Chapter 32: Soul Seal, Medicine Slave

"This, this is a soul body!"

Liu Panlong looked at Yao Lao with horror on his face.

As an alchemist, he had also heard that when soul power was strong enough, even if the physical body perished, the powerful soul would not dissipate between heaven and earth.

But that would require at least the soul of a fifth-grade alchemist to achieve, right? And the vast soul pressure emanating from this mysterious old man in front of him made him feel as if he were facing the vastness of the sea.

He had seen a fifth-grade alchemist before. Compared to this one, the other's soul power was like a firefly to the bright moon.

Just a soul body alone was so powerful; how terrifying must this old man's strength have been when he was alive?

"Little friend Xiao Yan, you, you, what is the meaning of this!"

Looking with fear at Xiao Yan, who was standing beside Yao Lao with his arms crossed and a smile, Liu Panlong swallowed hard.

He knew very well that for the old man in front of him to kill him was probably not much harder than killing an ant.

"Hehe, Master Liu, aren't you here to avenge that useless disciple of yours, Liu Xi? To tell you the truth, I was the one who killed that Liu Xi."

Looking at Liu Panlong with a playful expression, a sneer appeared on Xiao Yan's lips.

"Now, there are only two paths before you. Either be burned to a pile of ashes by this Bone Chilling Flame, or have a soul seal planted in you by me, becoming a medicine slave of my Xiao family, your life and death henceforth under my control."

After speaking, Xiao Yan looked at Liu Panlong in front of him with an indifferent expression and said coldly: "Choose for yourself."

"Little friend Xiao Yan, this old gentleman, I truly have no ill intentions on this trip. I am innocent!"

Hearing the two choices given by Xiao Yan, Liu Panlong felt like crying but had no tears. He came to this Xiao family, originally just wanting to accept a good disciple. How did he inexplicably end up in a life-or-death situation?

To become a medicine slave meant that from then on, from a noble alchemist, he would become a medicine refining tool enslaved by others. This feeling was worse than death.

"Hehe, to blame, you can only blame yourself for having discovered my secret. After today, if you don't leave a life-and-death talisman in my hands, I can only burn you to a pile of ashes on the spot."

Towards Liu Panlong's words, Xiao Yan felt no pity at all. From the things this old fellow had done in his previous life, it could be seen that he was no good person.

What's more, he had already seen Yao Lao. Let alone that he wasn't a good person, even if he were a truly good person, it would be impossible for Xiao Yan to let him leave without doing anything.

As he spoke, Xiao Yan gestured to Yao Lao beside him. The latter also nodded slightly, and a ball of ghastly white Bone Chilling Flame appeared in the palm of Yao Lao's hand.

"As an alchemist, you should know the power of this Heavenly Flame. I'll give you ten seconds to consider. Otherwise, you can only be burned to a pile of ashes by this Bone Chilling Flame."

Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent, but he had already started counting.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

Along with his countdown, a terrifying smile appeared on Yao Lao's old face. As the Bone Chilling Flame in his hand danced, it drew closer and closer to Liu Panlong's face.

"Bone Chilling Flame!"

Looking at the dancing ghastly white flame in Yao Lao's hand, Liu Panlong's pupils suddenly shrank sharply. As an alchemist, although he had never seen the Bone Chilling Flame, he was very clear about the terrifying power of this kind of flame.

In the past, his first reaction upon seeing this Bone Chilling Flame would probably be to retreat quickly, and then let greed grow.

But now, Yao Lao's vast soul power was like a bronze wall and an iron bastion, easily holding him fast within it, making him unable to move in the slightest.

This feeling of being completely powerless to resist was truly despairing.

"Three, two..."

The boy's countdown, like that of the god of death, echoed in his ears. Looking at the Bone Chilling Flame getting closer and closer to him, the bone-chilling cold had already formed a layer of solid ice on Liu Panlong's face.

As fear grew stronger, Liu Panlong finally couldn't help but let out a shrill roar.

"I surrender! I am willing to become the Xiao family's medicine slave!"

Speaking of which, his eyes were even frightened to the point of tears.

"Hehe, as the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances. Old fellow, in the future, you will definitely thank your present self."

Seeing Liu Panlong begging for mercy, Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction as expected.

To be able to become Xiao Yan's servant was already a heavenly fortune for this Liu Panlong.

If it were in the Great Thousand World of his previous life, many Earthly Sovereigns would have squeezed their heads bald wanting to become a guard by Xiao Yan's side. Let alone a third-grade alchemist, even a ninth-grade alchemist would find it hard to beg for the position of a medicine boy.

And this was before Xiao Yan had become a Sovereign.

For this Liu Panlong to be able to become Xiao Yan's servant as a third-grade alchemist was indeed a great fortune for him.

However, at this moment, Liu Panlong certainly didn't know what kind of fortune this was for him. He still followed Xiao Yan's instructions with a bitter face, completely letting go of his soul defense, and even had to relax his mind.

For a noble alchemist, becoming someone else's servant was undoubtedly a matter of shame.

But in the face of the fear of life and death, he ultimately chose to compromise.

Seeing Liu Panlong completely relax his soul and will's defense, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. His soul power suddenly gathered at his fingertip, then was outlined by his finger, finally forming a strange and profound illusory rune.

This illusory rune was completely condensed from soul power, so it looked almost transparent. After Xiao Yan condensed it, this rune began to shrink rapidly, and finally, under Xiao Yan's control, it entered the space between Liu Panlong's eyebrows.

The moment this soul rune entered the space between his eyebrows, Liu Panlong's soul clearly made an instinctive defense.

However, with a cold snort from Yao Lao, his soul instantly trembled, no longer daring to have the slightest defense.

A moment later, Liu Panlong suddenly felt a sharp pain in his soul, and then there was no feeling at all.

It wasn't until Xiao Yan formed a strange hand seal that a soul-tearing pain, ten times more painful than the tearing of the physical body, suddenly came from his mind.

"Ah!"

Liu Panlong let out a shrill scream, feeling as if his soul was about to be torn to pieces. However, this pain only appeared for a moment before dissipating along with the dispersal of the hand seal in Xiao Yan's hand.

"I have already planted a soul seal deep within your soul. As long as my thoughts move, it will cause a terrifying pain of your soul being torn, and can even make your soul explode on the spot."

Xiao Yan's expression was still indifferent. Looking at Liu Panlong, whose face was ashen, he said淡淡的 (dàndàn de - faintly/lightly): "From now on, your life and death are within a single thought of mine."

This soul enslavement technique was called "Soul Seal." It was a set of methods for enslaving subordinates that Xiao Yan had obtained after annihilating the Soul Clan back then.

Back then, the Soul Hall had used this method to enslave many soul bodies and many subordinates. At that time, Xiao Yan had only regarded it as a crooked path and didn't think much of it.

But now, since his rebirth, he had discovered that this so-called crooked path was actually so useful.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, a desolate expression appeared on Liu Panlong's face. Before he came to the Xiao family, he had never thought that he would end up in such a state today.

His lips moved, but he made no sound. His attitude finally became respectful. He clearly called out to Xiao Yan:

"Master!..."

(End of this chapter)