When Bai Yu morphed into his White Tiger form, the whole courtyard where Xia Jieye is had been destroyed but despite that, the pavilion where Xia Jieye is resting is unharmed at all. Surrounded by ruins from all sides. The ordinary-looking pavilion in the midst of ruins was eye-catching.
ROOOAAAARRR~
Xia Jieye said with a casual tone, "So noisy~. Play with it, puppet."
"As you wish, Master," said Puppet Feng Houye.
Ignoring everything, Puppet Feng Houye attacked the white tiger before him. Bai Yu was still in a state of confusion and didn't have the heart to fight his beloved despite becoming a living dead. He could only dodge the wisps of fire made by Puppet Feng Houye who was attacking with intent to kill.
"Ye'er, open your eyes! It's me. BAI YU!!!" yelled the white tiger as he tried to talk to Feng Houye.
Unfortunately, the original Feng Houye had long since died. He had been eaten by Xia Jieye and was converted to become his spiritual qi. Thanks to eating a Godly creature his ascension to becoming a God had been done. He could leave for the Upper Realm or even move out of this little star's control. He is now able to fly to the other worlds with a similar level as this one and a few more thousands of years and he should be able to regain his former strength as the God of Void.
Bai Yu is still trying his best to talk to Feng Houye, his voice was full of grief for his beloved's death.
"Wake up, please! Ye'er I'm sure you could understand me. Though your body has died as long as your soul is still there you should be able to be reborn. Aren't you a phoenix?" said Bai Yu.
Xia Jieye and System Yue who were watching from the pavilion and Se'er who was hiding from the distance couldn't help but scoff at this huge tiger's stupidity.
[This...? Does he still think the puppet is alive? Isn't it obviously soulless and only moving due to the programmed memories injected into it?]
"Aren't cats supposed to be smarter than dogs? How come this white cat is stupider than the other?" said Xia Jieye as he watched his puppet and the huge tiger fight each other. One dodging and parrying while the other is attacking solely targeting one being which is the white tiger.
From a distance, Se'er had heard what the White Tiger Heir had said to Pupper Feng Houye. She couldn't help but snort at what she heard.
Se'er grumbles, "Ah~ what a stupid kitty~ Didn't they call it a puppet already? Of course, it does not have a soul. But that corpse is indeed Feng Houye's physical vessel. It seems he is really dead with his soul either erased or eaten."
Her eyes wandered to the handsome figure of Xia Jieye within the pavilion, normally she would appreciate this kind of ethereal face but for some reason, the fear she can feel towards this man is even worse than meeting current Emperors in the Upper Realm.
"Who is this man? Is he the Ghost King? The one who is said to be the first person to ascend to Godhood but choose to decline it due to some personal reason." murmured Se'er.
Unexpectedly she met eyes with those crimson orbs and felt cold behind her back. Se'er was stunned enough that she almost fell from the sky where she is afloat.
"No way!? How could he spot me from this distance!? I am more than a thousand kilometers away from them!" said Se'er as she grabbed her hair in astonishment. The unknown fear of death was looming all over Se'er, she wishes to leave the place as soon as possible but sadly his other persona tasks him to save the White Tiger Heir if there is an opportunity to do so.
"Ah~ I don't want to die. Se'er hates pain~ grr, this is all Gui Gui's fault!"
In the end, she decided to just watch the show and wait for the chance to escape with the stupid White Tiger. Meanwhile, Xia Jieye who gave Se'er a warning glance once again averted his gaze. Except for Hei Anjing, his eyes never stayed on another person's figure unless he was angry. He feels that staring at something dirties his eyes and would not like doing so.
In the middle of the fight, Bai Yu couldn't bear to hit Puppet Feng Houye regardless of anything because of this his body is bridled with scratches, burns, and open wounds. If things continue this way Bai Yu would definitely lose as he ends up getting weakened due to the lack of blood.
Bai Yu tried to talk sense with Feng Houye but sadly the guy is nothing more than a controlled corpse.
"Ye'er... YE'ER!!! Can you please listen to me? Come with me okay?"
Xia Jieye sniggers at him and says, "You are much more foolish than I thought. Puppet, you have the original memories of the Phoenix King right? Tell this Deity... What did that man think about the thing before you?"
Puppet Feng Houye halted his attacks and thought for a moment. He was silent as if filtering the memories he received from his master. Bai Yu and Se'er were interested in how Feng Houye thought of Bai Yu all this time. Thought Se'er witnessed Feng Houye entertaining the Stupid Tiger whenever their group come together, who wouldn't realize the fakeness of Feng Houye's interaction with Bai Yu.
Long Yi and Gui Se knew that Feng Houye used to treat Bai Yu as a useful tool. He only needs to ask him to do this and that, and the heir to the White Tiger Clan would follow him like a dog. Only Se'er feels that Feng Houye is slut that loves all handsome men. After all, he had chosen Long Yi instead of Bai Yu as the former is much more attractive than the second one.
They watch Puppet Feng Houye open his mouth and say things that stunned Bai Yu speechless.
