Chapter 884
Chapter 884: Zhang Xuan's Change
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
"An incomplete soul? My emperor is a deity, a saint beast from an ancient era . For you to have plotted against the Cloudmist Ridge, you have already infringed on his authority . There is no doubt that he will extract your soul and tear your body into pieces to exact vengeance for me," the Golden Beartiger Beast howled in rage .
It seemed that he was extremely loyal to the so-called emperor, revering the other party even .
He had already placed the other party on a divine pedestal in his mind, so he couldn't bring himself to believe that the other party would only be a mere soul .
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan shook his head .
If the so-called emperor was truly that powerful, it wouldn't have been stuck on the Cloudmist Ridge, dependent on the Golden Beartiger Beast's tributes .
"If the emperor you spoke of is as incredible as you say, don't you think that it would have appeared after seeing the state you are in?" Zhang Xuan replied with a wry smile .
"My emperor will never abandon me . You will be regretting your actions against me very soon," the Golden Beartiger Beast yowled frenziedly .
But despite the words it spoke, uncertainty had already crept into his gaze . His confidence had wavered .
He knew that his relationship with his emperor was one built on mutual profit . He would offer tributes to the latter, and the latter would grant him power or the Earth Vein Spirit Essence .
Even if he was pummeled to death, all his emperor had to do was find another agent to work for him instead . There was no need for the other party to save him, or rather, if the other party had any intentions of saving him, the other party wouldn't have watched as the massive cauldron pummeled him viciously .
Noticing the hint of apprehension in the depths of the Golden Beartiger Beast's eyes, Zhang Xuan knew that his words had worked . Thus, infusing his words with the Impartation of Heaven's Will, he said, "I heard earlier that you were going to offer School Head Mo and me to your emperor . Is this what you have done with the many master teachers before us?"
Earlier, when the Golden Beartiger Beast negotiated with his emperor and offered the lives of School Head Mo, Zhang Xuan, and countless other master teachers as tribute, the latter had agreed immediately . The deal had gone so smoothly that it felt like they had conducted the same trade innumerable times over the years, and they had already come to a mutual understanding of the needs of each other .
Furthermore, recalling the many corpses he had seen in the surroundings, it wasn't too difficult to put the story together .
Considering the huge implications of this matter, the Golden Beartiger Beast couldn't possibly allow the other saint beasts to learn of this matter as well, so he had to get the information out of the beast in question .
Perhaps, the full mystery might be unraveled with this .
"Nonsense…"
The Golden Beartiger Beast immediately shook his head . However, halfway through his words, the figure of the young man before him suddenly seemed to tower above him, reminiscent of an inviolable deity of the heavens . He desired deeply to deny the matter, but his mind wouldn't listen to him . Unable to control himself, he began confessing, "That's right! My emperor would devour the blood and flesh of those master teachers, and in exchange for that, he would bestow us with the Earth Vein Spirit Essence, granting us an opportunity to achieve a breakthrough in our cultivation!"
Previously, Zhang Xuan's Impartation of Heaven's Will had only been effective on those who had the blood of a human running through their veins, which resulted in it being ineffective against beasts . However, after comprehending the Heart of a Teacher, the effects of his Impartation of Heaven's Will had been extended to beasts as well, allowing him to beguile even a saint beast like the Golden Beartiger Beast easily .
"Devour the blood and flesh of master teachers?" School Head Mo clenched his trembling fists in agitation .
He had thought that the saint beasts were just an impending threat that the Master Teacher Academy would have to deal with soon, but who would have thought that they had been committing such atrocities over the years?
If he had learned of this earlier, he would surely have convinced the Master Teacher Academy to send an army up to utterly destroy the Cloudmist Ridge long ago .
If this had been going on over a span of more than a thousand years, he could hardly imagine how many master teachers had died brutally due to the other party .
Zhang Xuan's complexion had darkened as well, but he continued to interrogate the other party . "Are those white bones in the cavern the corpses of the deceased master teachers?"
"That's right! They are the master teachers who dared to brazenly barge into my Cloudmist Ridge over the years . I offered their blood and flesh to my emperor, and all that is left of them is the pile of bones here . In exchange, my emperor has used his divine strength to alter the geography of the Cloudmist Ridge, turning it into a natural formation to gather Earth Vein Spirit Essence . It is precisely this that has allowed the beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge to grow rapidly stronger over the years!" the Golden Beartiger Beast explained proudly .
He dared not kill master teachers openly, but each year, there were still a substantial number of master teachers who went missing due to undertaking dangerous missions or various miscellaneous reasons each year . As such, he was still able to tribute dozens or even several hundred master teachers each year without drawing much attention .
Suppressing his fury, Zhang Xuan continued asking, "Since your emperor is consuming the blood and flesh of master teachers, it is surely not an ordinary soul . Where is he now?"
For a soul to live, it had to be nourished by a body . Otherwise, it would be extremely vulnerable by the Five Soul Declines, resulting in it getting weaker and weaker over time .
The main reason Mo Hunsheng was able to survive several ten thousand years was due to the unique nature of the Nine Hearts Lotus . If not for that God artifact, his soul would have long dissipated as well .
To be able to survive the ancient era and feed on the blood and flesh of master teachers, the so-called emperor was definitely not an ordinary soul .
"That… I am not too sure where my emperor is either . I only know that he only appears if I summon him here," the Golden Beartiger Beast replied .
"Summon him here?" Zhang Xuan frowned .
Activating the Eye of Insight, he began scanning the surroundings .
The previous time he was here, he had taken a look as well, and he hadn't noticed anything at all .
But if the so-called emperor would only appear when summoned here, the chances were that there was something amiss here…
Even through the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan only saw an ordinary cavern . There didn't seem to be anything out of place in the surroundings .
Wait . That fellow appeared here not long ago, so perhaps I might be able to trace his aura… Suddenly recalling this matter, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up .
Due to the intangible and elusive nature of souls, it was extremely difficult to find the trail of a soul . However, as one who possessed the Eye of Insight, he should still be able to find some traces if he looked closely .
Focusing his sight on the area where the so-called emperor had appeared earlier, lines of insight began gathering in Zhang Xuan's eyes, and finally, an extremely faint trail could be seen leading into the depths of the cavern .
"Ding Ding, I will leave this fellow to you!"
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