In the beginning, what was a soul?
If an expert of souls were to say a thing or two about it then they would say that don't know yet.
After all, even in a cultivation world where the strongest experts could temper the souls and transform it into their battle prowess, the mysteries discovered mattering about souls were still the tip of the iceberg. And even then, that iceberg is one of the many icebergs that made up the whole Antarctica.
At this moment, Ben Li's soul underwent miraculous transformation. One that was unprecedented in the whole world.
As if Wang Xie's voice, coupled with the mysterious mechanisms of the destiny string and the strong sliver of Ben Li's fading consciousness had somehow triggered a hidden stimulus deep within Ben Li's soul.
His soul's fundamental structures that essentially made it an existing entity were rapidly changing at a visible rate.
It suddenly grew enormous. It's sheer growing size was about fill up every room inside the glowing mass of essences and still kept growing as if it was about to swallow all the essences whole.
At the same time, the dim runes that surround the essences sense an impending danger looming over them. They trembled in fear and rapidly pulled back their strings that was attached to Ben Li's soul.
However, Ben Li's soul firmly held the strings attached to it and pulled the runes towards it.
The runes trembled even more. Trying to break from the soul's grasp. However, the soul was like a fishing rod and they were the fishes. No matter how much they flailed about, they were already hooked to their doom.
And then, Ben Li's soul underwent another transformation.
As the runes that were struggling had come in contact with his soul and then, as if compatible with each other, the runes began to imprint themselves on his soul. Becoming rune prints on the layers of Ben Li's soul.
And with that, the fiery pain that made him go crazy had immediately ceased and was exchanged with comfort and vitality. He recovered swiftly as a result.
Now, if Ben Li's soul were to be described as a giant blue ball, then having runes imprinted on it was like a blue ball having different names of owners written on it.
After which, something began to awaken in Ben Li's soul.
No, it wasn't in the inside... It was actually his soul itself.
His soul was opening its eyes for the very first time.
Akin to opening two eyelids, his soul could finally see light and darkness and other different colors of the visual spectrum. It could see the essences amassed on itself and could even see Wang Xie's soul lying about nearby.
And then, his soul began to see the turbulent emotions swirling about inside Ben Li's mindscape.
It could see his confusion, his worries, his disbelief. Even his thoughts were exposed bare naked.
And sometimes, it would start seeing something else. Something entirely different to what Ben Li had never seen for his entered life. Even so, seeing it was a bit obscure. It was like detecting a flashlight flashing a hundred miles away. And because of that, it wasn't sure what it saw.
It was a bit odd for Ben Li having his soul open its own eyes. Because as a human, he was used to having his two eyes set on gazing a limited amount of peripheral vision. And seeing things entirely different would instantly weird out his perception of things.
However, his soul's didn't have such limited gaze. It could see everything everywhere 360 degrees. (no scope! Sorry, couldn't help myself)
And what's more, this new-found ability to perceive new things extended outside from Ben Li's mindscape and surged into the physical realm.
His range of detection grew meter by meter and eventually grew to about 5 meters.
5 meters of range detection, Ben Li was able to see everything in the physical realm without needing to open his eyes to see.
Everything outside was in plain view and what he saw had turned his switches to lividness.
"You..." Ben Li's soul concentrated its perception on the glyph floating nearby and saw it trembling with emotions. It saw its curiosity for him, its ridicule for him, its schadenfreude for him.
"You think this is funny?" Ben Li's soul began to emit its own emotions as well.
Anger... Engulfing anger...
An anger emitted by his soul dreadfully fluctuated the void of the mindscape and transmitted all of it to the glyph for it to feel.
Right now, Ben Li wanted to kill.
...
Back in the physical realm.
The sun came to greet the morning as it rose from the horizon to illuminate the lands beneath.
Lu Qing had her eyelids twitching from irritation when the hot sunrays landed on her face. The irritation soon shook her awake as her eyes slowly open while recovering from her drowsiness.
The first thing she saw in the morning was her young master's sleeping face.
She saw him in his peaceful state of rest. Eyes closed and silently snorting. With droplets of sweat soaking the blanket underneath his head. And his face was facing her face so close. Very close. So close that she could feel him drawing hot breaths.
Kadeng!
Lu Qing's heart jolt for a bit before recovering from her surprise. But having her face so close like this had made her shrink back her neck and color her face red.
She remained motionless, and simply stared at her young master's face. She saw that it no longer had that sad visage of a pale face with sunken cheeks, dry lips and heavy eye bags and had returned glow of handsomeness she once knew.
Thinking about that time when he had such a sorrowful face last night, Lu Qing felt her face getting hot.
