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In the dead space where the Ancient Emperor Cave was located, a gigantic stone gate stood majestically, with a vast, empty square in front of it, appearing exceptionally desolate.
Zhu Kun paced back and forth, looking at the spot where Xiao Meng had disappeared. During the thousands of years he had been trapped, he had tried every method to break free from the Seal of this space or enter the Ancient Emperor Cave, but there had been no progress.
He couldn't understand how Xiao Meng had gotten in, despite only holding a fragment of the key!
A small, silver and black swirling vortex appeared on the massive stone gate. A streak of light flew out, transforming into a human figure.
Xiao Meng, in her usual appearance, landed steadily. Looking at Zhu Kun's surprised expression, she greeted him, "Senior Zhu Kun..."
Zhu Kun rubbed his hands, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and tried his best to speak in a calm tone, "You are Zi Yan's good friend. If you don't mind, you can call me uncle."
"Okay, Uncle Kun," Xiao Meng readily agreed.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Kun still couldn't hold back his hope of entering the Ancient Emperor Cave or breaking free from the Seal, and asked, "Niece Xiao Meng, that... how did you get in? Can you help me... leave this hellish place?"
Xiao Meng raised the ancient jade in her hand and explained, "This is one-eighth of the key. It possesses partial 'opening' authority."
"No Seal is flawless or without loopholes, even those set by a Dou Emperor are the same."
"I possess a special talent for Insight, Magnifying loopholes, and weakening or breaking Seals."
"I combined my innate ability with the 'opening' authority contained in this one-eighth ancient jade to create a temporary passage."
"This passage can only be used by myself; it cannot be maintained, nor can it assist others in passing through..."
Zhu Kun's eyes darkened, his expression fell, and he said helplessly, "Alas, it's not that easy after all."
"Wait... not necessarily," Xiao Meng suddenly said.
Zhu Kun abruptly looked up, his eyes filled with hope and longing.
Xiao Meng tilted her head, starlight shimmering in her eyes, as if observing something. She then turned back to gaze at Zhu Kun, and an even stronger starlight glowed.
Then, she lowered her head, cupping her chin, seemingly pondering a solution.
Zhu Kun unconsciously rubbed his hands, not daring to breathe too heavily, worried about disturbing Xiao Meng's thoughts.
"It seems it's not impossible..." Xiao Meng slowly began.
Zhu Kun's heart pounded wildly. Seeing Xiao Meng say this and then fall silent, he couldn't help but feel anxious and asked, "How?"
"Uncle Kun, look, besides being able to pass through myself, I can also carry some inanimate objects," Xiao Meng shook the space ring on her hand.
"The restriction Tuo She Ancient Emperor placed on you should be simultaneously affecting both your body and your soul."
"If you separate your soul from your body, then whether it's the single body or the single soul, the binding force will be greatly reduced."
"I can hide your soul inside the space ring. This way, the restriction's binding force will be further reduced."
"Then I can try to exploit a bug, first taking your soul out, and then returning to take your body out..."
"This method may not succeed, and I don't have a space ring large enough to hold your body."
"Furthermore, how to separate your soul and body is also a problem. Although I've heard of it, I don't have such a secret method."
Seeing the hope of escape, Zhu Kun could barely contain his joy and immediately said, "Let's try, let's try it now!"
"Uh... Uncle Kun, you know this secret method?" Xiao Meng's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"Hahahaha, for such a small matter, why would I need a secret method?" As he spoke, his figure flickered, and his soul directly left his body, while his body reverted to the appearance of the ten-thousand-zhang giant dragon.
When the soul reaches the Emperor Realm, it can directly leave the body and fight enemies. Moreover, the Emperor Realm is a stage where the soul undergoes transformation; even without the protection of a body and exposed, it will not appear fragile.
Although magical beasts are generally weaker in spirit power than humans of the same rank, Zhu Kun was a peak expert who had stood at the pinnacle thousands of years ago. He had enough time to make up for his shortcomings, and his spirit power, like Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor, was at the Emperor Realm!
A soul at this stage doesn't need any secret method to leave the body.
"Niece Xiao Meng, I'll leave it to you." As he spoke, Zhu Kun's soul transformed into a streak of light and flew into Xiao Meng's ring.
"But Uncle Kun, your body..." Xiao Meng said with some hesitation.
"It doesn't matter. First, let the soul go out, and then I'll find materials to make a space ring with enough space, and you can help me get the body out." Zhu Kun said with a chuckle.
Although there were many suspicious points about "Xiao Meng," Zhu Kun didn't mind trying. Even without a body, his soul could exert the power of a high-star Dou Saint.
His powerful strength was his confidence.
"En, I'll try..." Xiao Meng nodded with a serious expression. As she walked towards the huge, magnificent, ancient stone gate, she said,
"Senior, your restriction is connected to this stone gate, and the loophole is also on the stone gate."
As she spoke, she took out the ancient jade and placed her hand on the stone gate, creating a silver and black swirling vortex. Xiao Meng transformed into a streak of light and flew into it.
Zhu Kun felt blocks of rich color appear before his eyes, and his vision was chaotic. Just as he was about to release his spirit power to observe, he heard Xiao Meng's voice:
"Senior, restrain your spirit power and try to minimize your presence. Taking you with me is a huge pressure, but with a bit more effort, it seems possible!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Kun dared not make any unusual movements and cooperated by restraining his spirit power.
