Chapter 1276

Teacher, be careful. Throughout the Medicine Realm, extremely fine Wu Nie Tun Yan drifts. Ordinary people cannot notice them, but once they contact you, neither Dou Qi nor soul can resist.

Just as the Medicine Clan Elder moved, outside Xiao Yan, after sensing those fine black flames in the heaven and earth, immediately looked toward his teacher and said.

Although those people cannot perceive it, with his Emperor Realm soul's vision, throughout this heaven and earth, everywhere are drifting black light points so minute that the naked eye can hardly see them.

These light points, like bone-eating maggots, once attached to a person's body, will continuously devour the Dou Qi within the body.

Even if these people use Dou Qi or soul power to protect their bodies against this devouring, it has no effect at all.

Because those black light points, upon contacting Dou Qi or soul defense, silently melt in and then begin to devour without restraint.

As soon as his words fell, Xiao Yan immediately went to Yao Chen's side and placed his hand on his teacher's shoulder.

Immediately, a faint black fire cover quickly protected both of them together.

After doing this, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen only then felt that the Dou Qi inside their bodies was no longer silently decreasing.

Afterward, Yao Chen swept his gaze over the dense black fire clouds in the sky and the panicked crowd, his face extremely solemn as he said: "Now the space is sealed; it seems the Soul Clan does not intend to leave any survivors. We must find a way to break out."

"Two nine-star Dou Saints, those Soul Clan fellows, I never expected them to hide so deeply; it seems this time our life and death are uncertain."

Xiao Yan saw those panicked Medicine Clan people and felt a little regret.

Originally he thought that the Medicine Clan, Flame Clan, and Ancient Clan alliance, this lineup, even if the Soul Clan wanted to act against the Medicine Clan, would certainly weigh it.

But he never expected that Wu Nie Tun Yan had become this strong, able to directly seal the entire Medicine Realm.

In that case, as long as the Soul Clan acts quickly enough, even if the Flame and Ancient Clans later notice something wrong with the Medicine Realm, it will already be too late.

"What should we do now?"

Seeing his disciple's uneasy appearance, Yao Chen asked in a low voice.

If things go badly today, this master and disciple might both encounter misfortune in the Medicine Realm.

"Earlier I urged Yao Dan to prepare, but he refused. Now we can only wait and see; when the Soul Clan acts, the Medicine Clan will surely rise in resistance. Then I'll see if I can seize the chance to shatter the seal and escape."

Hearing that, Xiao Yan angrily said in a low voice.

He had never entertained the grand notion of saving the Medicine Clan; after all, he and his disciple are like mud bodhisattvas crossing the river—each struggling to survive, with no spare mind to concern themselves with the Medicine Clan.

As for reminding Yao Dan earlier, that was merely because he alone could not resist the Soul Clan; he wanted to borrow the Medicine Clan's help to temporarily repel the Soul Clan, then flee quickly.

Upon hearing his disciple's words, Yao Chen also silently nodded.

Although he is indeed a Medicine Clan person, their feelings are really too thin.

Although the Medicine Clan has suffered great calamity this time, he certainly does not feel good about it.

But he will not, because of this, think of risking his and his disciple's lives to save the Medicine Clan.

After all, in his heart, Xiao Yan's status as his disciple is far more important than that cold clan.

At the same time, Yao Dan gazed at the black flames spreading from the sky above to the horizon.

His complexion also instantly turned extremely grim and regretful.

With his powerful soul strength, he also sensed an extremely terrifying aura from those black flames.

Although he cannot know the opponent's exact strength, it is absolutely far stronger than him!

Thinking about it, this is the aura Xiao Yan previously feared.

Now it seems that the earlier warning was actually correct.

It's just a pity that he did not listen just now!

"Could it be that the nine-star Dou Saint Xiao Yan mentioned earlier is this Wu Nie Tun Yan? I never expected that the Wu Nie Tun Yan, once heavily wounded by the Ancient Clan Chief Gu Yuan, after a thousand years of cultivation, would actually break through and reach that nine-star, continent‑peak level."

Thinking of this, Yao Dan's body gradually rose and floated up to the sky.

At this moment, he finally chose to believe Xiao Yan's words that the comer is a nine-star Dou Saint.

But unfortunately, he knows that he wasted the chance to strike while Wu Nie Tun Yan was occupied; the perfect opportunity to kill Hun Xu Zi cannot be made up for.

"All Medicine Clan members, hear the order: activate the Heaven‑Transforming Medicine Formation and pour all your energy into it!"

Arriving at high altitude, Yao Dan immediately took a deep breath, and his decisive, fierce shout rang out at once.

This time, because Xiao Yan revealed the true strength of Wu Nie Tun Yan,

Facing a nine‑star peak Dou Saint, he felt a danger he had never experienced before.

This danger made him realize inwardly that the Medicine Clan's survival might be decided today.

