Luo Hou's Remnant Soul Appears, Killing Intent Fully Exposed

On the official road north of the Kunlun Ruins, two streaks of escaping light sped past like meteors. They were Xuan Chen and Nüwa, heading for Frozen Canyon.

Along the way, the chaotic currents grew increasingly thin, and the temperature gradually dropped. The distant mountain peaks had long been blanketed beneath thick ice and snow; they had clearly entered the range of Frozen Canyon. As Xuan Chen controlled his escape technique, he vigilantly watched the surroundings, a trace of unease lingering in his heart.

Ever since that wisp of Luo Hou's remnant soul had appeared outside Zichen Cave Abode, it had lurked in the shadows like a maggot clinging to bone. Xuan Chen had thought it would fear the Queen Mother of the West's influence in the Kunlun Ruins and would not dare act rashly. Yet it had followed them all the way here, clearly dead set on seizing Nüwa's Primal Dao Body and Innate Spiritual Root.

"Master, I can sense an evil aura watching us from the shadows," Nüwa suddenly said gravely, halting her escaping light. After fusing with the Flat Peach Tree Seedling, her spiritual senses had become extraordinarily sharp, allowing her to clearly detect that familiar aura of destruction and slaughter.

A cold gleam flashed through Xuan Chen's eyes. He stopped, golden radiance surging around him as Primordial Unity Origin Power silently began to circulate. "No need to search. Since you're here, why not show yourself?"

"Hehehe—!"

A burst of chilling, ear-piercing laughter rang out, and the surrounding chaotic currents instantly turned violent. Black mist gathered like a tide, condensing into a vague figure not far ahead. The figure was entirely formed of black mist, hunched in posture and emanating dense Destruction Dao Resonance. It was precisely that wisp of Luo Hou's remnant soul.

Compared to before, the remnant soul's aura had grown several times stronger and had already reached the level of an Early-Stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Clearly, during this time, he had devoured the souls of many cultivators and ferocious beasts around the Kunlun Ruins, recovering a portion of his strength.

"Xuan Chen brat, little Nüwa, we meet again." Luo Hou's remnant soul spoke in a voice as grating as a broken gong. His pitch-black eyes fixed firmly upon Nüwa, filled with greed and killing intent. "Who would have thought that in only a few days, this little girl would not only successfully take human form, but also fuse with an Innate Spiritual Root? The potential of her Primal Creation Body is becoming ever more astonishing. Such a perfect Dao body is the finest vessel for restoring my peak strength!"

"Luo Hou's leftover spawn, stop dreaming!" Xuan Chen stepped forward and shielded Nüwa behind him, killing intent blazing in his eyes. "You are nothing more than a lingering remnant soul barely clinging to life, yet you dare covet my disciple's Dao body? Today, I will make your soul scatter and your spirit perish!"

"Soul scatter and spirit perish?" Luo Hou's remnant soul sneered, black mist churning around him. "Xuan Chen brat, outside Zichen Cave Abode last time, I merely feared the chaos spiritual treasure on your person, so I did not dare act rashly. Now that I have recovered the strength of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, while you are merely at the Late Golden Immortal realm, what gives you the right to contend with me?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Nüwa as the greed in his eyes grew even stronger. "This little girl's Primal Creation Body and Innate Spiritual Root complement one another. If I can devour her, not only will I completely regain my peak strength, I may even surpass the realm I reached in the past and hold the rise and fall of the Primordial World in my hand!"

"Arrogant!" Xuan Chen roared. The golden radiance around him swelled as Primordial Unity Origin Power condensed into a golden longsword, its tip aimed directly at Luo Hou's remnant soul. "How can the rise and fall of the Primordial World be left for a devil like you to defile? Today, I will uphold justice on Heaven's behalf and slay you, you vile creature!"

"Uphold justice on Heaven's behalf?" Luo Hou's remnant soul burst into wild laughter. "The Primordial World has always been a place where the strong devour the weak—victors become kings, while losers become bandits! If that old fool Hongjun had not joined forces with the saints back then, how could he have slain me? Today, I will kill you first, then seize this little girl's Dao body. One day, I will make the entire Primordial World kneel beneath my feet!"

As his words fell, Luo Hou's remnant soul abruptly raised a hand. Black mist condensed into an enormous demonic claw, carrying the force to tear heaven and earth as it grasped toward Xuan Chen. The Destruction Dao Resonance on the claw was dense to the extreme; wherever it passed, ripples spread through space as though it were about to be ripped apart completely.

"Master, be careful!" Nüwa cried out, about to summon Creation Power to aid him.

"Fall back!" Xuan Chen shouted in a deep voice. "This is a grievance between him and me. Hold the line from the side and protect yourself."

Xuan Chen knew that Luo Hou's remnant soul's target was Nüwa. As long as he could restrain it, Nüwa would not be in danger. Besides, he wanted to take this opportunity to test his strength after breaking through to the Late Golden Immortal realm, as well as the true might of Primordial Unity Origin Power.

He tightened his grip on the golden longsword. The Primordial Dao-Seeking Formula raced at full force within him, and Primordial Unity Origin Power poured ceaselessly into the blade. The sword erupted with dazzling radiance and slashed toward the black demonic claw with an unstoppable momentum.

"Clang—!"

The golden longsword collided violently with the black demonic claw, producing an earth-shaking boom. Golden Primordial Unity Power and black destructive power intertwined, clashed, and annihilated one another, forming an enormous energy shockwave that spread in all directions. The surrounding trees and rocks were instantly razed to the ground, while the earth split open with a deep ravine. Xuan Chen felt a vast force of destruction surge through the sword and into his body, sending his blood and qi churning. He staggered back three steps in succession, a thread of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. Luo Hou's remnant soul was likewise shaken by the Primordial Unity Power; its figure swayed as the black mist around it churned violently, clearly suffering no less.

"I never expected you, brat, to be so formidable—to withstand a strike from me, a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, while only at the Late Golden Immortal realm!" Surprise flashed through Luo Hou's remnant soul's eyes before his expression became increasingly savage. "But with strength like this alone, you still cannot preserve either your life or that little girl's!"

The black mist around him expanded violently once more. Destruction Dao Resonance condensed into a black spear, its shaft engraved with bizarre demonic Dao runes and radiating a chilling aura. Luo Hou's remnant soul had clearly been thoroughly enraged and was preparing to strike with all his might, utterly killing Xuan Chen.

Xuan Chen wiped the blood from his lips, gravity flashing through his eyes. Luo Hou's remnant soul was indeed powerful. Even though it was only at the Early-Stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, the Destruction Dao Resonance it controlled far surpassed that of ordinary Primordial Unity Golden Immortals. If he continued concealing his strength, he likely truly would be unable to withstand it.

It seems I can only use that move. Xuan Chen silently pondered. The golden radiance around him grew increasingly dense, and a pressure far beyond what he had shown before slowly began to spread.