Ji Li was indeed a little surprised by Jiumian's straightforward answer, but the straightforward information disclosure also saved him the trouble of beating around the bush:
“So you used your status as the Eight-Man Council to seize the supplies that originally belonged to the Black Goat, and released the twelve Personality Shadow Bursters at the right moment.

Then arrange for people from the Asian Federation to plan this attack...the purpose is to kill Gao Shengli and Black Goat.

But I don't think those misfits can pose any threat to the Black Goat... However, if the offspring of one of the Eight Council members died and the Black Goat survived the attack unscathed, he would be involved in a drastic change anyway... Is this your plan?"

Jiumian didn't say anything for a few breaths in response to Ji Li's summary, but Ji Li could feel that this guy was laughing:
"You are very smart. I am relaxing not far away and can control the black goat and kill it..."

The fluctuating spiritual essence at that moment caused Ji Li's soul trigger to tremble suddenly, but his variant disguise remained unchanged:

"Does he have a grudge against you?"

"No, there shouldn't be any conflict of interest between the Soul Sect and him for now." Jiumian said:

"According to the Black Goat's development trend, I'm afraid he will soon be promoted to the core of power in this country, and replace one of the eight-member council under the witness of the 'Eight-Point Oath'...

If this hadn’t happened, maybe I should have fully supported him… After all, for her, this country will become stronger because of the Black Goat…”

He muttered as the door to the carriage in front of them opened, revealing the space behind.

It was a similar corridor, also decorated with densely packed picture frames, and the dynamic images were all of the figure of a gentle woman.

Either standing, sitting, or walking in a white coat, and occasionally giving a gentle smile to the camera.

Those images record a brief moment of time, but only a few seconds, before suddenly freezing and starting to play again.

A clay figure was cleaning the picture frames. Attracted by the movement of the two people, he turned his head and saw the figure of the woman in the picture frame.

Its expression was very stiff compared to the woman's original appearance.

"My beautiful wife, Liu Zhiyu."

He walked with Ji Li to the center of the corridor and stood there. Jiu Mian reached out and stroked the clay figurine's face, seeming to be lost in some memories:
"When I was still an ordinary person, she was my psychologist... She was so gentle and pure, and could tolerate every aspect of my personality..."

Ji Li did not forget that this guy was a split user and was 99% mentally ill before awakening.

"Under her guidance, the fragmented consciousness became complete and united again, and finally awakened and became who I am today." Jiu Mian turned around holding the clay figurine, stroking its long hair as if he were really treating his wife:

"Then she became my wife, the angel who pulled me out of the abyss. I took her with me wherever I went, fearing that she would come to any harm."

"The Eight-Point Vow witnessed our love and wedding. I brought her to the pinnacle of power in this country, and fought for her and for the interests of this country..."

The next moment, the crazy spiritual essence of the immortals burst out in front of him.

Jiumian instantly twisted the clay figurine's neck and tore it into pieces amid bursts of explosions:

"...It was my fault for bringing her to Saltwater Island. You can't imagine the guilt and pain of witnessing her death...

I will pay the price for this, but before that, I must snatch her back from the clutches of Hell, save her as she once saved me..."

At this point, his excited words suddenly paused:
"Have you ever seen an angel with broken wings?"

Jiumian suddenly raised his hand, and the hatch at the end of the corridor opened, revealing an inverted cross behind it.

A naked body was nailed on it, and bloody worms were writhing in the torn flesh, emitting bursts of screams under the exposure of the light.

"Look how beautiful she is... Black Goat."

The moment the last syllable fell, Ji Li's pupils suddenly shrank and the trigger of his soul vibrated wildly.

At the moment when his spiritual essence exploded, two hands came from nowhere and pressed down on his shoulders, one on the left and one on the right.

Two nine-faced figures appeared behind him, easily destroying all the spiritual essence that erupted from his body, and gloomy whispers came from both sides:

"This has nothing to do with personal grudges. I just need to use you to exchange for that angel on earth... So, don't blame me."

Ji Li said coldly:
"How did you find out?"

"Spiritual essence." Jiumian said:

"Although you tried your best to simulate Li Jian'an's fluctuations, how could the fluctuations of 'reality overwrite' appear on him?"

Ji Li did not comment on this, his spiritual essence was boiling.

This seemed completely different from the situation when he faced Lawrence. The nine-faced spiritual essence was filled with extremely strong aggressiveness, and it poured into his body madly like crazy.

It was like being in boiling water, which not only disturbed his Trinity, but also suppressed the movement of his spiritual essence.

