Chapter 1204: Soul Battle

Su Meiyin seemed to have anticipated Yun Che's move. A blue profound shadow instantly materialized in front of her, transforming into a shimmering aquamarine profound formation.

Bang!

Yun Che's energy wave pressed down, the explosive sound muffled, yet it failed to suppress Su Meiyin. Within his sight, her figure slowly vanished with the appearing blue profound formation. Her aura then emanated from a distant point high above.

"'Phantom Dream Butterfly Dance'... As expected of a top-tier movement technique that even Shui Yingyue couldn't master; it's truly extraordinary." Yun Che secretly praised. The mere fact that Su Meiyin could so easily evade his suppression, even momentarily escaping his aura lock, proved that her "Phantom Dream Butterfly Dance" was no less formidable than "Broken Moon Flitting Shadow"—at least, a "Broken Moon Flitting Shadow" that hadn't reached grand completion.

Yun Che quickly re-locked onto Su Meiyin's aura. Her counterattack arrived simultaneously. As she waved her small hand, the blue glow of "Illusory Heart Butterfly Whispers" blossomed, and a water curtain instantly spread across the sky, pouring down.

Ice profound arts are a branch of water profound arts. In terms of attack, control, and defense, they surpass pure water profound arts in every aspect. Their only drawback is their difficulty to master. Consequently, in the God Realm, ninety percent of the well-known water profound arts are ice-based; pure water-based ones are extremely rare. Yet, the main profound art of the Luminous World, "Ripple Star Endowment," is a pure water profound art, and it ranks among the three strongest Star Realms below the King Realms of the Eastern Divine Region. This demonstrates that it's far beyond what ordinary water profound arts can achieve.

However, whether ice-based or water-based, neither posed any threat to Yun Che, who possessed the Water Spirit Evil Body! Furthermore, this water curtain, though appearing exceptionally large, lacked any intimidating presence. Yun Che leaped up, casually swiped his sword, and with a tearing sound, the sky-wide water curtain was easily ripped apart like cloth, revealing the briefly obscured azure sky... But before he could even glimpse Su Meiyin's figure, a second water curtain suddenly descended, once again blocking his vision.

At that very moment, Su Meiyin's aura also suddenly vanished. Yun Che was startled. Just as he was about to tear the water curtain again, his brow suddenly furrowed.

"No!"

Yun Che's figure abruptly stopped, suspended in mid-air. Profound energy surged around him, but his eyes slowly closed as his consciousness rapidly sank into his mind sea.

Sinking one's consciousness on the Conferred God Stage was inherently dangerous. Yun Che not only sank his consciousness but plunged eighty percent of it, leaving only twenty percent externally aware, undoubtedly making his entire body vulnerable. His soul space was dotted with stars, quiet and without any anomalies. Yet, Yun Che didn't immediately withdraw his consciousness. Instead, he focused his spirit; a golden glow burst forth as the Golden Crow Divine Soul transformed into a massive Golden Crow phantom. It stretched its neck and let out a long cry, and Yun Che's soul world instantly turned into a sea of fire.

In an instant, countless small, nimble black butterflies were illuminated by the flames, then swiftly incinerated, turning into scattered ash. These "black butterflies," which had already infiltrated his mind, had gone completely unnoticed by him before he unleashed the Golden Crow Divine Soul!

"Oh my!" A clear, startled cry from a young girl echoed within the sea of fire. "Big brother, you're amazing! You found them all at once!"

"No, I didn't actually discover them," Yun Che said slowly. "It's just that your 'charm' had a tiny flaw. The sky in the Eternal Heaven Realm is pale white, but the sky I just saw had a slight azure tint. That's how I knew I had already been 'charmed' by you without realizing it!"

"Huh? Is that so..." the girl mumbled softly to herself.

Yun Che's voice was calm, but his mind and soul were taut with extreme vigilance, and the depths of his consciousness were filled with shock. He had previously witnessed Meng Duanshi's complete defeat under Su Meiyin's soul power, not even realizing he had been enchanted by her until the moment of his loss. At the time, while astonished by the extraordinary nature of Su Meiyin's soul power, he was absolutely confident that his own mental strength would prevent him from being as discomfited as Meng Duanshi, at least not to the extent of being unaware of being charmed.