Along with Yao Dan's fierce shout falling, the hearts of all the Medicine Clan people, including those elders, clenched tightly.

The Heaven‑Transforming Medicine Formation, this Medicine Clan's protective great formation, since the Medicine Clan Dou Emperor Ancestor set it down, after countless ages, this is the first activation.

From this we can see how perilous the danger the Medicine Clan faces this time will be.

"Buzz—"

But the next moment, the Medicine Clan Elders who had regained their senses each quickly shot a light pillar into the Medicine Realm Holy Mountain below.

And the remaining Medicine Clan people, seeing those light pillars, also hurried to do the same, each shooting a light pillar into the Medicine Mountain.

"Rumble—"

As countless light pillars gathered, the mountain range trembled in an instant.

One after another, huge light pillars burst from within the mountain and shot up into the sky.

In an instant, the light pillars intertwined in the sky into a huge strange formation that descended, covering an area of a thousand li in radius.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

As the formation formed, nearly half of the precious medicinal herbs in the Medicine Realm withered in an instant, turning into black ash.

At the same time, countless streams of energy shot from those herbs, surged upward, and were all poured into the grand formation.

"Infuse Dou Qi!"

As the formation took shape, the medicine pill dared not delay, immediately pouring its own Dou Qi into it while letting out an explosive shout.

"Shout!"

With the shout of the former spreading, at this moment all the Medicine Clan members, including the Medicine Clan treasury guards who had been called out, condensed their internal Dou Qi into light pillars that then poured into the grand formation like a torrential rain.

"Boom—!"

Accompanied by the influx of battle qi from millions of people, in an instant the light on that grand formation blazed, followed by a terrifying oppressive pressure, like a giant dragon that had slept for countless years, silently awakening.

And the moment this pressure was transmitted, the entire space of the Medicine Realm trembled violently.

At the same time, the vast energy within the formation rapidly and continuously gathered toward the center of the grand formation.

"This is the Medicine Clan's protective grand formation, how terrifying the pressure!"

Inside the formation, even someone as strong as Xiao Yan now wore a solemn expression, gazing up at the resplendent, dazzling great light formation in the sky.

Just the pressure of this formation alone would likely be enough to make the Eight-Star Dou Saint–level Black Nirvana King of the Ancient Clan return in defeat.

No wonder the Medicine Clan was left by the Soul Clan until now to act; its foundation is indeed extraordinary.

"The Medicine Clan's protective formation has never been activated before; I never expected that Yao Dan would, disregarding his own face, open it this time."

Saying this, Yao Chen looked at the light formation with a complex expression and continued explaining to Xiao Yan: "It is said that this formation was created by the Medicine Clan's Dou Emperor progenitor, within which a trace of his remnant soul remains. If activated, perhaps it could repel the Soul Clan's attack."

"Dou Emperor progenitor?"

Hearing that, Xiao Yan's expression also shifted slightly; a formation created by a Dou Emperor expert would surely have extraordinary attack power.

Perhaps, this time their master-disciple pair still has a sliver of hope.

"Wrong, where did that guy Lin Feng go?"

Mid-sentence, Xiao Yan suddenly recalled his mortal enemy.

Immediately after, his soul power swiftly swept over a radius of ten thousand li, and he quickly found Lin Feng's traces in the area behind the crowd.

"This guy, he runs faster than anyone; I didn't even notice how he got there."

His gaze swept over Lin Feng, who was mingling among the junior Dou Sect members of the Medicine Clan, and Xiao Yan's mouth twitched involuntarily.

With such escape ability, it's no wonder he could rise from a lowly porter to his current state.

"Xiao Yan, I advise you to quickly toss that ninth-rank Xuan Dan into the Medicine Clan's grand formation; otherwise, relying solely on this formation feels a bit unsafe."

And just as the former looked over, Lin Feng also sensed Xiao Yan's movement and immediately sent a mental transmission to him.

"Do you think I'm foolish? To just throw away a pill of this grade—do you really take me for a sucker?"

Hearing that, Xiao Yan also directly refused Lin Feng's proposal via mental transmission.

Seeing this, Lin Feng could only shrug, adopting an attitude of 'listen if you want, ignore if you don't'.

"Hehe, this is the Medicine Clan's protective grand formation; its might is indeed far stronger than that of the Spirit Clan."

After hiding outside the formation, Hun Xuzi gazed at the surging formation ahead that made even his heart palpitate, a flash of solemnity crossing his eyes.

"You lot, still dazed? Hurry up and stop those Medicine Clan folks; otherwise, once I finish perfecting this seal, their formation will also be perfected!"

However, at the very moment Hun Xuzi's words fell, a somewhat flustered voice promptly transmitted into his ears.

After all, unlike the original story, the Medicine Clan at this moment, reminded by Xiao Yan, has decided to give its all in resisting.

