Huang Wen didn't have the notion of time when he was inside his soul realm, he didn't know a night and a day passed since he began his close door training. Currently he was standing before Youshe and Baihu, who were captured within his restrictive formation.

'Now, with we're captured here. Let us negotiate, what should I do to be freed from this restrictive formation?', Baihu asked.

Huang Wen shook his head, 'Is there something to negotiate here? Don't you understand your current situation?'

'Its true you manage to capture us, but then what? Are you planning to stay here in your soul realm forever?', Youshe mockingly replied.

Huang Wen laughed, 'Aren't you wondering how I suddenly know how to enter my own soul realm, locate you and put a restrictive formation on you? Aren't you worry, I know more than just put you under this restrictive formation?'

Baihu and Youshe watched Huang Wen in fear. Huang Wen drew something with his finger, obviously both of them knew what it was because as soon as Huang Wen began to draw it, they were frantically trying to breakthrough the restriction.

Once Huang Wen finished with the incantation, Youshe and Baihue wailed in pain. Their power slowly sucked by Huang Wen.

Huang Wen only left the incantation for a few moments and ended it almost as soon as he completed it.

"Now, what do you say about this?', Huang Wen smugly asked them.

Now both demons lost any confident they had before.

'How...', Baihu stuttered.

Huang Wen laughed, 'Yes, aren't you curious? I knew nothing few days ago, I met no one, read no book and suddenly I know all these things. What if I tell you that a demon, contacted me through spiritual link and taught me all these things?'

'Why? Why would a demon tell you all these things?', Youshe asked.

'Because I told him that there is a demon inside me and I want to get rid this demon.', Huang Wen answered.

'What?! Who is this demon!'

'I'll sc**w his f** a**!!'

'I'll fix his face until even his parent can't recognize him!''

'I'll cut his d**k and make him eat it!'

Baihu and Youshe cursed and swore. Huang Wen patiently waited until they calmed down. Even after they stopped cursing and swearing, their eyes still bulged in anger.

'Do you want revenge?', Huang Wen asked.

Baihu and Youshe nodded their head.

'What would you say if I bring him here to accompany you two?', Huang Wen asked.

'Do it! Do it!'

'Yes! Kill him! Absorbed him! Bring him here!'

They shouted and yelled.

'Then, I'll need you to teach me a thing or two, he's quite experienced and have many tricks. It won't be easy to kill him. I'm not even confident in defeat him in a fight, if he decide to flee, he'll escape from my hand for sure.', Huang Wen said.

'Since it's already like this. I will teach you all my techniques.', Baihu said vehemently.

'Yes, me too.', said Youshe not less vehemently.

'But you shouldn't kill him once he absorbed into this realm. You can relieve some of your stress on him, but I want him alive.', said Huang Wen.

'He he he he ... , of course, now that you know how to deal with us. There is no chance for us or him, to escape from this realm or possess you. That would be worse than death.', said Youshe.

'Master, since you can control our growth now, when you're strong enough. Would you let us grow strong enough to leave your soul realm?', suddenly Youshe asked.

'So now, you accept me as your master?', Huang Wen asked.

'Yes, yes, do I have any choice? Besides to have someone as cunning as you as my master, I'm proud of it.', Youshe confirmed.

'Good, since you're willing to obey me. When I'm strong enough to let you grow that strong without endangering myself, I will allow such thing.', Huang Wen answered.

'Thank you master. I will serve you loyally.', Youshe hastily answered.

'Master... how about me?', Baihu asked unwillingly.

'Are you sincerely accept me as your master?', Huang Wen asked.

'...'

'Yes...', Baihu answered.

'Hmm... too bad, I can't feel your sincerity. Should I let Youshe grow stronger  than you?', Huang Wen asked.

'He is not someone you can trust master. Let me grow stronger than him and I'll supervise him for you.', Youshe excitedly proposed.

'Shut up! Master, you can't trust him at all. He is a deceitful one. He may flatter you one day and curse you another day. I'm different. Once I call you master then I will loyally serve you as my master till the day I perish from this universe.', Baihu who could imagine his future, if indeed Huang Wen allowed Youshe to grow stronger than him, quickly retorted.

'Do you?', Huang Wen asked.

'Yes, I do.', Baihu quickly answered.

'So would you tell me, how can I ensure your loyalty, once you're strong enough to leave my soul realm? How could I know, you won't run away when I send you in a mission? The demon who taught me these techniques, thought that I want to absorb you both. He didn't teach me anything about any tricks to keep you loyal, once you're not within my soul realm.', Huang Wen asked Baihu.

The truth was, Fengsu of course already taught him the trick. Since it was Fengsu who told him that he could use the demons as his servants, once they grew strong enough to leave his soul realm.

