There were only seven halos left around the Ancient Ancestor statue, and they gave off a gentle light. However, one of the seven halos was rapidly dimming as if it could dissipate at any moment.
"Wang Lin!!"
Xuan Luo was blocked outside the ancestral temple. He anxiously sent a message into the ancestral temple, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea. Xuan Luo didn't know if Wang Lin could hear it.
His hands formed a seal and a bright light like the sun appeared around his body. He stepped forward and walked into the ancestral temple. However, he only took a few steps before he was pushed back by the powerful rebound.
As Xuan Luo continued to try, Wang Lin's body in the depths of the ancestral temple had withered like a skeleton. There was no light around him, and his will was almost undetectable.
Countless attempts to fuse with it had all failed, causing his will to gradually be erased.
This place was completely silent and not the slightest sound could be heard. However, an anxious voice faintly reverberated in this place a moment later.
"Wang Lin!!"
"Wang Lin!!"
"Wang Lin!!"
Wang Lin's eyes were closed and he remained motionless. However, after this voice echoed, a flash of red light came from his skeleton-like body. This red light was the soul blood in his body!
As it flashed, it seemed to cause the depths of the ancestral temple to flash.
Time passed. It was unknown how much time had passed, but four of the halos around Ji Zu's statue disappeared. Only three halos remained, causing the light that enveloped the world to lessen by quite a bit. This caused the pitch-black night to dance differently for the past ten years or so.
However, no one was cultivating this night. All the Ancient Shi members were looking at the Ancient Ancestor statue, and even their breathing had stopped.
Out of the three rings of light around the Ancient Ancestor statue, one of them was like a candle in the wind, struggling for a moment before extinguishing.
"Another one is missing!"
"There are only two halos left. This person's Ancient Dao Soul Split has been going on for almost 20 years. Is there really no way to finish it …"
"When these two halos completely dissipated, he … look, another one disappeared!!!"
An uproar echoed across the entire Ancient Shi imperial city. Almost everyone gasped. Another halo had disappeared from the Ancient Ancestor statue. Now there was only one halo left!!
This halo was also slowly dimming!!
"Wang Lin!
Wake up!! "
Xuan Luo threw a punch at the Xiang Temple and let out a heaven-shaking roar. This roar echoed across the entire Ancient Shi imperial city like a thunderclap. Finally, it swept toward the Ancestral Temple.
His body once again forcefully stepped inside, but he was still rebounded by the strong force. He suddenly rolled back and continuously retreated.
Xuan Luo's expression was anxious. He had experienced the Ancient Dao Three Soul Splits before. He knew that in the soul splits, as long as the halos weren't extinguished, even if one had life force and lost consciousness, in reality, they wouldn't die. Rather, they would fall into a deep sleep!
A deep sleep of the soul. If one could awaken from this sleep, then as long as the halos weren't extinguished, there was still a chance of survival. This was why he had chosen to protect Wang Lin!
However, once all the halos disappeared, this sleep was equal to true death!
"Wang Lin, I'm your teacher, Xuan Luo. Quickly, come here!!" Xuan Luo roared and sent his voice into the ancestral temple.
As his voice echoed across the entire Ancient Shi imperial city, an even more shocking uproar erupted. Almost all the clan members had this question in the last 10 years. Just who was the person clearing the seal inside the ancestral temple!?
At this moment, there was an answer to this question!
"Wang Lin?
This name is a bit familiar … "
"It's him!!
Isn't this Wang Lin the person who killed the Ancient Dao Emperor more than 100 years ago!?
It's actually him!! "
"Rumor has it that Wang Lin is already the 10th sun of the Immortal Astral Continent. Heavens, I didn't expect the person going through the divine retribution to be Wang Lin!!"
As Xuan Luo anxiously roared and the Ye Jackals in the imperial city, the halos around the Ji Ancestor's statue became even more dim. It looked like it could disappear at any moment.
"Wang Lin, I'm your teacher, Xuan Luo. Quickly, come here!!" Xuan Luo roared and sent his voice into the ancestral temple.
As his voice echoed across the Ancient Shi, an even more shocking uproar erupted in the imperial city. Almost everyone had been wondering who the person going through the divine retribution was!
At this moment, there was an answer to this question!
"Wang Lin?
This name is a bit familiar … "
"It's him!!
Isn't this Wang Lin the person who killed the Ji Ancestor more than 100 years ago!?
It's actually him!! "
"Rumor has it that Wang Lin is already the 10th sun of the Immortal Astral Continent. Heavens, I didn't expect the person going through the divine retribution to be Wang Lin!!"
As Xuan Luo anxiously roared and the Ancient Shi imperial city trembled, the halos around the Ji Ancestor's statue became even more dim. It looked like it could disappear at any moment.
Deep inside the ancestral temple, the blood light around Wang Lin's body became even more intense.
