Yama seemed to know the power of the fire and the mighty soul so he backed off.

Feng Feiyun, once the leader of the phoenix tribe, was furious to have his body taken over by someone else. He communicated with his divine intent: “Back off or I’ll destroy your last strand of intent. I don’t give a damn about my body and will just start cultivating as a specter.”

His forty divine intents rotated around the soul of the phoenix, preparing to open it completely in order to destroy Yama’s remnant intent.

Yama was strong but not on the same level as the phoenix tribe master. This soul - once activated - would incinerate this remnant intent like a moth flying to the flame.

Of course, he wouldn’t do this if there was any other way. Cultivating the ghost path was too dangerous and could end up in total annihilation,...