Throughout the long river of time, some brilliant civilizations always leave traces, and this Soul-Swapping Remnant Array on Tianguan Mountain is a relic left behind by a lost civilization.

"How could you know about the Soul-Swapping Array?!"

When Morpheus heard Mingxi's words, his expression finally changed.

Mingxi's delicate features were cold and serene, "What? Are you only allowed to utilize the Soul-Swapping Array, but I'm not allowed to know about it?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The existence of the Soul-Swapping Array is something I discovered after spending a full hundred and twenty-three years studying Ancient Arrays. How could a little girl who hasn't even fully matured know about the Soul-Swapping Array?"

Mingxi rolled her eyes.

One hundred and twenty-three years—just how old was this Morpheus?

He must be an ordinary person.

His lifespan was already short, yet he spent so much time researching arrays. He must have been extremely bored.

However, this showed that Morpheus's brain capacity was actually very strong, considering he was also an extremely outstanding Prop Master and Machinist.

But if he couldn't awaken, there was only one possibility: his physical constitution had a problem.

The reason he wanted to swap souls was probably his unwillingness to be limited by an ordinary person's body.

As for his hatred for Transcendent creatures, what did that matter compared to his own life and future?

Moreover, judging by his Mechanical Beasts and tools, he was a person of extremely high ambition, possessing the madness inherent in a Mad Scientist.

So, when he accidentally saw a glimmer of hope, expectation and desire arose.

It was not hard to understand.

"I don't need to explain myself to you." Mingxi couldn't be bothered with unnecessary talk.

She gave a look to the Golden Ingot Eight, who had, at some unknown point, arranged themselves in an octagonal formation outside the incomplete array.

The Golden Ingots understood.

"Hmph! Even if you know, what of it!"

A trace of savagery flashed across Morpheus's face. He fiercely bit the tip of his tongue, spraying a mouthful of fresh blood onto the remaining dark gray Compass core in his hand.

"The Soul-Swapping Array has been initially activated! As long as it absorbs the Life Essence and Energy Essence of these humans and Transcendent creatures, it will be immediately completed!

No one can stop it!"

However, the reality check came quickly.

The Golden Ingot Eight moved simultaneously.

Their attacks were not aimed at the array stone platform, but at the Compass Floating in front of Morpheus.

Golden Ingot's Hell Slash!

Little Silver Flower's Forceful Pressure Cut!

Lan Yueliang's Ice Sniper!

Emerald Green's Infinite Slaughter Hell!

Black Pearl's Water Blast!

Bright Crystal's Moonstone Cannon!

Xue Qingting's Moon Burst!

And Yao Xuan's Causality Severance!

Eight Pet Beasts: Six Saints, One Venerable, and One God!

The combined destructive power and lethality were more than enough to wipe out a nation, let alone when they were targeting just one SSS-grade Item.

Even with the array energy weakening the attacks, it couldn't withstand them.

In Mingxi's view, it was even a bit overkill.

"Crack—"

"Snap!"

The energy shield gathered by the array, along with that strange Compass Item, offered almost no resistance under these precise strikes.

In the blink of an eye, they were shattered into pieces.

The Compass became fragments, scattering and falling at Morpheus's feet.

The moment the Main Compass shattered, the power trapping Mingxi and the other contestants vanished.

Shi Lei and the others collapsed as if exhausted. Although the time wasn't long, a significant amount of their Life Essence and Energy Essence had already been absorbed.

Some weaker Pet Beasts even experienced a regression in level.

The absorption of essence is different from ordinary energy consumption; it is permanent, so level regression was not surprising.

Therefore, their situations were not good.

But even being seriously injured was better than being completely drained into a mummy.

More importantly, Morpheus's plan to complete the Soul-Swapping Remnant Array was utterly shattered and void.

"No!"

Morpheus's eyes were splitting with rage.

He lowered his head, knelt down, and tried with trembling hands to pick up the fragments that had fallen to the ground.

But the moment his fingers touched the fragments, they turned into Fine Powder.

Scattering with the wind.

Silently dissipating.

"No... This is impossible..."

His eyes were bloodshot, and veins popped out on his temples, forehead, and neck.

The Soul-Swapping Plan he had plotted for years, consuming countless efforts and resources, even risking himself, taking out a Divine Artifact to host the challenge, and participating under a disguised identity... had just died in the womb.

"No—!"

"My Compass! My Soul-Swapping Array! You damned beasts!"

Morpheus broke down, choked by stagnant rage, and his face turned blue and purple.

But this wasn't over yet!

Red Jade, who had been quietly staying beside Mingxi, moved.

It raised its head and let out a clear, prolonged howl.

The Pomie Gun, burning like flames, appeared in its right claw.

