Live Stream Treasure Appraisal: Your elf isn't thriving!

Chapter 669 The Evil Spirits Unleashed! The Flower Rock Monster with One Hundred and Eight Souls! A Bold Attempt and a New Sealing Method!

Ye Yinchuan looked at the wedge stone.

The cracks continued to widen. The purplish-green gaseous substance churned more violently, and the distorted faces tore at each other like bubbles bubbling in boiling water.

He could sense the countdown to the complete collapse of the seal.

"Xiao Su."

Xiao Su, who was following behind, jumped up and exclaimed, "Yes!"

"Bring the wind chimes over."

Xiao Su was stunned for a moment. The wind chime in her arms was still trembling, the wounds on its body had just stopped bleeding, and the whole Pokémon was so weak that it might faint at any moment.

"Host, its current state—"

"I know," Ye Yinchuan said without hesitation, "but what we're about to do will be of great help, even decisive."

He looked at the wind chimes.

The wind chimes were also watching him.

Fear still lingered in those weakened eyes. But beneath that fear lay something else.

It's the kind of trust that comes from being understood.

"The wind chimes." Ye Yinchuan crouched down, his voice very soft. "You came to this mountain because you sensed its presence, didn't you?"

Feng Lingling's body swayed.

"You wanted to dispel the evil spirits and protect the creatures here. But your strength alone was not enough. You were consumed by its resentment and bound to ropes for a month, while your children cried out for help in voices that humans could not hear."

Ye Yinchuan stretched out his hand, palm facing up.

"Now, I'll help you."

Feng Lingling stared at his palm for three seconds.

Then, it floated up from Xiao Su's arms.

Although it floated very low and very slowly, and its body was still trembling slightly, it did indeed float up. It landed on Ye Yinchuan's shoulder and was firmly held in place by the suction cup.

Six bells rang and jumped over, surrounding Ye Yinchuan's feet.

Ye Yinchuan stood up.

He didn't turn around to look at Xiao Su, but only said, "Get back to the edge of the woods and don't come any closer."

Xiao Su bit her lip and left.

Only Ye Yinchuan, Snorlax, and the wind chimes on his shoulder and the bells at his feet remained in the depression.

And that cracking wedge.

"Come out."

Ye Yinchuan's voice was calm.

This wasn't said to the Flower Rock Monster.

He was saying this to his Pokémon.

Six beams of light shone simultaneously.

The pink diamond surface of Diancie reflected a soft halo under the moonlight. Its eyes were cold and clear, and its hands had gathered fine crystal particles, forming a semi-transparent crystalline barrier around its body.

Deoxys switched to its defensive form, its orange body unfurling four tentacles, each tip of which glowed with a blue psychic pulse, like four radar antennas, locking down the entire depression's psychic frequency band.

The bewitching eye, with its gem-like eyes, was fixed on the wedge stone. Its ghostly perception was fully activated—it was capable of "seeing" the true forms of those souls.

Snorlax stood firmly, as immovable as a mountain.

"Come out, little prodigy."

A slender, all-black fox-shaped Pokémon appeared to Ye Yinchuan's left.

It has a flowing red mane, sharp yet calm eyes, and an aura like a spiritual pearl.

Its most distinctive feature is the Zoroark, a comma-shaped rune representing supernatural power, located between its eyebrows.

Ye Yinchuan named it "Little Divine Power".

The reason Zoroark used Minor Abilities instead of Drunkard is that the former excels in psychic powers, while the latter specializes in illusions.

And what's needed here is precisely one of Xiao Shentong's moves.

seal.

This move can block the opponent's moves and restrict their ability to move.

However, under Ye Yinchuan's special training, Xiao Shentong's understanding of "sealing" has transcended the scope of the technique itself. It can condense spiritual power into a rune-like structure, acting on the target's spiritual level.

Simply put, it is the only key in Ye Yinchuan's possession that can "recast the seal".

The lineup is maxed out! Diancie, Deoxys, Sableye, Snorlax, Zoroark! What a luxurious setup!

Wait, what kind of Pokémon is that black, humanoid fox? I've never seen it before!

【You mean Zoroark? It's a Mythical Pokémon, after all. You're obviously not a die-hard fan of the streamer.————】

Is the streamer going to confront that Flower Rock Monster head-on?

