chsdbacks Chapter 226 One Crush Kills the Soul Palace Master
Chapter 226 One Crush Kills the Soul Palace Master
Chapter 226 Crushing the Soul Palace Master to Death
Having obtained the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan is currently standing at the Heavenly Burial Ravine on the border of the Chuyun Empire.
The once spacious valley is now a ruin, with lingering traces of battle aura still visible in the rubble, and the air filled with the smell of burning.
A ball of four-colored flames hovered at Xiao Yan's fingertips: blue, white, and azure, plus the milky white of the newly acquired Fallen Heart Flame. The four-colored flames intertwined to form a vortex, even distorting the space itself.
Before him, two figures were trembling, their faces filled with fear.
Those were the Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master of the Soul Hall branch.
"So, are you going to reveal the secrets of the Soul Palace or not?" Xiao Yan toyed with the four-colored flame in his hand, his tone calm but chilling.
One of them tried to hold on, his voice trembling: "You—you dare attack the Soul Palace—the Soul Palace will never let you get away with this, you will pay the price—"
Before he finished speaking, the four-colored flames in Xiao Yan's hand suddenly surged, transforming into a fire whip that lashed fiercely at the two of them.
With that lash, both men screamed in agony. Not only were their bodies scorched as if they were being boiled in oil, but even their souls let out piercing screams, their spirits being sent flying.
"What! What is this flame?!"
"Ah!! Grandpa! I was wrong! Don't burn it!"
Two powerful Dou Zun-level experts screamed in agony, disregarding their status.
They didn't know why the opponent's flames could damage their souls so much, but the pain was more unbearable than their souls being scattered. Just one lash was enough to make them beg for mercy.
But Xiao Yan did not stop and continued to lash out with his whip.
"Ancestors! Please don't burn it! I'll tell you everything! Please don't burn it!"
A heart-wrenching scream rang out again.
The Fallen Heart Flame is almost the greatest nemesis of souls, let alone the Fallen Heart Flame enhanced by four-colored flames.
An hour later, the fire whip on Xiao Yan's fingertips finally disappeared.
The branch hall master and deputy hall master collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with relief. Their bodies were charred black from the fire, and they didn't even have the strength to speak.
Xiao Yan raised his hand and summoned a small ebony box. A suction force emanated from it, pulling the two of them into the box.
Soon after, a large pile of Azure Pills appeared in front of Xiao Yan.
After dealing with all the protectors and elders in the branch hall, Xiao Yan turned and headed towards the depths of the valley.
There is a dark dungeon there, where countless souls are imprisoned, the weakest of whom are at least at the Douling cultivation level.
"You are free." Xiao Yan waved his hand, breaking open the prison door and unlocking the chains.
Countless souls immediately expressed their gratitude and then fled the Soul Palace as if their lives depended on it.
After all the souls had left, Xiao Yan noticed a ball of light hidden in the deepest part of the dark prison.
That was precisely the origin of the soul that the elder of the branch hall had spoken of.
This is also why the powerful figures of the Soul Palace hunt down soul entities all over the continent.
Even the old doctor trembled upon seeing this mass of soul essence. "This mass of essence could only be formed by slaughtering at least 100,000 powerful cultivators with the strength of Dou Ling."
One hundred thousand Dou Ling! In the Dou Qi Continent, being able to cultivate to the Dou Ling level is already a minor powerhouse, capable of dominating a province of the Jia Ma Empire without any problem. Yet, the Soul Hall harvested them like weeds, refining them into their source.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan thought of the Soul Palace's branch halls scattered across the continent, and his heart sank: If every branch hall was like this, then the number of fighters killed by the Soul Palace would be more than a hundred million.
Before, Yao Lao had almost fallen into such a den of thieves, and thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Those beasts from the Soul Palace deserve to die! What do they want so much soul essence for?!"
Even the old apothecary couldn't help but get angry at this point.
The primordial soul, condensed from the lives of 100,000 spirits, floated in mid-air, its light like the silent lament of countless wronged souls.
boom!!!
In an instant, the sky darkened abruptly, and thunder roared like a mountain collapsing!
