Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 170 One Soul, Two Consciousnesses

Several kilometers away from the mountains where Xiao Yan was located.

Some withered yellow grass has appeared here, and the surrounding area is no longer a monotonous yellowish-brown; lush greenery has reappeared in the field of vision.

On a steep mountain peak.

"Old He, if possible, besides Sect Master Yun, invite more people over. That will increase our chances of success. That guy possesses a strange fire, and he's not easy to deal with!" Feng Li said to Gu He with a serious expression.

"If we can get her to come, the three of us together shouldn't be a big problem. Too many people would actually be a bad thing!"

Gu He shook his head. There were too many people, and the news was more likely to leak out. If any rumors spread, many people would definitely try to take advantage of the situation.

After all, he wasn't the only alchemist in the Gama Empire, and the Alchemist Guild was no ordinary organization.

Although these alchemists are only at the fifth rank at most, their networks are vast, and no one can say for sure how many people they can invite.

These are strange flames, and there are two of them!

It's not just alchemists who are tempted; some powerful individuals who aren't alchemists also go crazy for it.

For example, the imperial family's additional punishment.

If that old guy gets involved, it's uncertain who will end up with this strange fire!

"Alright!" Gu He waved his hand, interrupting the two who were hesitant to speak. "Old Lion, Old Li, I'll leave things here to you. I'll be back soon!"

After speaking, Gu He's energy wings flapped behind him, and he soared into the air, transforming into a streak of light as he sped towards the Yunlan Sect.

Watching his departing figure, the two on the mountain peak exchanged a glance, both speechless. Gu He had become obsessed with the strange fire and actually wanted to take it all for himself!

They were certainly aware of what Guhe was worried about.

Even if all the powerful figures of the Jia Ma Empire came, Gu He, with his status as a sixth-grade alchemist and the support of the Yunlan Sect, would still be a formidable opponent.

No matter how much others try to snatch it, he can't escape the strange fire. In fact, his chances of winning will be much higher. Why not?

"Enough! He's spent most of these years searching for strange fire in the Tagor Desert. At this point, apart from Sect Master Yun, I doubt anyone can dissuade him!"

Feng Li shook his head. Gu He won the Alchemist Tournament, turned down offers from the Gama Royal Family and the Alchemist Guild, and chose the Yunlan Sect instead, which caused quite a stir in the Gama Empire.

Later everyone found out that this guy had fallen in love with the sect leader of Yunlan Sect at first sight!

"Then it's hopeless!" Yan Shi shook his head, thinking of Sect Master Yun's attitude towards Gu He, then chuckled, "Let's just focus on our own business!"

"With Sect Leader Yun here, our lives are safe. Anyway, this guy's a big spender; the more seriously injured we are, the more generous our reward will be!"

Hearing this, Feng Li laughed and agreed, "That's right! As long as we get our payment, who cares?"

Before they could finish speaking, the two seemed to sense something, and suddenly looked up towards the direction of the cave where the mysterious person was.

"That's Queen Medusa!"

"A Dou Zong emerging out of thin air?"

After two exclamations, a pair of narrow, majestic phoenix eyes looked over coldly, and an intense pressure that had never been felt before pressed down on them.

The two men froze instantly, their hair standing on end.

A moment later, the oppressive aura gradually dissipated. The two quietly raised their eyes and cautiously looked in that direction, only to find that the alluring woman in the gold and red brocade robe was no longer paying attention to them.

A wave of relief washed over me, and I secretly touched the back of my clothes, which were already soaked.

Medusa paid no attention to the two ants over there, and looked down at the cave below, a barely perceptible hint of joy appearing in her eyes.

But after waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the cave, and the joy quickly dissipated, her pretty face turning cold.

That jerk knew she was here, how dare he not come out?

With Xiao Bai's abilities, she didn't believe he wouldn't know!

After her senses were blocked by a soul barrier, Liu Mei frowned slightly. Her soul had a strange connection with Xiao Bai.

She had arrived in a hurry and hadn't thought much about it, but now she realized that she didn't feel that connection in her soul.

Could it be him?

But the aura on this soul barrier is that of the old soul in his ring, along with the residual aura of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame around it. There's no mistake about that!

As if she had thought of a certain possibility, her exquisite and enchanting face gradually darkened, and a chill surged in her narrow, beautiful eyes!

"Get out here!"

A cold and authoritative rebuke, like rolling thunder, echoed through the mountains.

"Did it work?!"

Inside the cave, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, whose entire body was covered in unscathed skin. Instead of being worried, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief, his face filled with a gratified smile.

With a slight nod and a flick of his finger, the small piece of spiritual energy on the boulder transformed into a grayish light that shot directly into Xiao Yan's body.