So this is the state of a powerful immortal in his prime. Just by releasing spiritual essence in a targeted manner, these residual fluctuations can make it difficult for people to move...

It’s really difficult.

A black light flashed in Ji Li's eyes, and the spiritual essence of the Soul Well rolled up, frantically resisting the opponent's constantly invading spiritual essence fluctuations.

After answering Ji Li's questions, Jiu Mian continued to immerse himself in his own world:
"I have heard of reincarnation and the theory of returning to the other world. So, in a corner of the other world, there must be hell..."

And on the moving portraits on all sides, the figures of "Liu Zhiyu" turned into bloody monsters, roaring at Ji Li from the photo frames.

Ji Li clenched his fists fiercely, his trembling shoulders seemed to be resisting the extreme pain conveyed by the spiritual confrontation:
"So I guess you found it?"

"I searched for that place day and night. Finally, they found me and allowed me to witness the existence of hell. I made a choice for it, and 'hell' responded to my wish..."

The nine faces on the right raised their right arm and motioned Ji Li to look at the broken body nailed to the inverted cross at the end:
"[Human Transmutation], I'm almost there, but I'm still missing the last piece of the puzzle, so I made another deal..."

"It said: Give it the Black Goat."

A pitch-black chain appeared around Ji Li's neck and suddenly tightened, and then the dark spiritual essence easily tore through the mutant disguise on Ji Li's body, revealing his expressionless face.

And the nine-faced body instantly came close to his face:
"I really didn't expect that you would be so bold as to actually send yourself right in front of me..."

At this time, Ji Li's phone vibrated, interrupting Jiu Mian's words and actions, and Ji Li raised his palm:
"Mind if I check the news?"

There was silence for a few moments, then bursts of laughter came out:

"You are really interesting... I am always generous."

He seemed to not care at all whether Ji Li would take this opportunity to pass on information, and his behavior was mixed with a kind of insane tolerance.

Ji Li picked up his phone and saw the message on it. It turned out to be from Qin:

[Good Dog: Have you missed me recently? ]

Jiumian was slightly stunned, but the message continued to be sent out:
[Good dog: Thanks to you, my promotion went smoothly. The supervision during the Blood Contract Trial was too strict. I’m sorry I don’t have time to accompany you…]

The nine-sided spiritual essence fluctuated for a moment, and Ji Li's soul trigger sent a clear sense of danger.

[Good Dog: But now I have some free time, do you want to come over for a drink? I will apologize sincerely...]

【Use your favorite posture】

A picture began to load, but before the picture appeared, the nine-faced spirit essence had instantly shattered Ji Li's phone -

"It's really enviable..."

The window glass of the entire carriage shattered in an instant, violent hurricanes and black mud rolled all over the ground, and the nine-faced spirit was filled with boiling anger.

Ji Li said calmly:
"You don't seem as generous as you say."

Jiumian was slightly startled, and his spirit suddenly calmed down for a moment:
"Yes, this is marriage, beautiful and sweet. She could have continued to enjoy it..."

All of Ji Li's spiritual essence was fighting against the opponent's deadly spiritual field that suddenly erupted. He also felt a moment of relief because of Jiu Mian's sudden relaxation, and answered casually:

"I'm not married, that's my sex buddy."

boom! ! ! !

The gluttony train screamed and jolted violently.

The nine spiritual essences were used to crush and spread holes all around Ji Li. The steel creaked and the picture frames were shattered in an instant.

But Ji Li smiled:
"Why don't you kill me right away?"

"As a 'cargo', a 'sacrifice', you'd better not push your luck..." Jiumian's voice was cold.

"I have investigated you and know everything you have done for this country in Aurora City. I also know the girls around you. To thank you for helping me bring my wife back, I will take care of everything for you..."

"But the one who sent the message just now, I will kill her..."

The mighty black mud rose from the ground and surged towards Ji Li, but a human voice suddenly came, which made his figure and spirit suddenly stagnate——

"Nine faces, I'm disappointed."

The green spiritual essence rushed out from behind Ji Li like a flood, pushing back all the black mud on the nine sides.

Amid the shrieking sound coming from the entire carriage, a figure with messy hair appeared behind Ji Li, and the Lawrence style on his body gradually dissipated:

Emperor Ying.

After being untied, Ji Li flexed his wrists:
"...My disguise skills are indeed not up to par, but is there a possibility that the reality-rewriting psychic fluctuations you detected...came from him?"

Jiumian was silent for a moment, and Ji Li turned his head to look at the man named Ying Huang:

"Did you hear everything he said?"

(End of this chapter)