Just as Lu Xuan thought Li Guanqi was about to release Cao Zhennan, Li Guanqi rested the Red Lotus Sword on Cao Zhennan’s neck and slowly pressed the blade into his throat. The blade sank into his flesh. Cao Zhennan trembled uncontrollably as his blood poured out.0

Li Guanqi raised his hand and sent Cao Yan into a domain, all while pressing the sword deeper. He raised Cao Zhennan’s severed head high, made a grasping motion with his right fist, and extracted the man’s primordial soul. He trapped it, lit it with his Lightning Dragon Flame, and sent the burning lamp into the void.0

“Did you really think I’d release him just...0