"Isn't he just a stupid man? Thankfully his strength is quite good. He is a very useful slave that can make a move with just a single order from me. I will just have to whisper sweet nothings and he will be an idiot who has his brain melted by fake love and admiration.
That's what I can see from the memories of this body." said Puppet Feng Houye.
Standing not far away, Bai Yu in his White Tiger form was flabbergasted. His mouth was hanging open in his shock as he looked at Feng Houye in disbelief.
"The original owner of this body was in vain. He wanted all handsome men in this world and liked the feeling of love from the others. But he had never loved someone in reality. He only loves himself but in the end, didn't he got eaten by the Master. That is his honor." said Puppet Feng Houye.
Xia Jieye said, "Enough playing and killing the cat. It's been a while since this deity ate a tiger."
"Yes, Master," answered Puppet Feng Houye and once again attacked Bai Yu. This time his attacks are more deadly as the former is targeting all his vitals, his heart, his brain, his spine, everything that could take his life in an instant. Plus it seems the Puppet had stopped holding back and used the domain the original Feng Houye possessed. The Phoenix Domain where all fire element attacks are buff 150 percent for 10 minutes. The beautiful fur of the White Tiger is almost burned into ashes. It had turned to a coarse fur once the wind blew into it it would disintegrate to charcoal ashes.
ROAAARRRR!!!!
At the last moment of Bai Yu before he suddenly gets killed Se'er appears and blocks the phoenix flames Puppet Feng Houye was used to attack. The Black Turtle Clan's defense is the highest among all four Great Clans. It could even block a claw from a dragon, the fangs of a white tiger, and the fire of the Phoenix.
Bai Yu groggily called the name of the figure that appeared in front of him. Se'er was in his clone. The Clone of Gui Se is female. Though their features are the same the gender is different.
Se'er has a small face, small nose, plump red lips, and peach blossom eyes. Wearing a long black robe on her body which highlights her curves, the belt hanging on her hips highlights her slender waist. His abundant chest jiggles at her every movement creates a seductive image that would make almost all men fall for her beauty.
Bai Yu calls, "S-Se'er? Why... are you... here?" He slowly morphed back to his human form leaving wounds all over his body and bruises on his face. His pale face made him look so weak and half dead.
"Stand up, immediately! We need to leave now!" said Se'er as she grabs Bai Yu's robe.
She was about to use a Teleport Talisman to leave instantly when suddenly Xia Jieye appeared in front of him and Bai Yu. No one noticed when he made his move except System Yue who was watching the whole thing as a bystander.
"Good. It seems I'll have my fill today!" said the God of Void. "Darkness devours their life force." a black aura comes out of his body moving towards Bai Yu and Se'er. It was in the form of a snake and like its master it possessed crimson eyes.
He held the neck of Bai Yu and Se'er as he controlled the darkness from within in his body to corrode their souls. After ascending to God State, he is now able to devour someone's life force through touch unlike before. He is still a Yaoguai who feeds on the creature's life force. His scarlet yet thin lips were moistened by his tongue as he licked through it. Screams can be heard from his two prey. Since one of them is half dead, Bai Yu lost his life force faster than Se'er. He no longer has any strength to fight back.
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
Under everyone's naked eye, Bai Yu who was howling in misery slowly turns into a dried corpse. Followed by the weakening of his screams and struggles until he dies with only wilted skin left behind. Seeing this scene everyone was terrified by Xie Jieye's cruelty. Except for System Yie who is used to it even Puppet Feng Houye who was born with no emotion felt instinctive fear towards his master. He felt seated on the ground trembling.
Meanwhile, The face of Se'er turned white. She is also feeling that her energy and life force is being drained. In the last moment, she had turned into a small black snake and escaped with the teleport talisman with only half her soul remaining.
Xie Jieye had a satisfied look on his face yet cold when he saw that one of his food had escaped.
"A Snake. Is that the Snake tail form of the Black Turtle? Yue, where did my snack escape too?" asked the God of Void.
System Yue timely replied to his Master's question.
[Her soul had teleported in the direction of the south. The Turtle form half of her soul was in that direction as well including the being with Dragon bloodline on this world.]
A calm expression appeared on his handsome face, his deep and magnetic voice was heard saying, "Towards the North is where the Ancient Palace is. The little one is there, it is not good that I take away his toy when it's already coming his way." said Xia Jieye.
[Indeed. My Lord is correct.]
Xie Jieye spotted Lou Ming, his useless servant who was trembling like a quail under his glance.
"Lou Ming."
"Y-Y-Yes... My A-Ancestor. Anything this little... One can help?" said Lou Ming with a stuttering voice.
Xia Jieye gave him a scoff as he averted his eyes. "Imprison your son. He will be useful when I go visit the Ancient Palace in the future. While you are at it go put him under house arrest with that Phoenix descendant of the Fengs. I will rest now. Do not bother this deity." said Xia Jieye as he fades into the darkness.
"Yes. Yes. Yes... As you wish for my ancestor!!!" said Lou Ming.
Only once the figure of Xie Jieye had disappeared before him that everyone in the area had sighed in relief. Though no one knew where the lord had gone too. No one is willing to defy his commands.. System Yue on the other hand had returned to the side of his host as he completed his task to pass his message.