Chapter 395: Playing With You

Taiyin Shengdi Yuzhu Elder gazed in shock at the miserable sight of Alliance cultivators behind him being slaughtered by Upper Purity Sect and Slaughter Ghost Sect cultivators. As Violet Palace cultivators defected, the remaining Alliance cultivators on the battlefield fell into utter disarray, their situation perilous.

He exchanged a glance with Tie Bixin of Reed Flame Valley; both their faces showed helplessness and resentment. The leaders and strong ones of the two orthodox factions, Taiyin Shengdi and Reed Flame Valley, have fallen, leaving only the two of them, making it utterly impossible to reverse the battlefield situation.

Ahead, the Golden Peng King led a black‑clad army that blocked the Alliance cultivators' path to survival; behind them, Slaughter Ghost Sect cultivators from the Huanyu Headquarters pursued them to the death, leaving the Alliance cultivators trapped in a life‑and‑death predicament.

"Golden Peng King, you truly deserve to die."

Taiyin Shengdi Yuzhu Elder roared, unable to contain his anger.

The Taiyin Shengdi's base at Silverbreak City in the Primordial Spirit Realm was destroyed; only he remains of the sect's high leadership, and countless disciples have been slain by the Golden Peng King. Even if the orthodox factions' siege of the Upper Purity Sect ends, should he return to the Taiyin Shengdi Huanyu Headquarters, his crimes are unforgivable even with myriad deaths.

Yuzhu now simply steeled himself, resolved to do or die, vowing to perish together with the Golden Peng King.

Whoosh.

Yuzhu's body became like an arrow leaving the bow, shooting toward the Golden Peng King; the Heaven‑Shaking Palm shadow spread across the sky like mountains overturning seas, fiercely intent to cleave the Golden Peng King into minced flesh alive.

"Old thing, today next year will be your memorial day."

Pah.

"May your body and soul be annihilated, so you won't even have a memorial day."

Golden Peng King coldly glanced at Taiyin Shengdi's Yuzhu, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold, disdainful smile, his voice utterly chilling.

If he encountered Yuzhu in the Universe Cultivation World, Yuzhu's physical body would be at the Myriad Laws Realm; due to the difference in realm, Golden Peng King would surely turn and flee, but now he is in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The Primordial Spirit Realm's laws are strange, allowing only soul bodies to enter; all cultivators' soul bodies may not exceed the Heavenly Spirit Realm. Golden Peng King inherited the Demon Master's Golden Core Great Law, possessing supreme speed, not weaker than Yuzhu, who is at the great completion of the Earth Origin Realm.

Once Yuzhu is slain, the Taiyin Shengdi cultivators will truly be leaderless dragons, and after losing their mainstay, they will fall into chaos.

Golden Peng King surveyed the entire battlefield; the orthodox Alliance cultivators kept falling, and the souls of the fallen soul bodies were drawn out by the Myriad Soul Banner, becoming nourishment to enhance its power.

Under the leadership of the abbot, the monks of Xiguangsi stood nearby holding wooden fish, ready for battle; whenever a spot on the battlefield opened, they would rush in with the speed of thunder before one could cover their ears, chanting the Universal Salvation True Scripture to powerfully convert the disintegrating remnants of soul bodies, causing the orthodox cultivators to perish completely.

Boom.

Behind Golden Peng King coalesced a golden giant Peng illusory form; this is a formidable killing move he has comprehended recently, its resonant cry ringing all around, the golden giant Peng illusory form breaking through the sky‑covering palm shadows at extreme speed and striking Yuzhu.

The Earth Demon Master has issued an order that demon clan affairs must never be known to the Universe Cultivation World; although he has taken the Transformation Pill developed by Earth cultivators under his command, making him indistinguishable from humans, he cannot exert his full power due to the influence of the demon clan's true form.

During this period, with the aid of the Demon Master's Contemplation Method, he divided his soul origin into two, refining one half into a Dharma Form; the Dharma Form and soul origin resonate with each other, enabling him to unleash unparalleled power.

Bang.

