The black figure paused. Even the red light seemed to dim slightly. The next moment, the black Qi around the person dissipated. Slowly, it turned into blue God Power. A face that looked exactly like Father Niu’s began to appear.

　　“I thought that you would only find out after a long time,” Qian Yue laughed mirthlessly. He raised his head to look at them, as if he had no intention of hiding himself any longer. “That’s fine then, you can all be sacrificed for the array.”

　　Suddenly, he raised his hand toward the group. The entrance to the mystic realm closed behind them. An array that looked just like the one below appeared in the air. Before any of them could react, they felt weighed down and their auras began to feel unstable. One by one, the flying swords dropped to the ground. They were unable to hold them up any longer.

　　The red light of the array intensified. Everything around them turned a blood-red as the group realised that their primordial spirits were compromised. They faintly felt their souls beginning to split apart.

　　Bai Ze quickly set up an array and dragged the entire group into it. That was when the excruciating pain finally stopped.

　　“You’ve… been hiding your cultivation!” Bai Ze exclaimed as he struggled to hold up the array. They battled several hundred times and he was the most familiar with Qian Yue’s cultivation level.

　　Qian Yue replied in his characteristic gentlemanly way, “I didn’t hide my cultivation level. It’s just that I am not the same as before, all thanks to your remnant soul.”

　　“It was indeed you that stole everybody’s remnant souls!” Xuan Tong shouted.

　　Qian Yue’s expression darkened. He sucked in a deep breath and said, “I heard that Bai Ze’s race is the only one to have survived from the beginning of time. His race was the one that chased away all the ghosts amidst the chaos in the beginning. Naturally, his soul is different from everyone else’s. To activate this array, I needed your remnant soul.”

　　“You wanted my remnant soul just to increase your cultivation level?”

　　“I need to be powerful and strong in order to do what I want. But now… it’s not enough!” He frowned. There was a determined twinkle in his eye as he raised his hand toward the group.

　　Lonemoon felt a great force sucking him in. He could not control his body as it flew out and landed in Qian Yue’s hands.

　　“Father Niu!”

　　“Lonemoon!”

　　The group stared on in disbelief. Qian Yue’s palm was inside of Lonemoon’s chest and he was using all his might to grab Lonemoon’s soul alive from inside his body. The red light flashed and he retracted his hand.

　　Yet…

　　Nothing happened.

　　(⊙_⊙)

　　Forget about the whole soul – not even a part of Lonemoon’s soul floated out. The two of them stayed where they were, one grabbing the other, their gazes locking.

　　Lonemoon: “…”

　　Qian Yue:: “…”

　　Everyone: “…”

　　It was extremely awkward.

　　“How can this be?!” Qian Yue could not believe his eyes. The red light re-appeared in his hand and he tried again.

　　Apart from causing creases on Lonemoon’s shirt, Qian Yue had no effect on him. Even Lonemoon looked down at his chest, confused.

　　“Mm, it looks like your soul system is incompatible with ours!”

　　A clear female’s voice sounded next to Qian Yue’s ear.

　　He jumped and turned around to find that a woman had appeared beside him from out of nowhere. She looked extremely familiar and was now looking at him through narrowed eyes. She was only looking at him and yet he felt an immense pressure pressing down on him.

　　“Who… are you?” His heart skipped a beat. He did not even have time to figure out how she got there.

　　She broke into a grin and pointed at the man in his hands. “That is my Father Niu!”

　　With a flick of her wrist, she grabbed his collar. Then, he was spinning in the air and all he saw was darkness.

　　Qian Yue cried out as his body flew through the air and landed on the ground with a loud thud. Then, several thuds followed.

　　The array on the ground was breaking apart. A moment later, the array which filled the entire mystic realm crumbled and the red light dissipated.

　　Lonemoon got to his feet, still trembling from the ordeal. He glared at the person who had just beaten up his doppelganger, anger rising in his chest. “Damn it, can you hurry up the next time you rescue me? He almost stole my soul!”

　　“He would not!” Shen Ying stopped beating Qian Yue for a second. Everybody was missing a remnant soul except for herself and Father Niu. This proved that Qian Yue could not even touch their souls.

　　Lonemoon paused. “You mean you knew from the start that he would not be able to touch my soul, but you didn’t bother to tell me?”

　　“Er…” Wasn’t it obvious? “Stop thinking about the details!”

　　“Small details my foot!”

　　凸(艹皿艹)

　　“Supreme Divinity Bai Ze!” Xuan Tong suddenly shouted, “Sect Master!”

　　The two of them turned around. Bai Ze was stumbling. A moment later, he lost his balance and fell to his knees. His face was drained of all colour.

　　“Furball?”

　　“What’s the matter?” Lonemoon ran up to him and checked his meridians. His eyes widened. “How did his primordial spirit get injured?” He was fine awhile ago.

　　“Mother Feng!” Zhu Ming shouted from across the room.

　　The array was broken but Mother Feng’s soul was still splitting. She was getting more and more transparent and looked like she would disappear if anyone got too close. Zhu Ming began to panic.

　　“Hahaha…” Qian Yue, whose God Power had all dissipated from the beating, suddenly laughed maniacally. “Their remnant souls are under my control. If I die, they will not be able to survive either!”

　　All of their expressions darkened.

　　Bai Ze turned around to look at Shen Ying, whose leg was still on Qian Yue, appreciatively. His eyes twinkled as he suppressed the pain in his primordial spirit. “I’m alright. Shen… you’re worried about me, aren’t you? I… actually can-”

　　“Can shut up!” Yi Qing interrupted, squeezing between Bai Ze and Shen Ying before the former could complete his sentence. “My master doesn’t know anything about God Power. If you want to survive, then rest!”

　　“It’s just a remnant soul. I’m alright. Shen-”

　　“I’m the only divine being here. Nobody else can help you.”

　　“I don’t need your help!”

　　“Heh, don’t stand on ceremony, Supreme Divinity!”

　　Bai Ze: Annoying brat!

　　Yi Qing: LIttle bastard!

　　There was the sound of static in the air.

　　Lonemoon: “…”

　　Shen Ying: “…”

　　Xuan Tong: “…”

　　They can still quarrel – that means they’re fine!

　　( ̄_, ̄)

　　“Mother Feng!” Mother Feng’s situation was deteriorating by the second. Bai Ze was only missing his remnant soul, but Mother Feng was missing her primary soul. Shen Ying looked back and forth between the two of them and decided not to continue beating Qian Yue.

　　“Qian Yue, Mother Feng has nothing against you. Why are you doing this?” Zhu Ming shouted in a fit of anger.

　　Qian Yue tutted. “Ghost immortals should not exist on this earth! I’m doing this for the entire Divine World!”

　　“You…” Zhu Ming was over the top with rage. It was obvious that he did not believe this reason. He summoned his weapon and tried to get the primary soul back.

　　At that moment, Mother Feng – who was in his arms and who just entered maniac mode – rushed out. Her once-transparent body suddenly filled with grievous energy. A black so intense that it looked like ink began to colour her soul. Her bleeding eyes were fixed on Qian Yue as she charged toward him.

　　“Bian Xinchen, return my life!”