Mesmerizing Ghost Doctor-Chapter 5230: Divine Soul

It was a portrait of a beauty, the woman in the painting holding a mirror to her face. Yet upon closer inspection, it seemed as though the lips of the beauty in the portrait were moving.

Her heart skipped a beat, a gleam flashing in her eyes. Seizing the moment while the voice still spoke, she lunged forward in a single swift stride. The dagger clenched in her hand plunged viciously into the beauty depicted in the portrait.

"Hisssssssssss! You... How dare you!"

A bloodcurdling scream rang out, followed immediately by an angry, frenzied voice.

At the moment the dagger pierced, Yue’er sensed a current of air seeming to sweep across the painting. She had cut through that current, driving the dagger deep into the beauty’s chest. Dimly, she thought she saw a trickle of blood emerge. Just as she tried to look closer, a powerful force from the portrait hurled her backward.

"Damn little brat!" The voice surged toward her, stirring a fierce wind within the space, carrying a bone-chilling cold.

"Little Qi!" Xiao Junyan rushed forward to catch her as she was sent flying.

"Big Brother Xiao, it’s that painting! There’s something strange about it! If we destroy it, we might be able to leave this place." Yue’er seemed to have discovered something, her voice tinged with surprise and delight.

Xiao Junyan looked over. The painting now seemed to be leaking spirit energy, wisps of aura seeping from the tear made by Yun Qi’s dagger.

Immediately, he surged spirit energy from his palm. As it surged forth, a ball of flame shot toward the painting. Simultaneously, Yue’er also gathered a ball of flame in her hand and hurled it at the painting.

Both flames shot forth, igniting the wall-mounted painting in the blink of an eye. At that very moment, a shrill wail erupted from within the painting. Along with the surging energy, a translucent soul drifted out.

In that instant, she radiated a world-shattering, bone-chilling aura filled with murderous intent. That presence enveloped the entire space, sending a piercing coldness surging up from the soles of their feet, freezing them solid.

"How dare you destroy the vessel of my divine soul! You both deserve to die!"

As the vicious voice faded, the soul entity swept toward them, unleashing a powerful gust that violently knocked them apart.

"Little Qi!"

Xiao Junyan steadied himself and gasped in horror. The soul essence had seized Yun Qi, hoisting her upward as if to wring her life out. Though an invisible spirit form, it wielded terrifying strength in that moment.

"I intended to let you taste utter despair before devouring your soul and possessing your body. That way, I could sever your seven emotions and six desires, continuing my cultivation of the Path of Indifference. But you ruined my plans!"

She spoke with sinister relish, watching Yun Qi, her face flushed crimson and speechless. A cold smile spread across her lips. " It’s alright. Since I couldn’t sever your seven emotions and six desires before possessing your body and devouring your soul, I’ll just have to endure the suffering myself after taking over your body—to extract those emotions and desires from within."

As she spoke, madness and excitement surged in her eyes. Her lips moved slightly, as if chanting some ancient incantation.

"Get out of my way!"

Xiao Junyan swung his sword with brutal force, striking directly at the soul fragment. A powerful surge of energy and force erupted, though it failed to extinguish the soul entirely. Instead, it faded slightly, retreating several steps backward. The momentum caused Yue’er, who had been suspended mid-air, to plummet toward the ground.