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Tao Star Nine Souls
"What?!" I exclaimed in shock. I could clearly feel that the presence of the Void Spirit had completely vanished, and my body was unable to recover due to the loss of its power. Even the Nine Star Diagram, which was supposed to protect me, was ineffective. Wasn't this proof of the Void Spirit's disappearance?
What was even stranger was that Mo Shu Old Senior had only seen me once when he barged in to save me from Yang Master. How did he know about the disappearance of my Void Spirit? He even asserted that my Void Spirit and soul had not vanished; wasn't he without a Void Spirit himself?
Seeing my confusion, Mo Lin glanced at me and slowly placed one hand on the softly glowing Soulstone, seemingly preparing for something. He then said to me, "Actually, it's not surprising that you don't understand. After all, we who are of the Slayers have no Void Spirit. Not only is it difficult for you to detect us, but it's the same for Yang Master. So, when your friend Yao Long went alone to Yang Master, my master secretly sent someone to follow him. Every move you made was reported back by those who were tracking you."
"However, he returned too late. After my master learned everything you had encountered, he immediately decided to come to your rescue, but he still couldn't save all of you; even he himself..." Mo Lin closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
"Right..." I was about to apologize when Mo Lin raised his other hand to interrupt me. "Actually, I wanted to kill you just now, and it wasn't entirely because my master died trying to save you... More so, it was due to my own reasons... I was too cowardly..."
He opened his eyes and looked at the Soulstone with an extremely uneasy expression before continuing, "I don't know if my master ever discussed the effects of this Soulstone with you, but it seems that even if he did, he probably didn't explain it in detail..."
"Now, let me explain why this stone is called the Soul Guide..." At this point, Mo Lin furrowed his brow and his hand on the Soulstone trembled suddenly. He then began to chant: "With the soul of spirit, with the body of soul, forged with blood of flesh, one may attain eternal life..."
The words Mo Lin recited sounded like a sacred scripture to me; I couldn't comprehend them at all. But at that moment, I suddenly recalled what Mo Lin had mentioned earlier about the price. A sense of foreboding crept into my heart as I anxiously shouted at him, "Wait, Mo Lin! What are you going to do?!"
I wanted to reach out and stop him, but I couldn't control my body and could only watch helplessly as he continued to recite those incantations word by word.
As the incantations escaped his lips, the pure white Soulstone gradually changed from white to red until it resembled a sphere infused with blood, radiating an eerie red light.
At that moment, Mo Lin finished reciting the last line of the incantation. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he gently lifted the sphere with both hands and placed it on my lap.
The moment the Soulstone made contact with my body, I felt a warm current spread throughout me, and I faintly sensed the long-lost Void Spirit within. In front of me, Mo Lin, whether from exhaustion or some other reason, leaned to one side and collapsed onto the ground, appearing to be on the brink of death.
At that moment, as the power of the Void Spirit gradually emerged, my previously shattered bones began to heal. The pain and numbness in my weak limbs started to fade, and I regained some sensation.
Seeing that my body could move, I hurriedly struggled to lift the Soulstone and crawl over to Mo Lin to check on his condition. However, as soon as I moved, I heard several crisp cracking sounds; the bones that had just begun to mend fractured once more.
In an instant, a wave of excruciating pain radiated from the broken bones throughout my entire body, nearly causing me to faint.
But at that moment, I couldn't afford to think about anything else. Gritting my teeth against the pain, I crawled over to Mo Lin's side. I noticed that the skin on his face had become shriveled and was slowly developing cracks, making him look incredibly aged.
"Mo Lin, how are you?!" I asked with great difficulty.
Hearing my voice, Mo Lin turned his head with effort to look at me and revealed a comforting smile. "It seems it really worked..." His voice sounded deeply weary. "Master... I did not let you down. I fulfilled my promise to you; please rest in peace..."
"I know you did! But that's not what I'm asking! I'm asking how you are now! Why have you become like this?!" I pressed urgently.
Mo Lin did not respond immediately; he simply gazed at me silently for a moment before finally speaking. "This is the price I have paid. According to Master, the Soul Guide Stone is a miraculous stone that can save lives. It is meant to use a soul that has been eroded or is on the verge of collapse as a cost to draw in spirits and replace a damaged or corrupted soul with an unconscious spirit in order to prolong life..."
"But your situation is different. Master said that your soul and the Void Spirit cannot be drawn out by the Soulstone..." By this point, Mo Lin's voice had grown incredibly weak; even though I was only inches away from him, it was difficult for me to hear what he was saying.
However, from what he had just described, I already had a general understanding. So I quickly picked up where he left off: "You mean you used your own soul to help draw in spirits for me and then repaired my Void Spirit?! Then I'll return your soul to you now!"
With that, I placed the Soulstone on Mo Lin's body.
For a moment, I realized that the Soulstone had no effect on Mo Lin; his features continued to age, and even his hair had completely fallen out.
"Why isn't it working? Mo Lin, please tell me what spell you just recited! Do I need to say the spell for it to work?" At this point, I was already sweating profusely, beads of sweat rolling down my forehead.
Mo Lin simply smiled and said, "Now I understand why Master insisted that I must save you, even at the cost of our lives... Live well... Never let hatred control your mind..."
At this point, Mo Lin's expression froze, as if time itself had stopped, forever capturing him in that moment.
"No! Why are you all doing this? Why are you sacrificing yourselves to save me? It's not worth it... really not worth it... If I had known things would turn out like this from the beginning, if so many people would die because I wanted to remove the mark on my hand, it would be better for me to just die instead..."
Crying out, I wanted to lift Mo Lin and take him outside, but just as I exerted force with my arms, I felt them suddenly give way. His body instantly turned into a pile of deep brown ashes, scattering before me...
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