Swallowing the life energy, the True Dragon Martial Spirit opened its mouth wide at Hu Hada.

Hoo hoo hoo!

A powerful suction force emerged from the mouth of the True Dragon Martial Spirit, stripping streams of soul force from Hu Hada's body and drawing them into the True Dragon Martial Spirit's mouth.

"No! No!"

Hu Hada was utterly terrified, shouting loudly, "Jiang Chen, don't! Don't kill me! Spare me! Please, spare me!"

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes, ignoring Hu Hada, and turned to You Xuan, "Elder You, does the records of the Shadow Clan mention things from the Ancient Martial Era?"

"Yes, all of them were collected by the first Lord Xue," You Xuan nodded.

Jiang Chen blinked, whispered to himself, "It seems that after things here are settled, I need to visit the Unchanging Valley!"

"Lord Xue, if you wish to see the records, you need not go to the Unchanging Valley. When you sent people to Dingjing with the items from the Yunpiao Sect, I thought of those records from the first Lord Xue. They've already been sent to the Dingyun Lake Villa! You just didn't stay long enough the last time you returned, so I forgot to tell you!" You Xuan said softly.

"Jiang Chen!"

A loud shout interrupted Jiang Chen's conversation with You Xuan. Hu Hada felt that the soul force within him was diminishing rapidly, and his own divine soul was soon to be targeted. "You can't kill me! I'm a disciple of the Life Temple. If you kill me, the Life Temple will hunt you down relentlessly once they arrive!"

"You trying to deceive me?"

Jiang Chen looked at Hu Hada amusingly, "The revival of the Ancient Martial Era is uncertain, and besides, who would know you were killed here? Who would know it was me? How ridiculous you are!"

"They know! The temple knows! My divine soul contains a Life Imprint. If I die, the imprint will attach to one of the surrounding souls based on the soul fluctuations, and the Life Temple will definitely find you!" Hu Hada said urgently.

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, turning to look at You Xuan.

You Xuan frowned tightly and said solemnly, "According to the records, due to the uniqueness of their Cultivation Technique, there have never been many disciples of the Life Temple. It's true that each disciple's divine soul contains a unique imprint of the Life Temple, and according to the records, this imprint attaches directly to the soul of those nearby at the time of the disciple's death, making it impossible to remove!"

"Exactly, you can't kill me!" Hu Hada quickly agreed.

"Is that so!" Jiang Chen glanced at Hu Hada, "So if I don't want to be hunted endlessly by the Life Temple, I can't kill you, right?"

"Yes!" Hu Hada nodded quickly in desperation.

Buzz!

Jiang Chen's mind moved, and the True Dragon Martial Spirit stopped absorbing the soul force, hovering menacingly beside Hu Hada.

Sigh!

Hu Hada let out a breath, glancing cautiously at the True Dragon Martial Spirit beside him, and looked up at Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, you've made a very wise choice. Put away your Martial Soul so we can talk properly. Perhaps, I can say a few good words for you when the temple's people arrive, allowing you to join the Life Temple for cultivation."

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen's eyes rolled, and he flashed three meters ahead of Hu Hada.

Swish!

You Xuan followed closely, watching Hu Hada guardedly.

Hu Hada's eyes lit up, but after glancing at the True Dragon Martial Spirit beside him and Hu Hada, he took no action.

Due to losing too much soul force all at once, Hu Hada's body, made of life energy, had begun to dissipate. Coupled with the time delay caused by Jiang Chen verifying the matter of the Life Imprint with You Xuan, Hu Hada had lost a significant amount of soul force, leaving him in a weakened state, having abundant life energy but temporarily unable to launch an effective attack!

"Jiang Chen, because of you, my actions were severely impacted, causing me to lose a large amount of soul force. Now my body is nearly uncontrollable; you must provide me with at least two Saint Realm souls to stabilize my body to prevent it from collapsing, or else when the temple's people arrive from the Void Nether, they will surely hold you accountable!"

Seeing Jiang Chen wary of the Life Temple, Hu Hada immediately began to tremble, loudly rebuking Jiang Chen.

"You want me to find souls for you to integrate?!" Jiang Chen sneered, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Jiang Chen, don't be ignorant; I'm telling you you not only need to find souls for me to absorb, but you also must use your influence to help me rule this world. Otherwise, the moment the temple's people arrive, will be the moment of your death!" Hu Hada shouted sternly again.

Jiang Chen's concerns about the Life Temple were genuine, and Hu Hada was absolutely sure of this, which made him believe he completely had Jiang Chen under control.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, coldly laughing, "Hu Hada, how blind you are. Since you so desperately want to live, I'll comply; it's time to make sure you can't live nor die!"

"What are you thinking? I'm telling you if you dare act against me, the temple..." Hu Hada's face changed, nervously glancing at the True Dragon Martial Spirit beside him.

"To hell with your temple! I hate being threatened!"

Jiang Chen cursed angrily, extending his hand as a dark Divine Lock Chain appeared in his hand.

"Did you really think not killing you means I have to let you go? You're delusional!"

Cursing once more, Jiang Chen swung his hand, sending the Divine Lock Chain viciously towards Hu Hada's head.

"What are you doing?"

Hu Hada's expression changed, his figure suddenly retreating explosively.

Roar!

Dragon chants echoed as the True Dragon Martial Spirit inhaled.

Swish!

A divine soul was sucked entirely out of the body composed of green energy.

Crash!

The Divine Lock Chain instantly pierced into Hu Hada's divine soul, binding him tightly!

"Ah!"

The pain of his soul being torn caused Hu Hada to let out a harrowing scream.

"Get over here!"

Jiang Chen yelled lowly, pulling with his hand, reeling Hu Hada's divine soul, bound by the Divine Lock Chain, flying into Jiang Chen's forehead.

Roar!

The True Dragon Soul let out a roar, consuming the remaining soul force within the life energy, its figure flashing back into Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Inside Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Four figures appeared, one being Hu Hada's divine soul bound by the Divine Lock Chain, two being Jiang Chen's souls, and finally the returned True Dragon Martial Spirit.

"Hu Hada, until I find a way to deal with you, just stay here obediently!" the First Soul spoke coldly.

Hu Hada's divine soul, pierced by the Divine Lock Chain, suffered tremendous damage, leaving him extremely weak. Glaring at Jiang Chen, he weakly yet fiercely said, "You won't find a solution. There's no way to remove the imprint in this world; you're doomed!"

"Not in this world? So you're saying there's a way to remove the imprint?" the First Soul raised an eyebrow with amusement.

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