As if by instinct, her hands reach out to clutch a pillow and smother her face with it all the while smothering her girlish screams.
AAAHHH!!!
WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!
WHY DID I SAY THAT?!
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY?!
WHAT IS HE GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR?!
AAAAHHHH!!!
WHY DID I SAY THOSE EMBARRASSING THINGS TO HIM?!?!
WAIT, WHY ARE WE ON THE SAME BED?!
AAAAAHHHHH!!!
She fidgets back nervously and grew vexed that her heart wouldn't stop pounding so loud from her chest.
She was embarrassed to the core. And she couldn't be bothered how her fidgeting was making the already cramped space more uncomfortable for herself.
Why did she say those things? She couldn't recall the reason as her mind was too shaken by the embarrassment. And her flustering had only grew by a fold.
However, if really could recall, then the reason why she said that was because she was saddened to see her young master act like that.
She was not dumb. After seeing all the dried blood that splattered on the walls and ground around the village, she knew that her young master had kept the truth from her and everyone in this village was dead.
During those 3 sad days, she had to bear watching her young master suffer from his growing dolor.
She had seen him going through every building in the village and take white sheets of blankets, a large amount of sticks and collect huge amounts of ropes. And she could see that he was afraid.
She had seen him digging up many holes at the back of the village. He didn't stop until he made more than a hundred holes that were so deep that it could bury a person. And she even felt like her young master had made an extra hole for himself.
She had seen him going to and fro in the same house that smelled so putrid that it could suffocate but her young master endured the pollution and went in and out of that house over and over again. Each time bringing a blanket as he came in and coming out with a clothed carcass over his shoulder. And she even saw that her young master was also clothed in blankets as well.
She had seen him bury those bodies, one on each hole over and over. And would afterwards, plant a wooden cross as a tombstone over the buried graves. He did that until there were no dead bodies left to bury and yet, she had seen her young master standing in a daze inside an extra dug hole. She could feel that he wanted to bury himself alive in there.
And during at night, he would make a big bonfire in the middle of the village.
There, he would sit and rest as he would occasionally talk with her with such a depressing mood. And sometimes, she even imagined why her young master wanted to make such a big bonfire was because he wanted to jump in it and burn himself alive.
Her heart was shaken by these awful thoughts swirling in her head. And made her grow anxious. Anxious that she might lose her young master. Anxious that she might never see him again. This can't go on forever.
So, last night, she had firmed her resolve.
She had to make him live. It didn't matter what method she used. She had to make him live. To make him fear death instead of inching closer to it.
And of course, she had to make him take responsibility.
After all, it was this bastard's fault to begin with. He was the one who took her away, who deceived her with spurious promises and had even taken her heart in the process.
It was his fault. So, he has to take responsibility.
Whatever the price may be. Be it her body, her life or her soul. She would definitely make this man stay by her side happily.
And if she had to become his whore then so be it. She will become his whore.
What couldn't she do as a woman? What couldn't she do to satisfy him? She bet if she had done it with him again and again, then she will be the only woman he would crave for. In fact, she might as well bare his children. In fact, she might be carrying it right now after he took her chastity.
He has to take responsibility for that too.
She knew she was being selfish. But so what?
Her young master was even more selfish to take advantage of her. Why can't she do the same?
She wanted to be selfish. She wanted him to spoil her. This was her way of getting revenge.
Her revenge for getting deceived by his lies.
And to take responsibility, he has to live with it for the rest of his life. No death shall be granted to forgive him for what his done.
With that kind of resolve, she didn't stop until he heard it from him. Until he says that he'll take responsibility.
And in the end, she got her answer. And he said he will... But what happens next?
And now, she could no longer recall her resolve since last night as she was too embarrassed to remember. And the situation she was in only made it worse.
With one eye, she took a peek at her young master sleeping by her side. He was totally clueless of her predicament right now.
THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!
Lu Qing shove the pillow on her young master's face. Wanting to smother him with it.
Eh?
Because she kept fidgeting, she could barely feel anything out of the ordinary. However, after stopping to take a breath, she noticed something rough was grinded between her thighs.
Turning down to look, she saw that her young master's right hand had been stuck between her thighs since the very beginning.
Lu Qing could feel his callous handprint pressing on her left thigh, his rough skin ribbing her right thigh.
She could feel the rigid bones inside his fleshy walls.
His hand was very warm and adding it to her body temperature, she only felt that it was very hot.
And what's more, she could feel that it was almost touching her...
AAAAAHHHH!!!
Lu Qing's heart was almost paralyzed that she had to silently scream in a fluster to jolt it back beating.
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?!
