Chapter 90: See Through

After fusing the purple flame and the Soul Force of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, the residual Soul Force of the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger, long suppressed, was instantly activated and began to counterattack for control of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame!

YaoAo's pained voice echoed from within the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame.

"YaoLi, don't forget our agreement!"

YaoAo had endured three hundred years of torment; as time passed, the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger's Soul Force, already weakened, was nearly extinguished, allowing him to finally eliminate the Eight-Winged Flame Demon Tiger within the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame and imprint his Soul Mark.

He used Soul Resonance to notify the Yao Clan's juniors to come retrieve the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame and revive him.

He had suffered for three hundred years! If the Soul Sovereign now stole it from him, how could he bear it!

"If you help me revive, I will give you all my wealth, my Pill Alchemy insights, Spirit Stone Formulas, and the Elixirs stored in my alchemy chamber!"

Hearing YaoAo's words, YaoLi's heart writhed in fierce struggle; finally, he spun around, gritted his teeth, and made his decision—men die for wealth, birds for food—he'd risk it!

"MuLao, go—"

At that moment, Xiao Yan sighed and interrupted YaoLi, slowly raising his hand: "You're too slow."

Boom!!! A clear roar erupted as endless Black Flame surged from Xiao Yan's palm, and Mao Wu flowed along the Black Flame into the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame.

Mao Wu was a sentient Sub-Flame of the Void Swallowing Flame; his very nature as a Spiritual Flame inherently suppressed Soul Bodies, and as a mastered Spiritual Flame, his attacks on Soul Bodies were lethal!

"Ahh!!! What kind of flame is this!!"

The power of Void Swallowing Flame needed no explanation—even a weak Sub-Flame could not be extinguished once it touched a Soul Body.

Within the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, Xiao Yan's Soul Force sensed three forces surrounding one dominant force.

The Soul Mark long imprinted upon it was now being steadily eroded and devoured by Void Swallowing Flame!

The ability to devour all things in the world—nothing was beyond Void Swallowing Flame's appetite; only speed and slowness differed.

YaoAo's control over the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame was rapidly shrinking; his imprint was being frantically devoured.

If YaoAo had previously held his ground against the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's intrusion, Mao Wu's arrival turned it into a cat-and-mouse game.

Seeing the Black Flame, Yao Li's heart jolted; the moment it appeared, his face turned ashen, and he muttered inwardly: "Is this a Spiritual Flame Fusion?! But why is it so strange—why is this Spiritual Flame so weak?!"

"What secret technique is the Soul Sovereign hiding?!"

To cultivate a Spiritual Flame into a Spiritual Flame Fusion—what kind of technique is that! Then this man's status within the Soul Sovereign must be higher than heaven itself!!

YaoLi now had not a shred of doubt; he slammed the coffin lid shut and immediately retracted it into his space ring, desperate to put as much distance as possible between himself and this man called HunYan.

Too terrifying!

Seeing YaoLi pack up, Xiao Yan finally exhaled, his tense heart easing—once the Four-Star Dou Huang left, this was Xiao Yan's victory!

As for the Seven-Rank Alchemist's Soul Body? The Soul Sovereign were experts at handling Soul Bodies; Xiao Yan's Soul Token and Soul Robe were specifically designed to subdue them.

As long as he controlled the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, everything would be fine!

Just as Xiao Yan stepped within two meters of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, a brilliant white light suddenly erupted from within it. The sudden change startled Xiao Yan, who hastily retreated.

Yet as he stepped back, he was horrified to see the red Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame—mixed with purple Beast Fire and black Void Swallowing Flame—begin to split apart!

Like twins, it split cleanly down the middle, causing Xiao Yan's expression to shift rapidly.

Slowly, the white light writhed, and half of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame detached itself, forming a phantom old man's silhouette.

The spectral figure, composed of red Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, had an aged face; its furious eyes glimmered with faint brilliance. The moment it appeared, a terrifying Soul Force pressed upon Xiao Yan, a dread spreading from his core.

"YaoAo!" Xiao Yan's heart jolted—he knew instantly this phantom figure was YaoAo's Soul Body fused with the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame.

Yet Xiao Yan never imagined YaoAo had such audacity—he had directly abandoned the Origin Flame Seed of the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame, severed it cleanly, and taken half the flame to reappear in this form!

Xiao Yan pulled out a Soul-Protecting Pill and swallowed it, safeguarding his Spiritual Soul; he immediately summoned Mao Wu back to guard him, preventing the Soul Body from invading and possessing him!

YaoAo's eyes flickered with a sharp gleam—he chose not to attack Xiao Yan. As a senior of the Yao Clan himself, he knew better than YaoLi how dangerous the Soul Sovereign were.

The Soul Sovereign possessed a specific Cultivation Method; to them, Soul Bodies were as helpless as children, and Xiao Yan had the bizarre Void Swallowing Flame to boot.

Boom!!! YaoAo surged toward YaoLi, dragging endless Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame behind him.

"Senior Brother! You—!"

"Boy, you want the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame? Here it is!"

YaoLi was stunned—he never expected his own clan's senior to try to invade his body and possess him!

With a hum, a strange green pattern emerged on YaoLi's forehead; instantly, a scent of medicinal fragrance spread, and YaoLi's Soul Force surged upward.

"Hahaha, Clan Mark—you think a mere Four-Grade Clan Mark can stop me? Don't forget—I once had a Five-Grade Clan Mark!" YaoAo sneered cunningly; this had been his plan from the start. He had no interest in that puppet body—he didn't just want to revive; he wanted the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame too!

How could he hand it over to someone else?

He was Yao Clan himself—possessing the body of a Yao Clan member was naturally the most suitable.

Though fusion of Soul and flesh after possession would be troublesome, he trusted his Seven-Rank Alchemist skills to find a solution.

Boom!!! Crimson Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Flame surged through YaoLi's seven orifices; the Clan Mark's glow offered not the slightest resistance.

Xiao Yan swallowed hard—this YaoAo was ruthless indeed, even his own clan's junior wasn't spared! He meant to erase YaoLi's Spiritual Soul entirely and seize his body!

"Three hundred years! Three hundred years trapped underground in utter darkness! I've finally returned to the light—to my clan!!" YaoLi roared to the heavens—no, now he should be called YaoAo.

YaoAo's eyes locked onto Xiao Yan, revealing a knowing, chilling smile. That smile sent a shiver down Xiao Yan's spine.

"You're MuLong, right? Have you heard of the Imperial Ultimate Pill?"

MuLong's eyes narrowed in shock: "The Imperial Ultimate Pill—that pill which instantly boosts a Dou Huang's Cultivation Realm by one to two Star levels?!"

"Defeat that Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and I'll refine you an Imperial Ultimate Pill."

Exposed!!!

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth in frustration—he knew he'd been uncovered; a high-level Seven-Rank Alchemist's gaze was too sharp. Or perhaps YaoAo's Soul Realm had reached the Spirit Realm—the Soul Robe could not mask him; he'd been seen through!

YaoLi's Cultivation Realm was only Dou Ling; even after possession, YaoAo could not instantly restore much power—he'd never reach his former Dou Zong level, let alone Dou Huang.

So the real key was MuLong—the strongest here by far!

"Trouble…" As Xiao Yan saw MuLong's greedy, resolute gaze, he understood again—Elixirs could truly drive men mad, making them obey blindly!

(End of Chapter)