Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 325: Soul Refining River

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Soul Refining River

"Stand up!" Lin Fan told the boatman.

The boatman stood up and looked at Lin Fan, not uttering a single word. However, in his eyes that were fixed on Lin Fan, there was endless hatred.

Lin Fan spoke again, "I know, at this moment, you must hate me deeply. But... heh, when you were controlling the souls of others, did you ever consider that they might hate you too?"

At this point, Lin Fan shook his head and continued, "Forget it, I don’t wish to dwell on this topic. Earlier on, didn’t you say you wanted me to be your slave? Now I would like to tell you, become my slave instead."

"Don’t worry, once you become my slave, I will definitely not treat you poorly. Heh heh!"

As Lin Fan spoke, a warm smile was always hanging on his face.

But...

This warm smile, in the boatman’s eyes, was an incredibly malicious grin.

"You want me to be your slave? That’s wishful thinking!" the boatman said fiercely. "Even if you kill me, I will never become your slave!"

"Hmm."

Lin Fan’s brow slightly furrowed and said, "It seems you still aren’t obeying."

As he spoke, Lin Fan slightly manipulated the soul force in his hand with some techniques.

"Ah... Ah... Ah..."

The boatman began to scream continuously.

In that instant, the boatman felt as though it was the end of the world.

He wished for death!

But sadly, he could not die at this moment because Lin Fan would not let him.

As time passed, the boatman felt himself completely weakened.

He even had difficulty moving.

At this time, Lin Fan ceased his control over the boatman’s soul force...

"How about now, are you willing to become my slave?" Lin Fan asked indifferently.

"I..."

The boatman wanted to say something.

Lin Fan continued, "Actually, I don’t really need to seek your opinion. There are many ways I can make you become my slave. However... I want to hear you say it yourself. I want you to understand, if you want someone else to become your slave, you must be prepared to acknowledge your own servitude!"

The boatman clenched his teeth!

In the end, the boatman resigned himself and nodded, saying, "I admit it, I’ve lost this time. Alright, from now on, I will be your slave. Whatever you ask of me, I will do. But... I have a question!"

Lin Fan said, "Speak."

The boatman asked, "I am very curious, how were you able to control my soul force?"

Lin Fan answered, "Do I really need to explain that to you?"

Just now, the boatman tried to use his soul force to control Lin Fan’s illusory soul force, and Lin Fan took this opportunity to stride directly into the boatman’s Soul Ocean and forcibly stripped away a strand of his soul force with brute force.

This method, it can be said without exaggeration, might be something only Lin Fan could achieve in the entire world.

Because Lin Fan possesses the Dragon Soul.

The Dragon Soul has various methods!

Things the soul cannot do, the Dragon Soul can.

Afterward, with a mere thought from Lin Fan, he controlled the boatman’s soul force using a special technique.

From that moment on, the boatman became Lin Fan’s slave.

Lin Fan wasn’t wrong; once the boatman’s soul force was in his hands, it was equivalent to him becoming Lin Fan’s slave, because Lin Fan could easily refine the boatman’s soul force.

The reason Lin Fan made such an effort was essentially to make the boatman acknowledge his servitude by himself. As Lin Fan said, in order to make someone a slave, one must first have the awareness of being a slave oneself.

The boatman suddenly realized that his soul was already under Lin Fan’s control.

With just a single thought, Lin Fan could kill him.

At this moment, sorrow began to overwhelm the boatman’s heart: "I never expected that he would have such a method to control the force of others’ souls. It’s a pity that I even thought of making him my slave..."

The boatman felt a bitter taste in his heart.

Originally, he wanted to control Lin Fan, but unexpectedly, the result turned out to be that he himself was controlled instead.

Tragic!

This is truly tragic!

"Now, do you have anything else to say?" Lin Fan looked at the boatman and asked indifferently.

The boatman hastily said respectably, "I greet my master!"

"Hmm!"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Remember, once we enter the Chaotic Land, our relationship is... cousins! Do you understand?"

The boatman was stunned.

However, the boatman soon understood Lin Fan’s intention.

He knew that Lin Fan was doing this merely to fabricate an identity casually, so as not to draw any attention.

The boatman then said, "As you wish, Master!"

Lin Fan nodded and asked, "By the way, in the Chaotic Land, you must have a place to live, right?"

The boatman answered anxiously, "I do have one, but... my strength is feeble, and I only reside on the outermost part of the Chaotic Land. The chaotic regions are strictly stratified. Without attaining the corresponding level, it’s absolutely impossible to enter the relevant area!"

