"This is impossible! He's clearly my grandfather! There's no way he could have been soul-possessed!"
Caroline shook her head frantically, unable to accept the reality before her.
However—
As Caroline spoke, a ripple of spiritual energy spread outwards from the Underworld King, striking her. Her body jolted, and she collapsed to the ground, instantly losing consciousness. DAFENG NOVEL NETWORK
Although the Underworld King was not Caroline's biological grandfather, due to the influence of Caroline's grandfather's soul and their years together, he harbored some affection for her and did not wish to kill her directly.
Jiang Wuming also felt a moment of disorientation but quickly regained his composure, looking calmly at the Underworld King. "If I'm not mistaken, your spiritual cultivation is also at the Half-Step Heavenly God realm."
"If it weren't, I wouldn't have been able to gain possession of this body upon arriving in this world."
The Underworld King had no intention of hiding anything from Jiang Wuming, and at the same time, he looked at Jiang Wuming with some confusion. "You seem very calm, which is truly strange."
"Since I'm already here, why should I panic?" Jiang Wuming retorted expressionlessly.
"Heh heh, I'm very curious, why are you so calm?" the Underworld King asked with great interest.
"Qi Changyun and my senior brother Shen Zui must have been subjected to your puppetry technique and turned into your puppets."
Jiang Wuming did not answer but voiced another guess.
Qi Changyun, whom he mentioned, was Qi Tian's grandfather and Qi Wufu's younger brother.
Back then, when the two Qi brothers vied for the position of family head, Qi Changyun, in a fit of rage, left the Dragon Country, went overseas, and eventually joined the Underworld Hall.
Previously, the aura of a Five-Star War God at the tenth stage that he had sensed at the entrance of the ancient city belonged to Qi Changyun!
"That's right, but my senior brother Shen Zui only recently became my puppet. It's because I asked him to lure you to the Underworld Hall headquarters, and he refused." the Underworld King stated.
"You went to such lengths to have me come to the Underworld Hall, not because you wanted me to be your puppet, but because you want to possess my body!"
Jiang Wuming stared intently at the Underworld King.
"I must say, you are indeed very smart to have figured that out."
The Underworld King indirectly confirmed his suspicion, his smile becoming more sinister. His eyes glowed as he stared at Jiang Wuming. "The most outstanding genius in the history of Earth martial arts! Your identity and your body are both perfect. I've had my sights on you for a long time!"
This time, Jiang Wuming remained silent, his expression still calm.
"Since you've guessed the truth, you still dare to come here and remain so calm. Do you think I would be wary of your master, Heavenly Dragon Daoist, and not dare to do anything to you?"
The Underworld King laughed again, a laugh filled with disdain.
Although Heavenly Dragon Daoist had displayed terrifying strength that even he found shocking in the battle on Mount Everest, he was at the Half-Step Heavenly God realm in both martial arts and spiritual power, possessing absolute confidence in his own abilities.
Moreover, from this day forward, he would be Jiang Wuming?!
There was still no answer.
But as the Underworld King finished speaking, Jiang Wuming's true energy and secret power surged within him, his aura rapidly increasing!
Within the Underworld King's domain, at the brink of life and death, Jiang Wuming broke through to the eleventh stage of the Four-Star War God realm!
"I must say, you've surprised me. To be able to break through to the legendary eleventh stage in such a situation is simply unbelievable!"
This sudden turn of events caught the Underworld King somewhat by surprise, his pupils widening slightly.
Jiang Wuming himself was also a little surprised.
This was beyond his plan!
However, he reacted swiftly. After breaking through to the eleventh stage of the Four-Star War God realm, he did not hesitate and immediately activated the forbidden technique of the Daoist inner cultivation method, burning his true energy and fusing it with his secret power, attempting to break free from the Underworld King's domain. But he couldn't do it at all!
The Underworld King's domain only showed a slight fluctuation, still restraining Jiang Wuming.
It felt as if Jiang Wuming, tied by a rope, struggled fiercely, causing the rope to loosen slightly but still unable to break free.
"Don't struggle in vain. The gap in our realms is too vast; you cannot break free from my domain's restraint. If you were at the eleventh stage of the Five-Star War God realm, it would be no problem."
The Underworld King chuckled mockingly and then said, "However, since you don't wish to enjoy your final moments and prefer to chat rather than struggle, I shall grant your wish!"
As he spoke, the domain power acting upon Jiang Wuming suddenly disappeared, yet he remained unable to move.
This was because a terrifying mental force suddenly surged into his spiritual world!
Soul possession!
After finishing their conversation, the Underworld King went straight to the main event, using the spiritual secret technique of soul possession to seize Jiang Wuming's body.
In an instant, Jiang Wuming's head was wracked with intense pain, as if it were about to explode. His consciousness felt frozen, unable to function.
Then, a terrifying spiritual will descended upon his spiritual world, demanding his submission!
It was the Underworld King's spiritual will!
Soul possession, the first step, was to fuse with the original owner's soul and obtain everything within the original owner's spiritual world.
During this process, either the death of the original owner's soul or the original owner's immensely powerful spiritual will would lead to the failure of soul possession.
"Submit, young one, all struggle is futile!"
Within Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, the Underworld King's spiritual will transformed into a supremely powerful emperor. He floated in the air, looking down at Jiang Wuming, conveying an irresistible will.
There was no response. Jiang Wuming, just as he had when attacked by a genius from the outer realms of the Mu family in his spiritual world before, resisted with all his might.
"Heh... You fantasize about resisting, but you don't realize it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"
Within Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, the Underworld King's figure became increasingly clear.
To be precise, it was the extraterrestrial spiritual power user. The figure he manifested was no longer the same as Caroline's grandfather—the Underworld King.
The extraterrestrial spiritual power user, through the mysterious and evil soul possession technique, had completely separated his soul from Caroline's grandfather's body and entered Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, emitting a terrifying pressure.
As his soul invaded and his spiritual will descended, Jiang Wuming's spiritual world began to tremble, and his spiritual will started to collapse.
Then, a spiritual chain as thick as a bowl appeared in Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, emerging from the extraterrestrial spiritual power user and connecting to Jiang Wuming's figure within the spiritual world, tightly linking their souls.
The extraterrestrial spiritual power user's soul, after invading Jiang Wuming's spiritual world, began the second step of soul possession—fusing with Jiang Wuming's soul!
However—
At this very moment, Jiang Wuming's figure suddenly changed, transforming into a flame!
He used his spiritual will to manifest the fire of the spirit!
In the long river of time,
Everyone will die,
All things in the world will wither,
The starry universe will also be destroyed,
Only the spirit will endure.
When disaster strikes,
Spiritual will is humanity's most powerful weapon!
Soul possession?
Young man, before coming to the Underworld Hall headquarters, I had already prepared myself mentally.
I have waited for this moment for a long time!
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