Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 282 Mirror Soul King

"Hmm, time to find the next prey." Jiang Ye's heart stirred, and his mind instantly established a connection with the Xuanhuang Pagoda Bead.

In an instant, the Star Tower Beads transformed into a high-speed information processor. A massive amount of detailed information flooded into Jiang Ye's senses, clearly presented on his "mental screen," allowing him to carefully select and discern.

"Very good, the target remains the peak-level Soul Master." Jiang Ye's gaze was firm, and his tone was calm as he issued the order.
"Star Tower, open a passage." After saying this, he gazed at the dilapidated forbidden space in front of him.

Wow!
It was as if the space had been torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and a sudden exit appeared.

Without hesitation, Jiang Ye and Dark Thunder King flashed into the space exit and sped along the winding spatial passage toward another mysterious forbidden space.

Hidden within the forbidden space they were about to reach were five powerful members of the Zerg faction.

To Jiang Ye's surprise, there were actually two alien king-level soul masters among them.

"Surely two soul masters can successfully control one of them!" Jiang Ye silently hoped in his heart, his eyes shining with anticipation.

……

Two and a half minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the forbidden area was in complete disarray, as if it had suffered a cataclysmic disaster.

The once turbulent seawater vanished instantly under the impact of the powerful force, and even most of the islands that resembled a cluster of stars on the sea surface disappeared into thin air.

Zu Long Jiang Ye, clad in golden armor and a silver robe, stood tall in the sky, while An Lei Wang stood respectfully beside him as always.

"Master, the value of the many treasures we have acquired this time is approximately 600 billion Chaos Units," Dark Thunder King reported respectfully, bowing slightly.

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, then shook his head helplessly and sighed, "It's failed again!"

This time, those alien kings at the peak of their realm were powerless to resist Jiang Ye's attacks, and they did not choose to self-destruct.

However, Jiang Ye still failed. The reason for the failure was not that Jiang Ye's soul strength was insufficient; on the contrary, it was because his soul was too strong, making it difficult for Jiang Ye to achieve precise control for the time being.

One of them almost succeeded, but ultimately failed to withstand the powerful pressure of the Dragon Eye Soul-Seizing Technique, and his soul shattered.

"Master, capturing and controlling powerful soul masters is no easy task. Those soul masters have dedicated themselves to the study of illusion and soul control over countless ages, possessing an incredibly profound understanding of the soul. Therefore, they are acutely aware of the importance of soul defense and place great emphasis on it. Thus, Master, you will indeed need some luck to successfully capture them," Dark Thunder King explained respectfully. "However, our harvest this time has been quite substantial."

“Killing too many powerful individuals will inevitably provoke public outrage and may even attract the appearance of some super-powerful figures. This would seriously affect our plans,” Jiang Ye said softly, a hint of solemnity in his expression. “Therefore, we must hurry.”

"Yes, Master," Dark Thunder King replied immediately.

In the universe, there exist some unwritten rules that are generally accepted as rules.

For example, the Cosmic Venerable possesses the power of life and death over immortals who have been granted titles of kings and marquises. If any immortal dares to offend the majesty of the Cosmic Venerable, they will naturally be punished or even killed. However, the Cosmic Venerable cannot wantonly and madly slaughter immortal gods.

If this happens, it will surely arouse public anger. At that time, other cosmic venerables will surely appear and join forces to deal with this reckless venerable.

Similarly, powerful figures like King Zhenyan, who are invincible and have been granted the title of King, usually do not venture into battlefields outside the domain.

As for the Seven Swords King, the Tower Dragon King, the Life-Destroying King, and others, if they were to unleash their trump cards, they could indeed easily kill powerful individuals at the peak of the Marquis level or even the limit of the King level.

One or two killings might not cause much of a stir, and even ten consecutive killings might be tolerable. But unrestrained and rampant slaughter will inevitably provoke public outrage.

After all, those at the peak of the Kinghood and the limit of the Kinghood are already considered elites among their respective races. If too many are slaughtered, how could the super beings behind those races not be furious?
……

From then on, Jiang Ye led the Dark Thunder King on a brutal hunting expedition...

On the first day, three battles were fought, and each time the alien enemies were completely annihilated. However, to Jiang Ye's dismay, all three attempts at soul control failed.

However, the value of the treasures they acquired was quite considerable, around 1600 billion Chaos Units.

The next day, three more battles ensued, and all the alien enemies were wiped out. However, the soul control attempt also failed completely.

However, wealth gains increased further, reaching approximately 2100 billion mixed units.

