High above Tortoise Can Fly and the blue inferno that surrounded it, the battle between Jasmine and the two elemental wolves continued. Jasmine was still holding her own, expending a lot of energy but still doing a little acting. She launched a few attacks here and there but mostly stayed on the defensive as ice and fire attacks bounced off of her divine moonlight aura.

The pair of wolves continued their attacks with mounting frustration and rising fear. They were surprised by Chen Wentian's appearance they worried for their comrade. It wasn't clear how quickly a victor could be determined in a battle between him and the green goblin but it was certain that the wolves would not get any backup anytime soon.

"Brother, what is going on?" The ice wolf yelled over all the noise.

"I dunno! Is the goblin going to survive?" The fire wolf yelled back.

"Who cares about him! Let's run!"

"No, sister! The Lord will punish us for failure!"

The fire wolf was right, losing a Spirit Lord was no joke. If they chose to leave now, the greater goblin would no doubt die. If the two wolves chose to go back empty handed, they would no doubt suffer at the hands of the Spirit King monster that commanded them.

"She's getting weaker, I can sense it." The fire wolf suddenly howled, "Kill her!"

"Kill!"

Jasmine put on a fake grimace as she made her shield of spiritual energy smaller and smaller. All the while, she was listening to Chen Wentian's words through her Crashing Comet immortal armor. The Comet Lynx was linked to his soul and told her about imminent death of the green goblin.

The spiritual aura of the goblin still remained within the firestorm but it was only its final struggle. Soon it would disappear and if the wolves sensed this, they would no doubt run. The only way was to draw them in by pretending to be weak and launch a devastating attack when they least expected it.

Chen Wentian and Jasmine were completely in sync. They readied their most powerful attacks and waited for right moment.

If it were any other pair of immortals, they might not have had the same level of teamwork. Even if immortals could speak to each other over long distances using spiritual energy, this could be sensed by enemy immortals as well. The enemy would know something was up and be alert. Chen Wentian's communication through his soul art untraceable and undetectable. It was the perfect way to coordinate during a messy battle.

Jasmine's spiritual aura was now so small, it barely protected her skin against the raging flames and billowing ice around her. The wolves were salivating, eager to kill her and taste her flesh. They were looking forward to their cultivation improvements!

"Idiots." Jasmine muttered with a grin.

"What did you say, bitch?!" The ice wolf howled furiously.

"You dare laugh when you're about to die?" The flame wolf taunted.

"Like I said, idiots…"

Jasmine's body glowed bright white, blinding them for a split second. They were stunned by what appeared, a silvery white fox with two fluffy tails. Before they could react, she launched herself at the ice wolf with balls of moonlight gathering on the tip of her tails and her mouth.

"What… nine tailed fox!"

Three rays of moonlight shot out like divine spears of destruction. The ice wolf was still quite agile and managed to dodge… all but one of the moon beams. The third impacted the wolf's shoulder and blasted a limb cleanly off.

"My paw!!"

The fire wolf wasn't idle and immediately launched towards Jasmine's unprotected back. In his desperation to save his sister, he completely forgot about his own rear. He sensed a powerful spiritual energy bear down on him from below and turned too late to see the visage of a blue dragon slam into him!

"Awooooo!"

The fire wolf tried to fight back with his red flames but they were blasted away by Chen Wentian's blue flames. The wolf's fur started to burn. Nothing in the world could burn the fire wolf and yet he was being burned!

The ice wolf wasn't faring any better. Her agility was considered top tier and she tried to run. However, with the Crashing Comet, Jasmine was just as agile and even faster in a straight line. She quickly caught up with the female wolf and blasted her mercilessly with moonbeams.

Instinctively, as beasts, they recognized the divine power in front of them. Their will to fight quickly evaporated and they could only await their death. They did not beg for mercy because there was no mercy between beasts.

"Nine tailed fox… Blue dragon… Impossible, impossible…" The fire wolf muttered, his voice full of regret and hopelessness.