Ye Yinchuan ignored the comments. His gaze fell on the wedge stone, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"The Flower Rock Monster. An aggregate of one hundred and eight souls. The ancients sealed it within a wedge stone using magic, but the essence of the seal was not destruction, but suppression."

"Suppress what?"

He asked himself the question and answered it.

"Suppress those 36 percent of evil souls."

"But at the same time, it also locked up the 23% of benevolent souls and the 41% of neutral souls."

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"They are devoured, oppressed, and assimilated by malevolent spirits. Within the seal, benevolent spirits have no chance to resist."

"One hundred and eight souls. Some wanted to do evil, some were indifferent, and some wanted to do good. But they were all bound together."

"This doesn't solve the problem; it freezes it."

"But now, the seal is broken."

The chat fell silent.

Ye Yinchuan's words were not only explaining the structure of the Flower Rock Monster, but also illustrating a principle that many people had never thought of: sealing does not equal solving.

"So I don't plan to 'seal' it anymore."

The moment those words were spoken, the live chat exploded.

What?! Not sealing it? What should we do then? Let it out???

[Host, are you crazy? This thing has 108 souls; the mental shockwave alone almost shattered my screen.]

Alright!

Ye Yinchuan raised his hand to stop the panic in the live chat.

"To be precise, I don't intend to seal it in the original way again, nor can I completely replicate it—"

He looked at the wind chimes on his shoulder.

"I'm going to do something bold."

"To rescue those kind souls from being devoured by evil souls."

"Let them become the 'guardians' inside the seal."

"It's better to let the people inside keep an eye on the door than to lock it from the outside."

The moment this idea came out, the live stream was silent for a full five seconds.

Then, the comments erupted at a completely different pace.

[Got it! The streamer is adjusting the structure inside the Flower Rock Monster!]

[It's not a forced seal, but an internal restructuring! It allows benevolent souls to suppress malevolent souls, and then the seal is reinforced!]

This move—this thought process—I'm utterly impressed!

But the problem is, how can we save them? Most of those kind souls have already been devoured!

Ye Yinchuan offered no further explanation.

He turned his head and glanced at the wind chimes.

"Are you ready?"

The wind chime was still trembling. But in its eyes, fear was being replaced by another emotion.

determination.

It chirped softly.

Ding.

Clear, like the sound of the first rays of dawn falling on the snow.

Ye Yinchuan nodded.

"start."

His deployment was extremely precise.

"Deoxys, open your mental barrier to the fullest extent, isolate the Flower Rock Monster's resentment from leaking out, and give me a closed battlefield."

Deoxys's four tentacles unfurled simultaneously. Blue psychic pulses spread outwards, forming a hemispherical psychic barrier above the depression. The resentment emanating from the Flower Rock Monster collided with the barrier, producing a piercing hissing sound, but was firmly blocked.

"Tianci, Diamond Storm, stand by. Not for attacking, but for cutting."

Diancie clasped her hands together, and thousands of tiny diamond particles floated around her, each one sharply defined and shimmering with a cold light in the moonlight.

"Soul-stealing Eye, cooperate with me and become my external eyes. Mark the location of benevolent souls."

The bewitching eye's gem-like pupils suddenly lit up. Its vision pierced through the purplish-green mist, reaching straight to the core of the Flower Rock Monster.

The true forms of those 108 souls were laid bare before its eyes.

Benevolent souls appear as a pale blue. Neutral souls are gray. Malevolent souls are a glaring dark red.

The blue lights are going out one by one.

The dark red area is expanding.

time is limited.

"Minor supernatural power."

Zoroark pricked up his ears.

"The final finishing touches are yours."

A sharp glint flashed in Zoroark's eyes, his red mane fluttering in the night wind, and he nodded.

Everything is ready.

Ye Yinchuan took a deep breath.

"Wind Chimes - Sing!"

The wind chimes opened their mouths.

The first sound rose from the cavity inside its body.

It is not ultrasound. It is not a warning sound.

It is its purest, belonging to the species of wind chimes, the first note in the seven-tone scale.

Deep and lingering, like the sound of bells coming from distant mountains.

The sound passed through Deoxys's mental barrier because it carried no aggression, and the barrier did not stop it.

It passed through the purple-green mist of resentment.

It fell into the wedge-shaped rock.

The Flower Rock Monster's reaction was violent.

