Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

After all, what I need to do is to separate a portion of the soul's essence and inject it into Mo Shang's body, so that Mo Shang can become an independent person, but still be myself.

That's true in theory, but the origin of the soul is of utmost importance, and even Xiao Fan wasn't entirely confident about it.

"System, how do I divide the essence of the soul?"

"Ding! The host only needs to inject his mind and consciously split his soul essence into two parts, and inject one part into the spirit puppet's body."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and sent his consciousness drifting toward the origin of his soul.

After his consciousness entered the origin of his soul, Xiao Fan felt as if he had turned into a pool of liquid. At this moment, the origin of his soul was like his own body, and what he had to do was to divide his body into two parts...

As soon as Xiao Fan had this thought, he sensed that the origin of his soul had begun to slowly separate, accompanied by a deep, intense pain that penetrated his very soul.

"what!!"

The intense pain caused Xiao Fan to involuntarily stop the splitting process; he had no body, and his consciousness was trembling.

"Holy crap! System, is this something a human being can tolerate?"

Xiao Fan roared inwardly. Having experienced the pain of soul tempering, Xiao Fan thought he could withstand it, but he did not expect that the stimulation brought by the separation of his origin would be so severe.

He didn't know that the previous soul tempering was like the system condensing the thin mist around the soul's origin, compressing it in quantity into a mass similar to the soul's origin, and finally slowly merging it with the soul's origin. This is why Xiao Fan's soul origin grew so quickly, and the resulting soul power also increased tremendously.

Therefore, the pain brought about by the tempering of the soul in the past was actually just the intense pain caused by the compression of the outer mist.

Those thin mists were merely the outermost layer of energy within the soul; what he was now dividing was the very core of the soul's essence.

The very essence of the soul, let alone its separation, even the slightest touch feels like a mountain crashing into you, amplifying your senses countless times.

So, as soon as the division began, the pain Xiao Fan felt was many times more intense.

Chapter 148 Compromising with the Little Snake

Although the pain of splitting his origin made Xiao Fan want to give up several times, he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

Carefully controlling his mind, he slowly pulled his essence to both sides.

If we had to use a metaphor, it would be like a lump of clay. What Xiao Fan needs to do now is to cut this lump of clay into two pieces.

With his mind completely immersed in the origin of his soul, Xiao Fan's perception of the outside world had completely disappeared.

Medusa stood beside Xiao Fan with a frown, her beautiful eyes fixed on him, as if afraid of missing something, a hint of struggle flashing in her eyes from time to time.

Xiao Fan sat cross-legged on the ground, his body trembling slightly ever since he began to divide his origin. Large beads of sweat flowed from his body, quickly soaking his clothes.

"Damn it, how dare you be so bold."

Seeing Xiao Fan's furrowed brows, pale face, and trembling body, Medusa was at a loss, feeling bewildered and confused.

"What's wrong with me?"

"How could I possibly worry about a human?" Medusa frowned, a hint of... guilt flashing in her pale purple eyes.

"It must be your influence..." Medusa whispered to the little purple snake in her mind. It must be because of the little guy's affection for Xiao Fan that her emotions were affected, otherwise...

It seems we need to resolve this hidden danger as soon as possible. The Fusion Elixir is only missing one last ingredient, and it should be ready soon.

The purple snake in her mind, upon hearing Medusa's rebuke, flicked its tongue and twisted its body, pressing against Medusa's illusory cheek.

A hint of ingratiation could be faintly heard in the hissing sound.

"You want me to save him? How am I supposed to save him?"

Hearing the purple snake's voice, Medusa's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and her gaze towards the snake held a hint of anger. "You're a snake-person, little guy! He bribed you with just a few sips of his symbiotic amethyst essence?"

Medusa angrily extended her index finger and tapped the purple snake's head, causing it to throb. She said irritably.

“Hiss…hiss…”

"Stop talking. He's splitting his own soul essence; he's courting death. How can I save him?"

“Hiss…hiss…”

"Impossible!" Medusa seemed to have heard some earth-shattering news, staring incredulously at the small snake before her, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly agape. "This is courting death, I cannot agree to it."

"Hiss... hiss..."

The snake's hiss seemed to quicken, and Medusa's body outside trembled strangely a few times.

"No! Don't try to take control of your body." Medusa was repeatedly defeated. She hadn't recovered yet, and the main control of her body was still with the little snake. If they really fought over it, she would have to turn back and let it take control of her body.

“Hiss…”

Seemingly having discovered Medusa's weakness, the little snake's cries became cheerful.

"No, you know how profound the path of the soul is. Not to mention that I have not yet delved into it, even if a Dou Zun were here, he would not dare to lightly touch the origin of the soul. Once the soul is tainted by another person's soul, it may affect one's future mental state and cultivation."

Seemingly realizing that it couldn't persuade Medusa, the little snake began to fight for control of its body again.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Medusa was in a panic. If the little snake really took over this authority, it might just send her to her death, and she might never wake up again. "I agree."

Medusa glared at the frolicking snake with annoyance, then opened her eyes and looked back at Xiao Fan.

