Chapter 369: In Peril

"Xiao Yan, if you don't come out soon, you'll be collecting our corpses." Medusa gave a bitter smile. Although they had two Dou Zun puppets helping, relying on just these to contend with the Dou Zun Peak Lei Zunzhe was still beyond their reach, even though this Lei Zunzhe had already been poisoned and his strength had dropped significantly.

But a Dou Zun is still a Dou Zun; they could hold on for a short time, but if it dragged on, they would still be defeated.

Xiao Yi Xian had fully unleashed her Woeful Poison Body and had initially gained some advantage, but the Soul Hall seemed to have specific methods for dealing with the Woeful Poison Body, so Xiao Yi Xian had been suppressed by Zhaixing Laogui the entire time.

What was even more worrying was that using the Woeful Poison Body was not without a price, and that price was that as the duration of use grew longer, her sanity would be increasingly affected, eventually potentially turning her into a machine that only knew how to kill.

By that time, perhaps they wouldn't even need the Soul Hall; Xiao Yi Xian alone could wipe out the World Union.

As for Yun Shan, although Mu Gu Lao Ren was the weakest of the three and was an Alchemist not skilled in combat, no matter how weak his strength was, it was still not something Yun Shan could contend with.

Yun Shan was currently being beaten until he was tottering, and he might collapse at any moment.

Facing such a perilous situation, if Xiao Yan and Yao Lao did not appear soon, the outcome could be imagined.

In fact, Xiao Yan had seen what was happening at the World Union through the Yin-Yang Dual Flames.

When he saw Xiao Yi Xian consuming poison and Medusa about to be struck down, he wanted to abandon his breakthrough to Dou Zong and go to their rescue, but reason told him that if he truly gave up, he would definitely suffer a backlash; not only would his strength drop, but he also wouldn't be able to solve the current problem.

It could be said that every second counted now, but what frustrated Xiao Yan was that his body was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much energy entered, it was of no use.

"Is it really going to end in failure?" Xiao Yan sighed helplessly in his heart as he watched Medusa and the others being beaten back step by step, reaching a point of imminent danger.

"Chirp!" A heaven-shaking phoenix cry suddenly rang out in the silent mountain forest, followed by the sudden collapse of the mountain peak. A fiery red figure shot out and streaked toward the direction of the World Union; although they were far apart, in just the blink of an eye, it arrived at the battlefield.

"Mu Gu, long time no see!" A voice like a thunderclap resounded across the entire battlefield.

"Yao Chen! You actually didn't die!" Mu Gu Lao Ren looked at Yao Chen, his heart instantly filled with horror.

Han Feng looked at the suddenly appearing Yao Chen and was so frightened that he lost his wits; he had personally killed Yao Chen back then, and now that Yao Chen had returned, he would certainly not let him off lightly.

Hearing this, a look of hatred flashed in Yao Chen's pupils; it was precisely Mu Gu Lao Ren who had secretly incited his disciple Han Feng back then, causing Han Feng to commit the act of betraying his master and destroying his ancestors.

"Yao Chen!" Lei Zunzhe looked at the old man before him and also stopped his hand. Yao Chen's status still made him quite wary; not only had he founded the Starfall Pavilion, which was on par with the Wind Lightning Pavilion, but he was also an Eighth-Grade Alchemist himself—as for what grade he was now, even he could no longer guess.

At this moment, Lei Zunzhe somewhat regretted participating; it seemed there were no good outcomes from offending either of these two factions.

"Yao Chen has actually been resurrected; this is going to be troublesome!" Zhaixing Laogui looked at the suddenly appearing Yao Chen, a grave expression appearing on his face.

It was common knowledge how much influence Yao Chen had in Zhongzhou; as long as he gave a call, countless experts would swarm over. After all, who wouldn't want an Eighth-Grade or even Ninth-Grade Alchemist to owe them a favor?