And once this formation receives the battle qi of all the Medicine Clan members, plus the remnant soul of that Medicine Emperor,

Even Wu Nie Tun Yan, upon seeing it, felt his scalp go numb.

"Uh, yes, sir."

Hearing that, Hun Xuzi also hurriedly gave an awkward laugh and replied.

After all, he also knew that they hadn't expected Xiao Yan to actually break through to the Emperor-level soul this time.

This time, Wu Nie Tun Yan's sealing of the Medicine Realm needs to prevent the enemy from escaping, so he has no choice but to strengthen it considerably.

And this process naturally will take much more time than when they previously annihilated the Spirit Clan.

"Boom!"

At the same moment Hun Xuzi assented, wave after wave of vast and chilling aura immediately spread across the sky.

Such an aura naturally caused those of the Medicine Clan in peril and the spectators who had come to watch to feel their hearts sink instantly.

Indeed, the Soul Clan's intention to annihilate the Medicine Clan could not possibly rely solely on Wu Nie Tun Yan and Hun Xuzi taking action.

Moreover, the movements in the distant sky were naturally also noticed by Yao Dan.

He then abruptly lifted his head, his gaze sweeping over the assembled Soul Clan Dou Saints.

At this moment, he shockingly discovered that among these dozen or so people, even the weakest was actually a Three-Star Dou Saint!

However, in the end, Yao Dan's gaze fixed on the foremost of those Soul Clan experts.

There, three old men emitting a fierce aura stood hovering in the air.

Judging by the intensity of their aura, these three were even stronger than Yao Dan by a margin.

As for Yao Dan, after a moment of silence, his voice turned resentful: "Hun Jing, Hun Yan, Hun Tu—the Soul Clan's Four Demonic Saints have today dispatched three of them. You Soul Clan, you really think highly of my Medicine Clan!"

Those three old men, upon hearing Yao Dan's low, resentful voice, merely gave a faint smile.

Then one of them spoke: "Yao Dan, your Medicine Clan's alchemy is still somewhat useful to us Soul Clan. If you now withdraw the formation and agree to become a subordinate race of our Soul Clan, perhaps the Medicine Clan could still preserve its bloodline."

"Submit?"

Hearing this, Yao Dan gave a grim smile, his face full of despair as he said: "My Medicine Clan, even if we expend every last drop of blood today, will absolutely not eke out a miserable existence under your Soul Clan!"

From the moment he saw Hun Jing, Hun Yan, Hun Tu, and that large group of Soul Clan hidden experts he had never heard of before, he knew the Soul Clan had no intention of letting the Medicine Clan go.

If they truly foolishly withdrew the formation, what awaited them would only be endless slaughter!

"Since you're unwilling, then there's nothing else but to kill you all."

Regarding Yao Dan's answer, the old man who was one of the Four Demonic Saints was not surprised at all.

Immediately, a smile appeared on the old man's weathered face as he waved his hand and said softly: "You go hold off those Medicine Clan people; I and Hun Tu will stop Xiao Yan."

"Yes!"

Hearing that, behind the three, the numerous Soul Clan experts instantly revealed a murderous gleam in their eyes and answered with a vicious laugh.

As soon as the words fell, waves of mighty battle qi erupted instantly, then swept like a flood over those Medicine Clan members and the spectators who had come to watch.

As for the three old men at the very front, they immediately split into two groups—one consisting of a single person—who flew toward those Medicine Clan members.

And the remaining two people precisely flew toward the distant Xiao Yan.

Damn, two Seven-Star late-stage Dou Saint experts who are only slightly weaker than the Ancient Clan's Three Immortals—now we're in trouble!

Upon sensing the route of the strong ones among the two Soul Clan Four Magic Saints ahead, Xiao Yan's expression drastically changed.

And immediately after, he sensed a tremendous repelling force appear behind him, which swiftly flung him outward.

After all, Xiao Yan's physical body was only a Four-Star Dou Saint, utterly unable to withstand the power of the opposing grand formation, and in the blink of an eye he appeared outside the formation.

Of course, at the same moment the former was flung out, all those non-Medicine Clan people were also flung out at the same time.

Of course, among them, many of the younger generation were not flung out.

As for Medicine Dust, whose strength was only a One-Star Dou Saint, and some other young non-Medicine Clan people, Yao Dan simply reached out and sucked them in, dragging them to his side.

At the same time, Yao Dan looked toward the flung-out Xiao Yan and smiled, saying: "Everyone, feel free to focus on dealing with those Soul Clan powerhouses; your relatives are under our protection, so there's no need to worry. Our grand formation has protected so many people, and since the Soul Clan is addicted to slaughter, they will surely not let us go. Please all work together and help Xiao Yan join forces against the enemy. After this matter is over, our Medicine Clan will surely repay you handsomely."

Bastard, Yao Dan, you dare to screw me over!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan and some other non-Medicine Clan people finally understood: Yao Dan saw that their own strength could not resist the Soul Clan, so he placed them outside the formation to help them fight the Soul Clan powerhouses.

