Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1273: Soul Devouring Ancestor

Before Zhang Fei could dip his hand into the soul pond, several souls had already come out from within and pulled him in.

"Zhang Fei!"

"Husband!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Nalan Shizhe, Nalan Yushu, and Nalan Wangzi shouted in shock before jumping into the pond. However, the souls inside hit the three of them, sending them flying backwards.

Nalan Huanzi, who was in the distance, immediately ran over to them. "What happened to my brother-in-law?"

Nalan Shizhe hurriedly got up and ran to the side of the soul pond, followed by her three children. However, a soul bubble covered the pond, preventing them from approaching.

"Mother, he—"

Nalan Shizhe shook her head at her second daughter. "We can’t do anything right now, Yushu. This has never happened before, but you don’t have to worry because these souls are not evil. Perhaps, there’s something inside Zhang Fei’s body that attracted their attention, and they took the initiative to bring him into the pond."

"Are you sure he will be okay, mother?"

Nalan Shizhe let out a heavy sigh before answering her eldest daughter. "I can’t say anything now because I’ve never been there, but Zhang Fei should be fine. Have you fallen in love with him now too?"

"Haha! I haven’t completely fallen in love with him, but we’ve been intimate a few times, and I’ve also used his Yang Qi to strengthen my body." Nalan Wangzi gave Nalan Shizhe a bottle of Zhang Fei’s Yang Qi. "Try it, and you will know that it is precious."

Nalan Yushu glanced at Nalan Wangzi, who winked at her. She then looked at their mother, who hesitated for a moment before drinking it.

Nalan Huanzhi didn’t say anything, but he felt strange because his mother and two sisters drank Zhang Fei’s Yang Qi. ’I hope our mother won’t fall for him.’

"How do you feel?"

Nalan Shizhe nodded slightly. "His Yang Qi is truly precious, and it is much stronger than all items that contain Yang Qi. No wonder all his wives’ cultivation increased that fast, even though they only dual cultivated with him."

"Drink it again." Nalan Wangzi gave her mother another bottle of Zhang Fei’s Yang Qi, which she immediately drank down. "The more of his Yang Qi we consume, the greater the effect and the stronger our bodies become. In fact, our relationship hasn’t gone that far, and I always drink his Yang Qi through bottles like this."

Nalan Shizhe nodded in understanding and turned toward the soul pond again. ’What do these souls really want from Zhang Fei?’

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Zhang Fei floated down to the bottom of the Soul Pond, and he could hear many voices coming from all the souls inside as if they wanted to tell him something, but he couldn’t understand their language.

Zhang Fei activated his soul domain and enveloped the entire area within the pond, causing those souls to transform into their old forms. "Are you all the souls of the soul-devouring demon race that lived far in the past?"

"You’re right, young man." A male demon nodded to Zhang Fei. "We have been waiting for your arrival for a long time, the successor of the ten-tailed fox."

Zhang Fei furrowed his brows after hearing that, but this was not the first time he had met people who had direct connections with Hu Tianlang in the past. Feng Yao obviously had a direct connection with the old fox, and he met Tian Kongquaan and Yan Huo in the Sovereign Heaven Realm. In the Paradise Realm, Yin Yue and Tian Taiyang met the old fox in the past, and the past soul-devouring demon race was the same. "Did you all gather here because of the old fox’s request?"

"Yes." The male demon nodded again. "The ten-tailed fox met our demon god before she died, and he helped her preserve her corpse at the bottom of this pond. He asked us to guard her corpse and not allow anyone to enter here except his future successor, and he also left something in our souls that allows us to recognize your identity immediately."

’What exactly does the old fox plan? Why did he arrange so many things for his successor? I’ve tried asking his benevolent soul about it, but he said he doesn’t have complete memories of his past, and he always asks me to collect all the pieces of his soul first.’ Zhang Fei then asked him. "Did the old fox say something else to you?"

"Young man, we were just servants of our demon god, so the ten-tailed fox didn’t say anything to us." The male demon pointed downwards. "Our demon god is waiting for you below, and you will know everything after you talk to her."

