As the fiery glow faded amidst the vines that trapped the soul, Rai Zenme''s face became visible. But at this moment, his expression was miserable, to say the least, not to mention horrified as he didn''t show an ounce of calm as he trembled like a cornered prey.


    It was unknown what Deathseeker did to him, but Davis''s eyes shed with ruthlessness, shing the pitch-ck scythe at Rai Zenme''s soul.


    "Ahhh! It hurts!!!"


    Rai Zenme let out a miserable scream as the scythe cleaved past him from head to toe, but his soul still held together, seemingly not having taken much damage.


    Davis sneered, knowing that it was Level Nine Immortal King Stage Soul and that it could endure a lot of damage as his cultivation base was low enough not to inflict much damage.


    *Ssh~* *Ssh~* *Ssh~*


    Death energy reveled in the scythe as it made numerous shes on Rai Zenme, spinning like a tornado.


    *Ssh~* *Ssh~* *Ssh~*


    The unholy wind generated by his deathly scythe was so violent that Rai Zenme''s soul body was shredded away like dust, forming a red mist all over the ce. His aura flickered, seemingly dropping, but in reality, it still could endure plenty.


    "AHHHH!!!"


    The de of the scythe seemed to have transformed into a living creature, striking down relentlessly on Rai Zenme.


    *Ssh~* *Ssh~* *Ssh~*


    The scythe again turned into countless sharp ws and shredded apart Rai Zenme''s flesh as if it were paper.


    *Tapa~* *Tapa~* *Tapa~*


    The sharp ws once again had transformed into countless needles and pierced the heart of Rai Zenme as if it were a pincushion.


    Rai Zenme''s soul was like a hedgehog at this moment, having gonepletely silent as though he was defending, but the truth was that his soul was punctured so much that it couldn''t let out a scream anymore.


    He was unable to even tremble, appearing like a dead rat instead of a cornered rat.


    Davis stopped shing with his scythe, looking at Rai Zenme''s eyes tremble.


    "Let''s talk."


    Davis abruptly used his power to lift up the scythe and began to spin the de like a propeller, chopping apart Rai Zenme''s hundreds of times.


    *Ssss* *Ssss*


    With his death scythe being used like a propeller, the ck de spun endlessly, slicing Rai Zenme''s soul into countless pieces as if it were a paper cutter. However, the soul still endured.


    "AH! Bastard!!! Talkk!!! We''ll talk!!!"


    Rai Zenme''s miserable cry rang out once again. He didn''t know why Davis attacked him once again after wanting to talk, but he wanted to grab that chance, like grabbing someone''s legs so badly as the pain stemming from his soul was unable to bear it.


    "Huh? Bastard?"


    Davis didn''t stop spinning the death scythe, practically grinding the red mist out of Rai Zenme''s soul.


    "Ahh! Stop!!! I''m sorry!! I''ll do anything! I''ll reveal anything!!!"


    Still screaming miserably, Rai Zenme had no choice but to ept the fate that came for him. With the green vines holding his soul in ce, he was unable to counterattack, much less do anything.


    "Ah-!"


    Davis finally stopped, but with the mere flick of his sleeves, Rai Zenme''s gaze heavily shook as he released a horrified cry. This made thetter''s expression turn unsightly, knowing that this fear had been engraved into his heart.


    "Now then, reveal what you know about the Fire Phoenix n''s true intentions. Why did you kidnap Mistress Zahara with Tegon Zenme?"<novelnext></novelnext>


    "…"


    Rai Zenme maintained a moment of silence, gazing at Davis with both fear and hatred. His eyes nced around, looking for a way out, but his heart sank, sensing two powerful people around him.


    "I… We did it because the Patriarch asked us to take Zahara back to the Fire Phoenix n as she was going to be nurtured as the reserve n Mistress..."


    "Really?"


    Davis raised his deathly scythe, looking as though he was about to sh but then spun it lightly upon hearing Rai Zenme continue.


    "Wait…! I… I swear! Only after I almost… had you… did I understand that she was an inheritor."


    Rai Zenme clenched his teeth as he shivered, feeling hatred against his Patriarch. If it weren''t for that astounding message that stunned him, everything would''ve gone as he had intended, and he wouldn''t have gotten caught in Tanya''s inheritance pce.


    He believed only because of that was he reduced to this state.


    Davis frowned, but he also didn''t feel like the other party was lying, considering that Rai Zenme, at that time, was too stunned to react to the pce absorbing him inside when it erged.


    Normally, a Level Nine Immortal King wouldn''t fall for that as they would''ve quickly retreated.


    "Is there no other reason?" Still, he raised his brows and continued questioning.


    "Even if there is, I don''t know! The Patriarch didn''t share much information. I swear!"


    "I see." Davis lightly nodded, keeping the deathly scythe at the back, "Then what about the celebratory banquet that is about tomence in a month? Is the Fire Phoenix n nning to do anything devious to Shirley and me?"


    "Not that I know of." Rai Zenme growled, still feeling the aching pain that asionally caused his expression to twitch.


    However, looking at Davis''s unamused expression, his lips twitched.


    "As much as I hate you and imagine that they were nning something devious against you, I haven''t heard of anything. Most likely, the Fire Phoenix n has forfeited Shirley to you."


    Davis still looked unamused, turning to look at the pink-robed dragon-horned fairy.


    "Lereza, suppress his soul."


    Lereza narrowed her eyes, but she still raised her hand and did as he said, a gaseous substance seeping out from her palm like dust. It was like the gentle dust pushed by a butterfly''s p. Moreover, the dust appeared pink rather than green, making it appear or smell like a fantastical mix of fragrances.


    "Wait… what are you doing!?"


    Rai Zenme was on high alert, trying to struggle, but the gaseous energy that had manifested into vines still held him in ce, refusing to budge at all.


    Davis slowly rose to the air and extended his hand out. When his palm touched Rai Zenme''s head, he used the Mind Sea Extraction Mirage, causing the other party''s eyes to simply disappear. Rai Zenme''s soul heavily fluctuated, seemingly reviving all kinds of memories that were embedded in his soul to Davis.


    "…"


    Seeing this scene, Deathseeker was not only shocked but also pleasantly surprised. To be able to soulscour an immortal who was directly above a stage in cultivation base, he knew that it was because of this pink-robed woman who somehow made Rai Zenmepletely vulnerable, but it was also due to Davis who could withstand even the slightest bacsh emanated by Rai Zenme''s soul.


    After all, to be able to pry into something hard, the tip of the de should also be durable, or else, the tip would be the one to break first.


    After a while, Davis took his hand back, leaving Rai Zenme heavily twitching, his head flinching as though he was experiencing a seizure.


    "Strange… the Fire Phoenix n didn''t seem to want to offend me."


    Davis saw that there was not much information about the banquet in Rai Zenme''s memories. The Fire Phoenix n''s Patriarch, Killian Zenme, also seemed to havemanded him to leave him and Shirleypletely out of the picture until the banquet, leaving Davis genuinely confused about what was going on.


    Does that mean that their allied rtionship due to the Fire Phoenix n inheritors mediating between them was still on?