Master Of Souls

*sigh*

I don't know how many times I have sighed since I took over this body whose name seem to be Xiao Che in this life and Yun Che in his previous one. I was already lost and confused about what to do after my world was destroyed. Now, this body also had numerous complications.

First of all, I found two treasures which were extraordinary even under my scrutiny in this body. The first one's name was Sky poison pearl which was fused with this body.

It was an item of this body's second life which his master gave it to him. How it came and fused with this original body is still a mystery even to me but I have my speculations.

Now, Even his master from his previous life couldn't take out the full potential of this treasure. And this treasure only had half of it fused with this body. I probably think the other half is in his previous life's continent.

This treasure was a sentient treasure but I think it's soul probably died which hinders it to unleash its full potential. Now, I was really tempted to become this extraordinary treasure's soul but I knew my soul was way weak right now to sustain the transformation.

The second treasure was a pendant that was present in both the lives of this body. This body reincarnated probably because of this treasure but what makes it extraordinary isn't because of its reincarnation property. It's because it literally made another timeline or samsara for this soul to reincarnate in and after he died in that timeline this treasure brought it back to the original body at the time of death.

That was some next-level shit there. It interfered with time and space one of the major laws that sustain a world.

Second, Xiao Lingxi the little aunt of this body was extraordinary but she didn't know it. She had a pure soul whose purity was very high and there was something her soul was concealing. I couldn't see what it was because of my injured soul but I knew It was powerful.

And another thing was I was sensing a very pure and mysterious soul in this small floating cloud City. With all of these coincidences I knew there was a great destiny here and in the center of it was probably this body's original soul which I had already consumed.

The small minor things were that this body wasn't a blood relative of this Xiao clan. Xiao Lingxi the little aunt of this body was in love with the original soul.

As I was deep in my own thoughts silence reigned surrounding me even though it was a festive atmosphere for my marriage. I was riding on horseback towards my bride's house who was the most beautiful girl of floating cloud city. Her name was Xia Qingyue.

Instead of noise and festive atmosphere usually in marriage, there was a pin drop silence.

I was pretty used to this silence and I loved it.

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The Xiao Che on horseback had bright serene eyes that conveyed a deep character. He had on an elegant expression and exhibited a light grace. His long hair fluttered behind his dazzling red wedding robe and his entire body emitted an air of elegance.

He was deep in thought and had a pondering look. The crowd became silent seeing him like that. Nobody spoke, It was like he had a mysterious aura around him whose thoughts demanded silence.

The crowd felt like Xiao Che was a wise old sage who was pondering about the future of humanity. Everbody had the urge to keep silent and stare at him.

They felt like if they interrupted his train of thoughts, that would be a great sin.

Unfortunately, the peaceful atmosphere was broken by a loud cry.

"Brother-in-law!!"

A tall sturdy figure ran over to Xiao Che. This person was not that old, but he was at least two meters tall. His body was as strong as a bull and the ground trembled when he came over.

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As I saw this tall sturdy figure run over to me I couldn't help but be speechless. This was another person with a special and powerful physique in this small Floating cloud city.

If I still couldn't make connections here then I wasn't allowed to hold the title of 'wise old sage'. All of these extraordinary had one connection and that was this body and it's original soul.

I had stolen the body of a person who was destined for great things. These people were usually favored by the laws of the world. I had consumed the original soul and it became a part of me. I wonder if I still have the blessing of the world.

According to the memory, this man…. it was more accurate to call him a boy for he is Xia Qingyue's little brother, Xia Yuanba. He became fifteen this year… yes, he was really only fifteen years old! However, if you take a look at his body, nobody would even imagine that he had just turned fifteen! Two meters tall…. Xiao Che on his horse was the same height as Xia Yuanba standing up. Yuanba weighed over one hundred seventy-five kilograms. This number was definitely not that high because Yuanba was fat, but was instead because of his big strong muscles. His muscles were of a dark tan metallic l.u.s.ter and broadcasted his astonishing strength. His profound strength was only average, at the fourth level of the Elementary Profound Realm, but his physical strength was a force to be reckoned with. He could fight on par with those at the sixth level of the Elementary Profound Realm.

Xia Yuanba was Xiao Che's best friend—his only friend. From a young age he had always called Xiao Che his brother-in-law, and they often played together when they were children. The days before he turned eight, Xia Yuanba was actually a dark and skinny child. He was often bullied but ever since he turned eight, it was like he ate something wrong and had an enormous growth spurt. His height, weight, and appetite all soared and the increase in his strength was absolutely stunning. Now at the age of fifteen… though his face had not fully m.a.t.u.r.ed since it was still quite childish, his size…. was of a monstrous proportion!