Golden lightning tore through the clouds, and countless energies of heaven and earth, along with a storm formed from battle qi, swept across the area centered on the Heavenly Burial Ravine. Even the entire surrounding Chuyun Empire was covered by this energy tide, and space itself was almost shattered.
The scene was terrifying, and even Xiao Yan's expression changed, as if his teacher had become a different person.
But this is the power that a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng can possess!
In the blink of an eye, the world can be transformed, and energy tides sweep across the heavens and earth.
The old man's fingers trembled slightly, not out of fear, but out of hatred that had been suppressed for decades, which was drawn out by the wronged soul in the source of the soul before him!
The Soul Palace also played a role in Han Feng killing him back then; otherwise, no matter how much he trusted Han Feng, Han Feng would not have had the right to kill him.
If it weren't for his incredible luck, he would have become a part of this soul origin long ago!
"Those damned beasts from the Soul Hall!"
The old doctor's voice was colder than iron.
"Xiao Yanzi, it seems your teacher is leaving."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes widened:
"Teacher, what are you doing—"
The old doctor sighed and said:
"Little Yanzi, I originally wanted to leave the Soul Palace to you for training, but now it seems that if we let the Soul Palace stay for even a moment longer, countless victims will become the wronged souls under the Soul Palace's control."
"This hatred is not just for me. Since there are other souls suffering the same fate, I can't tolerate it either."
"Teacher, I will go with you!" Xiao Yan's fingertips suddenly ignited with four-colored flames, but Yao Lao raised his hand to stop them.
"No need." The old apothecary looked towards the direction of Zhongzhou, his eyes filled with an unyielding somberness. "Protecting yourself is helping me."
Before he finished speaking, Yao Lao raised his hand and tore open a spatial passage in the blink of an eye.
Although a Dou Zun can also construct wormholes, he can only shorten the journey by a few times.
At that moment, Yao Lao instantly opened up the barrier between the Northwest Continent and the Central State.
"Just wait for me to come back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Lao disappeared into the wormhole.
Amidst the spatial turbulence, Yao Lao's figure remained as steady as a rock. He spread out his soul power, like an invisible net covering the Central Plains.
The closer he got to the Soul Palace's main hall, the more his brows furrowed.
As soon as he scanned, he saw hundreds of Soul Palace protectors chasing after the soul, and some even devoured the soul on the spot.
"Beast!" Yao Lao roared, and in the blink of an eye, countless streams of battle qi swept across thousands of miles, slashing at the hundreds of guardians and instantly crushing their souls into ashes.
But this is just a drop in the ocean. After all, the Soul Palace is a huge entity, and these small fry are only the tip of the iceberg.
Without further delay, Yao Lao activated his battle qi to increase his speed.
Half an incense stick later, the spatial rift was opened, revealing a dark place.
It was a black palace perched in the valley, its array patterns at the bottom gleaming with an eerie purple light.
Inside the palace, a dozen or so figures with heavy auras sat cross-legged. They were all Heavenly Venerable experts from the Soul Palace, all terrifying beings above the Five-Star Dou Zun level. Any one of them could easily wipe out the top-tier forces in the Central Plains.
"Heh heh heh, there are still some fools who dare to trespass into the Soul Palace's main hall?"
The leader, Bone Nether Half-Saint, sensed the arrival of an unfamiliar aura, abruptly opened his eyes, and then sneered at the Medicine Elder who had suddenly appeared before him.
This is the headquarters of the Soul Hall, with the Hall Master of the Soul Hall in charge. Who would dare to act recklessly here?
As he spoke, the old apothecary emerged from the spatial rift, but didn't even glance at him.
The moment Gu You raised his hand, Yao Lao's soul power transformed into an invisible shockwave, exploding towards the valley like a thunderclap.
Gu You, a Celestial Venerable who had already reached the high-level Half-Saint realm, had not yet lost his disdain when his sea of consciousness was suddenly struck as if by a giant hammer. He tried to circulate his soul power to resist, but found that his power vanished in an instant, like willow catkins touching a flame.
His face immediately showed a look of horror!
"impossible!!!"
The next moment!
"Pfft!" Black blood gushed from his seven orifices, and his body fell straight to the ground. The Soul Scythe landed with a "clang" and shattered instantly.
