Shi Lang was scared shitless for the first time in his life. Even the people in the Tian mountains didn''t give him such a scare. The figure that rushed at him appeared to be an icy blue colored bird. It was something so massive that even some of the spaceships of the federal military might be ashamed.


    The Phoenix flew above Shi Lang and issued a screech. The sound was a soul attack. The phoenix''s soul prated Shi Lang''s soul sea, and it bypassed the protection array runes on his suit as if they were child''s y.


    The pain from the invasion caused Shi Lang to fall on the ground. He held his head in his palms as he crawled on the ground. His entire body was aching and his head seemed like it would explode anytime.


    The Phoenix raged in his soul sea, it was burning the soul sea and Shi Lang''s Immortal Soul was also getting hurt. The Daows engraved over it were slowly vanishing away. At this moment, Shi Lang was overwhelmed by the sense of dread as he could not even control his own body or soul. He has never been so helpless in his entire life.


    Just when the phantom of the phoenix soul was about to manifestpletely in his soul sea and cause him to explode, Raksha''s spirit appeared inside Shi Lang''s soul sea. Thedy manifested and she had a calm face.


    This was a sign that she was about to go crazy. She waved her hand and expelled the trace of phoenix soul from the soul sea. Shi Lang was relieved but he was not even able to stand up. In his mind, Raksha said, "Let me out."


    Shi Lang barely managed to ess his space ring and Raksha came out. She took her human form and said, "Old Chicken, you better not hurt him. You won''t be able to bear the consequences."


    "How dare you!!!"


    The Phoenix Soul yelled at Raksha. However, the sword spirit stood unfazed in the void. Her expression was calm, and the soul pressure from the fallen beast did not affect her in the least. She watched as the soul remnant charged at her with ws.


    Raksha sighed and remarked, "I told you not to."


    She waved her hand and released a strong concentrated wave of sword intent. The attack tore apart the void andnded straight at the bird''s chest. A painful screech echoed in the cavern. The sword intent did not stop, it tore through the mes.


    Raksha snapped her fingers and swords of spirit energy condensed around the bird. She said, "If you move even a little, I will shred your soul into oblivion."


    The beast was unwilling but it had no other options. Raksha was not joking. She was dead serious about her intention to kill.


    The Phoenix said, "Leave here."


    Raksha asked, "Do you really want to talk to me in such a tone? Has the time alone in this cave made you go senile?"


    The Phoenix screeched and said, "I despise the human kind. They cannot think of anyone else other than themselves."


    Raksha scoffed and said, "Your view of looking at things is very narrow. This guy is nothing like other humans. You can search his soul if you do not believe me, but do you think if he was just like other humans I would be protecting him?"


    The Phoenix did not say anything, it was none of her business whom Raksha protected or not. The sword spirit knew that the Holy beasts would not bow down to anyone. They had innate arrogance that defied even the heavens. How could they listen to reason so easily?


    Raksha did not say anything to the beast anymore, but looked at Shi Lang. The Terran was groaning, his body was affected and the damage to his soul sea caused his cultivation realm to drop back to Immortal King level.


    She frowned and said, "You better restore him to his peak. He did not harm you in the least."


    The phoenix snorted, but the next moment, the spirit swords flickered and prated through the beast''s wings. It may be a soul form, but it took a lot of energy to keep the form together, and despite being overpowering, it was quite fragile in the face of Raksha''s sword intent.


    The beast screeched in pain and Raksha said in amanding tone, "Restore him!"


    The Phoenix shook her head while bearing great pain. She did not want to aid humans, and would rather die than to help a human. Just as Raksha was about to put this beast out of her misery, Shi Lang''s voice sounded behind her, "Raksha, stop."


    The sword spirit remarked, "Are you a fool to spare this thing?"


    Shi Lang was straining himself a lot, when he spoke, his body was not in a good condition. He said, "When she attacked me, I saw her memories. She is right to hold a grudge against humans."


    The beast red at Shi Lang but the next moment a lot of spirit swords moved closer to her. Shi Lang sighed as he spoke, "You do not know, but the human expert harmed her child in order to trigger the fight. It was a shameful and despicable action, she is right to hold the grudge."


    These words ignited the pent up rage and grief in the heart of the beast once more. The Phoenix raised her head toward the sky and then let out a screech. Shi Lang watched the scene silently. If someone were to harm Tao, Yu Xeidi or Hao Mei to get to him, he would also go mad in rage.


    Raksha said, "I empathize with her, but I will not spare her for harming your foundation. You have a big heart but I don''t."


    Shi Lang sighed, he could not argue with her, she was doing this for his own good, but he did not wish to see the Phoenix soul suffer because of this. The situation reached an impasse.


    After some thought Shi Lang asked, "Senior, can you tell me why you trap those humans outside?"


    The phoenix did not reply instantly. Raksha sighed and said, "Can you not understand that if he wanted to harm you, he would have killed you by now?"


    The soul remnant replied, "Does he intend to help those people outside?"


    Shi Lang shook his head and said, "I have no right to meddle in your business, however, on the behalf of the human race, I can still try to help you vent. I do not intend to have those people live on if they have harmed you."


    The Phoenix soul was stunned, she was just a remnant but her eyes flickered with shock. She asked, "Do you mean what you said?"


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "Yes, I do."


    The remnant soul said, "Those people outside the hole, they were part of the human expert''s entourage that came over to challenge me. They were the first people who attacked my child. However, when the battle ensued those cowards ran away, and only came back when I had already finished the battle, and was trying to heal my child.


    They sneaked up on me and attacked me. I watched them devour my child''s body while he was still alive. In the end, when they were preparing to rush into a void tunnel, I sacrificed my body so that the timews could take control of the surroundings. It has been seven thousand and three hundred years. I cannot reincarnate because the timews will vanish then.


    Rebirth will take me back to my weakest self."


    Shi Lang smiled and said, "As long as you remove the soul energy inside me, I will help you with this little problem."


    The Phoenix shook her head and said, "I have waited a long time, and I will continue to wait for even longer. Why should I heal you? What if you betrayed me?"


    Shi Lang did not mind it and said, "Senior, I can swear on my Dao Heart if that will relieve your doubts."


    Raksha sighed and rebuked him, "How many times have I told you to not make Dao Oaths on every two steps? Have you not learned anything?"


    Shi Lang opened the face mask of the suit and smiled sheepishly at her. The Phoenix thought for a bit and said, "If you can take down those people, I will remove the soul energy from you."


    They have reached another impasse. Raksha watched as the two sides kept debating for two hours. She really wanted to see how far these two would go. Shi Lang said that he was not sure that he would be able to kill these people because he did not know how strong they were.


    The Phoenix replied that she did not trust Shi Lang even if he took a heavenly oath. Suddenly, Raksha said, "Oi Lang, give it a break, go use your toys."


    Shi Lang shook his head and said, "I cannot use it because I would not be able to control the mech to its fullest."


    The three people stood inside the cave, not knowing what to do. The soul of the Phoenix was not ready to budge from her decision.