The Anarchic Consort (Book 1)

661-665

The exorcists from the other two countries came forward. Looking at the young man representing the War Dragon Empire, they sneered.

"Look at what he is wearing. Does he even know how to restrain a spirit? "

"Pfft, restrain them? I do not think he can even sense their presence."

The exorcists laughed themselves silly at this. They were not too old themselves as they were all in their twenties, but the power rolling off of them was not to be underestimated.

The way to gauge an exorcist's capabilities was to check their robes and the equipment they carry. The more complete the accessories, the more powerful the exorcist would be.

Since the Three Kingdoms had already agreed to an alliance, the exorcists they sent out would of course be experts in their field.

They were definitely taking advantage of the fact that the War Dragon Empire did not have anyone who could handle them.

They were outright bullies!

The young man could no longer stand the pent up rage and injustice built up in his heart. However, now that he had volunteered himself, he did not know what he had to do next.

He could vividly sense that the Xuanyuan Kingdom had more powerful exorcists that had yet to be sent out. They were wielding twin swords and talismans, and there were even Spirit Binding Ropes dangling from their waists...

The Xuanyuan Nation had yet to send out their best exorcists. The current situation did not even call for them, as the ones currently sent out were more than capable of dealing with things.

He would be lying if he said he was not scared. The young man was indeed an amateur. All the experience he had was from witnessing how spirits looked like when he was learning from the elders. Now that he had to fight them himself, he was totally unsure, but he had to at least try!

"The first round, soul restraining. This is the first step to exorcism. If you don't even know how to do this right, then you can forget about guarding the Divine Exorcism Seal," Elder Xu Wu said while glancing at the people of the War Dragon Empire.

In all fairness, Liu Yu was anxious. He was worried for the Third Prince. If this event did not end up in their favor, then the aftermath would be disastrous.

The two courtiers who advocated for Baili Jia Jue's political marriage seemed to expect the worst outcome. They just shook their heads and sighed.

To put it simply, soul restraining referred to the act of binding a spirit to the ground in order to control it, so that it could not harm anyone.

"You have to complete this first round in 15 minutes. To prevent any accidents, I will handle the spirit myself if anyone could not restrain their assigned wraiths by the stipulated time. There is no need to worry," Elder Xu Wu said while retrieving a talisman pouch that was stashed in his clothes. "This is an abandoned soul who died less than six months ago. We came across her on our way here. She had died from an accident, which inflicted her with an aura of resentment. She is looking for a soul to take her place. If she is not dealt with properly, in three more months, she will turn into a malevolent spirit. Now, you have to restrain her. The person with the fastest time wins."

"That's it? This is too easy." Leng Yi, the representative of the Xuanyuan Kingdom, pursed his lips with much disdain.

Elder Xu Wu stroked his beard as he smiled. "We must be sympathetic of the amateurs. Otherwise, some may say that us of the Xuanyuan Kingdom are incorrigible bullies who take advantage of others, just because we are from a long line of exorcists."