It did not attack Morpheus, but instead poured all its power into the Pomie Gun.

"Lie Kong Valkyrie! Pomie Gun!"

Mingxi's voice carried a strange rhythm, as if her Words Command the Law!

"Rupture Sky!"

Red Jade's spear moved at will.

The spear roared like a dragon, unstoppable, as the Pomie Gun stabbed toward the stone platform on the ground.

"Boom—"

The next moment, the stone platform—which had been tempered by countless years of wind and frost, and was as hard as Lu Jin Stone—was pierced /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ through.

"Crack... crackle..."

A teeth-grinding sound rang out.

Centered on the Pomie Gun, cracks spread outward like Lightning Patterns.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

"Mingxi!"

Morpheus shrieked, sounding more wretched than if he had been violated by a savage beast.

"Pfft!"

After shouting, Morpheus began spitting up large mouthfuls of blood, the black and red froth mixed with large amounts of flesh fragments.

Without needing a hospital examination, it was clear this man was already terminally ill.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be spitting up flesh fragments when he coughed blood.

This was likely also the reason he wanted to swap souls with someone.

His life was nearing its end.

"Crack, crack... crack, crack, crack..."

The stone platform continued to disintegrate, as if time had been sped up drastically around it.

"Little Silver Flower, take everyone down."

"Luo."

Little Silver Flower used Psychic Power to move the weak and collapsing humans and Pet Beasts away from the crumbling stone platform.

Then Emerald Green and Xue Qingting took over the treatment.

Although they couldn't restore the Pet Beasts whose Energy Essence had been absorbed, they at least partially restored their Life Essence.

Soon, only Mingxi, Red Jade, and Morpheus remained on the stone platform.

Sunlight broke through the clouds.

Scattering fine golden dust.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the array core foundation, which Morpheus viewed as his last hope, shattered inch by inch amidst the flying golden dust, as if it had been weathered for tens of millions of years!

Along with the distorted Runes on it, it all turned into the finest dust, which was blown by the cold wind at the mountain peak and completely vanished without a trace!

The Soul-Swapping Remnant Array was completely erased, down to the material level!

The entire Tianguan Mountain visibly dropped a section in height.

Including the outer perimeter of the array platform, everything was completely flattened.

The onlookers and the newly rescued contestants were protected by the Golden Ingot Eight and did not suffer any harm.

One Shot of Destruction, shattering mountains and splitting stones—what immense power!

"Pfft—!"

Watching the remnant array be destroyed right before his eyes.

Morpheus seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, spitting out another large mouthful of blood, his face turning completely ashen.

Protected by the Mechanical Beasts, he was still alive, but he looked like he was not far from death.

He staggered a few steps and collapsed onto the ground.

"I am unwilling... I am unwilling!"

"Mingxi..."

He looked up at Mingxi, who was standing on a Light Wing, towering above him and looking down.

"It's all you! If it weren't for you... my plan wouldn't have failed. It's all your fault!"

Actually, he wasn't wrong to say that.

It was truly a coincidence.

Because Morpheus possessed the formless chess casket, Mingxi, who had obtained the Formless Chess, came looking for him, and subsequently destroyed his Soul-Swapping Plan.

It could be said that if Mingxi hadn't come, this wicked Soul-Swapping Plan of his might actually have succeeded.

Moreover, the person he intended to swap souls with was highly likely Rosalina, whom he had approached beforehand.

It was hard to tell whether Morpheus was struck by divine retribution for violating ethics and morality, or if Rosalina's character was so precious that she received divine aid, thus sending Mingxi, a Divine General.

One could only say it was fate and timing.

Mingxi scoffed, "Blame me? Then why did you choose to swap souls with me? You were very decisive when you tried to swap with me, weren't you? You didn't consider anyone else, did you?"

Morpheus was speechless.

Before Mingxi appeared, the Best Soul-Swapping Target he had chosen for himself was Rosalina, because she had good lineage, strong talent, and decent contracted Pet Beasts.

Aside from her gender, she was perfect in every way.

But that was before Mingxi appeared.

After Mingxi appeared, Rosalina's lineage, talent, and Pet Beasts all became irrelevant garbage.

The alliance first genius, only 16 years old.

Possessing nine unique and powerful Pet Beasts.

Even though she herself wasn't a Prop Master and was female, it didn't hinder the greed that surged within him.

Mingxi naturally understood Morpheus's thoughts. It was precisely because she was powerful enough that Morpheus chose her for the soul swap.

But it was also because she was powerful enough that she could easily destroy his conspiracy.

"Hahaha... Yes, if you had never appeared, how could I have chosen you?

With you here, how could I possibly look at Rosalina and these pieces of trash?

If I could become you, become the alliance first genius, I would possess a long lifespan, a powerful body, and terrifying talent!

