Chapter 327 - General of Soul (2/2)

“I’ve fought on horseback my entire life and my hands were tainted with too much blood. Your crime for intruding upon this forbidden land ought to be punishable by death, but I’ll consider the fact that this is your first offense. You may leave after you destroy your cultivation!”

The group turned an alarming shade of white when they heard the instruction to destroy their cultivation. If a cultivator were to destroy his cultivation, he might as well die.

Ling Fei tried to struggle but how could he when he was subject to such mighty force? The devilish general’s gaze turned cold. “What are you waiting for? Must I destroy your cultivation myself?”

He swung his saber as soon as he spoke. This time, no one could dodge his attack and the death of mind and soul was inevitable. Just as the saber was about to befall their heads, a dazzling multicolored light enveloped them.

It was Xiao Chen breaking the general’s restriction and whipping out the Fuxi Zither at the eleventh hour. The zither was now fixed with three strings, making it look more corporal than ever.

Mustering all his strength, he pulled all three strings to their limit. When the tyrannical saber finally fell, it stopped just a few meters away from the top of his head. What happened next was even more stupefying.

“This general greets you, Your Highness!”

The group watched as the general retrieved his crescent saber and got off his horse to swiftly walk up to kowtow in front of Xiao Chen.

Everyone looked at each other. One minute ago, they were standing on the verge of death. What was going on now? Xiao Chen was as surprised as any of them but he soon realized that it was the work of the Fuxi Zither! The general must have recognized the zither. His master must have once possessed a similar zither and that led to him misunderstanding Xiao Chen as his master.

The restriction placed on the group was now gone, but no one dared to move or speak still. Xiao Chen was silent for some time as he processed the sight of such a big monster kneeling to him. He then tested the waters, asking, “Who are you?”

“I’m Guifeng.”

“Um… You may rise, General Guifeng.”

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

Guifeng stood up and all six or seven meters of him towered over everyone like a giant. Xiao Chen turned around to check on everyone and saw their grim expressions. Xiaoyue shook her head at him, indicating that they should take this opportunity to leave lest the Devilish Spirit would go mad and hurt them.

Xiao Chen signaled them to be quiet before turning around and addressing Guifeng. “General Guifeng, do you know what is this place?”

“I perished here all those years ago along with my army of 8,000,000. Please name your punishment, Your Highness!”

Too much time must have passed, Xiao Chen thought, that this Devilish Spirit appeared somewhat delirious. He said, “You bear no guilt, General. How did you reawaken? What caused the Devil Qi on you?”

That was what he was most concerned about. Such a bizarre Negative Qi or such strong Devil Qi wouldn’t appear in this place without rhyme or reason.

Gui Feng replied, “More than a hundred years ago, a strong Negative Qi began invading this place. Then came the Devil Qi. I have no idea about the rest.”

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. Finally, they had gathered some useful information. The Negative and Devil Qi here was, as expected, not from the human world and neither was this place the Valley of God and Devil, the crevice of six realms. But more than a hundred years ago…? The Soul-consuming Evil Flower seemed to have made its first appearance some one hundred years ago.

“I see. Thank you for the information, General.”

Guifeng cupped his hands in obeisance. “Being a criminal, I dare not seek recognition. Now that I’m given the chance to once again revive the friendship between a ruler and his subordinate in this life, I wish to once again serve you, Your Highness. If you ever need my help, all you need to do is mention my name.” With that said, he gradually disappeared in front of everyone along with his black horse.

Zhiluan collapsed on the ground, paralyzed. He could finally take a breath in relief. “That’s just how strange and wonderful life is sometimes. Just a moment ago, he was ready to cut off your head but wanted to serve you in the next. Kid, a ghost will be haunting you from now on. That’s pretty scary to think about, ugh.” He scrunched ups his neck and made a strange movement.

Bai Yushu walked up to Xiao Chen with a gentle smile. “Congratulations, Brother Xiao. That spectral general here must be the ‘General of Soul’ that I read about in books. Once a General of Soul signs a contract with his master, he’ll pledge his life to serve his master for his whole life. There are people in this world who cultivate this specifically and rely on their General of Soul to become a hegemon. Now that you’ve obtained such a powerful General of Soul today, you’re akin to a tiger that has grown wings.”