Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Xie Biyan swept his gaze over the two people before him, especially the Little Fairy Doctor.
Seeing that, in such an important matter, the Little Fairy Doctor voiced no objections whatsoever and merely stood firmly at Lin Yuan's side, Xie Biyan immediately understood.
'So this Yao Jun is truly the one calling the shots between them. Their relationship is anything but ordinary.'
After pondering for a moment, he slowly spoke.
"This old man agrees to lead the Sky Scorpion Sect into joining the Poison Sect. Yao Jun, remove whatever you've done to Xie Shan and the others."
"A wise choice."
Lin Yuan nodded lightly, a faint smile curling across his lips.
"Since you've chosen to join us, then open your mind and allow me to place a soul restriction upon you as a gesture of sincerity."
"What?"
Xie Biyan's expression instantly darkened.
"I still have to accept a soul restriction?"
"Naturally."
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"Is there something wrong with that?"
"If I don't, how am I supposed to trust you? Surely you don't think I'm foolish enough to believe in nothing more than a verbal agreement."
"Or..."
A teasing smile appeared on his face.
"...was your surrender merely a temporary measure? A false surrender, intended to wait until your restraints are removed before turning against me?"
Having his true intentions exposed so bluntly, Xie Biyan's face immediately sank.
"Yao Jun, you're still not qualified to make this Sect Master submit to you."
"Once I capture you, I'll have plenty of ways to force you to remove those tricks you've placed on them."
"I'll give you one warning. Do not harm Xie Shan or the others in the slightest."
"Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences."
"Oh?"
Lin Yuan smiled playfully.
"It seems you still have a trump card."
"Go ahead and show me."
"Hmph! Arrogant!"
"Today, I'll show the two of you my true power!"
With a cold snort, Xie Biyan slammed his walking staff into the air and violently tore open his robes.
A blood-red scorpion tattoo, writhing like a living creature, appeared across his chest, radiating an overwhelming aura of brutality.
The Little Fairy Doctor's brows knitted together before her expression suddenly changed.
"The Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor?"
"That's right!"
Seeing the shock on her face, Xie Biyan sneered.
"After breaking through to the Dou Ancestor class, I was fortunate enough to encounter a heavily injured Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor that was on the verge of advancing to the Seventh-Grade."
"I killed it, sealed its soul within my body, and refined it."
"Now, the refinement is complete."
"Today, I'll let you witness the true might of the Sky Scorpion Sect's Blood Soul Art after reaching perfection!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his hand seals abruptly changed.
The blood scorpion tattoo writhed before burrowing into his body.
Immediately afterward, Xie Biyan's physique rapidly expanded.
His hands transformed into enormous crimson pincers.
A scorpion tail burst out from his back.
When the transformation was complete, he had become a grotesque half-man, half-scorpion monster.
Fresh blood covered his body, while an overwhelming aura of savagery soared into the heavens.
Looking at Xie Biyan, whose strength had increased dramatically, the Little Fairy Doctor's expression became solemn.
She could clearly sense that the current Xie Biyan possessed combat power comparable to that of a five-star Dou Ancestor.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan suddenly thought of Medusa.
'This Blood Soul Art is rather interesting. It bears some resemblance to the Medusa Tribe's secret technique. Both merge a human body with a beast soul to borrow the beast's power. However, the Medusa inheritance is clearly far more complete and perfected.'
'Still...'
Looking at the half-man, half-scorpion Xie Biyan, a gleam flashed through Lin Yuan's eyes.
'For the soul to distort the physical body to such an extent, the soul's influence over the flesh is even greater than I imagined.'
At that moment, Xie Biyan threw back his head and let out a thunderous roar before fixing his blood-red eyes upon Lin Yuan and the Little Fairy Doctor.
"Yao Jun."
"Heavenly Poision Women."
His eyes overflowed with murderous intent.
"Remove your restraints on Xie Shan and the others immediately."
"Submit to the Sky Scorpion Sect. If you do, this old man may still spare your lives."
"Otherwise—"
"Otherwise what?"
Lin Yuan interrupted him with undisguised contempt.
"Is this tiny bit of strength really enough to give you the confidence to spout such arrogant nonsense?"
Those mocking words completely enraged Xie Biyan.
Roaring furiously, he unleashed his surging Dou Qi, his terrifying aura crashing toward Lin Yuan like a tidal wave.
However, ever since reaching the Dou King class, pressure through aura alone had never once affected Lin Yuan.
Not to mention Xie Biyan's aura was still far weaker than that of Protector Wu after using his secret technique.
Lin Yuan merely raised a hand and gently smoothed the strand of snow-white hair that had been blown across the Little Fairy Doctor's face.
He chuckled.
"It seems Xie Biyan is used to bullying weaker opponents."