"For instance, right now, we are only in the lowest level, the first-level zone!"

The boatman expressed his helplessness as he spoke.

Lin Fan’s brow slightly furrowed: "There’s actually such a practice?"

Actually, Lin Fan’s understanding of the Chaotic Land was very limited.

Thus, he naturally didn’t know about the hierarchies within the Chaotic Land.

Afterward, Lin Fan said, "Well, then, explain to me in detail about the levels in the Chaotic Land!"

The boatman replied, "Yes, Master..."

Then, the boatman elaborated on the stratification of the Chaotic Land.

The Chaotic Land was divided into first-level zones, second-level zones, third-level zones...

And those who resided in the Chaotic Land were categorized as first-class people, second-class people, third-class people...

First-class people could only live in the lowest level, the first-level zones. Second-class people could live in second-level zones, and third-class people could live in third-level zones...

Of course, high-level individuals could reside in lower-level zones. However, such cases were rare since they felt it was embarrassing for high-level persons to live in lower-level areas.

Just like this boatman, he was but a lowly first-class person in the Chaotic Land, so he could only live in the lowest level, the first-level zone!

After hearing the boatman’s explanation, Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel astonished and thought to himself: "It seems the Chaotic Land is more complex than I imagined. Skinny’s Cultivation is at the King Profound Realm, but... in this place, he’s only able to reside in a first-level zone."

Then Lin Fan asked, "Right, how are first-class, second-class, and third-class individuals classified?"

The boatman said, "Through killing!"

"Through killing?"

Lin Fan was somewhat perplexed!

The boatman continued, "Lower-level individuals, if they kill someone of a higher level, can obtain their Identity Token, thereby inheriting all that the deceased had. For instance, if we were able to kill a second-class person, we would then become second-class ourselves and could acquire all their possessions within the second-level zone. However..."

At this point, the boatman shook his head helplessly and said, "Aside from sufficient strength, for lower-level individuals to kill a higher-level individual is extremely difficult. If successful, it would be akin to soaring to the heavens, but... if unsuccessful, the soul will be torn apart and cast into this river, suffering torment for hundreds of years. Therefore... typically, very few lower-level individuals challenge those of a higher level!"

Lin Fan was somewhat startled and asked, "Their souls are cast into this river after a failed challenge?"

The boatman answered, "Yes, that’s right, Master. This river is named the Soul Refining River, formed by the convergence of countless souls. Every soul thrown into the river maintains crystal-clear consciousness for a thousand years. In other words, for a thousand years, they possess their own consciousness, though unable to escape the Soul Refining River. This is also why there are mysterious attacks within the Soul Refining River. Those attacks are launched by the souls unwilling to resign themselves to their fate, and moreover, they are assaults jointly initiated by dozens or even hundreds of souls. Powerful souls who launch attacks are formidable, such that not even Saints can withstand them!"

Lin Fan did not speak!

But...

Lin Fan was shocked beyond measure in his heart!

This Soul Refining River... it’s actually made up of... countless souls,

How terrifying!

At the same time, Lin Fan’s curiosity was greatly piqued—just what mystical properties did the Soul Refining River possess

To be able to bind so many souls,

And Lin Fan was also shocked that souls cast into the Soul Refining River could retain consciousness for a millennium.

This was truly horrifying!

Lin Fan listened intently, even using his Dragon Soul to feel, and faintly, he sensed the wails from within the Soul Refining River.

These were the wails of the souls!

Some of the wails were incredibly loud.

Even though Lin Fan’s Dragon Soul was robust, he still felt extremely uncomfortable upon hearing those powerful wails.

"Sigh!"

Lin Fan’s face paled slightly as he shook his head, returning to normal, then inquired, "What more do you know about the Soul Refining River?"

The boatman shook his head helplessly and said, "I don’t know any more, the Soul Refining River is very mysterious, and very few people are privy to its secrets... perhaps, if one were to unravel the secrets of the Soul Refining River, they might be able to control its power."

Lin Fan stopped speaking!

Yet, his curiosity about the Soul Refining River was growing ever stronger!

Boom...

At that moment, an invisible energy suddenly materialized and attacked the small boat.

Lin Fan saw that the energy was indeed composed of souls.

However, within the souls, there was boundless fury, to be precise, the attack’s most powerful aspect was the souls’ fury. The more intense the fury, the more horrifying the attack.

It could be said it was a force of rage that was attacking.

However, all these attacks were blocked by the Array on the boat.