Chapter 1238

"Why?"

Gu Chen suppressed his voice and stared at the man before him in disbelief.

With the Man with a Bamboo Hat's current state, it would be wishful thinking for him to regain his original cultivation level or take over his body!

In other words, his original deduction of the Man with a Bamboo Hat's goal was wrong. With the remnant of his soul, it was impossible for him to return to his peak!

"The Son of an Era, the Son of an Era, I thought this era belonged to me. I was supposed to be the one above all Daos."

The Man with a Bamboo Hat did not directly answer Gu Chen's question. Instead, he mumbled to himself with a deranged expression.

"Who would've thought that my heart is higher than the sky but my life is thinner than a piece of paper. The Gate of Decaying Dao completely destroyed my ambition. It turns out that I'm just that insignificant."

The Man with a Bamboo Hat's words were shocking. He had always been proud but his words revealed a strong sense of unwillingness.

In the corner of the Purgatory of the Soul, the black dog and Qiu Mengyi looked at the Man with a Bamboo Hat. Their gazes were filled with complex emotions when they heard his words.

"A strand of his obsession did not die just to fight against Xing Jun who thought he was the ruler of everything?"

Qiu Mengyi mumbled, "This is the first time I've seen someone's soul dissipate after death. Yet, a strand of obsession can forcefully gather a remnant soul."

She did not attack the Jingling Taoist earlier because she saw the truth and understood his intentions.

Once she understood what he wanted to do, she could not bring herself to attack him anymore.

Even though he was already dead, he still wanted to fight against the heavens. How bold was that?

That man might be evil and cruel but he also had a strong willpower that would never yield to the heavens and earth.

It was this willpower that allowed his consciousness to remain for a few years after his death in the Divine Realm.

However, the obsession that allowed the Jingling Taoist to live for so many years would completely disappear today. He had plotted for so many years just for this day.

Qiu Mengyi could not help but look at Gu Chen and a phrase popped up in her mind.

Not only did he win the favor of the Celestial Thearch and the Celestial Emperors, but even the evilest demon in the history of the Ninth Realm had chosen to entrust his last wish to him!

"Rumor has it that the person who could threaten the rule of the Xing County and trigger the appearance of the Gate of Dao and Decay is the Son of the Era. However, in the past countless years, the world under the rule of the Xing County has never had a person who could successfully rebel."

"Everyone who was identified as the Children of an Era is dead. Gu Chen, will you be the exception?"

The Man with a bamboo hat muttered to himself. He looked at Gu Chen and slowly formed a seal with his hands.

As he formed a hand seal, the power of faith in Mount Meru boiled, and golden light shone brightly.

That boundless sea of faith power seemed to connect to the entire universe. Gu Chen's sharp senses detected that there were countless light figures passing through the void and descending here!

"What are you trying to do?"

Gu Chen looked at the Man with a bamboo hat gloomily. The surging light figures made him feel vaguely familiar, and he guessed some possibilities.

"Gu Chen, I've been watching your growth since the Kunlun Continent."

"Again and again, your growth has always surpassed my imagination."

The Man with a bamboo hat seemed to be chatting idly, but it also seemed like he was saying his last words.

At this moment, their primordial spirits were submerged by the vast soul power. They were in an absolutely still state, and neither could do anything.

Perhaps it was because of the remaining consciousness of the Man with a bamboo hat in his head, or because their primordial spirits were too close to each other, Gu Chen could easily sense the emotions of the Man with a bamboo hat.

There was no malice in his emotions. Instead, there was a hint of expectation and gratification. This was something that Gu Chen had never imagined!

"You've grown very fast, and the path you've taken is also very impressive. I thought that the Origin of Soul would be enough for me to kill my way out of the Ninth Realm and achieve something in the wider world. "

"However, it turns out that I've failed. The Origin of Soul alone is not enough. Maybe only the path you've taken can help me achieve what I can't …"

"However, the path you've taken is too difficult. With your intelligence, you might be able to perfect this path one day, but the Xing County won't give you enough time."

Hearing this, Gu Chen clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes turned red. "Is this why you've been looking for me for two years?"

The Man with a bamboo hat didn't answer. He just kept talking.

"Back then, I destroyed the Taoist Mountain and sacrificed myself for my path. If I were an ordinary person, my soul would have been destroyed, and all traces of me would have disappeared from this world."

"However, the Origin of Soul is indeed the best of the 8,555 Great Ways. Although I've died, my enormous soul power somehow stayed, and it dispersed into the world along with the collapsed Way of Heaven."

"However, my soul was destroyed by the Gate of Tao and Decay after all. Even if I still have my soul power, I can't come back to life."

"Fortunately, I still have a remnant of my soul left in this world. Relying on my stubbornness, I managed to gather my consciousness and survive until now."

Gu Chen was shocked when he heard this. Once one's original body died, even if there was a remnant of his soul, he would lose his consciousness and disappear from the world. This was the unchanging rule of the Way of Heaven.

However, the Man with a bamboo hat forcefully delayed the disappearance of his consciousness with his stubbornness. The pain he had to endure and the price he had to pay was unimaginable!

"My real body died a long time ago, and only a remnant of my soul remained in this world. I couldn't do anything, and the enormous soul power I left behind could only disappear with time."

"This enormous soul power belongs to me, and I can't give it to anyone else."

Qiu Mengyi, who was listening from afar, fell silent. She initially thought that the Man with a bamboo hat had a way to help her condense the origin of her soul. However, after knowing that it was related to his original soul power, she completely dispelled the idea.

The Way of the Soul was extremely complicated. Although the Man with a bamboo hat's consciousness had disappeared, his soul power could not be absorbed by just anyone. If she tried to do so, there was a 44% chance that she would die!

"However, Gu Chen, you're different. You've devoured my remnant of my soul, so the soul power I left behind can accept you!"

The Man with a bamboo hat continued speaking. He glanced at the countless light figures that were continuously pouring into the Purgatory of the Soul Path from all over the Ninth Realm. It was the Emperor-level soul power that he had cultivated for millions of years, and even cultivated with the help of the Way of Heaven!

"With the vast power of faith in Mount Meru, I can finally recall all the soul power that was lost outside."

"This power of faith can also help you refine your soul, completely eliminate my influence, and allow you to condense the origin of your soul!"

"The path you're walking on has already reached a bottleneck. Under the extreme comprehension brought by the origin of your soul, no one knows what will happen."

"Because I don't know, I'm looking forward to it even more!"

The Man with a bamboo hat's eyes shone brightly. After the light figures were summoned, they frantically surged into Gu Chen's primordial spirit!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Gu Chen felt that his soul power was growing at a shocking speed. However, this rapid growth did not bring him any discomfort.