Chapter 1207

And as Gu Nanhai exploded backward, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall also failed to gain any advantage from that blood axe.

Likewise, his face turned slightly pale and his figure explosively retreated over a hundred zhang.

However, compared to Gu Nanhai, he was somewhat better off.

"Damn it, wasn't the Xiao clan wiped out by my Soul clan a thousand years ago? How can such powerful beings still exist?!"

The Hall Master of the Soul Hall glanced at his own trembling palm, his eye twitched slightly, and he thought with a grim expression.

"Roar!"

And after that gaunt man forcibly chopped back the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and Gu Nanhai with a single axe, he did not relent; instead, he let out a furious roar to the heavens, and in an instant his figure flashed to appear above the two.

In the next moment, the extraordinarily large blood-red axe in his hand tore through space with a 'hiss', bringing forth a terrifying force as it came down fiercely upon the two ahead.

Seeing the blood-red axe rapidly enlarging in their view, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and Gu Nanhai did not dare be careless; they quickly circulated their Dou Qi and almost simultaneously thrust out a palm.

"Boom!"

In the next moment, the three colors—scarlet, azure, and pure black—exploded outward across the sky, obscuring all other light within a thousand-li radius; looking around, nothing could be seen but these three colors of Dou Qi raging wildly.

"Pfft!"

After the clash, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and Gu Nanhai each spat out a mouthful of blood, then explosively retreated several hundred zhang.

"Hiss!"

However, at the instant that gaunt man repelled the two before him, a nearly thousand-zhang-long azure sword qi shot forth and fiercely slashed his emaciated back.

"Bang!"

The sword qi struck his body, then exploded with a bang; in an instant, the azure ribbon of energy generated by the blast shot out a hundred li, causing the gaunt man's body to vanish completely before everyone's eyes.

"Damn ghostly thing, you have no consciousness at all—do you really think this Hall Master fears you?!"

Seeing the former's attack interrupted, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's unusually dark eyes narrowed slightly; then, his face full of anger, he glared at Gu Nanhai beside him and shouted sternly: "Old Gu, stop holding back—this demonic fire space opens only a few days every thousand years. We've already wasted plenty of time; if we don't deal with this roadblock now, we'll have to turn back!"

"Elder Gu Nanhai, quickly help that guy settle this trouble—we can't waste any more time."

As soon as his words fell, without waiting for Gu Nanhai's reply, Gu Xun'er in the distance glanced at Xiao Yan beside her, whose expression was wavering, and then urged.

After all, she knew that her brother Xiao Yan had prepared for years for this day; she absolutely could not allow him to be forced to turn back without even catching a glimpse of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

"I know that."

Upon hearing that, Gu Nanhai could only nod helplessly, then looked toward the not-so-distant Hall Master of the Soul Hall and said: "Alright, Hun Mie Sheng, don't hold back—after all, the reputation of your Soul clan is indeed not great."

"Heh, setting aside other matters, our goals are now the same. After all, I, the Hall Master, also don't want to return empty-handed after not even seeing the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, only to be scolded."

As he spoke, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's face gradually grew solemn.

In the next moment, pitch-black Dou Qi erupted from his body in an instant, transforming into countless soul phantoms before the astonished eyes of Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er in the distance.

As soon as these phantoms appeared, they seemed conscious, dispersing in a specific order to form a strange array that encircled the Hall Master of the Soul Hall completely, then knelt down with devout expressions.

While kneeling, the mouths of those phantoms in unison emitted piercing soul sound waves.

"Myriad Souls Homage!"

Accompanied by countless soul sound waves condensing before the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, under his control the illusory souls transformed into a sound-wave arrow before him.

"Go, kill him for this Hall Master!"

The moment the sound-wave arrow formed, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall eagerly pointed his finger, aiming directly at the distant gaunt figure whose outline became visible as the azure Dou Qi dissipated.

"Woo-woo!"

With a cold shout, the arrow before him shot forth like a flash, arriving instantly before the opponent's brow, then viciously stabbed down.

At the same time as he unleashed his Dou technique, Gu Nanhai beside him was not idle; an ancient purple rune appeared on his forehead, just like on the gaunt man.

At the instant that rune appeared, his strength instantly broke through its shackles, stepping into the five-star Dou Sheng realm.

After the purple rune appeared, the Dou Qi within Gu Nanhai's body, under his control, rapidly flowed through specific meridians.

As these Dou Qi circulated through his meridians, in the next moment they emanated from his entire body, forming before him an azure water ball thousands of zhang in size.

However, as this azure sphere appeared, the few people below also saw his face gradually turning flushed.

"Go!"

Once the energy ball before him had formed, Gu Nanhai, face flushed, fiercely shoved the massive sphere forward, continuing to rush toward the gaunt man.

