In the alternate dimension, all the alien cultivators who had just been kicked into the green space in a daze stood up.
Their faces were all extremely ugly. They hadn't been humiliated like this in many years. This was simply unbearable.
"What an arrogant human cultivator!"
Zi Ying Nie suddenly sneered, "Don't be fooled by this person. I have a secret technique that can confirm that this person is only a Core Formation stage cultivator. And this space is most likely an immature Xuan Tian treasure!"
Everyone's eyes lit up, including the Black Owl King's. Every race with a Mahayana cultivator possessed the same magical boulder called the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking, which could update and display text in real time, announcing the Xuan Tian Treasures and Tong Tian Spiritual Treasures of this interface to all races.
The Heavenly Treasure is fine, but the Mysterious Heavenly Treasure can summon a true spirit to establish a contract to protect the clan. As long as one has the protection of a true spirit, one can immediately join the ranks of the great clans of the spirit world, ranking at least in the top twenty.
The Xuan Tian Hua Tian Shield, which ranked third back then, caused a bloodbath in the Spirit Realm, sweeping across the three continents of the Spirit Realm. Countless races perished as a result of its sacrifice.
The six tribes in the northwest of Fengyuan Continent were fortunate to escape this calamity because they were too remote and the Huatian Shield finally had a home.
However, to this day, the two Xuan Tian treasures ranked first and second have not yet appeared, and the world remains in chaos with no information whatsoever.
But this Core Formation stage human cultivator actually possesses the ability to simultaneously imprison ten Nascent Soul stage cultivators in this strange green space. This is definitely the power of a Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure!
Just by looking at the size of this space, you can tell that either a Core Formation stage human cultivator cannot unleash the power of this Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure, or this Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure has not yet truly been born and is still an immature form in the process of growth.
Or perhaps it's a combination of both!
Although the Xuan Tian Treasure is powerful, it depends on who uses it. How could a Core Formation cultivator possibly defeat ten Integration stage cultivators?
So what if we lock them up in this green space?
The Core Formation cultivator had no idea of the terror of the Integration Realm expert; this person was just there to deliver treasures—a treasure-delivering boy!
"Youngster! Quickly hand over this Xuan Tian treasure, and perhaps we can spare your life; otherwise, we will surely annihilate your soul!" said a Purple Shadow Integration cultivator.
"Hehe, why waste words with him? Just snatch it! The Xuan Tian Treasure is mine!" A powerful Yaksha cultivator at the Fusion Stage made the first move, grabbing at Xiang Yu, the Overlord.
Hao Jiu's lips twitched. These idiots were mistaking the card abilities from another dimension for a supreme treasure?
Seeing the giant hand reaching out, Xiang Yu didn't retreat but advanced, using the Overlord's Crescent Moon Step to flash above the Nascent Soul cultivator's head and slashing down with his halberd, "Die!"
"Overestimating yourself!" The Yaksha Nascent Soul cultivator didn't take Xiang Yu, a Core Formation cultivator, and the halberd that didn't emit any spiritual energy fluctuations seriously at all, and grabbed at him again without even blocking.
The other Nascent Soul cultivators cursed under their breath. This guy was too lucky. If this Core Formation cultivator could activate the great formation or restriction in the Xuan Tian Treasure to attack them, they might still have a fighting chance.
To engage in close combat with the physically powerful Yaksha clan, isn't that just courting death?
This Core Formation stage human cultivator is indeed a treasure-giving child! I should have made my move first!
Black Owl King sneered and locked his aura onto Purple Shadow Demon. If he dared to steal the treasure, then he wouldn't be so ruthless.
Zi Ying's eyes flashed as he secretly notified the other four Shadow Clan experts at the combined level to prepare to seize the treasure. They would first focus their fire on one of the Yaksha Clan members, and with five against four, they would definitely be able to protect themselves.
Fortune favors the bold. If we can successfully seize this treasure, what do we have to fear from the Black Owl King?
Just as the assembled powerful beings were preparing for a major battle, the Overlord's Divine Halberd struck the head of the assembled Yaksha, whose claws gripped Xiang Yu's body.
puff!
"You..." The Yaksha fusion cultivator's prized claws failed to inflict even the slightest damage on the opponent.
With a gentle slit of his arms, Xiang Yu split the Yaksha cultivator in two, killing him instantly!
"Hiss..." The nine alien races who had reached the Fusion Realm all gasped in unison. Those were powerful beings in the Fusion Realm, and even in the early stages of the Fusion Realm, they were overlords of their own realm. They were simply split in two like that.
This human cultivator is too strange; there was no fluctuation of magical power when he attacked!
Moreover, how could someone capable of instantly killing a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly be a Core Formation cultivator!
Zi Ying Nie's face was grim. His secret technique had failed him. Fortunately, he had only killed one member of the Yaksha clan, but what about the next one? How could this human expert, who had captured them and brought them into this green space, only kill one person?