Day three...

Thus, over four consecutive days, they engaged in 15 battles. Each time, without exception, they chose a peak-level King-rank Soul Master as their target. However, the cruel reality was that all 15 peak-level King-rank Soul Masters ultimately perished, and Jiang Ye failed to control them even once.

Of the 15 waves of targets killed, only five waves managed to spread the message that the killer was the King of Gold. The remaining ten waves... died too quickly, struggling desperately without even having time to send out the message.

Five peak-level soul masters who were crowned kings have fallen in succession. The culprit is the King of Gold Slayer!
Fortunately, the five who fell belonged to the three major camps.

Each faction is hostile, so the news doesn't spread quickly in a short time... However, within each of the three factions, the news is spreading that their own faction's peak-level soul master was killed by the King of Slaughter.

The machine race... lost three.

One member of the demon race was killed.

The Zerg faction... lost one.

"This King of Gold Slayers is truly formidable. Three of our clan's peak-level King-level experts, skilled in soul attacks, have all perished at his hands. I had long heard that his defense was incredibly strong, even able to withstand the explosion of the strongest Fire God Source Crystal! I never imagined he would be so ruthless against attacks from super-strong soul-type experts, killing four in a row! Physical defense, soul defense... he's strong in both aspects. This King of Gold Slayers is truly terrifying." A mechanical race expert's expression was solemn, his voice filled with deep apprehension.

"What a terrifying Gold-Slaying King..."

……

The title of "Killing the Gold King" once again stirred up waves in the mechanical race.

Unfortunately, the Machine Race suffered the most heavy losses in the last battle to establish their dominance, and most of them had a vivid memory of Jiang Ye.

Moreover, last time, King Shijin became famous for "forcing King Xingjing to retreat with the strongest fire god source crystal", "having King Anlei as a servant", and "possessing a terrifying weapon that can instantly kill a peak king", which made many powerful people dare not underestimate him.

But at that time, people just dared not underestimate him... After all, although he had killed many people, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed that he relied on some external means.

But this time!
The successive falls of peak-level Soul Masters have instilled a deep-seated fear in many powerful individuals regarding the name "King of Gold Slayer." A physical attack? A soul attack?
Even the King of Killing Gold could handle it with ease. How can one contend with such a super strong person who is almost without weaknesses?
……

Although the reputation of the King of Gold Slayers has spread, it has only been a short time and has not yet become too outrageous. Most of the rumors circulate within the Mechanical Race camp, where information exchange is more advanced.

******
On the fifth day of Jiang Ye's hunt, the second hunt began. In a forbidden area, on a scorching ocean, on a deserted island, lay a powerful being with a human-like physique.

However, this powerful being's body was made up of many mirrors of different sizes, each mirror fitting together perfectly without any gaps.

The surface of the mirror occasionally shimmered with strange light, like the ripples on water, but this light carried a captivating power, as if it could draw one's soul into it.

"Om~~~"

"Om~~~"

The soul imprint within the Mirror Man's entire divine body was struggling frantically. Due to the corrosive effects of the Dark Demon Poison Water, only 25% of his divine body remained, severely impacting his strength.

During these past few days, Jiang Ye only engaged in three battles a day, each lasting a few minutes at most. So, what did Jiang Ye do the rest of the time?

So what does Jiang Ye do at other times?
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the study of the "Dragon Eye Soul-Capturing Technique".

He skillfully integrated the profound mysteries of the laws with the Ancestral Dragon's innate skill, the Ancestral Dragon's World-Renewing Eye, constantly exploring more ingenious ways to use it.

Through repeated in-depth research, Jiang Ye gradually improved his skills in controlling the soul. Especially at the beginning, his progress was rapid, as if he had entered a leap period. However, this leap period only lasted for two days, and the rate of improvement became increasingly slower afterward.

Even so, compared to the first hunt, his soul control ability was much stronger, so he wouldn't use too much force and directly crush the opponent's soul.

"Submit!" Jiang Ye keenly sensed that the target's resistance had suddenly intensified. Instead of panicking, he was secretly delighted.

boom! ! !
An endless web of souls surged in like a tidal wave.

It worked!
"Finally, I succeeded." Jiang Ye couldn't hide his joy. It had been a difficult journey. He had expended so much energy and relied on the powerful function of the Star Tower to select opponents so accurately, yet it was still so difficult to obtain his first Soul Master servant.

“The Pearl Code Clan.” Jiang Ye looked at the diamond man.

