However, even though he wanted to retreat, the nine swords formed by the cloud people were even faster than lightning and instantly closed in.
Rosefinch's son's eyes were gloomy as his right hand formed a seal. The moment the seal appeared, a powerful aura surrounded Rosefinch's body.
At this moment, the flying swords closed in.
Boom!
A heaven-shattering sound that could pierce through the entire Rosefinch continent suddenly echoed.
Rosefinch's son's body quickly retreated like a meteor.
The seal before him collapsed and dissipated.
Although his body wasn't injured, his face was pale and the elegance he had before was gone.
The nine flying swords vanished, turning back into wisps of souls that lingered in the Heavens and Earth.
Du Tian looked at the scene before him and bitterly said,
"Rosefinch's Mysterious Seal!"
The Rosefinch's Mysterious Seal was a spell that could only be learned by every generation of Rosefinch's son. This spell wasn't obtained through cultivation; it was obtained by every generation of Rosefinch's son while they were inside the tomb of the first Rosefinch.
This seal wasn't created by the first Rosefinch but was given to him by the Cultivation Alliance after he became a rank 6 cultivation country.
This Rosefinch's Mysterious Seal wouldn't increase one's cultivation level, but it was incredibly mysterious. This seal only had two uses: one for offense and one for defense!
The offense was indestructible, and the defense was even stronger than the Rosefinch's formation.
It was unknown how the Cultivation Alliance created this seal, but on a rank 6 cultivation planet, only one person in each generation could learn it. Once that person learned it, unless that person died, no one else could learn it.
Even the previous generation's son of Rosefinch would lose the power of the seal when the next generation's son learned it.
Rumor has it that using the Rosefinch Seal would cause a certain amount of damage, but only those who learned it would know. What Rosefinch's son just used was the defense seal!
When the clouds disappeared, Du Tian's face was pale. He stared at Rosefinch's son and suddenly laughed. "Old Man, it's nice to see you in such a sorry state before your lifespan ends!"
Rosefinch's son's expression was ugly and he was breathing heavily. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to use the Rosefinch Seal. He especially didn't want to use the attack seal. He wanted to maintain his peak state to battle the Forsaken Immortal Clan.
"Du Tian, your Soul Refining Sect is part of my Rosefinch family. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Soul Refining Sect's ancestor and the first Rosefinch fought the Forsaken Immortal Clan together. Why are you being so stubborn today? Hand over the one-billion-soul soul flag and I'll help you rebuild your sect, recruit new disciples, and even make your Soul Refining Sect your own country."
Du Tian's eyes lit up and he let out a mischievous smile. "Rosefinch, old thief, I can see that you are afraid of getting injured. Otherwise, you wouldn't be in such a sorry state. The battle against the Forsaken Immortal Clan has already begun. Instead of going to the battlefield, you ran here and won't be able to stay for long."
Rosefinch's son frowned and coldly said, "Although the eleven-leaf ancestor of the Forsaken Immortal Clan is strong, the Old Man still has an ace up his sleeve. Once he uses this ace, the Forsaken Immortal Clan will die for sure!
Du Tian, I'll ask you one last time. Will you hand over the one-billion-soul soul flag or not? "
Du Tian's eyes became cold. He took a deep breath and waved his hand. The one-billion-soul soul flag released a golden-purple light that flickered between bright and dark.
"Old thief Rosefinch, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. Don't force me to use the fourth soul!" Du Tian's voice was filled with determination.
Rosefinch's son's expression was ugly, but he sneered in his heart. The reason he came here was to wait for the fourth soul to appear. In truth, compared to the one-billion-soul soul flag, he was aiming for the fourth soul!
Every generation of Rosefinch's son had secretly studied the fourth soul inside the one-billion-soul soul flag and tried to find a way to break it. Rosefinch's son was 80% confident, which was why he came here today.
After pondering a bit, Rosefinch's son slowly said, "The Old Man has only read about the power of the fourth soul and hasn't seen it for himself. I really want to take this opportunity to see what kind of power the fourth soul has."
Du Tian clenched his teeth and pointed at his brow. He took out a ball of white light and pressed it against the one-billion-soul soul flag. In an instant, the one-billion-soul soul flag trembled and the golden-purple light flew out from the flag.
"The five elements are divided into five elements. The five elements of the heavens and earth reinforce and counter each other. Obtaining one is enough to cultivate, two is enough to be smart, three is enough to be talented, four is enough to be unparalleled, and five is enough to be perfect.
"Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are very rare for a person to have two of the same element, three is even rarer, four is unheard of, and five is unheard of.
"The fourth soul is a rare case of someone who has three of the same element. When this person was alive, he didn't show off his power and died at the late stage of Soul Transformation. However, after he died, the Soul Refining Sect used a secret technique to refine him into a peerless fourth soul that can threaten late stage Ascendant cultivators!
"To collect this soul requires a lot of willpower, and when your lifespan is about to run out, you have to open the Cultivation Planet Heart!"
This was recorded in the book on Mount Rosefinch. At this moment, Rosefinch's son's mind flashed.
Rosefinch's son said, "Three Gold Soul!"
Du Tian let out a hoarse smile. His eyes were dim. He had just extracted the last bit of his lifespan as an offering to activate the fourth soul.
The fourth soul couldn't be used normally; it required lifespan as an offering to summon it from the one-billion-soul soul flag.
The moment the fourth soul appeared, it gave off a blinding, golden-purple light. There was only one thing inside the light, and it was a needle that looked like a thin thread!
This needle wasn't big, only the length of a thumb. It gave off an extremely sharp aura, and this aura was even stronger than that of the Rosefinch sword.
The three gold souls were the toughest things in the world. They could pierce through anything, and the soul energy they contained could even harm the origin soul.
