Published: January 1, 2025
At this moment, Zhuge Tuyang was actually trying to flee.
Qin Chen was surrounded by the light of fate, and with a single step forward, he stomped his foot down on the ground.
Immediately, the ground in the distance shook as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth splitting apart, creating a large pit. A figure was violently shaken out, and it turned out to be Qin Chen who had forced Zhuge Tuyang out from deep within the earth.
"Zhuge Tuyang, it’s useless; you have already been branded by this Young Master. Before me, you have nowhere to go and no way to escape!"
The light of fate in Qin Chen's hand condensed and transformed into a chain of seven colors, radiating divine light, directly sweeping Zhuge Tuyang back and throwing him onto the ground.
"You brat, who exactly are you? Could it really be that you are the Qin Chen who killed my Zhuge family's Holy Son, Zhuge Xu? But how did you cultivate to this level? Back then, you weren’t even a Saint Master," Zhuge Tuyang exclaimed, his internal power imprisoned, completely losing the courage to resist. His eyes were filled with terror, looking at Qin Chen as if he were seeing a ghost. "Why is it that the Demon Tribe's Demon Lord wants to hunt you down? Moreover, why does your fate seem to be intertwined with the grand forces of the heavenly realm? Even the ancestor cannot deduce your existence."
"These things you don't need to know. Your Zhuge family has been too audacious. Originally, there was not much enmity between us, but your Zhuge family has repeatedly calculated against me and plotted against me. Hmph, from this, it can be seen that your Zhuge family does not truly grasp the path of fate; you have merely stolen the fortune of fate. The true master of fate will only follow the will of heaven and the course of fate, while you wish to go against the heavens."
"No, you misunderstand. Our Zhuge family has no such intention. There is actually no enmity between us; all the conflicts are merely because of the Qingxue family. I can swear that as long as you spare me a way to live and let me leave, our Zhuge family can be your eternal friends," Zhuge Tuyang pleaded desperately for survival.
"At this point, you still dare to deceive me? Hmph, I have already searched the souls of several elders of your Zhuge family. I understand everything about your Zhuge family; all of their power of fate has been refined by me and is under my control," Qin Chen said coldly.
"You!"
Zhuge Tuyang's throat made a gurgling sound, as if he were choking. "How dare you search the souls of the elders of our Zhuge family!"
"What of searching the souls of elders? Today, even you cannot escape death."
As Qin Chen's voice fell, he placed a palm on the top of Zhuge Tuyang's head, extracting his power as if siphoning it, taking in various divine abilities, the cultivation methods of the Zhuge family, and the essence of fate into his own body, filling him with power once again.
In particular, Zhuge Tuyang's soul and the memories within were quickly searched by Qin Chen.
At this moment, Qin Chen finally realized the terror of the Heavenly Soul Forbidden Technique. Although his power was extremely formidable, under normal circumstances, even a peak Saint Master would struggle to search the soul of a late-stage Saint Master. Yet, Qin Chen, a mid-stage peak Saint Master, was actually searching the soul of a peak Saint Master like Zhuge Tuyang, which was quite rare in the world.
In an instant, countless memories and experiences surged into Qin Chen’s mind, the vast amount of information nearly overwhelming him.
However, Qin Chen activated the Heavenly Soul Forbidden Technique, filtering out a large amount of chaotic information. Although his soul was strong, absorbing too many souls would lead to confusion; he allowed most of the soul power to be absorbed by the Myriad Realms Demon Tree, serving as soul nourishment for the Heavenly Fire Venerable and the Myriad Spirits Demon Venerable. The only thing Qin Chen retained was the information he needed.