Chapter 992: Purple Leaf King Submits

Time did not allow him to think more, nor did it leave him much time to brood. The many puppets, upon receiving the order, rushed forward with a roar.

Before, facing these Saint Realm third-level puppets, Purple Leaf King could still hold his ground for a while. Now, heavily poisoned, he could not resist at all. Before long, his face was covered with footprints, his head swollen like a watermelon, lying flat on the ground, breathing out more than in, on the verge of death at any moment.

Holding fine wine, Zhang Xuan approached, stared at the fellow before him, and said with elegance: "Be my beast pet, and you may be spared death!"

From the experience with the previous few kings, the likelihood of making the other submit was slim, but it was worth a try. If successful, having a Saint Realm fourth-level alien clansman as a servant would greatly increase his chances of survival.

At the same time, he could learn more of the other's secrets, understanding why they had sent so many kings and why they insisted on finding the location of the Poison Hall.

"You... dream on!"

Hearing this demand, Purple Leaf King gnashed his teeth in anger, nearly exploding.

He, a dignified king, was being asked to become a beast pet... utterly intolerable!

"Very well then!"

Zhang Xuan gave an order: "Beat him hard!"

He had no goodwill toward the alien clansmen, nor any sympathy. Since the other would not submit, killing was the only option.

Bang bang bang bang!

The many puppets went up and delivered another round of punches and kicks. In no time, Purple Leaf King's face turned pale, and he had no strength left to speak.

This time, Zhang Xuan learned from the previous lesson and sealed the other's acupoints in advance, preventing his primordial spirit from escaping. Thus, he no longer posed any threat.

After beating him a while longer, seeing that Purple Leaf King could die at any moment, Zhang Xuan had the puppets stop and instructed: "Ruthless, this fellow is yours. You must interrogate clearly their purpose in seeking the Poison Hall..."

Since Ruthless had ways to deal with them, he was too lazy to perform soul search himself. After all, the other's strength far exceeded his own; forcibly searching the soul would greatly harm his own soul.

"Rest assured, Young Master!"

Ruthless's voice sounded, and then a finger bone suddenly appeared, pointing straight at the Purple Leaf King before him.

"This is... the aura of a Spirit Clan emperor?"

Feeling the power on the finger bone, Purple Leaf King's vision blurred.

He could clearly sense the terror of this finger bone, definitely reaching the emperor level.

A dignified emperor, actually acknowledging this fellow as young master?

"Don't kill me, I... am willing to acknowledge you as master..."

Knowing that once he fell into the hands of this emperor, he would be as good as dead, Purple Leaf King hastily gritted his teeth and said.

Although acknowledging a human as master, if discovered by his clan, would mean certain death without a burial place, he now had no other choice.

If he refused, he would surely be like the Gold, Cyan, and Water kings, slain alive, with his primordial spirit unable to escape.

If he acknowledged master, he might still survive.

"Acknowledge me as master?" Zhang Xuan was startled. He had not held much hope, but unexpectedly the other agreed. Smiling lightly, he nodded: "Offer your soul!"

To completely control the other, he had to hold the other's soul in his own hands.

"Yes!"

Purple Leaf King's face was full of bitterness. However, as a king of the alien clan, he had seen great storms. Having made his decision, he did not hesitate much. With a stir of his spirit, a part of his primordial spirit split off and flew out from between his brows.

Zhang Xuan's soul extended and placed the primordial spirit into his mind.

In an instant, the other's thoughts and even ideas were clearly visible. If there was any hint of resistance, he could easily kill him.

"Such a powerful soul! Could it be that the master is not a poison master, but a soul master?"

As Zhang Xuan sensed the other's thoughts, Purple Leaf King's primordial spirit also detected the power of his soul.

A soul so powerful even at the Saint level could only be explained if he were a soul master.

But... hadn't soul masters been extinct long ago? How did this master obtain the inheritance and cultivate his soul to such a terrifying degree?

Most importantly, wasn't he a poison master? Could poison mastery and soul mastery be practiced simultaneously?

"Master, now that I have completely submitted, can you remove the poison from my body?"

Though puzzled, he knew this was not the time to ask. With a bitter smile on his face, Purple Leaf King knelt and said.

He had just carefully examined the poison in his body; it was unlike any he had seen. The antidotes he carried were probably all useless.

"Since you have submitted to me, it's more than just detoxification."

Nodding, Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

Boom!

Purple Leaf King immediately felt the poison in his body boil again. His face changed, and he was about to beg for mercy, but found that his injuries, nourished by the poison, were visibly healing.

"This, this..." Purple Leaf King was completely stunned.

The poison that even he could not resist had, in the blink of an eye, turned into a supreme healing elixir.

One thought makes it poison, another makes it medicine. Could it be that the other was a poison master above seven stars? If so, that would be too terrifying!