As for their own relatives, the other side's care is fake; keeping them as hostages is the truth!

After all, Xiao Yan with his Emperor-level soul, plus these top-tier experts from outside, are roughly comparable to an Eight-Star Dou Saint.

With such high-level combat power, how could Yao Dan just stand by and watch everyone look for a chance to escape?

Thinking of this, the flung-out Xiao Yan and his companions were furious, wishing they could rush forward and kill Yao Dan.

However, considering that their own relatives were being held hostage by the other side, and moreover the Soul Clan indeed had no intention of letting them go.

Therefore, after Xiao Yan and the others cursed wildly in their hearts, they ultimately had to give up the idea of finding a weak spot in the restriction and breaking the seal to escape.

However, immediately after, Xiao Yan cast a malicious glance toward Lin Feng in the distant crowd.

"I can't run, so you'd better not think you'll get off easy!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's mind stirred, and a tremendous soul power instantly attacked Lin Feng, who was hiding in the crowd.

"Holy shit, this guy really has no good intentions!"

And Lin Feng, seeing that soul power coming straight at him, had no choice but to quickly leave his original spot and appear elsewhere.

However, his speed of movement naturally alerted many Soul Clan powerhouses.

And this naturally includes Hun Xuzi in the sky above.

Thinking that this kid still possesses a large amount of different fires, the secret method of merging flames, and a Xuan Dan about to form a nascent pill, Hun Xuzi couldn't help but lick his lips.

Immediately after, he said to the others: "I'll go kill that hiding brat; you guys continue to fight the enemy."

"Good."

Upon hearing this, the other Soul Clan powerhouses said nothing, immediately agreed to the proposal, and then continued to join forces in attacking the Medicine Clan's protective grand formation that was being perfected.

And Xiao Yan, seeing Lin Feng noticed by Hun Xuzi, at that moment curled his lips into a satisfied smile.

Immediately after, he turned his head to look at the two Soul Map figures flying over.

"Soul Clan people, go die!"

As soon as his words fell, two invisible soul arrows shot forth, directly attacking the two Seven-Star late-stage Dou Saints.

"Ha!"

At the same time, the dozens of experts around Xiao Yan all mobilized their Dou Qi, attacking full force at one of them.

After all, at this moment everyone understood that only by first repelling the Soul Clan's attack could they have a sliver of hope.

As for the Medicine Clan's trick against them, that is secondary.

And the two opponents, sensing that terrifying joint attack, involuntarily narrowed their eyes, then hurriedly each employed their means to resist.

"Whoosh!"

However, just as the two were engaged, a vast expanse of green fire sea suddenly appeared in the distant sky and rapidly condensed, then transformed into a four-legged fire beast that fiercely rammed into one of the Soul Clan Four Magic Saints.

"Hmph, you're just a Six-Star Dou Saint, yet you dare to come join the fun!"

Facing the beast's fierce impact, he nevertheless gave a disdainful smile.

Next, while resisting Xiao Yan's soul attack, he clenched a large hand tightly.

In an instant, towering Dou Qi rapidly condensed, swiftly forming a giant palm, which then slapped heavily onto the green fire beast.

And that terrifying force, in an instant, actually blasted the fire beast apart.

As for the palm wind with slightly reduced force, it continued to claw fiercely at the old man Shennong.

"Alas, my Living Spirit Flame's combat power really isn't up to par!"

Seeing that the Living Spirit Flame's attack had almost no effect, the old man Shennong couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

Thereafter, looking at the rapidly approaching giant palm, he hurriedly employed a Dou technique to fend it off.

After dealing with that hand seal, the old man Shennong didn't linger at all, immediately bursting forth with a solemn expression.

At the same time, the hand like withered wood rapidly expanded several folds.

Moreover, its color turned crimson at this moment, with faint omens appearing on it, and then he unleashed a full-force palm strike at one of the Four Magic Saints.

"Hmph, mere petty tricks."

Facing the full-force attack of the old man Shennong, that oldster merely curled his lip in disdain.

Then he flipped and lifted his palm, and his five fingers turned dark black.

When the old man Shennong approached, he casually slapped out, and it violently collided with the former's crimson palm wind.

"Boom!"

When the two Dou techniques collided, the Medicine Clan people in the distant formation only saw a blinding light suddenly flash across the far horizon.

Then, one after another, energy hurricanes accompanied by a dull rumbling spread out, spreading extremely far.

"Pfft!"

However, the next moment, the old man Shennong's face turned deathly pale, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

At the same time, his body also flew backward in a sorry state.

Obviously this time, he took a big loss in this encounter.

"Whoosh!"

However, after one of the Four Demon Saints repelled the Divine Farmer old man, without waiting for him to be pleased, an invisible soul arrow silently arrived and then fiercely nailed him.

