If You Achieve Something, Do Not Forget This Day

"What was that? It ran away?"

The two glowing figures were startled. One of them flared with rage. "You dare play such tricks before me? Don't you know that within a Land God's Domain of Law, there is nowhere you can flee!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth churned, and the giant wolf's body reappeared. Several sparks seeped from its thick fur.

"What is this?" The other was about to speak when he noticed the sparks, but before the words could leave his mouth, the flames rapidly expanded. In the blink of an eye, they covered the giant wolf's entire body, setting the perfectly intact Three Souls demon ablaze.

"It's burning?" The first man sneered. "How could ordinary fire destroy the flesh and blood of a Three Souls demon? Huang Jue, go back and report to Lord Metropolitan City God first. We cannot let that Earth Deity hiding behind the scenes go unpunished. Leave this place to me."

One of the two was Huang Jue, the South City Land God. His expression shifted slightly at those words. He glanced at the burning giant wolf, then finally nodded and vanished into the ground with a spin.

"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you." The remaining man was the East City Land God of Yuanning. Seeing Huang Jue leave, he smiled and swept out his hand. Sand and soil crashed over the giant wolf like ocean waves, azure Divine Power flickering among the grains.

Extinguished.

The flames on the Wolf Demon immediately went out. The East City Land God slowly walked over, brushed a hand across the demon's body, and sneered.

"There are traces of residual Divine Power in its fur, but so little—only transformed from a single Divine Power Star. What use could that be? The flesh of a Three Souls Wolf Demon is worth quite a bit. It would be perfect for the younger members of my clan to devour and strengthen their demon souls... Hmm?"

Suddenly, his smile froze, replaced by furious indignation.

"Blood Essence! The blood essence from its heart is gone! That Wolf Demon had ignited its blood essence earlier and condensed it into a small amount—the most valuable part! If my clan's juniors used it, it could immediately create two Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators! Yes, it must have been that flash of light just now. He took the blood essence!"

With that thought, a cold smile returned to the East City Land God's face. "Anyone who can use Divine Power within the city must have their Domain of Law inside the city as well. He would not dare leave easily. Let's see how you escape from my grasp."

As he thought this, his mind stirred, and his expression changed again.

"He has already flown that far? Damn it! I can't make a move now."

With a shake of his head and a sigh, the East City Land God sank into the earth with a gloomy face. The Wolf Demon's body beside him was swiftly swallowed by dust and soil. In an instant, both god and wolf had vanished without a trace.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Qiu Yan's Living Soul flew at Extreme Speed, wrapped in the radiance of Divine Power. Yet the layer of azure light was growing increasingly dim, while faint wisps of green smoke continuously rose from the Living Soul in threads and strands.

"This demon's blood essence is far too tyrannical. Just three drops have inflicted such heavy damage on my Living Soul. If I hadn't wrapped it in Tang Yi's soul power, my Living Soul alone would have been burned to nothing in just a few breaths! Still, this is also because my Living Soul is damaged and difficult to control. Forcing the use of a curse has harmed both my mind and memories. Without the Divine Power wrapping me, I could barely even drift through the air."

Although Qiu Yan's Living Soul could emit Divine Power, his soul body could carry at most one Divine Power Star, and the amount of Divine Power released at once was limited. Facing three curses cast by Condensed Human Souls, it was difficult to achieve success in a single strike. Only by using the Immobilizing Character Curse to bind them while they were stunned and distracted, then striking in one swift motion, had he succeeded.

That curse had been learned from the Curse Compendium. It was supposed to require a condensed Human Soul before it could be cast. This time, Qiu Yan had taken a dangerous gamble.

After a Living Soul underwent Spirit Projection, the next realm was Soul Condensation. One had to condense the three souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man separately. Each condensed soul brought wondrous effects, and the ability to cast curses was merely one of them.

"Still, by luring the wolf into the Pan Household this time, I uprooted two great hidden dangers in one stroke. There is a vague sense of relief and gathering within my soul. It must be because the entanglements of Karma have loosened considerably. My Soul Dao cultivation should be able to advance another step. I am not far from condensing the Human Soul now."

As Qiu Yan's thoughts turned, two soul shadows circled around him, letting out miserable howls. Behind them trailed a scroll painting, all wrapped in azure Divine Power.