His monstrous size is probably due to his special physique. but it's dormant and is hindering his growth.

I had taken the body of this youngster so, I had to play the part or I would appear suspicious. Still, it was just a piece of cake for me as I had experience in being a body stealing reincarnator multiple times.

I know it was a bad thing stealing other's bodies. But this was a cultivation world. It was a dog eat dog world where might was right. Now, I'm not gonna be a hypocrite and say 'It's all for the greater good'.

I was a villain. I had done tons of bad things. I had killed others for my benefit. I knew my actions sometimes were good and sometimes bad. But I can say with my head up that even though I was bad and evil, I had a set bottom lines I had never crossed.

Now, stop with the rant and let's play the part of this young man.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, today you can finally become my brother-in-law." Xia Yuanba's smile was honest because he had been happily looking forward to this day. In his opinion, with such a strong sister for a wife, nobody would dare look down on Xiao Che.

"Hurry up and come in, my sister is already ready." He slapped his head, "Oh, I'll go open the door."

After that, Xia Yuanba turned in the direction of the Xia Clan entrance and ran like a mobile mountain of meat.

The procession came in the Xia Clan's entrance. At the door, I saw a smiling Xia Hongyi. I quickly dismounted and stood before Xia Hongyi. I respectfully greeted, "Uncle Xia."

"Haha, after all this time you still call me uncle?" Xia Hongyi laughed. His stature was not tall for he looked like a normal slightly overweight middle-aged man. Although if one were to look at him and the words "simple and honest" came to mind, nobody in the entire city of Floating Cloud would dare look down upon him.

Xiao Che's eyes brightened and politely replied, "Father-in-law." Now, why the brightened eye, I had to play the part of a horny teenager marrying the most beautiful girl in the city.

The original soul had always been respectful towards Xia Hongyi for Hongyi was the sworn brother of his father. From a young age, he suffered through the scornful glances of many people but Xia Hongyi had always tenderly cared about him. Even though he was born with a crippled profound veins, Xia Hongyi had never violated the agreement he made with his father; the agreement that Xia Qingyue would marry Xiao Che once she became sixteen.

"Haha, good!" Xia Hongyi nodded. He reached out his hand and patted my shoulder, "Che'er, starting today, I will give Xia Qingyue to you. Although you are not a big hero, you are Xiao Ying's son so I can have a peace of mind when I give you my daughter. Your father Xiao Ying was an amazing man. Becoming his sworn brother is something I would never regret in this lifetime for he was a passionate and righteous man. You are Xiao Ying's son. Even though your profound veins are damaged, I do not believe that you will stay an ordinary person in the future."

"Treat my daughter well. For those who talk nonsense and can only flap their mouths in malice, screw them all."

My eyes smoldered in anger. I firmly nodded my head slowly, "Father-in-law, have no worries. Although people hold me in contempt now, once my profound veins are fixed, a sleeping dragon will be awakened from the abyss. I will make those people who look down on me and those who think that the Xia Clan took in a wastrel for their son-in-law obediently shut their traps." I wasn't really angry but I was following the personality of this soul's second life, But I gotta admit I had an oscar level acting.

Xia Hongyi was surprised at my outburst…. He had always known Xiao Che to be weak-minded with a mild temper and an unconscious inferiority complex. Xiao Che's fearless utterance, sharp eyes, and calmness made him see Xiao Che in a brand new light… one that was completely different from his previous attitude.

"Good!" Xia Hongyi nodded and patted Xiao Che on the shoulder again, "I knew that Xiao Ying's son would not be an ordinary child. I will wait for the day this dragon surfaces. Alright now, Qingyue is waiting for you; go on."

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Xia Qingyue appeared between the arms of two bridesmaids. She wore a red phoenix coronet on top of her head. A fine curtain of beads hung down from them to completely cover her entire face while also hiding her current expression. Her soft and shiny black hair fell gently behind her shoulders. Her straight scarlet robe was decorated in the "four happiness" cloud pattern and the belt displayed her slender narrow waist nicely. On her belt hung a charm made of exquisite jade while pearls dangled at its tassels, matching her golden shoes. These significant details made her magnificent outfit even more dazzling than ever.

I dazedly stared at her.

"You're beautiful"

I unconsciously muttered which got me an ice-cold stare from her.

Now, I wasn't talking about her appearance. If I counted all the beauties I had seen she wouldn't even be in the top 100. What's beautiful was her soul. It was one of the purest souls I had seen. Just staring at it made me intoxicated. I also sensed a special physique in her which probably utilized the law of this world.

Right now, I was fighting the urge to harvest and consume her soul cause I knew it would effectively reduce thousands of years of effort I have to put in to heal my soul.