Chapter 289: Submitting to the Changshou Tong Race

"When did…!?" Aimi and the others took a step back when Lu Zheng stood up as their eyes widened in surprise.

Forcing himself to resist the suppression of Dahuang Plains' earth path dao imprints, Lu Zheng condensed wind into an extremely long and sharp wave.

The pale white wave stood imposingly above Lu Zheng's head before suddenly cutting towards Makato.

The wave of wind was exceedingly sharp so much that as it descended towards Makato, the hair and skin of his body had begun to cut. Immediately, Makato's fore-eye opened and the smallest black ring shone. Multiple protective barriers formed over his head.

The pale white wave was extremely fast and in the split of a second, it struck the protective barriers, stopping only when almost all of the barriers were destroyed.

Lightning began to accumulate on Lu Zheng's left palm and Makato's heart jumped in fear.

"Seal!" The third ring in his fore-eye revolved and his bloodline abilities were urged. Lu Zheng's meridians were sealed that he could not use his Qi.

The actions all happened so fast that the rest of the Changshou Tong Race only recovered when Makato used his bloodline ability. They immediately began to attack Lu Zheng.

All of a sudden, fear crept down their spines as Lu Zheng's bloodline power was expended. The fifteen drops of lifeblood essence that were imprinted with the divine imprints of the Vermillion Blood and the Azure Thunderbolt floated out of Lu Zheng's body and formed into a blood net.

Strong crimson Vermillion True Flame combusted on the blood net and sealed all of their attacks before burning them into nothingness. The blood net reformed and became shrapnel that exploded towards the members of the Changshou Tong Race.

At the same time, Sun Cutting Wheels formed around Lu Zheng that swivelled towards Makato.

Perspiring heavily from the pressure, Makato used his bloodline ability again: "Seal!"

Lu Zheng lost control over his body and he slumped to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut off. His techniques lost their source and dissipated into pure fire Qi, lightning Qi and blood Qi that became earth Qi.

"The Vermillion Bird Race… you truly are something" Makato muttered as he wiped his sweat away.

"You tampered with my soul" Lu Zheng frowned as he observed his Soul Lake.

Beneath the icy sea of silver that his Soul Lake was, the formation First had created laid like a giant beast. At its centre was another formation that sealed his host soul, making it unable to control his body.

First's formation controlled the Sea of Nirvana to destroy Makato's formation but for some reason, the process was extremely slow.

"You're very observant" Makato smiled and regained his composure. He spread open his palm and the pale blue flame from before burnt again.

"The Spectral Spark Flame" Lu Zheng recognised the fifth strongest Mystical Flame.

Makato raised his brow in surprise: "You are truly knowledgeable. Since you know what my flame is, you must also know what happens when it burns a conscious person"

Lu Zheng's gaze flickered. The Spectral Spark Flame had both yin and yang presences. It could resurrect the dead and kill the living. It was a Mystical Flame unique to the Changshou Tong Race.

Lu Zheng's silence urged Makato on: "Good. I have placed a seal in your Soul Lake. One false move and you will be paralysed and killed. My race is here on a mission and we will need all the manpower possible. So for my sake and yours, submit to us"

Lu Zheng observed his Soul Lake once more, staring deeply at Makato's formation.

With a sigh, he said: "I guess I have no other choice"