by Translator: Pokka; Author: 我本纯洁 (I Am Pure); Licensed From: Migu
"Let me deal with the puppet," said Winter Frost as he shot toward the puppet. He palmed the air before him repeatedly, sending forth a wave of frost energy that froze up the puppet.
As for Summer Flame, he spoke to Zhu Changchuang through voice transmission, "Xiang Shaoyun is here. Do as you see fit."
Zhu Changchuang sneered, "It's even better that he's here. He will personally witness me humiliate his woman before he dies."
He then tore Lady Shura's clothes apart with a look of lust on his face.
Despairing, Lady Shura said, "Farewell, Shaoyun."
She was prepared to die. Just as she was about to bite her tongue and kill herself, Zhu Changchuang's wail rang out. On the arm he used to tear Lady Shura's clothes, a tiny silver snake had appeared, severing the arm with a single bite. With a whip of the snake's tail, Zhu Changchuang was sent flying. Summer Flame had been concentrating on Lady Shura, as he knew Xiang Shaoyun would come prepared.
Instantly, Summer Flame's power wrapped around Lady Shura and the snake as he shouted, "Little bastard, you think you can save them? How naive!"
He then slammed a palm at Lady Shura and Money. The palm was powerful enough to flatten a mountain. It was clear Summer Flame wasn't planning to spare them. It was at this moment that Yu Lin suddenly erupted with all his strength before charging Summer Flame. When a peak Emperor fought with his life on the line, he could still deal a considerable amount of damage.
With a frown, Summer Flame attacked Yu Lin with his other hand. At the moment of distraction, Xiang Shaoyun released his Nether Soul Domain and pulled both Lady Shura and Money in, making them disappear from where they were.
Bang!
As for Yu Lin, Summer Flame's attack crushed his entire body, and the Sovereign's other attack landed on the ground, blasting open a massive crater. Just the attack's shockwave almost shattered Xiang Shaoyun’s Nether Soul Domain. Fortunately, he had entered the Emperor Realm, allowing his filthless soul to reach the level of a Sovereign. That was how his Nether Soul Domain had barely survived.
Even so, the shockwave had hit him as well, making it harder for him to remain invisible. His talent of invisibility was powered by his bloodline and astral energy. The shockwave had damaged his Nether Soul Domain, causing his filthless soul to suffer and his talent of invisibility to weaken.
"Lady Shura, remove your willpower resistance and allow me to summon you in," said Xiang Shaoyun through voice transmission.
Lady Shura was moved that Xiang Shaoyun had really come for her. She did as told and found herself appearing in an indescribable space. She had no idea what place it was, but she knew it was Xiang Shaoyun's doing.
Money's voice rang out, "This is my boss's astral cosmos sea. Don't worry, sister-in-law."
"This is Shaoyun's astral cosmos sea? How did we even come in?" asked Lady Shura in confusion. She was not someone who knew nothing, and she had never heard of an astral cosmos sea capable of storing a living person.
"I don't know. You might need to ask my boss about it. Oh, the nine-colored fog here is very good for us. You can absorb some of it when you're free."
He then ignored Lady Shura and started absorbing the nine-colored fog around him. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun's invisibility was finally removed, fully revealing himself before his enemies.
Chapter 640: Seven-Layered Soul Foundation
Summer Flame was feeling extremely depressed. He had been focusing fully on Lady Shura and Zhu Changchuang as he knew the puppet's appearance also signified that Xiang Shaoyun was present. And he got that right.
What he did not expect was the appearance of a tiny snake that had injured Zhu Changchuang with one bite. In fact, he did notice the snake approaching. He had merely assumed that the snake was merely some wild snake demon from the forest. Surprisingly, the snake was part of the rescue team as well.
Furthermore, he had confidence that Zhu Changchuang would be able to notice the snake as a third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. However, the snake had suddenly gone mad and moved at an inconceivable speed that had caught Zhu Changchuang by complete surprise.
By that time, it was too late for Summer Flame to save Zhu Changchuang. The only thing he could do was kill both the woman and the snake. But even that he had failed in doing.