"Take advantage of the fact that Yao Chen has just been resurrected and kill him. If he returns to Zhongzhou, the Soul Hall will never have peace." A ruthless killing intent suddenly appeared on Zhaixing Laogui's face. Yao Chen's strength had already recovered to the Dou Zun level, and he might even have reached the level of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist; the rallying power of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist was truly too terrifying, leaving him no choice but to be wary.

But when Zhaixing Laogui cast his gaze toward Lei Zunzhe, he discovered that he already had the intention to retreat. He estimated that as long as Yao Chen said a word, this guy would definitely offer an apology and then slip away immediately.

Sure enough, ever since Yao Chen appeared, Lei Zunzhe's expression had been shifting, and in the end, he even cupped his hands toward Yao Chen with a smile and said lightly: "I didn't come to this World Union to pick a fight; I only heard that the World Union's leader, Xiong Ba, practiced our Wind Lightning Pavilion's town-securing treasure, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, so I wanted to verify it and then take back the Three Thousand Lightning Movement. As for the losses caused to the World Union, we will compensate according to the price."

Zhaixing Laogui was furious upon hearing Lei Zunzhe's words; he had never seen such a shameless existence. But he also knew that if they lost Lei Zunzhe, their Soul Hall would be in trouble this time.

"Hehe, our Starfall Pavilion and the Wind Lightning Pavilion truly have no conflict. As for the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, it was merely obtained through auction in this Black-Corner Region. As long as you retreat today, I will take my disciple to the Wind Lightning Pavilion afterward to apologize in person." Yao Chen also knew that this Lei Zunzhe was crucial to the outcome of both sides, so he held back. However, just for the fact that he dared to harm Xiao Yi Xian and forced her to activate the Woeful Poison Body, he would never let him off.

"Haha! An apology is unnecessary, as long as he doesn't spread it." Lei Zunzhe naturally didn't know the relationship between Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan. Besides, he had been holding back the whole time and hadn't killed anyone, so he subconsciously assumed there was no major conflict between the two sides.

"Fool! This Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa are both that Xiao Yan's lovers! You beat them into such a state; even if Yao Chen is willing to forgive you, will he spare you! Xiao Yan is someone capable of killing a Dou Zun, and he hasn't appeared yet—I bet he's definitely hiding somewhere breaking through! Once he succeeds in his breakthrough, your Wind Lightning Pavilion won't be far from destruction." Seeing that Lei Zunzhe really wanted to leave, Zhaixing Laogui cursed directly.

Hearing this, Lei Zunzhe's expression changed instantly. He had forced Xiao Yi Xian to use the Woeful Poison Body and had beaten Medusa into serious injury in the subsequent battle; if the two were really Xiao Yan's lovers, that would be truly troublesome.

"Take advantage of the fact that Yao Chen has just been resurrected and his strength hasn't recovered, we will kill him, and your Wind Lightning Pavilion will also be spared a crisis. Furthermore, I swear that afterward, I guarantee to help your Wind Lightning Pavilion eliminate the other three pavilions," Zhaixing Laogui tempted him.

Lei Zunzhe was immediately moved by Zhaixing Laogui's words; he had already offended Yao Chen to death anyway, so if he didn't kill him now, he would definitely have no good outcome in the future.

"Yao Chen, it seems I have to keep you here today!" Lei Zunzhe looked at Yao Chen; although he didn't want to get involved, since things had reached this point, there was no turning back.

"You all go down and heal your wounds first! Leave the rest to me!" Yao Chen tossed some Healing Medicine to Yun Shan and Medusa and said indifferently.

After Medusa and Yun Shan received the Healing Medicine, they swallowed it directly. After all, having persisted until now, both had reached their limits and suffered very serious injuries; they had been fighting with their lives on the line before, but now that Xiao Yan's teacher had appeared, they naturally had to heal their wounds first, as they could only continue fighting once their injuries were healed.

(End of chapter)