âThat has to be it!â Bai Yunfei concluded, âThe energy shouldâve dissipated and mixed with the real worldâs energy, but the Core World operates on a different principle. It rejects âexternalâ energies and so it caused the avatarâs energy to form together!
âThe Core World can be used in such capacity?â Wu Dijian replied in wonder, âThen capturing and destroying the avatars of a Soul Emperor in here for their energy would essentially bear the same results as ingesting a wonder pill? I wonder if the Yao clan has anything as wonderful as thatâŚthe power of the soul and having the pure Laws of an elementâŚâ
âYour thoughts are leaking out, brother Wu,â Dan Teng laughed, âdo you take the soul of an avatar to be a dish to be eaten?â
âBut if thatâs the case, then Netherâs avatar should be filled with elemental darkness. Xiao Qi wouldnât be able to take any of that power for himself if he were to kill himâŚâ
He turned to Long Lan, âYou should absorb Netherâs avatar in that case then.â
âMe?â
âYou.â He nodded, âYouâre the only one among us that practices elemental darkness. It seems only natural that youâd be the one to absorb it then.â
Now that he knew destroying an avatar and absorbing the energy wasnât dangerous, Bai Yunfei wasnât afraid of a second attempt. Waving his hand, he summoned the still sealed Nether into the area.
He hadnât any interest in speaking or even tormenting the avatar. He merely nodded to Xiao Qi to have the bird send several Spatial Edges at the man.
The power of the Soul Sealing Mandate made it useless for Nether to resist. Rendered useless, the avatar was forced to remain still as the Spatial Edges tore him apart.Â
âBzzzzâŚâ
The Soul Sealing Mandate returned to Bai Yunfeiâs hand. Looking at where Netherâs avatar once stood, Bai Yunfei saw a smog of black energy float thereâhe couldnât sense Netherâs aura anymoreâŚÂ
Xiao Qi confirmed through their soul bond that he didnât gain any âexperienceâ from killing Netherâs avatar, so Bai Yunfei nodded for Long Lan to fly up into the black smog of light.
There was a substantial boost in power within Long Lanâs body the moment he came into contact with the black smog. Yao Wuchen and the others noticed it straight away and felt rather speechless on how they felt. In the hands of Bai Yunfei, the avatar of a Soul Emperor was as good as a toy to be used, and at best it was a wonder drug for Bai Yunfei and his friends to power up on. It feltâŚalmost mournful how an avatar could be disgraced to such a stateâŚÂ
Bai Yunfei turned to face the others after confirming nothing was wrong. âThereâs a matter I need to take care of, for now, clan head. Please keep the peace while Iâm away.â
A small glint of light entered Yao Wuchenâs eyes, âWill you be dealing with the Demon-eyed Tiger King?â
Bai Yunfei nodded. âI locked the headmasterâs soul in a corner of the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs mindspace, but it wonât last forever. Iâd like to erase the last of his soul from the mindspace as soon as possible.â
Wu Dijian practically leaped with joy at that, âFine by me! Donât you have a way to connect our minds together? Thatâll make things easier for you to do so, I bet. HeheâŚwiping out the soul and willpower of a Soul EmperorâŚa chance like that doesnât come often enough, Iâll tell you thatâŚâ
âThen why not bring the rest of the clan out?â Yao Wuchen asked.
âItâs not necessary. The remaining portion of Lin Dongxiaoâs soul in the Demon-eyed Tiger King shouldnât be as strong as Netherâs or Duan Leitingâs avatar. I donât foresee any issues.â
And so the people sat down and waited for Bai Yunfei to bring out the Demon-eyed Tiger King.
The Charm Bracelet on his arm pulsated softly with as Bai Yunfei, Xiao Qi, Dan Teng, Wu Dijian, Yao Wuchen, and a few others were mentally connected. Once done, everyone focused and waited for Bai Yunfei and Xiao Qi to bring them into the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs mindspace.
âBzzâŚâ
The Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs body trembled slightly when the combined attack was made onto its mind. Resistance popped up at once in the form of its aura and soulforce, though both felt like a mixture of two different beings rather than just oneâŚÂ
This was a new battle to fight with Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs mindspace being the battlefield. Like a hot knife through butter, Bai Yunfei and Xiao Qiâs willpower plowed through any resistance with the assistance of the others and began to attack Lin Dongxiaoâs soul fragment.
âAhhhh!!!! Bai Yunfei! Iâll never forgive you for this! Neverrrr!!â
Lin Dongxiaoâs voice echoed loudly through the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs soulspace before the last of his mark was removed by Bai Yunfei once in for all.
âHaha!! Who knew itâd be that easy? Can a Soul Emperorâs soul fragment really be removed that easily?â
Wu Dijian barked with laughter once they all awoke. The task of cleansing the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs mind of Lin Dongxiaoâs influence left him with a great big smile on his face.
It was easier than carving up a slab of meat or fish on a chopping board. Hardly any resistance was made and the fragment was removed with ease.Â
It felt refreshingly easy, really.
âWhat a curious item this âBeast Taming Ringâ is, my young friend. Iâve never heard a soul armament being able to control soulbeasts before. Itâs extraordinarily powerful if it can wrestle control from even a beast tamerâŚâ Yao Wuchen muttered in admiration at the softly-glowing ring around the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs throat.
âBai Yunfei? Is there something wrong?â Dan Teng had been quiet up until now until he saw the strange expression on Bai Yunfeiâs face.
Everyone turned to glance at Bai Yunfei and took note of the narrowed eyes and stern face. He looked like he was thinking hard about something.
Bai Yunfei didnât respond at once to Dan Teng. He simply sat there in deep thought over something.
âPhewâŚâ
Then, at long last, he breathed out a drawn-out breath. Rubbing both sides of his temples with his fingers, Bai Yunfei opened his eyes.
Gently reassuring her with a smile, Bai Yunfei looked back to everyone else. âSorry, but I was a little preoccupied for a moment. IâŚnever thought Iâd receive something like that after destroying Lin Dongxiaoâs soul fragmentâŚâ
âHm? Was there something with his soul fragment? What was it?â Wu Dijian asked.
âI received informationâor perhaps a memory fragment of Lin Dongxiao is more accurate.â
âWhat?!â Everyone gasped, âLin Dongxiaoâs memories?! ThatâsâŚâ Dan Teng looked incredulous.
âOnly a portion of it of the most recent ones, but theyâre broken up. HoweverâŚâ
He drew silent for a second to compose himself. âThere was something very important in thereâŚâ