Yu Lin's betrayal had delayed him, and by the time he killed Yu Lin and his other attack landed, Lady Shura and the snake had vanished. The fact that not even a drop of blood remained made it clear that the two had been rescued.
"Who is it?" Summer Flame soared to the sky and roared.
He spread his senses in all directions and found nothing as if his enemies had vanished into thin air. Unwilling to accept it, he kept scanning his surroundings and finally found something. Somewhere considerably far away, he sensed the existence of a human. He flew over and instantly arrived above Xiang Shaoyun.
"Haha, Xiang Shaoyun, you are indeed here! Just surrender!" said Summer Flame as he howled with laughter, forming an energy palm to grab Xiang Shaoyun.
Xiang Shaoyun cursed, "How unlucky am I?"
Without any hesitation, he released his Nether Soul Domain once again.
Facing absolute superiority in strength, that was his final trump card. If not even the Nether Soul Domain could help him, there would no longer be any way out for him. The moment the Nether Soul Domain appeared, it surrounded and weakened Summer Flame's attack. Within the domain, numerous chains shot out and blasted the attack into pieces. However, Xiang Shaoyun could feel an intense explosion within his Nether Soul Domain, giving him a sensation that the domain was about to burst apart.
"Soul power? Has that kid reached the Soul Foundation Realm?" Summer Flame exclaimed in astonishment as he released his soul foundation.
Instantly, a sparkling and translucent soul foundation with seven layers appeared, exuding a powerful soul suppression that pressed down on Xiang Shaoyun.
With the appearance of his soul foundation, Summer Flame was finally able to sense what Xiang Shaoyun was doing. He cried out in alarm, "Isn't this the Imperial Nether Clan's Nether Soul Domain?"
Taking advantage of the momentary distraction, Xiang Shaoyun charged Summer Flame and expanded his Nether Soul Domain, attempting to envelop Summer Flame.
Summer Flame could see what Xiang Shaoyun was trying to do. He sneered, "I don't care how you got this Nether Soul Domain, but before absolute strength, everything you try is pointless. Crush!"
An exceedingly formidable soul power flowed out of his seven-layered soul foundation, to the point the soul power seemed to have solidified. The power crashed into Xiang Shaoyun's Nether Soul Domain.
He was underestimating Xiang Shaoyun, as he was only using his soul foundation instead of his own strength to attack. Of course, he had the strength to back his arrogance. The Nether Soul Domain directly collapsed before it could even lock in its target, and Xiang Shaoyun felt a massive impact in his head, assaulting him with a dizzying pain that made him feel like his head was going to explode.
"Ghostrunes, come out." Unable to maintain the Nether Soul Domain, Xiang Shaoyun was forced to reveal his final secret.
Instantly, 8,000 ghostrunes appeared. A massive amount of soul power transformed into an ocean of needles before shooting toward Summer Flame's soul foundation.
"Shit! Ghostrunes!" Summer Flame exclaimed in alarm.
He withdrew his soul foundation without any hesitation. The ghostrunes specialized in soul attacks, but Summer Flame wouldn't be so nervous if there were only one or two ghostrunes.
But there were thousands. If he let them hit his soul foundation, they would destroy it completely. In truth, he had been too nervous. If he had attacked with his full power when the ghostrunes had appeared, he could have eliminated all risks.
But his priority in withdrawing his soul foundation instead of killing the ghostrunes had allowed them to turn into a great threat. An endless rain of soul needles stabbed into his soul foundation.
Initially, Summer Flame was able to
hang on in face of their attacks, but as the needles continued to rain down, his defenses crumbled and his soul foundation swayed, scaring him even more.
If his soul foundation was damaged, even his cultivation level would drop. With a terrified yell, Summer Flame started fleeing with his soul foundation at the fastest speed possible. Naturally, the ghostrunes were incapable of stopping his escape. They did not bother to try. Instead, they quickly converged around Xiang Shaoyun as they fled together. Xiang Shaoyun quickly used the soul raising stone, soul spring, and his filthless soul to reconstruct his Nether Soul Domain.
However, the recovery speed was too slow for his liking. Inwardly, he thought, Summer Flame will definitely return. The puppet won't be able to stop Winter Frost for long, either. I need to think of something.
