Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 771: Move The Soul Fire

The wandering soul demon tried to attack Feng Yao, but the formation blocked it. It immediately slashed its two bone swords at the barrier again and again, but the barrier did not budge or crack.

Zhang Fei and his four clones took advantage of the situation to absorb the wandering souls from the demonʼs body in turns, especially since they were one entity, and absorbing those souls together would only be detrimental to him.

The wandering soul demon turned around to attack them, but Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet moved and grabbed the two bone swords before breaking them both in half.

*Roar*

The wandering soul demon roared and released many wandering souls to attack it, but the puppet was an inanimate object, so they had no effect on it.

Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet turned to Zhang Fei, who immediately moved behind the Soul Fire. He enveloped it with his light element before starting to absorb it, but the negative emotions within the fire quickly affected his mind, causing him to involuntarily release killing intent and bloodlust.

The wandering soul demon was even more furious after seeing that, and it wanted to attack him because the fire was its treasure. However, Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet kept blocking its way, and Zhang Feiʼs four clones were relentlessly absorbing those souls using the demon-absorbing ability.

No matter how powerful the wandering soul demonʼs attack was, Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet did not flinch an inch, and it absorbed the impact of its attack. Unfortunately, the demonʼs body was made of soul, so the puppet couldnʼt attack it.

Seeing that Zhang Feiʼs condition was not good, Feng Yao moved into the underground cave as she burned the remaining skeletons and dried corpses. She then moved behind him, sat behind him, and pressed her palms against his back. ”Calm yourself and do it slowly! Otherwise, those negative emotions will affect you more deeply, and you wonʼt be able to get rid of them anymore.”

[Master! Use one of your clones to go to the Netherworld Realm and bring Ursula here now! Those negative emotions are simply too evil, so you cannot absorb this Soul Fire by yourself, and you need her help to absorb it.]

Zhang Fei [1] immediately entered the water and opened the gate leading to the Netherworld Realm there. He left for that realm not too long ago, and he quickly returned, bringing Ursula with him.

Although Ursulaʼs demon rank was at the empress rank, they trembled as soon as they saw the wandering soul demon. Zhang Fei [1] immediately brought the twin female demon to his original bodyʼs side and spoke. ”Help me absorb the negative emotions inside this Soul Fire so that my original body can absorb it.”

Meanwhile, Ursula stretched out their hands to the Soul Fire and used the devouring ability, devouring the negative emotions inside the fire. ʼWe have never encountered such evil negative emotions before! These emotions are definitely not possessed by a few living beings but countless of them; otherwise, they wouldnʼt be this powerful and evil.ʼ

Ursulaʼs help made Zhang Fei a little relieved because the influence of the negative emotions on him began to decrease, and he could focus more on absorbing the Soul Fire.

Feng Yao, who was sitting behind him, was also relieved by this. However, she did not relax her vigilance because the negative emotions were too evil, and she was worried that they would affect Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei [1] immediately joined forces with Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet and his other clones again, and they continued to weaken the wandering soul demon. ʼCrap! The wandering souls in this demonʼs body are simply too numerous! Moreover, we canʼt absorb it all at once, so it will take days to weaken him.ʼ

When the wandering soul demonʼs situation became even more unfavorable, a jet-black aura suddenly enveloped it, making the wandering souls that formed its body release an aura of hatred and anger.

*Roar*

The wandering soul demon went berserk because of the situation, which increased its power several times higher. It blindly attacked Lin Moxianʼs golden puppet and Zhang Feiʼs clones.

[Master! Itʼs an emergency! I donʼt know what happened, but all the wandering souls on the surface have started moving towards the location of the Soul Pool. Wang Yin and the two demon emperors noticed their movements, and they are already on their way to this place, so you have to move quickly.]

ʼDamn it! I canʼt possibly absorb this Soul Fire in a short time, and the situation will be even more difficult if they come here.ʼ Zhang Fei racked his brains for the best solution, and then he asked Feng Yao. ʼCan you break the barrier that surrounds this place? Three demon emperors and one demon empress will be arriving here soon, and they brought many powerful subordinates. Weʼll be in big trouble if they get here, so we have to avoid them.ʼ

ʼAre you thinking of moving this Soul Fire and the wandering soul demon to the Netherworld Realm?ʼ Zhang Fei nodded to Feng Yao, who seemed to be in a dilemma about following his wishes. ʼHuo Ling, I need your help to break this barrier, especially since I canʼt do it with my current strength.ʼ

{Are you sure, Master? You yourself said that you wouldnʼt let Ling Yun know about me before he went to the Paradise Realm, and Lin Moxian could also see me through his puppetʼs eyes.}

ʼJust do it.ʼ

Huo Ling let out a heavy sigh before exiting Feng Yaoʼs body, shocking Zhang Fei, Ursula, and Lin Moxian, who were looking at him through his puppetʼs eyes. Mei tried to scan her status, but the system couldnʼt display anything, which meant her existence surpassed it.