"Waving your aura around like this, other than messing up someone's hair, what practical use does it actually have in battle?"
"Brat!"
"You're courting death!"
The relentless ridicule nearly drove Xie Biyan mad.
With a furious roar, he gathered all of his Dou Qi and charged straight toward Lin Yuan.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan lightly waved his sleeve.
A vast surge of soul power erupted from his Soul Ring as the Blood Soul condensed before him.
He calmly instructed, "Little Fairy Doctor."
"You and it hold Xie Biyan off for the time being."
"I'll prepare the finishing move."
The Little Fairy Doctor nodded.
Suppressing the urge to completely release her Woeful Poison Body, she exchanged a glance with the Blood Soul before charging forward together to meet the half-transformed Xie Biyan.
"Another Dou Ancestor?"
"And a four-star one at that?"
Sensing the Blood Soul's aura, shock flashed across Xie Biyan's face.
He hurriedly called out, "Wait!"
"We can discuss what happened earlier!"
Unfortunately it was already too late.
What Lin Yuan wanted was a completely obedient subordinate, not one who bargained with him.
And the best way to eliminate someone's desire to negotiate was with one word.
Fight.
On the Dou Qi Continent, nothing commands obedience better than absolute strength.
Perfectly connected to Lin Yuan's mind, the Blood Soul took the lead.
The Sea Heart Flame erupted from within its body, surrounding it completely before gathering around its fist as it launched the first assault against Xie Biyan.
The Little Fairy Doctor condensed a violet longsword in her hand.
The Nether Poison Flame coiled around the blade as she followed closely behind the Blood Soul.
Boom!
A deafening explosion shook the heavens as three Dou Ancestor-level combatants collided in midair.
Violent waves of energy swept across the surroundings, tearing open pitch-black spatial cracks one after another.
Although neither the Little Fairy Doctor nor the Blood Soul could match Xie Biyan individually, the poison techniques he was so proud of were greatly weakened against both of them.
The Little Fairy Doctor possessed the Woeful Poison Body.
The Blood Soul was merely a soul body.
Conversely their Heavenly Flames gave them a natural advantage over Xie Biyan.
Working together, they gradually began suppressing him.
Meanwhile...
Lin Yuan retreated into the distance.
Activating the Dual-Origin Secret Art, his aura rose rapidly.
Within only a few breaths, it had already begun breaking past the limits of the Dou Emperor class.
Immediately afterward, he divided his mind in two.
Two sets of hand seals flowed seamlessly from his hands.
Two radiant seals appeared simultaneously.
"Mountains and Rivers on the left..."
"Sun Radiance on the right..."
"Fuse!"
Moments later, accompanied by a clear shout, the two seals merged into a single emerald crystal seal.
Crack!
The sound of space shattering rang through the sky.
Spatial fissures spread outward from Lin Yuan like an enormous spider's web.
At the same time, an overwhelming pressure swept across the battlefield along with wave after wave of terrifying energy.
The horrifying fluctuations immediately attracted the attention of both the Little Fairy Doctor and Xie Biyan, who were still locked in fierce combat.
Their eyes simultaneously fixed upon the emerald crystal seal hovering in Lin Yuan's palm.
"So this is Lin Yuan's true trump card?"
The Little Fairy Doctor sighed softly.
"Damn it."
"What Dou Technique is this?"
"How can a mere Dou Emperor unleash power like this?"
Staring fixedly at the emerald crystal seal and sensing the terrifying energy contained within it, Xie Biyan's expression became incomparably grave.
From that seal he sensed the unmistakable scent of death.
At that moment, Lin Yuan looked directly at him.
The emerald crystal seal also locked firmly onto him, waiting only to unleash its devastating strike.
The terrifying killing intent instantly dispelled the savagery in Xie Biyan's eyes.
While desperately fending off the attacks of the Little Fairy Doctor and the Blood Soul, he finally lowered his pride.
"Mister Yao Jun!"
"I acted impulsively just now."
"Let's talk this out!"
Hearing that, Lin Yuan merely smiled faintly.
"You want to negotiate?"
"Then survive this attack first and earn the right to negotiate."
"Sea Heart Thousand Flame Slaughter!"
The Blood Soul, perfectly linked to Lin Yuan's mind, instantly condensed countless flaming spikes that shot toward Xie Biyan with flawless precision, restricting his movements before retreating together with the Little Fairy Doctor.
On the opposite side.
Lin Yuan's eyes flashed.
"Three Lights United with Mountains and Rivers, Heavenly Sun Illuminates the Mountains and Rivers!"
With a subtle movement of his palm, the crystal seal radiating overwhelming power flew from his hand.
Transforming into a dazzling emerald streak, it shot straight toward the locked-on Xie Biyan.
