A soft and airy voice of a woman drifted down from high above in the sky carrying a melody like the most beautiful music yet holding a subtle pressure that could press against the heart.
"Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower if such a rare treasure were to be destroyed like this it would truly be a waste that could make one's heart ache."
The voice caused Hun Miesheng to pause for the briefest of moments his brows slightly twitching at the unexpected interruption.
In that fleeting instant Xiao Yixian who had been firmly restrained by him began to struggle violently. From deep within her delicate body an intense black mist surged outward in waves. The mist was so thick and heavy with toxicity that even the surrounding space began to make sizzling sounds like heated metal plunged into cold water.
Pain prickled sharply against Hun Miesheng's palm. The douqi power he was channeling into his grip began to dissolve layer by layer and an intense numbing sensation raced up his arm toward his chest.
His eyes narrowed slightly at the strange venom and he quickly withdrew several steps into the air. In that moment the violet-black flames that had always accompanied him burst from his body surging like a living tide. The searing fire swept across his arm burning away every trace of the toxin until even the lingering chill was gone.
From above the voice spoke again calm yet edged with a faint authority.
"A Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower at its mature stage. If this fairy has not guessed wrongly you should be one of the immortal herbs stolen ten thousand years ago by that Three-Eyed Ice Demon."
"Once every thousand years it touches the ground."
"Once every ten thousand years it awakens its own soul."
"By my reckoning the timing should be about right."
The ethereal sound carried through heaven and earth as if she were merely remarking on some trivial matter of the seasons.
The Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower's expression changed instantly. Without hesitation its form blurred and it tore a rent in the space around it attempting to flee without a second word.
"You were born of the Yunmeng Immortal Marsh. Today you will return with me."
As those calm words fell a vast soul power surged from the void. It was so immense and deep it seemed to press upon the heavens themselves making even the air grow still.
Hun Miesheng felt his own soul power shudder as if a giant invisible hand had grasped it. A sharp sting shot through the depths of his spirit.
He exhaled slowly and heavily his gaze sharpening.
"Half-Emperor level soul power."
From the time he had set foot on the Dou Qi Continent until now Hun Miesheng had never seen a soul power of such purity and might. Even the Dan Tower's old ancestor burning his own life force in desperation could not compare to this. The old ancestor's burning had created nothing more than the hollow shell of a Half-Emperor soul lacking the true comprehension that came from touching that realm. It was at best a false imitation.
But this woman's soul power was complete refined and undeniable. This was the genuine essence of a Half-Emperor soul.
That soul power condensed into a flawless white jade-like hand that reached silently for Xiao Yixian aiming to take her away in one grasp.
Yet before it could touch her the surrounding space trembled.
"This is my woman. You cannot touch her."
Hun Miesheng was already there standing before Xiao Yixian his arm encircling her slender waist. He placed one finger gently upon the center of her brow.
A soft sound escaped her lips and she slumped into unconsciousness her body going still in his embrace.
His other hand slowly curled into a fist. The power of an eight-star Dou Sheng gathered in a blink. With a single punch he drove his power forward and the soul-formed hand shattered into fragments that dissipated into the void.
"This belongs to my Yunmeng Immortal Marsh."
From the unseen heights the woman's voice now carried a trace of displeasure like frost beneath silk.
"Heh."
"She is my woman. If something of yours ends up in my woman's hands then that thing becomes mine as well."
Hun Miesheng's voice was light almost amused. He brushed his hand over Xiao Yixian's long silver hair in a motion both gentle and possessive.
"You…"
Her voice trembled with suppressed rage. His shameless twisting of reason was nearly enough to make her cough blood.
Forcing herself to calm she said evenly "Let us each take a step back. I will save her life and the Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower will return with me. What do you think?"
"I think not."
"I do not need you to save her. I can save her myself."
Hun Miesheng's eyes flicked across the empty sky a small cold smile touching his lips.