Yuzhu's defenses were shattered by the enormous golden giant Peng Dharma Form; he was suddenly seized by the Peng's beak, countless mysterious runes spewing from it and pouring into his body, his soul body swelling like a deflating balloon, exhaling thick Yin cold qi.

Haha.

Yuzhu's old tears streamed down as he lifted his head and laughed with a ferocious visage.

He had cultivated for nearly a millennium, never expecting to fall in this manner in the Primordial Spirit Realm; had he known, he would never have seized the chance to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm as a base elder.

After a tragic, wretched laugh, Yuzhu's body suddenly emitted a tremendous roar, his entire soul body exploding within the giant Peng Dharma Form's maw.

Seeing this, the Taiyin Shengdi disciples on the battlefield instantly fell into panic.

They were originally the forces resisting the black‑clad experts of the Upper Purity Sect and Slaughter Ghost Sect, and only because the sect elders guarded the sky did they strive to suppress their fear and fight to the death.

Now, the last Yuzhu Elder of Taiyin Shengdi in the Primordial Spirit Realm has fallen; all of the sect's disciples have lost their restraint and begun to scatter in all directions around Silverbreak City.

"Tie Bixin, Yuzhu is your fate."

At this moment, Guixiao, who was locked in combat with Tie Bixin of Reed Flame Valley, flashed a cold glint in his eyes and curled his lips in a mocking cold smile as he spoke.

Tie Bixin's face changed drastically upon seeing the scene above.

He had not expected Golden Peng King's strength to increase again; Yuzhu could not even withstand three exchanges under him, his soul body being blown apart.

The aura surging from that giant Peng Dharma Form gave him a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Tie Bixin let out a long, gloomy sigh.

Had it not been for the sect elders' greed, seeking to swallow all the benefits of the newly founded Upper Purity Sect, he would not have faced this great calamity.

"Guixiao."

Reed Flame Valley and the Slaughter Ghost Sect, though having friction between their orthodox and heterodox factions, have not yet come to a life‑and‑death clash between their two major Huanyu headquarters.

"As long as you let me go, when I return to the Huanyu headquarters of Reed Flame Valley, I will surely send a great gift."

Tie Bixin stared at Guixiao, his heart pounding as he spoke.

"If that is the case, letting you go is also acceptable."

"But you must surrender the life‑soul within your soul body; otherwise, after you escape this place, your words will not count."

"Hiding in the Huanyu headquarters of Reed Flame Valley, how could I possibly deal with you?"

Guixiao felt pleased upon hearing that.

He now follows the First Emperor's orders; the commands of the Slaughter Ghost Sect's Huanyu headquarters are merely lip service to him, and since Tie Bixin is tempting him, he doesn't mind continuing the act with him.

He certainly does not possess Golden Peng King's extraordinary means, capable of slaying the Yuzhu Elder within three exchanges.

"The life‑soul is my very life; that is absolutely impossible."

Tie Bixin's face sank instantly upon hearing Guixiao's words, and he rebutted with intense emotion.

If the life‑soul in the soul body is surrendered, not only would the physical body in the Reed Flame Valley Huanyu headquarters be controlled by Guixiao, but moreover, since he comes from the heterodox faction, there is a great chance he would not keep his promise.

"Not surrender?"

"If Golden Peng King were to withdraw and enter the battlefield, you would truly have no chance of survival." Guixiao stared at Tie Bixin and said indifferently.

"You?"

Tie Bixin was furious enough to retort.

He gazed at the distant Golden Peng King, who was surveying the entire battlefield, his heart and spirit trembling.

"Unless you swear by your heart‑demon, I would rather die in battle than compromise."

He looked at Guixiao's unmoved face and spoke.

Guixiao was clearly intent on continuing the assault and the battle; Tie Bixin hardened his resolve and finally made a slight concession.

"Haha, out of old acquaintance, I'll give you some face."

If you are willing to hand over your life soul, this seat will grant you a way to live.

Otherwise, the heart-devil will consume your body, causing this seat's physical form in the main headquarters of the Slaughter Ghost Sect in Huanyu to cease to exist.