As for those who were ejected together with Xiao Yan, they are all top-tier experts from the outside world, and naturally their combat experience is not lacking.

Seeing this excellent opportunity, their eyes lit up, they all unleashed their battle qi and together attacked one of them.

"Damn it!"

Faced with this suddenly arriving emperor-level soul attack and the battle skills unleashed by dozens of Dou Saints and half-Saints, how could he dare be careless? He hastily began a frantic defense.

However, the defense he hastily erected in this emergency could not withstand the emperor-level soul attack plus the assault of dozens of experts.

That invisible arrow in an instant broke through his defense; immediately, he cried out and flew backward.

Moreover, during this process, dozens of battle skills landed on him one after another, leaving him in a sorry state.

This retreat continued until he was several hundred zhang away; only then did one of the Four Demon Saints, his clothes torn to rags like a beggar, finally stabilize his stance.

Immediately afterward, seeing his own sorry state, he raised his head, his eyes blood-red, and roared: "You little bastard, how dare you sneak attack! Go die for me!" After all, he also understood that among these people, only Xiao Yan's presence could make a difference; the others could actually be useful.

Therefore, his first target of attack was naturally Xiao Yan!

"Indeed, although emperor-level soul is powerful, a casual strike still finds it too difficult to kill a late-stage seven-star Dou Saint expert."

While his body retreated to dodge another's attack, Xiao Yan gazed at the old man who, though wounded, was not in mortal danger, and couldn't help feeling utterly helpless.

Then, taking advantage of this opening, he quickly turned his head toward Lin Feng's side.

However, he only now realized that Lin Feng and that Hun Xuzi had long since disappeared somewhere unknown.

In short, around here, there is no sign of those two.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Yan, having no time to search carefully, could only abandon that idea and continue to join forces with the Divine Farmer old man to resist the enemy.

At the same time, at the formation site, under the leadership of a Four Demon Saint, those dozen or so Soul Clan experts also fiercely attacked the Yao Clan's protective grand formation.

However, due to the dispersal of numbers.

These people not only gained no advantage, but instead, under the leadership of Yao Dan, a mid-stage seven-star Dou Saint expert, and the six-star level Wan Huo Zhanglao, they were beaten to the point of tottering.

6=9+

If this continues, at most another half a cup of tea's time, Wu Nie Tun Yan will also be able to help them collect corpses.

Thinking of this, the old man among the Four Demon Saints immediately bellowed: "Hun Xuzi, you damned thing, where the hell did you die? Come help!"

However, as his shout spread throughout the Yao realm, Hun Xuzi, however, did not reply.

"This bastard, where the hell did he chase that kid to!"

Seeing Hun Xuzi not reply at all, that old man instantly became so angry he nearly had a cerebral hemorrhage.

But seeing the Yao Clan's grand formation growing ever stronger, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and shout: "Lord Wu Nie, we can't hold out!"

"A bunch of trash, these people can't even hold out; thankfully the Lei Clan folks are handling the outside watch and didn't come in, otherwise our Soul Clan's face would be completely lost to you lot."

As the former's words fell, a slightly hoarse voice slowly rose within the Yao realm.

Next, under the fearful and uneasy gaze of the Yao Clan people, the black flames in the sky suddenly began to writhe slowly.

Thereafter, as the black flames swirled, the fire slowly condensed into a humanoid figure, appearing beneath the gaze of countless eyes in the Yao realm.

That figure was wrapped in black flames, with strange black characters covering his body.

At the same time, his eyes were like black holes, suffused with a terrifying devouring power; gazing upon them, it seemed as if souls would be swallowed whole.

And that figure stepped upon the black flames, standing high in the air; due to the black flames' shroud, people could not see his appearance clearly.

However, upon his manifestation, an extremely ancient and eerie aura also gradually appeared together with him in this heaven and earth.

"Woo—woo!"

With the appearance of this black-flame humanoid, the ubiquitous, imperceptible Wu Nie Tun Yan filling the sky instantly emitted a uniform woo-woo strange sound.

This appearance seemed as if they were welcoming their master.

"Wu Nie. Tun Yan!"

As that demonic-god-like figure just appeared, Xiao Yan's gaze swept over it, and his heart violently throbbed at that moment.

Given his familiarity with strange flames, plus the trembling little three inside his body that even made his breath unconsciously stop, he instantly realized.

This figure is the true form of Wu Nie Tun Yan!

In other words, this person is none other than the genuine Wu Nie Tun Yan!

"This Wu Nie Tun Yan, I never expected it to also form a strange fire spirit like the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, and moreover, it is an existence even stronger than the latter."

Gazing at that black-flame figure, Xiao Yan licked his lips, his heart surging like huge waves.

As a nine-star Dou Saint, this is the first time in his life he has seen such a powerful strange fire!

And under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, that demonic-god-like figure gradually lowered its head, looking down at the grand formation below surging with vast energy undulations, its brow slightly furrowed.