Her eyes kept swimming back and forth. Looking down on the hand hammed between her legs and looking up only to see her young master's innocent face.
THERE'S NO WAY HE'S OBLIVIOUS TO THIS, RIGHT?!
A moment later...
... Does he... Like to... Touch it?
Li Qing suddenly has this thought surfacing that made her face beet red. And couldn't help but have her thighs nudging on the hand as she fidgets her legs.
It was nerve-racking for her to do this. Having to feel it so rough and so hot as she brought his hand up using only her thighs and eventually, she stopped moving as his hand had already completely touch her... Ah!
Young master, this is already my limit!!!
Ah?!
Lu Qing was caught by surprise. She looked down to see and her face was warped in shock.
She was that her young master's hand was trembling. Rapidly trembling with agitation.
This had shock her greatly being surprised to see her young master tremble the first thing he does when awake. However, when her gaze met the young master, she grew even more shock as expectations were completely off the mark.
The young master wasn't trembling, he was convulsing.
His body was convulsing, his eyes were turning white and his mouth began to froth. It was clear that wasn't awake with his consciousness.
What's going on?
Before she could digest the situation, her young master suddenly flew back. Like a ragdoll shot from a gun, her young master crashed limply to the wall and his impact shook the room greatly.
And then, instead of falling limp on the floor, her young master suddenly flew to crash the ceiling before shaking the whole room again.
What was going on?
Lu Qing could no longer digest what was happening. And before she knew it, her young master flew to left and crashed to the wall like a ragdoll. The same thing happened when he flew and crash to the right. Then his body spun wildly in midair with his limbs flailing about.
This whole bizarre process of crashing and spinning lasted for a moment before the young master had stopped moving and hovered midair as if he was lifeless.
Lu Qing got up from the bed after and saw the whole room had gone messy. She didn't think a broom will help at this point.
But she ignores the casualties and focus her attention on her young master. Who suddenly bent his body back like an arch and sucked a lung-full of air.
A dark aura gradually seeped out from his pores and envelopes him completely. Then he opens his eyes, which were no longer black but crimson red and sweep his gaze everywhere.
Then he looked down and lifted his hands to look at them. It was as if he was checking his body for the first time, he clenched and opens his hands again and again to feel the strength he currently grips.
A sinister grin then plasters on his face before laughing uproariously.
"Hahaha! This is great! I, Chao Long am truly fortunate today! After so many years trapped in that realm, I finally found a chance to resurrect!
"Un. Un. This body isn't half bad. But it's still a 12 gates practitioner. Not even close to my Power core pinnacle cultivation level... Hm?... Hahaha...!!!
"I thought my luck was a stuff of legends, but to think I got to possess a body with a Unique Body Constitution! No wonder I'm still okay after forcefully possessing this body. This body is a gift for me! Thank you, immortals beyond the heavens. I, Chao Long, am eternally grateful for this gift. I will be sure to kill 100 lives per day in honor of your holy names! Hahaha...!!!"
Lu Qing saw her young master in the most sinister of display. Laughing hysterically with unrestrained killing intentions. His glowing crimson eyes seem to illuminate hell. As if he had seen and dealt the most grueling slaughters and burned it into his eyes.
"Young master..." Lu Qing grew angst as she couldn't understand what was happening. She had questions she wanted to ask but she was too afraid.
"Young master... Who's that?" bring called out so abruptly, Chao Long shift his gaze at Lu Qing. And seeing such a young beauty before him, he couldn't help but ogle at her lecherously.
"Hehehe, little girl. Are you my lover? Hmm? No, it doesn't seem to be the case since you're only a mortal. What kind of gifted cultivator would want a mortal girl as his lover, anyway?
"And since you called me young master, it must mean you're my servant... Heh, I see. So, you're my whore."
Chao Long grinned maniacally as he licked his lips wet.
"Alright then, it's been a while since I've tasted a woman's flesh. Oy, your young master is feeling horny so service me right now."
Chao Long pointed at his crotch which grew erect inside his robes.
"No... No way. You're not young master." Lu Qing immediately realized something peculiar about her young master's attitude.
He had the same voice with the same body yet his behavior was totally polar opposite to his usual smug and haughtiness.
And what did he say?
Chao Long was his name?
Lu Qing suddenly realized that her young master wasn't the man she knew before and her body shivered in fright.
Seeing her reaction was like a frightened, shivering kitten, Chao Long grew annoyed. He glared at her as he yelled.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take off your clothes!"
"No. You're not the young master!" Lu Qing yelled back.
"Tch." Chao Long clicked his tongue at how spunky this girl is. "You wench, you dare to disobey me!... Huh? What's going on? I can't feel my qi."
