Even though Lachlan Willis had reached the Manifested Form of the Soul Realm, he could not resist the strange force that suppressed his soul.
With no other choice, he had to seek Elder Drake Candlewood’s help again.
“Elder Drake Candlewood! This time, not only will I die, but my soul will be devoured. I’m afraid you won’t escape either!” Lachlan Willis mentally shouted in desperation.
“Lachlan Willis, I know! Stop shouting!”
Elder Drake Candlewood’s voice rang out in Lachlan Willis’s mind. From the tone, it was clear that even Elder Drake Candlewood felt the gravity of the situation.
Elder Drake Candlewood also sensed the crisis!
After all, the opponent was a being capable of crossing the starry sky to reach Earth. In his prime, his strength was not any weaker than Dudrar Dragonseal’s.
“Senior, do you have a solution? If you can’t do anything, we might really die this time!” Lachlan Willis smiled bitterly.
Facing someone like Prince Zephyr, even though he was still a dormant poisonous snake and hadn’t regained his peak strength, his methods were not something Lachlan Willis could contend with.
“Sigh, I do have a method, but the cost is extremely high. The final outcome might be no different from not resisting at all.”
Elder Drake Candlewood sighed.
“Senior, please tell me!”
Lachlan Willis’s mind tightened, and he urged anxiously.
Elder Drake Candlewood hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Right now, as long as I can control your body, there’s a way to fight back against Prince Zephyr!”
“Uh, Senior, isn’t that obvious? The key issue right now is that my soul seems to be suppressed, and I can’t control my body! It feels as though my soul is separated from my body.”
Lachlan Willis replied in an anxious, helpless tone.
“What I mean is, there’s a way to resist the soul-devouring force suppressing you. But for you, the cost might be unbearable. That is, you would need to burn your soul’s origin to eliminate this strange force. But once your soul’s origin is burned, it will be irreversible. In other words, your soul will be burned to the point of complete destruction, and you’ll die!”
Elder Drake Candlewood explained with a heavy heart, as if deeply regretful.
Upon hearing this, Lachlan Willis’s soul trembled, and he fell into deep thought.
To have his soul completely destroyed… Was this his fate? Was he truly going to die this time?
Thinking this, Lachlan Willis looked toward Lady Scarlett through the Transformation of Immortal-Demon Blood.
“Senior, I want to ask: if I burn my soul, besides driving away the soul-devouring force, will I have the ability to… save others?”
Dragon Ancestor’s Soul remained silent for a few seconds before responding, “Yes, you can! As long as you control the burning of your soul, and separate it from your body, you can attach your soul to anyone you want. You can help them rid themselves of this soul-devouring force.”
The voice of Dragon Ancestor’s Soul grew more somber. “Kid, have you made your decision?”
“Senior, if my soul is destroyed, you can still survive, right?”
Lachlan Willis hesitated before asking cautiously.
In response to this question, Dragon Ancestor’s Soul seemed even more emotional. “Indeed! Once your soul leaves your body, it will be as if I’ve possessed your body. I will live on in your stead!”
Upon hearing this, Lachlan Willis felt a surge of complex emotions.
“Senior, can I trust you?”
“Kid, if you don’t trust me, then don’t do anything! Worst case, I’ll go with you, and we’ll both vanish. It’s your choice, think carefully.”
Dragon Ancestor’s Soul spoke with a deep, steady voice, without any persuasion or manipulation.
This unadorned response made Lachlan Willis feel a strange sense of trust.
“Senior, if I die, I hope you’ll take good care of my daughter, my parents-in-law, my brother-in-law, and all my friends and family, including my sect… In short, you said you’d live on for me!
Please, can you promise me this?”
“My wife, Miranda Lowe, has already forgotten me, so you don’t need to try to make her remember me. But if one day she encounters danger, I hope you can help her, if you’re able.”
Lachlan Willis spoke with deep sincerity in his voice.
“Lachlan Willis, we have a bond! If you’re really willing to sacrifice yourself to preserve my residual soul, I will fulfill these conditions for you.”
Dragon Ancestor’s Soul responded solemnly.
“Good! Senior, please wait. I need to communicate with my wife first!”
Lachlan Willis said, his mind now filled with determination.
The soul-devouring force was capable of dissolving the body and devouring the soul, causing his soul and body to lose control and separate. But Lachlan Willis, still possessing the ability to use his mental power, was able to communicate telepathically.
It was just like Isa Austin’s Moon Devouring Divine Skill, which was also a soul-level ability that could still be successfully activated.
So, Lachlan Willis could still use soul transmission.
“Wife! Can you hear me?”
Lachlan Willis sent a mental message to Lady Scarlett.
“I hear you! What should we do? We’re all going to die… yet there’s nothing we can do…”
Lady Scarlett’s thoughts were filled with deep bitterness, resentment, despair, and anger.