Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

Dressed in a grey robe, Ledo floated high in the sky. A rumbling sound of collapse came from the huge depression beneath him. The entire terrain of the Tomb of the Trapped God was completely disintegrating under the influence of the golden magic circle in mid-air.

The valley was leveled by an unknown force, raising a thick cloud of dust that lingered for a long time. Leido was not in a hurry; he spread his spiritual sense and magical perception to observe the changes below.

He waited quietly, when suddenly, a gust of wind burst forth beneath Leido's feet, and he strode forward, rushing towards a slender object radiating a silvery-white light that was slowly rising into the air not far below.

"Is this it? Didn't Professor Ulysses say it was difficult to obtain? He even told me to be careful... and I got it already?" Ledo moved with incredible speed, creating a gust of wind that swept away the still-lingering dust, and the item slowly came into view.

Before entering the Ancient Tree Secret Realm, Ulysses explained to Leido in detail how to search for the Immortal Binding Rope, and also taught him the magic circle to obtain the Immortal Binding Rope, instructing him to pay special attention to the balance of the seven elemental forces when summoning this magic circle, otherwise it would be easy to fail.

However, Leido broke through the terrain here with the golden magic circle summoned by his low-level magic wand. He was also thinking that if he failed, he would use the weapon energy and fusion energy of the Emperor Rainbow Divine Feather Bow to cast the Eight Winds Eight Transformations Technique and destroy the entire valley directly, just like when he first broke through the Tomb of the Trapped God.

The unexpected smoothness surprised Ledo, but a smile appeared on his face. He finally saw what was in front of him clearly. Suddenly, a beam of dark light shot out from the Five Elements Wheel at the top of his head and reflected in his mind.

"The Immortal Binding Rope: It is made from the Nine Nether Devouring God Vine, the Primordial Soul Binding Silkworm Silk, and the Netherworld Yama Bone. It is tempered with the Chaos Profound Water for a long time. When the rope is drawn, it is like a golden rainbow piercing the sky. It can be stretched and retracted at will. It binds gods and locks souls, and both immortals and demons fear it."

Floating high in the sky, Ledo silently recited the few lines that appeared in his mind. They were the Mountain and Sea Diagram in the Five Elements Wheel that manifested on its own. In front of him was a soft, dark silver rope that looked to be less than two meters long.

Although the soft rope is dark silver in color, a dazzling golden rainbow occasionally flashes beneath its surface, like lightning splitting the night in an instant. A very faint black mist appears on the surface of the soft rope, like the air of chaos, exuding a mysterious aura.

"This is the Immortal Binding Rope... The name is different from the one recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but the name is just a code." Ledo sensed no danger, so he reached out and took the Immortal Binding Rope, carefully examining it with his Five Elements Spiritual Sense and Magic Sensing.

This seemingly simple Immortal Binding Rope is actually made of two layers twisted together. According to the Mountain and Sea Illustrated Manual, its inner core is made of the fibers of the Devouring God Vine from the Nine Netherworlds. The dark vine tendons are covered with naturally formed mysterious patterns. They look as fine as hair, but they are so tough that they seem to be able to crush the bones of immortals.

Its outer layer is covered with strands of mysterious soul-binding silk, as silvery-white as the moon, but black energy flows within the semi-transparent strands, echoing the black mist surrounding the outermost layer, as if it can lock everything inside.

The entire rope has nine hidden buckles, each made of mysterious bluish-black bone pieces. They are as thin as cicada wings, with strange runes emerging on their surface. The buckles are evenly spaced, and the bone buckles will automatically lock together after the rope wraps around the target.

At each end of the Binding Immortal Rope is a short "guide" shaped like a snake's tongue, giving it a very beautiful appearance. If you didn't know it was a magic weapon, you might mistake it for the decorative rope used to wrap gift boxes in stores.

Looking at the Immortal Binding Rope, Leido didn't know whether to drip his blood to identify the treasure or to brand the elemental mark. He simply used both methods. When his blood dripped onto the soft rope, a magical intent shot into his crown chakra.

"The rope changes with the mind, as easily as an arm or finger... It can stretch and contract at will, extending thousands of feet, or coiling into a bracelet... In the palm of the hand, the rope is as light as a feather; when it touches an enemy, it is as heavy as a celestial compass... With a single thought, the rope soars like a dragon, a golden rainbow piercing the sky, instantly seizing the enemy. With a single thought, the rope loosens its bindings, becoming as soft as powerless, as still as the primordial beginning..."

In the blink of an eye, Leido learned how to use the Immortal Binding Rope and the incantation. He was quite surprised: "Teacher Ulysses said this is a magical artifact? But it is obviously more like a spiritual magic treasure. The incantation is more like a magic spell to control the treasure. It doesn't seem like a magic incantation at all!"

The transmission of the Immortal Binding Rope's power of intention is very similar to the Divine Rainbow Seven Feathers Technique of the Emperor Rainbow Divine Feather Bow. Both are magical transmissions of intention that do not require arduous cultivation. As long as one gains the treasure's approval, one can use them, which is quite miraculous.

"This powerful magic weapon, feared by immortals and terrified by demons, is to be used to bind my own Black Flame Soul and suppress the Underworld King's Decree... What a waste!"

Leido was still carefully observing the rope in his hand. It writhed slowly as if it were alive, and the surrounding light would slightly dip towards it, which seemed very mysterious. However, he could only use it to strengthen the seal of the Hades Decree, and he was a little unwilling.

Following the method of will, Leido manipulated the Immortal Binding Rope to change size, making it flutter in the air for a while, still not satisfied. He then manipulated it to fly into the Furnace of Life, binding the black flame soul.

The black flame soul trembled slightly and then fell silent. It was clear that it had been easily and firmly bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, and there was no longer any chance for it to retaliate against Leido's consciousness and seize control of the body.

“Actually, there’s no need to keep it bound all the time. The Dragon Spring Divine Seal and the Kabbalah Seal are both very effective now. I only need to bind the Black Flame Soul at the critical moment when it gets out of control to strengthen the overall seal… In that case, I can use the Immortal Binding Rope in battle…”

Leido didn't want to waste such a powerful magic weapon on strengthening the seal. With safety as the top priority, he preferred to explore more uses for this magic weapon.

Perhaps because he was so engrossed in studying the magical artifact, Leido's triple senses failed to detect that deep within the collapsed Tomb of the God of Trapping, there was a figure lying prone. He had no energy aura and was completely still, like a large piece of rubble or soil.

"Who is this person? His cultivation level is very low... yet he took the Immortal Binding Rope so easily! I've been trying to break through for over nine thousand years without success! Could he be from that place again?"

Although this person dared not move, his mind was racing. As soon as the Binding Immortal Rope was taken away, he, trapped on the ground, immediately noticed the gray-robed youth in the sky. However, not knowing the situation, he dared not make any rash moves, for fear of being discovered by this person.

"Why isn't he leaving yet? Has he discovered me? I absolutely can't be caught again... I have to lure him away... Go!" The man still didn't dare to move, but with a thought, a light green ball of light flew out from his abdomen and split in mid-air, shooting in five different directions.

The energy fluctuations generated by the splitting of the light cluster finally caught Leido's attention. He immediately put the Immortal Binding Rope into the Mountain and Sea Map, which was the safest treasure storage space. Then, looking at the rapidly flying green light trail, he immediately took off with the Wind Step to catch up.

As he excitedly chased after them, he muttered in disbelief, "How could there be fragments of the Stone Key from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain here? And these are the last five pieces!"