Chapter 1237

"You said that I did something to you. That's a big mistake. You only have yourself to blame for everything!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant skull on top of his head emitted a blinding light like a sun. Gu Chen could feel that the power of faith in Mount Meru was being mobilized at an insane rate!

Woo woo —

A sharp whistling sound came from the void. The surroundings turned into a bottomless abyss. The black dog and Qiu Mengyi who were hiding in the corner had disappeared!

Gu Chen looked at the surroundings as if he was facing a formidable enemy. The familiar feeling he had when he first entered was magnified even more!

"Do not fall into the six realms, do not enter the cycle of reincarnation. Enter the purgatory of the Soul Dao, never to be reincarnated!"

"Haha, jie —"

The Man with a Bamboo Hat's body disappeared into the darkness and was replaced by the eerie murmurs that were everywhere.

At the same time, shadows of light appeared around him. The shadows of light looked like they were from different races and had different sizes. However, they all had devilish smiles that were extremely similar to the Man with a Bamboo Hat!

Gu Chen looked at all of this and finally remembered where he was. He was in disbelief. "Purgatory of the Soul Dao?"

This was a very special spiritual space created by the Man with a Bamboo Hat. There was no concept of time and space in this place. Once one was trapped in it, one's soul would not be able to enter the six realms of reincarnation and would become his captive!

"Could it be …"

Gu Chen looked at the terrifying purgatory of the Soul Dao and remembered what the Man with a Bamboo Hat said before. He suddenly understood and shuddered!

"Haha, jie, Gu Chen, do you remember anything now?"

"Back then, I gave Yuan Buhuo a forbidden item that could trap his enemies in the purgatory of the Soul Dao."

"The purgatory of the Soul Dao is a special sealed space. It is also an unsolvable Dao technique that I created with my blood, sweat, and tears."

"Once a cultivator is trapped in the purgatory, it is impossible to escape. But you managed to escape back then. What method did you use to escape?"

The Man with a Bamboo Hat's words made Gu Chen's heart sink. "Everything is because of that remnant soul from back then?"

Back then, when Gu Chen was on the verge of death, in order to escape the purgatory of the Soul Dao, he chose to refine the remnant soul of the Man with a Bamboo Hat that came from the Ancient Demon Soul Jade.

Only by obeying the rules set by the Man with a Bamboo Hat could one leave the Soul Dao Purgatory. Gu Chen managed to refine that strand of soul and successfully escaped.

At that time, he thought that he had completely refined that wisp of soul, and nothing abnormal had happened after that, so he had long since stopped caring about it.

Who would have thought that the Man with a Bamboo Hat had done something to him was actually because of this!

"Haha Jie, Gu Chen, you refined a wisp of my soul back then. My consciousness has long since unintentionally lurked in the depths of your brain."

"From that day onwards, you are nothing more than a furnace for me, a backup plan to prevent any accidents!"

"You've guessed correctly. The reason I schemed and schemed so hard to set up such a grand scheme was naturally to recover my past cultivation. However, I didn't want to borrow the power of faith from the Western Paradise to reform my foundation. Instead, I wanted to borrow its power to devour your soul, occupy your body, and then replace you to once again step into the Emperor realm!"

As the Man with a Bamboo Hat spoke, his laughter reached the limit. More and more shadows appeared in the purgatory of the Soul Dao, dancing around Gu Chen.

"You want to take over my body? Dream on!"

Gu Chen was enraged. He slapped out with his palm and the Overlord Kingdom manifested, expanding infinitely as he tried to destroy this purgatory of the Soul Dao!

Among the dancing shadows, one of them suddenly turned into the Man with a Bamboo Hat. He casually slapped out with his palm and easily blocked Gu Chen's powerful attack!

"How is this possible? You can't possibly have this kind of strength. "

Gu Chen was shocked, but he quickly realized. His eyes erupted with azure and purple light as he saw through all illusions.

Hum —

The Man with a Bamboo Hat that easily blocked his attack disappeared. That was just an illusion. The moment the purgatory of the Soul Dao appeared, the Man with a Bamboo Hat used an illusion to provoke Gu Chen's mind!

"I can't believe you're already this weak. You actually want to rely on illusions to make me think you're undefeatable."

Gu Chen sneered and took out his Heaven Plundering Saber!

He used the Heaven Plundering Saber to simulate the Battle Saint Art. At the same time, he integrated the Asura Slash's profundity to slash at the purgatory of the Soul Dao!

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The entire purgatory of the Soul Dao was on the verge of collapse, faintly showing cracks!

In the end, the Soul Dao Purgatory may be a perfect dao technique, but the Man with a Bamboo Hat's cultivation was no longer the same as before. Even with the power of faith from the Western Sky Starfield, he still couldn't fight evenly with Gu Chen!

Previously, he used an illusion to create the illusion that he was powerful, so that Gu Chen would lose his will to fight.

However, Gu Chen had experienced so many tribulations, and his heart was already as hard as steel. How could he be affected by his illusion and see through everything in an extremely short period of time!

"You're more powerful than I imagined …"

The Man with a Bamboo Hat appeared in a corner of the purgatory. With a joyful smile on his face, he reached out and grabbed at Gu Chen!

Boom!

With this grab, Gu Chen's expression changed. He felt the soul in his body become restless, as if it wanted to leave his body!

"Gu Chen, I must replace you today and devour your soul!"

"Your soul belongs to me. I am you. Come back!"

The Man with a Bamboo Hat's voice was like a devil's voice, constantly entering Gu Chen's mind, trying to disturb his mind.

Because his mind was affected by the remnant soul of the Man with a Bamboo Hat, Gu Chen was in so much pain that he couldn't use any divine arts.

"Damn it, this bastard won't leave me alone …"

Gu Chen's veins bulged because of the pain. He clenched his fists tightly as he kept thinking about what the Man with a Bamboo Hat had done!

He had brought a catastrophe to the Kunlun Continent, he had taken away his father, and he had made him suffer a lot!

He was like a nightmare that had haunted him for most of his life. Now, he even wanted to occupy his body and steal the fruits of his hard work!

Gu Chen's eyes became as red as blood. In extreme pain, driven by anger and hatred, he exploded!

"Die!"

A small golden figure flew out of his sea of consciousness. It abandoned its body and went straight for the Man with a Bamboo Hat!

That was his primordial spirit. Since the Man with a Bamboo Hat wanted to devour his soul, he would fight him!

He was fearless. Today, he would put an end to everything!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom! Gu Chen's primordial spirit collided with the soul of the Man with a Bamboo Hat. It was like two comets colliding with each other. A terrifying soul power spread in all directions!

This was the end of their fates. This was the final battle, and they would give it their all!

The Jingling Taoist's symbolic bamboo hat was sent flying during the collision, revealing his broken soul.

At this moment, a smile of relief appeared on his evil face.

When Gu Chen saw the appearance of the Man with a Bamboo Hat, his face, which was filled with killing intent, revealed a shocked expression.

What's going on?

The soul of the Man with a Bamboo Hat in front of him was like a candle flickering in the wind. His soul was densely covered with cracks, as if it had been forcibly glued together using a special method.

He had never seen such a broken soul. How could such a soul possess him?