The gaseous mass suddenly contracted, and all the distorted faces simultaneously turned towards Feng Lingling's direction. Hundreds of eyes, some ferocious, some empty, and some with several pairs of eyes looking blank.

It's like someone who's been locked in darkness for too long suddenly seeing the light.

The second sound rang out.

It was half a scale higher than the first note, much clearer and brighter, like spring water striking a stone.

The captivating gem-like pupils gleamed.

It saw it—inside the Flower Rock Monster, a few of those dim blue specks of light flickered slightly.

Like a candle flame about to go out, it was swayed for a moment by a gust of wind.

"There's a response," Ye Yinchuan said in a low voice.

Third note. Fourth note.

Two notes rose in succession, forming a short melody. It sounded like someone was knocking on the door.

It was not violence that forced entry.

It is a gentle, patient tap, one tap after another.

The dark red area inside the Flower Rock Monster began to stir. The malevolent spirits sensed the anomaly. They let out a silent roar, and the purplish-green gaseous substance suddenly expanded outwards. "Tianshi!"

Tianxi pushed with both hands.

Hundreds of tiny diamonds shot out like a barrage of bullets, but they weren't aimed at the Flower Rock Monster's main body.

They precisely cut into the edge of the gaseous substance's expansion, severing and blocking the malicious resentment that was trying to expand outward.

The diamond particles spun at high speed amidst resentment, grinding up the overflowing dark red energy like a meat grinder.

It's not an attack on the Flower Rock Monster.

It's about trimming it.

Cut off the tentacles of evil souls so that benevolent souls can receive the sound of wind chimes undisturbed.

The fifth note. The sixth note.

The melody is becoming more and more complete. Six notes of the seven-color scale have already been played.

Those blue dots of light, in the Soul-Stealing Eye's vision, had changed from "slightly glowing" to "stable flashing".

They are responding.

Those kind souls, swallowed up in the darkness for who knows how long, finally heard a voice from the outside world.

Someone is calling them.

Some people did not give up on them.

The seventh note.

The last note.

Wind Chime's body trembled violently. It was extremely weak, its superpowers almost completely depleted. But it still managed to send out its last note.

That note is the highest note in the seven-tone scale.

The sound waves were so pure that they seemed almost unbelievable to the material world.

It passes through all obstacles.

They fell into the deepest part of the Flower Rock Monster.

It falls into the hearts of those kind souls.

The Soul-Hooking Eye suddenly let out a sharp cry.

A stunning scene was reflected in its gem-like pupils: inside the Flower Rock Monster, all the blue specks of light were lit up.

It's not flickering.

It is combustion.

Twenty-three blue dots of light, like stars ignited, exploded into a blue territory in the dark red ocean!

Immediately afterwards, the gray, neutral souls were also affected. They hesitated for a moment, and then—most of them chose the blue side.

Of the forty-one gray dots, thirty-two turned pale blue.

Sixty-four against thirty-six.

They possess an overwhelming numerical advantage.

"Now!" Ye Yinchuan's voice was like a battle cry.

A fierce conflict erupted within the Flower Rock Monster. Benevolent souls and defected neutral souls joined forces to suppress the malevolent souls. Numerous blue cracks appeared within the purplish-green gaseous matter, like shards spreading across ice.

The malevolent spirit let out a frenzied roar.

The wedge began to vibrate violently. The rubble in the depression bounced up. Cracks appeared in Deochis's mental barrier—the malevolent spirit was making its final stand.

They are desperately trying to rush outwards.

If they break free of the physical constraints of the wedge and escape into the outside world, then it's all over. Without a container, the thirty-six malevolent souls will transform into thirty-six independent vengeful spirits, scattered throughout the entire mountain.

By then, one Flower Rock Monster had transformed into thirty-six wandering evil spirits.

It would be a hundred times worse than the current situation.

"A little supernatural power!"

Zoroark's figure flashed in the moonlight.

It did not rush towards the Flower Rock Monster.

It rushed toward the wedge.

Its four claws landed firmly on the four corners of the wedge stone. Its red mane burst open in an instant, and a surge of dark purple energy flowed from its body, flowing along its claws and into the surface of the wedge stone.

seal.

When this move is released from Zoroark's body, it's not the simple skill effect you see in the game.

It is a genuine sealing power imbued with the essence of ancient magic.

Dark purple runes spread like vines across the surface of the wedge stone. They grew along the spiral crack, filling the gap in the seal inch by inch.

