Unwilling
"Ah!" Duanmu Kurong was also highly unlucky. It was not easy to get rid of the Soul-subduing Nail, but his physical body had been suppressed for a hundred years, causing it to explode. It was one thing. When he thought of taking away an excellent physical body, who thought there were six strands of True Energy inside Xiao Yi's body?
Even if he had six True Energy, it was still okay. At worst, he would give up his physical body and flee first. Even if he possessed a monster's body, he would not be able to use it for the time being. However, with a monster like the Soul Devouring Beast in Xiao Yi's possession, Duanmu Kurong could not even escape.
"Hm." The Soul Devouring Beast actually let out a soft humph. It was shaking its nose as it was about to completely digest Duanmu Kurong's soul.
However, in the next second, Xiao Yi shouted from the top of his head, "Don't really eat him!"
"Err!" After listening to Xiao Yi's orders, the Soul Devouring Beast was utterly disappointed. Its incredibly ugly face instantly collapsed, making it look even uglier.
"But you can make him suffer a little, a man who repays kindness with recompense." Xiao Yi said coldly.
"Tch tch!" When the Soul Devouring Beast heard these words, it became a little happy. With a 'hmph', it spat out a cluster of Duanmu Kurong's soul.
Duanmu Kurong had originally thought that his soul would definitely be destroyed this time. Who would've thought that he would actually be able to escape in the next moment? He couldn't help but be overjoyed. After his soul rolled on the ground, he couldn't care less about his face as he immediately tried to escape.
However, in the next second, his entire body would tighten up, and a great force would once again be transmitted from the Soul Devouring Beast's ugly nostrils.
Duanmu Kurong's soul, which had just escaped a few steps, once again became like a withered leaf as it uncontrolably burrowed into the Soul Devouring Beast's nostrils.
"Ah!" Duanmu Kurong's soul struggled with all its might, but it was still unable to do anything. He once again fell into the Soul Devouring Beast's nostrils. That place was as dark and cold as hell, causing Duanmu Kurong to feel a sense of despair and give up his struggle.
However, just as he was in a state of despair, he felt his entire body relax. With the Soul Devouring Beast's ringing, Duanmu Kurong's soul was sprayed out like a ball of snot.
Without waiting for his reaction, the next second, the Soul Devouring Beast's nostrils moved and once again sucked Duanmu Kurong's soul into its nostrils before it once again spat it out.
Again and again, it was so happy.
Duanmu Kurong was a Warrior Sage with a powerful spirit. In front of this fierce beast that was especially used to devour the souls of living creatures, he had no strength to resist. He was constantly being swallowed and sprayed out, and he felt dizzy. He was tortured so badly that he felt like dying.
In the end, his soul became much thinner and looked as if it was about to dissipate.
The Soul Devouring Beast finally had enough of this game. With a puffing sound, it sprayed Duanmu Kurong's spirit in front of Xiao Yi.
Duanmu Kurong was extremely dispirited. He rolled on the ground and struggled to crawl towards Xiao Yi. Like a mosquito, he kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Taoist friend, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. Please spare me."
"Spare you? I had good intentions in rescuing you. Yet you actually had plans for my physical body? If it was not for this Soul Devouring Beast, how would I still be alive? Did you think of sparing me back then?" Xiao Yi let out a stern cry.
Duanmu Kurong's half-dead soul involuntarily shivered under this powerful shout. However, he continued to kowtow with all his might as he continued to ensure, "Taoist friend, as long as you spare me, I will definitely repay you in the future. I will pay you back as you told."
"Hmph, don't you think that these words are too smooth-talking? It sounds very familiar. If I remember correctly, you were also speaking in this manner just now. Do you think that I am a mud person? Do you think I still believe your nonsense? For a treacherous person like you, letting you out is no small matter!" Xiao Yi snorted coldly. Due to the time, he did not waste talking nonsense with him.
He directly ordered the Soul Devouring Beast, "Watch him!"
"Tch tch!" The Soul Devouring Beast received the order. With a sniff, it sucked in the soul of Duanmu Kurong into its nose and did not swallow it. Soon after, it jumped back into the Groud with a proud face, as if it had obtained a perfect toy.
When Xiao Yi saw that the Soul Devouring Beast had captured Duanmu Kurong's soul, he wasn't worried at all. In this world, the Soul Devouring Beast's specialty was its ability to deal with souls. Naturally, it had all sorts of methods to deal with the soul of a person like Duanmu Kurong.
As for this evil Duanmu Kurong, Xiao Yi didn't want to let him go quickly. As Xiao Yi said, he would be a scourge once this kind of person was released. The worst case was that he would occupy the innocent ordinary people, and the worse case was that he would overturn the world and bring disaster to the ordinary people.
He might as well just let the Soul Devouring Beast train him and then plan to deal with him in the future.