I would stand at the absolute peak of the alliance, look down on humanity, and oppress all Transcendent creatures!"

He tilted his head back, and the girl's figure was reflected in his cloudy eyes.

A figure like a deity.

As if he had already become her.

"Ptooey! Lunatic!"

The crowd, which had been stunned time and time again, finally reacted. Hearing Morpheus's shameless words, someone finally couldn't hold back and erupted.

"Screw your eggs! You stinky old man want to become our Divine Ming? With your wrinkly old face? Who the hell do you think you are, trying to claim kinship with her!"

"The old man drinks thin porridge—shameless and despicable!"

"You wanted to sacrifice so many of us and our Pet Beasts? You're ugly and delusional!"

"Piece of trash!"

"I bet this old man Morpheus doesn't have a Frying Pan at home, right? Because when he straightens that face of his, he can totally use it to fry eggs and make pancakes!"

Some people were cursing Morpheus, while others were expressing gratitude.

Many people lay limp on the ground, gasping for breath, their faces filled with the relief and lingering fear of surviving a disaster.

"Thank you, Divine Ming. Otherwise, every single one of us here would probably be dead."

"Yes, yes. Even those of us who didn't participate in the competition would definitely have been silenced."

"Thank heavens. If Divine Ming hadn't come, I wouldn't dare to imagine what would have happened."

The one who felt this most deeply was Rosalina, whom Morpheus had named. Her pink and tender hair was soaked with sweat.

She felt that her bow just now wasn't solemn enough; she should have knelt down and kowtowed to Mingxi a few times.

As for being belittled as trash by Morpheus because of Mingxi, would she feel resentment?

She wasn't crazy.

The problem lay with Morpheus, that old bastard, not Divine Ming, the Living Bodhisattva who saved her dog life.

At this moment, Mingxi stepped onto Little Silver Flower's Light Wing and walked step by step toward Morpheus.

Morpheus was sprawled on the ground, utterly dejected.

He was spitting blood.

The man was devastated.

Looking at the array core that had turned into nothing, then at the crowd glaring angrily at him, and finally at the cool-tempered Mingxi and the powerful Pet Beasts surrounding her.

A huge wave of sorrow and despair overwhelmed him.

"Why... why..." he muttered to himself, his eyes gradually becoming hollow, "I just wanted to live... I just didn't want to be a mediocre ordinary person anymore. I just wanted to possess a healthy, powerful body. I just wanted to see the scenery from a higher vantage point... What did I do wrong..."

For this goal, he abandoned a normal life, immersing himself in Ancient Texts and research, striving day after day.

Yet, in the end, he was defeated by a girl who was excessively young.

Truly... how ironic, how pathetic.

Mingxi's expression was calm, devoid of a victor's mockery, only indifference.

"There is nothing wrong with pursuing power, but using the lives and souls of others as stepping stones is the Original Sin."

Morpheus gave a miserable smile, knowing the general trend was gone.

As his vitality dissipated, his life also approached its end.

Mingxi was not in the mood to appreciate the final road of a pathetic man.

She turned around and walked toward Xing Liu, who was standing frozen like a stone man in the crowd, "Can you give me the formless chess casket now?"

As for that challenge, she didn't feel there was any need to continue it.

Xing Liu was startled.

"Ah? Oh... alright!"

He tremblingly took out the pair of antique caskets from his Spatial Item.

He had managed to calm down slightly by now.

He glanced with a complicated expression at Morpheus, who was no longer breathing, then looked back at Mingxi, clearing his throat:

"In view of the sudden circumstances, and the various evil deeds of Heavenly Craftsman... er, Mr. Morpheus, I announce that this session of the 'Dream Workshop Challenge' is terminated.

As compensation, and as a token of gratitude to Miss Mingxi for exposing Morpheus's conspiracy and saving everyone, this pair of formless chess caskets rightfully belongs to Miss Mingxi.

Treasure Pavilion, as the witnessing party, has no objection to this.

I wonder if the other contestants have any objections?"

Naturally, no one objected.

Even if the competition continued, what good would it do?

Could any of their Pet Beasts defeat Mingxi's Pet Beasts, or could the Items they created surpass that Spiritual Dismantling and Combining Item?

Not to mention that their lives were saved by her and her Pet Beasts. Even if some people secretly coveted the Divine Artifact, they wouldn't dare to raise objections at a time like this.

Seeing no opposition, Xing Liu immediately and respectfully handed the formless chess casket to Mingxi.

Mingxi took the formless chess casket, able to sense the marvelous fluctuations contained within it.

However, she didn't immediately contract it. She wasn't entirely comfortable with a prize provided by Morpheus.

"Divine Ming, may I speak with you privately?"