At this moment, Jin Xiu, within the lightning sea, felt a surge of excitement.
For tens of thousands of years, he had been trapped here.
His lifespan was nearing its end.
The lightning sea had sealed everything, preventing him from absorbing any heaven and earth spiritual energy for so many years.
Yet, just outside the lightning sea lay abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy.
He could only watch, unable to absorb it, his cultivation unable to improve.
Moreover, the lightning sea was ceaselessly eroding him.
He could barely hold on.
He had already despaired.
However, today, someone had come to him.
Although the cultivator's strength wasn't very high, it was precisely this that gave him an opportunity for soul possession.
The higher the cultivation, the more difficult soul possession became!
" Heaven does not wish for me to perish!"
"Old fool, do you see? Heaven does not wish for me to perish!"
Jin Xiu roared inwardly with excitement.
As if touched by his emotions, the lightning sea instantly erupted with terrifying lightning, striking towards Jin Xiu.
Jin Xiu seemed accustomed to this, and a black light emanated from his body, resisting the lightning.
Until the lightning sea subsided once more.
Witnessing this, Xu Chuan's vigilance intensified.
Even in such a state of near demise, this individual remained so powerful.
Xu Chuan dared not approach the lightning sea, yet Jin Xiu treated it as a daily occurrence.
This demonstrated his terror.
"Come, your destiny awaits here, come and claim it quickly!"
A voice filled with temptation emanated from Jin Xiu's mouth.
Hearing this voice, Xu Chuan, without even struggling, fell into a daze, his feet unconsciously walking towards the lightning sea.
Seeing this, Xuan Lie was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly poked his head out and shouted at Xu Chuan, "Xu Chuan, wake up! Don't fall into this old ghost's trap!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a black mist instantly surged, and Xuan Lie also fell into a haze.
One person and one beast, they continued to approach the lightning sea.
"Yes, just like that, come quickly!"
Within the lightning sea, Jin Xiu displayed a satisfied smile.
The prey was within reach, and he was about to escape to heaven, no longer needing to endure the constant bombardment of the lightning sea.
Moreover, after possessing this person and living a second life, he could reach even greater heights!
However, just as Xu Chuan was about to step into the lightning sea.
The Golden Ancient Palace suddenly emitted a peculiar aura, instantly pulling Xu Chuan out of his dazed state.
Upon regaining consciousness, Xu Chuan was greatly shocked.
"Is this the power of the Emperor Venerable realm?"
He had been on guard earlier, yet even so, he had fallen for the trick.
Without hesitation, Xu Chuan immediately summoned the Golden Ancient Palace to protect himself.
At this moment, he could no longer afford to worry about the consumption.
If he were to be lured again by this old ghost, his life would be in peril.
"Kid, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! I'm giving you a chance, come in yourself!"
Jin Xiu saw that Xu Chuan had broken free from his control, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by a darkening of his expression.
His means were limited while bound within the lightning sea.
Yet Xu Chuan could counter his methods.
This meant he might not be able to possess him.
How could he accept this?
"Are you foolish, or am I? It's obvious you have ill intentions. If I go in, won't I be walking into a trap?"
Xu Chuan said disdainfully.
At this moment, Xuan Lie also awoke from his daze.
"Xu Chuan, don't believe him. This old fellow was just trying to control you directly to send you to your death!"
His first act upon waking was to shout at Xu Chuan.
He knew that the situation just now was extremely dangerous.
An Emperor Venerable realm cultivator with malicious intent, Xuan Lie was not sure what he intended to do.
If he decided to attack Xu Chuan, neither of them could resist.
"Good, very good! You refuse a chance, then die by my hand!"
Seeing that Xu Chuan was not falling for it, Jin Xiu no longer concealed himself, revealing a cold smile.
He began to ignore the backlash from the lightning sea, continuously impacting the lightning chains that bound him.
"Boom!"
With a deafening sound.
Jin Xiu self-destructed his residual body.
Instantly, the terrifying lightning sea was scattered.
For a moment, lightning flashed, like demons dancing.
Amidst the explosion, Xu Chuan saw a beam of light directly charging towards him.
It was precisely Jin Xiu's soul.
"Your body, belongs to me!"
He could no longer wait. He wanted to return to the world. If he persisted any longer, he would be the one to die!
Jin Xiu's soul emanated a cold, evil aura that made one feel deeply uncomfortable.
"Not good, Xu Chuan, escape quickly! This old monster wants to possess you!"
Seeing this, Xuan Lie's turtle face turned ashen.
He recognized that Jin Xiu intended to possess Xu Chuan's body and be reborn.
This method was extremely malicious, yet powerful.
Only those who practiced unorthodox martial arts would use such methods.
Upon facing imminent death, they would use this method to forcibly seize another's body.
Once soul possession was successful.
The possessed individual's soul would be annihilated.
For a martial artist, this was essentially death.
Only their physical body would be occupied, still existing in the world.
This method was extremely wicked and harmful to natural order.
It had been forbidden by major powers tens of thousands of years ago, and they did not expect to encounter it here today.
"Oh?" Jin Xiu's soul heard this and was slightly surprised. "I didn't expect you, a turtle, to know so much. You even recognize the soul possession secret technique."
Even he had obtained this secret technique from the inheritance of an unorthodox martial artist in his youth. Before this, he had no knowledge of its existence.
This showed how strongly this technique was banned on the Xuan Heaven Continent.
"Quickly escape, let me hold him off!"
Xuan Lie roared, then transformed into a beam of light, charging towards Jin Xiu's soul.
He intended to use his turtle shell to block Jin Xiu's soul.
If Xu Chuan died here, his path to becoming an Emperor Venerable would be completely severed.
This was something he could not tolerate.
Therefore, he acted.
Previously, he would never have dared to attack an Emperor Venerable realm expert who still possessed a physical body.
However, at this moment, Jin Xiu only had his soul left, and he felt he could contend with it.
At the peak of the Heavenly King realm, his every move caused the wind and clouds to change, and fierce gales to arise.
An unstoppable aura emanated from Xuan Lie.
However, he was quickly proven wrong.
"Hahaha, a mere Heavenly King realm ant dares to attack me."
Jin Xiu let out a sinister laugh, and then his soul transformed into a sharp sword, instantly colliding with the beam of light that Xuan Lie had become.
"Pfft!"
The moment they made contact, Xuan Lie's pride, his turtle shell, was pierced through.
A mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth.
In an instant, he was severely wounded and lost the ability to fight further.
Even with only his soul remaining, an Emperor Venerable realm martial artist was not something a Heavenly King could resist.
The gap between them was immediately evident.
"It's over, it's over! I couldn't even withstand one blow, and Xu Chuan definitely won't be able to!"
At this moment, Xuan Lie's face was ashen, and his heart was filled with despair.
In his mind, he had already sentenced Xu Chuan to death.
Furthermore, he himself would perish here today.
"Hahaha, come, obediently hand over your physical body to me! No one can save you now!"
Jin Xiu's soul said triumphantly.
However, facing the surging Jin Xiu's soul, Xu Chuan showed no panic at all.
He appeared to have a confident grip on victory.