Seeing this, ferocity filled Xie Biyan's eyes.
His scorpion tail and massive pincers merged together as an immense blood-red energy rapidly condensed.
"Blood Scorpion Demonic Flash Go!"
With a furious roar, a crimson beam shot straight toward the azure ray.
The instant the blood-red beam collided with the azure light, an earth-shattering explosion erupted. It was as though the world had lost all color, leaving behind only the dazzling brilliance and destructive force of the two clashing lights.
The crimson beam and the azure crystal seal collided violently in midair. The terrifying energy tore the surrounding space apart as countless tiny cracks spread outward like a spider's web, engulfing everything within dozens of meters in chaotic spatial turbulence.
Boom—!
Another deafening explosion rang out.
In the end, the blood-red beam could no longer withstand the overwhelming might of the azure crystal seal. It was forcibly torn apart, dissolving into countless crimson motes that scattered into the air.
The azure crystal seal, however, lost none of its momentum. After piercing through the blood-red beam, it continued hurtling straight toward Xie Biyan.
"No! Impossible!"
Xie Biyan roared hysterically.
Faced with this fatal strike, all of his previous arrogance and confidence vanished, leaving only terror and despair in his eyes.
Bang!
The azure crystal seal struck Xie Biyan in an instant, enveloping him in a dazzling azure radiance.
When the light finally faded, Xie Biyan had already reverted to his human form. His body swayed unsteadily, on the verge of collapse, while countless cracks covered his flesh. It was obvious that he had suffered devastating injuries.
"Huff..."
Xie Biyan breathed heavily.
At this moment, the three figures in the distance looked at him with deep caution. Yet when their gazes fell upon Lin Yuan, that caution turned into outright fear.
Clap—
With a light clap of his hands, Lin Yuan smiled at Xie Biyan.
"Congratulations. You survived that attack and have earned the right to negotiate."
"However, before we begin talking, let me first remove your ability to resist."
After a brief pause, he added,"This is the last opportunity I'll offer you don't throw it away."
As he spoke, a brilliant violet glow erupted from his deep eyes.
His hands formed a series of intricate seals, and a dragon-shaped stream of azure-violet light flew out from his palms.
"Heavenly Flame Tribulation: Ancient Dragon Soul Suppression Seal!"
Under Lin Yuan's control, the dragon-shaped sealing light drifted slowly toward Xie Biyan at what could almost be described as a leisurely pace.
At the same time, the auras and gazes of Lin Yuan, Blood Soul, and the Little Fairy Doctor firmly locked onto Xie Biyan.
Watching the slowly approaching dragon-shaped light, Xie Biyan's expression shifted repeatedly.
An attack moving at such a slow speed could easily be dodged even in his current heavily injured state.
But he understood.
This was the final chance the other side was giving him.
It was also the last moment he had to make his decision.
The choice he made now would determine the future of both himself and the Sky Scorpion Sect.
Xie Biyan glanced at the five unconscious Dou Emperors of the Sky Scorpion Sect lying below. Their auras remained stable.
He then examined his own injuries.
His condition was dreadful.
If he chose to launch a desperate counterattack, his only options were self-detonation or that final technique.
But...
"Such resistance is meaningless. I can only gamble on this."
After struggling inwardly for a long moment, Xie Biyan looked toward the three figures watching him.
Slowly he lowered his head deeply, expressing his submission.
Then he closed his eyes, spread his arms wide, released every trace of his defenses, and allowed the dragon-shaped light to enter his body.
The moment it entered him, it transformed into an incomparably sturdy seal.
Xie Biyan's aura immediately began plummeting at an astonishing rate, finally stopping only after falling to the level of a Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan smiled in satisfaction before flying over to Xie Biyan.
"Very good."
"A wise man knows when to submit, and I appreciate that."
"Now, open your mind and allow me to place a soul restriction upon you."
"'Allow?'"
Xie Biyan was momentarily speechless.
This man truly is cautious. There probably won't be any chance to turn the tables in the future.
At this point following Lin Yuan's instructions, he completely opened his mind, allowing Lin Yuan to place an extremely intricate soul restriction upon him.
Once the restriction was complete, Xie Biyan gazed deeply at Lin Yuan.
A trace of shock flashed across his eyes, and even the resistance deep within his heart weakened considerably.
That immense soul power the young man's background was likely far greater than he had imagined.
After placing the restriction, Lin Yuan also relaxed somewhat.
Resting a hand on Xie Biyan's shoulder, he carefully inspected the seal within his body.
A moment later, he nodded in satisfaction.
'The Ancient Dragon Soul Suppression Seal now incorporates soul power and the principles of Poison Branding alongside its original dragon aura and Heavenly Flame."
