375: Role reversal

"It's truly strange; I have no way to master this eerie Black Qi at all. It seems it can only be kept in this world if it's introduced into a body."

Pigsy tried repeatedly with his Cultivation as an Immortal Emperor, but no matter what, he couldn't retain this aura.

Li Haotian also thought of various methods, using all sorts of Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures one by one, yet he still couldn't retain the Black Qi.

This thing was like some kind of parasite; if it didn't stay inside a human body, it would dissipate into the world in an instant. However, they had no way to find people for experiments.

While Li Haotian was having a headache over this, he suddenly thought of a good method.

He flew directly to the Taixuan Immortal Kingdom at extreme speed, then grabbed a few people and left.

Those guys were just looking for trouble with him earlier; it didn't seem like a bad thing to use them for experiments now.

Several Powerhouses in the Golden Immortal Realm struggled frantically, wanting to resist, but it was in vain as they were forcibly dragged back by him.

"Eat these Medicinal Pills."

Li Haotian threw the Medicinal Pills directly in front of them. One person was about to refuse, but his head was cut off by a sword. Seeing this, the others didn't dare to hesitate and swallowed them all.

For a fleeting moment, a flash of daze appeared in Li Haotian's eyes.

It seemed that after gaining powerful strength, he had gradually begun to look down on life.

In his eyes, these people were his enemies and would only bring him negative consequences, serving no purpose at all.

Even if he killed these people, he wouldn't feel any guilt in his heart.

Perhaps because he had fought too much and killed too many lives, he no longer cared about these things at all.

He watched as several people swallowed the Medicinal Pills containing the Black Qi.

Li Haotian didn't notice any dissipation of the Black Qi. He grabbed their wrists and checked carefully, but found no trace of Black Qi inside their bodies.

"Did you feel it? Did the Black Qi dissipate?"

Li Haotian turned back and asked the others. Everyone shook their heads; they hadn't felt the Black Qi disappear into the world just now.

"Let Old Sun have a look."

The Monkey King blinked his eyes gently, and immediately, two beams of golden light and fire burst forth.

After examining them carefully, a hint of surprise surfaced on his face.

"That's right, it's this! It's this Black Qi!"

The Monkey King had seen a large amount of Black Qi entwined around those top-tier Buddhas and Gods before, so he naturally recognized the Origin of this Black Qi.

Their strength wasn't high, so the Black Qi on them was also relatively small.

But the Monkey King still recognized these things at a glance.

Li Haotian nodded; it seemed that the Black Qi had indeed been absorbed into their bodies.

Just as he was preparing for the next step of his plan, he suddenly heard a Disciple running in.

"This is bad! Sect Master, that person you had us watch over just woke up, and then, without us knowing what he did, he suddenly disappeared!"

Li Haotian immediately frowned and led a group of Powerhouses quickly toward the Dungeon. As expected, the person had vanished without a trace, leaving no signs of spatial fluctuations.

"At least he wasn't lying about one thing: he must be from a higher plane than us. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have such eerie methods that even we Immortal Emperor Experts can't see through."

Pigsy poked his nose, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

The opponent's Cultivation had been sealed and they were locked deep in the Dungeon, yet they actually used some special means to escape. It was simply Heaven-Defying.

"If he's gone, he's gone. Anyway, his value has been squeezed dry by us, and these things are enough for our use. If anything else happens, we'll find another way."

Li Haotian didn't care about the other party's life or death. Instead, he went back to continue staring at the people who had swallowed the Medicinal Pills. They appeared to have no changes—no extra memories in their minds, and even their Cultivation hadn't changed at all, as if they had just eaten an ordinary Medicinal Pill.

Yet those Black Qis truly existed. It was just that with their current situation, investigating them was a bit troublesome, and they didn't know what the actual effect was.

Li Haotian narrowed his eyes slightly. Just as he was feeling puzzled, a sudden clap of thunder echoed in the sky.

A Powerhouse appeared out of nowhere, stepping through the air into the world.

"Is this the Tianxuan Immortal Kingdom?"

This burly man, bathed in lightning, had a face full of pride. The fluctuations radiating from him were clearly at the Peak Immortal King level.

"I am the Ruler of the Taixuan Immortal Kingdom. Tell your ruler to crawl out and meet me!"

He didn't take this small kingdom seriously at all. After all, it had only been established for a short time, and its strength shouldn't be particularly high. In his eyes, killing them would only take a single thought.

Seeing his appearance, Li Haotian immediately sneered. There really were people seeking death every day. Why did this Taixuan Immortal Kingdom repeatedly come to find trouble with him?

The fact that he had just gone to grab people must have been discovered by the other party, but a few Golden Immortals shouldn't warrant such a big fuss.

"What do you want?"

Li Haotian flashed into the air. The other party immediately sensed his Peak Immortal Venerable aura and couldn't help but sneer.

"You are the ruler of this Tianxuan Immortal Kingdom? To think you're weak to this extent, ho ho."

"From now on, the Tianxuan Immortal Kingdom will merge into my Taixuan Immortal Kingdom. Pay tribute every year and submit as a vassal, and I'll let you off. How about it?"

A cold sneer hung on his face, looking extremely arrogant.

Li Haotian sighed helplessly. He thought the other party had some urgent business, but it was actually for such a trivial matter.

"Sigh..."

Li Haotian's eyes lowered, and then with a gentle wave of his hand, several Immortal Kings immediately surrounded them, blocking the other party inside.

"Now the roles are reversed. Your Taixuan Immortal Kingdom will submit to the Tianxuan Immortal Kingdom from now on and pay tribute every year. If you do as I say, I'll let you off now and let you leave safely. How about it?"

Li Haotian's cold voice rang out. The other party's mouth twitched, but he still gritted his teeth.

"Heh, even though you have so many Immortal King Powerhouses stationed here, I am not afraid. With my strength at the Peak Immortal King level, if I want to escape, I can do it in the blink of an eye."

"Is that so?"

A hand pressed onto his shoulder at some unknown time. He turned his head and saw three Immortal Emperor Powerhouses looking at him with smiles.

"Alright, I didn't expect you to be such a tough guy. Since you're unwilling to submit, I'll send you to the afterlife."

As Li Haotian spoke, he drew his Long Sword, preparing to finish the opponent.