In his perception, as the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame traveled along the route of the Burning Technique, its violent strange fire energy and terrifying high temperature gradually subsided, emitting a gentle aura.

Looking at the azure fire shield that had sprung from Xiao Yan's body, Yao Lao smiled slightly and murmured:

"What a determined little fellow! He's able to endure the pain of being tempered by the strange fire."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly turned around and stared in disbelief at the soul barrier that had enveloped the cave, which suddenly shattered.

"Is this woman crazy?"

A surge of anger welled up in the old doctor's heart. He had thought that a helper had come, but it turned out that he was not a helper at all, but a jinx!

With a flash, he disappeared into the cave.

"So you're finally willing to come out?" Medusa looked at Yao Lao floating not far away, then at Xiao Yan refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in the cave, her eyes surging with murderous intent.

"Medusa! What are you doing?" Yao Lao frowned, looking at the furious Medusa, and said in a low voice, "Don't think that just because you've advanced to the Dou Zong realm, I'm afraid of you!"

"When I roamed the continent, you weren't even born yet!"

As he spoke, a surge of immense spiritual power erupted forth, with pale white flames swirling around it, and the very space seemed to distort at that moment.

This woman, knowing he was here, still shattered his soul barrier; it's utterly incomprehensible!

He kept grumbling in his heart about Xiao Bai, thinking, "Look at the kind of women you've chosen!"

On the other side, Yan Shi and Feng Li, like partridges, buried their heads, feeling the collision of two powerful auras, and were greatly alarmed.

Unexpectedly, the mysterious person in this cave is so powerful that he can stand up to Medusa, who has advanced to the Dou Zong level!

"Yan Shi, these two are about to fight! Take this opportunity to escape! Otherwise, even the slightest aftershock of a battle between Dou Zong level experts is something we can't afford to withstand!"

As he spoke, he carefully took a few steps back, hiding his figure behind the mountain peak, and then ran wildly in another direction. He dared not fly, lest he attract the attention of the two men.

Seeing this, Yan Shi followed suit and turned to leave without hesitation!

Where is he?

Medusa's Dou Zong aura surged forth, her black hair flew wildly, and her enchanting face was filled with rage.

"Him? You mean Xiao Bai?" Yao Lao frowned.

Doubts kept surfacing in my mind. If I remember correctly, the last time these two parted, they seemed to be hugging and cuddling, right?

Why do you look like you want to kill someone right now?

Could it be that Xiao Bai came back from Canaan Academy and offended her?

"I'll ask you one more time: Where is he? What have you done to him?"

Medusa gritted her teeth, her eyes fixed on Yao Lao, and spat out each word through her teeth, her voice as cold as the winds of the deepest hell.

The old doctor was taken aback; something was not right!

This woman's anger seemed to be directed not at Xiao Bai, but at him!

A thought flashed through his mind, as if he had figured something out, and he said with a strange smile, "You don't actually think I harmed that brat Xiao Bai, do you?"

"Otherwise what? You're here, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is here too, being refined by this human below, but he's nowhere to be seen!"

"Haha." The old doctor suddenly burst into laughter. It turned out that it was all a misunderstanding.

Recalling the whole process, he roughly guessed what had happened, and his laughter grew even louder.

Queen Medusa may have sensed the aura of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and came over with great joy, only to find that everyone was there except for Xiao Bai.

Moreover, seeing that Xiao Yanzi was still refining the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame, he thought that Xiao Bai had murdered him for money!

"You're asking for death!" Medusa was furious when she saw that he not only didn't answer but also laughed wildly. She reached out and a deep red longsword fell into her jade hand.

"Wait, wait a minute."

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"Medusa, don't go too far!"

Dodging her attacks, Yao Lao gritted his teeth inwardly, never expecting this woman's cultivation to advance so quickly.

In such a short time, he not only stabilized his cultivation, but also reached the peak of the one-star Dou Zong, and it seems that he is not far from the two-star Dou Zong!

"Xiao Bai is fine! He went to Canaan Academy!"

Feeling the rapidly depleting soul power within his body, Yao Lao felt a pang of heartache and said in a loud, impatient voice.

He was filled with resentment, thinking that the three-year agreement was not far off, and when he saw that kid again, he would definitely make him keep a good eye on his woman.

That's incredibly ruthless! They have absolutely no respect for their seniors!

"Canaan Academy?" Medusa paused, suddenly stopping, her gaze fixed on Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave.

"That's Xiao Bai's little brother, Xiao Yan, my disciple!" Yao Lao explained, seeing her expression.

"He's really willing to give away the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame like that!" After a long while, realizing she had misunderstood, Medusa sheathed her longsword and said calmly.