Xiao Yi would not completely destroy him. First of all, the soul of a Warrior Sage was of great use to any cultivator. He was a top fighter, and Xiao Yi was in need of help. Even Hu Zhipeng, who was good at refining, took Xiao Yi as his master. Naturally, Xiao Yi would not let go of him.
Secondly, he had been imprisoned in the demon world for a hundred years. Even if he couldn't move a little, no one in the demon world knew some things better than him. During this period, the demon world was eager to move and had a big conspiracy. Perhaps Duanmu Kurong could tell him some useful information.
As Xiao Yi had said before, there was no true distinction between good and evil in the world. Even evil things like the Soul-summoning Flag could be appropriately used to save people. Although Duanmu Kurong was cunning, Xiao Yi had many ways to get him when he was in Xiao Yi's hands. One should not forget that Xiao Yi was a man of two lives. In terms of actual age and experience, Duanmu Kurong was inferior to him.
As a result, he let the Soul Devouring Beast temporarily watch over his spirit. On the other hand, he once again raised his flying sword and was about to escape towards the exit.
However, just as he was about to leap onto the flying sword, Xiao Yi suddenly caught a glimpse of a silver-white horn quietly resting at the spot where Duanmu Kurong's self-detonated body was located.
"Eh? Isn't this the horn of the Wind Leopard? The Wind Leopard's technique is based on this single horn. To think that under Duanmu Kurong's exposure, the Wind Leopard's entire body turned into dust. Only this single horn is not damaged in the slightest. I guess this isn't an ordinary item." A thought came to Xiao Yi's mind. Naturally, he suddenly released a wisp of True Energy and wrapped itself around the silvery-white horn. He didn't have the time to carefully observe it before throwing it into his own micro world.
Then, he urged the flying sword to turn into a rainbow and rushed toward the entrance of the cave.
And at this moment, Mr. Xuanzhen, Liu Zhen, and Hu Zhipeng were standing outside the hole anxious.
At this time, the Roaring Sky Print was under the full force of the three people. There was only one line away from completely sealing the entrance.
Their goal was to seal the demon world finally. They should have felt happy that the seal was about to be sealed. However, at this moment, they were not happy at all, with sweat on their foreheads. They were highly anxious to explore the dark cave and Xiao Yi's breath with their Divine Awareness.
However, after thousands of probings, Xiao Yi still did not show up.
"Master, what should we do now? The Roaring Sky Print is about to be sealed, but Mr. Xiao still hasn't turned around. What happened?" Liu Zhen had come into contact with Xiao Yi many times and was thankful for Xiao Yi's rescue. Naturally, he had deep feelings for Xiao Yi. At this moment, seeing that Xiao Yi was about to be completely sealed in the demon world, Liu Zhen's face was covered with sweat and he was almost about to cry.
However, it was even more impossible to stop the seal. This was a major event that concerned the safety of hundreds of millions of people. Once they gave up, they would have no chance. Not to mention that there was only one Fire Essence. Even if there was, where could they find such a master of forging weapons like Xiao Yi? This was the only chance to seal the exit of the demon world.
Ultimately, he had to choose between Xiao Yi and the hundreds of millions of people. As a leader of the Special Operations Group, Liu Zhen could only have one choice: abandoning Xiao Yi and choosing to protect the people's interests, which was also the most painful part of Liu Zhen's heart.
Hu Zhipeng was even more anxious. It was not easy to find a world-known teacher. However, not long after they stayed together, Xiao Yi entered the demon world. Where could he find such a famous teacher if he was completely sealed inside? Hu Zhipeng was so annoyed that he even wanted to rush into the dark demon world to find Xiao Yi personally.
Among the three, Mr. Xuanzhen had just broken through and improved his temperament, but he was unable to let go of Xiao Yi's safety. After frowning, he closed his eyes and sighed. "All right, all right. Life and death are bound by fate; all of this is destined. Mr. Xiao, this time, for the sake of the people in the world, went to the demon world alone with boundless merits. Even if he can't come back, it's fate for him in the end. The body of an ant like me can only act on behalf of heaven and continue to inject True Energy into it. Let's complete the seal according to the original plan!"
"Master!"
"Master!"
Liu Zhen and Hu Zhipeng cried out in pain after hearing Mr. Xuanzhen's words. Both of them were tall and strong-hearted, but they actually burst into tears together. However, they also knew that Mr. Xuanzhen was telling the truth.
"Alas! Make our move! Finish the last step of the seal according to the method passed down by Mr. Xiao!" Xuanzhen let out a long sigh and turned his head. His heart, which had not been in good condition for decades, felt blunt pain, and two drops of tears flowed down.
Liu Zhen and Hu Zhipeng burst into tears. They could only nod but reluctantly looked at the demon world for the last time.
However, with this glance, Liu Zhen and Hu Zhipeng were shocked at the same time and shouted, "Master, what is that?"