Negotiations

It actually worked.

Even Guen felt his consciousness sway. The effort it took to enslave a High Venerable had far exceeded his expectations. After all, Blood Steed Venerable had only been at Intermediate Venerable strength, with obvious weaknesses, and his willpower was nowhere near the same level. Besides, Venerable Fuwei had a clone, which meant Guen had only one chance. If the other consciousness woke up and this clone dispersed, Guen would be powerless to do anything. Venerable Fuwei would be no different from the other sealed Venerables, entirely at Guen's mercy.

But, unexpectedly, Venerable Fuwei's true body had been injured—and the injury was to his soul.

Venerable Fuwei had two clones. One was a Metal Lifeform he had chosen early on for its strong survival capabilities, despite its low potential. Venerable Fuwei hadn't bothered to arm that clone much; he used it only to manage his race. The other clone was the one Guen had captured. It was a Special Lifeform without a soul, which was why Venerable Fuwei had dared send it to Primal Star to take risks while his true body's soul was injured.

Neither clone was anything special. Venerable Fuwei had received them as a cosmic gift for being the first life born into the Poqi Race. During his Domain Lord years, an adventure in a Cosmic Secret Realm had split him into two clones, but the options available to him had all been low-potential.

Minglian seriously wounded Venerable Fuwei's true body with ease while fighting for treasure in the Ancestor God Secret Realm? I've run into that Zerg Mother Emperor before.

"Fuwei, take your important clansmen and leave that place first. So many lives witnessed the battle on Primal Star. Even though your race is in a remote location, people with ulterior motives will be