Betrayal and Soul transfer

"Why? Why have you done this brother?" a mid age man with long black hair, dark eyes, and toned figure screamed towards a group of people. This man was Ares, a Void stage powerhouse, one of the few strongest people in the world. He was trying to breakthrough into the next great stage, the god stage, just a few moments ago, but was suddenly poisoned by the venom of the poison dragon god, the strongest venom in the world. It could turn a regular man's body into dust in a few seconds. Although Ares was strong, he could only hold it back for so long. He was going to die, quite horribly. He just wanted to know why his own family, friends, and own lover betrayed him. The group of people in front of him was his family, best friend and lover of a few years. When they heard what he said, they sneered and one of them spoke to him. "Brother? You really believed that? We only took you in for your treasure. It would be a great help to us. We tried taking it from you when you were asleep a couple times as a kid, but the damn thing protected you. We couldn't even kill you. This is the only way. We found the venom finally after searching for tens of years otherwise this would have happened sooner. We have the antidote for the venom here. Give us the treasure and we'll hand it over. If not, then only death awaits you. Then the treasure will still be ours. HAHAHA!" What he said was true. He was not really part of the family. They found him as a small kid in the forest when he was 8. he didn't have any memories before that and all he had on him at that time was a treasure. Ares' face looked solemn. "You are talking about this right?" he asked as he look out a small piece of yellowish paper with strange symbols on it from his personal void space. "Don't play like you don't know. Of course that is what I am talking about. Now hand it the fuck over now or die!" the man said with obvious greed in his eyes. Ares squinted his eyes while holding back the venom as best as he could and said "I could, but if I do, who would get it? I mean, there is so many of you.". "Do not try and play us against each other! We will all share it as we have all came together for this. Are you going to hand it over or not?". This time it was his lover that spoke with venom in her voice. Ares and her were together for years after he saved her from a monster tide years back. he always trusted her and loved her, but it turned out she was just a traitorous bitch. Ares thought for a moment before he came up with something and a wicked look came to his face. I will allow you guys to have it as long as you do something. If you don't, I'll destroy this treasure immediately. He let out an evil grin. "What do you want?" one of them asked with a solemn look. "Something simple and easy...." Ares said slowly. "Just kill this backstabbing whore." he said pointing at his ex-lover. "You all have 10 seconds. 10..." The crowd stood in silence and shock. "How bold of you! Just hand it over and you will live!" someone shouted. Ares didn't care, he just continued counting down. "9...". The woman was scared at this point, and looked around to see if anyone was going to actually kill her. Ares saw and chuckled inwardly. "I say you can't even destroy it." a man said, trying to call his bluff. In all honesty, even ares didn't even know if he could destroy it, but he was going to give it a shot. "Oh really?" he said "not even with this" and a black and silver flame appeared on the palm of his empty hand. That was a soul flame. Only strong cultivators could release it at the cost of harming their own soul. "8..." he continued. the others looked at it in shock. "S..S..Soul flame! What are you doing? Stop! Are you looking to die?" another shouted at him looking terrified and worried that he was going to destroy it. Ares shrugged. "That's funny coming from you since you are trying to kill me. 7." He brought his hands closer together. "No, no. We just want the treasure and you can live." the man said, getting more anxious. "Then kill her and its yours. 6.". The man still hesitated as he looked at the woman. "Why are you looking at me? He is clearly bluffing?" she screamed, scared that he was going to attack. "Oh? Am I tough? 5. Are you scared that someone will betray you as you did me. 4." ares asked amused at her fear. The woman subconsciously took a step back. "N..no. First of all, it's not a betrayal if I was always planning on doing this. Why would I like a piece of shit orphan like you?" she said viciously. She then stepped behind another man and wrapped her arms around him. "This is the kind of man I like" she gave a grin. Ares was pissed, but he didn't let it show. "2." he said calmly. He bought his hands together more so the flame was hitting the edges of the paper. Sure enough, the edges of the paper started turning black. It could burn. Everyone noticed this and started panicking. "Stop! Stop! Please." people started shouting. Ares smiled. "1. Kill her. Now." he said looking at the woman. This time, the real fear of the treasure being destroyed took hold in their hearts and they started to make attacks on the woman who hid behind her new man with a look of terror on her face. "Honey, help me! Plea..." before she could finish begging him, and before the attacks could reach, her face stiffened with her mouth still opened. Blood started leaking from it. She looked at the man she was hugging and then down at her stomach where a dagger was sticking into her. "Wh...wh...why?" she asked. he didn't reply and took out the dagger and stabbed her again. The light in her eyes faded and she crumpled to the ground lifeless. The man turned around and said to Ares "Alright. The woman is dead. Hand over the treasure." Seeing this scene. Ares laughed with joy. "HAHAHA! How perfect. OK. I will give you all a gift....a gift of watching all you dreams and plans go up in ash!" he screamed as he put the paper into the flame instantly while watching the faces of everyone change from one of longing and greed to one of dismay and despair. The paper immediately caught fire and turned into golden ash, which went into Ares' soul unnoticed. "Nooo!!" the people shouted too late. "HAHAHA! With this, go fuck yourselves!" he said and let the venom in his body take hold and destroy him. Even though it felt like hell, he still had a smile on his face as it destroyed his body to ash. His last thought going through his head was "If I have another life, I will never trust again."