"Who is calling me …" Wang Lin seemed to be asleep as if he was in a strange place. It was a blur as he walked in a daze. He didn't know how long he walked until he vaguely heard a voice calling him from behind.
"Where am I …" Wang Lin was still in a daze. The voice calling him was faintly discernible, but when he wanted to hear it, it was gone.
"Why am I here …" Wang Lin was confused as he continued to walk forward. The sky here was dim and the earth was hazy. The entire world was covered in fog, making it impossible to see far.
This place was a ruin.
There was no vitality in the earth, as if it had been abandoned for an unknown amount of time. The faintly visible mountains were no longer green and were completely grey.
"I … Who am I …" The confusion in Wang Lin's eyes became even stronger. He seemed to have lost a lot of memories and couldn't remember who he was. He couldn't remember why he was here or where this place was.
"Wake up … Wake up …" The faint celestial voice echoed once more and Wang Lin stopped.
"I think I heard something."
Wang Lin was confused and wanted to look back. However, just as he was about to look back, he saw a mountain in the fog before him!
Seven-colored snow fell from the mountain, and it was very beautiful.
On that mountain, there was a blurry figure. One could only faintly see that it was a man, and in his hands was a corpse. The corpse's long hair hung down and fluttered in the wind. This scene exuded a sense of desolation and sorrow.
Wang Lin stared at the figure in a daze. That figure gave him a very familiar feeling, and that feeling made his body tremble.
An extremely sorrowful roar came from the figure on the mountain. He raised his head and let out a mournful roar at the sky. His roar echoed in all directions and carried with it a penetrating force that charged into Wang Lin's heart, causing his body to tremble even more violently.
The dark sky trembled in the hole. Countless ripples spread out, and signs of shattering appeared. It was as if even the sky could not fight back against this person's roar and was about to crumble.
"Heaven and earth …" The roaring figure spoke, but the moment he said those two words, another familiar voice clearly appeared in Wang Lin's ears.
"Wang Lin, wake up!!"
This voice seemed to appear out of nowhere. The moment it appeared, the mountain Wang Lin was looking at disappeared. The figure holding the body that was roaring at the sky also disappeared.
Wang Lin's body trembled and he subconsciously turned his head. When he looked back, his mind rumbled.
He remembered that he was Wang Lin, and he was going through divine retribution in the Ancient Shi Xiang Temple. He was going through the second fusion of his soul. When he remembered all of this, his eyes were no longer filled with confusion and were replaced with clarity!
At the same time, in the depths of the ancestral temple, 100 feet away from Wang Lin, there was an old man with a head of white hair. He was trembling as he walked over. This old man was wearing clothes that belonged to Xuan Luo!
However, there was a difference in age between him and the youthful Xuan Luo!
"Wang Lin, wake up!!" the old man roared, and his voice was hoarse.
Wang Lin slowly opened his eyes. The moment he saw the old man, the old man revealed a look of joy. However, he could no longer resist the terrifying rebound force and was knocked out of the ancestral temple.
"Teacher …" Wang Lin muttered as he looked at the direction Xuan Luo had left. He looked at Xuan Luo's head of white hair and knew that he would never forget this kindness in his life.
He abruptly raised his head and formed a seal with both hands. Immediately, a large amount of light spots appeared around his body. These light spots suddenly gathered above his head and quickly formed the outline of a light shadow.
At the instant Xuan Luo was ejected from the ancestral temple, he saw the last ring of light on the statue of Ji Zu gradually disappear. However, the moment it disappeared, the ring of light gathered together once more and shone with a dazzling light. A second ring of light appeared, then a third, then a fourth … until the twelfth ring of light appeared at the same time, and it shone with a light that reached far and wide!
Shortly after, Shi San's 13th halo, 14th halo … 18th halo all appeared!
The entire Ancient Shi imperial city became silent due to this sudden scene.
After a short period of silence, a monstrous uproar erupted.
As the uproar echoed, the 19th halo appeared on the Ancient Ancestor statue. Then there was the 20th halo, the 2-inch halo, the 22nd halo … until the 27th halo appeared. Not only did it cover the Ancient Shi imperial city, but it also shrouded the area around Origin Mountain.
Xuan Luo revealed a smile. He didn't stay outside the ancestral temple and left as the 27th halo appeared. He appeared in the sky and sat down once more. The protector wasn't over yet. Wang Lin still had to go through the last soul split!
Inside the ancestral temple, there was a giant shadow floating above Wang Lin. This shadow was dozens of times larger than the first time he split his divine sense!
He raised his head and the shadow also raised its head. It seemed to penetrate the ancestral temple and see Xuan Luo's smile.
"Teacher …"
Wang Lin's gaze narrowed. After a long time, Wang Lin lowered his head and took a deep breath. The second soul split was extremely dangerous, but it couldn't compare to what he had experienced in his confusion.
He couldn't help but recall the figure holding the corpse and roaring at the sky.
Merry Christmas everyone!