"Its sealing effect against a Dou Ancestor is excellent. And the difficulty of breaking it has increased tremendously as well.'
"Master Yao Jun."
Xie Biyan spoke from the side.
"I have completely surrendered as you requested."
"May I ask how you and the Heavenly Poison Women intend to deal with me and with the members of the Sky Scorpion Sect?"
Although his tone remained as calm as possible, the tension hidden beneath it was impossible to conceal.
Hearing this, Lin Yuan turned toward the Little Fairy Doctor.
She merely waved her hand casually.
"I've already handed the Poison Sect over to you."
"Handle it however you like."
Lin Yuan nodded.
After pondering for a moment, he looked back at Xie Biyan.
"Don't worry."
"You still have great value to me, so I have no intention of killing you."
"As for the Sky Scorpio Sect, it will merge into the Poison Sect as previously agreed."
"The Poison Sect will establish the position of Supreme Elder, which you will hold."
"Another position, Deputy Sect Master, will be created for Xie Shan, who will be responsible for managing the Sect's daily affairs."
"Everyone else will retain positions according to the Poison Sect's existing system, serving as Elders of their respective ranks."
Hearing this, Xie Biyan couldn't help but feel surprised.
Wasn't this practically allowing the Sky Scorpion Sect to take over the Poison Sect?
As if reading his thoughts, Lin Yuan said seriously,
"The Sect Master and I have little interest in power. Nor will we remain in the Chu Yun Empire for long."
"However, there is one absolute condition."
"Whenever we issue an order, the Poison Sect must accomplish it at all costs."
"Can you and the Sky Scorpion Sect do that?"
Lin Yuan looked at Xie Biyan with a serious expression.
Sensing Lin Yuan's sincerity, overwhelming joy immediately surged through Xie Biyan's heart.
After suffering defeat, he had thought the greatest blessing would be preserving a slim chance for the Sky Scorpion Sect's survival.
Yet unexpectedly, this had turned into an enormous opportunity.
According to Lin Yuan's arrangement, the Sky Scorpion Sect was merely changing its name, while its foundation had actually expanded significantly.
Moreover...
The words "we will not remain in the Chu Yun Empire for long" meant that, as long as he endured for a period of time, he would eventually become the true ruler of the entire Chu Yun Empire.
For the first time, Xie Biyan felt that the name Poison Sect sounded far better than Sky Scorpion Sect.
It sounded grander and carried far greater prestige.
Taking a deep breath, Xie Biyan suppressed the excitement in his heart before respectfully bowing.
"Master Yao Jun, rest assured."
"Since you have treated us with such sincerity, we certainly won't disappoint either of you."
"Whatever tasks you entrust to us, we shall carry them out with everything we have."
"Good. That's enough."
Lin Yuan nodded.
Patting Xie Biyan's shoulder, he said meaningfully,
"As for the seal on your body, it will remain there for now."
"I'll assign you a task later."
"Whether I personally remove the seal afterward will depend entirely on your performance."
"For now, take Xie Shan and the others back to the Sky Scorpion Sect."
"Inform them of everything that happened today."
"Yes."
Xie Biyan nodded, though a hesitant expression appeared on his face.
After a moment's hesitation, he asked,
"Master Yao Jun what about the methods you've placed on them..."
"I'm the Vice Sect Master."
"Don't forget that."
Lin Yuan waved his hand before glancing at the unconscious figures below.
"As for them, don't worry."
"The measures I've placed on them will disappear on their own after a few hours."
"You may leave."
Xie Biyan said nothing further.
He respectfully bowed once more toward Lin Yuan.
Then, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he spread his Dou Qi wings once again after a long absence.
Flying down, he picked up the five unconscious Dou Emperors of the Sky Scorpion Sect before turning into a streak of light and speeding toward the Sky Scorpion Sect.
After Xie Biyan disappeared beyond the horizon, Lin Yuan recalled Blood Soul.
He then looked at the Little Fairy Doctor with a smile.
"Let's go, Little Fairy Doctor."
"Let's take a stroll through Chu Yun Sacred City."
"Mhm."
The Little Fairy Doctor nodded gently.
After thinking for a moment, she asked,
"Are you really planning to hand the Poison Sect and the Chu Yun Empire over to Xie Biyan?"
Lin Yuan stretched lazily and replied helplessly,"We don't have much choice."
"The two of us are destined not to remain in the Chu Yun Empire for long."
"Without a Dou Ancestor to hold the fort, this foundation would be easily seized by others."
"It's better to leave it to Xie Biyan."
"At the very least, he has the strength to protect it."
"Besides, I've placed a soul restriction on him, which guarantees a basic level of loyalty."
"In the future, he'll simply serve as a Seven Star subordinate, responsible for supplying us with various resources."
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