As the sphere streaked across the sky, in this extremely arid demonic fire space, it actually caused rain to fall along its path.

"Woo!"

In the next moment, the sound-wave arrow fired by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall slammed into the gaunt man; upon impact, the sky was instantly filled with a soulful wailing that spread everywhere.

Under such soul sound waves, the gaunt man also suffered great influence.

"Ah!"

In an instant, the gaunt man's shrill cry of pain echoed throughout the entire space.

"Clang!"

Accompanying the cry, the blood-red axe in the gaunt man's hand slipped from his uncontrolled grip and fell under gravity to the ground thousands of zhang below, emitting a deafening clang.

Surprisingly, despite being struck so heavily by that blood axe, the row of flooring beneath showed not a single scratch.

It appears that the flooring below is no ordinary material.

After all, being able to withstand this place's high temperature for thousands of years is enough to prove that the flooring underneath is not simple.

"Gurgle"

Moreover, before the sound-wave Dou technique's aftershocks had faded, a huge water ball with a diameter of a thousand zhang struck the gaunt man squarely under everyone's gaze.

However, when this water ball encountered Xiao Chen, it did not explode as others expected; instead, it gurgled and swallowed him, enveloping him at the center of the power sphere.

As for Xiao Chen, who had been submerged in the water ball, he initially just clutched his head and cried out in pain, but soon he suddenly began to struggle.

At the same time, the expression of pain on his face intensified further.

From his reaction, it is clear that the water ball hurled by Gu Nanhai is no trivial matter, inflicting severe damage upon him.

Otherwise, he would not have felt pain at all.

"Interesting, this water ball drills into every gap of Xiao Chen's body, is it corroding his internal body?"

Gazing at the blue liquid secretly seeping through Xiao Chen's pores and any other possible openings into his body, Lin Feng's eyes flickered, then he softly speculated.

Although the fighting technique Gu Nanhai displayed had an attack method extremely hard to detect, Lin Feng, whose soul power was extremely strong, still perceived it clearly.

However, after saying that, he immediately turned his gaze toward the Hall Master of the Soul Hall.

His soul power had nearly reached the state he had when he first emerged from the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Although still far from the Emperor Realm Soul, it was much stronger than the ordinary Heavenly Border Great Perfection.

"No wonder this guy, even after Xiao Yan's soul realm broke through to the Heavenly Border Great Perfection in the original work, could still easily suppress Xiao Yan's soul at the demonic fire space entrance; if that's his realm, it's indeed normal."

Thinking of some plots from the original work, Lin Feng murmured thoughtfully.

"What a terrifying sound wave fighting technique—even that five-star Fighting Saint senior of the Xiao clan couldn't withstand it; although that senior's mind was muddled and unable to preemptively defend against soul attacks, it's still not to be underestimated!"

At the same time, Xiao Yan, seeing the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's sound wave fighting technique, found even that five-star Fighting Saint unable to resist; his expression instantly turned solemn, and he warily gazed at the former.

The Soul clan's attacks are mysterious and unpredictable, many able to directly strike the soul; in future encounters, he must be cautious.

Especially this sound wave fighting technique—if he were to face it directly, the consequences would likely be quite brutal.

Upon hearing that, Gu Xun'er beside him closed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, then explained: "Xiao Yan brother, the technique used by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall is called Myriad Souls Worship, an extremely profound sound wave fighting technique within the Soul clan, its level having reached that of Heavenly Rank Advanced."

"Back when the Soul clan and Xiao clan fought, we Ancient Clan lost many strong warriors whose souls were shattered by this move of the Soul clan's experts. If you encounter this technique in the future, you must be extremely careful!"

As she spoke, Gu Xun'er also glanced worriedly at her Xiao Yan brother.

She knew very well in her heart that her Xiao Yan brother was fine in every way, just a bit too reckless.

Whenever something happens, he tends to get hot-headed and charge straight ahead without considering consequences; such a nature often leads to great losses.

Thinking of this, Gu Xun'er unconsciously glanced at Lin Feng in the distance.

That guy's temperament is steady, or rather deep; when he was weak before, upon seeing our Ancient Clan people, he would consciously show a weak attitude, and in his actions he would try to consider their emotions as much as possible, not daring to go too far.

However, after he broke through to Fighting Saint and gained a place that made our Ancient Clan wary, he immediately turned hostile, refusing to acknowledge anyone, placing himself on equal footing with the Six Great Ancient Races.

"Hmph!"

Thinking of the past, Gu Xun'er let out a cold snort, narrowing her eyes as she thought: "Such a deep-minded person truly cannot be spared; we ought to find a way to kill him to make Xiao Yan brother happy. Moreover, if left to develop like this, we don't know what he might do."

