Chapter 920 - : A Soul Device’s Purpose
Chapter 920: A Soul Device’s Purpose
*Rumble!*
Peacock Blue rapidly began to writhe, sending shattered stone into the void of space!
Xia Fei used the forceful method to destroy this planet. If there was any treasure, then it would inevitably be exposed.
“Be careful! What you’re looking for is a soul device! A powerful mystical soul device! You can’t break it!” Radix worriedly said.
Xia Fei replied, “You’re the one who said that soul devices make no pulses when they’re sleeping and so are very difficult to discover. If we don’t use extraordinary methods for this sort of well-hidden existence, how long will it take us to find it? Relax, I know how to proceed!”
He waved his right arm, and the six giant blue blades of grass became like powerful excavators, digging out countless rocks from this planet every minute. It was not long before this shattered planet became even more shattered. It had taken only a few moments for Xia Fei to reduce this planet into half!
Peacock Blue was a mystical armament, and while it was primarily used for killing it, it was also very intelligent. After being with Xia Fei for long, it was now perfectly in sync with him. While Peacock Blue seemed to be digging crudely, its actions were actually very measured and controlled. If there was really treasure hiding here, Peacock Blue would not damage it.
Xia Fei soon dug his way to the core of the planet, whereupon Peacock Blue suddenly stopped.
The core was empty, and in this rather small space, which could only fit a single person standing up, lay a blue object!
*Bang!*
Countless white lights scattered. They had originally been hiding next to the blue object, but when they saw Xia Fei, they quickly dispersed into the surroundings. A few seconds later, all of the white lights came back and fused with the blue device!
There was a blinding explosion of white light, which was as bright as the sun!
*Whoosh!*
The strange blue object turned white!
It was a pure white, like the snow in winter, the clouds in the high heavens!
He heard a mysterious low growl, as if a beast, which had been sleeping for ten thousand years, had finally awakened!
“This soul device really was prepared for me! It’s awakened!” Radix was so excited that he almost jumped!
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Several minutes later, Xia Fei had a three-wave frisbee the color of white jade. This was three round frisbees put together. It was exquisitely crafted, and its aura was enormously powerful!
Xia Fei had never encountered this material in his artificiary studies. It was like ore yet not ore, like metal yet not metal. All in all, it was very strange.
“This is a soul device?” Xia Fei asked. “Why did Hosu leave you this?”
Radix laughed. “First, Hosu is the only person in the universe who can make soul devices. With me discovering this, I was able to confirm that he’s still alive! Moreover, he’s telling me through this exquisitely crafted soul device that he’s already recovered more than half of his cultivation and is once more standing at the apex!
“Second, I am an immortal soul, so no matter how my appearance changes, I’ll always need an item that can store my soul, and this soul device is perfect for that! It’s even more stable than the microchip from the Ark, more suitable for long-term habitation! This is his present to me! Inside is the information he left for me!”
Xia Fei frowned and asked, “More suitable for a soul to live in? Like the Moore stone that Phantom used to reside in?”
Radix unhappily said, “How could a Moore stone compare to a soul device? That’s like comparing a shack in the slums to a mansion. These two are lightyears away from each other! Fortunately, that friend of yours has a very low cultivation, so he doesn’t have much of a problem with residing in Moore stone.”
Xia Fei nodded, only half-getting it.
Radix paused a moment before continuing, “Third and most importantly, soul devices are extremely powerful integration tools that can fuse divine weapons with immortal souls, creating Soul-devouring Divine Weapons, which are extremely powerful weapons! Hosu must’ve presumed that I would want to reforge my body, so left this soul device both to leave me a message and also so that I could make something for myself.”
Xia Fei immediately grew interested. From the sound of it, the soul device was similar to the Celestial Zerohammer, capable of integrating many different elements together to make a weapon, but while the Celestial Zerohammer was the Law Realm’s method, the soul device technology came from beyond the Cosmic Gate!
“What an incredible device!” said Xia Fei in shock. “Still, I don’t understand. This is clearly matter integration re-engineering technology, so why is it called a soul device? What does it have to do with a soul?”
Radix answered, “The reason is very simple. While matter is still integrated, an immortal soul is required to use a soul device, and the divine weapon that emerges will have its own consciousness. Not only will it be a weapon, it will be an ally that can think!”
Hearing this, Xia Fei looked down at the Blood Crystal. This bloodthirsty fiendish dagger was cruel and crazy, but it had no consciousness of its own. This was the Blood Crystal’s only flaw. Other than that, it was absurdly powerful!
Peacock Blue was also a weapon, but it could follow Xia Fei’s will and think for itself, its blades following him like shadows. Meanwhile, the Blood Crystal required Xia Fei to control it.