At that thought, his gaze landed on the two stalks of ghostblooms in his astral cosmos sea. One of them had matured long ago, while the other was near maturity. He first obtained the ghostbloom at the Land of Soul Springs, while the second ghostbloom had subsequently grown out of the first stalk.
Now, his only way of quickly reconstructing the Nether Soul Domain was by consuming a ghostbloom and increasing his soul power. It was his only option to increase his chances of saving himself.
He quickly consumed the mature ghostbloom, sending strands of medicinal power to his filthless soul. The filthless soul had already reached the Sovereign Realm prior to this. Nourished by the power of the ghostbloom, it started to grow rapidly yet again.
The Nether Soul Domain reformed as well. With the recovery of both his filthless soul and Nether Soul Domain, Xiang Shaoyun's bloodline power was once again filled with vitality. He would have no problem going invisible right now.
The absorption of the ghostbloom had yet to end, but Xiang Shaoyun was too busy to focus on that. Instead, he hurriedly withdrew all the ghostrunes. Although the ghostrunes could temporarily obstruct Summer Flame, after he overcame his initial shock, he would definitely return with vengeance.
Xiang Shaoyun had no intention of sacrificing the ghostrunes like that. Unsurprisingly, both Winter Frost and Summer Flame were heading toward him at the same time.
"Xiang Shaoyun, you won't be able to escape us!" Winter Frost shouted from far away.
"Damn it! I refuse to believe I can't escape," Xiang Shaoyun cursed as he pulled out a unique weapon.
Chapter 641: That Is a Saint Weapon
Xiang Shaoyun had taken out a chakram. It was the same chakram he had obtained from the remnant soul that had tried to take over his body during his time in the nether prison devil's territory. The chakram was a high-level weapon, and even Xiang Shaoyun had yet to ascertain its level. In fact, he had yet to be able to control it properly. But now that he had reached the Dragon Ascension Realm, he believed he could at least unleash some of the weapon's prowess.
First, he stirred his bloodline, then bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the chakram.
Swish!
The chakram instantly shone and erupted with an unusual aura. Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to channel his energy into the chakram, trying to make it fly. The chakram was a weapon, yet Xiang Shaoyun presented a comical sight of trying to use it to escape. He really was out of ideas, truth be told. And it was at this moment that a miracle happened. Carrying him, the chakram revolved and sliced through the air, shooting away.
A sensation rose within Xiang Shaoyun, a sensation that a connection had formed between him and the weapon. He poured his energy into the chakram, turning it into an extension of his body.
This was a connection that had originated from the imperial nether blood essence he had devoured back when he had encountered the remnant soul. The blood essence had fully awakened his imperial nether bloodline, and that same bloodline was the reason he could form a connection with the chakram.
When Winter Frost and Summer Flame saw Xiang Shaoyun vanishing from their vision at such a rapid speed, they were so shocked that their eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets. It was the most ridiculous thing they had ever seen.
"That is a saint weapon!" Both of them reached the same conclusion. The two exchanged gazes and continued flying after Xiang Shaoyun.
Xiang Shaoyun did not have an unlimited supply of energy. After a short flight, weakness assaulted him, and if it wasn't for his bloodline power, he wouldn't have been able to remain flying on the chakram.
Although he had temporarily escaped Winter Frost and Summer Flame, he was unable to shake them off. When he ran out of energy, they would capture him.
Where in the world are Shang Jifeng and his men? Am I going to die like this? thought Xiang Shaoyun in despair.
When he recalled how he had yet to accomplish his goal, how he had yet to punish Di Lin and Xia Yunxi who had betrayed him, he was filled with indignation. He couldn't accept dying just like this.
He decided to throw all caution to the wind and pulled out even his nine-colored fog and channeled its power into the chakram. The inclusion of the nine-colored energy seemed to have activated something within the chakram, causing it to suddenly increase its speed to a frightening level.
Even Xiang Shaoyun himself was completely dumbstruck. As of this moment, he had a feeling that he had broken the barrier of space itself, as if he had reached the end of the world. He couldn't sense his surroundings, feeling as if wind and lightning were carrying him as they moved. However, the chakram required too much energy to power. Although he had a decent amount of nine-colored fog, the amount dropped rapidly as he used it to power the chakram.