"The Bone Demon Saint!!!"
The remaining Celestial Venerable level experts were all dumbfounded, their eyes filled with disbelief.
That was a high-level semi-saint, just one step away from becoming a Dou Sheng, and he was one of the few among the Soul Clan.
The so-called "one hall, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and four pavilions" are, in reality, apart from the Pill Tower Ancestor, all other forces are like ants in the eyes of the Soul Palace and cannot be compared with it at all.
At this moment, the Bone Nether Saint was instantly killed, and the opponent didn't even use any fighting techniques?!
This is practically a fantasy!
But these powerful Celestial Venerables are not to be trifled with.
The next moment, dozens of fighting techniques were unleashed, including many Heaven-rank techniques. Their power was so terrifying that they could burn mountains and boil seas, level an area of ten thousand feet, and even destroy mountains.
But in front of Yao Lao, these fighting techniques were as fragile as paper. He didn't even use his fighting spirit; he walked straight towards Yao Lao and smashed those incredibly powerful fighting techniques.
"impossible!!!"
Upon witnessing this unbelievable sight, the celestial beings instantly opened their eyes wide in horror, screamed in agony, and tried to flee.
But Yao Lao's figure flashed, and he passed by these Soul Palace Celestial Venerables.
In the instant that Yao Lao took a step, the heads of more than a dozen Dou Zun exploded. Their bodies, which were about to escape, suddenly froze and fell to the ground one by one, their souls shattered, and they all died completely.
These powerful Dou Zun, who could become elders even in the Soul Clan, were now being trampled to death by Yao Lao as he passed by, like ants.
Yao Lao walked straight towards the palace gate. The defensive array of the black palace suddenly lit up, and countless chains formed by soul patterns wrapped around him, but they shattered as soon as they were touched by his battle qi.
"Boom!" The door was blasted open by the fighting spirit, revealing the pitch-black passage inside.
At the end of the passageway, in the hall, a man in black robes sat cross-legged on a high platform.
That was Soul Extinction, the Lord of the Soul Palace.
He was surrounded by a vast pressure, and just sitting there was like an ancient divine mountain. Even a trace of his aura could suppress a Nine-Turn Dou Zun so much that he couldn't lift his head. He was actually a Five-Star Dou Sheng.
This leader of the Soul Palace, who could almost be considered the most powerful figure in the Central Continent, opened his eyes and gave Yao Lao a wary look.
"And who are you, you fool who dares to cause trouble here?"
"But the fact that you managed to get this far means that the good-for-nothing Gu You is dead, right? That's interesting. State your name."
Hun Miesheng spoke with utter disdain, as if the person before him were merely a dead man.
"Starfall Pavilion, Medicine Dust."
The old apothecary's voice echoed in the hall, revealing his face.
"You sent people to destroy my body back then; today, I've come to take your dog's life."
"Medicine dust?"
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Upon hearing the name, Hun Miesheng paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Haha, so it's you, you stray dog! I let you escape back then, but I never thought you'd dare come back!"
"Could it be that you've broken through to the Dou Sheng realm and think you're invincible?!"
His black battle aura suddenly surged, condensing into a black behemoth a thousand feet tall, like a black mountain, with eyes like lakes and a gaping maw full of sharp teeth, as it pounced on Yao Lao.
"I was just worried about not having enough souls, and you, old ghost, actually delivered yourself without showing up – you've really given me a great gift!"
Soul Extinction sneered.
Although a demigod had died, he felt no remorse whatsoever.
Yao Chen, as the Medicine Venerable, became a Dou Sheng with a powerful soul. Not to mention, the souls of alchemists are even stronger than those of ordinary Dou Sheng experts. How many souls could they be compared to?!
This is a great gift! If presented to Lord Void Devouring Flame, it will surely bring a generous reward.
But he was wrong.
The old doctor, whom he regarded as an ant, did not even move his eyes. But the seemingly ferocious black beast, as soon as it pounced in front of him, burst open like a bubble, scattering into countless tiny soul shadows, which dissipated with a mournful cry.
In an instant, a vast and overwhelming pressure spread out, sealing off the space around Hun Miesheng.
