Chapter 117: Enslavement Path

Meng Tuo sat up from his lying position and said: "Indeed Shi Yulan, I cannot possibly repay all of the good deeds you and your three brothers have done for me. If it wasn't for you four, I would not be where I am now. However, you know that the Yama King's inheritance really suits me. This is why I ask you to lead us to it and after I obtain the inheritance, I would share it with you"

One of the four men suddenly laughed: "Hehehe. Meng Tuo, you insidious fellow. Time after time, you took advantage of our sister's kind heart but I did not react. Now, you intend to do so right before me. It seems you need to be taught a lesson"

In a grave tone, Meng Tuo said: "Well, at least I gave you a chance"

Under his control, the eighty plus beasts moved in a certain battle formation but as they were about to pounce at the seven, space tore open right before them.

A young looking man with pure skin like jade and black hair that reached his waist walked out. On his finger was a spatial ring and a sheathed sword rested on his waist.

Looking up at the three blazing suns, the man smiled: "I have finally returned to the main world"

The young looking man was naturally Lu Zheng.

Looking around, he noticed the awkward situation he was in.

"Eh? Soul beasts?" Lu Zheng was surprised. Initially, he had not noticed them but now, he could see them distinctly.

Soul beasts were a unique race of beasts that originated from the death path and life path Secluded Domain of Heaven and Earth – the Gate of Life and Death.

Like most beasts, soul beasts had cores where their Qi was stored, the soul core. The soul cores could be as small as a baby's fists or as large as a horse carriage depending on the rank of the beast.

The soul cores were the best tonic for Lu Zheng who carried a severe soul injury. He was very hesitant about using the rank nine soul stones with him.

He would prefer for his cultivation base to rise more before he absorbed the soul Qi within them.

"Friend, do you sell?" Lu Zheng gestured towards the soul beasts with a bright smile.

"Tch! Get lost!" Meng Tuo bellowed. Couldn't this fool understand the situation he was in?

"Oh, you guys want to fight" Lu Zheng smiled as he turned to face Shi Yulan. "Can I join you guys, I am in need of the soul cores of those soul beasts"

Shi Yulan whose state of mind was already wrecked by Meng Tuo's betrayal was about to speak when one of her brothers, Shi Yuxuan spoke up: "How can we trust you?"

Lu Zheng beamed a bright smile before turning to face Meng Tuo's troop. In a flash, a sharp wave of fire rippled from Lu Zheng as tens of rank five soul beasts were cut into two.

The crimson Vermillion True Flame engulfed them from where they were cut and within a breath of time, only their shiny soul cores were left.

A sharp sword of two colours was held by Lu Zheng as wisps of Vermillion True Flame danced along its edges.

"My soul beasts! Kill him!" Meng Tuo was enraged by Lu Zheng's actions.

Immediately, the soul beasts surrounded Lu Zheng and Shi Yulan's group as the five men with Meng Tuo brandished different weapons.

Shi Yuxuan nodded in approval. Actions spoke louder than words.

The Shi siblings were all at the third tier of Void Passage realm. Many decades ago, they had stumbled upon an incomplete inheritance of the Yama King.

Shi Yulan cultivated death path and her three brothers; Shi Yuxuan, Shi Yuhang and Shi Yuchen cultivated soul path. Together, they could execute techniques that crossed their battle strengths.

The four charged into the midst of the soul beasts fearlessly, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.

The two women that fought with them also slaughtered soul beasts like it was child's play.

Meng Tuo sat comfortably on his soul beast and used his soul consciousness to control the soul beasts.

He was an enslavement path Void Passage realm expert and could control many beasts like it was child's play. His beasts were mostly rank five soul beasts and they were nothing before the Void Passage realm experts they fought.

Meng Tuo was unworried. He knew that those rank five beasts served as cannon fodder to reduce the Qi reserves of his opponents, the true fight would begin when his rank six soul beasts fought.