Jasmine returned with the barely alive ice wolf and Chen Wentian grabbed the limp body with his flames and subjected both wolves to a flaming purgatory.

"Ahhhh, brother!"

"Sister!"

Their fur was burned to ash. Their flesh and bone were next, which caused them to scream endlessly. However, unlike the green goblin, Chen Wentian did not burn them to death. He instead placed both hands on their heads and began to channel his soul art. There was no reason to cause excess pain for souls that he wanted to add to his collection. He tortured the green goblin because he simply wanted to tenderize it before absorbing it for his cultivation.

It was a completely different process for assimilating immortal souls compared to simply imprisoning souls. He needed a different kind of persuasion…

The ice and fire wolves thought they had died but they awoke together in the vast emptiness of Chen Wentian's soul space. It was the exact same for green goblin but it was also different, because before they could figure out what was going on, a myriad of colorful stars shined brilliantly in the dark space.

Blue… purple… white… tan… gold… gray…

The blue star was the first explode, sending a powerful wave of spiritual energy that filled the space completely. The wolves felt their hairs stand on end as a hulking beast with massive wings, a long body with four muscular legs, a long scaly neck, a waving tail, and a stunning horned head with a wide jaw and vicious teeth.

"I am Chen Wentian!" The dragon bellowed.

"My lord… blue dragon… Chen Wentian!" The wolves whimpered and bowed.

"A pair of brother and sister ice and fire wolves. A truly majestic sight." The dragon said, "Pity we had to meet on the battlefield and fight to the death."

"This… are we dead?" The ice wolf asked timidly.

"Death! What is death? In the realm of the soul, there is no death, only rebirth." The dragon said. "Surely you understand the basics of this?"

"Yes, my lord dragon, all souls undergo the cycle of samsara." The fire wolf said.

Indeed, all living things followed the cycle of life, death, and rebirth, samsara. It was a never-ending cycle, one that was tied to laws of the entire world. It was impossible to resist, impossible to stop.

"The body can die but the soul lives on. Don't you think it's cruel, a lifetime of pursuing the immortal Dao, a lifetime of experience and memories, all wiped away once we enter samsara…" The dragon leaned down and peered at the wolves. "Do you know what nirvana is?"

They shook their heads.

"Nirvana, it is liberation, it is ascension, it is true immortality, it is divinity, and it is what all living beings search for. Why do we cultivate? It is to reach nirvana. What is beyond the Spirt Demigod Realm? It is nirvana!"

"But no one has ever reached it in this endless world. My ancestors have not. The strongest legendary beings from time immemorial have not. Yet, Chen Wentian will be able to. All he needs is your soul. And when his soul reaches nirvana, so will your soul. Your soul will be set free, free to experience the wonders of a new divine world!"

"We… we don't understand."

The blue dragon leaned back and the golden star exploded, filling the space with a different immortal aura. A massive golden serpent appeared and took its place beside the blue dragon.

"I am Chen Wentian." The serpent declared.

A white star exploded and a strange swallow flew down.

"I am Chen Wentian."

A purple star exploded and a small beetle appeared.

"I am Chen Wentian."

A gray black star exploded and a shadow fox took shape.

"I am Chen Wentian."

Stars exploded one after another and a crowd of beings appeared in front of the two wolves. It was an awe-inspiring sight. Many among them were already immortals!

The wolves finally understood the dragon's words. All these were souls, gathered under one soul, Chen Wentian!

All the beasts and humans sudden shattered into light and single unassuming human man was left. Chen Wentian walked forward and knelt down in front of the two wolves. He had smile on his face as he rubbed their heads lightly.

"I am Chen Wentian… and my Dao is the Anatta Soul Nirvana Art. When I breakthrough the Spirit Demigod Realm and reach nirvana, will you too. So… will you join me on my journey?"

He gave them a choice, enter the dark nothingness of samsara or join him for an opportunity to reach a higher existence. The choice was not difficult…

"Yes!" The ice and fire wolves howled at the same time.

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