Baihu who wanted to show that he was a better servant than Youshe quickly told Huang Wen the trick to keep them loyal, even after they leave Huang Wen's soul realm. Huang Wen was glad to see that both trick actually in accord one to another. There was slight difference in the techniques itself, but it was nothing major. He could discern that both used the same concept. He could even try to combine it and made it harder for the demons to run away from him.

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Huang Wen nodded his head, 'Good, I see you sincerely serve me. While you, Youshe, you kept it a secret from me. I bet you plan to run away as soon as you leave my soul realm.'

Youshe lamented, 'Master, I simply didn't have the time to tell you this secret. He interrupted me just when I', going to tell you about this technique.'

Huang Wen scratched his chin, 'Alright, I'll believe you for now. Now, both of you. Teach me something that would help me absorbed that demon who willingly taught me how to kill you.'

When Huang Wen reminded them of Fengsu, their anger began to boil again. They were fully committed to bring Fengsu to Huang Wen's soul realm with them. They eagerly discussed with Huang Wen how to trick Fengsu and taught Huang Wen many techniques he could use to defeat Fengsu before he could escape. Baihu and Youshe even willingly allowed Huang Wen to absorb some of their power to strengthen himself. In turn, Huang Wen promised that once he absorbed Fengsu, he would absorb Fengsu's power until Fengsu became weaker than both of them.

The rank between Baihu, Youshe and Fengsu was decided by then. Baihu will be the first, Youshe the second and Fengsu the third.

If only Fengsu knew this, he would curse the day he accepted the mission from Wang Yuxue.

Alas, he suspected nothing, he believed in his own strength. Even if he couldn't defeat Huang Wen, he would be able to flee from him easily. Besides, every time he tried to contact Huang Wen, he found him unavailable.

'He must be struggling at subduing the demon. It seemed he only know how to absorb the soul essence of other demons and ghouls. But he didn't have what it takes to learn advanced techniques. He is nothing but a brute.', Fengsu thought to himself and chuckled as he felt the rate of his cultivation grew faster after Wang Yuxue distributed more zombies for him.

'It's going it be a bit hard to make him strong enough to hinder Lord Wang Yuehei's plan if he is this daft. But, I think it's safer like this.', Fengsu told himself.

Little did he know, that Huang Wen secretly trained in several techniques within his soul realm. Both Baihu and Youshe didn't hold anything back from assisting Huang Wen to learn their techniques. Of course, since they were limited by time, at the end Huang Wen would focus on two techniques for now and he wouldn't be able to master it within days.

When Huang Wen finally opened his eyes and left his soul realm, he felt so weak. No wonder, he just spent four days and four nights without eating or drinking anything.

His body was numbed from sitting in half lotus position for the whole three days and three nights.

Slowly he crawled to the food and drink he brought with him. He forced himself to eat a banana slowly and took a few sips of his prepared honey water.

The banana already half spoiled, but he forced himself to eat one of them and drank a glass of honey water. It didn't much but he was refreshed. He could feel his strength returned bit by bit.

Slowly he got up and stretched. Huang Wen carefully did a light exercise. He knew he wasn't ready to face Fengsu now, he needed few more days to practice his new skills secretly. If Fengsu found out that he learned something new in the past few days, then Fengsu might suspect something.

He rested for a few minutes and ate some more, before left the house to see his men.

"Leader Huang... are you okay?", two men who guarded the house quickly offered their assistance, when they saw Huang Wen's poor physical condition.

"I'm fine, thanks. Li Yuan, please go call Yu Heng. I want full report of what happened during my close door training.", said Huang Wen.

"Ah... it feels good to breathe some fresh air. The sun is nice too. Let me sit on that bench.", Huang Wen stretched his body and enjoyed the fresh air, before went to a small park near his house.

"Ho Ban, is there any enemies coming during my close door training?", Huang Wen asked to the guard who followed him closely.

"None, but the situation in Gutian Town doesn't look good.", answered Ho Ban.

"What happen in Gutian Town?", Huang Wen was alerted.

Ho Ban answered carefully, "The scout teams said, they're under siege but so far they defend the town well. I heard that the army is there."

"The People's Liberation Army?", Huang Wen asked to confirm.

Ho Ban nodded his head.

The news made Huang Wen had a deep thought, it was their first time to see the army in charge over the situation. Yu Heng and the other leaders came a few minutes later, they were already gathered in a meeting before Huang Wen called for them.

Huang Wen noticed them and hastily stood to greet them. They greeted each other and they asked about Huang Wen's condition, after all the small talks ended, Yu Heng reported the situation at Gutian Town.

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