Chapter 964: Only the Soul

“Everyone, disperse now.” The Guardian Beast Deity, hovering above the Purple Crape Myrtle Island, looked down at the crowd below, his voice echoing across the entire island. “Remember this… Daohe is the inheritor of our Ancestral God Sect lineage. Anyone who dares assassinate him will be relentlessly hunted down by the Ancestral God Sect.”

“Yes.”

Countless inheritors bowed deeply.

Then, the Guardian Beast Deity vanished into thin air. Only after his departure did the inheritors, who had been holding their breaths, finally exhale in relief.

“What’s going on? Didn’t Zhaoshi assassinate Daohe? In the history of the Ancestral God Sect, there have been killings among inheritors before, yet the Ancestral God Sect never pursued them like this. Even if Zhaoshi is revived through time reversal, he will still be hunted. This is just…”

“You idiot, can’t you even grasp this? Clearly, the Ancestral God Sect is showing Daohe preferential treatment. Haven’t you noticed how Jiufeng has always been favored by the Ancestral God Sect? Now they’re extending that favor to Daohe as well!”

“Could Daohe become another Jiufeng?”

“Hmph, with Daohe’s potential, once he becomes a true immortal, he might not be any worse than Jiufeng.”

“No wonder the Ancestral God Sect treats him differently.”

The inheritors from various races across the universe began conversing among themselves, before departing in small groups as streaks of light. To the vast majority of them, this was nothing more than an exciting spectacle. However, those inheritors who carried specific orders from their races were clearly troubled.

“What now? There’s simply no way to kill him anymore.” Jueguang Zunzhe gazed toward Luofeng, who was standing at the entrance of his mansion, his mind in chaos.

Suddenly…

Luofeng looked up, flashing Jueguang a grin, as if taunting him: Come and kill me if you dare!

“Hmph.” Jueguang Zunzhe knew the human had figured out he was an assassin. Without wasting words, he immediately performed a space-time teleportation and vanished into thin air.

Luo Feng stood at the entrance of his mansion, watching countless inheritors depart. Yet, his mind was teeming with thoughts. Earlier, the Guardian Beast Deity had openly declared that even if Zhaoshi were revived through time reversal, the Ancestral God Sect would still hunt him down. At that time, although Luo Feng’s Earthling form was still in gestation, his Mosha Clan clone, transformed into a meditation cushion, had clearly heard everything.

“The Ancestral God Sect is truly showing me preferential treatment,” Luo Feng thought to himself. “However, I suppose I still haven’t reached Jiufeng’s standing in their eyes. Jiufeng was granted two treasures by them. As for me, the Ancestral God Sect hasn’t bestowed any significant treasures upon me yet.”

With that, Luofeng turned and walked back into his mansion.

Creak~

Lian Luo personally closed the door.

“Although the mansion is extremely safe, now that my ability to split into clones has been exposed, the various races might deduce that this clone technique must have a critical weakness. I should keep my core within human territory.” Luofeng immediately walked into a quiet side hall. His Mosha Clan clone had long returned into his inner world, and the ring now rested in Luofeng’s palm.

Inside the quiet hall,

Buzz~~~

A hazy golden light shimmered, activating the divine realm transmission. Luofeng faintly saw the endless divine realm on the other side of the golden light channel.

Swoosh!

He vanished through the portal.

Five minutes later, the golden light shimmered again, and Luofeng reappeared.

“Master.” Lian Luo had been waiting inside the side hall.

“Haha…” Luofeng chuckled. Now that his clone ability had been exposed, he naturally sent his core to the ‘Primordial Secret Realm,’ a crucial location within the virtual universe. Moreover, Luofeng had specifically arranged for his servant, Tian Zhenwang, to wear the ring, which contained his Jinggaaju Beast clone and his core.

“Master,” another voice sounded. A 360-branch Moyun Vine floated into the hall. Luofeng had expected assassination attempts, so he naturally hadn’t brought Moyun with him when he went out.

“I’m going to receive an inheritance. Moyun, you and Lian Luo stay here at the mansion.” Luofeng instructed.

“Master, let me go with you.” Moyun’s many vines swayed.

“Although the chances of another assassination attempt are now extremely low, it’s better to be cautious.” Luofeng smiled as he gave his orders. “Don’t worry, when I go on adventures later, I’ll definitely bring you along.”

“Yes.” Moyun obediently replied, its vines drooping slightly.

Luo Feng then left the residence directly. Rather than teleporting, he leisurely walked across Purple Crape Myrtle Island. It took him over half an hour before he finally arrived at the transmission channel in front of the Island Lord’s palace. Of course, during this lengthy stroll, countless powerful beings had been observing him, including even the two Venerables who had been tasked with assassinating him. Yet, they were powerless to act.

If they could kill him by trying their hardest, then it would be acceptable.

But they were certain that if they truly sacrificed themselves to kill Daohe Wang, the moment Daohe Wang revived again, their deaths would be in vain. These two venerable beings from across the universe would definitely not do such a thing.

Swoosh! Luofeng stepped into the water curtain.

“Daohe Wang is going to receive an inheritance.”

“He has over 600,000 honor points. He can choose to receive an inheritance anytime he wants. The inheritance site will become his territory, and he can go there whenever he pleases.” Some alien inheritors who witnessed this scene couldn’t help but feel envious.

As Luo Feng was receiving his inheritance, all the major cosmic powers across the universe had already learned of the earlier events—particularly the Demon Clan, the Bug Clan, and the Mechanical Clan, who were utterly enraged! For a human to grow so powerful was one thing, but to also possess the innate ability of cloning? This was simply excessive favoritism toward the human race, producing such a monstrous figure.

