Chapter 88: Very Familiar!

The mystery of why there were no beast slaves along the way has been solved! All the beast slaves obeyed YaoLi and gathered at the location of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame.

That's why there were no beast slaves and no traces of battle along the way!

Moreover, the Seven-Rank Alchemist from three hundred years ago didn't fully die—he might also be from the Yao Clan, and he's this Senior Brother named YaoLi!

He somehow transmitted the information that he was still alive and revealed the location of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame.

For three hundred years, countless Mo Shou have come to the Shou Zhong seeking the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, hoping to inherit it. But those Mo Shou whose Spiritual Souls were erased weren't destroyed by the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—they were murdered by that Seven-Rank Alchemist!

The Mo Shou whose Spiritual Souls were erased eventually became the flesh vessels of those ghostly shadows, turning into soldiers of the Seven-Rank Alchemist!

This war, which should have ended three hundred years ago, is still ongoing right now!!

"Soul Body! Right! The Seven-Rank Alchemist's Soul Force is already strong enough to form a Soul Body!"

Generally speaking, Spiritual Flames—supreme treasures of extreme yang and rigidity—would instantly reduce a Soul Body to ashes upon even slight contact. But exceptions exist: Xiao Yan once saw an ancient method in his storage ring.

By enveloping the Soul Body with a Spiritual Flame, one can slow the loss of Soul Force—not only avoiding death by the flame, but surviving within it for a long time.

All the clues now connected completely! Xiao Yan fully understood everything and resolved some lingering doubts.

Three hundred years ago, during that war, the then-master of the Mo Shou Shan Mai indeed perished alongside the Seven-Rank Alchemist using the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—but that Seven-Rank Alchemist knew the ancient method of preserving his Soul Body with a Spiritual Flame.

For three hundred years, he has controlled the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, even leaving his own Soul Mark within it!

That's why, over these three hundred years, countless Mo Shou who came to the Shou Zhong to inherit the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame all failed—whether Sixth Rank or Seventh Rank, all failed. Even weaker Mo Shou had their Spiritual Souls erased and became beast slaves!

That's only natural! Because the 'Spirit' inside the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame is no longer the Spirit of Ten Thousand Beasts—it's the Soul Body of the Seven-Rank Alchemist who should have died three hundred years ago, controlling it!

It's absurd to think any Mo Shou could inherit the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame!

Undoubtedly, this man named YaoLi received Soul Information and came here to reclaim the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—or rather, to reclaim his ancestor's Soul Body!

That's why YaoLi arrived here faster than the Lion King—he also knew the way!

YaoLi, facing the fire beast with his back to the airborne Lion King, said calmly: "Sigh, you've done something utterly foolish. You don't really think I dare not kill you, do you, Lion King?"

Although the Lion King isn't as talented as Xiao Yan and couldn't instantly grasp everything, he knew this situation was extremely dire!

Around them, beast slaves filled the space densely, and with these bizarre events unfolding, this was definitely terrible!

MuLao, the Four-Star Dou Huang, had already locked onto the Lion King—should it turn to flee, it would face a terrifying, unstoppable attack.

"Still, if no one witnesses my Refining of the Spiritual Flame, it seems rather lonely." YaoLi, with his hands clasped behind his back, quietly gazed at the massive fire beast before him.

At this moment, he was utterly confident—Refining the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame was a certainty.

He possessed only a Five-Star Dou Ling Cultivation Realm, and even his ability to brew Five-Grade Pills relied on special flames. Yet his air of certainty made him look like a Dou Zong, a Seven-Rank Alchemist.

But he truly can Refine the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—if it were a true wild Spiritual Flame, even one ranked twenty-second, it would instantly burn him to ashes.

But this Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame has already been Refined by his Senior Brother, bearing his Soul Mark—he need not endure the agony of Refining a Spiritual Flame; he merely needs to Refine it.

He flicked his storage ring, and a massive coffin appeared before him. YaoLi opened it, revealing a humanoid puppet lying inside.

"Senior Brother YaoAo, your humble disciple YaoLi has come as agreed. All the items you requested are prepared. This puppet body was forged using the Clan's Spiritual Flame, suitable for Senior Brother YaoAo's residence. Once you return to the Clan, I can brew a Sixth-Rank High-Level Fusion Spirit Pill—you will be fully resurrected." YaoLi bowed toward the massive fire beast.

Fusion Spirit Pill—a Sixth-Rank High-Level Pill that fuses Soul and body, rapidly restores Soul Power, and completely repairs all past Soul injuries.

Boom! Boom! Boom!! Roar!! Suddenly, the massive fire beast twisted in agony, its body growing translucent, contorting until it transformed into a face of flame!

"Good! But the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame still contains the residual Soul of the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger. Help me eradicate its lingering Soul—then the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame is yours." The flame face spoke.

The Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger was the master of the Mo Shou Shan Mai three hundred years ago—the beast form just now was indeed the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened—he spotted the chance for survival!

"Lion King, no matter what happens next, you must hold off that Four-Star Dou Huang." Xiao Yan whispered from within the Lion King's fur.

!!! "What are you planning?!"

"If that Seven-Rank Alchemist is resurrected, I believe the current Mo Shou Shan Mai's strength cannot withstand his revenge."

The Lion King did not deny it—today's Mo Shou Shan Mai was far weaker than three hundred years ago and could never withstand YaoAo's revenge.

Seeing the Lion King's silence, Xiao Yan frantically recalled something.

"MuLao, assist Senior Brother YaoAo." YaoLi, with his hands clasped behind his back, said calmly.

"Yes!"

At that moment,

【Jie jie jie】

Suddenly, an eerie laugh echoed throughout the vast cavern—the laugh was familiar.

"Who?!" YaoLi spun around—because he had heard that laugh before!

"Jie jie jie, I wondered who dared compete with me for the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—it turns out to be you people of the Yao Clan."

YaoLi and MuLao turned toward the voice and saw a figure wrapped entirely in black robes standing atop the Lion King!!!

YaoLi, seeing the black robes, his pupils shrank sharply—this attire! This laugh!!!

"Y-you—who are you?!" YaoLi's voice trembled with false bravado.

The black-robed figure commanded the Lion King to slowly descend, then stepped lightly off its back and approached YaoLi at a leisurely pace.

Seeing the black-robed figure approach, YaoLi instinctively stepped back half a pace—he realized his Soul Perception could not penetrate the black robes at all: "D-don't come closer! Who are you?!"

"Jie jie jie, Soul Sovereign, HunYan!"

Upon hearing "Soul Sovereign," YaoLi's body trembled uncontrollably—even MuLao's face turned slightly pale.

Soul Sovereign!!! It's the Soul Sovereign!!

The Yao Clan is one of the Eight Ancient Dou Emperor Families, possessing the strongest Pill Alchemy on the Dou Qi Continent, and their power is unmatched—even the most powerful Gu Clan must beg them for Elixirs.

But precisely, the Soul Sovereign is the Dou Emperor Family they fear most—because the Soul Sovereign hunts Soul Bodies! Not only Alchemists of the Dou Qi Continent, but even Yao Clan Alchemists are their prey.

Alchemists possess extremely strong Soul Force, and Yao Clan disciples are born with powerful Souls—but the Soul Sovereign also cultivates Soul Force, and they possess the most Soul Techniques and Soul Cultivation Methods!

Natural counter!

Whether by Xiao Yan's design or coincidence, at this exact moment, the Soul Token hanging at his waist revealed a corner—a large "Soul" character appeared, radiating a unique Soul fluctuation that could never be forged!

"Soul Token!! Are you a bearer of the Soul Sovereign's Clan Mark?!"

(End of chapter)