But at this moment, he was startled to realize just how terrifying Su Meiyin's soul power truly was. During their exchange, he had maintained a high level of soul vigilance, ready to firmly defend or even counterattack if a soul attack approached. Yet just now, had he not sunk his consciousness, he would have remained completely unaware that his spiritual world had been infiltrated.

It would have been one thing to be silently infiltrated while unprepared, but he had been fully on guard... Could it be that her soul power could actually bypass soul defenses and freely enter others' spiritual worlds!?

"Hehe, big brother, you guessed right!" As Yun Che pondered in surprise, the girl's light chuckle suddenly echoed in his spiritual world: "My soul has a strange name called the 'Untainted Divine Soul.' Daddy says it was born from the primordial power of primal chaos, the purest soul in the cosmos, and it's compatible with all non-evil souls, so it can easily enter others' spiritual worlds."

"Big brother's soul is very, very strong, yet I could infiltrate it so easily, which means big brother actually has a very pure soul!"

"Untainted... Divine Soul!?" Like the "Untainted Body" Mu Xuanyin had mentioned, was it born from the most primordial chaotic aura!?

"Pure? Heh... my soul hardly deserves those words." Yun Che finished speaking, then suddenly paused, his soul voice deepening: "You... can 'see' my thoughts?"

"Hehehe!" The girl chuckled again: "Because I'm inside your soul world right now!"

"..." How terrifying it was for someone to know his thoughts at any moment. If this continued, she could likely delve into his memories.

Yun Che's spiritual world tensed up again. He said in a deep voice, "Alright... then I'll... drive you out of my spiritual world first!!"

Boom!

Yun Che's spiritual world erupted with fiery light, and a phoenix cry shook the heavens. Every wisp of Yun Che's mental energy transformed into Golden Crow exploding flames, turning his entire spiritual world into a complete sea of fire.

The Golden Crow Divine Soul was as fierce as the Golden Crow Divine Flames; everything external would be incinerated. But within the boundless mental sea of fire, countless black butterflies danced. One by one, they perished in the flames, yet new ones swiftly flew in. As the golden flames burned, the black butterflies not only failed to be completely annihilated but instead grew in number, gradually fluttering deeper into the soul world.

Yun Che's thoughts shifted; instantly, the sea of fire transformed. The pervasive golden flames suddenly morphed into countless swiftly dancing flame butterflies, fluttering with scorching light as they lunged towards the black butterflies. Red Butterflies, the Golden Crow soul power's strongest killer move. Years ago, Yun Che had single-handedly thrown the vast Black Soul Divine Sect into chaos and panic with his "Red Butterfly Domain," terrifying everyone in the entire sect.

"Wow! Big brother, your soul power can actually materialize into such beautiful butterflies, how amazing!"

Yun Che's soul power was concentrated, his spirit taut, yet Su Meiyin's ethereal, delicate voice echoed in his soul world. Her voice conveyed joy at seeing beautiful things, without the slightest hint of tension or caution from a fierce soul battle. She clearly seemed completely at ease!

The Red Butterfly soul power was incredibly domineering; when unleashed, it could easily incinerate the mind and soul of a Divine Dao practitioner in an instant. However, as they lunged at the black butterflies, flames flashed, yet they couldn't immediately burn the black butterflies away. Instead, they briefly entangled, and for a moment, Yun Che's soul world flickered between light and dark, a chaotic dance of butterflies.

The Conferred God Stage became eerily quiet. Yun Che hovered motionless in mid-air, his eyes closed. Su Meiyin was less than thirty steps behind him, her starry eyes narrowed, equally still.

"Are they... competing in mental strength?"

"Meiyin possesses the Untainted Divine Soul. If they forcibly compete in mental strength..." Shui Yingyue's beautiful eyes remained calm, already seeing the outcome: "Even Luo Changsheng would absolutely be no match for Meiyin. Yun Che is bound to lose!"

The Luminous World King also nodded slightly. Su Meiyin was born with an extraordinary soul, and no one knew better than her father just how terrifying her mental strength was. Even if Yun Che had discovered his soul being invaded, he should have used his absolute combat advantage to secure victory. Daring to engage her in a direct mental confrontation was extremely unwise!

From Yun Che's body, a Golden Crow aura continuously emanated, fluctuating in strength, clearly indicating he was activating the Golden Crow Divine Soul. Before long, a cold pressure suddenly overlapped with the Golden Crow aura, revealing that he had also unleashed the Ice Phoenix Divine Soul. With both divine souls activated simultaneously, Yun Che's body also trembled slightly.

