Bao Gang had already began absorbing the cultivation of most beings in the sect, but was not going very fast, as he had not attached many golden sparkles to each cultivator. If he had, he might have been found out.

Sadly, he still was due to the outer sect master’s advanced alarm system.

“You are not the grand elder?”

A snide smile formed on the face of the outer sect master.

Having been threatened with death, he would not just allow the attacker to get off scot free. He would make sure that Bao Gang would pay.

“Wait there. If you don’t want the lizard to die, you will not move from that spot.”

Bao Gang could not wait. The other xiantian cultivators of the Immortal Mountain sect were coming, and while they could not kill him, they would certainly be able to kill Xiao Gou Shi.

Even though Wei Yun had said that Xiao Gou Shi would be able to protect him on this planet, this does not mean in combat.

The main characteristics that Xiao Gou Shi had exhibited was fast speed primarily, and also strong fire.

But neither of these are defensive abilities. If the inscription under Xiao Gou Shi blew up, Bao Gang was not sure that Xiao Gou Shi would survive.

If sieged by multiple xiantian cultivators, Xiao Gou Shi would be able to defend himself for sure. This means that the lizard might be able to bring one of the attackers with him in death.

But, more than likely, Xiao Gou Shi’s primary method to protect Bao Gang would be his fast speed, which would allow him to clear a path for Bao Gang, or maybe even carry him, but based on previous actions(did not kill demonic beasts when they were surrounded, did not kill the tiger before it could severely injure Bao Gang), the dragon did not have the strength to rampage through the planet unchecked.

Even after having grown, Bao Gang was not sure that Xiao Gou Shi was strong enough.

This is where Bao Gang faced a dilemma. If he tried to kill the outer sect master in order to get the jade stick, Xiao Gou Shi would be blown up. Because, if he ever got close to victory, the outer sect master would take Xiao Gou Shi with him.

If he went to the barrier surrounding Xiao Gou Shi, the outer sect master would blow up the inscription as soon as there was a risk of Bao Gang saving Xiao Gou Shi.

If he could not find a course of action, he loses by default after the xiantian cultivators provide protection for the outer sect master. After they find out they can’t kill him, they will then use Xiao Gou Shi to threaten him.

Holding up the jade stick once again, the outer sect master seemed triumphant, but also indignant.

“You thought you would be able to steal my lizard?”

A vicious smile broke out on his face.

“Even if you were immortal, we would still have a way to deal with you. Do you think this is as simple as a normal sect on this planet? We are a branch of the Angel’s Justice sect. When the laws disappeared, we called for help, and the main sect sent us a liquid core cultivator. As soon as he realizes we are in trouble, he will come to help us. Even if you were to escape today, he would have no problem hunting you down.”

Seeing that the outer sect master was growing more and more triumphant as more and more time passed, Bao Gang could no longer wait.

Bao Gang flew towards the outer sect master. Although, clearly much slower than before, and punching much weaker, he aimed a punch which he predicted the outer sect master would just be able to handle.

SMACK*

The outer sect master backed up 10 steps. The smirk disappeared to be replaced with a serious face

“What are you doing!?”

Bao Gang did not respond.

He rushed at him again, not giving him time to think.

As long as the outer sect master was not in danger of dying, he would not break the jade slip. If he did so, then Bao Gang would then stop holding back, which is why the outer sect master could not do it.

“HALT!”

Now an old man with white hair pulled into a mullet(just this feature alone makes him a bad guy) crashed down in the middle of the beast hall, causing even more damage to the sect.

Cracks snaked around the impact zone for tens of meters.

“Stop fighting and we can come to an agreement.”

Knowing that the sect would only get damaged even further if they continued fighting, the old man wanted to temporarily stop the fighting, either creating a favorable contract, or buying time for the liquid core cultivator to realize that something had gone wrong at the sect.

The liquid core is achieved when the qi in the dantian became so concentrated that it condensed into a liquid. When compared to xiantian realm cultivators who had just gained the ability to manipulate qi, they have a qualitative advantage.

Not only is their qi much denser, allowing for better body strengthening and magic casting, but they also have much more stamina. The dense qi allows for more storage.

On this planet without any laws, cultivators could no longer absorb spiritual energy. Body tempering realm cultivators could not cultivate, and xiantian realm cultivators would not be able to sustain magic spells and body strengthening, as this would use up what little spiritual energy they had.

For a liquid core cultivator, this would not be the case. They can store much more spiritual energy in their dantian, and while Bao Gang could count on being able to outlast the xiantian realm cultivators, he was a bit scared of liquid core cultivators. Plus, according the outer sect master, they had a way to deal with undying bodies!