"Let's all join forces to kill this fiend!" Black Owl King was no longer arrogant. He could easily kill a master at the early stage of the Integration Realm, but he couldn't do it so decisively, and he couldn't do it without using his magic power.
Xiang Yu's lips curled slightly, and he instantly appeared in the midst of the combined alien race, sweeping across all directions!
"escape!"
The alien beings who were about to launch a combined attack on Xiang Yu quickly retreated, but the alien space was only so big, with a distance of no more than fifty meters between them.
Xiang Yu concentrated all his domineering energy into the Overlord Divine Halberd, making the invisible blade forty meters long. Its attack power, comparable to that of a Mahayana cultivator, was something that even a cultivator in the early stages of the Integration Realm could not withstand.
Puff puff puff...
Three Yaksha were attacked together. One of them was instantly cut in half at the waist. As the blade sliced through his body, a burst of domineering energy erupted from within him, tearing him to pieces.
The Yaksha clan was originally known for their physical strength, but they were clearly not yet strong enough to withstand a single blow from Xiang Yu. It would be quite good if they could withstand attacks from the late stage of the fusion realm in the early stage of the fusion realm.
Xiang Yu has been at the Earth Realm for some time now. If we divide the Earth Realm's domineering aura into four minor realms—early, middle, late, and peak—then Xiang Yu should now be at the middle Earth Realm, corresponding to a Mahayana cultivator in the Spirit Realm.
The other two Yaksha were seriously injured and slightly injured respectively. The seriously injured one swallowed a pill, and his wounds healed rapidly, but his strength was greatly reduced.
The slightly injured Yaksha powerhouse was wearing a mask, but judging from his figure, he should be a female Yaksha. He was incredibly fast and agile.
Two of the five combined Yakshas were killed in just ten breaths. In contrast, the Shadow Clan fared much better. The Shadow Clan's bodies are close to those of demons, making them difficult to harm with flying swords. Even if they were cut in half at the waist, it wouldn't matter.
Moreover, the Shadow Clan's offensive methods are quite unique. They can separate two gray shadow clones from their bodies to assist in battle, while their main body's innate ability is possession, and they especially like to possess the bodies of human cultivators.
The Yaksha tribe also had servants to assist in battle, but when Xiang Yu arrived, they were all in a meeting and didn't bring any servants with them.
Of course, neither Gray Shadow nor the Rampaging Slave were any match for Xiang Yu.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. This person is likely a Xuan cultivator with a weak soul!" Zi Ying Nie licked his lips. Nothing was more tempting to the Shadow Clan than possessing a powerful Xuan cultivator.
"Fellow Daoists of the Shadow Clan, quickly seize his body! I will use illusion magic to assist you!" The female Yaksha's eyes instantly glowed red as she activated her illusion magic.
Xiang Yu was slightly taken aback, stopped his attack, and then...
Five purple figures pounced almost simultaneously, beginning their attempt to possess the body!
Chapter 495 Possession
In the world of cultivation, those with exceptionally strong physical bodies tend to have relatively weak spiritual souls; otherwise, they would be invincible.
Based on this understanding, Zi Yingni and others judged that Xiang Yu's soul was his weakness. People with weak souls are easy to possess and are also easily affected by illusions.
If one could obtain such a powerful Xuan cultivator's body, the combined Purple Shadow could fight against ordinary Mahayana cultivators, and the chance of advancing to Mahayana after completely fusing with this body would increase several times.
At this moment, the world before Xiang Yu's eyes transformed into a dazzling world surrounded by countless beautiful women. If one's mind is not firm enough, one will surely succumb to it and be unable to extricate oneself.
Moreover, this illusion targets Xiang Yu's memories; the beauties around him are all people Xiang Yu has seen before, so there won't be any issues with their aesthetic sense.
Xiang Yu was furious. It was one thing that Yu Ji and Li Canghai were among them, but there were also so many women he didn't know very well, and they were dressed so provocatively.
With a sudden glare, the female demon let out a shrill scream, and with a "poof" sound, her eyes popped out!
It's actually a top-tier eye technique!
"Ah!" The female demon rolled on the ground, not only her eyes but also her soul suffered severe damage. This was the backlash from using illusion magic on someone with a stronger soul!
However, this brief interruption was enough for the five Shadow Clan members to merge and rush into Xiang Yu's body.
"Hahaha... This person's body is so strong, I think we don't need to fight over it anymore. How about the five of us share one body?"
"Indeed! Such a physical body is hard to find in the world. It would be a waste for one person to possess it all if someone at the Core Formation stage could split a Body Fusion!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Quickly devour this person's soul!"
"Whoever swallows the most gets to take the lead!"
"Agreed! No one is allowed to go back on their word!"
"I'm afraid the souls of Core Formation cultivators won't be enough for me to eat, hahaha..."
