Chapter 1: Soul Fusion

  The forget-me-not flowers bloom by the riverbank, on the other shore.

  According to legend, after a person dies, their soul will return to the Yellow Spring and look at the world of the living for the last time on the Longing Platform of Naihe Bridge. Then they drink Meng Po's soup, forget all past events, and enter the cycle of reincarnation in the six paths.

  Jiang Xu's soul was standing on the platform at this moment, turning his head around, and all sorts of scenes from his lifetime were flashing before his eyes like slides.

  He was born in Hu'an City, Minzhong Province of the Great Xia Dynasty. His father, Jiang Qiming, was the executive vice mayor in charge of economy and construction, and in Hu'an City, he was also a high-ranking official with great power. Jiang Xu originally should have had a bright future, but his youthful rebellion and ignorance ruined everything.

  And in an unavoidable collision, he provoked an enemy that he couldn't afford to mess with, Li Sicen, one of the three princes of Fujian Province.

  It was destined to end in tragedy, and in the face of Li Si Chen's strong background and power, Jiang Xu was like an ant that could not withstand a single blow. He not only ruined his own life but also caused his father to be imprisoned.

  His father's body was originally poor, and in prison he was seriously ill. It wasn't until the moment his father died that Jiang Xu suddenly came to a realization.

  But everything was already too late.

  His father's enduring tolerance and kindness filled Jiang Xiu's heart with endless regret and guilt, especially his father's words before he passed away, which were like a thousand-pound hammer, heavily striking his soul.

  "Xiao Xue, no matter what you did wrong or what mistakes you made, Dad will always forgive you, because I am your father."

  "Don't blame yourself, Dad has never blamed you for anything. Even if it's wrong, it's Dad's fault, I didn't teach you well to be a good person."

  "Xiao Xue, you must live a good life and be a good person..."

  Jiang Xu did not choose to live a good life because he could not forgive his own mistakes and foolishness. He chose to take revenge, but unfortunately, he failed in the end and was ruthlessly killed by Li Sicen's bodyguard.

  "Dad, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I couldn't avenge you."

  "If there's a next life, I'll definitely be a good person and become a man who stands tall and proud, won't let you down again..."

  Jiang Xuhai made a vow in his heart, he owed his father too much, if there was another life, he would definitely become a man who stood tall and proud, and absolutely would not be a foolish and ignorant rebellious unfilial son again.

  Behind Jiang Xiu, the aged Meng Po had already scooped up a bowl of Meng Po soup from the cauldron below the Three Lives Stone.

  The water in the pool was boiling and churning, its color murky. It is said that all souls who drink Meng Po's soup will have their memories of past lives absorbed by the Three Lives Stone in the pool, which records the events of a soul's past, present, and future lives.

  Just as Meng Po was about to scoop up the Meng Po soup, a golden crystal ball suddenly flew out from under the pool and into the bowl of Meng Po soup.

  "Alright young man, drink this bowl of Meng Po soup and reincarnate now..."

  Jiang Xu turned around, and Meng Po handed him a bowl of Meng Po soup.

  Hell has its own rules, all ghosts must drink Meng Po's soup to be reincarnated, if there are violators, they will be beaten by the law enforcement ghost soldiers until their souls fly away and scatter, never to be reborn.

  Jiang Xu hesitated for a moment, and the law enforcement ghost soldiers on both sides had already raised their weapons.

  Jiang Xu knew he couldn't resist anything, so after receiving the Meng Po soup, he drank it all in one gulp.

  But before drinking, Jiang Xiu once again deeply recalled his father's everything in his mind. He wanted to firmly imprint this memory deep in his heart, hoping that after reincarnation, he could still remember this irredeemable paternal love.

  And that golden crystal ball was also swallowed by Jiang Xu.

  The golden crystal ball entrance instantly dissolved, and Jiang Xiu only felt that his soul had expanded a thousand times in that instant. Then, countless strange and mysterious soul memories appeared in his mind, and quickly merged with his soul.

  At the same time, a majestic and unparalleled aura burst forth from Jiang Xiu's body, growing stronger and more intense by the second, as if he were an emperor ruling over the heavens.

  In the face of that powerful and terrifying imperial aura, whether it was Meng Po or those law enforcement ghost soldiers, they all looked extremely weak. Especially those law enforcement ghost soldiers, each and every one of them had a terrified look on their faces, with several of them directly kneeling down with a thud.

  "How could this be, how could he possibly have such a pure imperial aura on his body, could it be..." Meng Po's face changed instantly, she seemed to have realized something, and suddenly turned around to look towards the hot spring, her old eyes actually flickering with dazzling green light.

  "The Emperor's Soul Pearl is really gone..."

  The green light illuminated the entire soup pool, and in the next moment, Meng Po's face had turned as white as paper.

  Because she already knew the answer.

  In this world, there is a kind of person who is born to be extraordinary and transcendent. They are born with an exceptionally good fortune that is unmatched by others, noble and revered as the son of heaven - the Emperor.

  After the emperor's death, the soul's memory cannot be easily dissipated. Even the Three-Life Stone cannot easily absorb it. Some emperors with extraordinary talents have souls that can last forever.

  And that Imperial Soul Pearl was the essence of the memories of hundreds of ancient emperors' souls.

  Meng Po didn't know how exactly the Emperor's Soul Pearl was swallowed by Jiang Xu, but one thing she could be certain of was that after swallowing the Emperor's Soul Pearl, Jiang Xu was probably no longer controllable by Hell.