"I see." Zhang Fei nodded in understanding as he looked down, but his senses and Mei couldn’t probe that deep.

A while later, Zhang Fei finally arrived at the bottom of the pond, where he found a black coffin in its center. After the souls left him, a female soul emerged from the coffin, but she immediately struck his chest, causing his body to fall backwards.

Zhang Fei was completely shocked because the female soul could force his soul out of his body with just a light attack. However, her next action shocked him further, as he split his soul into four: his human soul, his fox soul, his lust demon soul, and his calamity demon dragon soul. ’Tch! The soul of a former demon god is indeed different.’

"Hmm?" The female demon raised an eyebrow after she saw Zhang Fei’s four souls. "In the past, Hu Tianlang told me that you would have three souls, but you actually had four."

Zhang Fei shook his head at her. "I don’t know what the old fox told you in the past, but I only had three souls before, and I got my fourth soul not too long ago."

"I see." The female demon nodded slightly. "Your fourth soul should be the one and only Calamity Demon Dragon, right?"

"That’s right." Zhang Fei then merged his four souls into one again. "So, what’s your name? What do you want to talk to me about?"

"My past name was Nalan Ziyue, but that doesn’t matter anymore because I’ll disappear forever after this." Zhang Fei raised an eyebrow, but the female demon immediately touched his forehead. Many memories flooded his mind at once, causing him to feel dizzy and nauseous. A while later, she pulled her hand back and spoke to him. "All of them are my past memories about my soul-devouring demon race, and I gave them to you because you will be the leader of my race in the future."

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei stared at Nalan Ziyue in confusion. "My mother-in-law is the current demon god of your soul-devouring demon race, and your race members are loyal to her, so I don’t think they need a new leader."

"You misunderstood my words." Nalan Ziyue shook her head at Zhang Fei. "You are destined to be the peacemaker, and you will unite all races in this universe. It doesn’t matter if my soul-devouring demon race has a demon god now; they will eventually become your subordinates in the future. Therefore, I share my memories with you to help you understand my race more deeply, and you will be able to lead them to become better in the future."

Zhang Fei let out a heavy sigh after hearing that. "Honestly, I’ve already accepted the fact that I’m destined to be the peacemaker, but all of you have too high expectations of me. My cultivation is still too weak, and my demon rank hasn’t even been broken through to the Seven Supreme Demon Ranks, so my journey is still too long."

"Haha." Nalan Ziyue waved her hand, and the coffin lid opened by itself. She then took out an item and handed it to Zhang Fei. "You need this Demon Ritual Sigil, right?"

"That’s right." Zhang Fei gladly accepted it. "With this, I only need to collect the remaining two since I already got the Abyssal Demon Heart and the Demon Essence Drop."

Nalan Ziyue nodded in understanding. "You can search for the Infernal Blood Core in the Heavenly Fiend Domain, but you have to kill the Infernal Fiend to get it. I don’t know anything about this era or its power, so you must go there to check it out for yourself. As for the Demon Soul Elixir, you can try to find the Witch Demon Race, and they can help you to concoct it."

"Can members of the Witch Demon Race really concoct the Demon Soul Elixir?" Zhang Fei asked in surprise.

Nalan Ziyue nodded at Zhang Fei. "The Witch Demon Race is very skilled at creating items like the Demon Soul Elixir, but their numbers are extremely rare, and they are never willing to meet people outside their race."

"I see." Zhang Fei nodded with a smile as he remembered Morgana. "Actually, I have a witch demon by my side, but she was born in the Three Mortal Realms, and her demon rank has long been stuck at the Empress Rank, so I don’t know if she has the knowledge to concoct the Demon Soul Elixir."

Nalan Ziyue was surprised to hear that. "Do you really have a member of the Witch Demon Race by your side?"

"Yes." Zhang Fei nodded slightly. "Do you want to meet her? I don’t know the whereabouts of the Witch Demon Race, so perhaps you could teach her how to find them."

"Bring her here."

- To Be Continued -