Radix added, “This is all I’ve learned from my recovered memories so far. Truly formidable armors and weapons have life forces. Just like all sapient lifeforms, they can capable of thought. They can be crafty at times and they can also go crazy. This is probably the greatest difference between inside the Cosmic Gate and beyond.”
The memories that Radix was gradually recovering were a great boon to Xia Fei. Xia Fei now had some idea about what the world beyond the Cosmic Gate was like. For example, there were many people who used soul weapons with wills of their own beyond the gate.
Xia Fei could not help but worry. It was clear that weapons with wills of their own were much stronger when it came to flexibility over the weapons of the Law Realm. Once the Cosmic Gate opened and the Inverse rushed in, an apocalyptic calamity would engulf this side of the universe!
Suddenly, Xia Fei’s lips curved into a thought-provoking smile. He then told Radix, “You’re a powerful soul. You once resided in the Ark, but now that the Ark is gone and you’re still alive, don’t you want to find a new home?”
Radix did not get what Xia Fei wanted at first, but when he did, he instantly turned pale. “So you wanna use me to make a Soul-devouring Divine Weapon?! Kid, aren’t you a little too cruel?!”
Xia Fei shrugged and said nothing. Since a soul device was used for making a powerful weapon, Xia Fei wanted to use this chance to craft an incredible treasure for himself and to activate the soul device. Naturally, an immortal soul was required.
Xia Fei currently had two souls: Phantom and Radix. Radix was of a much higher level than Phantom, so he was of course the better candidate for making a Soul-devouring Divine Weapon, and as such, Xia Fei had gotten this idea of turning Radix into a weapon.
After all, all Radix could do right now was talk with him. If he became a divine weapon, besides talking to Xia Fei and helping him with his experience, he could also save him at key moments! It was killing two birds with one stone!
Radix rolled his eyes. “I’m currently in a microchip, which at least affords me freedom, allowing me to change bodies whenever I want, but if I become your weapon, won’t that mean that I have to follow you for the rest of your life? Stop dreaming! No chance!”
Xia Fei was indifferent as he muttered, “Since the soul device contains information left to you by Hosu, you might as well go in and take a look.”
Radix sternly said, “You know that I’m heavily injured and can’t even move. Besides communicating with you through this Ark microchip, I can’t do anything.”
Xia Fei shrugged and wickedly smiled. “What a pity. That means you can’t get the information Hosu left you. Even though we have the soul device, we can’t do anything with it.”
Radix was put in an awkward spot. He suddenly realized that his fate was actually in Xia Fei’s hands! If Xia Fei wanted to kill him, he could simply destroy the Ark microchip. Besides that, he could simply stop cultivating, and without the energy pulses that came from breakthroughs, Radix would dissipate in less than a month.
Xia Fei carefully studied Radix’s expression. “I’m not forcing you to do anything. Everyone has their mission in this universe, and as an immortal soul, you exist to assist others. This is your mission.
“Think it over; activating the soul device doesn’t just benefit me but also you, right? The Ark is gone, and only you and Hosu are left of it. I presume that he’s got plenty to say to you. Don’t you wanna know why you became a soul and who you were before that?”
He spoke with utmost sincerity. Actually, Radix already knew that Xia Fei was not forcing him to do anything. This was just a discussion. It was completely up to him whether to agree or not.
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*Whoosh~*
The unregistered spatial compass brought Xia Fei straight to the edge of the Law Realm. The compass became ineffective here, so he would have to rely on The Gemini for the rest of the journey.
This ship had been modified in the Hidden Realm, all of its identifying marks removed. No one would be able to tell that this ordinary silver warship was actually the fastest ship in the universe, capable of moving at one hundred million lightyears per second!
Inputting the coordinates given to him by the grand ancestor, Xia Fei set off. He did not know where he was going or who the grand ancestor wanted him to meet.
Xia Fei used this precious time to cultivate madly!
*Bang!*
There was an astonishing pulse of energy! The last layer of the Beast Spirit Codex shattered!
Xia Fei opened his eyes and excitedly said, “It’s really as you said! As with everything in this universe, there can be no construction without destruction. Construction after destruction was the path to become unbeatable! This feeling is simply wonderful! Like the floods breaking through a dam, I’ve cultivated the Beast Spirit Codex in a single stroke! How many days has it been, and I’ve already completely cultivated the real Beast Spirit Codex!”
He was bursting with vigor. As he proudly stood, Radix could feel an indescribably powerful pressure radiating from him!
After cultivating the true Beast Spirit Codex, Xia Fei’s entire aura had changed! It was as if he had transcended some sort of realm and reached a height that ordinary people could never imagine! This was all granted to him by the Beast Spirit Codex! It was not the same as the other law powers he had cultivated.
Something was up with Radix, as his eyes suddenly flashed, a bright light erupting from them!
He stared at Xia Fei for a long, long time, and then he sternly asked, “Xia Fei, do you really want a Soul-devouring Divine Weapon?”