"Hahaha, since that is the case, I will risk showing off my slight skills before an expert."
After the Green-Whiskered Red Fox finished speaking, the smile on his face instantly vanished. He closed his eyes and raised his index and middle fingers.
Those demon foxes disguised as humans at the banquet immediately understood the signal. They silently stood up one after another and arranged themselves into a long snake formation.
Alex revealed a look of interest, wanting to see what demonic technique this fox demon planned to use.
He saw the Green-Whiskered Red Fox forming hand seals, muttering some incantation under his breath.
Lilith and Noah, whose cultivations were relatively weak, could not see any clues, but Alex could clearly see a wisp of green smoke drifting out from the top of the Green-Whiskered Red Fox’s head, materializing in mid-air into an ethereal, illusory green fox.
That was its true soul form, and it was precisely this power that controlled Ebon’s mind.
Stepping on the void, the green fox walked toward Alex step by step, its eyes full of hideous ferocity.
Seeing Alex sitting in his original spot without moving an inch, the Green-Whiskered Red Fox thought its scheme had succeeded, and a smug, treacherous smile hooked at the corners of its physical body’s mouth.
In an instant, the green fox closed in on Alex, opening its bloody maw, intending to bite open his skull and drill into his cranial cavity to completely control his mind.
But the next second, the green fox’s full-force strike felt as if it had slammed into a solid boulder. Not only was Alex completely unharmed, but the recoil nearly shattered the fox’s own soul.
The Green-Whiskered Red Fox’s physical body frowned slightly, secretly marveling at how Alex’s mental defense could possibly be so terrifying.
However, when it focused its gaze again, its face instantly revealed a look of sheer panic.
Around Alex’s body, a layer of golden Buddhist light was shockingly enveloping him, exuding intense karmic intent.
It was precisely under the absolute protection of this Buddhist light that the vicious strike just now had failed to cause the slightest damage.
"This... how is this possible?!" The green fox soul revealed a look of panic.
"How could this human have Buddhist light protecting his body?"
"Could it be... he is an expert in the Buddhist Dao?!"
Just as the Green-Whiskered Red Fox was panicking, an unhurried laugh came from behind him. "I still have to carry on the Hale family line and pass down my legacy. I have no mood to become some monk."
"This is merely the Purple Star Dynasty’s secret technique, the Immovable Lord Technique."
The green fox soul looked horrified and abruptly turned its head.
Shockingly, it was Alex, whose nascent soul had also left his body, his soul form floated in mid-air, standing with arms crossed, looking at the fox with deep interest.
"Demon fox, you want to have a soul battle with me? I will oblige you."
"Heh, so you discovered me long ago." The green fox soul narrowed its eyes, gaze full of viciousness.
"Alex, I have long heard of your great name."
"However, I have no past grievances or recent enmity with you. Why did you specifically come to deal with me?"
"Because, unfortunately, I have also taken a liking to this piece of land, the Mourning Candle Dynasty." Alex shrugged and smiled.
"Besides, with such a great beauty like Princess Lilith bitterly pleading with me, how could I have the heart to refuse?"
"Demon fox, if you know what is good for you, shatter your own soul early on, and you might suffer less physical pain."
"Heh, wanting me to commit suicide? Not a chance!"
At this very moment, the confrontation between Alex’s and the Green-Whiskered Red Fox’s souls was already at swords’ points, but in the eyes of everyone else in the hall, the two of them were still sitting peacefully at the table, not saying a word, not moving an inch.
The other demon foxes looked at each other in dismay, each secretly circulating their demonic energy, ready to strike at any moment.
After a long standoff, the green fox soul roared loudly and launched an attack.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned hundreds of dark green laser beams, blasting toward Alex like dense raindrops.
Facing this attack, Alex unhurriedly brought out the Vault of Divine Mirror from his storage ring, golden light burst from the mirror surface, instantly absorbing the green fox soul’s attack. It was like a clay wolf entering the sea, failing to stir up the slightest ripple.
"What?!" The green fox soul’s expression changed drastically, entirely at a loss.
Alex sneered contemptuously. "The world has truly changed, even a mere Mahayana Realm demon fox dares to make an enemy of me."
"If you stubbornly occupied Ebon’s body and refused to leave, I truly would not have had many ways to deal with you."
"But since you took the initiative to crawl out and seek death, I will grant your wish."
At this moment, the Green-Whiskered Red Fox was green with regret.
The fox race’s most powerful attribute was their soul attacks, that was why he let his soul leave his body, preparing to silently end Alex’s life.
But who could have thought that not only was Alex’s physical body formidable, but his nascent soul power had also reached the peak of perfection.
What he thought was a brilliant move actually played right into his opponent’s hands.
Unfortunately, it was already too late to flee back into Ebon Candle’s body. Alex’s nascent soul had already summoned the Vault of Divine Magatama, with hundreds of sword magatamas surrounding him like stars revolving around the moon.
"Vault of Divine Magatama, Kill!" Alex narrowed his eyes, thrust his palms forward, and tens of thousands of sword magatamas instantly blasted out.
In the blink of an eye, the green fox soul was shattered, turning into ashes and dissipating into nothingness.
This soul battle ended lightly and casually with Alex’s overwhelming victory.
Losing the support of the soul’s power, Ebon abruptly opened his eyes, slumped to his knees with a thud, and thick scarlet blood continuously oozed from his seven orifices.
"Imperial Father!" This sudden change caused everyone present to reveal looks of panic, Lilith stood up in horror and asked anxiously.
"Saint Lord Alex, what happened to my imperial father?!"