CHAPTER 1590: CHAPTER 1590: SOUL SEVERING

A white-robed man holding a blood blade shot like a streak of white lightning from the distant mountains, blocking the escape route of Spirit Serpent Venerable and Sikong Changjian.

The long, controlling howls commanding the Spirit Beast army to attack came from the mouth of the white-robed man.

"It’s actually him!"

"You brat, how did you escape?"

When they saw the face of the white-robed man through the dense Spirit Beast swarm, both Spirit Serpent Venerable and Sikong Changjian exclaimed in surprise.

Sikong Changjian thought that this kid with the blood blade was captured by Spirit Serpent Venerable before, so how could he suddenly appear here?

As for Spirit Serpent Venerable, he was even more shocked and felt something was amiss.

He had thrown Fang Bai into that cave, and before leaving, not only sealed Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, rendering him unable to circulate Spiritual Energy, but also set up heavy defenses at the entrance.

By all reasoning, Fang Bai should absolutely not be able to escape the cave on his own, but how to explain what was seen now?

The first thought that Spirit Serpent Venerable had upon seeing Fang Bai was that some other expert had broken the Formation set up outside the cave and the seal on Fang Bai’s Qi Sea to rescue him, and that expert’s strength should be no less than his own.

Fortunately, Spirit Serpent Venerable looked around and only saw Fang Bai alone, not discovering any other expert accompanying him, otherwise Spirit Serpent Venerable would certainly feel incredibly troubled.

"It’s me! Surprised?"

Facing Sikong Changjian and Spirit Serpent Venerable’s shocked expressions, Fang Bai grinned mockingly.

He then emitted an even clearer and urgent howling sound, causing tens of thousands of Scorpion Tail Bees and Blood-Sucking Bats to go insane and attack recklessly.

Even the hundreds upon thousands of Water System Spirit Beasts in Dragon Lake below, in response to the howl, kept emerging, ready to devour whoever came near.

"A beast tamer... he’s actually a beast tamer..."

Many experts at the scene looked at Fang Bai, whose strange howls controlled the Spirit Beasts with fear in their eyes.

An ordinary beast tamer who could control one or several normal Spirit Beasts was not terrifying, but a beast tamer who could simultaneously control thousands of Spirit Beasts, including many in the Nascent Soul Realm, was indeed frightening.

Although Fang Bai’s cultivation level was only at Nascent Soul Perfection and couldn’t compare to Spirit Serpent Venerable, a mid-Soul Severing realm expert, if Spirit Serpent Venerable had known Fang Bai was such a formidable beast tamer, he probably wouldn’t have provoked Fang Bai so easily.

After all, in this world, whether an Alchemist, Artifact Refiner, or Beast Tamer, they couldn’t be provoked easily, especially beast tamers, as they could control Spirit Beasts for attack and defense, making Martial Artists wary of them.

Spirit Serpent Venerable knew the enmity between him and Fang Bai could no longer be resolved, and facing each other now, the outcome would be either he dies or I perish.

"You brat, die!"

Spirit Serpent Venerable waved his hands in the air, generating waves of black clouds that opened a path through the dense Spirit Beast swarm, surging toward Fang Bai.

In Spirit Serpent Venerable’s eyes, even the mighty body of Gold Dragon was wounded by his summoned black clouds, so although Fang Bai possessed the Extraordinary Holy Body, he still couldn’t compare to the strong physique of a Spirit Beast like Gold Dragon, and would surely be heavily injured.

How could he have known that Fang Bai’s body was inherently immune to all poisons, and the black clouds he released posed no threat to Fang Bai at all?

"Haha, let’s see where you will escape this time!"

Seeing Fang Bai enveloped by the black clouds, Spirit Serpent Venerable proudly laughed.

Yet the next moment, he was dumbfounded and looked on in disbelief.

The black clouds were dispersed by several blood-colored rays slashed out by Fang Bai with his blood-red blade, disappearing without a trace, while Fang Bai himself was unscathed, not showing any signs of being corroded by the lethal poison.

Sikong Changjian remained silent, wielding his massive golden sword to fiercely slash at the Swarm of Scorpion Tail Bees and Blood-Sucking Bats charging at him, propelling forward nonstop.

"Brother, it was Spirit Serpent Venerable who captured you, if you want revenge, you should look for him! I hold no grudges with you, can you spare my life?"

Seeing Fang Bai unmoved, he added, "I only ask for you to withdraw these Spirit Beasts attacking me, and I’ll even concede the position of Golden City Lord to you!"

The vast swarm of Spirit Beasts left Sikong Changjian handling them with difficulty, feeling distressed, as he knew continuing like this would exhaust his Spiritual Energy before he became an opponent for that Golden Dragon.

This white-robed youth was clearly aligned with Golden Dragon, so lowering himself and showing submission seemed a wise choice to Sikong Changjian.

After all, he had painstakingly cultivated to reach the Soul Severing realm and still had hundreds of years to live, possibly even advancing further to ascend to immortality wasn’t impossible. If he were to fall here, what a waste it would be?

"Sikong Changjian, we agreed to join forces against our enemies, how can you compromise?"

Seeing Sikong Changjian yield to Fang Bai, Spirit Serpent Venerable felt both shocked and angry, knowing full well that if Fang Bai let Sikong Changjian leave, he’d then join forces with Golden Dragon to fully attack himself, putting him in real danger.

Sikong Changjian ignored Spirit Serpent Venerable, defending against the Spirit Beast attacks while looking at Fang Bai with hopeful eyes.

"Neither you nor Spirit Serpent Venerable are good! If you want me to spare you, ask if Golden Dragon agrees first!"

Fang Bai said coldly, his eyes emitting a chilling glare.

Sikong Changjian was stumped by the remark, knowing full well that Golden Dragon detested him deeply and wouldn’t let him go.

Spirit Serpent Venerable chuckled gleefully, taunting, "Sikong Changjian, you’re trying to curry favor, but the other won’t even give you a chance. Isn’t this awkward? Isn’t this embarrassing? Haha...hahaha..."

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Sikong Changjian cursed furiously and said to Fang Bai, "Golden Dragon is a Spirit Beast, and they’re often fierce. If you ally with it, be careful of it turning against you and costing you your life!"

Fang Bai replied, "I understand Spirit Beasts better than you do, good or evil. Don’t bother worrying about me on this!"

Sikong Changjian retorted bitterly, "So, there’s no discussion between us?"

Fang Bai shook his head.

Furious, Sikong Changjian declared, "Do you think it’s easy to kill me? Now, let me show you my strength!"

His body trembled lightly, and a light flashed at his Qi Sea, surprisingly summoning a clone unique to Soul Severing experts.

The clone, evolved from the Nascent Soul, appeared identical to the Martial Artist’s body once summoned outside, differing only in the lack of blood, flesh, and emotions.

Only when a Martial Artist reached Soul Severing Perfection could their clone be endowed with blood, flesh, and emotions, becoming a living entity.

A Soul Severing expert could have their clone wander externally, take action for them, and serve as a second life.