"Ahhh! The pain is killing me! Who exactly are you? What do you want?"

The owner of that howl was none other than Tang Yi. Only one soul remained of him now. Though his soul power surged mightily, it was bound and controlled by Divine Power, which used it to wrap the three drops of crimson blood.

The blood danced like fire. Three illusory wolf heads struggled and howled within it, while the soul power stained by the blood rapidly withered, scattered, and turned into green smoke.

"I have no idea what cultivation method Tang Yi practices. Though he has not undergone Aperture Opening, his soul power is unimaginably profound—more than ten times greater than mine. He simply does not know how to control it. Otherwise, with this soul power alone, he would have broken free of the restraints long ago. Fortunately, his soul power is deep enough to withstand the burning and depletion caused by the three drops of blood essence."

Thinking as he flew, Qiu Yan sped onward at Extreme Speed. Before long, he reached Yuanning City's walls. A few more yards, and he would leave the city's boundaries.

But at that very moment, the Living Soul abruptly stopped.

Ahead, moonlight hung like a curtain. A slender figure floated silently in the air, her armor reflecting a cold gleam that carried an air of solemn slaughter.

"You are Qiu Yan?" A mellow voice drifted over. "I truly underestimated you. In only a few days, your Living Soul has already achieved Spirit Projection. And what you have done is even more astonishing. Four cultivators who had condensed Human Souls, and one Wolf Demon that had refined Three Souls, all met their end at your hands in succession. This is not merely talent. If you are allowed to grow, then given time, you may perhaps become another Lin Zhengyang."

Hearing this, Qiu Yan's Living Soul drifted as it spoke. "This humble one greets the City God. I am simply unable to pay my respects at present. I hope you will forgive me."

The person before him was none other than the highest controller of Yuanning City's Divine Office—the Yuanning Metropolitan City God.

"Yin Xiao'e! You came at just the right time! Quickly seize this madman—no, save me first! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Report this to my ancestor afterward, and there will surely be benefits for you!" Tang Yi's soul, bound by Qiu Yan, had also noticed the City God and cried out.

"Yin Xiao'e? Could that be the City God's name? Why does it sound somewhat familiar, as though I have heard it somewhere before?" Qiu Yan's thoughts shifted, but he quickly calmed down. He was not anxious, merely waiting quietly for the City God's decision.

Before acting, he had already considered every possible situation. He had even imagined a scene where his Living Soul avatar would face the City God directly.

As the ruler of a city's Underworld Office, with the entire city as her Domain of Law and unfathomable Divine Path methods at her command, Qiu Yan truly could not imagine how a Living Soul could resist her.

"Now I can only gamble—gamble that the City God will show mercy because of my true body. But then again, even if she refuses to spare me, at worst I will self-destruct this Living Soul. I would only lose an avatar. My true body has already escaped the Lone Temple, and all the hidden dangers have been strangled in the cradle."

Opposite him, the Yuanning City God glanced at Tang Yi's soul but ignored his cries for help.

"Yin Xiao'e! You won't save me? I was at fault that day in the City God Temple, but I already apologized. Given the current situation—"

In a flash, she raised her hand and pointed. Tang Yi's soul immediately fell silent and began to tremble, as though enduring something.

The City God paid him no further attention. She only looked at Qiu Yan and said, "The matters you have committed are no small thing. Setting aside the Wolf Demon's origins, the Upper Spirit Sect behind Tang Yi alone is no trifling matter. Even the deity that favored you and granted you Divine Power Stars will be implicated. Though you used Divine Fire to burn away and blur the Karma entanglements on the Wolf Demon, that will only delay matters for a time. However, I will not stop you. I will merely watch how your fate unfolds. If you can endure what comes, then when your cultivation bears fruit one day, do not forget this day."

As her words fell, her Divine Body turned into a blurred phantom and vanished.

"I won the gamble! This Yuanning City God truly has plans of her own! What she seeks is certainly far from simple!"

Relieved, Qiu Yan did not investigate further. Divine Power transformed into an arrow of green light, carrying his Living Soul, the scroll painting, and the blood essence across the sky as it shot out of Yuanning City!

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