"Humph!"

With a dissatisfied snort, Medusa waved her hand and set up a small barrier around herself. After all, although this place was rarely visited, the process was too dangerous. This barrier could not only hide the figures of the two of them, no, including Xiao Fan's spirit puppet Mo Shang, but also alert her if anyone stepped into the barrier.

Having set up the barrier, Medusa sat cross-legged beside Xiao Fan, glanced at his still trembling body, and let out another soft hum.

A hint of worry, which she herself was unaware of, flashed in her eyes.

Medusa's eyes were half-closed, and a phantom purple Devouring Python appeared behind her. The huge snake head glanced around slightly, then its triangular eyes fell on Xiao Fan. Its body gradually shrank, finally turning into a mini snake the size of a palm.

With a sweep of its tail, the snake lunged towards Xiao Fan's forehead.

This is Medusa's soul form, because it has now evolved into the Devouring Python, and Medusa is now controlling her own soul power.

As soon as Medusa's soul power entered Xiao Fan's mind, she discovered the strength of Xiao Fan's soul.

"Such a vast ocean of consciousness, even some Battle Kings might not be able to match it."

Guided by Xiao Fan's soul fluctuations, Medusa sped towards the location of Xiao Fan's soul origin.

Along the way, the soul power surrounding Xiao Fan constantly came into contact with Medusa's soul vessel. Generally speaking, it is impossible to enter someone else's consciousness space without force. Even if one does enter someone else's consciousness space, their own soul will will reject the soul power of others, since everyone's soul aura is different.

However, Xiao Fan is currently splitting his soul essence, and his consciousness is in complete chaos, which is why Medusa is able to explore freely within it.

Despite Medusa's careful avoidance, there was still too much scattered soul power in Xiao Fan's consciousness space, and some of it inevitably got tainted.

"See? I told you there would be trouble..." Medusa glanced at the once-colorful scales on her body, which were now slightly dimmed after being tainted by Xiao Fan's soul aura, and said irritably.

She soon arrived at the location of Xiao Fan's soul origin. Due to the fluctuations caused by Xiao Fan's division of his soul origin, countless scattered forces were spreading here. Medusa had no way to avoid them and could only let them contaminate her body.

"This is a bit troublesome..."

At this moment, Xiao Fan's soul essence has shown signs of splitting under his repeated pulls, but it is only a trend and it seems impossible to succeed.

"what..."

As Medusa's illusory body approached, they heard Xiao Fan's roar coming from within.

The pain in Xiao Fan's voice was so intense that even just hearing it made one imagine the agony he was enduring.

"It can bark so loudly, it seems to be still very lively."

Medusa said in a low voice, and then felt slightly relieved, after all, she was not sure what state Xiao Fan was in at the moment.

Chapter 149 Failure?

Medusa gazed at the origin at the center of Xiao Fan's consciousness space, and then a faint fluctuation of consciousness swept over her.

"Medusa?"

Xiao Fan's consciousness was already somewhat hazy at this moment. After all, each time his soul essence was divided, he had to endure intense pain. If it weren't for the resistance he had developed during the previous soul tempering, he probably would have died from the pain by now.

This is no joke. Many cultivators specializing in the soul, or alchemists, have gone mad because they couldn't bear the indescribable pain when tempering their souls, and many have even died as a result.

There are also some who, due to the pain, lose consciousness entirely; this is not uncommon.

Therefore, Xiao Fan was already somewhat out of it at this moment, but when he sensed Medusa's presence, he became a little more lucid.

"How did you come..."

Xiao Fan's consciousness fluctuated. He didn't expect Medusa to come into his consciousness space. After all, entering someone else's consciousness space meant being controlled by them. If his soul were to be tainted by someone else's aura, his body might even reject it, which was very dangerous.

"Hmph!" Medusa snorted lightly, a hint of displeasure in her tone. "It was all that little brat's fault for forcing me to come..."

"hehe..."

Xiao Fan never expected that his impulsive decision would eventually lead to him having to rely on Sasha.

"How are you doing now?"

"I won't die." Xiao Fan took a slight breath, still maintaining the power to pull at the origin of his soul. After all, this thing has the ability to recover. If he withdrew this power, the separation he had just painstakingly created would probably be in vain.

Medusa glanced at Xiao Fan's chaotic soul space and frowned. "How can I help you?"

“I can’t help…” Xiao Fan sighed. “The essence of the soul is inherently fragile. We can only use gentle methods to slowly separate it. But if external forces intervene, the two souls will become entangled and tainted by each other’s aura.”

"In that case, big problems might arise later."

"I knew it..." Medusa said irritably.

"I have to keep going, or I'll revert to my previous state..." It has to be said that having such amazing regenerative abilities is not a good thing. Xiao Fan had already sensed that his soul's origin was starting to converge again, so he could only control his power once more and pull the origin to both sides.

Intense pain struck again, and Xiao Fan endured the pain as the mutation tore at the very core of his soul.

Within the space of consciousness, a slight tremor struck once more...