Chapter 88: Accepted an Immortal

The black fog surged, seemingly finding it unbelievable as well. The Transformation Technique was something both he and the Three-Eyed Tiger knew about. But that was just a blinding technique, not something that could fool the two of them. Moreover, they had just clearly killed that girl, how could she have come back to life? Jiang Cheng coldly sneered, "I just used an illusion technique casually, what you killed was just an illusion." "My power is beyond what you ants can fathom." Of course, he wouldn’t give away his secrets and let others know about his transformation ability. Habitually, he opened an Insight in secret while speaking, trying to figure out what the deal with this black fog was. But unexpectedly, when he used the skill, the panel just showed three question marks. Couldn’t find anything. "System, what’s going on, why can’t I trace his origins? Is he more special than the World Heart Fragment?" "Basic Insight can only explore things in this world. The World Heart Fragment was born here, but not this entity; the host’s current level of Insight is not enough to detect it." Could there be a High-level Insight? Is this black fog really that formidable? Had it not been for the fact that he directly obtained that Main Soul Mark, Brother Cheng wouldn’t really have much confidence. The Three-Eyed Tiger instinctively wanted to refute, clearly understanding Jiang Cheng’s power. But thinking of the recent series of anomalies, it found itself somewhat uncertain. "Jiang Cheng, this is all a misunderstanding, don’t get angry, he’s not an enemy..." For the Three-Eyed Tiger, this was an exceptionally rare patient explanation. But at this moment, Brother Cheng just couldn’t listen. "Misunderstanding? It’s one thing for you to mingle with questionable friends, but bringing them to Feixian Sect to cause trouble..." "He wasn’t causing trouble..." "I’ll deal with you later; let me finish him first!" The black fog churned again, followed by a hoarse, aged voice. "Junior ant, do you really take yourself seriously?" "You’re just at the Fourth Layer of Celestial Fate. Even when I’m not at my peak, killing you is but a thought." "I’m not dealing with you now, back off!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng knew this guy was bluffing. If he could really kill me, he wouldn’t just be talking. "Oh, you don’t care? Then I care a little." With that, he directly activated the mark. The next moment, the black fog shook violently. A mass of ghastly white mystical fire rose out of nowhere, with waves of heat emanating and dissipating from the fog. Within the black fog, an illusory human face appeared, flickering in and out of view. "Ah!" "Spare me!" "No..." The black fog, unable to withstand the soul-deep pain of being burned, screamed in agony. "Jiang Cheng, no, stop, don’t kill him!" The Three-Eyed Tiger didn’t know how Jiang Cheng had achieved this, so it quickly pleaded, but Brother Cheng refused to listen. "Thoroughly eradicate evil, and you’ll need to provide me with a reasonable explanation later!" "He’s not a villain, nor did he ever intend to harm your Feixian Sect, he’s an Upper Immortal..." What? Upper Immortal? And so what, ’Lin Ning’ was just killed by him, wasn’t he? At this point, the black fog had already faded to gray, on the verge of vanishing completely. The ’Upper Immortal’ within the black fog was no longer arrogant, miserably begging for mercy. "Sect Leader Jiang, I was wrong..." "Don’t kill me..." "I’m willing to submit..." Is this an Upper Immortal? Didn’t seem much tougher than an ordinary cultivator’s backbone. Is it true that the longer one lives, the more afraid of death they become? Jiang Cheng then paused for the moment, as with the mark in hand, he could sense its position at any time and could kill it whenever he wished. "Oh? Submit?" The cessation allowed the black fog to gradually calm down. Only from its color could one tell that it had been severely injured, much weaker than before. "Cough, cough..." "Yes, yes, yes, I submit, henceforth following Sect Leader Jiang’s lead." "I don’t know how Sect Leader Jiang obtained my Main Soul Mark?" This black fog was really aggrieved. The Main Soul Mark is the core essence of the Divine Soul, the most important part. It’s just that last time when something happened, its Main Soul Mark got knocked off, leaving only a residual soul in this black fog now. Had he not possessed great power, any other cultivator losing their Main Soul would have died thoroughly. He never imagined that the lost Main Soul Mark would end up with Jiang Cheng. This thing is his lifeline; moving one part could affect the whole, and it indeed could kill him. Must stall this guy, find a way to get that Main Soul Mark back... Jiang Cheng didn’t know what he was thinking; he only realized the system hadn’t made the sound. It says submission, but there’s no sound? Looks like, just like with Qi Cang, it’s surface compliance while harboring malicious intent inside. "Submission? You think I’m that easy to deceive? Just waiting for you to recover and plot against me, right!" With that, he was about to activate the Main Soul Mark again. The white flame had just risen when the black fog wailed in misery again. "This is unjust..." "I’m truly submitting..." The system still hadn’t made a sound; Jiang Cheng was pondering whether to just deal with him once and for all. Thinking about it, experts still held onto their pride. The Three-Eyed Tiger didn’t really submit, only agreeing to collaborate as a Sect Guardian Spirit Beast for three years. Let alone an immortal. For those with ulterior motives, the more powerful they are, the greater the potential disaster they pose. "Young one, hold on!" "Did you acquire his Main Soul Mark?" The Three-Eyed Tiger suddenly transmitted a message, filled with incredulity. "That’s right, so what?" "Wow, then it’s easy to make him submit!" The Three-Eyed Tiger suddenly laughed, but its laughter carried a hint of lewdness, clearly not having good intentions. "Oh? How do I do it?" "You can completely use your Divine Soul to inscribe a Contract Array upon his Main Soul Mark, by then he won’t just submit, he won’t be able to defy you at all." Being a Demon King, it had that much insight. "Is there such a good thing?" Brother Cheng really felt tempted, thinking that acquiring an immortal as a subordinate would elevate his status to unprecedented levels. "Of course, such important stuff, I can’t believe you got your hands on it." "How should I operate it?" "I’ll teach you." The secret plotting of the two big schemers was transmitted silently, the black fog heard nothing, he was really grateful to the Three-Eyed Tiger, luckily this Tiger Demon pleaded for him, or he wouldn’t have made it through. But the next moment, he couldn’t feel happy anymore. He realized he seemed to have an extra layer of restraint. That feeling came from the depths of the Divine Soul, impossible to defy. If he harbored any murderous intent towards Jiang Cheng, his soul would truly scatter! "Ding, you have obtained the loyalty of a subordinate, earning 10,000 points." The system finally acknowledged it, but Jiang Cheng was not very satisfied. Wasn’t it supposed to be an Immortal? An Immortal should be worth at least a billion points, right? Just a mere ten thousand? If this contract didn’t come at no cost, he would have regretted it. "What did you do?"