"Wu Liang... Wu Liang... I never thought anyone could consider everything so comprehensively, not even my former teacher could do that. Do you still think your mind is human? It's laughable!"

[Pioneer] saw the curse collapsing irreversibly and couldn't help but sarcastically address Wu Liang.

The consciousness of [Yin Qiming] from the new world coexisted within the same body with him. Before the Zodiac Pig incident, he was almost suppressed into eternal slumber by him.

Even though he occasionally competed with him for dominance of thoughts afterward, he never truly succeeded.

If it weren't for the fact that they were essentially one, directly crushing him would affect his soul's integrity, [Pioneer] wouldn't keep such a hidden danger around.

In this situation where he had an absolute advantage over [Yin Qiming], Wu Liang actually quietly made a deal with this guy in secret?

It's hard to imagine how long ago he started laying plans for this step!

"Heh, you're flattering me. I'm not nearly as cunning as you think; I just have better luck." Wu Liang said with a heartfelt smile.

He wasn't deceiving [Pioneer].

It all indeed stemmed from a coincidence.

A coincidence that nobody could have anticipated.

It arose from Triton's curse—rejection of similar souls.

When City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts were drawn nationwide by the scent of the Immortal Pill of Undying to vie for it, Wu Liang continuously consumed Fierce Ghost body fragments to strengthen himself.

Until the consumption reinforced his soul's defense, he began researching the soul fragments of [Pioneer].

As for where these soul fragment materials came from, it traces back to the event outside the Utopian Village in the Tianshan Mountain Range. The causal curse deceived Yao Qingxue near Ah Yimu's vicinity and attempted to bury Wu Liang and Yao Qingxue together in an unsolvable curse—[Pioneer Soul Avatar].

At that moment, noticing defeat, the avatar planned to self-destruct, but Wu Liang had the Nightmare imprison him within that body, unable to act, then brought him back to Taohua Village for his mom Yao Qingxue to oversee.

On the eve of the second Supernatural Calamity, the day Peach Blossom Spring closed.

Wu Liang returned once.

Besides visiting his mom one last time, he took away that [Pioneer Soul Avatar] as well.

Under his Nightmare Ability, which had become quite terrifying, Wu Liang succeeded in extracting the soul fragment from that body and re-imprisoned it within the [Ghost Compendium].

During this opportunity of bolstering himself by devouring numerous City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts, Wu Liang also pondered the peculiarities of [Pioneer]'s expertise in souls, since his Fierce Ghost Ability posed a formidable challenge in this domain.

Unexpectedly, through the fragment of [Pioneer Soul Avatar], he detected something odd in his own soul—a strangely familiar yet unfamiliar soul aura.

It scared him at the time.

After all, the appearance of an unfamiliar soul aura in one's soul is akin to finding locksmith advertisements inside one's home!

Since the other party could embed this unfamiliar aura, they could silently attack his mental soul.

Thus, Wu Liang cautiously probed this unfamiliar soul aura—

"You indeed sensed this wisp of soul aura. No wonder [Pioneer] considers you his nemesis!" The strange soul spoke openly when Wu Liang probed.

Only then did Wu Liang realize where he recognized this strange soul aura.

During the Fierce Dragon Ghost incident in Chengyang City, after [Ghost Valley]'s consciousness was invaded, it informed him of the relation to the Tianshan Mountain Range and his parents—that guy from the new world Yin Qiming!

In some sense, he was a side effect of the merging timelines of two worlds.

Yao Qingxue's intentional division relied on her Awakened Ability, while [Pioneer]'s situation was unavoidable.

[Yin Qiming] naturally knew [Pioneer] wished to eliminate him and even made a soul avatar in Shenhu City intending to separate himself completely.

But allowing [Pioneer] to separate him would undoubtedly be an opportunity for him to be eliminated once his consciousness fully transferred into the soul avatar.

With [Pioneer]'s main consciousness having absolute control over the body, passive waiting wasn't viable.

So [Yin Qiming] had to find a way to separate discreetly without alerting [Pioneer].

Without physical assistance, relying solely on soul power, he could accomplish little. After much thought, [Yin Qiming] decided to seek help from others.

"Unfortunately, few in this world can completely evade [Pioneer's] sight and not be probed for spirit and soul, and among them, only you, Wu Liang—are the one he would never have guessed I'd choose as an ally," said [Yin Qiming].

"Then how did you manage to attach to my soul? If you don't reveal it, I might help you get rid of it before [Pioneer],"

At the time, consuming Fierce Ghost fragments in the Human Ancestor Temple, Wu Liang naturally didn't believe the guy's story initially.

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