Actually, the thing Azure Pine Master regretted most was not anything else, but that he had underestimated Xu Yi's Soul-Summoning Banner back then and ended up falling into Xu Yi's hands.
Even after Xu Yi had brought out the Soul-Summoning Banner, as long as Azure Pine Master hadn't clung to wishful thinking and burned his Soul Fire without hesitation, he could still have escaped. His remnant soul could have temporarily taken refuge in someone else's body. Even without possessing them, he could have calmly controlled the puppets who had already fallen into his trap and sent them to kill Xu Yi.
Now, he had finally tricked Xu Yi into loosening the restrictions just a little. Although he'd landed a successful strike, the regret in his heart could only grow even deeper.
Azure Pine Master, who had plunged into Xu Yi's spiritual platform, laughed wildly for a while, then abruptly stopped. He stared at Xu Yi's soul, bathed in flames, eyes wide. "A Flame Soul! You actually cultivated a Flame Soul in the Spirit Nurturing Realm! Hahaha, you monster—you monster! Hahaha..."
Azure Pine Master kept calling him a monster, laughing with delight.
"What Flame Soul? Haven't I failed to form a Nascent Core?"
Xu Yi looked utterly bewildered.
Azure Pine Master pointed at Xu Yi. "You're on the brink of death and still eagerly asking questions. That temperament of yours—I could never learn it."
"But I don't intend to tell you anymore. You can die confused."
As he spoke, Azure Pine Master's face twisted into another vicious grin. He cursed, "Damn Heaven, you've finally opened your blind eyes and given me a body with a Flame Soul to possess! Hahaha..."
"Stop laughing!"
Xu Yi's little soul gathered its expression and stared at Azure Pine Master. "Azure Pine Master, I advise you