Chao Long wanted to pressure Lu wing with his cultivation level but realizes later that although he had possessed his new-found body, he still hasn't fully consolidated with the spirit vessel. Currently, his strength was just an average mortal. Yet, he doesn't feel the weakness because of the invigorating blood energy flowing in his veins. And if he wanted to use qi, then he has to wait until he had fully assimilated into this body. Only then will this body belong to him.
In his moment of confusion, Lu Qing to this chance to run. She circled around Chao Long and rushes towards the door.
Seeing her making a run for it, Chao Long coldly harrumphed.
"Think you can get away?" with quick reflexes, he managed to catch Lu Qing by her hair and pulled her towards him.
"Ahh!" Lu Qing screamed in pain as her hair pulled her back. Chao Long grew delighted of her screaming as he sadistically grinned. He pulled Lu Qing by the hair high up with one hand.
Lu Qing flailed he limbs about as she tried to attack Chao Long but the latter quickly slap her cheek hard. Leaving behind a red handprint with blood trickling down from her lips.
Chao Long grinned even more and threw Lu Qing to the bed.
Lu Qing grunted in pain being thrown like a doll. She tried to get back up but she was held down by Chao Long as her wrist were bounded by his hands and her legs bounded by his legs.
She couldn't move as she was pressed down by his weight and could only struggle her head flailing.
"Let go off me! Let go off me!" Lu Qing yelled at him desperately but Chao Long showed her no mercy as he headbutted her hard with his forehead.
Lu Qing's nose bled having been struck hard by his forehead. Yet, she didn't give and struggled even more. Fiercely trying to break free.
Chao Long only gloated at her futile struggles. He freed one hand from her restraints and moved to clutch on Lu Qing's clothes. Then he tore it open to reveal Lu Qing's bare body.
Then his free hand slipped between her thighs and unrestrainedly fiddled her crotch with his finger. All the while humping his hard crotch on her stomach.
"No! No! No! Don't touch me!!!" Lu Qing realized the immoral did he was doing, Lu Qing struggled with all her strength that to break free. But she remained bound to her restraints. Only then did she realize how weak she was.
Only then did she realized the importance of having her own strength.
Only then did she realize how pathetic her struggling was.
If I was a cultivator, would I be able to fight back? She had these kinds of thoughts to suppress her despair.
Chao Long couldn't care less about her concerns as he grinned madly and said sinisterly.
"I going to fuck you so much. I will take all of your yin essence until you're completely sapped. And then I'll make you my sex slave as I enslave your soul! You're going to make me feel cloud nine as I'm going to do it over and over non-stop!"
"No! Let go!!!" Lu Qing screamed desperately in her peril. The prospect of getting violated had overwhelmed her mind with fear.
Despair flashed in her trembling eyes as she couldn't think of anything to get away from him. And she saw him taking off his robes slowly while he liked her neck.
"Young master, save me!" she could only shout these words. Although she didn't know what was happening to her young master, she knew he wouldn't be defeated so easily. She knew him more than anyone else. And she knew he was stronger than this bastard in front of her.
Seeing her screaming for help, Chao Long grew even more sadistic. He wanted to ravish her until she has nothing left. He wanted to dirty her with his foul essence. And he couldn't help but sneer coldly at her futile actions.
"It's useless. Your young master's soul is suffering from cultivating the 1st commandment. Hahaha, What a fool! To think he would be so stupid as cultivate something that was clear meant for the dead! I can't believe that he actually... Huh?...?!"
Plugh?!
Chao Long convulsed and coughed out a mouthful of blood on Lu Qing as he couldn't believe what had actually transpired. He unconsciously took 3 steps back as he trembled in fear.
Kadeng!
He felt a pulse resonating inside of him.
He felt a miraculous transformation was currently undergoing.
He felt something was growing, something was changing and something was awakening.
He could feel it opening its eyes and its gaze swept everywhere. Its gaze encompasses the whole area and saw everything. It turned livid as a result.
"No way..." Chao Long's eyes narrowed in fear and disbelief.
"Soul awakening?!"
Author's thoughts:
Looks like some needs to die.
And when I mean die, I mean summon the army of the dead to persecute this unholy being!
Drag him to the lowest pits of hell where he will suffer getting crushed by the weight of the living world!
Crush him! Tear his tendons one by one! Peel his skin like a banana! Break all his bones until he can't breath!
stuff his mouth with chlorine and make him choke acid! burn his eyes and feed it to the crows!
Hang him upside down! Tear his limbs apart using horses!
And that's not all, castrate him!
Castrate his human rights!
Ahem... sorry about that...