Gui Xiao's face showed a thoughtful expression, then he raised his head and spoke firmly. Once the righteous forces' siege of the Supreme Clarity Sect is over, he can be granted a cultivation-clone life form by the First Emperor, at which point the physical body in Huanyu's main headquarters must be devoured by the new body, and only then can he obtain his original cultivation level.

The original flesh body is destined to be devoured—doesn't that mean it ceases to exist?

Gui Xiao secretly schemed in his heart.

His Myriad Soul Banner was lacking a primary soul; originally Xi Yang and Situ Fang were quite suitable, but these two ultimately chose to break the restrictions of the Primordial Spiritual Realm's laws, causing their souls and spirits to be utterly destroyed.

Yu Zhu's physical form in Huanyu is also at the Myriad Laws Realm; even in the Primordial Spiritual Realm, the soul and spirit within his spiritual body remain extremely formidable. If his soul and spirit could be incorporated into the Myriad Soul Banner as the primary soul, the banner's power could instantly rise by one level.

Tie Bi Xin clenched his teeth upon hearing that.

He immediately pointed a finger at his brow, and a white figure surrounded by surging spiritual power drifted toward Gui Xiao's front, but at that moment Tie Bi Xin suddenly felt his eyes flicker, and the life soul in his hand vanished without a trace.

"Jin Peng Wang?"

Tie Bi Xin saw the figure standing before Gui Xiao and let out a startled shout.

His whole person began to panic.

"I have already handed over my life soul; quickly let me leave."

Tie Bi Xin's face turned ashen without a trace of blood, and he shouted angrily, having already handed over his life soul, now only wishing that the other party would keep their word and let him go.

"Are you brain‑filled with water? How can you start spouting nonsense?"

"You haven't personally handed over your life soul to me; how can I be trusted to keep my word?"

Gui Xiao spoke with his eyes glowing.

Jin Peng Wang had been standing on the battlefield waiting for an opportunity; the timing was perfect, and he seized the life soul from Tie Bi Xin the moment the latter pulled it out.

If he now wanted to kill Tie Bi Xin, the heart‑devil oath could be omitted.

"Return the life soul to me quickly."

Upon hearing that, Tie Bi Xin saw Jin Peng Wang hand the life soul to Gui Xiao, becoming unsettled, and instantly grew unsettled.

Spiritual power surged on his spiritual body, forming a huge red wolf that lunged straight at Gui Xiao's hand.

"Really, the longer you live, the more brainless you become."

"Who would hand over something they've just obtained?"

After receiving a signal from Jin Peng Wang, Gui Xiao mocked.

He controlled the Myriad Soul Banner atop his head to draw in Tie Bi Xin's life soul; the black banner's eerie killing sigils undulated with murderous aura, transforming into chains that pierced into Tie Bi Xin's life soul at the brow.

Tie Bi Xin's life soul filled with murderous aura at a visible speed; then his eyes emitted a bloody red light, and countless resentful spirits rushed toward the soul's brow, making his life soul even more ghostly and evil.

Boom.

Tie Bi Xin's life soul was filled with killing spirits, and his body suddenly surged forth three black streams of murderous aura; within the Myriad Soul Banner, these aura torrents churned rapidly, and at the opposite end of each torrent sprouted a ferocious snake head.

The three snake heads raised their heads, spewing bloody red forked tongues, their eyes glowing like great lanterns with an eerie green light, as if a terrifying ghost king had been born within the Myriad Soul Banner.

The Myriad Soul Banner clamored, and the wandering souls and wild ghosts it controlled sensed the return of the ghost lord, raising their heads to emit a solemn hum; they gathered around Tie Bi Xin's life soul, and upon seeing a red wolf lunging at Gui Xiao in the distance, they instinctively tore at the red wolf.

Bang.

The red wolf formed from Spiritual Power exploded under the tearing of countless resentful spirits and fierce ghosts, turning into pure Spiritual Power that was absorbed by those spirits.

Gui Xiao witnessed the Myriad Soul Banner shift as the primary soul returned, its power undergoing a world‑shaking change; he chanted a formula, pointing into the void, and three black killing snakes hovered behind Tie Bi Xin's life soul, stepping out of the banner one by one, surrounded by myriad ghosts, exuding immense menace and terror.

