How could he save himself?
He couldn't move his body now. He could either use his Origin Divine Energy to control his soul and run away, but in that case, Lu Li would come after him.
When his soul left his body, it would be like floating duckweed. It might not be a big deal to an average Saint Emperor but it would be troublesome to deal with someone like Lu Li. As long as Lu Li was careful, he could not be killed.
When his soul left his body, he couldn't use his Origin Divine Energy anymore. He could only use soul attacks.
He was not good at soul attacks and the power was limited. If Lu Li couldn't get close, then he wouldn't be able to do anything.
He could use his soul to release some seemingly scary moves. Lu Li had Lu Xiaobai with him who was the son of the King of the Eastern Region. Lu Xiaobai would be able to see through those pretentious moves.
So, only negotiation was left?
The King of the Southern Region was thinking about what he could offer that could interest Lu Li. After a while, he used psychic power to check, trying to find Lu Li so he could negotiate with him.
Lu Li was in the Dharma Region and the King of the Southern Region could not find Lu Li. After a while, the King of the Southern Region used his soul power to send a message, "Lu Li, you have won. Come out. I want to talk to you!"
The King of the Southern Region shouted. Lu Li had been paying attention so he heard it.
Lu Li was a bit hesitant but he came out in the end. He teleported to the outside and sent a message back, "What do you want to talk about?"
"I want to stay alive!"
The King of the Southern Region didn't beat around the bush. He came straight to the point, "I can make an almighty oath. As long as you can remove the ice, I am willing to bury the hatchet. We can shake hands and make peace. You can name your conditions. Anything I can do, you can name it."
The King of the Southern Region was sincere but Lu Li was determined. Nothing was more tempting to him than to kill a Saint Emperor.
The almighty oath was effective but Lu Li thought it was better to kill a Saint Emperor.
As long as he could kill the King of the Southern Region and then the King of the Northern Region and the King of the Western Region, he would be able to intimidate the entire Immortal Region. By then, no more powerful warriors would dare to trouble him.
He and Little White would be able to live a carefree life. When Little White broke through to the Great Perfection realm, they would be able to sleep peacefully.
Therefore, Lu Li said nothing. Seeing that Lu Li was silent for a long time, Master of the Southern Region was getting impatient. He said again, "Lu Li, I have no grudge against you. Actually, I don't have anything against Lu Xiaobai. I am here to kill Lu Xiaobai because Bei Xuan promised me a great reward.
How about this, putting aside the previous conditions, I'll add one more. I'll help you guys annihilate Bei Xuan and secretly seize back the eastern territory. How about it? "
The King of the Southern Region was very sincere in his desire to survive. At this moment, Lu Li was a bit moved.
If the King of the Southern Region helped, killing Bei Xuan would be much easier.
He hesitated for a few breaths of time before he shook his head in the end and sent a voice transmission. "I'm sorry, only a dead person is the safest!"
With that said, Lu Li dashed into the Dharma Realm.
He didn't want to talk to the King of the South any longer. He was afraid that he would change his mind.
With his current strength, he was still too weak. If he didn't kill a few realm kings, he definitely wouldn't be able to intimidate the crowd. He had to kill the King of the Southern Region.
Seeing that Lu Li was gone, the King of the Southern Region knew that the negotiation had broken down and that Lu Li would kill him.
The King of the Southern Region sighed. There was only one way left for him, which was to do what Bei Xuan did in the past. He could wrap up his soul with Origin Energy and run away.
As long as he could avoid Lu Li's pursuit, he could go to any universe and find a way to control powerful warriors to rebuild his body.
After rebuilding his body, his abilities would be affected and his future improvement would be affected as well.
None of that mattered anymore. Staying alive was the most important thing.
The King of the Southern Region began to move the Origin Energy into his soul. Then, the Origin Energy was integrated with his soul. Lu Li controlled his soul to fly out and escape from his body.
"You want to run?"
Lu Li had been monitoring the King of the Southern Region. When he sensed something, he came to his senses.
Souls were intangible. However, after the Origin Energy was integrated, he could faintly sense it.
In a flash, he appeared outside and directly flew back to the original warship. He ordered the warship to speed up in the direction of the King of the Southern Region's soul. He couldn't care less about the King of the Southern Region's physical body.
"Whoosh!"
The King of the Southern Region's soul was fast. Since he was burning part of his Origin Energy, his speed was horrifying.
Lu Li's battleship was fast but it was slower than the King of the Southern Region's soul.
"I can't catch him …"
Lu Li watched as the King of the Southern Region's soul disappeared into the distance. He was worried.
The King of the Southern Region was going to the Golden Armor Region. There were many universes there. If the King of the Southern Region went into hiding, it would be troublesome to find him.
"Right!"
Lu Li remembered Little White. He asked, "Little White, do you have Specter Ship?"
Specter Ship was the fastest. With Specter Ship, Lu Li should be able to catch up with the King of the Southern Region's soul.
Little White was surprised. He checked his Interspatial Ring. Lord Yun left him some treasures but he wasn't sure if he had them.
"Yes, Boss, I have two!"
As soon as Little White said that, Lu Li dashed in and brought Little White out.
Lu Li shouted, "Take out Specter Ship. The King of the Southern Region's soul has run away. Let's go after him!"
"Okay!"
Little White cheered up and took out Specter Ship. Lu Li put the battleship away and chased after the King of the Southern Region with Little White.
Specter Ship was the most powerful battleship in the entire universe. It was even faster than a consummate warrior.
Unless the King of the Southern Region kept burning his Origin Divine Energy, he could catch up with it soon.
"Boss, the King of the Southern Region's soul has run away?"
Whitey asked while controlling the Specter Ship to chase at full speed.
Lu Li's confirmation made Little White overjoyed. "Boss, you are awesome. We cannot let his soul get away. This bastard was involved in the murder of my father."
"Don't worry!
He cannot get away! "
Lu Li asked Little White to control Specter Ship. He sat with his legs crossed and took out his Almighty artifact to check.
Under the detection of the Almighty artifact, the King of the Southern Region had nowhere to hide. Soon, Lu Li locked onto the King of the Southern Region's soul. He asked Little White to turn around and go after the soul.
"Whoosh!"
The King of the Southern Region's soul snuck into one of the realms. He stayed there for a moment and then came out from another entrance.
From the very beginning, everything was under Lu Li's watch. Lu Li didn't ask Little White to enter this realm. Instead, he went to the front to intercept the King of the Southern Region's soul.
The King of the Southern Region's soul was delayed for a moment. Not long after he entered the realm, a hand appeared in the distance.
Then, with the hand as the center, the space around was frozen. The King of the Southern Region's soul was slowed down. The cold air had some effect on his soul.
"No …"
The King of the Southern Region noticed that a saber was glaring at him. The King of the Southern Region wailed to himself.
His soul was already injured. Under the influence of the cold air, his speed was affected. If Lu Li were to attack again, his soul would be severely injured. By then, the King of the Southern Region's soul would be destroyed.