Chapter 867: Just a Simple Fat Cultivator (2/2)

”Who…the heck are you?” Zuna asked as she stared with hatred, watching the remaining bandits fall prey to the demon beasts. She then noticed faint fluctuations in her surroundings, watching how Yuric's Spiritual Incarnation seemed to have been doused by it. Her eyes widened in shock as she eventually understood something, finally sighing in resignation.

”Oh, you know. Just a simple fat cultivator,” Tina smirked as she replied, watching the demon beast group swarm Whack and Zuna, overwhelming them until they were eventually killed. She didn't seem to care about the number of demon beasts that she had wasted to kill the two bandit bosses.

It seemed that all the demon beasts that were a part of their caravan were those Tina had put under her control.

A number surpassing two thousand.

A Beast Tamer could at most control one or two demon beasts. But she, on the other hand, had long since surpassed the common sense of the world.

”Beast Tamer Spiritual Incarnation,” Yuric looked around and sighed as he muttered. It was the name he had given to Tina's Spiritual Incarnation. Even he had no idea what laws formed the core of her Spiritual Incarnation and what method she had used to condense it. Though, he did know of its final effect.

It was to tame demon beasts. On top of that, as long as a single tamed demon beast lived, she could revive through it. Yuric wasn't even sure if Tina's current appearance was her true self. The concept of life and death no longer existed for those with a Spiritual Incarnation.

As long as their laws existed, their body would more or less be undying. Even if they died of old age, they could rebirth with a new body soon after. Though, this usually implied they had to cultivate from scratch. Then again, as they revived through their Spiritual Incarnations, they weren't easy to kill.

It was why danger zones existed all over the four realms. Usually, when powerful figures with Spiritual Incarnations died, they scattered it all over the land. Sometimes, the Spiritual Incarnation fragments slipped through the God Realm and fell into the three realms below, forming the danger zones in them.

After that, as thousands of years passed, they would eventually recondense themselves into a cultivator of the lower realms and embark on a journey to find the remaining fragments of their Spiritual Incarnation.

And once they complete it, they would return to the God Realm through the traditional way—as a Nascent God. It was why cultivators with Spiritual Incarnation were both revered and feared.

Yuric mentally sighed after looking at the chaos done by Tina, feeling restricted as he glanced at Hwalian and the other mercenaries from his Mercenary Team. He was the only one among them that hadn't fallen prey to Tina. It was all thanks to his Spiritual Incarnation.

Unless Tina spent tremendous effort to subdue him, she couldn't control him. Moreover, even after that, as long as Yuric fought against her using his Spiritual Incarnation, he would slowly break out of her control. That was why she hadn't bothered to waste her time and energy on him.

After all, she didn't need to control him directly. She had better alternatives, which was controlling his Mercenary Team. Plus, unless he didn't abide by her terms, she would kill his team members. If it was anyone else, Yuric might just grit his teeth and escape. After all, he had his pride as a cultivator with a Spiritual Incarnation.

But Hwalian, the only other God Core Realm expert in his Mercenary Team, was his sworn brother. He couldn't leave him alone. It was why he had no other choice but to submit to Tina's wishes.

'Thankfully, Xula escaped.' Yuric sighed as he thought this. Even though he acted otherwise, he was happy when Xula and Krune showed dissatisfaction towards Trivar. It meant Xula would eventually extricate herself from the mission, especially from Tina.

After all, she was also a demon beast, one originating from a powerful race at that. Moreover, she was close to completing her Spiritual Incarnation. It was the only reason why Tina hadn't acted on her. Even after taking control of the others in Xula's mercenary team, she didn't display it openly, waiting for the day Xula completed her Spiritual Incarnation.

That way, she would obtain a second expert on her side. Yuric mentally smirked as he inwardly muttered to himself, 'Unfortunately for Tina, Zuna foiled her plans. Surprisingly, she was able to detect it so quickly and act upon it, killing Xula's teammates without hesitation. Now, Tina lost her chance to take control of Xula in the future.'

”What are you wasting time for, Yuric? Let's go,” Trivar spoke from atop the carriage. ”Also, bring in the storage rings of those two bandit bosses.”

”Understood.” Yuric nodded, making a hand motion as two rings flew out from the swamp before landing on his palms. He then presented them to Trivar with a mild bow.

Trivar then shattered the formations on the rings before gazing inside, only to scowl with anger, ”Those bastards dare play a prank on me even after their deaths?!”

Contained within each ring was a single slip of paper that stated the same thing. ”To the one that steals from this bandit boss, know that you will end up getting nothing. Hahaha! Did you really think I would stash all my precious treasures inside my ring? They're hidden somewhere you don't even have a clue to begin searching of. Well, sucks to be as dumb as you.”