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238: Soul Stealing Realm
🕑 Added 2025-04-27 15:45:24 +0000 UTCHearing such a sincere and heartfelt love confession, even if a man's heart was completely made of stone and sealed in cement, he would still be moved. Yun Wuji had always treated Xuanyin's "split personality" as Chi Wuyao and had never treated her any worse than Xuanyin herself.
At this moment, he wanted to hold her tightly, kiss her plump lips, and tell her that he loved her just as much as she loved him, to officially make her his woman. But unfortunately, that wasn't possible right now.
He did love her. This wasn't just empty words or lust for her body. After spending more than half a year together, just as Xuanyin and Chi Wuyao fell in love with him, he fell for them too. And as they practiced the Devil Emperor's Internal Classic together, their feelings only grew stronger.
Just like how any of his women would do everything for him, he was also willing to give up anything for them.
He really wanted to tell her that he didn't blame her, and that he was willing to stand by her and try to earn Xuanyin's forgiveness. But that wasn't possible right now. If he did anything like that, it would go against everything he had said and done up until this point. How could someone who had just 'learned' the truth suddenly fall for the very person who had spied on Xuanyin for ten thousand years?
Logically, it would already be a miracle if he didn't hate her.
He also couldn't tell her that he had known all of this from the very beginning, because there was no way to explain why he hadn't said anything earlier. The excuse of 'deduction' could only be used once. And as for the truth, that he had transmigrated into this world, that was a secret he would never share with anyone.
It was something he would take to his grave. Absolutely no one could ever know.
After sorting out his thoughts, Yun Wuji raised his hands, gripped Chi Wuyao's shoulders, and gently pushed himself away from her. He took a step back and stared at her in silence.
"Wuji…" Chi Wuyao muttered. She moved her hands behind her back and clenched them nervously. With her soul power, she could clearly sense the turmoil in his heart; his soul fluctuations were extremely chaotic.
It felt like he was struggling to accept everything.
She didn't speak or move. She stared at him with her beautiful, dark eyes, her expression calm. However, her hands behind her back trembled as they clenched together, her nails digging into her flesh, blood seeping from her wounds.
After a long, heavy silence, Yun Wuji finally closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he let out a deep sigh and said, "This is too sudden for me... I need some time to think."
"Ah~ Really?" Chi Wuyao's calm expression suddenly shifted into one of pleasant surprise. She hadn't dared to hope for him to accept her immediately; such a thing would be absurd and illogical. If he had, she would have suspected something was wrong. All she longed for was a chance, a single chance, to express her feelings and sincerity, to show him with her actions just how much she loved him.
"However," Yun Wuji added with a serious tone, "You must resolve things with Xuanyin, and you need to earn her forgiveness, no matter what."
He gazed at her devastatingly beautiful face, his expression filled with complexity as he continued, "Otherwise, I really can't see how I could be with you."
"Hmm, I have wronged Mu Xuanyin for a very long time. I will do everything possible to get her forgiveness." Chi Wuyao walked briskly to his side, wrapping her hands around his arm and burying it between her deep valley. She breathed hot air into his ear, "As long as I can be with you, everything is worth it, right, little darling~?"
"Hmm," Yun Wuji shuddered slightly, taking a deep breath to calm the instinctive reaction before replying in a low voice, "Well, if Xuanyin doesn't forgive you... I'll try to help."
Chi Wuyao's eyes widened at his words. Her heart began pounding wildly; this simple promise affected her far more deeply than any sweet nothings he'd whispered to her when she was 'Mu Xuanyin'.
Her thighs clenched involuntarily as she leaned in closer, a soft moan escaping her lips:
"Ahn~ Little darling is so cute~"
"I love you to death~"
"...!!!" Yun Wuji's expression darkened. He tried to angrily pull his arm from her, but miserably failed as it was completely trapped within her devil-sebduing valley. "How am I cute? I'm handsome, do you understand? Look at this build! These muscles! This chiseled, devastatingly handsome face!"
"I'm handsome! Not cute!"
Chi Wuyao chuckled softly and nodded her head again and again, "Fufufu~ Yes~ Yes~ little darling is the manliest man in the world."
"..." Yun Wuji's expression eased a little, but he still looked dissatisfied. Her tone... Why did it sound exactly like someone humoring a toddler who'd declared himself emperor of the playground?
'Well, that should be enough acting for now.'
"Let's go to the Soul Stealing Realm. You don't need to run around 'protecting' people anymore. I can give you all the resources you need," Chi Wuyao said.
"Alright, but I have two companions who've been with me," Yun Wuji replied. He suddenly remembered Zixuan and Hanwei were still waiting for him.
"Don't worry. I'll send someone to bring them," Chi Wuyao answered casually. She already knew exactly who his so-called companions were.
As she spoke, both of their bodies dissolved into faint particles of dark light and quietly disappeared.
...
Although the Soul Stealing Realm was a King Realm, it was actually very small, barely the size of the Snow Song Realm. However, the darkness energy here was many times more concentrated than a high star realm like the Thousand Desolation Realm.
The darkness energy was so rich that it had formed into a tangible substance. From a distance, the entire realm looked like a world wreathed in black fog that constantly changed shape. An overwhelming cold and suffocating pressure seeped from every corner, peerlessly dreadful and deeply oppressive.
In terms of overall strength, the Soul Stealing Realm was the second strongest King Realm in the Northern Divine Region, just below the Yama Realm.