If a poison master of this level entered the battlefield outside the domain, the entire Qingtian lineage might be easily poisoned to death, not a single one surviving.

In the midst of his shock, although his body's injuries had not fully recovered, they no longer hindered movement.

Seeing such rapid recovery, Purple Leaf King finally submitted sincerely and knelt down.

"Master!"

"From now on, address me as Young Master!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "Since you have submitted to me, I might as well tell you my true identity. Actually... I am a master teacher!"

"M-master teacher?" Stunned on the spot, Purple Leaf King nearly fainted on the spot.

He had guessed that the other was a poison master, a soul master, but instead... he was told he was a master teacher...

Since when did master teachers also cultivate souls and practice poison?

Most importantly, weren't master teachers all upright gentlemen, acting with integrity and fighting honorably?

When did they become so despicable, quietly luring him into a trap and deceiving him so badly?

So shameless, even if he was a master teacher, he must be an unorthodox one, unlikely to be recognized by the mainstream Master Teacher Pavilion!

As he was speculating, he heard the young master's calm voice continue.

"My identity is the dean of the Hongyuan Empire Master Teacher Academy!"

"Pfft!"

Unable to hold back, Purple Leaf King spat out a mouthful of blood.

Having come out from the Hongyuan Empire node at great cost, he naturally knew what this dean meant to the entire empire.

According to his imagination, he should be a venerable, old-fashioned, and serious person. But unexpectedly, he turned out to be a despicable, shameless fellow who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals... and most importantly, also practiced poison mastery and soul mastery.

Had the Master Teacher Academy gone blind, or had his own thinking fallen behind the times?

"Alright, you should continue to disguise yourself as a human!"

Unaware of the other's thoughts, Zhang Xuan finished introducing himself and instructed.

Having been beaten severely by the puppets just now and seriously injured, he had already removed his disguise and reverted to his alien clan appearance.

Inside the seventh-level maze, others could not see him, but once outside, it would surely cause a sensation. It was better to disguise as a human.

"Yes!" Purple Leaf King nodded. His thick hand grabbed at his chest, and a flash of light enveloped his entire body. After a moment, he turned back into his previous human form.

"You rely on this for disguise?"

Seeing his action, Zhang Xuan was curious.

The other did not, like him, complete the disguise through the wriggling of muscles and bones, but used some special treasure.

"This is a disguise button obtained by sacrificing to the Spirit God. As long as one has reached the royal bloodline, it can be easily activated to disguise as a human, hard for even master teachers to detect!"

Purple Leaf King dared not conceal.

"Spirit God?"

Frowning, Zhang Xuan looked at him.

He had never heard of such a thing before.

"It is the deity worshipped by us Spirit Clan. It was under his guidance that we found this place!"

Purple Leaf King said.

"You say... finding the Master Teacher Continent was under the guidance of your god?"

He had thought the alien clan's attack on humans was a racial conflict, but it seemed otherwise; it was also related to this Spirit God.

"Yes, I heard this from the Qingtian Emperor. The specific events are long past and impossible to verify. However, as long as we sacrifice enough master teacher souls and bodies to the clan, we can receive generous rewards. This disguise button was obtained through sacrifice!"

Purple Leaf King explained.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan nodded. He knew these matters were still distant from him, and even if the other explained, it would not be clear. He did not press further and continued to ask: "Why are you seeking the Poison Hall?"

Since the alien clan's goal was humans, why not directly attack the Hongyuan royal family? Why send two kings to painstakingly search for the Poison Hall?

"Reporting to Young Master, we discovered a ruin that likely contains a treasure capable of breaking the channel seal... Once obtained, our clansmen can enter here on a large scale and reclaim the places we lost!"

Purple Leaf King explained: "However, that ruin is too dangerous. Several kings we sent earlier were trapped inside and have not come out. After much inquiry, the Poison Hall might have a detailed map of that place... So the Qingtian Emperor sent the two of us to find a way to infiltrate the Poison Hall and retrieve the map!"

"Map? Ruin?"

Frowning, Zhang Xuan could not help but look at him.

"Could it be that the ruin you speak of is in Fire Source City?"

The old dean had once said that the ruin he was going to was of great significance, and the Poison Hall had a map, but he had no time to find it.

Now this fellow had similar words. Could they be referring to the same ruin?

"Yes, it is in Fire Source City!"

Purple Leaf King nodded.

Just as he was about to ask how the Young Master knew, thinking of his identity as the dean of the Master Teacher Academy, he suddenly understood.

If the human race's most central force did not know this news, they would have long been occupied by the Spirit Clan. Otherwise, they would not still be stuck in the bitter cold land, unable to return.

"So that's how it is..."

Hearing confirmation, Zhang Xuan nodded.

If it truly involved a treasure that could break the node seal, no wonder the old dean, regardless of everything, went even knowing he would die!

Because if the other succeeded, it would likely be a great disaster for the entire human race.