A lilting chuckle sounded above.
"Little brother perhaps you do not even understand what the Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower truly is."
She explained in a voice at once sweet and dangerous. "The Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower touches earth once every thousand years and after ten thousand years awakens into its own soul. Once awakened it can survive without a body it can consume human souls and it carries the origin of all poisons within its body. Once someone is controlled by it without a Heavenly Realm level of soul power it is impossible to resist its devouring. Even if you are a Dou Sheng or a Dou Di if your soul power is lacking the only fate is the scattering of your soul and your body being seized by it."
"This little girl's original cultivation was only at the peak of Dou Wang. Her soul power is no stronger than that of an ordinary mortal. How could she possibly resist the soul-devouring power of the Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower?"
"Although this elder sister is moved by your devotion I must tell you plainly your woman has already died."
She laughed again light and mocking the sound laced with undisguised schadenfreude.
Hun Miesheng simply spread his hands unconcerned. Long before now he had already swept his soul sense through Xiao Yixian's spiritual sea. He knew the Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower was no common poison plant. Not only did it carry the origin of all toxins it could directly consume a person's soul. Even Xiao Yixian's Calamity Poison Body could not withstand such a threat to the spirit.
But he had long ago left a wisp of chaotic purple qi within her. With that chaotic purple qi present no matter how fearsome the flower was it could do nothing to her soul.
"If I am not mistaken you have lived for who knows how many years yet you call yourself elder sister. Does it not feel strange for such an old crone to keep using that title?"
His words dripped with mockery.
"You… What did you say…"
"Old crone?"
The voice in the void grew sharper teeth grinding with fury.
"Since you refuse to give her to me then this elder sister will take her by force."
The pressure of Half-Emperor soul power surged once more. Waves of soul energy rolled through the air one crest upon another each one stronger than the last as they bore down upon him from all directions.
It was a soul technique of great power—Ten Thousand Spirits Overlapping Waves.
The technique bypassed his physical defenses entirely aiming straight for his soul.
Hun Miesheng drew in a deep breath tightening his hold on Xiao Yixian. Raising one hand he summoned forth three distinct forces—the violet-black Otherfire the power of the Thunder Spirit and the dense essence of One-Yuan Heavy Water.
The three sources of energy floated around him their natural auras radiating into the surroundings.
In an instant they spun into motion. The lightning formed a vast net the water became a flowing curtain the fire surged into roaring waves.
One after another they burst outward sweeping across the sky and erasing the incoming soul waves entirely.
A muffled groan sounded from the void.
"Three distinct elemental source energies…"
The woman's voice had turned hoarse touched by disbelief.
"Oh so you recognize elemental sources."
Hun Miesheng's expression shifted slightly his suspicions growing clearer. If she recognized such energies then somewhere within Yunmeng Immortal Marsh there must also be an elemental source perhaps of the wood attribute.
A light exhalation drifted from above.
"In that case this Nine-Colored Nether Soul Flower can remain within the girl for now. But in the future my Yunmeng Immortal Marsh will come to take it back."
"And when that day comes we will take more than just the flower."
Her laughter echoed again but the immense soul power began to recede from the heavens.
"You think you will have a next time?"
Hun Miesheng's voice was edged with amusement.
"Do you plan to keep this elder sister here little brother? You are far too naive. If I am not mistaken your true body's strength is no more than five-star Dou Sheng is it not?"
At that statement the air fell utterly silent.
Hun Miesheng slowly raised three fingers smiling faintly.
"My apologies but your two bursts of anger and your injury just now have already exposed your location."
His smile turned predatory. Without warning he thrust his hand toward an unmarked patch of the void.
The space there froze solid.
From the emptiness black chains erupted piercing through what had seemed like empty air.
A wet sound followed and bright blood scattered into the air.
A woman in flowing blue palace robes tumbled into view her body twisting in pain.
(End of Chapter)
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