"Here, do you want it?"

Gui Xiao's voice rang out all around, mocking as he gazed at Tie Bi Xin, whose fists were clenched tight and whose body trembled.

Tie Bi Xin's life soul was filled with murderous aura, and the lingering two souls and seven spirits within his body were also affected; the consciousness deeply buried in his heart, where desire and evil thoughts were eroding his spiritual body, was rapidly losing its sanity.

No matter what living being, the life soul is fundamental.

As soon as the current life soul approaches Tie Bi Xin's spiritual body, he feels a sensation of going berserk; a powerful thirst for blood and resentment quickly sprouts in the depths of his spiritual body, seeking to seize control of it directly.

Tie Bi Xin nearly gasped to the point of tears; his perfectly fine life soul was an ocean of murderous aura refined by Gui Xiao via the Myriad Soul Banner—if he dared to take it into his body, his spiritual body would instantly be devoured clean by the murderous aura flooding the life soul.

"The cultivators of Reed Flame Valley are truly not ordinary lowly scum."

"If you don't give it, you still want it; if you do give it, you then complain it's dirty."

"Forget it, I'll keep it for myself." Seeing Tie Bi Xin's furious expression, Gui Xiao spoke softly while mocking.

"You?"

Tie Bi Xin was instantly left speechless by the retort.

The life soul has already been corrupted by murderous aura into demonic form; not only him, even if a primordial supreme power were reborn, they would not dare place a demon‑tainted life soul into the spiritual body, otherwise the consciousness of the spiritual body would no longer be their own!

However, as he continued speaking, Gui Xiao saw countless runes flash on the Myriad Soul Banner; Tie Bi Xin's life soul received a command, and strands of murderous aura coalesced into soul‑hooking iron chains that swiftly wrapped around him, the air filled with the clanking of iron chains.

Tie Bi Xin's mortal soul was terrified, all he wanted was to escape.

Yet the life soul altered by murderous aura flashed a bloody red light in its eyes, and Tie Bi Xin's spiritual body suddenly found itself unable to move, standing firm like a wooden post.

Clang‑clang‑clang.

Tie Bi Xin watched the soul‑hooking chains approach, his instinctive reaction mobilizing all his strength to resist, yet the mysterious runes entwined on those chains resonated with the origin of his soul and spirit; the dark soul‑hooking chains entered a realm of no one, plunging into his brow.

Nine illusory figures were drawn out by the soul‑hooking chains—the manifestations of Tie Bi Xin's two souls and seven spirits—as soon as they appeared in midair they located the life soul and merged into it in a flash.

As Tie Bi Xin's spiritual body lost its soul and spirit, his physique, devoid of vitality, fell like a lifeless stone to the ground below and slowly disintegrated, causing the Reed Flame Valley cultivators watching the battle to be terrified.

Under everyone's gaze, the life soul of Elder Tie Bi Xin of the Slaughter Ghost Sect was seized by its strong ones—utterly shocking to hear; if they hadn't seen it themselves, they would hardly believe it.

"The elders are all dead—run quickly!"

In the battlefield, a Reed Flame Valley disciple cried out in fear, and like a stone stirring up thousand‑layer waves, all who heard the Reed Flame Valley cultivators strained to break free from the enemy's entanglement, rushing with all their might toward the outskirts of Silverbreak City.

However, at that moment, a strange scene appeared.

As soon as they broke free from the battlefield, a thud sounded in their chests, piercing through to their backs; streams of bloody red blood seeped from the wounds, and the vitality on their spiritual bodies vanished visibly.

"Who is sneak‑attacking the Reed Flame Valley cultivators from the shadows?"

A Reed Flame Valley cultivator shouted in panicked terror.

The change that occurred was too unimaginable; straight ahead was obviously a transparent space, but when the cultivator charged through, he was directly pierced in the chest by some object—it was terrifying.

The cultivators of Reed Flame Valley could not imagine how the powerhouses of the Supreme Clarity Sect managed to do it.