Chapter 178: There Are Many Souls of Experts in the Heavenly-Reaching Tower?
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âDonât you find it especially interesting to fight against yourself?â
The Sword Emperor controlled Mo Xiaoâs body and casually waved the long sword in his hand, grinning. âMoreover, itâs a rare opportunity to defeat yourself. Why do you seem reluctant?â
Listening to the Sword Emperorâs words, the Sword Emperorâs remnant soul seemed to become somewhat displeased.
However, as a remnant soul, it was a mere shadow, making it impossible to discern its expression.
Looking at the motionless remnant soul, the Sword Emperor chuckled. Without saying anything, he raised his sword and attacked it.
Seeing this, the Sword Emperorâs remnant soulâs expression stiffened, and it quickly followed suit, raising its long sword and launching an attack on Mo Xiao in the same manner.
âDing!â
Accompanied by a crisp sound of metal colliding, their longswords collided.
The moment the two swords collided, the longswords in Mo Xiao and the Sword Emperorâs remnant soul turned into afterimages at the same time, madly colliding in mid-air.
Their speed was so fast that not even Mo Xiaoâs War God senses could fully grasp it.
If not for the Sword Emperor controlling his body, Mo Xiao would have likely been defeated long ago.
Thirty minutes later.
The Sword Emperorâs remnant soulâs health was already at the bottom, but Mo Xiao still had 50% of his health remaining.
As Mo Xiaoâs final sword pierced the Sword Emperorâs remnant soul, the last bit of its HP was taken away.
âThe physical data in the Heaven-reaching Tower is still lacking in meaning. This sword doesnât feel quite right either. Otherwise, 1 wouldnât have wasted 30 minutes dealing with you,â Mo Xiao said as he looked at the Sword Emperor in front of him, calmly sheathing his sword.
With that, the Sword Emperorâs illusory form flew out of Mo Xiaoâs body and silently watched the Sword Emperorâs remnant soul whose HP had reached zero not far away.
âDidnât you say you wanted to come with me? Youâve already been defeated by me. How are you going to come with me?â the Sword Emperor asked.
The Sword Emperorâs residual soul shook its head gently. âGoing with you was my idea, but right now, Iâm just data, a replication of the power within the remnant soul.â
âReplicating the power of the residual soul?â Hearing this, Mo Xiao was slightly stunned. Clearly, he was a little puzzled by the Sword Emperorâs remnant soulâs words.
The Sword Emperorâs remnant soul glanced at Mo Xiao and said indifferently, âI canât say the details. Iâve only stayed in this Heavenly-reaching Tower for a period of time. I only know that there are many souls of experts in this Heavenly-reaching Tower. Be carefulâŠâ
With that, the Sword Emperorâs remnant soul directly turned into specks of starlight and disappeared.
[You killed the guardian boss of the 30th level! The remnant soul of the Sword Emperor! Congratulations to Mo Xiao, the challenger! You have passed the 30th level!]
[Do you want to go to the next level?]
âThis level is so difficult, but there are no rewards?â Looking at the system notification in front of him, Mo Xiao asked in confusion.
The Sword Emperor looked at Mo Xiao and replied, âThe guardians of this floor are always random, and while they are all formidable, not all of them are as powerful as me. So, there might not be rewards.â
Hearing the Sword Emperorâs words, Mo Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly. âAre you sure youâre not just praising yourself?â
âOh? Really? Iâm just stating a fact. Am 1 not awesome?â The Sword Emperor said smugly.
Mo Xiao looked at the Sword Emperor with a speechless expression. âForget it, 1 donât want to argue with you. Letâs rest for a while and continue to the next floor later. System, 1â11 take a break for now and continue later.â
With that, Mo Xiao sat down cross-legged again and rested quietly.
Outside the Heaven-reaching Tower, Yan Zhantian and the others were looking at Mo Xiao on the screen with serious expressions.
âOld Yao, did you see that?â Yan Zhantian asked seriously.
âMmâŠâ Yao Shiâer also nodded slightly. âMo Xiaoâs combat method is almost identical to this Sword Emperorâs remnant soul⊠It can even be said that itâs even more brilliant than this Sword Emperorâs remnant soulâŠâ
âThis is definitely not a technique that a kid who has just transitioned can haveâŠâ Yan Zhantianâs expression was somewhat grim.
âAre you saying⊠Mo Xiao might not be human?â Yao Shier looked at Yan Zhantian with surprise.
âItâs a possibility. After all, as you mentioned beforeâŠâ Yan Zhantianâs expression became complicated.
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While the two were pondering what was going on with Mo Xiao, Su Jinâer suddenly spoke up, âI just realized, are you two suspecting that Mo Xiao isnât human?â
âSort of.â Yan Zhantian nodded, âAfter all, Mo Xiaoâs performance just now was too powerful. This is not something a teenage brat can do.â
When Su Jinâer heard this, she looked at the two of them with a strange expression and said, âDonât you two know that⊠thereâs a very powerful soul in Mo Xiaoâs body?â
âWhat?â Hearing Su Jinâerâs words, Yan Zhantian and Yao Shiâer looked at Su Jinâer at the same time. Clearly, they were completely unaware of this matter.
Looking at their expressions, Su Jinâer continued, âLooks like you really donât knowâŠâ
âMo Xiao has a skill called âSword Emperorâs Residual Soul,â which allows him to summon a soul. This soul seems to be an ancient Sword Emperor who can not only guide Mo Xiao but also possess his body and fight in his place in critical situations.â
Su Jinâer continued, âThe situation just now should be that ancient Sword Emperor possessing Mo Xiaoâs body and fighting for him.â
âAnd thereâs a possibility that this 3oth-floor Sword Emperorâs remnant soul is actually a part of the Sword Emperor inside Mo Xiao, but for some reason, itâs left in the Heaven-reaching Tower.â
Listening to Su Jinerâs explanation, Yan Zhantian, who had been worried about how to deal with the situation, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
âPhew⊠I was really scared there. Thank goodness you explained it, or I might have thought Mo Xiao had turned into some kind of monster. After all, his combat abilities are incredibly strong,â Yan Zhantian sighed in relief, and the seriousness on his face disappeared. âBut how do you know about this skill? Did Mo Xiao tell you?â
âYeah,â Su Jiner nodded. âMo Xiao did tell me about it. Most importantly, my ability allows me to see these souls, so this Sword Emperorâs remnant soul is particularly wary of me.â
Hearing this, Yao Shiâer nodded thoughtfully, âI see. So, you mean that the Sword Emperorâs residual soul fought on Mo Xiaoâs behalf on this 30th floor?â
âNot entirely,â Su Jiner shook her head. âWhen you praised Mo Xiao the first time, he fought on his own. It was only later when he couldnât hold on any longer that the Sword Emperor possessed him and fought for him.â
âBesides, the abilities he can control are, in a way, his own abilities, right? Master, you shouldnât refuse to let your disciple pass just because of this, right?â