Chapter 1140: The Soul of the Wolf King

Chapter 1140: The Soul of the Wolf King

Now Lin Nuo found himself quite helpless. Clearly, as a major villain, he was hand in hand with Su Kexin, the protagonist.

Thinking back to the scenes of their past battles was just hilarious.

Forget it. Other than being a bit clumsy and having a weird thought process, there wasn’t much to criticize about Su Kexin.

Putting grudges aside, she was indeed a pleasing beauty.

And this kind of silly, adorable beauty had quite the market appeal.

However, as far as he knew, this beauty never married.

At least not while he was still alive; after she took him down, she went into seclusion in Ru Yu Village with Ruo’er and Xia Hanmo.

By then, she likely wouldn’t have looked at anyone—she’d be invincible, and how could a mere mortal like him reach such heights?

Yet in this life, she seemed to have a bit of interest in him.

Not just a little, but quite the notable interest.

Of course, he didn’t think that when she could control her power post-eruption, she would maintain these feelings.

Just the innocent ignorance of a young girl.

This deep valley was dark, with only faint light streaming in from outside, obscured by towering trees.

Of course, he didn’t dare burn the trees, fearing he’d be choked to death by smoke before they even caught fire.

Caution was his middle name.

As he retraced this path, Lin Nuo’s mindset shifted; previously filled with fear, now it was a mixture of expectation and worry.

His shabby script didn’t do any good, and claiming he wasn’t worried would just be boasting.

Su Kexin clung tightly to Lin Nuo. Even with the glow of firelight, she worried endlessly about something sudden popping out nearby, like a ferocious wolf or tiger.

He recalled encountering a vicious wolf that could speak, craving their blood.

So scary.

“Ah? What’s this…?!”

While walking, Su Kexin suddenly tripped over something and looked down to find a pile of bones.

“This looks like wolf bones, and they’re not small.”

Lin Nuo observed the skeleton and mentally reconstructed its outline, surmising that a large wolf must have died here, leaving behind these remains.

How long had it been since it died? Its soul must be long gone.

Might as well try.

“You step back,” Lin Nuo instructed Su Kexin.

“Ah, no. Senior Martial Brother, you step back; I will too.”

“Why do you have to be so troublesome?”

“Because… I’m scared! This place is too dark, who knows what might jump out?!”

Su Kexin wouldn’t let go of Lin Nuo’s hand. If she let go and lost him, what would she do?

“Fine, just don’t move around; otherwise, you’ll distract me while I cast.”

Lin Nuo decided to keep Su Kexin close. Seriously, if she slipped behind him and accidentally stabbed him, that would be terrifying.

Just the thought made him shiver.

If the wolf’s soul hadn’t completely scattered away, he could try reviving this pack of wolf souls.

Let’s invoke a soul summoning spell.

Lin Nuo raised his free hand, opening his palm towards the wolf’s bones as his Demon Soul Power surged into it, transferring to the remains.

Rise!

Lin Nuo performed the ritual, and purple light emanated from the bones. Gradually, some soul fragments reassembled, ultimately forming an ethereal spirit.

“Hmm… Who… are you?”

The ethereal spirit uttered weakly. Although it sounded angry, given its current state as a wispy spirit on the brink of oblivion, it lacked any of its former ferocity and confidence.

“Oh my, it’s really you; you just can’t rest in peace, can you?”

Lin Nuo quipped. The spirit before him was none other than the Wolf King from back in the day.

“It’s… you guys?! You, how did you return… and why is my soul being summoned again?! It was supposed to dissipate…!”

The Wolf King was utterly confused, realizing that this kid had grown up, no longer the naïve little boy he once was; he now emanated an aura of a king.

Su Kexin beside him had also matured; the two were now a pair of strikingly beautiful individuals.

What was even more formidable was that this young man seemed capable of wielding superb magical abilities, and his Demon Soul Power was unexpectedly strong.

What… what had he been through all these years?

“It’s simple. If your soul hasn’t completely vanished, I can summon it again. From what I observe, if I’d arrived even a moment later, you’d be gone. When you mentioned ‘we’, that means we’ve met, and what happened before was real.”

Lin Nuo explained, while simultaneously casting his spell to bind the Wolf King’s soul. It was stuck here now, like a criminal being judged by Lin Nuo.

“You two… who exactly are you?! Years ago, you were mere mortals, yet you demonstrated monstrous power! Why are you back after so many years?!”

The Wolf King was increasingly anxious, haunted by memories of the nightmarish past when he thought victory was certain, and intending to devour Lin Nuo and Su Kexin, only to be backstabbed.

Back then, their faces were still youthful! Now they were definitely much stronger!

He harbored resentment—now they were here to finish him off for good!

“I liked your former arrogant and unyielding self; this current fearful demeanor is rather embarrassing. Now, your soul is bound here, and you’re bound to perish sooner or later. Perhaps I can let you go; your soul still exists, and if you wish to reincarnate, otherwise you’ll completely dissipate.”

“I don’t believe you’d let me go without a motive, human. You must want to gain something from me.”

“Indeed, it appears your mind isn’t completely gone. A wolf with human-level intelligence is quite frightening.”

“Humans, in terms of wisdom, you are far beneath us.”

“You seem to be telling a novel joke; I’m literally trembling with fear now. Seriously, if you were all that wise, you wouldn’t be running away from me up a mountain. What are you bragging about?”

Lin Nuo shook his head. After all this, you still care about your pride?

Lin Nuo continued:

“Alright, as a condition of our deal, I need to know what this place is and why it’s near Ru Yu Village. I remember you aren’t the only one here; there’s also a demon master who seemed quite pleased when he learned of your death.”

“He… he always wanted me dead; he just didn’t say it outright. This is a sealing space; I was sealed here by a few lousy Taoists decades ago, and my power has long been diminished. Otherwise, how could you have killed me? Even they could only seal me; how could you two possibly kill me? The reason I was trapped here is that this mountain was rich in spiritual energy, suitable for sealing demons. Normally, demons can’t leave this place, kid, you’re a demon too; how could you possibly get out?”

“Don’t worry about that; I have my ways.”

Lin Nuo was just bluffing. He had no idea how he got in here in the first place, and it was just as confusing to get out.

But it must be related to Su Kexin; when in doubt, just link it to her.