“Y-You…” Lao Ya clenched his teeth. Although what the masked youth said was true, this was still his territory. Being threatened so casually made Lao Ya’s expression turn noticeably gloomy.“Then what do you want?”“If you refuse my earlier request, then you must guarantee the safety of the two of us. How about that?”Lao Ya fell silent. He understood the meaning behind those words. Soon after, he quickly formed a hand seal. A deep blue dome appeared, covering Tian Shi and Luo Xiang within a radius of twenty meters. After that, Lao Ya swept his sharp gaze across all the young cultivators present—especially Liong Hua.“Anyone who dares to disturb them, I will not hesitate to act ruthlessly… Remember my warning this time,” Lao Ya said coldly. Then he vanished from sight, leaving Liong Hua and his two companions with darkened expressions.At this moment, if they acted rashly, Lao Ya might truly impose severe punishment.“Brother Liong, what should we do now?”“We’ll wait outside. Once th

Tian Shi’s eyes widened instantly as his robe was reduced to ashes in just a few moments.“T-this…” He was left completely speechless. Meanwhile, Luo Xiang picked up the genuine Sky Physique Robe and handed it to Tian Shi.“Use it well. Wait for me here. As for Qin Yan, guard this prison door carefully.”Qin Yan nodded and immediately carried out Luo Xiang’s order. After that, Luo Xiang took several steps forward until an ancient door engraved with archaic runes appeared before him.“It’s time…”Swuuuuuuush!A chilling aura, mixed with an overwhelming demonic presence, spread violently as the door opened. Luo Xiang’s gaze instantly locked onto a severed body part—specifically the torso—emanating an extremely dense demonic aura.“Jian’er… you, too, have awakened in a second life. This torso—leave it to me to absorb.”As he stepped closer, black mist suddenly gathered, forming a consciousness of the soul that appeared before Luo Xiang.“Sword God… what do you want? Are you trying to des

After a brief silence, the Poison God spoke again.“Or are you doubting that I can even protect my own disciple—simply because I’ve been poisoned?”Luo Xiang nodded. “That’s correct… so can you protect me?”“Hahahahahaha!”The Poison God’s laughter echoed thunderously. Even his voice alone was enough to shake the small world.“Do you really think I’m as weak as you imagine?” His gaze sharpened.Finally, I’ve baited him… Luo Xiang thought inwardly, then said aloud,“Very well. I will follow all of Master’s orders!”“Good, child. And they’ve already arrived… It’s time for me to show my sincerity to my new disciple,” he said coldly. Then he vanished, bringing Luo Xiang with him to the shores of Taiyi Lake.*Elsewhere, just minutes after Luo Xiang and Tian Shi entered the inner grounds, thousands of troops led by the Heavenly Judge of Dan Zhou City appeared, surrounding the shores of Taiyi Lake.From the Heavenly Judge’s eyes alone, his arrogance was unmistakable. The moment he arrived,

“S-Such overwhelming consciousness… W-who are you really? It’s impossible that you’re just an ordinary Divine-level soul!”Manifesting his Divine Soul Consciousness form, Luo Xiang pointed at the figure with a disdainful gaze.“Did you forget? You yourself were the one who created consciousness. Yet you can’t even recognize mine?”The figure fell silent, struggling to recall the past. Then its eyes widened in shock as it remembered the boy it had once looked down upon—only for that very boy to create a Divine Soul Consciousness through sheer genius.“Y-You are the Sword God?!”Luo Xiang smiled faintly, pleased that the figure remembered him from the past. Behind his mask, he extended his hand forward. In an instant, a radiant golden sword appeared, lending his Divine Soul form an incomparably elegant presence.“Truly… truly the Sword God!”Recognizing the golden sword in his opponent’s hand, the consciousness’ body trembled slightly.“So, will you surrender now—or would you rather rel

“Hyaaaaaaaaaa!” Wen Shi screamed loudly. At this moment, the poisonous gas spreading from her body began surging toward the hundreds of Luo Clan members surrounding the ruined palace.“Gege! I can’t control my body!”Luo Xiang nodded, then looked at Qin Yan with a serious expression.“Qin Yan, evacuate all clan members to a safe location!”“Everyone else, help me seal her poisonous body!”“Yes, Young Master!”Everyone moved immediately according to the orders. Qin Yan assisted in evacuating the clan members, while his six brothers flew into the sky and took up a circular formation, with Luo Xiang standing at the center.“Form the Heaven and Earth Sealing Formation! That foolish consciousness truly refuses to submit! Instead, it’s becoming even more violent—then I will show no mercy!”Swooooooosh!Black-golden Heaven-Devouring Flames danced wildly as they erupted from Luo Xiang’s body. Originally, he had only intended for that consciousness to become Wen Shi’s hidden combat power. But