204: Shi Baofeng breaks through to the ninth level of the Venerable Realm.

The Soul Body laughed, "Hahaha! Who am I? Didn't you all come here for my emperor spirit qi? I am the Azure Emperor buried here!"

"What? You are the Azure Emperor buried here?" Everyone trembled in fear upon hearing this answer, their Faces instantly turning pale.

Boom! Suddenly, a female cultivator, without hesitation, took out a mysterious Magic Treasure, instantly breaking free from the Azure Emperor's Soul suppression. She then led several fellow disciples and quickly ran to Jiang Ye and his group.

"Senior Brothers of Xuan Lei Sect, may we enter your Lightning Formation? I have a Magic Treasure, so this Soul Body can't harm us. We can escape together then." The female cultivator's expression was anxious, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Lei Yan glanced at Jiang Ye. Their eyes met, and they instantly reached a tacit understanding. Lei Yan said, "Good! Everyone, come in quickly."

Seeing this, the Azure Emperor's Face showed a hint of surprise. "Interesting, interesting! Little girl, you must be a descendant of Empress Ling Ji, right? Her Soul Suppressing Spirit Jade has even been passed down to you."

Ling Luo looked at the Azure Emperor and said frankly, "That's right, Empress Ling Ji is my ancestor."

"Very well, you may leave. Ling Ji and I had a few encounters," the Azure Emperor said with a hint of tolerance in his tone.

Everyone looked at Ling Luo and her group. To let them leave alone? Was he really going to wipe out everyone else?

Ling Luo quickly said, "Then can these Senior Brothers come with us?"

The Azure Emperor pointed at Jiang Ye and said firmly, "He absolutely cannot leave! I still have use for the others. Letting you few leave is already giving Ling Ji Face."

Jiang Ye suddenly sneered a few times, saying, "Hehehe, so you lured so many people here because you wanted to pick a suitable person for your Possession!"

"What? Possession?" Hearing Jiang Ye's words, the others finally woke up as if from a dream, suddenly realizing that this was a complete and utter trap!

The Azure Emperor said, "That's right. Since you've guessed it, let's be frank. Come out yourself, and I'll release your companions. Even if you don't come out, at most I'll just have to exert a little effort to remove the Power of Thunder from you few."

"Hehehe, your power must be almost depleted, right? Otherwise, with just this bit of Power of Thunder, you would have easily struck us down long ago. Why would you still be wasting words with us here?" Jiang Ye said mockingly, completely unafraid.

"Hehehe! I'm really curious, where did your Soul Power come from? Who is your master?" After being seen through, the Azure Emperor became even more interested in Jiang Ye's identity.

Jiang Ye laughed, "Heh, who is behind me? A mere Profound Emperor Realm like you isn't qualified to know!"

"A mere Profound Emperor Realm?" Everyone present was utterly shocked. Where did he get such audacity? Could the person behind him be even stronger than an Emperor Realm?

Shi Feng and Shi Bao's mouths couldn't help but twitch. This guy actually showed off at a time like this! However, Jiang Ye didn't dare to act rashly. After all, the opponent was an Emperor Realm expert. Although his Soul Body's power was already in a very weak state, it was hard to say if the Azure Emperor had other hidden means to instantly suppress him.

The Azure Emperor said, "It seems the person behind you is not simple. You were originally a Pure Yang Body, right? But the person behind you actually helped you evolve it."

"Hmm?" Jiang Ye was startled. He actually saw that his Pure Yang Body had evolved. Indeed, an expert of this level should not be underestimated!

"Then are you sure you want to possess me?" Jiang Ye stared intently at the Azure Emperor.

"Do you think there's a better Physical Body than yours here?" The Azure Emperor looked at Jiang Ye with greedy eyes.

A lightning orb flashed in Jiang Ye's hand. Its power was compressed to an extremely terrifying degree and was slowly growing larger. He resolutely stepped out of the Lightning Formation, looked at the Azure Emperor, and said, "You want to possess my Physical Body? I'm afraid you've miscalculated!"

Everyone was so shocked by the terrifying lightning orb continuously growing in his hand that they couldn't close their mouths. Even Lei Yan, a Fourth Stage Venerable Realm, probably couldn't achieve this!

"Brother Jiang actually knows lightning techniques?" Lei Yan also couldn't help but show a surprised expression. The others also secretly felt fortunate that they hadn't opposed him back then, otherwise, under such powerful strength, death would have been certain!

The Azure Emperor was also very surprised. "Good boy, you've actually cultivated a Dual Physique!"

He knew clearly that without a Thunder Body, such power simply could not be condensed. Without the Thunder Body's support, the power of this lightning orb would have long since torn the practitioner's Physical Body to shreds.

Jiang Ye said, "Come on! Let me test how strong the power of an Emperor Realm remnant Soul is."

"What a perfect body! Taking you down would be quite risky, but I've waited so many years, I can't wait any longer." The Azure Emperor closed his eyes, hesitating and struggling internally. If he couldn't suppress the power of the lightning orb, his Soul would completely collapse.

However, the lightning orb in Jiang Ye's hand continued to grow, its power becoming stronger and stronger. Everyone present genuinely felt that suffocating sense of oppression.

The Azure Emperor suddenly said, "Boy, how about a deal?"

"Hmm? What deal?" Jiang Ye was stunned by his sudden change.

