Chapter 1654: Arrogant Congenital Fetal Poison

The congenital fetal poison vanished from the soul body. Zhang Xuan, aided by heavenly fire, tempered his soul for a time. Before long, the dark clouds slowly dispersed.

The Heavenly Fire Tribulation had been successfully overcome!

Having crossed this fearsome tribulation of the Great Sage Second Layer, Zhang Xuan's soul body had turned entirely golden, and when tapped with a finger, it emitted a metallic ring.

If one hadn't known it was a shaman soul, one might have mistaken it for a physical body.

A shaman soul tempered by heavenly fire now bore some resemblance to a physical body. No wonder Lu Chong, relying solely on his soul, could charge seven times in and out of a crowd of Nine-Star Master Teachers!

Zhang Xuan was filled with excitement.

A shaman soul could change at will. If one wished not to be seen, even if it was radiant gold, the naked eye could not perceive it. If one wished to be seen, it became as hard as a weapon, and even experts of the same level could not tell it was merely a soul.

No wonder shaman soul masters were renowned in ancient times and inspired awe in countless people. This method of tempering the soul was indeed enviable.

Most importantly, the lifespan of a shaman soul far exceeds that of a cultivator!

Any physical body, even if nourished by true qi and with cells that never decay, has a lifespan limit and will eventually die of old age.

A shaman soul is different; its lifespan far exceeds that of the body. A Great Sage physical body might live 1,500 years, which is not short, but a shaman soul can live 3,000 years or more!

However, shaman souls also have their own flaw—the Five Declines of Soul Power...

Shaman soul masters have many advantages but also greater disadvantages. The greatest difficulty is the Five Declines of Soul Power. However, since he cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique, this issue did not arise, so he need not worry.

As he marveled at his progress, he turned to look at his clone. It was now radiant gold, its soul also tempered, and the aura within it churned unceasingly, its strength terrifying.

Golden Body Great Perfection?

The corner of his mouth twitched.

He had once burned the blood of Master Teacher Kong and used the power of the Immortal Realm Great Perfection, so although he had never cultivated to the Great Sage level, he knew each stage very well.

The clone before him had golden pupils, clearly having cultivated the Golden Body to the Great Perfection realm...

Not only had he overcome the Heavenly Fire Tribulation, but he had also cultivated so quickly...

Clutching his chest, Zhang Xuan felt a pang of pain.

Compared to him, it was really frustrating...

He had always felt that his own progress was fast, but this guy was even faster!

You go back to the folded space first...

He instructed the clone to return to the folded space to consolidate its newly elevated cultivation, while he himself flickered through the air and flew down.

You, you... overcame the Supreme Heavenly Fire Tribulation?

The skeleton trembled incessantly, the Dragon Bone Divine Spear seemed choked, its mouth wide open and unable to close.

It had thought that, faced with such a violent lightning tribulation, he would surely be burned to ashes. It never expected him to succeed so quickly...

Was he even human?

Mm...

Ignoring its shock, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and was about to return to his physical body when his pupils suddenly contracted. What is this?

He saw his physical body, sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a dark face, black smoke rising from its head, trembling incessantly as if enduring some pain.

Something ran out from the dark clouds just now and drilled straight in. I thought it was you being burned like this... so I didn't stop it.

The Dragon Bone Divine Spear was full of embarrassment.

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

I'm not dead, how could I be burned like this...

As for you, a skeleton, I wonder if your flesh was roasted and eaten...

Too lazy to bicker with this skeleton, his shaman soul flickered and drilled into his physical body. Zhang Xuan then opened his eyes, his face twitching, almost exploding.

He saw the congenital fetal poison that had escaped from his soul body now lying lazily inside his physical body. When his divine sense swept over, it even greeted him, full of contentment.

He had thought it was completely eliminated, but unexpectedly, it had run from the shaman soul back into the physical body!

Playing house?

The physical body runs to the witch soul, and the witch soul runs back...

Do you really think I, Zhang Xuan, don't exist?

Die!

His face darkened, and the Heavenly Dao true qi in his body surged over.

The fetal poison, fearing the Heavenly Dao true qi, had fled from the physical body into the witch soul. If it dared to return, he would crush it directly!

Rumble!

In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Dao true qi reached the fetal poison and charged at it.

The fetal poison stepped back a few paces, then collided with the Heavenly Dao true qi.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Like the clone, it swam freely in the true qi, feeling very comfortable.

You...

Zhang Xuan was stunned.

Previously, this fetal poison was extremely afraid of Heavenly Dao true qi; whenever it surged over, it would flee in terror. How could it now swim inside it?

Could it be... after experiencing the Supreme Heavenly Fire Tribulation, this thing also evolved and no longer fears... Heavenly Dao true qi?

His face turned ashen.

Although this thing fled in terror at the sight of heavenly fire, it had also been scorched by the heavenly fire for a while. Could it really have mutated and no longer fear even Heavenly Dao true qi?

As a poison master, he knew that many potent toxins could indeed mutate and evolve over time.

If that were the case, it would be disastrous.

Previously, the pressure from the true qi kept it from acting recklessly. Without that suppression, if it ran wild or erupted completely, wouldn't he die even faster?

Witch soul, suppress!

After testing a few more times and finding the true qi indeed useless, Zhang Xuan's mind stirred, and his witch soul pressed down toward it.

Seeing the witch soul's suppression, the fetal poison stepped back a few paces again and hid in a corner, motionless.

It should be because the witch soul, having been tempered by heavenly fire, still contains residual heavenly fire power, which is why this thing is somewhat afraid...

The witch soul had just been tempered by the Supreme Heavenly Fire, and just as it previously contained thunder, it now contained the power of heavenly fire, causing this thing to be afraid.

But...

The witch soul needed to merge with the physical body; it couldn't suppress this thing all the time!

Otherwise, with the body and soul separated, anyone could tell he was a witch soul master.

Try to expel it from the body...

Gritting his teeth, the witch soul began to chase.

Not good, it's stuck...

After a moment, Zhang Xuan looked distressed.

Having comprehended the True Solution of Sealing, his witch soul could expand and contract, but the range of contraction was still limited. Seeing the witch soul pursuing, the fetal poison directly hid in the tiniest meridians, where even the soul couldn't squeeze in...

If he forced his way in, he might rupture the meridians and die even more miserably.

As soon as the witch soul withdrew, the fetal poison crawled out from the tiny meridian. When chased, it hid again... Back and forth several times, it seemed to enjoy the game, as if saying, I'm out, I'm in, I'm in, I'm out again... Come and catch me if you can!

You'd better not cause trouble, or else, even if I have to abandon my physical body, I'll kill you!

Snorting coldly, Zhang Xuan's witch soul re-merged with his physical body, using Heavenly Dao true qi to guard against the thing's mischief. Only then did he breathe a slight sigh of relief, while continuously rubbing his brow.

Alright...

It's still better to pretend I, Zhang Xuan, don't exist...

At least, that way I can worry less...