parentshiftbook Chapter 208: Remnant Soul Possession
Chapter 208: Remnant Soul Possession
"Ugh—Let...me go..."
"Mermaid?" Zhang Ping looked at the girl whose neck he was gripping, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
The upper body is that of a young girl, while the lower body is that of a fish tail covered in colorful scales.
Zhang Ping shifted his gaze from the mermaid girl to An Ran, who was sitting cross-legged on a jade bed not far away.
The jade bed was entirely milky white, with a golden skeleton scattered around it. Two meters away from the skeleton was a wooden table, with old books and sandalwood boxes neatly arranged.
Is this kid cultivating?
Zhang Ping thought for a moment and walked towards An Ran.
The mermaid girl he was holding suddenly began to struggle violently.
"Don't go over there! Don't hurt that bad guy!"
Ok?
The girl's reaction amused Zhang Ping, so he loosened his grip slightly and asked, "You know him?"
Finally able to catch her breath, Julian's fair face flushed red.
She blocked Zhang Ping's path, a small pink trident appearing in her hand without her noticing, and said angrily, "Who are you? I'm warning you, don't come near that scoundrel!"
Zhang Ping guessed what was going on after seeing this reaction, and couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm this kid's protector, here to take him out. You two seem to be friends?"
Zhang Ping revealed his identity, but Julian was skeptical, saying:
"I don't care, he's in danger right now, you can't bother him."
The mermaid girl seemed to have little experience in the world, and her words revealed An Ran's current state.
If An Ran heard this, she would probably curse him out.
But Zhang Ping arrived at this moment, and his key point was not here.
"Danger?"
Zhang Ping raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing with golden light, and carefully scanned An Ran from head to toe. After seeing what was going on, his expression changed!
Another soul resided within it, writhing and fighting against the originally peaceful soul.
"Possession?" Zhang Ping didn't have time to think further. He casually shooed away Yulian, who was blocking his way, and flashed to the jade bed.
As they drew closer, a continuous stream of resentful wails emanated from An Ran's body.
All the signs of cultivation that had been observed earlier have vanished!
What quiet cultivation? His entire body was already wrapped in fine black threads, and half of his face had changed, becoming a completely unfamiliar half-face!
Even Zhang Ping had never seen such a bizarre scene before! He was so shocked that a cold sweat broke out on his back.
"How did you get in here?"
From Julian's perspective, An Ran was still quietly cultivating on the jade bed, while Zhang Ping stood by the bed, looking like he was about to disturb her.
Remembering what An Ran had asked her to do before, she angrily tried to go in and pull Zhang Ping out, but she was repelled by the force emanating from the jade bed as soon as she got close.
"Ouch--"
Something's wrong with this jade bed!
Zhang Ping's pupils contracted slightly as he realized that a layer of power was enveloping him, and it was this power that had previously deceived him!
Knowing this was one thing, but Zhang Ping was at a loss as to how to proceed.
He had never encountered this situation before. The only similar one was the ghost tree Wen Gaoyang he had met in the old place. He hadn't found a solution before, and he still hadn't now.
Zhang Ping looked at the golden skeleton at his feet, unleashed a burst of sword energy, and slashed at it!
Strangely, the blade energy was absorbed the moment it touched the skeleton!
The golden light above intensified, and An Ran, who had been locked in a stalemate, suddenly changed his expression, and the black lines on his body surged!
His face suddenly twitched, his right eye forced open, staring at Zhang Ping, his mouth half-open, uttering indistinct words: "Use... lightning magic..."
Zhang Ping heard it clearly, and in the next instant, thunder roared across the sky!
In an instant, the golden skeleton was enveloped in a sea of lightning!
At the same time, a mournful cry emanated from An Ran, and a large amount of black mist dissipated.
efficient!
Seeing this, Zhang Ping intensified the power of his thunder!
boom--
The jade bed suddenly exploded!