However, that ranking only held true 'within' the Yama Realm. Outside of it, the Soul Stealing Realm would actually be considered stronger. The reason was simple; Yama Realm's true foundation, the three Yama Ancestors, couldn't leave the realm. If they did, they would die.
Without them, the Yama Realm was left with only two tenth-level Divine Masters, while the Soul Stealing Realm had three.
Chi Wuyao and Yun Wuji entered the Soul Stealing Realm without alerting a single guard or Soul Attendant.
After flying for a short while, they landed on a floating island. She led him into a magnificent building, and when they stepped into the main hall, nine beautiful women were already waiting inside.
"Master!" The nine witches immediately turned their attention to them and quickly greeted Chi Wuyao.
After greeting her, their eyes naturally shifted to the man standing closely beside their master, each of them looking at him with curious eyes.
Except for Hua Jin, who stared at him with a complicated expression.
"Come, let me introduce you to my cute children," Chi Wuyao said as she held onto Yun Wuji and pulled him further inside. She then began introducing the women in the hall.
The power structure of the Soul Stealing Realm was simple. Chi Wuyao stood at the very top as the ruler and strongest expert. Beneath her were the Witches, existences comparable to the Star Gods or Moon Gods in the Eastern Divine Region.
Because the first thing Chi Wuyao considered before choosing a Witch was their appearance, every single one of them was an absolute beauty. Each one had a face and figure that could easily bring disaster to a nation.
The ninth witch, and the weakest, was Nanhuang Chanyi. She had already stepped into the 8th level of the Divine Master Realm.
Above her was the eighth witch, Yu Wu, also an 8th level Divine Master but slightly stronger than Chanyi.
The seventh was Hua Jin. Skilled in disguise and concealment, she was a 9th level Divine Master.
The sixth witch, Lan Ting, had also reached the 9th level.
Qing Ying was fifth, Yao Die was fourth, and Ye Li was third. All three were at the peak of the 9th level Divine Master Realm, though their strength varied slightly from one another.
There was no second witch, because the First Witch, known as the Great Witch, was not a single person, but two.
Jie Xin and Jie Ling.
They were the very first Witches Chi Wuyao had ever created, and also the strongest. Both had reached the 10th level of the Divine Master Realm, and stood at the peak beneath Chi Wuyao herself.
They were identical twins. Not only in appearance, but even their aura and cultivation were exactly the same. Whether it was their profound energy, temperament, or battle strength, they were perfectly identical in every way.
"Hello, everyone," Yun Wuji waved his hand casually, then glanced at Hua Jin and added a light smile, "We meet again."
His tone and expression were completely natural, as if nothing had happened between them. As if he didn't care in the slightest that Hua Jin had lied to him.
And that was exactly the truth. He really didn't give a shit, he had known from the very beginning.
"Hmm..." Hua Jin forced a stiff smile and quickly looked away. She still didn't know how to face him. Especially when she saw that smile of his... a smile that made her chest tighten and stirred up a wave of shame she couldn't suppress.
It made her want to turn around and run..
The other witches looked at their sister, who was acting strangely, then at Yun Wuji, who their master was clinging to, and nodded lightly, returning their greeting.
"This is Yun Wuji. From now on, he will be staying here. He is a very important person to me." Chi Wuyao swept her seductive eyes at the witches, and her plump lips parted as she added, "His words are my will. If he ever wants something, you must completely obey him."
"!!!"
The witches stood paralyzed, their master's words crashing over them like a tidal wave. For a heartbeat, the grand hall was utterly silent, as if even the air itself had stilled in disbelief.
Had their master truly just declared this unknown man their new master?
Nine uniquely stunning women, each a masterpiece of different allure, now wore identical masks of shock. Their bodies locked rigid, eyes stretched impossibly wide, lips trembling slightly as they struggled to process the impossible command. Even their breaths seemed to hitch in perfect unison.
"Yes, Master."
Hua Jin was the first to recover, her voice steady despite the lingering shock. She dipped into a deep bow toward Yun Wuji, her silken hair cascading forward. "Young Master Yun, please forgive me for lying to you earlier. A servant cannot disobey her mistress's orders. I am truly grateful for the favor you bestowed upon me."
"If there is a chance in the future, I will do my best to repay you."
Although Hua Jin didn't know the exact relationship between Yun Wuji and Chi Wuyao, she knew that Yun Wuji was an extraordinarily talented man with many inexplicable secrets. More importantly, he possessed an outrageous ability, the power to make people perfectly compatible with darkness. This ability alone could eliminate nearly all the inherent dangers of dark cultivation.
Given such value, her master's absolute order made perfect sense.
"We are at your service from now on, Young Master Yun." The other witches, shaken from their daze by Hua Jin's compliance, quickly followed suit. Though their shock still lingered beneath the surface, they bowed in unison, complying with their master's order.
Having the revered and feared legendary witches serve him was quite an exciting experience. As he looked at the women who bowed respectfully, Yun Wuji smiled inwardly.
Chi Wuyao really was doing everything to get him, she didn't care even if she had to throw all her beloved witches into his bed.
"Please rise. We will be partners fighting together in the future, so there's no need for such formality," Yun Wuji said with a warm smile. He extended his right hand and added, "Since this is our first meeting, it's only right to offer a greeting gift."
Eight tiny balls of darkness shot from his hand, slowly making their way toward each of the witches.