Helpless, Xiang Shaoyun was finally forced to stop. Both he and the chakram seemed to be on the edge of dropping from the sky.
"Money!" Xiang Shaoyun was forced to summon Money.
The moment Money appeared, he transformed into a large draconic serpent and hovered below Xiang Shaoyun, keeping him from dropping. Instead of relaxing, Xiang Shaoyun urged Money to continue fleeing. Only then did Xiang Shaoyun get the chance to spread out his senses. To his surprise, both Winter Frost and Summer Flame were nowhere to be found.
"Have I escaped just like that?' Xiang Shaoyun was completely confused.
He found that he was in the middle of nowhere, with a lush forest and nothing else around him. He had a feeling he wasn't even at the Nisha Range anymore. He was no longer anxious, and he had Money land before finding a safe spot to hide. Only then did he release Lady Shura from his astral cosmos sea.
When Lady Shura saw the weakened Xiang Shaoyun, she gave him a tight hug. No words left her mouth as she wrapped her arms around him in silence, feeling assured by his very presence. Xiang Shaoyun knew that the incident had truly scarred her.
He gently patted her back and said, "It's fine. We're safe here."
"I thought I would never meet you again," said Lady Shura as she released him from her hug. She tore the ugly mask off her face and revealed her breathtakingly beautiful face before planting her lips against his.
A wet and pleasant sensation assaulted Xiang Shaoyun's lips, causing him to immediately forget that he might still be in danger. It was unknown if Lady Shura was simply shaken from her experience or if she had fully fallen for Xiang Shaoyun. She became increasingly aggressive, to the point she was hurting Xiang Shaoyun's lips due to her inexperience.
Of course, that was the last thing on Xiang Shaoyun's mind. He was too busy immersing himself in the beauty of life after almost dying. With a beauty throwing herself at him, would he still be a man if he did not reciprocate? He wrapped one hand around her while his other hand started exploring her body's curves. The plump and tender sensation made it hard for him to even move his hand away.
And then, Lady Shura moaned softly, thoroughly igniting Xiang Shaoyun's lust. He ran both his arms around her body endlessly, while his lower body felt like a volcano on the verge of eruption. He could hardly control himself anymore. As Lady Shura leaned against Xiang Shaoyun's body, her face went completely red, her current emotions indescribable with words.
I
'll give myself to him! she decided in her heart.
Previously when she had almost fallen into Zhu Changchuang's hands, she had regretted never giving herself to Xiang Shaoyun. Now that she had a chance, she no longer hid her feelings.
Just as the two were about to get started, Xiang Shaoyun suddenly recalled that they were still being hunted. If they really did it here and allowed the two old bastards to catch up, things would be bad for them.
At that, he regained some of his clarity and quickly pushed Lady Shura off before saying, "We can't. We need to get to safety first."
"Um. I'll listen to you," said Lady Shura, slightly dispirited. However, she knew it wasn't the time for that, so she agreed obediently.
Chapter 642: Shifty-Eyed
Xiang Shaoyun and Lady Shura did not waste much time waiting around as they quickly left. Money was carrying them, giving them a chance to rest on his back. Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to quickly refine the ghostbloom's remaining power.
As he was busy escaping earlier and couldn't concentrate on refining its power, he had already wasted quite a bit of it. He couldn't afford to waste even more. He slowly gathered the remaining power into his filthless soul, allowing his soul to continue growing.
As for Lady Shura, she still looked pale and feeble. Her entire body had been sealed, and with her current strength, it was impossible to break free by herself. To make matters worse, the two old bastards were probably capable of sensing the seal, so they might arrive at any moment. Fortunately, they hadn't gone ahead to do the deed. Otherwise, it was very possible that they would be caught while in the act.
Meanwhile, Winter Frost and Summer Flame were flying toward them at top speed. They had not expected Xiang Shaoyun to suddenly pull such a large distance from them. They had even lost him for a bit. If it wasn't for the seal on Lady Shura, they wouldn't have known where to go.
"That kid actually has a saint weapon on him. We need to get our hands on that weapon," said Winter Frost.