Chapter 2376: Separating From Lin Xiaoying (1/2)

“Life Reaping Sword Dao!” The Departing Sword Sage’s voice was as cold as his sword.

Life Reaping Sword Dao!

Everyone felt the stinging killing intent roiling around them.

Wang Yuan’s expression was ugly to the extreme, and despite feeling apprehensive of the Departing Sword Sage’s sword dao, he couldn’t lose face on the surface. “You’ve got a big tone there. It’s just a low-level trick. Wu Wo, as strong as your sword dao attainments might seem, you’re only capable of killing ants below True Saint Realm!”

Indeed, for True Saint Realm experts, once they successfully integrated with a Saint Fate, transforming his soul to holy soul, it meant that they had broken off from the shackles of the natural law of death and reincarnation. Their holy soul was indestructible. Even though the Departing Sword Sage’s sword dao was powerful, he wouldn’t be able to annihilate Wang Yuan’s holy soul unless the Departing Sword Sage could transcend True Saint Realm, stepping into Primal Ancestor Realm.

Yet the Departing Sword Sage scoffed, “Killing you is only a matter of time! Even if I can’t kill you now, I can destroy your flesh, and damage your holy soul!”

Wang Yuan’s face sank in displeasure having that pointed out.

And the Departing Sword Sage’s words gave Huang Xiaolong food for thought.

Although a True Saint’s holy soul was indestructible, his flesh was not indestructible. If a True Saint’s physical body was destroyed, and his holy soul suffered severe damage, there were only two methods to deal with the situation; the first method was to enter reincarnation and start cultivating from scratch, whereas the second method was to find a suitable physical body. The problem was, finding a suitable physical body was not easy.

This situation was similar to a saint artifact that was broken. With half of the saint artifact missing, it was difficult to find an exact part to fit it back, and to reforge it back as one entity. Some times, one might fail to meet a suitable body after searching for several hundred thousand years, even million of years.

Then again, even if one found a suitable body, he would have to spend a lot of effort to temper the flesh and bones. To temper the new body until it was as strong as how it used to be was a long and laborious process. Therefore, if a True Saint’s physical body was destroyed, and he suffered severe soul injury, the best choice was to enter reincarnation and start from zero, like what Wan Zhuoyuan did.

There was one advantage to starting from zero, and that was retaining a part of one’s True Saint Realm memories which increased one’s cultivation speed. But there was a downside as well, the holy soul only retained a small fraction of power. The holy soul’s power would recover as one’s cultivation rose.

Right at this time, Xie Bufan’s voice rang, “Retreat!”

He then exerted a powerful palm strike at Tan Juan and seized the chance to leap away, retreating with Dou Rui and the rest of the Devil Palace’s disciples.

After seeing the situation was worse for the Devil Palace’s disciples, and Huang Xiaolong had the protection of Departing Sword Sage, Xie Bufan felt that there was no hope of getting the Dual-Pupiled Profound Beast. Hence he decided to withdraw.

In seconds, Xie Bufan, Dou Rui, and the rest of Devil Palace’s experts had all run away, leaving twenty or so corpses of Devil Palace’s disciples on the ground.

“We’re leaving as well.” Wang Yuan barely hesitated before instructing the Nine Plains Holy Gate experts, cupping his fists towards the Clear Snow Palace’s group then sped away.

Upon seeing this, the Holy Lands Alliance’s Yu Fujiang and those with him also bid their farewell in a haste.

The Blue Whale Race, Scarlet Flame Holy Gate, and other forces’ experts hurriedly greeted the Clear Snow Palace’s three beauties and took their leave.

When Yu Fujiang and Chen Zifeng were leaving, their gazes lingered a second longer on Lin Xiaoying.

Huang Xiaolong watched the True Reason’s Saint Fan Xia follow the Holy Lands Alliance and leave without any intention to stop. There would be time to avenge Di Huai’s family annihilation.

As for Dou Rui!

Huang Xiaolong glanced coldly in the direction Dou Rui had left. The day would come when he would devour Dou Rui’s flesh.

In a short while, all parties had left except for the Clear Snow Palace’s group.

“How dare you hide that from me, Thirteen!” Lin Xiaoying stood in front of Huang Xiaolong in a huff, and questioned angrily before Huang Xiaolong could utter a syllable.

A wry smile flashed across Huang Xiaolong’s face, knowing very well that this missy was talking about the Departing Sword Sage.

“You didn’t ask me.” Huang Xiaolong answered.

Tan Juan smiled warmly and said to Lin Xiaoying, “Alright now, Junior Sister Lin, don’t make trouble.” She then nodded her head at the Departing Sword Sage in greeting, “Brother Wu Wo, long time no see. Your sword dao has improved significantly.”

She and the Departing Sword Sage had met several times before this. Thus they could be considered as familiar with one another.

The Departing Sword Sage nodded slightly and smiled as he returned the greeting, “Miss Tan Juan.”

“Brother Wu Wo, you and Young Master Thirteen are?” Ji Xinyi jumped in with her curiosity.