Chapter 293: The Unlucky Saint Soul

Seizing the body!

This thought instantly flashed through the minds of both Qin Qin and Chu Caiyi.

But the current situation was far too difficult to turn around. What could they do?

Seeing that Qin Qin said nothing, the elegant woman reached out and hooked Qin Qin’s chin with her finger, “Little girl, you’re so beautiful. I certainly won’t waste the fortune on your body. I’ll even spare your life, so you can personally witness me ascend to the highest imperial throne.”

“You wish!”

Qin Qin clenched her back teeth tightly and rebuked angrily.

“Hmph.”

The elegant woman snorted coldly, “A defeated dog barking.”

As she finished, she waved her hand. Suddenly, a ceremonial altar emerged within the ornate palace.

She casually tossed Chu Caiyi onto the altar, then stepped up and began chanting incantations.

Qin Qin still did not give up struggling. She closed her eyes, intending to use all her strength to break through the restraints.

At the same time, a burst of light radiated from the altar. The elegant woman turned into a stream of light and shot into Chu Caiyi’s sea of consciousness. Chu Caiyi only felt a sudden darkness before falling unconscious.

The moment the elegant woman entered Chu Caiyi’s sea of consciousness, she froze slightly—this sea of consciousness was even broader than her own had been in life.

One had to know that, when alive, she had been a Great Sage. And yet the girl before her was merely a cultivator at the True Fate Realm.

Still, this worked to her advantage—it would save her much soul power in expanding the sea of consciousness.

“I wonder where that little girl is hiding.”

Muttering this to herself, the elegant woman began searching the vast sea of consciousness for the girl’s divine soul.

Only by fully devouring her divine soul could she inherit the fortune upon her. Otherwise, as long as that girl still existed, she would not be able to fully control this body. And if discovered by the Heavenly Dao, she might even have the fortune stripped away.

The woman began flying through the boundless sea of consciousness. Meanwhile, Chu Caiyi opened her eyes and found herself back in that strange dream.

“Wasn’t I knocked out by that saint soul? Why am I in the dream again?”

Looking at the familiar scene before her, Chu Caiyi didn’t panic. Instead, she calmly pondered how to escape this predicament.

Just then, her gaze fell on the figure at the highest point in the dark space—a girl identical to herself.

That’s right, I can communicate with the Chaos Demon God. As long as I can comprehend the Demon God’s power and call forth its residual will, I might be able to resolve this crisis.

With that thought, Chu Caiyi immediately sat cross-legged and began to communicate with the Chaos Demon God.

A moment later, a familiar voice echoed from the darkness.

“Didn’t expect a little girl like you to be hiding here.”

The elegant woman let out a mocking smile.

Hearing that voice, Chu Caiyi’s body trembled instinctively. She opened her eyes and looked at the saint soul towering dozens of times over her, an expression of disbelief surfacing on her face.

“You... how did you enter my dream?”

“Dream?”

The elegant woman heard the word and couldn’t help but curl her lips slightly, “As expected of an ignorant junior. This isn’t a dream—it’s your sea of consciousness.”

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Chu Caiyi looked at her like she was a fool. Don’t tell me you, of all people, understand my dream better than I do?

Seeing her confused expression, the elegant woman chuckled and said, “Enough—”

Chu Caiyi shouted with deep hatred, “My final words are that you will die a miserable death!”

“Heh.”

The elegant woman gave a cold laugh. “Since you don’t value this opportunity, don’t blame me for not offering you another.”

As she finished speaking, she reached her hand toward Chu Caiyi.

Just as her hand was about to touch Chu Caiyi, a golden light suddenly descended from above and struck the elegant woman’s hand.

“Ah!”

She cried out in alarm and quickly withdrew her hand. Watching as her palm began to corrode, her face filled with terror.

“You... what did you do?!”

Chu Caiyi slowly lifted her head, looked toward the woman sealed in the darkness with her eyes closed, and said indifferently, “I didn’t do anything. Ask her yourself.”

The elegant woman was momentarily stunned and was about to lash out when she felt a terrifying aura envelop her. Instinctively, she looked up.

When she saw clearly where that oppressive force was coming from, her entire soul froze in place.

“Em... Em...”

The word “Empress” had not yet fully escaped her lips when the slumbering soul of the female emperor in the darkness suddenly opened her eyes.

With just one glance, the elegant woman was overwhelmed by despair. How could she be so unlucky? After finally encountering a girl carrying the fortune of an emperor, that girl turned out to be the reincarnation of a female emperor.

“No!!!”

With a final, hopeless scream, the elegant woman’s saint soul shattered like a bubble, transforming into specks of starlight that merged into Chu Caiyi’s divine soul.

Chu Caiyi stood there blankly, watching the scene unfold, unable to recover for a long time. She hadn’t even noticed that after absorbing the starlight, her divine soul had expanded several times over.

She wanted to say something to the woman in the void who looked exactly like her, but realized the figure had already closed her eyes again, giving her no chance.

Left with no other choice, Chu Caiyi began to ponder how she could leave this place.

“Junior sister! Caiyi!”

In the darkness, Chu Caiyi suddenly heard the voice of Qin-shijie and instinctively followed the sound.

She passed through layers of shadow until a faint light appeared ahead. Then she opened her eyes and saw Qin-shijie looking at her with concern.

“Caiyi, are you alright?”

Qin Qin asked with a worried expression as soon as she saw Chu Caiyi awaken.

Chu Caiyi shook her head. “I’m fine. Weren’t you worried I might have been possessed?”

Qin Qin smiled and said, “Junior sister, don’t forget—I was born with double pupils. Of course I can sense any change in your aura. But tell me, what happened just now? Why did the aura of that saint soul suddenly vanish?”

“This is what happened...”

Chu Caiyi didn’t hide anything from her and told Qin Qin everything she had seen in the dream.

“So that’s how it was.”

Qin Qin murmured, “Junior sister, remember—aside from master, never let a third person know what happened today.”

Although Chu Caiyi had some doubts in her heart, she didn’t press for answers and simply nodded. “Senior sister, while I was in the dream, I absorbed that saint soul’s power and memories. I now know what treasures lie within this underground palace. Let me take you to find them.”

Hearing this, Qin Qin’s eyes lit up. “That’s wonderful, junior sister! You really turned misfortune into a blessing this time!”

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