Peng peng peng peng!
With his cultivation sealed, how could the old man possibly withstand Zhang Xuan's blows? After a few consecutive blows, he was pummeled to the point where his head swelled up like a pig's head.
"I'll kill you..."
The reason why he brought the Soulless Metal Humanoid here was to treat his affliction. Yet, he ended up being pummeled to such a state. Unable to hold himself back any longer, the old man gritted his teeth and his eyes reddened.
"Kill me? Didn't you want to make use of me to kill him? Why do you want to kill me now? "
With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan looked at the old man leisurely.
"What did you say? I... I don't know! "
Hearing those words, a hint of panic flashed across the old man's face, but he quickly concealed it.
"You don't know? You came here to possess someone else's body and even tried to erase the other party's soul... and you dare to say that you don't know? "
The edges of Zhang Xuan's lips curled up.
"Possession?"
Jin Conghai, Master Sai, and the others were taken aback. They turned to look at the old man warily.
Possession was a unique technique of soul oracles. It was also known as reincarnation through another body. As the name suggested, a soul oracle who had reached the end of his lifespan would forcefully suppress or kill the soul of another and borrow the other party's body to revive himself.
It was an extremely mysterious and bizarre technique.
"There's no need to worry, he hasn't succeeded yet!" Seeing the looks on everyone's faces, Zhang Xuan chuckled. "If he succeeds, he would be possessed by an evil spirit and I wouldn't be able to deal with it."
Previously, he had said that he was helpless against an evil spirit's possession, but it turned out that the old man wasn't possessed by an evil spirit. Rather, he had been possessed.
"You... Don't spout nonsense. I am me. I am possessed by an evil spirit, I am unable to deal with it..." The old man gritted his teeth.
"You were possessed by an evil spirit?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head. Circling around the old man once more, he placed his hands behind his back and said, "I'm not too sure what method you used to suppress the other party's soul, but I'm still able to see through it."
"He came to the auction hall to auction off the Soulless Metal Humanoid, but he didn't say what he wanted, allowing everyone to guess... If I'm not mistaken, it was his soul that was in control back then. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, but that you were suppressing him, preventing him from saying it!"
"Under the interrogation of the crowd, he became agitated, and you seized this opportunity to possess his body... Then, you said that you would bring anyone who bought the Soulless Metal Humanoid to the tomb of the soul oracle. If I'm not mistaken, you're trying to lure others over and set up a trap to kill more experts! "
Zhang Xuan harrumphed, "Otherwise, I would not have long to live after being possessed by an evil spirit while digging the Soulless Metal Humanoid. Why would I think of going there a second time? Are you so used to being abused that you want to seek death? "
"This …"
Jin Conghai and Master Sai were both shocked.
When the old man was being interrogated by the crowd earlier on the auction stage, he did want to say something, but his body swayed and he didn't speak again. Following that, he said this.
Now that he thought about it, it was indeed strange.
Even though he managed to obtain the Soulless Metal Humanoid in the soul oracle tomb, he was possessed by an evil spirit and was on the verge of death. Why would he still want to return to such a dangerous place?
Clearly, this was a huge loophole.
However, it was a pity that they were bewitched by the heritage of the soul oracles and didn't think of this possibility.
"I just want to raise the price..."
The old man said.
"Raise the price? Alright then! "
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly, "Elder Jin and Master Sai, I'll have to trouble you to release the seal on him!"
"Release the seal?"
The duo was taken aback.
Even though they had pummeled the other party viciously, it was only a superficial wound. Once the seal was released, he would regain his Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivation.
"Don't worry!" Knowing their worries, Zhang Xuan shot them a reassuring gaze.
"Alright!"
Knowing that even though the young man before them was young, he would never do anything he wasn't confident of, the duo immediately clasped their hands together.
Hu!
The aura suppressing the old man disappeared, and his aura returned to normal.
"Hmph, I don't think you two know how to expel the evil spirit. Since that's the case, I'll be taking my leave!"
Heaving a sigh of relief, the old man turned around to leave.
However, before he could take two steps, he saw the young man blocking his path.
"Do you think that you can stop me with your strength?" the young man sneered coldly.
Even though he couldn't tell the young man's exact cultivation, from the fact that he had the others make a move against him, he could tell that the other party was definitely weaker than him.
"Give it a try then!" Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan raised his leg and kicked the old man once more.
"Hmph!"
The old man's face darkened, and he abruptly grabbed forward.
However, instead of grabbing anything, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Peng!
He was sent flying once more, crashing heavily onto the ground.
"You..."
The old man narrowed his eyes.
"Are you surprised?" Zhang Xuan walked up to Luo Ruoxin once more and struck his palm down.
Pah!
Another five palm prints appeared on the old man's face, and he fell to the ground.
"This..."
The crowd stared at one another in shock.
"A Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator is unable to withstand a Half-Transcension... What is going on?"
"I have no idea as well..."
The old man was clearly a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator, and when he was sealed, he exerted incredible strength. Why did he suddenly become a weakling? How could he be beaten up by a Half-Transcension cultivator?
Even if Zhang Shi was capable of fighting against cultivators stronger than him, it would still be difficult for him to deal with a Transcendent Mortal primary stage cultivator. Yet, he was still unable to retaliate against a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator.
"Did teacher's cultivation increase once more?"
In contrast to their shock, Zhao Ya and the others were filled with excitement.
