Everything turned deathly quiet. Not even the sound of breathing could be heard. The wild grass beneath everyone's feet no longer swayed in the wind, and even the breeze itself had ceased. "Wait... where did those sword cultivators go!?" Someone cried out in surprise. Only then did the crowd realize that Li Wuwang had not only left by himself, but had also taken all the sword cultivators who had appeared with him. Fang Chen stepped forward, came up to Corrosive Dragon King, and lightly patted him on the shoulder. "Corrosive Dragon King, the fact that he didn't take you with him... What does that tell you? It means the alliance between the Heavenly Sword Division and your Spirit God Sect isn't as tight as you think. "Li Wuwang isn't worth your sect's trust. Perhaps it's time to consider a new partner." Corrosive Dragon King felt the warmth of the hand on his shoulder, looked at Fang Chen, and replied with a complicated expression, "Such provocation won't work. The Heavenly Sword Division is Song Zhili's creation. Their relationship is naturally one of mutual trust. Without it, Li Wuwang would never have achieved his third transformation." "Is that so?" Fang Chen smiled faintly. "Then tell me, who won today?" "You did. The Killing Spiritual Division won," Corrosive Dragon King admitted openly. "Even Li Wuwang was forced to flee. Our Spirit God Sect's strength on Tuxiong Star can no longer compete with yours. After today, I'll withdraw our forces from the planet." Everyone looked at each other in shock. Withdraw from Tuxiong Star? Some younger cultivators looked puzzled. "What is Tuxiong Star?" "It refers to this region. The Central Continent Empire, Celestial Heaven, and the Big Dipper. Naturally, it also includes the Immortal Demonic Sea," an elder answered with a complicated tone. "Then where will they withdraw to?" "The specifics... even I don't know." Mountain Breaking King looked conflicted. "Withdraw from Tuxiong Star...." This move had been sudden and didn't match the Spirit God Sect's usual operating style. The Spirit God Sect had always acted like the silent spring rain. They were prudent, measured, and never rushed. They weren't known for launching sudden, aggressive moves one. He finally understood why their behavior had changed so drastically—a formidable enemy had appeared, one even the Spirit God Sect could not handle. They were panicking. "You think I'll let you leave alive?" Fang Chen smiled. "I don't believe a single word that comes from a Spirit God Sect cultivator. Withdraw from here? You think I'm a toddler?" "Believe it or not, it doesn't matter. You can't kill me anyway. If I die, Xia Xuanji dies too." Corrosive Dragon King smiled. "Xia Ji is your brother. Back then, you struck at Xia Xuanji only because you thought he was a member of our sect. But now... Can you really stand there and watch him die?" "He's just a split soul. If you die, what does it have to do with him?" Fang Chen said with a faint smile. "You believe what he told you? Then why am I an Immortal King, and he isn't?" Corrosive Dragon King smiled. "He must have told you a Spiritual God ambushed him, splitting his soul in two, and then I emerged. Right?" "Given your cultivation, you should know what kind of existence a Spiritual God is. Would such a being bother attacking me for no reason?" Everyone perked up. The dialogue between the two clearly hinted at some deep and hidden truth. Fang Chen waved his hand and laid down a restriction spell, cutting off all sight and sound. "Go ahead and explain. If you can convince me, I might let you leave," Fang Chen said. "Xia Xuanji and I were actually brothers from birth. We were twins from the same mother," Corrosive Dragon King explained. Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽 It was unclear whether the Corrosive Dragon King was saying all this in an attempt to save his own life or for some other reason. However, his words made Fang Chen's expression grow peculiar. Fang Chen looked him up and down. "Twins?" Corrosive Dragon King nodded. "Yes, but he died in our mother's womb. However, his soul didn't reincarnate. Instead, it lingered and took shelter in my body. I learned about this when I reached the Soul Splitting Realm in my youth. "At the time, I couldn't remove the lingering soul and had to let him remain within me. Later, after I advanced to Immortal King in the True Martial Region, I started brushing it aside. After all, he was my brother. A remnant soul living inside me didn't seem like a big deal." He chuckled. "Then I met a woman and planned to become Dao partners with her. But her origins were special, and things didn't go smoothly. Many pursued me, including a Loose Immortal. "Because of this, my entire clan was wiped out. I was hunted to the ends of the world, forced to make a last stand. "I thought I'd die in that battle. But unexpectedly, a Loose Immortal from the Spirit God Sect saved me. She noticed the foreign soul in my body and helped me eliminate the threat. Xia Xuanji's existence had started to hinder my path to becoming a Loose Immortal." "Xia Xuanji said it was the Spiritual God's ambush that split his soul and gave rise to you." Fang Chen laughed. "I still trust his version more." "From his perspective, that Loose Immortal did attack him. Because before that moment, he had no real consciousness. It was only after the separation that he inherited fragments of my memory." Corrosive Dragon King smiled faintly. "Let's be honest. I'm not part of Song Zhili's faction. I was sent here for a reason, and it wasn't to produce a Blood Spirit Divine Pill. "Huang Chan is dead. Wang Chongsong is dead. You defeated Li Wuwang. All I need to do is give the word, and the Spirit God Sect will pull its forces from Tuxiong Star." Fang Chen chuckled. "You're still lying. If Xia Xuanji was just a remnant soul, how did he come back to life after I killed him?" Corrosive Dragon King smiled faintly and replied, "Go ask that anomaly yourself. You think I didn't know he followed you to Tuxiong Star and hid in the Grand Xia Empire? I once sent a Spirit God Sect member to take a look around Grand Xia. I believe his name was... Kunlong Battle General? Something like that. Just some small fry. If I remembered wrong, it doesn't mean I'm lying." Fang Chen's eyes flickered. So the Kunlong General hadn't come for him, but for Xia Xuanji? That would explain why he schemed to make Xia Ji his disciple. "The words of a Spirit God Sect cultivator are never trustworthy. You twist black and white, and always push others toward wrongdoing," said Fang Chen. "Let's assume what you said is true. You claim you'll withdraw all your cultivators from Tuxiong Star, but I still don't believe you. Activating a Starry Teleportation Formation consumes massive resources. Your sect's numbers are countless. How could you possibly evacuate everyone?" "Naturally, I won't be taking everyone. Just those in the Upper Three Realms. As for the rest... will they even matter to you? Take your time cleaning them up." Corrosive Dragon King chuckled. "Honestly, we can work together. The more chaos we stir up here, the more trouble for Song Zhili. That benefits my patron. You and I don't have to be enemies. We can be allies." "Alright then. If you're still on Tuxiong Star one month from now... I'll come find you personally," Fang Chen said with a smile. With that, he lifted the restriction spell. Corrosive Dragon King took the hint and departed through the sky with the two Immortal King retainers beside him. He didn't take anyone else with him. Once Corrosive Dragon King left, Mountain Breaking King from Tianyao immediately understood that the situation had spiraled beyond control. The million-strong demon cultivator army also lost its earlier aggressive momentum. Heads lowered as they stood in solemn silence.