Huo Ling disdainfully looked at the wandering soul demon before flicking her finger, causing the demon to be pushed back and slam into the barrier.

*Roar!*

The wandering soul demon roared as it struggled to escape Huo Lingʼs pressure. ”How dare such a lowly creature like you look at me! If it werenʼt for my master, I would be too lazy to deal with you.”

”Huo Ling.”

”I know.” Huo Ling once again flicked his finger, and the barrier that enveloped the underground cave instantly shattered into pieces. ”Itʼs a piece of cake!”

Huo Ling turned to Zhang Fei, who was staring at her in astonishment. ”Even though you are the successor of the ten-tailed fox and have many advantages, you are still too weak now, and your weakness forces me to take care of such a trivial matter. If you continue like this, you will not be able to survive in the Paradise Realm, and you will helplessly watch everyone around you die.”

”Thatʼs enough, Huo Ling.” Feng Yao then spoke to Zhang Fei. ”Open the gate now.”

As he looked at Huo Ling, Zhang Fei opened the gate. The fire spirit immediately moved everyone, including the wandering soul and the soul fire, there through it.

Upon their arrival in the realm, Huo Ling confined the wandering soul demon using a fire cage, causing it to become even more furious and continue to attack the fire cage.

”Humph!” Huo Ling coldly snorted at the demon and entered Feng Yaoʼs body. ʼZhang Fei is too weak, Master! He canʼt even take care of trivial matters with his own abilities, and he keeps relying on you or others to take care of his problems.ʼ

ʼHuo Ling, Zhang Fei is indeed still too weak, but he has only been a cultivator for less than a year, remember? Even in our realm, cultivators of his age have not been able to reach his level, so you can stop looking down on him.ʼ Feng Yao then said to Zhang Fei. ”Since the situation is under control, you can start absorbing this Soul Fire, and your clones can absorb the wandering souls in the demonʼs body.”

Although he was curious about Huo Lingʼs identity and strength, Zhang Fei prioritized absorbing the Soul Fire and the wandering souls as soon as possible so he could complete all the quests he had in the Nine Hells Darkland.

[Master, the system canʼt detect anything from Huo Ling as if she is an inanimate object. If you are curious about her identity, you can absorb them first and ask Feng Yao later.]

Meiʼs words shocked Zhang Fei, especially since the system almost never failed to detect other people. Back then, the system failed to detect Lin Mengmeng because she was an avatar, making him think that she was also an avatar like her.

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On top of the flying artifact, Lin Moxian directly stored the golden battle puppet after Zhang Xiaolong [3] brought it back. ”Do you recognize that womanʼs identity, Junior Brother?”

”No.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head. ”Iʼve only seen Huo Ling once, so I donʼt know his identity. Although Iʼve never met the Nameless One, I have a feeling that she is much stronger than him.”

”I also think the same as you.” Lin Moxian then asked him again. ”What does that woman mean about the Paradise Realm? Do the realms beyond the upper realms really exist?”

”Senior Brother, those realms do exist, and they formed a huge realm called the Paradise Realm.” Lin Moxianʼs expression turned serious after Zhang Xiaolong [3] said that. ”Iʼve met a few people from that realm, and they are truly powerful. I donʼt know how to put it, but Iʼve always suspected that Feng Yao also came from that realm, and Huo Lingʼs appearance just now confirmed my suspicions.”

Lin Moxian shook his head. ”Junior Brother, I am older than Feng Yao, and my Lin Clan has close ties with the Phoenix Race. My family and I were present when Empress Feng Jiu gave birth to her, so it was impossible for her to come from those realms. However, she was already extraordinary since she was little, and she was the only baby born with cultivation.”

”Eh?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] was shocked when he heard that

”Feng Yaoʼs cultivation had reached the 10-Star Elementary Realm when she was born, and she reached the 10-Star Soul Realm when she was five years old.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] took a deep breath after Lin Moxian said that, but his next explanation shocked him even more. ”She is the youngest cultivator to reach the Seven Divine Realm, and she did it before she even reached adulthood. I donʼt know what she was thinking, but I always felt that she was deliberately holding back her cultivation. If she didnʼt do that, she would have long surpassed her parents or the Nameless One, and Iʼm sure she would have reached the 5-Month Divine Ascension by now. However, I donʼt understand how she got to know Huo Ling, especially since that woman clearly came from the Heaven Realm.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] himself had long been aware that Feng Yao was too mysterious, and she repeatedly attempted to probe him as if she wanted to search for something inside his body. Although he had always been casual with her, he didnʼt really trust her, and Huo Lingʼs previous appearance made him even more suspicious of her, especially about her intentions towards him.