After a while, Xiao Meng's voice sounded again: "Sorry, Senior, it failed."
Her voice sounded a bit weak, revealing deep fatigue.
Zhu Kun's soul emerged from the space ring and saw Xiao Meng slumped on the ground, looking as if she were about to collapse from exhaustion.
Sweat drenched her hair, flowed down her cheeks, and dripped from her chin. Her clothes were also soaked, clinging tightly to her body, outlining her delicate curves.
"Alas, it's alright. The restriction left by Tuo She Ancient Emperor isn't that easy to bypass... You can wait until you are stronger, reaching the Dou Saint realm, and try again. Anyway, thank you." Zhu Kun said solemnly.
Then, he suddenly realized that the surroundings were not the desolate, empty space, but rather permeated with a thin layer of mist. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes: "Where is this?"
"This is inside the Ancient Emperor Cave. To exploit a bug and get out, I needed to take a detour, but I couldn't persist until the end and came out halfway," Xiao Meng replied.
Ah, you call this a failure?
Zhu Kun's expression was slightly dazed, then turned to ecstasy.
"Hahahaha, isn't this perfect? Let's go together and take Tuo She Ancient Emperor's inheritance."
Xiao Meng's eyes lit up, and she said,
"You're right. I felt it was too dangerous before, so I didn't dare to go in, but now with Uncle Kun, I should be able to try."
"Let's go," Zhu Kun said excitedly.
After leaving a Worm of Spirit in place, Xiao Meng flew forward with Zhu Kun.
"Niece Xiao Meng, after we get the treasure, we'll split it half and half," Zhu Kun said with a hearty laugh.
"Okay." Xiao Meng's lips slowly curved upward, forming a smile.
They traveled all the way to the Different Fire Square and saw the Tuo She Ancient Emperor statue emitting a powerful pressure.
Zhu Kun was powerful; his body merely trembled before returning to normal, unlike Xiao Meng's first time entering, when she was forced to her knees.
"Someone else has come?" An old voice echoed through the square.
Zhu Kun frowned and looked forward.
Seeing Pill Emperor standing on the statue's shoulder, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Tuo She Ancient Emperor!"
Xiao Meng seized this opportunity, flew upwards abruptly, came to Pill Emperor's side, and quickly said, "It's him, help me kill him!"
"Ah?" Pill Emperor was startled.
He remembered his previous agreement with Xiao Meng, where he had indeed promised to help him kill someone, but he had thought it would be when the Ancient Emperor Cave was opened. He hadn't expected Xiao Meng to bring the opponent's soul in before the cave had even opened.
Although Pill Emperor was powerful, he was, after all, just a pill and had not been exposed to the intrigues of human society, so his thoughts were relatively simple.
He felt a slight dissatisfaction, but he still decided to honor the agreement and help kill the opponent.
Zhu Kun's expression changed drastically. He looked at Xiao Meng, his eyes filled with the indignation and anger of being deceived.
Pill Emperor made his move. He pressed his palm forward with an irresistible force.
Even if Zhu Kun still had his body and was in his prime, he would have to be fully alert to face this palm, let alone when only his soul remained?
With a loud bang, Zhu Kun was sent flying by a single palm without any resistance, flying out of the Different Fire Square and landing on the plain outside, creating a ten-thousand-zhang deep chasm in the ground.
The might of Pill Emperor was terrifying!
"Extract his soul origin; I have a use for it," Xiao Meng said again quickly.
Pill Emperor did not refuse; giving the soul to Xiao Meng after killing the opponent was also part of their previous agreement.
He flew forward and attacked Zhu Kun.
The battle ended quickly. In a short while, Pill Emperor returned to the Different Fire Square, holding a massive ball of soul light.
This light ball was so enormous that the soul light ball Xiao Meng had devoured in the Sky Palace seemed like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
Xiao Meng's eyes showed joy, and she respectfully said, "Thank you, Senior..."
Pill Emperor looked at the vast amount of soul origin, and a hint of hesitation appeared in his eyes. This was also a great supplement for him.
However, he then glanced at the one-eighth key hanging from Xiao Meng's waist, his mouth twitched, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his face.
This soul origin was not enough to elevate him to the Emperor Realm, so even if he absorbed it, he would not be able to escape the Ancient Emperor Cave.
But he did not immediately hand over the soul origin to Xiao Meng. Instead, he asked with a serious expression:
"How did you bring him in?"
Xiao Meng was well prepared and answered fluently:
"He's just a soul body; he can be hidden in a space ring and brought in. He's also a competitor for Tuo She Ancient Emperor's inheritance. I managed to temporarily reach a cooperation with him and tricked him into coming in."
"I said before, it's not that I don't want to take you out, but the restriction on you is too strong, as you are Tuo She Ancient Emperor's primary target."
"Unless all the ancient jade is gathered and the cave is opened, your connection with this space probably cannot be severed."
"Tuo She Ancient Emperor, you bastard!" Pill Emperor greeted Tuo She Ancient Emperor as usual, and then ungraciously tossed the soul origin to Xiao Meng.
"Take it, and don't forget our agreement."
Although he gave the origin, Pill Emperor became more wary of Xiao Meng. Since the other party could trick that soul body into coming in, they could naturally deceive him as well.
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