"Stop! Release Sixth Heavenly Venerable's Soul Body at once!" Fifth Heavenly Venerable roared.
"Hmm? Release him? Things have come to this, and you think you're worthy of making demands of me? Next..."
With a soft laugh, Xiao Yao took out a jade bottle from his Storage Ring and stuffed the Soul Body inside. He smeared a circle of invisible flame around the mouth of the bottle, then stored both the jade bottle and the entire corpse away.
"Hmm? Interesting. You actually didn't take this chance to escape. Do you really think I wouldn't notice?"
Suddenly, Xiao Yao sensed a faint anomaly in the distant space. His five fingers curled slightly, and a powerful suction force surged forth.
The space there twisted, followed by a hoarse, miserable scream. Then another equally illusory Soul Body was forcibly dragged out. It was Seventh Heavenly Venerable, whose body lay on the ground.
"Xiao... Xiao Yao, as long as you're willing to spare me, I'll agree to any condition," Seventh Heavenly Venerable begged in a trembling voice.
"Any condition?" Xiao Yao chuckled, glancing at Seventh Heavenly Venerable's Soul Body restrained in his hand.
Seeing a possible turn in the situation, Seventh Heavenly Venerable hurriedly continued, "Earth Tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, even Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Medicinal Materials and pill formulas—I can get them for you. As long as you spare me, none of that will be a problem."
After hearing Seventh Heavenly Venerable's words, Xiao Yao's lips curved into an amused smile. He watched the struggling Soul Body in his hand, his eyes devoid of the slightest pity.
"Do you think saying that now still means anything? If I kill you, won't all your things become mine?" His voice was low and cold, echoing through the space filled with killing intent.
"Xiao Yao, don't