Du Tian's eyes lit up and he softly said, "Four souls, kill!"
The golden-purple needle flashed and disappeared.
Rosefinch's son's expression changed and he quickly retreated. At the same time, he waved his right hand and the Rosefinch sword blocked in front of him. With a clang, the Rosefinch sword trembled and a hole appeared on the sword.
At the same time, Rosefinch's son let out a roar and pointed at the sword in his right hand. Celestial spiritual energy surged out from his body and he mercilessly flicked the sword.
With a bang, Rosefinch's son retreated three steps and the golden-purple needle disappeared once more. However, Rosefinch's son knew that the fourth soul was still nearby.
His expression was cold and he said, "The fourth soul is indeed powerful!
However, Du Tian, if you had reached the early stage of Ascendant and used celestial spiritual energy from the Soul Transformation realm to control the fourth soul, you would have been able to increase its speed to the maximum. At that time, I, Rosefinch's son, would have immediately turned around and left. However, if you want to use the fourth soul to kill me, it won't be fast enough! "
Rosefinch's son's words had his own purpose. He wanted to take the fourth soul, not now, but after devouring a large amount of soul fragments, the fourth soul would be several times stronger than it was now.
It has to be said that in terms of scheming, Du Tian was inferior to Rosefinch!
The saying that the smartest person is the emperor is not false.
Du Tian didn't know what Rosefinch was thinking, but this wasn't wrong. After all, the fourth soul had been coveted by several generations of Rosefinch, and they had done everything they could to take it.
Du Tian stared at Rosefinch's son. His right hand pointed at the air a few times and the surrounding soul fragments shattered one by one.
The way they shattered was very strange. If one looked closely, they would see that every time there was a flash of purple light, a soul fragment would shatter. This process was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, a portion of the soul fragments would disappear.
The speed of the purple light became faster and faster until only a purple line could be seen.
Countless soul fragments were being absorbed by the fourth soul fragment, but Du Tian didn't have time to worry about the soul fragments.
Rosefinch's son's eyes lit up brightly. Just as he was about to charge forward, he suddenly stopped. His right hand hit the air before him and he retreated. A needle-sized wound appeared on his palm. This wound pierced through his entire palm and blood flowed out.
At this moment, more and more soul fragments were collapsing. After the ten Soul Transformation primary souls were devoured by the fourth soul fragment, the speed of the golden-purple light had reached an unimaginable level.
Du Tian's heart ached. In such a short period of time, a third of the one billion soul fragments had been devoured by the fourth soul fragment. This kind of loss hadn't happened in tens of thousands of years. He took a deep breath and shouted, "Fourth soul fragment, stop!"
The golden-purple light let out a buzzing sound and then charged toward Rosefinch's son.
Rosefinch's son let out a sigh. His goal was to wait for the fourth soul fragment to completely absorb all the soul fragments and then use the method that previous generations of Rosefinch's son had come up with to collect this soul fragment. However, now that Du Tian had stopped devouring the fourth soul, he couldn't say anything else, or else his goal would be exposed.
Rosefinch's son continued to retreat and his hands quickly pointed at the air. Popping sounds could be heard as Rosefinch's retreat became faster and faster.
Numerous wounds the size of formation cores appeared on his body, and blood flowed from them.
Every time a needle appeared, his expression became more ugly and his aura became weaker.
However, on the fourth soul, a trace of his strange blood was slowly dripping down.
There was a flash of coldness in Rosefinch's eyes. He slapped his bag of holding and a small, red pot appeared in his hand. He formed a seal on it and said, "Refine!"
With one word, a white flame came out from the small pot. In the blink of an eye, everything within 1,000 feet became a sea of fire. The temperature of this fire was even higher than the temperature of Rosefinch's feather.
"Let's see if your three soul fragments are sharper or my fire pot's flame is stronger. I'm going to refine this fourth soul!"
The golden-purple light appeared inside the sea of fire. Its color became red, but it didn't melt. However, the drop of blood from Rosefinch's son quietly fused with the fourth soul.
At this moment, the fourth soul quickly began to rotate. A gust of wind appeared and blew a hole in the sea of fire.
"Soul, escape!"
Du Tian shouted. The golden-purple needle disappeared and charged toward Rosefinch's son.
Rosefinch's son's eyes lit up and revealed a hint of joy. He laughed and said, "Du Tian, since you aren't willing to hand over the one-billion-soul soul flag, then the Old Man won't force you. However, the Old Man must take the fourth soul!"
Rosefinch's son slapped his bag of holding and a palm-sized piece of black mud appeared in his hand. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood. When the blood landed on the black mud, a strand of black smoke came out of the mud.
Rosefinch's son's right hand circled the black smoke and drew a strange symbol.
"The Old Man, in the name of Rosefinch's son, will sacrifice 90% of his remaining lifespan to open the Cultivation Planet Heart. I want the Cultivation Alliance's domain to instantly stop!"
He pointed forward and the symbol formed by the black smoke flew out. It quickly landed 30 feet away from Rosefinch's son and disappeared.
At that instant, every living thing within a hundred feet of him froze and stopped moving.
There was a flash of golden-purple light where the symbol disappeared and the fourth soul appeared.
Rosefinch's son reached out and the fourth soul was caught in his hand. At this moment, time passed.
Rosefinch's son took a step forward. He revealed a ferocious expression and reached toward Du Tian.
Du Tian let out a sigh. He bitterly looked back at the cave that had been refined by the fire and closed his eyes.
However, just as Rosefinch's hand closed in, a gloomy laugh came from where Wang Lin was cultivating.
"Scram for this old man!"
Rosefinch's son's expression changed greatly. His origin soul felt pain and his eyes were filled with fear he hadn't felt since he became Rosefinch's son.