He would not actually die, but he could very well lose most of his body, which would mean losing most of his combat strength.

Knowing that the consequences were no longer trivial, Bao Gang began to fight slightly harder, putting pressure on the outer sect master.

The only solace in which Bao Gang could be thankful was that the golden sparkles were still sucking the spiritual energy out of the barrier surrounding the oute sect master’s house, and would be able to enter if he delayed enough.

The old man received the message loud and clear; Bao Gang would not surrender or have a peaceful solution.

Punching out, the man did not hold anything back. He zipped behind Bao Gang and punched, aiming for Bao Gang’s blind spot--

Had Bao Gang been a normal cultivator, this might have succeeded. Spiritual sense for cultivators is usually not easy to use. Splitting the soul into tendrils which can observe the surroundings is possible, but requires concentration. During battle, this is a problem, but for cultivators with strong soul seas, this is certainly possible. With the strength of his soul sea, this was naturally not a problem for Bao Gang.

A wave of golden sparkles flew out.

Bao Gang had weakened his body right before the man punched, and disintegrated his entire body, shooting most of it at the old man, but around 40% at the outer sect master.

The outer sect master, who was in front of Bao Gang to begin with, could not react in time, and Bao Gang, who had formed some of the sparkles into a blade, accelerated the blood forward.

Snip*

An almost inaudible sound seemed deafening.

The outer sect master’s hand fell to the ground.

The rest of his body had been covered in God’s blood, and looking around helplessly, he realized his cultivation was being drained.

In anger, he rushed at his hand, trying to grab the severed hand and jade stick with his other hand--

Only to realize that it had disappeared!

In the air above the sect, the jade slip was hovering.

Bao Gang had disintegrated his body so that the outer sect master would think he had truly had his body blown to bits. In this case, he would definitely not kill Xiao Gou Shi, now knowing that the lizard had the potential for a xiantian realm cultivator to fight ot the death over it.

Unfortunately for him, it was a ruse. The golden sparkles then formed into a blade, chopping off his hand, and then more sparkles surrounded the jade stick and flew it up into the air.

While this seems like a long time, it happened in a split second. By the time the dust settled, the jade stick was gone, and the hand chopped off.

The old cultivator also began to lose his cultivation, and within seconds, his cultivation had disappeared.

Bao Gang once again reformed his body, and flew towards Xiao Gou Shi.

He met 3 xiantian cultivators en route to the beast hall, but dealt with them in quick succession.

A single of his punches did each of them in, as he had already achieved strength almost surpassing the xiantian realm! The demonic bear could be considered as one of the strongest entry level xiantian realm cultivators, and none of the other three xiantian realm cultivators had surpassed this cultivation.

He would normally avoid physical damage and instead suck the cultivation, but in this case was not willing to risk Xiao Gou Shi’s safety by delaying his flight.

As he flew, the golden sparkles which he had placed all over the sect, returned to him. They had already completed their mission of sucking the cultivation of the cultivators, and then freeing their souls of there sufferings, and all over the sect could be seen disciples looking in to space peacefully.

But then he sensed something different about one of the golden sparkles. It had turned tar black! It also released an ominous vibe.

As if not under his control, it sucked in other sparkles of God’s blood, becoming larger and larger. Hurriedly, Bao Gang ordered the God’s blood to move away from the ominous, black, blood. But the golden blood did not obey his orders. It converged on the black blood, growing larger and larger until it reached the size of a drop. Then it forcefully combined with his body. Forcefully meaning that he did everything he could to move away from the black drop, but it locked on to him, constantly growing closer.

Then it was absorbed into his body.

A wave of brutal scenes flashed in his head, which seemed to last for minutes.

He saw the people of Earth--then a wave of flame which rushed down from the sky. It was much faster than a meteor, and began covering the sky and ruching down towards the ground.

Skyscrapers melted and were blown downwards, people on the street vaporized, the ground itself became a sticky flaming goo.

He saw the same thing occur all over the planet. He saw the White House melt, the Kremlin shatter, the destruction of neighborhoods, of entire cities, witnessed as if through multiple eyes at multiple vantage points, one after the other.

Then, a view from the base of a mountain. It had towered into the sky, and was previously the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. But now it was little more than a hill

A spot flew down. It was Lucifer.

Bao Gang woke up, sweat on his forehead, breathing heavily.

Inside his soul sea, there was now a golden drop of blood, constantly rotating in a circular orbit, just as the God’s blood had before he lost his body. But now the black drop rotated with it, forming a taiji diagram.

His body felt full of energy, more power than ever before. He smiled.

But his smile no longer looked so forgiving.