Another Soul Signed

"This useless thing, either brave or a coward. Matters not, what is important now is snowballing these gains. My soul would have been enough to widen my spirit veins to the root, its painful even thinking about, but that child's Chi opened them enough for now. This Albert boy was quite talented he actually cultivated himself to the limits of his potential barely forming his lower core."

Now sitting in the furthest corner of the bed chamber Edward is beginning to access the progress of the Demonic Intermixing technique 

"There is still residual Chi flowing through my veins, while I am on the cusps of tier 2, good"

Edward doing something that may have never been done before on Earth before, he starts to accelerate the Chi as fast as he can. In a mere moment the Chi in his spirit veins flows thru every vein more than once, stopping the Chi the moment before it enters his Lower Core, he reverses it. Normally this would cause a cultivator to instantly fall over, however Edward is different, his insights of not only marital arts, but alchemy, and anatomy is peerless. Cycling his Chi many times is holding back blood and sludge nearing the point of having to release the toxins, he hunkers down. Completely immersed in his work, however confident he his, reversing his Chi is dangerous it requires all his attention. 

KA KA KA

A productive cough after multiple minutes of vein strengthening and bodily cleansing, Edward spits out all the hard and rotted blood that was clogging his veins likewise he spat out poison. Inspecting the pool of blood and poison, Edwards face lights up.

"What amazing things that missy fed you, Edward Albert. This poison is actually made with the blood of poisonous spirt beast, a great medicine in the right hands."

Li Qiang who decided to take Edward Alberts body for the reason that it is naturally resistant to poison, wonders if it is simply fate that led him here. Having been poisoned many times during his ruthless rise to sovereignty, he knew that poison was at its most basic was the best medicine for cultivators. Rising to his feet he dismisses the pointless thoughts, and checks the storage rings of his vessel and Roose. Mostly useless things inside of them but Roose actually had nearly 20 spirit stones.

"Betrayal pays well after all. Let's do something about this smell." 

Taking out four spirt stones and placing them in the corners of the champers, light that seemed to remind Edward of his encounter with Divinity illuminates the room, he grits his teeth and sets down an illusionary array of high grade. Inside the chambers even if others outside smell the burnt corpse, if they come inside, they would not smell a thing let alone see the actual corpse. 

"Trivial matters aside now let's see how great this poison is." Activating the Demonic Intermixing technique Edward palms his own stomach

"AMM, more painful than I thought, luckily my soul protects my core from injury. Truly a pity the core is small or there would be more poison to eat, HAHA. Edward using his Chi to hold the poison in a sphere, poison he doesn't know the name of, he begins to separate the impurities with the blaze of his soul. Burning away all the parts that make the poison untraceable and leaving what makes it lethal, but then his body suddenly becomes stiff.

COUGH COUGH COUGH

Li Qiang had overlooked one crucial aspect in his possession of Edward Albert, he was no longer in the body of an expert forged on harm to himself and others, he was no longer the Monarch of Demons. For years nearly countless, Edward had used his soul in everything he did, so did nearly all within the highest realms. The soul was the most important aspect of power once an Immortal reaches truly high realms of growth, Immortals at the top of humanity saw physical bodies as simple vessels. 

"Damn how could I forget!" Edwards vison becoming blurry and his body shutting down

"My soul is much too powerful for this vessel even without my flame." Closing his eyes Edward searches for the most broken parts of his body, remarkably the only part with considerable damage is the gateway to the soul behind the minds eye. 

"This is bad, right now I am injured spiritually, but it is becoming physical. There are multiple ways to remedy this, but my body is too stiff. I refuse to lay down and burn. Move, struggle, defy Edward Li Qiang."

Edward mustering every ounce of capability he can dumps all the spirit stones in his ring onto the floor activating once again the Demonic Intermixing technique.

"Ugh, a technique made by losers for losers, and here I am wholly dependent on it. This is good though the energy from these, Earthen rocks are among the purest I've seen of this grade."