New runes are superimposed on top of old runes.

But it's not a simple overlay.

As Ye Yinchuan released the seal on Zoroark, he also infused the Heavenly Aura into this energy.

A faint golden halo shimmered around the edges of the dark purple runes.

The old seal was purely "suppression".

The new seal incorporates the concept of "coexistence".

It no longer crushes all 108 souls.

Instead, a boundary was drawn within the Flower Rock Monster: benevolent and neutral souls were placed on the upper level, while malevolent souls were suppressed at the bottom.

The higher-level souls have a certain degree of freedom, are able to perceive the outside world, and are able to receive kindness.

The souls in the lower levels are completely sealed off, unable to rise, unable to devour, and unable to release their resentment outwards.

This is not a cage.

This is order.

The cracks in the wedge stone gradually closed as the sealing runes filled them.

The purplish-green gaseous substance struggled violently one last time, and then—like a drowning person being forcibly compressed and stuffed back into the wedge stone by a giant hand—it was forced back in.

Those distorted faces disappeared.

The dark red roar disappeared.

Quiet returned to the depression.

Moonlight spilled onto the wedge-shaped stone. Old and new runes overlapped, forming a complex and exquisite pattern on the stone's surface, faintly shimmering with a pale golden light.

The seal is complete.

Zoroark retracted its paws and took two steps back. It flicked its red mane, its eyes showing a hint of weariness, but mostly satisfaction.

Deoxys removed the mental barrier. Diancie retrieved the diamond particles. Sableye got up from the ground and dusted himself off.

Snorlax yawned.

But the wind chime was completely exhausted.

It slipped off Ye Yinchuan's shoulder and was caught steadily in his palm.

Its eyes were half-closed, and its body was as soft as a ball of cotton.

But the corners of its mouth were curved in an arc.

Six bells rang and jumped to Ye Yinchuan's side, surrounding his mother and making soft ringing sounds.

Ding. Ding-a-ling. Ding-a-ling.

This time, it wasn't a cry for help.

It's a celebration.

The chat in the live stream was going crazy.

[Stunning! Wind chimes are amazing!]

[Disintegration from within! The anchor's combination of moves completely exceeded my expectations!]

[The ancient master who sealed the rock formations probably never imagined that the younger generation would surpass him!]

To be honest, I thought the streamer would just have Snorlax shatter the Keystone with one punch, and then Deoxys and Diancie would forcibly crush the soul—but I didn't expect him to choose the most difficult path.

Ye Yinchuan looked at the weak Feng Lingling in his palm and said softly, "You've worked hard."

Then he walked toward the wedge.

Bend over and lift it up with both hands.

The weight of the wedge stone was not light, but it was nothing to him, whose physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary people.

He held the wedge stone in his arms.

"I'm taking this with me."

He spoke to the camera.

"Although the seal on the Flower Rock Monster has been reforged, the material of the wedge stone has aged. Leaving it outside introduces too many uncontrollable factors, and I'm afraid it might cause problems again."

"I will take it back and, under my supervision, nurture the virtuous souls, making them stronger, and suppress the wicked souls, restraining them."

"In time, perhaps one day those benevolent souls will be able to completely assimilate the malevolent souls."

"By then"

He paused.

"Perhaps the Flower Rock Monster will no longer need to be sealed."

The moment those words were spoken, the tone of the comments section suddenly changed.

[Wait a minute—host, do you mean you want to raise a Flower Rock Monster???]

[This is an aggregate of 108 souls! And more than half of them are evil spirits. Who but the streamer can handle this?]

Don't worry, with this streamer's skills, even Ghost Pokémon can't cause any trouble!

Ye Yinchuan smiled but didn't say anything more.

He carried the wedge stone and walked back to Tingfeng Temple.

Xiao Su was still waiting at the palace gate. When she saw Ye Yinchuan return safely, her eyes showed both relief and lingering fear.

Ye Yinchuan handed her the wind chime.

"Wind Chime Ling needs at least two weeks of rest. I've kept enough medicine for her injuries; apply it twice a day as I instructed."

"If it recovers in half a month, its seven-colored scale will be able to play again."

He glanced at the ancient eaves of Tingfeng Temple and felt as if he were hearing celestial music once again.

Xiao Su nodded, hugged the wind chimes to her chest, and the six bells jingled around her feet, making a light and cheerful sound.

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