Chapter 2015: Chapter 2015: Extraordinary Soul Seizing Realm
"What the hell is this? Is Gabriel really still alive?"
Staring at the streak of white light that flew out of Gabriel’s corpse, Xiao Zheng’s eyes were filled with shock.
He really couldn’t think of any reason that could explain what was happening before his eyes.
Xiao Zheng decided to keep watching. He completely hid his aura, his body seeming to merge with heaven and earth. As for that white light, it was also extremely alert.
After separating from Gabriel’s corpse, the white light didn’t fly away immediately, but circled twice in midair.
As if sensing no abnormalities in the surroundings, the white light suddenly expanded and began to manifest into a human shape.
When Xiao Zheng finally saw his face clearly, his heart was once again deeply shaken!
Because this person was no one else but Gabriel, whose head he had just chopped off!
"He—he’s actually still alive!"
"How is that possible?"
Even seeing it with his own eyes, Xiao Zheng still found it hard to believe.
Yet this bizarre scene was happening for real.
After the white light manifested, Gabriel’s figure appeared in midair. He was lowering his head, looking at his own corpse, his eyes full of complicated emotions. Then, perhaps in order to give this physical body a final resting place, he waved his hand, and a cluster of golden flames ignited on the corpse.
The flames burned through, the corpse quickly turning to ashes, which were soon covered by wind and snow.
After he finished all this, Gabriel prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Xiao Zheng knew he could no longer hide and immediately revealed himself.
His aura burst out so suddenly that Gabriel was caught completely off guard.
When he turned and saw Xiao Zheng, who had returned, Gabriel’s face instantly showed a flash of terror: "Y-You actually came back? No, wait—don’t tell me you never left this place in the first place?"
At his words, Xiao Zheng couldn’t even be bothered to respond and simply asked, "Go on then, what the hell is going on with you? I clearly just killed you, so why are you alive again?"
Hearing him, Gabriel seemed to recall the corpse he had just burned. A trace of venomous hatred flashed in his eyes: "Why should I tell you? You’ve already killed me once—do you plan to kill me a second time?"
For some reason, Xiao Zheng could faintly hear a hint of grievance in his tone.
Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head and said, "You can choose to stay silent, but I’m going to kill you anyway."
After saying that, he really did intend to make a move.
Seeing this, Gabriel was instantly frightened and hurriedly said, "Wait! Calm down first and let me finish! Can we talk this out? As long as you agree to let me go, I swear I will never come after you again!"
"I really don’t want to die. It wasn’t easy for me to cultivate to this level. If I just die like this, I’ll never accept it!"
"No matter how unwilling you are, that has nothing to do with me." Xiao Zheng sneered. "I’ll give you three seconds to think. If you don’t answer my question, I’ll kill you right now!"
Once he finished, his killing intent surged out from his body.
Whether because of that killing intent or not, a look of pain actually appeared on Gabriel’s face.
Only after Xiao Zheng withdrew his killing intent did he feel a bit better.
Even so, Gabriel’s face became pale and weak, and he said feebly, "If you really want to know, I can tell you. But you have to promise me that you’ll let me go afterward."
"You’re in no position to negotiate with me." Xiao Zheng said coldly.
As his words fell, he had already raised the twin blades in his hands.
Seeing this, Gabriel finally recognized reality and said in despair, "What you’re seeing now, strictly speaking, is actually my soul."
Soul?
Xiao Zheng suddenly thought of that Blood Clan soul sleeping inside the Ancestor Statue, and then of those former Blood Clan Netherworld Kings from Morren. They had all appeared before him in soul form.
But compared to Morren and the others, Gabriel’s soul was far stronger, able to roam freely between heaven and earth. By contrast, Morren and the others, unless they possessed a physical body, could only have their souls imprisoned within the blood pool.
Comparing the two, the difference was obvious at a glance.
Gabriel then continued, "My current state is actually an ability granted by my realm. Above the Superb Sky Control Realm is the Extraordinary Soul Seizing Realm. As long as the soul is not destroyed, you can keep seizing bodies and be reborn again and again."
So the realm above the Superb Sky Control Realm was actually the Extraordinary Soul Seizing Realm.
"No wonder when you fought me earlier, you acted completely unafraid of death." Hearing this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but sneer. "I originally thought you were planning to fight me to the bitter end, but now it seems you’d already planned to use this trick to escape with your life, hadn’t you?"
Gabriel nodded, acknowledging it. "At the time, I knew very well that even if I used Angel Descent, it would still be hard to defeat you. So I planned to use this feigned-death technique, then later seize a body with my soul and be reborn."
"It’s just that...I didn’t expect you to see through my plan in the end."
By the end, his tone was filled with deep resentment and unwillingness.
After listening to Gabriel’s explanation, Xiao Zheng also felt a hint of lingering fear. Fortunately, before leaving, he had accidentally noticed something off about Gabriel’s corpse. Otherwise, Gabriel really might have escaped.
If he had escaped, it wouldn’t just be a matter of letting a tiger return to the mountain.
A powerhouse of the Extraordinary Soul Seizing Realm—if Gabriel really managed to seize a body and be reborn, and later recover his peak strength, Xiao Zheng didn’t dare imagine what would happen then.
Seeing Xiao Zheng lost in thought, Gabriel hesitated for several seconds before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "I’ve already told you everything about the secrets of the Extraordinary Soul Seizing Realm. C-Can you spare my life now?"
"I can guarantee that I’ll never cause trouble for you again!"
"I’ll change my name and hide my identity. I’ll never show myself again!"
There was even a hint of pleading in his tone.
If this scene made its way back to Europe, it would definitely shock everyone.
Because no one would ever believe that the legendary Church God would one day humble himself like this, begging for someone else’s mercy.
Xiao Zheng lowered his head to look at him, a hint of ridicule flashing in his eyes. "Impossible. There’s absolutely no way I’m letting you go."
Hearing this, Gabriel was so furious that his whole body trembled.
His eyes turned blood-red, and he really did charge at Xiao Zheng, ready to fight to the death!
However, when he was alive, Gabriel hadn’t been a match for Xiao Zheng. Now that he was dead and only a soul remained, with his defensive power incomparably weak, Gabriel couldn’t even withstand a single strike from Xiao Zheng!
The blade flashed, and Gabriel’s soul was instantly annihilated between heaven and earth!