"Human brat, you should feel honored. My Shadow Clan would never deign to possess a cultivator of such a low cultivation level. You are the first one to do so!"
Five purple figures rushed into Xiang Yu's sea of consciousness with glee, opening their mouths wide to devour him, and then their mouths grew larger and larger...
"Since you're here, don't leave!" Xiang Yu waved his hand, and the five lightning-streaked split souls beside him immediately pounced over.
Above the Sea of Consciousness, Hao Jiu, dressed in the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, resembled a god. His body was unusually large, and his appearance had also changed slightly. His wings were several times larger, and his hair had grown longer, moving freely without wind. He was about ten meters long according to normal human proportions.
Nie Deng Ziying was dumbfounded. What on earth was going on?
This person actually has so many powerful divine souls in their sea of consciousness!
Upon closer inspection, Zi Ying Nie realized that those powerful divine souls flashing with lightning actually looked exactly like Xiang Yu. It turned out that these were his divine soul clones!
"Who's such a terrible teammate?!" Zi Ying Nie was almost in tears. How was this person's soul weak? Zi Ying, who was at the Shadow Clan's Fusion Realm, could only create two gray shadow clones, but this person created five, and all of them were exceptionally powerful!
Lightning is extremely harmful to the soul, and it is very difficult for the two to coexist. Therefore, it is almost impossible for ghost cultivators to pass the lightning tribulation and become immortals. Even the Shadow Clan, which is similar to a soul, finds it more difficult to pass the tribulation than other races.
While enjoying their racial innate abilities, the Shadow Clan also have to bear the inherent flaws of their race. Lacking a physical body to withstand heavenly tribulations, they have little ability to withstand them. Apart from crafting magical artifacts to withstand the lightning, they can only increase their chances of successfully transcending tribulations by possessing the bodies of other races.
However, although the Shadow Clan's possession of another's body is an innate supernatural ability, and their souls are extremely powerful with few rivals of the same level, there are still times when they fail. There are also many beings in the world with exceptionally powerful souls.
If the possession attempt fails, the soul and spirit are likely to be destroyed. Moreover, the souls of Mahayana cultivators are extremely stable and cannot be possessed. Even a Shadow Clan member in the Mahayana stage cannot do it.
Although Xiang Yu was only a Core Formation cultivator and his Earth Realm aura couldn't strengthen his soul, his soul was already stronger than that of an ordinary person. Moreover, he had six split souls that had cultivated in the Thunder Sea for decades, and after merging, they were even stronger than the souls of Mahayana cultivators.
When a Mahayana cultivator fails to transcend the tribulation, their soul and spirit are destroyed. It is considered remarkable if they can be reincarnated and start cultivating again. What does it mean that Xiang Yu's divided soul bathed in the sea of immortal sword lightning for decades?
That's as powerful as a true immortal!
Moreover, compared to Xiang Yu's divided soul, the celestial being in the sky wearing golden armor is even more despairing. Could it be the legendary soul of a golden immortal?
In short, Zi Ying's attempt to possess someone was like a lamb being led into the tiger's den!
"Destroy them!" the five fragments of Xiang Yu's soul shouted in unison, and then each fought against a purple shadow.
The danger of possession lies in the fact that the battlefield is the other person's sea of consciousness. Once you break in, and find that the other person's soul is stronger, you will not be able to escape.
And so, the five purple shadows met a tragic end. In an instant, four of the early-stage fusion purple shadows were electrocuted and suffered terribly, while the late-stage fusion purple shadow, Nie, was also electrocuted and cried out incessantly, as if a great calamity had arrived ahead of schedule.
"Senior, please stop! I am willing to submit! I only beg for my life!" Zi Ying Nie couldn't care less about anything else. At this point, what other choice did he have but to beg for mercy?
"God of Wine, if they can successfully possess my body by swallowing my soul, what if I swallow theirs?" Xiang Yu narrowed his eyes.
Hao Jiu raised an eyebrow. "You can strengthen your soul by consuming them. I just found a secret technique to strengthen the soul and avoid being influenced by the memories and personalities of others."
This method must be completed within the sea of consciousness. Apart from the case of possession, it is almost impossible for other souls to enter your sea of consciousness, so this is a rare opportunity.
These alien races have slaughtered countless humans, all of whom deserved to die. Why not devour them? The stronger their souls, the better; this method of enhancement is the quickest and easiest.
"Good!" Xiang Yu quickly learned the secret technique, but suddenly felt disgusted by devouring other people's souls, so he came up with a compromise: to use a split soul to devour them. Well, actually, there was no difference; it was just for psychological comfort.
Soon, the other four purple figures were beaten into complete idiots. This was the way to clear out memory garbage. By devouring a soul with a blank mind, it would naturally not be disturbed by its memories.
Then, the four purple figures just stood there blankly, without any resistance, as Xiang Yu's divided soul devoured them bite by bite.