Because of the reminder from Xiao Yan, possessor of an emperor-level soul, the Yao Clan's grand formation has now merged the battle qi of the entire Yao Clan people.

It is far stronger than he had previously anticipated.

Thinking of this, the former waved his sleeve, and the black flames swirling above his head, which permeated the entire Yao realm, began to churn violently.

Next, those black flames swiftly broke free of the sky, turning into a dense black fire rain that fell upon the grand formation presided over by Yao Dan, covering heaven and earth.

"Hiss—"

As the endless black fire rain droplets fell upon the formation, bursts of thick white mist immediately erupted.

Moreover, everyone inside the formation could feel that the formation's energy was being rapidly devoured by those fire rains.

At the same time, the lush mountains surrounding Yao Mountain almost instantly turned withered and yellow.

At this moment, it seemed as if all vitality was being devoured by those Wu Nie Tun Yan.

"Yao Clan, surrender; I can still grant you a way to live. After all, your Yao Clan still has some use to us."

Just as the black fire rain poured down from the sky, a hoarse voice that made souls tremble slowly issued from the mouth of that demon‑god‑like figure.

Even if you, Wu Nie Tun Yan, advance to Nine‑Star Dou Saint, swallowing my Medicine Clan is not that easy!

Upon seeing the master finally appear, Yao Dan's face was flooded with boundless feral madness.

Then, hearing his loud shout, countless mountain ranges in the Medicine Realm instantly shot up dense pillars of light, which then rushed straight into the grand formation.

Upon witnessing this shocking scene, Xiao Yan outside the formation sucked in a cold breath.

With his soul power, he could naturally perceive it clearly.

Within those light pillars were actually dense piles of various medicinal pills!

Such a terrifying quantity made him can't help but marvel at the Medicine Clan's grand gesture.

According to his estimate, this time the Medicine Clan has used up all of its stores!

At the same time, Yao Dan used a wisp of Dou Qi to control his storage ring, taking out every single pill from his hoard.

"Go!"

The next moment, an invisible force shattered those jade bottles and drove the ninth‑grade pills into the grand formation.

"Ha!"

Seeing the clan leader take the lead, everyone else gritted their teeth, ignored the pain, and poured all of their wealth into the formation.

"Ah, it's cheap for you."

Seeing Wu Nie Tun Yan, Xiao Yan bitterly licked his lips and finally, helplessly, took out the ninth‑grade mysterious pill he had just obtained.

Then, when a Soul Clan powerhouse tried to intercept, he threw it into the formation.

"Since you, young friend, are so generous, this old man cannot fall behind."

Seeing that, Shennong Old Person actually tossed that ninth‑grade mysterious pill in, then laughed heartily, controlling the pills in his storage ring to fly all toward the grand formation.

Even the jade bottles on his herbal medicine cane shattered at once.

The pills inside, under Shennong Old Person's control, flew into the Medicine Clan's protective grand formation.

"Go!"

Seeing this, the other non‑Medicine Clan powerhouses likewise gritted their teeth and flung the pills from their storage rings into the formation.

After all, they knew well that if the Medicine Clan's grand formation failed.

the Medicine Clan would be slaughtered to the last, and none of them could escape!

Meanwhile, as a vast amount of medicinal pills were poured in, countless pills were instantly broken down by the formation into massive energy.

That energy continually gathered at the formation's center; afterward, looking far off, it seemed to condense into a vast ocean of energy, leaving everyone stunned.

"Boom—!"

As the energy ocean flowed, the aura of the Medicine Clan's grand formation suddenly surged, sending out terrifying energy fluctuations that made even Wu Nie Tun Yan in the sky frown involuntarily.

At the same time, Wu Nie Tun Yan, which clung to the formation to devour energy, was swiftly blown far away by this powerful impact.

Some were even shaken directly into nothingness by the formation's vibrations, dissipating between heaven and earth.

Seeing the large amount of pills pouring into the formation from outside, Yao Dan immediately clasped his hands toward Xiao Yan, Shennong Old Person, and the others, saying quickly, "Thank you."

As his words fell, Yao Dan's face showed a resolute expression.

"Ten thousand pills transform the heavens; in the name of the pill, the forefather returns to his place!"

With his loud shout falling, the center of the grand formation suddenly revealed a astonishingly fast‑spinning vortex.

At the same time, the endless liquid energy at the formation's center poured continuously into that vortex.

Next, under the stunned gaze of everyone, an extremely ancient aura slowly spread out from the vortex.

As soon as this aura appeared, the rapidly spinning vortex instantly dissipated silently.

However, as the vortex vanished, an illusory old man clad in coarse hemp clothing appeared in this world.

"Hum!"

When that illusory old man's apparition appeared, the souls of all Medicine Clan members present suddenly shuddered violently.

The next moment, a blood‑line‑derived pressure instantly made the entire mountain range's Medicine Clan drop to their knees before that illusory figure.

