Zhou Yan looked at Jiu Jue and teased, "I didn't do anything inappropriate to you, so why are you so angry? Don't tell me you think I've desecrated your soul."
"If that's what you truly believe, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, you won't let me off the hook. Perhaps I should be even more audacious then."
With that said, Chu Luoyan's fist shot towards Zhou Yan's head. "Stop spewing nonsense! If you dare to do anything outrageous to me again, I will definitely not let you off!"
"I was just talking, why are you taking it so seriously? I'm helping you right now. Why would you team up with this Jiu Jue to deal with me?"
Zhou Yan felt helpless, but he hadn't exactly lost out, had he? After all, he had seen everything he was supposed to see, and even what he wasn't supposed to see, on Chu Luoyan.
However, Zhou Yan looked at Chu Luoyan and asked, "You're not a Lord, are you?"
"So what if I'm not?" Chu Luoyan replied.
"I have a way to free you from Jiu Jue's control. I'm just not sure if you're willing." Zhou Yan asked.
Upon hearing this, Chu Luoyan frowned and asked, "What do you want to do to me?"
"Am I that kind of person? I'm a man of integrity, how could I do anything to you!" Zhou Yan retorted.
Seeing Chu Luoyan's untrusting expression, Zhou Yan explained, "Join my territory, and I can help you completely escape this woman's control."
Chu Luoyan was shocked. "You said you wouldn't do anything to me, but now you want me to join your territory? Wouldn't that mean I have to obey you completely!"
"You are free. I won't make you do anything you don't want to do," Zhou Yan replied.
"Not a chance!" Chu Luoyan flatly refused.
Zhou Yan shrugged and looked at Jiu Jue. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Luoyan continued, "Are you sure you can solve this?"
Zhou Yan blinked. Hadn't she just refused?
Why did she agree now?
Her change of heart was incredibly fast.
Women were truly strange creatures. You could never know what their next thought would be.
"Of course, I'm sure," Zhou Yan replied.
Jiu Jue scoffed. The idea of escaping her by joining a territory was a colossal joke.
Thus, Zhou Yan invited Chu Luoyan to join his territory. Chu Luoyan thought for a moment, glanced at Jiu Jue's voracious gaze, and readily agreed without hesitation.
The next second, Chu Luoyan successfully joined Zhou Yan's territory, with her loyalty instantly maxed out. Well, it was forced, no room for negotiation. That was just how formidable Zhou Yan's territory was.
A multicolored light enveloped Chu Luoyan, strengthening her power and soul.
Chu Luoyan's entire soul world was filled with this multicolored light. Under the influence of this powerful energy, her body emanated colorful, radiant glows.
Chu Luoyan's soul grew at an astonishing rate, expanding with incredible speed.
Jiu Jue, witnessing this multicolored light, was deeply shocked. "What is going on?"
"What is this thing? Kid, what have you done? How could this happen? What kind of energy is this?"
Jiu Jue sensed a terrifying energy. Underneath this mysterious, multicolored light, the usually silent and confident Jiu Jue felt a sense of danger for the first time.
This colored energy strongly repelled her. Jiu Jue could feel Chu Luoyan's soul power instantly double and continue to increase.
It was a peculiar sensation, as if her power was being forcefully enhanced by some mystical energy. Furthermore, this energy actively rejected her. If this continued, Jiu Jue's remnant soul would be annihilated.
Chu Luoyan felt an immense surge of energy, under which her body grew stronger.
Her soul also underwent a profound elevation, with various profound sensations washing over her, as if a restraint within her body had been unlocked.
Chu Luoyan's cultivation had already reached its peak. With the boost from the colored light, her combat power rapidly increased, quickly reaching the pinnacle of the demigod realm.
Although Chu Luoyan didn't understand the exact reason, she knew this transformation was brought about by Zhou Yan. All of this was because of Zhou Yan.
Chu Luoyan opened her eyes. Her entire soul was suffused with an ethereal, sacred, and powerful radiance.
"Impossible! How can you separate yourself from my soul? You can't do this! You are a part of my soul, you cannot be separated..."
At this moment, Jiu Jue seemed to sense something. She could no longer feel anything about Chu Luoyan, as if a complete soul had forever lost a piece.
Chu Luoyan had completely detached herself from Jiu Jue's soul, making her undetectable to Jiu Jue.
Jiu Jue never imagined that Zhou Yan possessed such a method, capable of forcibly separating Chu Luoyan from her nine soul fragments.
"You damnable brat!" Jiu Jue's gaze towards Zhou Yan was filled with hatred, wishing she could devour him alive.
"Don't look at me like that. The moment I made my move, you had no intention of letting me go, so why should I show you any mercy?"
Zhou Yan's plan worked. Chu Luoyan successfully broke free from Jiu Jue's control and became a completely independent soul, no longer oppressed by Jiu Jue.
His colored territory was truly incredible.
As for Jiu Jue's hatred, Zhou Yan couldn't care less. Even if he hadn't separated Chu Luoyan's soul from Jiu Jue, would Jiu Jue have let him off the hook?
Since he had already offended her, he might as well ensure she would never forget him.
At the very least, she would know that there was another woman in this world who had her eyes on him.
"Brat, I will not let you go!" Jiu Jue could only say this angrily.
"As if you ever intended to let me go," Zhou Yan replied nonchalantly.
"I am no longer who I was. You can no longer threaten me. Get out of my soul!"
Chu Luoyan, now no longer under Jiu Jue's control, condensed a powerful soul force and launched it towards Jiu Jue.
Zhou Yan also activated the Tai Chi formation and the [Town God's Cauldron], unleashing powerful attacks towards Jiu Jue.
Suffering immense damage, Jiu Jue's entire soul form became ethereal.
"You two just wait! You will all come to the God Realm sooner or later. By then, I will make you pay a heavy price and show you the consequences of offending me."
"Chu Luoyan, you think you can escape my soul forever? Just you wait! I will fuse you back into my soul sooner or later!"
"Die!"
The two unleashed another powerful soul assault, completely destroying Jiu Jue.
"Ah!"
Jiu Jue's remnant soul finally vanished.