"Roar~"
Accompanied by a furious roar, like a clap of thunder exploding in his ears, the Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion suddenly flew out of the bronze palace. Its enormous bat wings, like dark clouds covering the sky, flapped wildly, stirring up a gale that seemed capable of tearing the entire world apart.
The body of this Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion was as massive as a mountain, every single one of its hairs gleamed with a cold light, and its sharp claws were as hard as steel, exuding endless majesty and terror.
Bai Hai Sha Tuo stood rooted to the spot, feeling an unprecedented pressure. He widened his eyes, his face filled with horror as he looked at the Primeval Desolate Beast before him, his heart turning icy cold.
Primeval Desolate Beasts were already extremely powerful existences, far beyond what he could handle. Although he was an Earth Path Gu Immortal, his true trump card lay in Soul Path methods. However, facing a formidable enemy like the Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion, his Soul Path methods would likely be ineffective.
What was worse, he did not possess several crucial Food Path immortal gu, which meant he could not unleash Food Path Killing Moves to counterattack. Relying solely on mortal Killing Moves to defeat the Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion was utterly wishful thinking, as absurd as trying to kill an elephant with a feather.
At this moment, Bai Hai Sha Tuo's heart was like dead ash. He realized that he had fallen into a desperate situation. Not only was he trapped by an Immortal Dao Grand Formation, but a Primeval Desolate Beast also blocked his path. Either of these alone was enough to contend head-on with an Eighth Rank Valley Immortal.
Moreover, he was trapped within these two grand formations, cutting off his Information Path methods and Space Path methods, making it impossible to send messages or escape. He was like a wild beast caged, merely awaiting the judgment of fate.
"Immortal Path Killer Move: Formless Hand!"
Liu Chen's figure flickered, appearing like a ghost before Bai Hai Sha Tuo. At this moment, Bai Hai Sha Tuo was under the seal and utterly powerless to resist, unable even to activate his Gu. Liu Chen seized the opportunity to once again unleash his Immortal Path Killer Move—Formless Hand.
In an instant, countless Formless Hands surged out from Liu Chen's body. These hands, like phantoms, were incredibly fast and astonishingly powerful. They swarmed overwhelmingly towards Bai Hai Sha Tuo, who lay on the ground, completely defenseless.
"Formless Hand? How could it be... it's you!" Bai Hai Sha Tuo's eyes widened, his face filled with shock. He instantly recognized this mysterious Killing Move and immediately linked it to the enigmatic figure who had destroyed the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building alongside Fang Yuan.
Despite Old Man Yanshi's strenuous efforts to deduce the identity of this person, he had always come up empty-handed, as if the other party simply did not exist in this world.
Just as Bai Hai Sha Tuo was still reeling in shock, a dull thud suddenly sounded. It turned out that the Formless Hand had successfully seized his vital immortal gu and forcibly snatched it away. At this moment, Bai Hai Sha Tuo was burning with anxiety. He had originally planned to exert all his strength to escape this place, and thus had not ordered his immortal gu to self-destruct to avoid falling into enemy hands. However, it was too late now; losing his vital immortal gu was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him.
"Immortal Path Killer Move: Soul Annihilation!" Accompanied by a furious roar, Bai Hai Sha Tuo's eyes widened, his face filled with resolute determination as he stared ahead.
At this moment, he had no escape route and no power to resist, yet he did not sit idly by. He suddenly gritted his teeth, and a powerful Qi surged out from his body, instantly destroying his entire soul.
In a blink of an eye, Bai Hai Sha Tuo lost all Life Qi, transforming into a lifeless corpse that fell to the ground.
Not only that, but before his death, he also used a secret method to destroy everything within his immortal aperture, absolutely unwilling to leave the slightest advantage to the pursuing Liu Chen.
However, facing this sudden turn of events, Liu Chen merely smiled faintly, as if he had long anticipated it. His figure flickered, and he swiftly appeared beside Bai Hai Sha Tuo like a flash of lightning, gently waving his hand as a treasure box emitting a five-colored light appeared in his grasp.
Immediately after, he unhesitatingly activated the immortal gu, Man as Before (pseudo).
In an instant, a strange power enveloped Bai Hai Sha Tuo's body, and his already dissipated soul began to gradually condense. A moment later, Bai Hai Sha Tuo slowly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock and disbelief.
"How is this possible? The Man as Before Immortal Gu is actually in your hands!" Bai Hai Sha Tuo cried out in a lost voice, filled with fear and despair.
One must know that such an Immortal Gu, capable of bringing people back from the dead, was extremely rare and incomparably precious. Now, it had actually fallen into Liu Chen's hands, which undoubtedly caused Bai Hai Sha Tuo unprecedented shock.
"Soul Sealing and Spirit Suppressing Grand Formation, Soul Extraction!"
With a furious shout from Liu Chen, he swiftly formed hand seals, fully activating the grand formation before him. The formation patterns shimmered, and light burst forth, as an invisible force swept out like a gale.
In a blink of an eye, Bai Hai Sha Tuo, who had just been resurrected, was tightly bound by this terrifying force, unable to move. Immediately after, a dazzling beam of light descended from the sky, striking Bai Hai Sha Tuo's body with perfect accuracy.
A series of shrill screams rang out as Bai Hai Sha Tuo's soul was forcibly extracted from his body, transforming into a white stream of light that fell into the magic plate in Liu Chen's hand.
From then on, Bai Hai Sha Tuo could no longer end his own life and could only be at Liu Chen's mercy.
For an organization as mysterious and unfathomable as Shadow Sect, its members naturally could not be taken lightly. Especially a demon venerable split soul like Bai Hai Sha Tuo, made Liu Chen even more cautious. Therefore, he would never easily use soul-searching techniques on him without absolute certainty, lest he be counter-attacked.
After all, no one knew if this Bai Hai Sha Tuo still had any unknown Soul Path methods he hadn't used.
Fortunately, Bai Hai Sha Tuo's soul had now been taken into the Dream Dao immortal aperture, which somewhat put Liu Chen's mind at ease. One must know that within the Dream Dao immortal aperture, as long as Bai Hai Sha Tuo's soul was trapped inside, there was no need to worry about him playing any tricks or escaping control. Moreover, even if Bai Hai Sha Tuo truly had some abilities, trying to touch a dream with the power of his soul would probably only result in being assimilated by the dream.
"Reward obtained (Bai Hai True Legacy): This reward includes Bai Hai Sha Tuo's lifelong Cultivation insights and understandings..."
Accompanied by the System's voice, countless pieces of information surged into Liu Chen's mind like a tide. This information was precisely about Bai Hai Sha Tuo's life experiences and Cultivation experiences.
"It's truly like getting a pillow when you're sleepy!" Liu Chen sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected to so easily draw the best reward; this was simply a windfall! And with the integration of these Cultivation Realms, Liu Chen's own strength was greatly enhanced—his Earth Path Realm successfully broke through to the Great Grandmaster level, his Soul Path Realm and Food Path Realm both smoothly advanced to the Grandmaster ranks, and even his Dream Dao Realm, which had always progressed slowly, had now reached the Quasi-Grandmaster level.
It must be said, the demon venerable split soul truly lived up to its reputation. Even if he only acquired a small portion of the demon venerable's Legacy memories, it was still immensely beneficial to Liu Chen.
Especially in the areas of Dream Dao and Food Path, which were originally his weakest links, with this Legacy memory as an aid, he believed he would make even greater progress in no time. Moreover, through Bai Hai Sha Tuo's memories, Liu Chen also learned many valuable pieces of information, whose value was no less than the improvement of his Realm, which could be said to be an unexpected pleasant surprise.