  Jiang Xu didn't even know that he had swallowed the Emperor's Soul Pearl, and at this moment, he was frantically merging with the soul memories of over a hundred ancient emperors.

  These emperors were almost all extraordinary and unparalleled in their lifetimes, including the divine doctor Shennong, Qin Shi Huang who was known as the First Emperor of All Ages, Cao Cao who was unmatched in strategy, Emperor Xianzong of Tang who was revered for his martial prowess, and even Li Yu, the Last Ruler of Southern Tang who excelled in both poetry and prose.

  Every time he merged with an emperor's soul memory, Jiang Xiu was equivalent to learning everything that this emperor knew.

  There are life-saving medical skills, subtle and profound military tactics and formations, old and deep political strategies, unparalleled music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and even some unbelievable martial arts classics.

  As the soul continued to merge, the imperial aura emitted by Jiang Xu's body became stronger and stronger.

  The space around him began to distort at this moment, and a huge black hole actually formed around Jiang Xu, as if it was going to swallow everything.

  "That is... a space-time black hole, could it be that he wants to traverse through space and time... defy the heavens and rebirth."

  Meng Po's shock in her heart was already indescribable, she had a premonition that even the Six Paths Reincarnation Rules might not be able to restrict Jiang Xu.

  The most important thing is that she can't stop anything at all.

  Meng Po's prediction was not wrong, just as Jiang Xu fully merged with the Emperor's Soul Pearl's memories, the space-time black hole swallowed Jiang Xu completely. Then, Jiang Xu and that supreme imperial aura disappeared without a trace.

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  Consciousness slowly recovered, Jiang Xu felt his brain was extremely painful and swollen, as if he had drunk too much, the strong smell of wine filled his nostrils.

  With some effort, Jiang Xiu opened his eyes and found himself in a luxurious KTV private room.

  The dazzling colorful lights flashed incessantly, the deafening DJ music bombarded the auditory nerves non-stop, a group of young men and women were wildly twisting their bodies and shaking their hair, as if they were dancing like demons.

  "What is this place? Am I not dead? Why am I here?"

  Jiang Xu's eyes flickered with a hint of confusion, his brain numbed by the alcohol unable to focus, he could only close his eyes again and try his best to recall everything that had happened before.

  Naihe Bridge, Meng Po Soup.

  Jiang Xukai clearly remembered that after drinking the Meng Po soup, his body suddenly had more than a hundred memories of ancient emperors' souls, and they merged with his own soul.

  Yan Emperor Shennong, Qin Shi Huang, Duan Yu, Li Yu...

  The memories of hundreds of emperors' souls are like a burst dam, surging rapidly into Jiang Xu's mind at this moment, proving that everything is not an illusion, but truly exists.

  It's just what happened after the fusion of soul memories, but Jiang Xu couldn't remember no matter how hard he tried.

  But just then, Jiang Xu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

  "This is... Golden Jump Imperial Metropolis..."

  Jiang Xu's gaze swept over the somewhat familiar private room and those familiar faces, finally landing on the exquisite crystal clock on the wall. His face was filled with shock and incredulity.

  Date: May 15th, 2015

  Jiang Xu never thought in his wildest dreams that he would travel through time and space back to three years ago.

  Subconsciously, he took out his wallet from his pocket and flipped it open. A girl's photo appeared before Jiang Xu's eyes.

  The girl wore a simple ponytail, dressed in a plain blue and white dress, without any extra decorations. However, these could not hide the girl's natural beauty, her eyes were clear as crystal, her temperament was lively, giving people a feeling like a snow orchid swaying in the wind, pure, fresh and lovely.

  Everything is so familiar.

  The girl's name is Zou Rong, the most popular commoner school flower in Huyang High School, and also the girl that Jiang Xu has been secretly in love with.

  Jiang Xu deeply remembered that it was on this day that he formally confessed to Zou Rong, hoping that she would be his girlfriend.

  However, Zou Rong refused him without hesitation.

  In Zou Rong's eyes, Jiang Xu was simply an uneducated and ignorant young master who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. Although Zou Rong's family background was not good, she was not a girl who coveted wealth and fame, and she especially disliked this kind of young master like Jiang Xu.

  Under the blow of a failed confession, Jiang Xu called up a group of friends to come to Jinyue Imperial Club to drink and sing.

  At that time, Jiang Xu would never have thought that his fate would take a turn on this night, and it was also the root of his father's imprisonment three years later.

  "Xiao Ge, still looking at photos?"

  As Jiang Xiu was reminiscing, a young man suddenly appeared beside him with a wine cup and said: "Women are simple things, either they're soft or they're hard. If the soft approach doesn't work, then we can try the hard one. What do you say? Do you want me to arrange for some brothers to bring her here, and tonight you can play however you like?"

  The young man was tall and slender, with a prominent nose bridge that made his eyes seem particularly deep. However, the young man's face had an abnormally pale complexion, and his deep eyes looked strangely empty, like a living skull.

  The young man's name is Agu, he is one of the big local snakes in Hu'an City, notorious for being ruthless and merciless. He is also a drug dealer, it is said that his addiction is very severe, it was because of excessive drug use that he became what he is today.

  Listening to that familiar voice, Jiang Xu suddenly lifted his head, a thread of icy coldness and hatred rapidly expanding in his eyes.

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