"It's Lei Yuanxiang of the Thunder Jade Race pursuing Fairy Crimson Phoenix of Qixuan Valley," a City Guard soldier aboard the Heavenly Sword spirit boat explained to Senior Brother Chen.
This "Senior Brother Chen" was named Chen Xuanzong. He was a centurion in the City Guard with a cultivation at the late stage of Spirit Transformation, but his strength rivaled that of many cultivators at the peak of Spirit Transformation.
Naturally, they knew about the Jade Soul Race as well.
The Thunder Jade Race was an exceptionally powerful branch of the Jade Soul Race. Though they had no ninth-order expert, they had an eighth-stage Saint Lord and were renowned even among the Human Race.
"Kill Lei Yuanxiang!" Chen Xuanzong had little interest in saving Ye Qingfeng. Though she was fairly beautiful and had quite a reputation, neither was of any use to him.
Killing Lei Yuanxiang, however, would let him exchange his merit for plenty of treasures from the City Guard's treasury.
"Go summon the other members!" Chen Xuanzong gave another order. He took control of the entire spirit boat and stirred up countless streams of sword intent, finally forming a thousand-foot sword radiance that cleaved fiercely toward Lei Yuanxiang's spirit boat!
"Trouble—it's Chen Xuanzong of the Human Race! Do we have anyone at the peak of Spirit Transformation with us this time?" Alarmed, Lei Yuanxiang had no choice but to abandon the pursuit and maneuver his spirit boat aside.
"No..." The sixth-stage Jade Soul beside him shook his head bitterly.
To avoid having someone else take the credit, he had not summoned any other powerful sixth-stage Jade Souls.
Because of the great calamity sixty years ago, life within the Jade Soul Race was no longer easy. Neither merit nor treasures came readily.
But precisely because of this, their pursuit