Chapter 580 - 469: Possession: Heaven-Devouring and Soul-Gnawing (Part 2)

A silver-white cat viciously opened its mouth wide.

No need to guess.

It was Gao Xiaomeng.

"MEOW!!!"

A cry that could stun the very soul rang out.

The three soul fragments that the Blood Marshal had split into were inexplicably stunned by the cat’s cry, trembling in place.

Then, a terrifying scene unfolded.

One of the souls was swallowed whole by the wide-mouthed Gao Xiaomeng.

"This Cat King actually..." Li Tiannan’s lips trembled. He felt like his entire worldview was being shattered again and again by these two, Gao Neng and Gao Xiaomeng.

One of them, at only the Seventh-Order, had managed to burn a Strongest to death with Netherworld Hell.

The other was even more outrageous...

The moment she appeared, she swallowed one of the Strongest’s three souls in a single gulp.

’Are you treating this like a cat catching a mouse?’

’Does she have to be this powerful?!’

’Wait!’

’Could it be because of *that*?!’

Li Tiannan didn’t keep cats.

However, humans had always lived alongside cats, so he actually had some small understanding of their eyes.

Legend had it that in a cat’s eyes, the outside world’s movements appeared three times slower than they actually were.

Simply put, a cat’s reaction speed was more than three times that of a human’s, which was why cats could catch prey that was extremely difficult to capture.

’Can the Cat King successfully hunt the soul of a Strongest?!’ Just as this thought crossed Li Tiannan’s mind, the Blood Marshal’s other two souls seemed to snap out of their stupor.

Immediately after, two streaks of bloody light shot off in two different directions, left and right.

"Gao Neng, the one on the right is yours! Remember, don’t kill it, just swallow it whole!" As she spoke, Gao Xiaomeng was already charging toward the soul-light on the left.

’Don’t kill it? Swallow it?!’ Gao Neng had, of course, seen Gao Xiaomeng swallow one of the Blood Marshal’s souls, so he wasn’t too surprised that she would chase after the other two.

After all, a scene like this...

Gao Xiaomeng had already demonstrated it once before.

Devouring souls.

Although he didn’t know what Gao Xiaomeng was up to, he figured it must be something that could increase her power or have some other immense benefit.

’But that’s something *you* do...’

’And now you want *me* to swallow it?!’

’I’m not a damn cat, nor am I an Energy Body like you. How am I supposed to do that?’

Gao Neng really wanted to curse, but the Blood Marshal’s soul was moving too fast. He truly had no time to hesitate.

’I’ll just try my luck and see if I can even catch up first.’

"Master, give me a boost!" Gao Neng shouted. His body became like smoke, streaking across the air as a black shadow.

"You brat, you want to chase it too?!" Li Tiannan was startled again, but he acted nonetheless.

He thrust out a palm.

A mountain-toppling force slammed into Gao Neng’s back.

Immediately after, another bolt of Celestial Thunder descended.

It struck right in the path of the fleeing soul-light.

BOOM!

The soul-light wasn’t hit.

However, its path was blocked, forcing it to change direction again.

And Gao Neng, after being struck by Li Tiannan’s palm, used the momentum to forcibly shoot forward a full forty-plus meters.

Closer!

Only ten meters away!

But just then, the bloody soul-light moved again.

SWISH!

An afterimage was left behind.

It had covered another twenty meters.

Its speed was astonishingly fast.

"There’s no way I can catch it!" Gao Neng’s eyes were slightly bloodshot. At this speed, he felt he wouldn’t have a sliver of a chance even if he could fly.

But just then, another soul-stealing meow echoed through the air.

"MEOW!!!"

The soul-light, which had been about to flee, froze in place once more.

"Huh?! A chance!" Gao Neng’s eyes lit up. He knew Gao Xiaomeng was helping him. Without looking back, he threw himself forward with all his might.

Closer!

Really close this time!

Five meters!

Two meters!

One meter!

Staring at the soul-light right in front of his face...

’To eat or not to eat, that is the question!’

Gao Neng was internally conflicted.