In contrast, Su Meiyin's eyes were gently narrowed, her skirt swayed, as if she were in a peaceful slumber. One couldn't detect the slightest trace of soul power being released from her. In Yun Che's soul world, red butterflies danced, and ice phoenixes cried out. Blue light and flame butterflies simultaneously blocked and destroyed the black butterflies that seemed to invade from nowhere. Yet these black butterflies appeared endless; no matter how Yun Che resisted, their numbers never seemed to diminish.

"I refuse to believe that a little girl who hasn't even been weaned yet has deeper mental strength than me!" Yun Che roared inwardly, his mental energy surging even more fiercely.

"Hmph! You're the one who hasn't been weaned yet! Let me show you how powerful I am!"

No sooner had Yun Che's thought flashed than the girl's displeased hmph echoed. Her "retaliation" arrived instantly: the dancing black butterflies suddenly glowed with a dark, ethereal light, and a crushing pressure, far surpassing the previous one, bore down, dimming the soul light of both the Golden Crow Divine Soul and the Ice Phoenix Divine Soul simultaneously.

"...!?" Yun Che was shocked again... Could it be that she hadn't even used her full power just now!?

The black butterflies danced lightly, rapidly overwhelming the flame butterflies. In just over ten breaths, they had infiltrated nearly thirty percent of Yun Che's soul space and were still pressing forward. His soul world began to tremble uneasily, gradually escalating in intensity. But at that moment, all the black butterflies suddenly scattered, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye. As the black butterflies dispersed, a fantastically beautiful tableau appeared before Yun Che's eyes.

He saw towering mountains, ethereal clouds, a vast firmament, and the stars and moon together. Amidst the boundless heavens and earth, a sense of insignificance welled up within him. Gradually, he watched the mountains and clouds recede, the sky becoming even more boundless, and his own existence growing ever smaller... smaller still... tiny as grains of sand... minute as dust... so tiny as to be almost nothingness...

"This is..."

Yun Che was horrified deep down. His sense of existence was rapidly diminishing beyond his control. He knew very well that when this feeling completely vanished, his mind and soul would be fully invaded, and he would be controlled by Su Meiyin, at her mercy.

He immediately began to struggle, but his desperate efforts felt remarkably futile, like a small boat vainly trying to escape the overturning waves of the ocean. Gradually, even the presence of the Golden Crow Divine Soul and Ice Phoenix Divine Soul became so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

"This... How is this possible!" "I possess multiple divine souls, my mental strength far surpasses ordinary people, yet I'm being so easily suppressed to the point of utter defeat... She's clearly just a fifteen-year-old girl!"

The more he struggled, the weaker his sense of existence became, and his consciousness blurred at a terrifying speed.

"No... It seems I must release the Dragon Soul! Otherwise..."

"Huh? Dragon Soul? You possess a Dragon Soul too?" Su Meiyin's astonished gasp echoed in his mind.

Yun Che not only possessed a Dragon Soul but also an extremely unique one: the sole Dragon God's Soul in the entire cosmos! This was one of his greatest life-saving trump cards, and with all eyes on the Conferred God Stage, he absolutely wouldn't want to use the Dragon Soul unless it was absolutely necessary. However, the terrifying power of Su Meiyin's soul had surpassed his expectations by countless times. If he continued to hold back the Dragon Soul, he would face nothing but a devastating defeat.

Just as Yun Che was about to unleash the Dragon Soul with full power, a thought suddenly crossed his mind... "Wait! She can see my thoughts at any moment..."

"Hmm..."

"Hmm!!"

Yun Che's mental energy suddenly completely ceased struggling, allowing Su Meiyin's soul power to freely invade. In his mind, a dazzling scene emerged: In the Illusory Demon Realm, within the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, inside the barrier set by the Golden Crow Soul, the Little Demon Empress and Feng Xue'er were both naked, their bodies entangled as they moved rhythmically upon Yun Che's body. Their moans of pleasure intertwined with Yun Che's low groans, creating a scene of indescribable eroticism.

Bang!

Yun Che's soul world suddenly shook violently, followed by the shrillest female scream he had ever heard in his life.

"Aaaah!"