The ability to clone oneself cannot be acquired through cultivation.

It is a natural gift bestowed by the universe upon certain rare races and special lifeforms. Generally, deities who possess innate cloning abilities are extremely difficult to kill. Even if one clone is destroyed, the others can still gather power to regenerate the lost clone, albeit at a significant cost.

“Lord of the Universe, there’s no way to kill Daohe Wang other than through his soul. Either soul infiltration and erosion or soul control is our only option against someone with innate cloning abilities.”

“You go make the plan.”

“His Sovereign Core must be hidden in the safest location within the human race. To kill him, we can only target his soul. There’s no other way.”

All the top existences among various factions understood this well. During his Sovereign stage, Luofeng’s core was his weak point. However, once he became an immortal, breaking his core to form a divine realm, his weak point would then become his divine realm! And the divine realm could be hidden deep within remote spatial layers, making it nearly impossible to locate.

An immortal with innate cloning abilities would usually leave one clone within the divine realm, as a safeguard against the destruction of other clones.

Without locating the divine realm, the only way to kill an immortal with innate cloning abilities would be through their soul.

All clones share the same soul and the same consciousness!

For example, the souls of Luofeng’s three bodies were interconnected, forming a single entity. If one was subjected to soul control, the others would be affected as well! The same would happen if they were subjected to ‘soul infiltration and erosion,’ similar to a virus spreading contagiously, causing other clones to be similarly infiltrated and eroded.

The soul—was the common link between all clones.

“Even if Zhaoshi is revived through time reversal, the Ancestral God Sect will still hunt him down. They strongly demand that our Demon Clan offer greater compensation.”

“I’ve already consented to reversing time to resurrect the Zhaoshi clan and compensate their race. Now they’re escalating their demands?” Before the Tianwolf Palace, the Tianwolf Sovereign bellowed in rage. Among the three furious factions—the Beast Clan, the Mechanical Clan, and the Insect Clan—the Beast Clan was undoubtedly the most incensed, and the Tianwolf Sovereign, who bore direct responsibility for this incident, was particularly livid.

They had lost a Venerable One at a tremendous cost, yet only succeeded in depleting a minuscule amount of energy from a human Sovereign. It likely hadn’t even expended the equivalent of a single Hunyuan unit’s worth of world power required to regenerate his physical form.

(Note: “尊者” is translated as “Venerable One” as it conveys reverence and seniority in a spiritual/rank context. “Hunyuan unit” is retained as a proper noun referring to a cultivation energy measurement. The translation maintains the original’s solemn tone while adjusting phrasing for natural English flow.)

“Zhaoshi will face a tragic fate. It’s not strange for their race to raise their demands. Tianlang Sovereign, if we don’t comply, it might cause discontent among other races within the alliance.”

“Cursed!”

Indeed, the Tianlang Sovereign was consumed by rage.

He was furious at the humans, at the Chaos City Lord, and at the seemingly insignificant Daohe Wang.

“Handle their compensation matters. Tell me, do you have any way to kill Daohe Wang?” The Tianlang Sovereign stood before the Tianlang Palace, staring at the massive serpent shadow.

The serpent shadow bowed low: “Tianlang Sovereign, only through the soul. There’s no other way.”

“How do we execute it?” The Tianlang Sovereign asked.

“Tianlang Sovereign, the most infuriating thing now is the command issued by the Ancestral God Religion. This clearly shows how highly the Ancestral God Religion values that human, intending to cultivate Daohe Wang just as they did with Jiufeng. However, Daohe Wang’s current strength is still insufficient. The Ancestral God Religion hasn’t fully revealed the extent of their favor toward him. But at the very least, that publicly issued hunting order… has made every Venerable from the Monster Alliance within the Ancestral God Religion unwilling to target Daohe Wang.”

“Moreover, our Monster Alliance has only a limited number of Venerables within the Ancestral God Sect, and we cannot afford any more losses. Now we can only wait for the right opportunity.”

“When?! When will that be!” The Tianlang Sovereign roared.

The massive serpent shadow remained silent, prostrate in the void.

When?

Who knew when? In any case, against that human, they were powerless while under the protection of the Ancestral God Sect. Even the Reverends, who specialized in soul techniques, feared being hunted by the Ancestral God Sect. After all, the Ancestral God Sect was the most formidable force in the universe! These Reverends dreaded the pursuit of the Ancestral God Sect, even if they weren’t afraid of being hunted by humans.

“Go.” The Tianlang Sovereign turned and walked into the Tianlang Palace. He knew his subordinate had no answer.

In the secret location of the Beast God Inheritance on Purple Crape Myrtle Island,

In the void,

Zunzhe Jufeng smiled at Luofeng: “Daohe Wang, congratulations. Your name has now vanished from the Triple Inheritance Ranks and entered the Quadruple Inheritance Ranks. It seems your Triple Inheritance has been completed.”

“Yes.” Luofeng nodded.

Indeed, the more than 620,000 battles against geniuses from various races across the universe had greatly helped. Combined with 900 years of cultivation and comprehension, accepting the Triple Inheritance had finally brought him to completion. Afterward, he had directly received a Fourth Beast God Inheritance, though this time his gains were extremely minimal.

“Work hard. Our human race’s supreme existences are all highly optimistic about you. Although I was optimistic about Ronjun back then, now I’m also very confident in you.” Zunzhe Jufeng told Luofeng.

Luofeng smiled, then stepped into the transmission channel and returned to Purple Crape Myrtle Island.