Especially recalling those few lines Lin Feng once said, Gu Xun'er couldn't help but whisper: "Back then, the Swallow Spirit clan suppressed myriad tribes; now few know it's a pity our Ancient Clan isn't like those brainless Swallow Spirit clansmen who only know how to create enemies everywhere. Steadiness is a choice our Ancient Clan has always favored."

"However, I only learned about the Swallow Spirit clan after returning to the clan and asking my father; how did that guy come to know of it?"

"Clang!"

Meanwhile, as the former pondered, Lin Feng in the distance saw Xiao Chen's giant axe hit the ground; without hesitation he reached out, a suction force burst from his palm, and that blood-colored giant axe moved accordingly, its handle swiftly falling into Lin Feng's palm.

"Whoosh!"

Holding the axe, Lin Feng casually tested it a few times, then with a motion of his hand stored it into his storage ring.

"You"

Seeing Lin Feng quietly put away his Xiao clan senior's weapon, Xiao Yan initially flared with anger, wanting him to return it; but thinking Lin Feng would surely not obey his words, he flicked his sleeve, stopped looking at him, and instead gazed upward.

Upon seeing the emaciated man inside the water ball, his face full of pain, Xiao Yan's expression also stirred with anguish.

Should he step forward now and try to awaken him using the Xiao clan's insignia?

If he steps forward, his one-star Fighting Saint self could be slapped into reincarnation by the opponent.

But if left unattended, this person would likely soon perish under the combined assault of the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and Gu Nanhai.

However, considering the huge gap between himself and Lin Feng, Xiao Yan's eyes flashed rapidly; he gritted his teeth, and a clan pattern swiftly appeared on his forehead.

However, just as the former prepared to move, Lin Feng in the distance suddenly spoke: "Senior Hun Miesheng, you haven't seen that Xiao Yan brother is heartbroken over his Xiao clan senior, right? Please give that senior a swift end."

As he spoke, that shout like thunder instantly rang in everyone's ears.

"Swish!"

Hearing the former's "reminder," the Hall Master of the Soul Hall swiftly turned his head, his gaze shooting straight down at Xiao Yan.

And upon seeing the former's action, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, amidst lightning and thunder, immediately understood how the power worked.

Immediately thereafter, he did not pause; his battle qi surged madly, then, under Xiao Yan's gaze filled with killing intent, his figure shot forward at extreme speed, his palm rolling with thick black mist, finally with a bang piercing into Gu Nanhai's water ball and slamming fiercely onto Xiao Chen's head.

"Bang!"

In the midst of Xiao Chen's painful struggle, lacking any defense, under this full-force blow his head exploded like a watermelon in Xiao Yan's astonished and disbelieving gaze, red and white matter spraying everywhere like a small-scale red-and-white rain.

At the same time, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall again extended his hand to summon a group of phantoms, then swiftly formed a long sound wave arrow.

"Go!"

Accompanied by a fierce shout from the former, that long arrow shot out straight, rushing toward the slowly drifting soul of Xiao Chen, who had not yet grasped the situation.

That defenseless soul could not withstand the Heavenly Border Great Perfection realm's execution of the Heavenly Rank Advanced sound wave fighting technique; its illusory body instantly burst with a bang, then dissolved into nothing.

"Damn it, Hun Miesheng, I fuck your mother!"

Seeing his clan senior killed just like that by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, with not a trace of soul left, Xiao Yan could no longer contain his emotions, pointing at Hun Miesheng and cursing loudly.

That appearance gave not a shred of face to the other party.

Hun Miesheng, seeing this, had the smile from killing an enemy instantly fade.

Then his icy gaze turned toward Xiao Yan below, and he said with a stiff smile: "Xiao Yan, I painstakingly helped everyone eliminate a roadblock tiger, yet you seem rather unhappy."

"I'm happy for your whole family—may they all die happy! You clearly know he's my Xiao clan senior, why would you strike so viciously?!"

Seeing the sole living Xiao clan senior he had ever met die before his eyes, Xiao Yan could no longer restrain his emotions, wildly cursing the Hall Master of the Soul Hall.

Seeing the other party obstinate and unenlightened, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall wasted no more words; the black mist that had just dissipated on his palm slowly reappeared.

At the same time, the two black-clothed men not far from Xiao Yan's side quietly circulated their battle qi, ready to strike at any moment.

"Hun Miesheng, what do you intend to do to Xiao Yan brother?"

Seeing the former, Gu Xun'er, worried about Xiao Yan's danger, instantly flashed to his front and asked sternly.