"If I fight with all my might, the consequence is that both of us will die here. I'll let you go, but I have to erase their memories."

Jiang Ye suddenly burst out laughing. "Hahaha, I worked so hard to get here, and I get nothing? And just leave?"

"Even if I give you the emperor spirit qi, it's useless. Your Physique simply cannot absorb it."

"Hmm? Why?" Jiang Ye asked, puzzled.

"It's already difficult for a single special Physique to absorb emperor spirit qi, let alone two. If you want to improve your Realm, you can only find other rare items. emperor spirit qi is not compatible with you."

"What! Not compatible with me? What about them?" Jiang Ye pointed at Shi Bao and the others.

"They can, but I can't give all of it. After I possess a body, I also need to use it to raise some Realms."

Jiang Ye pointed at the people in the Lightning Formation and said, "I want all of them to raise their Realm to Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable Realm."

"Impossible! Boy, you're too greedy." The Azure Emperor's tone held some dissatisfaction.

"Then at most, how many people can be raised to Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable?"

"At most two!"

"No, five!"

"Three! This is my limit, I'm not lying to you!"

"Alright, how do we do it?"

"Hmm?" The Azure Emperor was startled, not expecting Jiang Ye to agree so readily? He said somewhat helplessly, "Then pick three!"

The others immediately knew they had no chance. Besides Jiang Ye himself, there were exactly three people in his group.

Jiang Ye looked at Shi Baoshi Feng and Wu Linglong, saying, "You three, come out!"

The few of them walked out. Wu Linglong said worriedly, "Young Master, what about you?"

"I probably can't absorb the emperor spirit qi. You all break through to Ninth Stage Venerable Realm!"

The Azure Emperor said, "You want these two Earth Profound Realm cultivators to break through to Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable Realm? Aren't you afraid they'll kill you after they leave?"

"No, I have a curse on them. If I die, they die too!"

Shi Baoshi Feng both were instantly speechless, rolling their eyes at him. Shi Feng said, "Do you think we're still the children we were back then, or do you think you're still a child?"

"Alright, alright! Hurry up, Azure Emperor, quickly give them the emperor spirit qi." Jiang Ye urged impatiently.

The Azure Emperor said, "It seems your relationship is unusual. No need for such trouble, it's just a mere Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable Realm! It'll be done in about an hour." With that, the Azure Emperor waved his hand, and a massive force instantly pressed down on Shi Bao and the other two.

"Ah..." The three were caught off guard and cried out in pain as this powerful force was poured into their bodies. In just fifteen minutes, their Realms began to soar like rockets.

The Azure Emperor, with his other hand, drew in a Fourth Stage Venerable Realm young Genius from the Void Realm.

"Ah... what do you want to do?" The young Genius was greatly alarmed, his voice changing pitch. He instantly realized that this was an attempt to possess him!

The Azure Emperor turned to Jiang Ye and said, "Boy! Put away your lightning orb. My power is rapidly weakening, and I must immediately possess a Physical Body. But I can no longer spare power to contend with his Soul. Help me directly shatter his Soul. After I finish raising the Realms of these three, I will immediately enter his Physical Body. You help me act as Protector for a few hours, and in the future, I will go with you to find rare items that can help you raise your Realm. How about it?"

I will help you raise the Realms of these three, and then immediately enter his Physical Body. You help me act as Protector for a few hours, and in the future, I will go with you to find rare items that can help you raise your Realm. How about it?"

"Good!" Jiang Ye looked at the person without hesitation, a sharp flash of lightning in his eyes. Dong! With a dull thud, the Fourth Stage Venerable Realm's Soul was directly shattered!

Everyone was shocked. A Fourth Stage Venerable Realm's Soul was shattered just like that? This was too incredible!

The Azure Emperor noticed something was amiss and asked with a frown, "Boy! What's wrong with your Soul?"

"Nothing, just added a bit of Power of Thunder," Jiang Ye replied nonchalantly.

"Added Power of Thunder?"

Even with the Azure Emperor's knowledge, he found it somewhat unbelievable. How could the Power of Thunder, which Souls feared, be added to a Soul? But he knew Jiang Ye wouldn't reveal the specific reason, so he didn't continue to ask.

And while they were talking, Wu Linglong's Realm had already reached Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable Realm. Jiang Ye looked on with envy; he didn't know how long it would take him to reach this Realm.

The Azure Emperor waved his hand again, and powerful energy surged, sending everyone else outside and erasing the memory of them entering this place. His original plan was to kill everyone here, but if Jiang Ye and his group left here alive, clues would surely be found. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he could only choose to do this.

Two hours later, Shi Feng and Shi Bao's Realms also reached Ninth Stage Xuan Venerable Realm. Jiang Ye's eyes went wide; this Realm advancement was easier than drinking water, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

The Azure Emperor said, "Alright, let them recuperate and get familiar with their current Realm. I might need a little time now, I'm counting on you!" With that, he immediately entered that Physical Body and began the Fusion.

One hour later

Wu Linglong finished recuperating, stood up, and came to Jiang Ye's side, happily laughing, "Young Master, I... I know you might not like me saying thank you, but I really don't know how to repay you."

Jiang Ye pointed at the two still sitting cross-legged and recuperating, saying, "Be like them. Do you see them thanking me? It's good enough if they don't make fun of me."