In the sudden incident, Zhang Ping unleashed a burst of power to protect An Ran, and the two were blasted dozens of meters away.
"You big bad guy!" Julian heard an explosion and saw Anran fly out. She rushed forward anxiously and hugged him.
"Don't come any closer! Give me time, I can handle this!"
An Ran regained her senses briefly and calmly spoke!
He never imagined that this heritage site was actually a complete trap!
In his previous life, Xuan Hao was able to rise to prominence in the Qingdan Immortal Sect and be accepted as a disciple by the Qingdan Sect Master, ranking first among the top ten personal disciples!
If it weren't for the outbreak of the naval war, the other party would very likely have become the next sect leader.
An Ran originally thought that the extraordinary inheritance within this ruin allowed Xuan Hao to defy fate.
So he went to great lengths to plot and kill Xuan Hao, and then went through many dangers to escape the pursuit of Xuan family disciples and other trial participants who had followed him.
Finally, braving the lava, he secretly returned to this place, but little did he know that the so-called heaven-defying inheritance was nothing but a complete body-snatching trap!
Xuan Hao's rise in his previous life was not due to inheritance at all! To be precise, Xuan Hao in his previous life had already died during the trial. What rose to prominence afterward was an ancient soul that occupied Xuan Hao's body.
An Ran had not anticipated any of this. She and Yulian broke through the ruins' formation to enter the area, only to be ambushed.
Without time to explain, they used the maze effect of the jade bed to mobilize their power to resist.
Before Zhang Ping arrived, the two were locked in a stalemate. The remnant soul was extraordinary in its previous life, possessing unparalleled cultivation. Even with An Ran's various secret techniques from its past life, it was still difficult to expel the opponent.
In the midst of the crisis, Zhang Ping rushed to the scene.
Zhang Ping breathed a slight sigh of relief as he saw that most of the black lines on An Ran's body had disappeared.
He had heard what An Ran said earlier. He didn't understand the concept of possession, so he should just watch quietly. Taking action rashly might backfire, just like before.
Inside the cave, the sound of dripping water echoed.
Above, separated by an unknown thickness of soil, rolled lava, while upside-down stone pillars hung from the top of the cave, with milky white liquid dripping from their tips.
Ignoring Yulian's wary gaze, Zhang Ping carefully examined his surroundings and discovered that after the jade bed shattered, there were four eggs about half a meter in size underneath, covered with blue patterns.
It is incredibly miraculous.
"Oh no! My eggs!" Julian's face showed anxiety when she saw the exposed Kui Mu Qing Snake eggs.
Seeing Zhang Ping walk over, she wanted to stop him but was worried about An Ran.
Zhang Ping walked up to the four eggs and gently touched them.
The panel then appeared in sight.
【Kuimu Green Snake Egg】
The eggs laid by the Green Serpent are undergoing mutation due to the influence of an unknown force.
"The Green Snake of the Kui Wood?"
Information about this demonic beast instantly flashed through Zhang Ping's mind. It was a rare, high-level demonic beast with a high probability of breaking through to the Divine Realm if properly nurtured. It possessed strong talent and was primarily suited for combat. It was a spirit beast that some sects liked to cultivate.
There are four here?
After a moment's thought, and considering the fresh human traces next to the egg, Zhang Ping could guess that it must have been An Ran who got it.
Perfect! I'll take one as payment for all the trouble I went through to find this kid!
Zhang Ping reached out his hand.
But then a gasp came from behind!
"You big bad guy, you're awake!"
"Brother Zhang, be careful!"
An Ran finally finished gathering her strength and was preparing to put the remnant soul into her body, but she didn't expect that the other party would break free from the shackles of her soul sea and run away!
The entire cave instantly changed color, and terrifying ghostly figures emerged like evil spirits from their cages!
"Damn brat! Who are you? You possess so many high-level secret techniques! I truly misjudged you. Luckily, I have another physical body!"
Zhang Ping turned around, and the soul shadow devoured him!