"Heh, I'm not just seeing Xiao Yan little brother's emotions unstable and wanting to help stabilize him. After all, the one I just killed was our common enemy; although he might have been a certain Xiao clan senior before, now, controlled by the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, he's merely a watchdog helping that fire block our entry."

Seeing Gu Xun'er step forward without hesitation, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall pondered briefly, then dispersed the battle qi in his hand, explaining with a smiling, narrowed-eyed expression.

After saying that, the former still didn't forget to spread his hands and said indifferently: "I think you should first calm his emotions; after all, we killed him out of necessity, and regardless of his former identity, he is now just a dog under the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire. If we don't deal with him, are we supposed to stand here drinking the northwest wind?"

Or do you have a way to help the Fire Slave of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire break free from that guy's control? Or perhaps you dare to let that guy stand beside you safely, enter with you to meet the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, so you won't fear him being recontrolled by the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire and causing trouble?

While speaking, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall also gazed at Xiao Yan with a face full of questioning.

Your words are sophistry; I was just about to use the Xiao clan's totem to awaken that senior, but you saw me about to do that, saw the senior's great strength, and knew he would become a major rival for you in seizing the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, so you rushed to kill him first!

Upon hearing the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's shameless words, Xiao Yan nearly had his lungs explode from anger; his body trembled uncontrollably, and his finger trembled as it pointed at the former.

At this moment, if looks could kill, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall would have to die millions of times to match Xiao Yan's gaze.

Upon hearing that, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall casually spread his hands, then pointed at Lin Feng and said: "I didn't know the situation earlier; it was that little brother who reminded me, and I just did it instinctively, so it's not my fault."

As soon as his words fell, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall didn't want to waste more words with the other party, immediately waved at the two other companions in the distance, and continued to rush forward.

Boom!

Immediately after, he shattered the pair of white gates before the plaza, identical to the previous ones, with a single strike, sending them flying far ahead.

As for the other two companions, they naturally followed suit, and all three quickly vanished from the sight of Xiao Yan and the others.

Upon hearing the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's words, Xiao Yan instantly turned his gaze to Lin Feng in the distance and then shouted furiously: "You..."

This isn't my fault; the Hall Master of the Soul Hall already explained it to you earlier. I thought you wanted to go in quickly to find the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, but seeing your senior being tormented in that ancient clan elder's fighting technique, I felt terrible, so I reminded the Hall Master of the Soul Hall to settle this as soon as possible. Also, Yun'er, let's go—don't let the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and his lot snatch the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire before us.

Seeing Xiao Yan look over, Lin Feng also casually spread his hands, then likewise darted forward and vanished into the space ahead.

As for Xiao Chen's corpse, since he didn't want those ancient races to know he needed a body, he could only painfully choose to abandon it.

At the same time, Yun Yun closely followed the former, disappearing into Xiao Yan's blood-red eyes.

Alright, let's go too, as that kid just said—don't let those Soul Extinction Life folks get ahead of us.

Seeing the two groups ahead leave one after another, Gu Nanhai from above slowly descended beside Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, sighing.

After his words fell, he turned his head to Xiao Yan and comforted him: "Xiao Yan, the dead cannot be revived; since things have already happened, let's first attend to the main matter. When we find an opportunity later, we'll avenge this senior of your Xiao clan, the Blood Axe Xiao Chen."

Xiao Chen?

Upon hearing the latter part of his words, Xiao Yan, who was immersed in grief and anger, was suddenly startled and hurriedly asked: "Senior, do you know this ancestor of our Xiao clan?"

I don't know him, but I have seen that blood-red axe in ancient texts; I didn't expect to come across it here, but now that the matter is over, I suddenly remembered it.

Saying this, Gu Nanhai smacked his lips and continued: "Your Xiao clan once produced several astonishingly outstanding individuals, and one of them became famous for wielding an extraordinarily massive blood axe—that person was Xiao Chen. Moreover, Xiao Chen was not only extraordinarily talented, but he was also the paternal cousin of the former Xiao clan chief, Xiao Xuan, whom you previously met."

But Xiao Chen disliked restraint, loved to wander everywhere, and his temperament was unpredictable; before his fame, who knows how many strong warriors fell under his axe. Since he himself liked to run around, by the time the Xiao clan discovered his disappearance it was already too late, and no matter how they searched afterward, they could find no trace of him. I never expected him to appear here—truly, the world is unpredictable.

Saying this, Gu Nanhai suddenly startled, then continued: "By the way, not long after his disappearance, news of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire appeared."

If Xiao Xuan's paternal cousin is thus considered, then this person is also one of my ancient ancestors; but given what has happened now, how should I face Xiao Xuan's ancestor?

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yan froze momentarily, then spoke with a bitter expression. (End of chapter)