Upon seeing this scene, feeling the terrifying yet familiar atmosphere, Hun Miesheng's smile instantly froze, his pupils shrank, and he was almost scared out of his wits!
"How could you?! How could you, a piece of trash, possibly reach the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level?!"
The power that Yao Lao was displaying at this moment was the terrifying power that only the Soul Clan's Lord, the Soul Emperor, possessed!
But how is that possible?
Hun Miesheng felt like he was dreaming, as if he was seeing something incomprehensible.
Although Yao Chen was unparalleled in alchemy, his talent was not particularly good, otherwise Yao Zu wouldn't have treated him like a dog.
He was only at the peak of the Ninth Rank Dou Zun before he died, not even reaching the level of a Half-Saint.
How is that possible? Becoming a Nine-Star Dou Sheng in the blink of an eye!
Soul Destroyer's first reaction was to flee.
In the face of such a powerful being, I am no different from an ant!
Even a peak six-star Dou Sheng could kill me like a chicken, let alone a peak nine-star Dou Sheng!
But he discovered that he had no right to escape; the old apothecary had already sealed off Xuheng, and he had nowhere to go.
As Yao Lao slowly made his way to the high platform, Hun Miesheng, who had just been disdainful of Yao Lao, began to tremble.
"You have slaughtered countless lives; today is your death day," the old doctor said coldly.
As Hun Miesheng watched Yao Lao approach, sensing death approaching, the fear on his face suddenly turned into resentment.
"You think you can control me?!"
He pulled his hands apart and took out a large string of soul essence from his storage ring.
That primordial energy was a hundred times larger than that of the Heavenly Burial Abyss, and the pale white ball of light contained millions of soul shadows.
A Hundredfold Level Soul Essence is equivalent to the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm.
The self-destruction of these soul essences by Hun Miesheng is equivalent to the self-destruction of the souls of ten six-star Dou Sheng!
What a terrifying exchange of pens!
"You want to kill me? I'll take you with me!"
Soul Extinction roared as he tried to detonate his source, but the next second, Yao Lao's soul power materialized, like a large net that tightly wrapped him up.
"You think you can self-destruct?" Yao Lao's voice was as cold as ice. He withdrew his soul power, and Hun Miesheng couldn't even move his fingers.
His fighting spirit was locked, his soul was suppressed, and he was like a puppet whose power had been drained.
"No! Impossible!" Soul Destroyer's voice was filled with despair. "I am a member of the Soul Clan! If you kill me, the Soul Emperor will not let you go!"
"Soul Emperor?" Yao Lao sneered, his claws instantly appearing on the high platform. His palms gripped Soul Extinction's slender neck, his knuckles turning white from the force. "Even if he comes, I will kill you today!"
"Crack!"
The crisp sound of bones cracking echoed through the hall. Hun Miesheng's head was instantly crushed, black blood splattering on the high platform. Xu Li's ruthlessness had not yet faded before it completely solidified.
His soul had just tried to escape from his body when it was pulverized by the old man's soul power, leaving him no chance to reconstruct his physical body; his soul was scattered and his spirit was gone.
The old doctor withdrew his palms and looked at the corpse on the ground. Xu Li showed no pity whatsoever.
He turned and scratched his way into the depths of the Human Hall, where the source of the Soul Refining technique was hidden.
Countless soul chains were wrapped around the array patterns, each chain connected to a prisoner's soul shadow.
The old apothecary unleashed a torrent of battle qi and slashed fiercely at the array patterns!
"boom!"
The array patterns shattered instantly, and countless soul threads, losing their pull, transformed into soul shadows.
"Thank you—"
The ghostly figures hovered in the hall for a moment before kneeling deeply in worship before the old doctor.
Some were battle spirits captured back then, and some were renowned battle lords—after they finished their thanks, they turned into specks of starlight and dissipated into the air.
But as he watched these souls disappear and finally find liberation, Yao Lao showed no joy on his face.
As Hun Miesheng said, behind every Soul is the Soul Clan. As long as the Soul Clan is not destroyed, the Soul will rise from the ashes.
"In that case, we have no choice but to annihilate the Soul Clan as well."