He was tempted to just slice this soul-light apart with his Soul Saber, but then he remembered what Gao Xiaomeng had told him—not to destroy it.

’So, I really have to eat it?’

’What if it’s poisonous?!’

’Screw it, whatever. I’ll eat it first and worry later!’ Gao Neng didn’t actually hesitate for long. The thought barely flashed through his mind before he opened his mouth.

GULP!

He swallowed the soul-light in one go.

"..."

’The taste...’

’I don’t think I can taste anything?’

Gao Neng smacked his lips. It felt like he’d eaten a fake soul, because there was absolutely no taste to speak of.

Not salty, not bland.

The key issue was, it wasn’t spicy either!

’Is this even edible?’

BOOM!

The moment he had that thought, an impact of extreme expansion erupted from his stomach. Moreover, that force was even rushing toward his head.

"Shit, this is soul possession!" Gao Neng was a literature enthusiast. He had read fantasy novels, and his favorite was the famous author ’Xin Yi.’

So, he knew the drill!

’What do I do?’

’Am I about to be possessed by the Blood Marshal?’

’No!’

’My soul is stronger than his now!’

’He can’t possess me!’

"Four Symbols, West White Tiger!" Gao Neng immediately converted his blood energy back into mental energy, resisting the powerful soul impact with all his might.

"No!"

"This is impossible!"

"How can your soul be stronger than mine?!"

"I am a Strongest!"

"..."

Soon, the Blood Marshal’s unwilling and furious voice echoed in his mind.

And that wasn’t all.

He also seemed to see a series of scenes.

These scenes were somewhat chaotic, flashing through his mind like a movie before leaving behind a ball of red light.

’The souls didn’t merge. I just saw some of the Blood Marshal’s memories.’ Gao Neng was certain that his soul and the Blood Marshal’s were still separate.

Most importantly, although the memories he saw were vivid, they weren’t etched into his own.

Therefore, they were not his memories.

It was just like watching a real movie, allowing him to see some of the Blood Marshal’s experiences.

’The bracelet!’ After seeing the Blood Marshal’s memories, the first thing that came to Gao Neng’s mind was a red bracelet.

Because that was where the Blood Marshal’s entire fortune and all his treasures were stored.

He scanned his surroundings.

In mid-air, Gao Neng spotted something.

Moreover, he also noticed that Li Tiannan was intentionally moving closer to the bracelet’s location.

"Master, watch your back! Nine o’clock!" Gao Neng shouted immediately.

"Huh?!" Li Tiannan was startled. His gaze shifted to his nine o’clock. After all, they were in the middle of a battlefield.

’Did the other races break through the Sword Elder’s defenses?’

’So quickly?’

Li Tiannan looked over.

He saw the Sword Elder being sent flying by a punch from the Werewolf.

It wasn’t just the Sword Elder.

Qin Jianfei and the others were also in a miserable state.

But, miserable as they were...

’...they’re still holding on?’

"Master, the Sword Elder can’t hold on much longer! I’ve already killed the Silver Horn King, you need to go help him!" Just as he was thinking, Li Tiannan heard Gao Neng’s voice again.

And this voice was also heard by the Sword Elder, Qin Jianfei, and the others.

The Sword Elder immediately clutched his chest and cursed.

"Elder Li, what the hell are you still doing over there? Help me!!!!" The Sword Elder was so angry he was about to spit blood. What kind of ally was this?

’The Silver Horn King is dead.’

’And you’re still just standing there like an idiot?’

’You want to watch me die?’

"Coming!" Li Tiannan gritted his teeth and looked back toward the spot where he’d seen the bracelet, but he found it was gone.

’Huh?’

’Where’s the bracelet the Silver Horn King dropped?’

’Where did it go?’

As he was thinking this, he discovered Gao Neng was right behind him, holding up the black long saber he had given him.

"Charge, Master! Today, we fight the other races to the death!!!" After shouting, Gao Neng charged fearlessly toward the position of the three Strongests.

"..." Li Tiannan.

’I can’t help but feel...’

’...that something isn’t quite right here?’