Chapter 2001: Chapter 963: Dragon Vein (2) Young Master Xuan’s heart burned fiercely, his ambition rising like karmic fire. These thoughts he kept to himself. But Shen Tuao, accustomed to scheming and deception for so many years, discerning and perceptive, understood his intention the moment Young Master Xuan mentioned the "Mystery Demon Foetus." "Indeed, those not of my kin are sure to harbor different intentions..." Shen Tuao’s face was cold, "Cultivators of the Nine State, all deserve to die." Young Master Xuan was unperturbed, instead, he looked at Shen Tuao and asked: "Prince Ao, don’t you want your brother to come back to life?" "Come back to life?" Shen Tuao sneered, "Reviving a corpse and soul transfer, does that count as coming back to life?" "No matter how, alive is alive, he can accompany you, talk to you..." Young Master Xuan’s eyes turned dark, his voice tinged with regret, "It’s surely better than him lying coldly in a coffin." Shen Tuao’s gaze was sharp: "It’s nothing but flesh without a Divine Soul." "How could there be no Divine Soul?" Young Master Xuan showed a gentle smile, "The skin is your brother’s, the Divine Soul is mine, I can accept you as my elder brother, be your prince." This statement truly angered Shen Tuao, his pupils slightly widened, "A sly and sinister person, you dare claim to be my brother?" Young Master Xuan’s smile froze, "That’s you, not knowing what’s good for you..." He then turned to the Bear Demon Cultivator, "Kill Shen Tuao, and you can transform from snake to dragon; fail to kill him, and both you and I will die here." Elder Bear’s gaze was gloomy, clearly displeased with Young Master Xuan’s commanding tone, yet these words indeed spoke to his heart. Who would choose to be a bear when they could be a dragon? Now the dragon is stranded, injured, this is his best chance to devour the dragon and transform into one, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Elder Bear’s body surged with Monster Qi, two intertwining Four Symbols Formation Patterns, the brute force of the bear and the venomous power of the wild snake, converged upon him. His frame for a moment grew larger than Shen Tuao’s. Then with a gust of wind, Elder Bear lunged toward Shen Tuao like a bizarre Monster Beast. His right arm suddenly swelled, transforming into a bear’s claw, swinging a foul wind toward Shen Tuao’s skull. Shen Tuao’s right arm transformed into dragon scales, engaging Elder Bear head-on, amidst the surging winds, both took a step back, their strength seemed evenly matched. Elder Bear’s spirit soared, his left hand’s flesh blurred, Monster Pattern flashed, transforming into a wild snake, opening its bloody maw, lunging at Shen Tuao to bite. Shen Tuao frowned, spinning around, his hand like steel, seizing the snake’s head, before he could twist it off, a blood-red blade struck his back. This blade was far stronger than before, at least breaking through the blood skin. Shen Tuao was unbothered, but in moments he sensed the blood light held poison. This should be a sinister blood poison, of high grade, now corroding his flesh. Shen Tuao dared not be careless, had to leave Elder Bear, turning to face Young Master Xuan’s blood-red sword light. But this blood poison was extremely strange, flowing in his veins, merging with his flesh, like maggots looking for bones, as a result, Shen Tuao’s movements slowed. "Kill him!" Young Master Xuan commanded. Elder Bear seized the opportunity to lunge, attacking head-on with bear force, when the chance seemed unfavorable, transforming into the wild snake, tearing at Shen Tuao. Added with Young Master Xuan’s blood sword and blood poison, the back-and-forth struggle, the battle of life and death went on for dozens of rounds, Shen Tuao’s situation becoming increasingly perilous. "This Shen Tuao, won’t he just die like that..." Mo Hua muttered to himself. Just then, his expression changed, his gaze sneaking toward the hall door. Elder Bear and Young Master Xuan seemed to sense something too, pausing, slowly looking at the entrance. At the hall door, unknown when, another group of people appeared. It was Shen Shouxing and Xun Ziyou’s group. At this moment, their brows were dark, expressions grim, clearly having encountered the rampaging shadow spirits on the way at the golden square, going through numerous ordeals, even some had their Divine Sense partially devoured by the shadow spirits. Including Elder Xun and three others, their Divine Sense was somewhat depleted, even tainted by some Evil Spirit. These Evil Spirits, they might not even be aware of. Mo Hua was somewhat worried, but also vaguely sensed something was wrong. "Elder Xun... how did they get here?" "Why do they keep catching up..." Not only Mo Hua was puzzled, even Young Master Xuan and others were perplexed, but no one rashly spoke or made any movements. The scene quieted down, the atmosphere solemn, even oppressive. The forces intertwined, naturally complicating the situation. Upon entering, Xun Ziyou glanced at Shen Tuao and the others, then his gaze wandered, falling upon Mo Hua, safe in a corner, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He’s the "bodyguard," Mo Hua’s safety is naturally the top priority. As did Shen Shouxing, who after glancing at Shen Tuao’s group, began searching for his son’s figure. Soon, he saw Shen Qingsheng. But Shen Qingsheng was in poor condition, discarded on the side like trash, unaware of his surroundings. Shen Shouxing enraged, immediately wanted to rescue Shen Qingsheng. Yet from a distance, Young Master Xuan quickly grabbed Shen Qingsheng, holding a sword to his throat, addressing Shen Shouxing: "Don’t come any closer." Shen Shouxing had no choice but to stop, coldly saying: "Let him go, I’ll spare your life." Young Master Xuan laughed: "Do you think it’s possible?" Shen Shouxing’s gaze tightened, "I don’t believe you can hold him forever, don’t forget, I am at Golden Core Peak, and you’re only at Initial Golden Core, the moment you’re careless, I can kill you."