”How did you know about those people?” Lin Moxian asked.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] told Lin Moxian about the Sun Tower in the Blossom Heaven Realm. ”Feng Yao and I once challenged the tower, and she told her parents about it. Her parents, the Nameless One, Gong Ren, and several mythical beast races are challenging it now. As for our master, I told Murong Mengying about it, and she then told the young generations of those clans, which spread to the ears of our master and Xia Tian.”

”I see.” Lin Moxian nodded in understanding. ”At first, I was confused by our masterʼs reason for bringing them to the middle realm, but it turns out that the way to go to the Paradise Realm is in that realm. Do you think they will succeed in going there?”

”No.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] shook his head. ”The Sun Tower is actually a trial tower, and the people from the Paradise Realm use it to test our abilities. Even if we successfully pass all the trials, we canʼt go there directly, and we have to reach the 5-Moon Divine Ascension first before they can send us there. Moreover, the number of people who can go there is only ten people at a time, and they will choose them from all the people who successfully reach the top of the tower. Therefore, we have to challenge the tower repeatedly, and we can only go there if they deem us worthy.”

Lin Moxian was not surprised to hear that because it was the same in all realms, and people from sects or clans would only choose the best among the countless people who wanted to join them. ”The tower piqued my interest, and I want to try undergoing those trials, but I wonʼt go there now. Since we have to reach the 5-Moon Divine Ascension first to reach the peak, I will go there once my cultivation reaches that stage.”

”Actually, you will lose if you choose like that, Senior Brother.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] then told Lin Moxian about the enlightenment challenge and the reward. ”I plan to bring all my close people to challenge the tower in the next three to four months, and you can join us if you want.”

”I will join you guys.” Lin Moxian decided without a second thought. ”Since we donʼt have anything to do right now, you can tell me about the other challenges.”

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Meanwhile, Wang Yin and the others had arrived at the underground cave, but they found nothing but burnt spots and traces of fighting.

One of the demon emperors immediately approached the previous spot of the Soul Fire, squatted there, and rubbed the ground. He had long red hair, and his body was covered in red armor. ”This race clearly belongs to the Soul Fire, but I didnʼt expect that it was buried under here for so long.”

”Are you sure about that, Yan Huo?” The other demon emperor asked in doubt. He had short, jet-black hair, a tall and muscular body, and wore jet-black armor.

Yan Huo turned to him with narrowed eyes. ”Are you doubting my knowledge of fire, Huan Ying? My flame demon race is expert in fire, so I couldnʼt have recognized it wrong, and this burning trace belonged to the Soul Fire. Unfortunately, we discovered it too late, and someone else was ahead of us in taking it.”

”Who do you think took the Soul Fire?” Huan Ying asked.

Yan Huo did not answer and checked the other burning traces, but his expression became serious. ”These burning traces are not caused by ordinary flames, but they are caused by extraordinary flames.”

”What kind of flames?”

”The phoenix flames.”

”Are you sure they were caused by the phoenix flames?”

”A hundred percent.” Yan Huo then stood up and turned to us. ”I donʼt understand the purpose of the phoenix race taking the Soul Fire, but we should forget about it. The Phoenix emperor and empress are too strong for us, and we will undoubtedly die in their hands. I am a fire demon, but their phoenix flames can still kill me.”

Wang Yin and Huan Ying naturally understood Feng Tian and Feng Jiuʼs strength, so they would not act stupidly to challenge them.

Huan Ying then spoke. ”Since the Soul Fire has disappeared, there is no point for us to stay in this realm any longer, so I will bring my subordinates back to our realm now.”

”Me too.” The two demon emperors immediately left the underground cave.

Unlike them, Wang Yin stayed behind and examined the traces of the battle left there. ”Could it be that Zhang Xiaolong has a connection to the phoenix race? Yan Huo and Huan Ying couldnʼt sense it because they hadnʼt met him, but Iʼm sure he was here before, and he fought with something that protected the Soul Fire.”

After thinking about it, Wang Yin left the underground cave and ordered her subordinates to return to their realms, but she and Shou Fubai remained in the Nine Hells Realm. ”I knew you would come back here, so I waited for you here.”

- To Be Continued -