The negative emotions weren’t vested with soul power, so they didn’t cause any unwanted changes in Nie Tian’s sea of awareness.

However, they were trying to infiltrate his mind, and Nie Tian had to contend against them with his will.

The Phantasm soul was aware that since it hadn’t absorbed enough soul power, it still wasn’t powerful enough to breach the defenses of the fragmentary stars in Nie Tian’s soul. Because of this, it chose to influence Nie Tian through another approach.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Approximately ten soul crystals flew to Nie Tian’s side under the Phantasm soul’s control.

Without much thought, Nie Tian made a grabbing motion in the air, and they disappeared into his ring of holding.

As they did, the mysterious soul fluctuations in the lake vanished completely.

However, the negative emotions unleashed by the Phantasm soul were like an intangible devil that was slowly enchanting Nie Tian. It continued to bring out his darkest side, causing his evil...