Like firewood meeting flame, the old demon did not even have time to cry out before his soul scattered and dissipated.
"Fairy Yan, circumstances compelled me—my apologies!" Shen Ye said aloud, while secretly stripping away the soul fragments Little Flame had devoured. The Demon Emperor Ancient Scripture and the Nine Slashes of the Demon Emperor are in hand. Next, I'll wait for Green Lotus Incarnation, then use it as the primary cultivation technique for the divine spirit of the Liver Divine Treasury.
Under normal circumstances, it was naturally not so easy to obtain the techniques within someone's soul. Otherwise, every clan's cultivation methods would have long since spread through every street and alley.
But this situation was different. The old demon had only a soul body left to begin with. After interrupting his possession, his soul suffered another severe blow. Coupled with the Immortal Fire Mark's ability to burn away restrictions, this was how Shen Ye obtained the Demon Emperor Ancient Scripture from his soul.
"He brought death upon himself. Brother Shen need not take it to heart." Yan Ruyu gently shook her head. Forget that the old demon had defied her orders—even if Shen Ye had killed him for no reason at all, she would not have said a word. She might even have turned around and comforted Shen Ye instead.
Compared with the hope of her ancestor's return, everything else had to take a back seat.
"Thank you, Brother Shen!" Ye Fan clasped his hands in salute. Though he was confident the Green Copper Block could have protected him from the old demon's possession, he still had to accept this favor.
Pang Bo, meanwhile, stared wide-eyed. The old demon who had once driven him into desperate straits, who had seemed as terrifying as a demon god in his