Chapter 3782: Poison Soul Envoy

The twin pair hadn't even let the combined sword technique unleash its power when one was knocked out by Zhan Kong and the other was trapped by the painter's Formation, their bodies fixed in place.

Ye Liuyun directly placed a Slave Seal on them, but Sun Que was busy forging Skeleton Puppets and couldn't deal with these people for the time being.

The combined sword intent of these two was also strong, so Ye Liuyun temporarily kept them, letting them train knives with him to sharpen their knife intent, and for now let them recover their injuries.

In the following days, Zhan Kong and the others coordinated: the painter used a Formation to restrain the Martial Cultivator, then Zhan Kong approached to seal its True Essence, and finally handed it to Qian Meng to cast illusion techniques.

They subsequently captured four Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng strongmen, without even seriously wounding them; after Ye Liuyun placed Slave Seals on them, they could be put to use immediately.

That day, a strange man arrived, a ring of shrunken human skulls hanging around his neck, at the Hédào Yīchóng realm.

He exuded black vapor, as if laced with deadly poison, causing all vegetation he passed to wither. Even his skin was black, his face and body covered with strange symbols, like a primitive tribal savage.

Zhan Kong and the others still intended to use the old method: suppress his poison gas with a Formation, then move to subdue him.

Unexpectedly, the painter succeeded in suppressing his poison gas with the Formation, but when Zhan Kong approached, his Soul was suddenly poisoned by the deadly toxin. Fortunately, Zhan Kong's Spatial Power was strong, and he immediately retreated into the Formation, calling for Ye Liuyun's aid.

At that moment, the Martial Cultivator's black vapor quivered, easily shattering the painter's Formation. Clearly his own strength surpassed the painter's.

After Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet emerged, each immediately dispatched a Soul to heal Zhan Kong, absorbing all the deadly toxin from his Soul.

The Martial Cultivator's poison source was so strong that even Ye Liuyun needed a considerable time to digest this deadly toxin.

However, dealing with such a Martial Cultivator required no direct action from Ye Liuyun; he simply released four Skeleton Puppets. Skeleton Puppets lack Souls and are immune to poison, instantly encircling the strange man.

"Capture him alive!" Ye Liuyun covertly ordered the Skeleton Puppets.

The Martial Cultivator's strongest poison gas had no effect on the puppets, and he couldn't overcome the four puppets by strength; after several rounds, he was pierced by four spears, lifted into the air, and his True Essence was sealed jointly by the four puppets.

At this point, Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet finally went out, intending to place a Slave Seal on the Martial Cultivator.

He knew the puppets only sealed his True Essence, so the Martial Cultivator might launch a Spiritual Soul Attack. In fact, that was exactly what he hoped for.

Sure enough, the Martial Cultivator had no other choice and immediately initiated a Spiritual Soul Attack. Two powerful Souls surged—one into the Clone Puppet's Sea of Consciousness, the other into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

He had assumed that the soul poison carried by his Soul could kill Ye Liuyun's Soul, but as soon as it entered Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, it was enveloped by the Golden Light of the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

If both of his Souls entered together, Ye Liuyun would need Chaotic Azure Lotus assistance to control him, but with only one, the Ten Thousand Gods Command easily enveloped it, rendering it immobile.

Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun placed a Slave Seal on him and performed a Soul Search to learn his background.

This Martial Cultivator hailed from the Eastern Outer Region's Poison Witch Xing Xi, serving as the poison soul envoy of the strongest wizard there. That Xing Xi also threatens the Dragon Clan.

Moreover, Martial Cultivators of the poison soul envoy caliber are not even the top tier in the Poison Witch Xing Xi; the Xing Xi also has Hédào Sānchóng Martial Cultivators, only the God King cannot summon them.

At this moment, the poison soul envoy's second Soul rushed into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness. After striking the Clone's Sea of Consciousness, it discovered a Defense Array there.

After breaking through the Formation, it also found a Soul War Chariot blocking the entrance, alongside a long spear and a crossbow bolt, all Soul Treasures.

Facing so many Soul Treasures, it dared not force its way, immediately changed direction and surged into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness again, only to be enveloped by the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

"Heh, coming one by one, afraid I'm too hard to handle you?" Ye Liuyun smiled, then effortlessly placed a Slave Seal on his other Soul, fully subjugating the poison soul envoy.

The poison soul envoy's Soul power was not weak; a single Soul was already comparable to the sum of all Ye Liuyun's Souls. If its soul source were refined, Ye Liuyun would gain additional resources to enhance his Souls.

Nevertheless, Ye Liuyun kept him. To Ye Liuyun, this person was a treasure; the deadly poison in his body and Soul could be absorbed and refined by Ye Liuyun.

Another reason was that he came from the Poison Witch Xing Xi; in the future Ye Liuyun would assist the Dragon Clan against them, and having a subordinate familiar with the situation would make things much easier.

"From now on I'll call you Poison Soul; just follow me for now!"

After subduing him, Ye Liuyun kept him nearby, letting him release deadly poison for Ye Liuyun to absorb; the same applied to the Soul—he and the Clone each took one, refining the deadly poison within his Soul.

The Clone's Physical Body is a Kuailei, so it need not cultivate the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra. The others are also Kuailei; their Physical Bodies are immune to poison, as long as they don't contact his Soul, they're fine.

"What other abilities do you have?" Ye Liuyun continued interrogating the Poison Soul.

Under the Slave Seal's control, the Poison Soul dared not conceal anything, telling Ye Liuyun he knew some witchcraft. Ye Liuyun found the Poison Soul's witchcraft somewhat similar to his own incantations, and both were ineffective against Kuailei, which explained why he hadn't used witchcraft.

Moreover, his witchcraft combined with his poison produced a far stronger attack. Had Ye Liuyun's side not been all Kuailei, dealing with the Poison Soul wouldn't be so easy.

Suddenly, he discovered the Poison Soul was using witchcraft to dissolve the Slave Seal he had placed.

Ye Liuyun immediately commanded the Slave Seal to punish him, nearly causing his Soul to split apart.

"Ah!"

The Poison Soul writhed in pain, rolling on the ground.

"A slight punishment. If you ever dare dissolve the Slave Seal again, I'll obliterate your Soul outright!"

"I won't dare any more! I won't!" the Poison Soul immediately admitted fault; his attitude was decent, though he remained resentful inside.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then performed another Soul Search on the Poison Soul, locating the method he used to dissolve the Slave Seal, and erased that portion of his memory to prevent future attempts.

What shocked him was that the Poison Witch Clan's witchcraft, over time, could indeed erase a Slave Seal, though it would cost a great price, weakening the Soul by nearly half, yet it was still capable of removal.

"No wonder even Hédào Jìngjiè strongmen of the Dragon Clan must constantly guard against the Poison Witch Clan; they truly have some skill!" He mentally began to respect the Poison Witch Clan.

After this little episode, the Poison Soul became completely obedient, never daring to think of erasing the Slave Seal again. Moreover, he could no longer recall the method, and could only accept his fate.