Their teacher achieving breakthroughs as easily as drinking water had already become a habit of theirs. Seeing how a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator was beaten up badly, they thought that Zhang Xuan had achieved a breakthrough.
"No, it's just that... the old man's cultivation has weakened! His current fighting prowess is only at Transcendent Mortal 1-dan primary stage! "Zhao Feiwu said.
Due to the limitations of her body, she didn't cultivate much. Even though she was knowledgeable, her eye of discernment was still sharp.
"Un, gongzi is right. His current fighting prowess is only at Transcendent Mortal 1-dan primary stage, just that... his cultivation is at Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle. As for why... I have no idea!"
Jin Conghai said.
"For a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator to only possess the strength of a Transcendent Mortal 1-dan primary stage..."
Hearing their confirmation, Zhao Ya and the others were perplexed.
Luo Qin was even more perplexed.
"Did you hear that? I'm not the only one who has noticed it. Everyone else has noticed it as well. What else do you have to say for yourself? "
Zhang Xuan halted his attacks and turned to look at the elder who was being pummeled once more with a smile.
"I... am injured, so I'm unable to exert my strength..."
The old man gritted his teeth.
"Even if you are injured, it shouldn't be possible for you to be unable to exert strength close to two realms!" As though knowing that the old man would say such words, Zhang Xuan said.
"Zhang Shi, what's going on?"
Seeing that the other party was at a loss for words, Master Sai couldn't hold himself back any longer.
"Simple. The strength of the soul being possessed isn't equal to the person being possessed! If I'm not mistaken, the person being possessed is a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator whereas the soul being possessed is only at Transcendent Mortal 1-dan primary stage! "
Zhang Xuan replied, "Even though I've taken over your body, I haven't gotten used to it yet. Especially after I beat you up earlier, it's hard for your physical body and soul to harmonize with one another. Even if you can control it, you won't be able to activate your Zhenyuan. That's why you seem so weak!"
When Zhang Xuan first saw the elder on the auction stage, his Eye of Insight had noticed quite a few flaws in the other party's disguise, and this had left him perplexed.
Under normal circumstances, given Zhang Xuan's current cultivation realm, he should only be able to peer into the soul of a Transcendent Mortal primary stage cultivator. However... the reason why he was able to see through the soul of a Transcendent Mortal primary stage cultivator was because he had fused with a Transcendent Mortal primary stage soul.
In the first place, possession had a poor compatibility with the physical body. When one's physical body was pummeled, it would naturally choose to approach the original soul, thus distancing itself from the possessed soul... As a result, even though Zhang Xuan possessed the strength of a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle cultivator, he was unable to exert it.
"You, you …"
The old man's face turned pale.
He could have explained it earlier, but now that Zhang Xuan had pointed out the crux of the matter, there was no way he could explain it anymore.
After all, it was just a flesh wound. To a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle expert, this kind of injury was negligible.
"There's no need for that. You and me, I purposely said that I'm possessed by an evil spirit to dispel your worries. You thought that this was a good opportunity to use me to kill the soul that's competing with you … I'm not wrong, am I?"
Zhang Xuan continued.
Even though the other party had successfully possessed the other party, he didn't manage to destroy the other party's soul.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come all the way here to auction off the Soulless Metal Humanoid and exchange it for the method to suppress it.
It was a good idea, but if it had been anyone else, they might have really fallen for it and destroyed the original soul to fulfill the possession. However... it was a pity that the other party had met with Zhang Xuan.
Under the might of the heavens, there was nothing one could hide from. Putting aside a soul, even a wisp of smoke wouldn't be able to escape Zhang Xuan's eyes.
"You... Since you've already seen through my disguise, I won't hide it anymore. Indeed, I have possessed this fellow!"
Seeing that there was no way he could hide it anymore, the elder stood up and harrumphed coldly.
"It's really him?"
"A Transcendent Mortal 1-dan soul possessing a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle physical body..."
Hearing the elder admit to it, everyone's face paled in fright.
The difference between a Transcendent Mortal 1-dan primary stage and a Transcendent Mortal 2-dan pinnacle was nearly two whole realms. In terms of fighting prowess, the gap between the two realms was like the gap between the heavens and the earth. Yet, this soul was able to possess the other party...
How in the world did he do it?
This was way too fearsome!
"It's good that you admit to it. Actually, what I said earlier... was just a guess of mine. If you hadn't admitted to it, I would have thought that I had guessed wrongly..." Zhang Xuan said.
He was speaking the truth.
The Library of Heaven's Path could only see the flaws in the other party's body. As for what the other party was, it couldn't analyze it, nor could it provide an answer.
He had only come up with this hypothesis through analyzing the various flaws and combining them with the knowledge in his head. To think that... he would actually be right.
"You..."
The elder's face reddened, and he nearly spurted blood.
If only he knew that it was just a guess, he would have never admitted to it...
Now that he had admitted to it, there was no way he could deny it anymore...
"There's no need for you to be gleeful!"
Narrowing his eyes, the elder tossed aside his frustration and sneered coldly, "My soul is currently the master of this body. Even if you know that I have possessed the other party's body, what can you do about it? Do you think that you can kill me... "
"Do you dare?"
(Last night, I worked overtime until midnight and came up with another chapter. I still have to invigilate the exam in the morning. My heart aches, please console me!)
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