The mirror-like man stood up, his gaze towards Jiang Ye filled with a deep, soul-deep respect. At this moment, Jiang Ye was the person he felt closest to, and he immediately bowed respectfully: "Master."

"Yes." Jiang Ye nodded with a smile. "Mirror Soul King."

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

A figure flew over from afar; it was Dark Thunder King. After landing, Dark Thunder King respectfully said, "Master, we have killed several other alien powerhouses. These are the treasures we have seized."

"Hmm..." Jiang Ye rarely showed a smile. The gloom of failure over the past few days seemed to have vanished at this moment.

Upon seeing this, Dark Thunder King glanced at the mirror-like figure "Mirror Soul King" beside him and immediately congratulated Jiang Ye, saying, "Congratulations, Master, on acquiring Mirror Soul King."

"It wasn't easy, it really wasn't easy! After spending so much time and effort, we finally succeeded." Jiang Ye laughed heartily. "Fortunately, the corrosive power of that Dark Demon Poison Water was extremely strong, causing the Mirror Soul King to lose too much strength, which is why I succeeded by chance. Now that we have the Mirror Soul King... it will be much easier to acquire servants in the future."

Indeed, with the Mirror Soul King, the Mirror Soul King could burn immortal divine power, causing the power of soul control to surge instantly. In this way, the probability of Jiang Ye controlling other powerful individuals into becoming his servants would naturally increase greatly.

"With the Mirror Soul King here, I can have him remain hidden in the shadows and launch a surprise attack together. This will catch these alien races completely off guard," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "Next, my target can be the pinnacle of the King-level realm."

"Rest first, Mirror Soul, recover your strength first."

As Jiang Ye spoke, he took out some treasures he had obtained when he killed many King-level Immortals, which were helpful for restoring their divine bodies, and handed them to Mirror Soul King. Several of those King-level Immortals had kept such treasures, obviously for use in critical and dangerous situations to quickly restore their strength.

At this moment, however, Jiang Ye used it to help "Mirror Soul King" recover his strength.

no way!
Only when the Mirror Soul King recovers to its full strength can it play its greatest role for Jiang Ye.

Meanwhile, during the time that Mirror Soul King was recovering his strength, Jiang Ye used the Qiankun Cauldron to upgrade the Mirror Soul King's soul weapon—the Illusionary Mirror—to a powerful treasure.

There are reasons why the Zerg Queen's soul treasure wasn't given to the Mirror Soul King. Firstly, the use of such treasures has strict requirements. Even if the Mirror Soul King recognized it as his master, it would still take a long time to familiarize himself with and adapt to it, making it difficult to unleash its full potential in the short term.

Secondly, the Zerg Queen's soul treasure greatly assists Yekana in rapidly training Zerg warriors.

It's important to understand that the reason Jiang Ye didn't let Yekana intervene when enslaving the soul servants was precisely because he didn't want to distract her. After all, the Immortal Zerg Legion was a major trump card in Jiang Ye's future strategy.

……

Nine days later.

Everything went exactly as Jiang Ye had envisioned. With the Mirror Soul King as a capable servant, the hunting plan became significantly more efficient. The only problem to be careful about was preventing the enemy from burning their immortal divine power.

Once the enemy burns their immortal divine power... even if the Mirror Soul King also burns his immortal divine power, it will still be extremely difficult to successfully control the enemy.

Previously, without Mirror Soul King as an ally, Jiang Ye would abandon the hunt and choose to kill the enemy as soon as he sensed that they were burning their immortal divine power.

This was done for two reasons. First, to save time. It's important to understand that once an immortal powerhouse burns their divine power, their strength increases a thousandfold instantly. This would greatly reduce Jiang Ye's chances of successfully controlling the soul. Rather than wasting time fighting to the death, it was better to find another target.

Secondly, it is to prevent information leakage.

Although Jiang Ye could kill these peak-level King-level experts in one move with the powerful Dark Demon Poison Water.

However, because he wanted to enslave souls, he would use two to three moves to enslave almost every alien king.

The first move is to use the Star-Sealing Spear, coated with Dark Demon Poison, to tear apart the divine bodies of these alien races, followed immediately by soul control. If these alien races at the peak of the King-level are lucky enough to regain consciousness after being attacked and burn their divine power, Jiang Ye will directly use the third move to completely annihilate them.

But there are always exceptions. These alien races have all had special opportunities to cultivate to the point of being kings.

Even though Jiang Ye acted so swiftly, many of the alien races still managed to spread the news before they died.

(End of this chapter)