Chapter 678: 149: Origin, Body Seizing_2

Chapter 678: Chapter 149: Origin, Body Seizing_2

“What effect will cutting a part of the Martial Arts Domain and giving it to someone else have on him?”

“It will weaken his strength, and it will take some time to recover.”

Li Fei’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, “Approximately how long?”

Shi Caiming looked at him, “At the shortest, half a year; at the longest, two to three years is possible. Why, do you plan to challenge him after a breakthrough? I’m telling you, the gap between a Martial Arts Master and a Great Grandmaster is far greater than you think. Even the weakest Great Grandmaster is still a Great Grandmaster. In history…”

He initially wanted to say that no Martial Arts Master has ever defeated a Great Grandmaster with their cultivation.

But in history, no Tao Foundation Stage Martial Artist had ever slain a Dual Divine Abilities Martial Arts Master either.

Li Fei had already made history more than once, so using historical records to persuade him obviously wasn’t convincing.

“Make your breakthrough first, then speak.”

Shi Caiming glared at Li Fei irritably, “Speak, what’s the problem that made you rush over to see me?”

“I need the principal to open the Martial Arts Domain.”

Li Fei said to Shi Caiming.

Once the Martial Arts Domain was opened, there was no need to worry about the following conversation being overheard, and within the Martial Arts Domain, a Great Grandmaster having deep insight can more subtly sense the conditions within Li Fei’s body.

A red glow enveloped the small area where the two stood.

Li Fei only felt warmth all over his body, with no sense of overwhelming force.

“Hmm?”

Shi Caiming suddenly stood up from the recliner, came to Li Fei, and grabbed his right hand.

A gentle force entered Li Fei’s body through the meridians in his right hand and instantly reached his dantian.

This force touched the cold stream inside Li Fei’s body, and although it wasn’t immediately frozen, it quickly depleted.

Shi Caiming released Li Fei’s hand and looked at him solemnly:

“This is a Heavenly Water Soul Bone, at least Seventh Grade! How did it become like this?”

He initially considered that Li Fei might have sustained severe injuries in a fight with You Ming or encountered some cultivation issue that required his guidance.

He never expected Li Fei’s problem to be far more severe than he imagined!

Incorporating an implant far beyond the grade of the other four implants led to an imbalance in the Tao Foundation.

It’s incredible to Shi Caiming that Li Fei hasn’t had his Tao Foundation collapse yet and is still alive and well!

“In the Tianshui Tomb, the Martial Arts Master I encountered held a short blade made from the Soul Bone and Soul Core Fragment of a Seventh Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast…”

Li Fei recounted his experiences in Tianshui Tomb to Shi Caiming, focusing not on how he counterattacked the Martial Arts Master but on the short blade and the ancient sound he sensed at the end.

After hearing his description, Shi Caiming frowned and fell silent in thought.

The surrounding red light flickered continuously, and Li Fei felt as if there was a furnace inside his body, warm but not scorching, knowing that Shi Caiming was using the Martial Arts Domain to thoroughly investigate his internal condition.

“The final sound you heard was made by the Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast constructing the Dead Zone.”

After a moment, Shi Caiming spoke his speculation:

“This Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast summoned its mental consciousness using the [Summoning Soul] Divine Skill into the Dead Zone it constructed, allowing it to continue to survive. But when the Dead Zone suddenly collapsed, the consciousness of this Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast would also perish with it, and in order to keep surviving, it imposed its consciousness onto the short blade you mentioned, then merged into your body.”

Li Fei couldn’t help but ask, “Then why didn’t it use its own remains? Wouldn’t that have been a better fit?”

Shi Caiming retorted with frustration, “If it had used its Eighth Grade Soul Bone and Soul Core to fuse with your body, you’d already be dead!”

“…”

“A Seventh Grade Soul Bone and Soul Core could just accommodate its remaining consciousness; if it used its own, it believed your body wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Actually, even if it used Seventh Grade, a normal Tao Foundation Stage Martial Artist would’ve certainly died. At that time, it probably just gambled one last time, unexpectedly encountering you, this freak, so it betted correctly.”

“…Then, why did it merge into my body? Just to continue living?”

“The Martial Arts Domain of an Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast consists of three Divine Skills, two of which you’ve witnessed, one being [Summoning Soul], another being [Cold Abyss], and the last Divine Skill is called [Body Seizing].”

“Body Seizing? It wants to seize my body?”

“The [Body Seizing] Divine Skill and [Summoning Soul] Divine Skill can perfectly complement each other; first use [Summoning Soul] to capture the mental consciousness of a being near death, then enhance it, and summon it again. Finally, use the [Body Seizing] Divine Skill to project the summoned soul onto another life form, then fuse with the Heavenly Water Soul Bone, thus claiming its body, resurrecting from the dead!”

“Then doesn’t that mean it can achieve eternal life by continuously replacing bodies?”

Li Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Shi Caiming shook his head, “A Ninth Grade Exotic Beast can’t achieve immortality, let alone an Eighth Grade. Both [Summoning Soul] and [Body Seizing] inevitably cause certain damage to the soul each time they’re used, damage that cannot be recovered. After a few revivals, the soul will completely dissipate.”

“I see.”

Li Fei couldn’t help but think, if he had entered the Tianshui Tomb hundreds of years earlier, perhaps he would’ve encountered not just a soul shadow, but the actual Heavenly Water Beast!

“Did the Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast use the [Body Seizing] Divine Skill on me?”

“No, if it did, you’d already be dead.”

Shi Caiming’s expression was emotional:

“It’s uncertain whether to say you’re lucky or unlucky. The soul body of that Eighth Grade Heavenly Water Cang Soul Beast has persisted for thousands of years, with only a fraction of its strength remaining. Combined with the collapse of the Dead Zone, it completely lost its foundation and source of power, so it couldn’t activate the [Body Seizing] Divine Skill on you at that time.