"Forefather!"

Seeing the illusory old man appear, many Medicine Clan elders were moved to tears.

On their faces surged an indescribable fervor.

Under the pull of that bloodline, the figure seemed like a divine spirit in their hearts, inviolable!

"This is the remnant soul of the Medicine Clan's Dou Emperor Forefather; with the formation's energy bolstering it, Wu Nie Tun Yan probably can't defeat him."

With the appearance of that illusory figure, Xiao Yan's face grew extremely solemn.

Under that figure, even his soul, which had already stepped into the Emperor Realm, unconsciously lowered its head.

At this moment, his heart was overturned by towering shockwaves.

Merely a remnant soul left who knows how many ages, its pressure is already terrifying.

Hard to imagine—if a true Dou Emperor powerhouse stood before him, what a sight that would be!

"Oh, has the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul been summoned?"

Meanwhile, as those facing that direction stared in shock at the illusory hemp‑clad old man, Lin Feng, inside a milky‑white flame half‑dome at the edge of the Medicine Realm, couldn't help but turn his head to look.

At the same time, a corpse appeared in his hand.

If those people from before were present, they would surely recognize this person as the previously arrogant Soul Void Child.

But now, he has completely lost any trace of vitality.

His eyes are filled with disbelief and terror.

This appearance is as if, in life, he had seen something that terrified him beyond belief yet was hard to believe.

However, he immediately turned to the Medicine Clan elder beside him and asked, "Where is the other person?"

"Reporting, young master, he is currently waiting in front of the clan's most precious treasury. Because that is where our clan's most precious items are stored, there exists a restriction personally set up by the clan chief. So he waits there to see if the restriction can weaken, then afterwards enter and sweep it clean."

Upon hearing the former's inquiry, that Medicine Clan Elder immediately performed a salute.

"That's fine too."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng also nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards he wrapped the corpse of Hun Xuzi in Pure Lotus Demonic Fire and stored it into his spatial ring.

After doing that, he immediately asked: "As for the other treasuries, you should have swept them clean, right? What have you collected?"

"Young master, the things we two have collected are all here."

Seeing Lin Feng request items, that Medicine Clan Elder immediately reached into his collar and pulled out dozens of spatial rings, then pushed them forward using Dou Qi.

And Lin Feng, upon seeing those spatial rings, immediately used Dou Qi to draw them over, then his soul power quickly split into dozens of parts, each probing into a spatial ring.

"As expected of the number one alchemy clan on the continent, this collection is far richer than that of the Stone Clan."

After checking the items, Lin Feng's face instantly showed a look of ecstasy.

This is still from the other treasuries; if we could sweep clean that last one, which is also the best treasury.

The harvest would definitely be much more exciting than that of the Stone Clan!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately looked at that Medicine Clan Elder and said: "If that's the case, go find him to meet up. As for these two five-star Dou Saint puppets, take them to preserve your lives; don't let others cheaply take all the stuff."

While speaking, he immediately gathered those dozens of full spatial rings, then flicked his finger, shooting out two huge gray dragon-shaped puppets emitting a violent aura.

Looking at them, these two puppets are precisely the human puppets Lin Feng refined from the Southern Dragon King and Western Dragon King.

After several months of strengthening in the Void Lightning Pond, they now possess the strength of a five-star Dou Saint.

"Thank you, young master."

Upon seeing these two puppets whose strength could instantly kill him, that Medicine Clan Elder with only half-Saint strength immediately bowed and performed a salute.

As soon as his words fell, he carefully stored those two puppets into his spatial ring.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng casually waved his hand, then shot out a milky-white flame that wrapped around the former.

"This flame can make your aura hard to detect; go meet with him first. I will stay here a while, then return to check the situation."

While speaking, Lin Feng waved his hand, signaling the other to leave.

Seeing that, the Medicine Clan Elder, after performing another salute, quickly left the place.

Afterwards, he, being earth-attributed, immediately burrowed underground, cautiously sneaking toward the location of the Medicine Clan's treasury.

"Mm, it's the Medicine Emperor!"

And while Lin Feng and the two were conspiring, at the location of the grand formation, the black-flame humanoid shadow in the sky, with eyes like black holes, gazed somewhat solemnly at that illusory hemp-clothed old man.

After a moment, he then let out a soft sigh: "It's just a pity that the former supreme powerhouse is now only a remnant soul."

"Medicine Clan's nineteenth clan chief, earnestly pleading for the ancestor to take action and exterminate the external foe!"

And the Medicine Elixir in the sky, seeing the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul appear, immediately knelt down respectfully and spoke loudly.

"Medicine Clan."

Upon hearing those words, the old man clad in coarse hemp at the center of the formation immediately murmured doubtfully, low and low.

The long years of erosion have left this once peak Dou Saint-fearing Dou Emperor remnant soul with very little memory left.

