Chapter 221

Chapter 221: First Entering Soul Prison

With her curiosity about the Golden Soul Altar stirred, Li Shuang began to collect information on purpose.

Luckily, with the Golden Soul Altar set to open in two years, it was the hottest topic in Myriad Arts City. After asking around, she had learned almost all the key points.

The Golden Soul Altar was a top-tier opportunity inside the Soul Prison that appeared once every seven years.

It had seven levels.

The first level had no limit on the number of people. As long as you were under one hundred years old and had more than thirty thousand Soul Points, you could join the competition.

From past experience, when the altar opened, more than a thousand young geniuses would enter the first level.

By the second level, the number of people dropped sharply.

By the third level, it was almost the private battlefield of those on the Genius Ranking.

At the last Golden Soul Altar, only one person, You Lan, reached the fifth level and received a mysterious gift.

As for the sixth and seventh levels, no one had ever been heard of reaching them.

[Interesting,] Li Shuang thought.

From what she had gathered, this opportunity mainly targeted the spirit.

Compared to regular cultivation, the spirit was already one of her strengths. If she could widen that lead, why not?

On the other hand, this was a supreme chance that even the geniuses on the Genius Ranking chased after.

She had better not miss it.

Since the Golden Soul Altar had seven levels and opened every seven years, time mattered.

But she had entered too late. There were only two years left until it opened.

Others needed to gather thirty thousand Soul Points within seven years.

If she wanted to take part, she had to earn thirty thousand Soul Points in only two years.

The Soul Prison was full of countless Soul Beasts.

Killing Soul Beasts earned Soul Points.

The Soul Beast Crystals you got could also be traded in for Merit Points.

If she wanted to improve fast, hunting Soul Beasts was the quickest way.

Li Shuang made up her mind at once.

No matter what, for the next two years she would hunt Soul Beasts with all her strength. Thirty thousand Soul Points was a goal she had to try for.

In the end, she did not accept any tasks. She chose to head out of the city directly.

Those tasks asked you to clear special areas or gather specific materials.

Finishing them would take a lot of time.

But right now, she had only one goal: to hunt Soul Beasts as efficiently as possible to get Soul Points. She could not waste time on anything else.

At the city gate of Myriad Arts City, many Cultivators went in and out.

Those leaving the city often looked relaxed, but most of those entering were in a sorry state. Missing arms or legs counted as light injuries. Some were in such bad shape that the moment they entered, they disappeared on the spot. That meant their spirit was too weak to keep them going inside Myriad Arts City.

Many others had their spirits scatter in the Soul Prison.

When the spirit scattered, the body died too.

Everything returned to nothing.

The guards checked each person’s Wanfa Eye.

After waiting in line for a while, it was Li Shuang’s turn.

The Guard glanced at her information and said: “You joined Myriad Arts City just over three months ago? Your cultivation is only at the Golden Core Stage?”

Li Shuang nodded.

The Guard pointed toward the gate into the city and said: “You saw their condition, right? The Soul Prison is the real hell. Over the ages, the Cultivators who died in the Soul Prison could probably fill this whole Myriad Arts City. With your level… are you sure you want to throw your life away?”

Li Shuang did not argue. She simply nodded again.

The Guard did not try to stop her. He stepped aside and said: “Then go. Everyone has their own fate. No one can interfere.”

Li Shuang knew he meant well, but she had her own plan.

Without pausing, she flew into the distance.

From far away, the Guard watched her back and thought: [Li.]

He remembered the name. People said she was a newly risen genius.

Sadly, the more talented someone was, the easier it was for them to become proud and careless.

That brief meeting just now would probably be the last time he ever saw this Li.

He did not dwell on it. The thoughts flashed through his mind and he went back to checking other people’s Wanfa Eye.

After leaving Myriad Arts City, at first Li Shuang did not notice much difference. She flew over a stretch of green prairie and saw no Soul Beast at all.

Just as she grew puzzled, the sky suddenly changed.

It had been clear a moment ago, but now it turned blood red. Cracks opened in the heavens like the mouths of giant beasts.

Li Shuang tensed and almost fled.

But then she saw Cultivators coming from all directions, rushing toward the huge cracks without hesitation.

The instant they touched the cracks, they were sucked in, leaving no trace.

Li Shuang’s pupils tightened.

These giant cracks were the passage into the Soul Prison.

She watched carefully for a while, and once she was sure, she copied the others and charged toward a crack.

The closer she got, the stronger the pull became.

She fought the urge to resist and let the blood red gap swallow her whole.

When the nearby Cultivators had all entered, a satisfied burp sounded in the air, and the world fell silent.

At that moment, Li Shuang appeared in a strange place.

Inside Myriad Arts City it was always daytime.

Here, the stars and moon hung high. Layers of mist covered the starlight and moonlight. Only the faintest glow could pierce the haze and reach the Mortal Realm.

Li Shuang instinctively ran the Rebirth Art.

Here, her Rebirth Art could absorb moonlight just fine.

That was very good news.

For the next two years, she would spend most of her time in the Soul Prison.

If the Rebirth Art could keep running, her spirit cultivation would not fall behind.

Besides the dim light, the area around her kept sending up strange black miasma.

Once stained by it, your spirit would be affected. If the damage kept building, a Cultivator could lose their mind and be stuck here forever.

So, once you found yourself infected, you either had to find a way to purge it or keep track of time and return to Myriad Arts City before losing control.

Gripping the Black Abyss Sword tight, Li Shuang moved inward step by step.

Suddenly, the solid ground split open.

Before she could leap away, it felt like countless hands reached up from under her feet and yanked her down.

In an instant, the land beneath her turned into a massive swamp.