She knew Xiao Bai was an alchemist, but she never expected that there would be an alchemist in this world who would give away the strange fire he had acquired even though he did not have one himself!

"!" said the old medicine doctor.

Would that cunning and treacherous Xiao Bai really be willing to part with it?

What could he possibly give up?

That's what I got by exchanging my eighth-grade alchemist's inheritance!

And this woman, she hit me, and she just let it go so easily?

Not even blushing?

They really are a perfect match, they're exactly the same!

"Hmm!" Suddenly, Medusa put her hand to her forehead, her cheeks turning pale, and she looked as if she was in great pain.

"Huh?" The old medicine master exclaimed in surprise, carefully sensing something. After a moment, he asked in confusion, "How come your soul fluctuations have two different auras?"

"No, this is the same kind, or no, this is two kinds!" The old apothecary was also a little confused at this point, completely unable to figure out what was going on.

Medusa's soul was fluctuating intensely at this moment; her own soul power seemed to be clashing with another soul power that also belonged to her.

However, she still held the upper hand. Yao Lao could clearly feel that the other soul force was being slowly suppressed by her.

"Didn't that kid Xiao Bai say last time that your evolution was very successful? How could this be?"

"Tell me your story. Perhaps, for his sake, I can help you!"

Seeing that Medusa's complexion had improved, the old apothecary stroked his beard, quite curious, as he had never seen such a strange symptom before.

This is equivalent to one body with two souls, and both of these souls can almost be described as Medusa.

But the other one seemed to act entirely on instinct, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to suppress him so easily.

"No doubt about it, I have quite a bit of knowledge about the soul!" Yao Lao said proudly, his hands behind his back, glancing sideways at the doubtful Medusa.

If it weren't for that kid's sake, he wouldn't have bothered with him.

"Of course, Xiao Bai is quite skilled in this as well. If it's inconvenient for you to tell me, you can let him take a look when he comes back later. That will be just as good!"

"However, I wonder if there will be any negative consequences if your condition drags on for too long!"

Medusa hesitated for the first time, a rare sight on her face, as she thought about how she had been troubled by this matter for some time.

This mysterious old man is a soul being. With his current soul power, he must have been a super strong person in his previous life. Perhaps he really has some way to solve her current situation.

"After completely absorbing the Devouring Python's soul, a faint consciousness suddenly arose within my own soul. This consciousness was not the original Devouring Python, but rather it emerged from my merged soul!"

"You could say she is me, like another side of me. I want to get rid of her, but I can't!"

"It's like someone saying they want to eliminate a certain emotion, but that's impossible; they can only suppress it, not completely make it disappear!"

Medusa rubbed her temples and explained her situation with a hint of annoyance. She had to keep suppressing that consciousness, otherwise, if her body was controlled by another version of herself, she didn't know what she might do.

She is the queen of the snake people, and her every move affects them. She cannot allow that newborn consciousness to run rampant.

So she's been very tired lately, and just now she only made a move, and this consciousness started acting up.

"It can be like this?" Yao Lao was genuinely surprised after hearing this. He hadn't expected Medusa's soul to have gone through so many twists and turns.

Xiao Bai had discussed soul perception with him last time. Even with his extensive knowledge, he found it quite amazing.

I never expected another new consciousness to emerge, and it's the kind that just can't be destroyed!

The old doctor looked thoughtful, feeling that things were getting a bit tricky.

Fusion Elixir?

No, this thing is designed for two separate souls. It's useless for Medusa's situation, since her soul is already one and can't be merged.

Soul cultivation technique?

That won't work either. The growth of Medusa's soul means that the other one will also grow stronger. Trying to use cultivation techniques to increase soul power and crush the other one won't work either!

Separate another consciousness?

It's impossible! We don't have the means, you know?

If the other consciousness were an independent soul, separating them wouldn't be too difficult for Yao Lao. But now that they're one, how can this thing be separated?

Will Medusa's soul be split in two?

The problem is that even if you split it in half, you might not be able to separate it!

This is no longer a matter of one body with two souls; it's a matter of one soul with two consciousnesses!

"Well... if I hadn't asked before, why don't you go find Xiao Bai?" The old man rubbed his nose sheepishly, feeling that he had put on an air of superiority too early.

Looking into Medusa's calm, narrow phoenix eyes, I wondered if it was just my imagination, but somehow she seemed to be looking at me with a kind of contempt.

"I knew I shouldn't have asked. You're so old, why are you meddling in other people's business? Wouldn't it be better to teach your apprentice?"

The old apothecary felt like crying but had no tears. He secretly vowed that he would never again get involved in the Xiao Bai family's messy affairs.

(End of this chapter)