Edward now using all the gains from the spirit stones he gathered, wondered if all resources in this small realm were as good as this. And if they were, why is no one on this plane of existence, as strong as they should be.

"This realm must be shackled as well, that's they only conclusion I can think of." 

Edward had been to many realms but nothing like the anomaly he is currently in. Every realm before had strength equal to its resources, of course there were the geniuses who could rise to a higher plane, but it was rare no matter what realm. Mostly experts used treasures to temporarily travel to lower realms, or simply step across the void to an equal realm as the one they live in. 

"Interesting, if I am correct this realm might be very fortuitous." smiled Edward

"I'm no longer under threat for my life, but neither am I completely fixed. let's put this away for now." Edwards signature blackish aura lifts all the poison off the floor and into an empty glass on his table 

"Shall I explore a bit, right now he isn't home."

Li Qiang changing into the nicest robes in Edward Alberts closet, a white robe with a golden lion biting the throat of a dragon, signature to the Lions of the North. Edward now stepping out his chambers into a grand hallway he notices the unique architecture, unlike the Eastern pavilions he spent an epoch living in, this hall was made of marble, gold, and stone. 

"Wasteful ants."

Continuing his walk down the hallway many servants Edward has passed yet no one said a word, some didn't even notice. Finally reaching stairs, knowing they lead to the garden Edward strides confidently. Upon reaching the garden he comes across a girl slightly younger than his vessel and multiple servants.

"Rhea Albert, my assassin and three tier 6 Chi compression guards." Edward thought "This will be fun." smiling on the inside

"Oh my! Elder brother Edward!" Rhea opened

"Brother why are you out, what if your health fails you in the open like this?"

"Oh" Edward holding himself with amusement 

"Rhea pleasure seeing you out here" 

"The pleasure is mine Elder brother, I have been meaning to visit you! How is your body brother? I worry for you; you usually don't leave bed and waste away." Rhea says hiding her smile behind her fan, her guards holding in laughs

Edwards gaze lowers and he opens with authority "Hmm, I guess I have you to think for all the good food you have given me sister" 

Rhea intimidated not only by the implication but also Edwards cold and lethal gaze, she froze. Her accompanying guards notice Edwards change similarly Rheas change. 

"Now which fool will step forward" Edward waits for the lamb

"Hey cripple" stepping forward is not only a guard but one that knows of the ongoing assassination 

"How dare you speak to my lady like th-"

"Dog be quiet" Edward says releasing his intent

The guard who spoke arrogantly before stopped approaching releasing his own killing intent

"Ah there it is" Edward says while his bloodlust rises, and his intent dissipates 

"For your crime of threating the heir to the North, Edward Albert the Lion without claws, I sentence you to death." Edward now ready to pounce any moment 

Rhea still shaking, with the last of her wits "How dare you threaten my own guard, given by father! I demand a retraction!"

All three guards now thoroughly laughing, Edward remains ready to strike

"Father may have anointed these three as dogs to the family, but that is all they are, this dog has threatened the life of its master, it needs put down with prejudice."

"Cripple who will carry out my execution? YOU? " Eyes closed laughed the guard

Edward over the theatrics took a single step in which he moved faster than any of the four others could see let alone react to. With a single finger coved in aura at the tip he struck at the neck, the sternum crushing the armor of the guard, and finally the left thigh. Edward took that single step using his souls ignition which to others appeared instant, a decision which was ruthless to himself knowing this would have consequences soon.

The guard who had been in service of the Albert family for 15 years, raised by the Alberts is now screaming in pain due to all of his ribs being crushed and piercing his organs. His brain being shaken and neck not broken but his cervical spine cracked, and the pain of all spirit veins below the waist being twisted. Edward had broken his body head to toe. 

"Dogs, now tell me who is your master!" Edward with cold eyes and stern voice demands