However, fortunately, even as he becomes increasingly bewildered, he still retains some memory of the race he himself created.

And having understood the Medicine Clan, he next used his extremely ancient gaze to slowly sweep downward.

Finally, a voice like muttering to oneself slowly echoed back and forth in the sky.

"Medicine Clan... has actually fallen to this state."

And upon hearing that phantom old man's whisper from above, the old face of the Medicine Elixir below instantly flushed with shame.

Although when he took over the Medicine Clan, the decline of his own race was already unavoidable.

But now, facing his ancestor's light sigh, he did not offer any excuse.

After all, if he were strong enough, he could still, like Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago, forcibly prop up a race.

But unfortunately, he lacks that heaven-defying ability to prop up the entire Medicine Clan.

However, the phantom old man in the high sky did not wait for any reply from the Medicine Clan people.

After finishing his words, he then slowly raised his head, gazing at the black flame spreading across the horizon, his eyes once again flashing with a hint of bewilderment.

After a long while, he finally sighed softly: "So it's Wu Nie Tun Yan!"

"Without complete memory, without a complete soul form, in a dazed state, like a puppet, even a generation Medicine Emperor, after the erosion of time, has come to this point—well then, after I collect your remnant soul, plus the entire Medicine Clan and that brat's emperor-level soul, I think, combined with the clan's stores, it should be enough for me to advance to emperor-level soul."

In the sky, Wu Nie Tun Yan, seeing the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul with the intellect of a child, couldn't help but give a faint smile, his tone lacking any reverence.

Next, his hand extended, fingers covered in black strange symbols, pointing at the Medicine Emperor.

"Boom—!"

As Wu Nie Tun Yan's finger pointed out, heaven and earth suddenly shattered, mountains collapsing and earth splitting.

Amidst the gathering black flames across the sky, a huge black-flame finger nearly covering half of Medicine Mountain's sky plummeted down from the heavens, fiercely pressing onto the Medicine Clan's protective grand formation.

And under that finger, the space within a radius of several thousand zhang instantly exploded completely.

At the same time, under that finger's terrifying might, the faces of many inside the formation turned deathly pale.

As for those outside the formation, whether Xiao Yan, the Old Man Shennong and others, or a group from the Soul Clan, they all hurriedly activated themselves, sprinting at full speed toward the distance.

After all, they dare not linger nearby in such a fierce clash.

However, amidst those people's panic, the swiftly rising Medicine Elixir shouted sternly: "What are you afraid of? With the ancestor's help, plus the combined support of our millions, even if he is Wu Nie Tun Yan, a nine-star Dou Saint, he will still suffer defeat before us!"

"Medicine Clan... forever prosperous!"

The next moment, the Medicine Elixir stood upon the main seat of the formation and bellowed.

"Medicine Clan... forever prosperous!"

And under his encouragement, those Medicine Clan members also instantly felt much more at ease, then all shouted with all their might.

These people seem to want to drive away their inner fear in this way.

At the same time, just as the black finger descending from the sky was about to fall upon the great formation, the old man in coarse hemp cloth at the center of the formation finally made a move.

As the old man slightly lifted his palm, an energy cauldron whose size was not in the slightest inferior to that giant finger appeared before the formation.

This giant cauldron was covered all over with various strange patterns, and to everyone's eyes, this energy cauldron seemed as substantial as solid matter.

At the same time, an ancient aura rippled outward from it.

Just as the medicine cauldron appeared, the black-flame giant finger in the sky immediately pressed heavily upon the cauldron.

「Thud! 」

In an instant, a humming sound resonated throughout heaven and earth.

「Pfft! 」

Under that terrifying humming sound, outside the formation, those whose strength was inadequate spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, their breath growing weak.

Worse still, some of the weak-eared people had their eardrums burst open, blood continuously flowing from both ears, a sight extremely miserable. ——

The Emperor-level soul, as said in chapter 1613 of the original work, 'Gate of Deathly Silence,' can contend with an Eight-Star Dou Saint, not defeat or kill it; therefore those who claim the original Emperor-level soul is a Nine-Star Dou Saint can rest now.

In this book, the Emperor-level soul's attack power is approximately that of an early Eight-Star, but due to limitations from skills, techniques, and inheritances, its combat ability is inferior to that of an Eight-Star.

Some also say Xiao Yan is an Emperor-level soul, so why would he still allow people to get close? It's because physical speed ≠ soul movement speed; you can't outrun a high-ranking Dou Saint.

Moreover, in Dou Break, the soul is a high-attack, low-defense role, so in Xiao Yan's clash with Wanhuo, some are wary of Wanhuo and the Elders forming a formation together.

Note, this is a bunch of Medicine Clan Elders, not merely afraid of a mere Six-Star Dou Saint!

Tomorrow I need to go to the hospital to see the dentist; I'm not sure if I can update, so you all had better not wait.

Later edit, these words are free (end of chapter).