Chapter 680

Gazing at the soul-blood lightning cascading from the heavens, Xiao Yan's eyes darkened with gravity—this was no lightning strike like the Nine Mystical Golden Thunder; these blood lightning bolts were forged from infinite soul power and negative emotions, brimming with ferocious malice and resentment.

If struck, the true horror was not its destructive force, but the malice and resentment seeping into the body, inevitably corrupting the mind and eroding the spiritual soul.

Just like the Bodhi Ancient Tree back then—its body entangled in blood-cloud resentment, eternally tormented until death!

Facing Hun Tian Di's Soul Technique, Xiao Yan dared not slacken for a moment; Hun Tian Di claimed this was merely a sparring test, yet every move was aimed at killing, his goal to probe Xiao Yan's strongest power and uncover his limits.

Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened; he formed a hand seal, and a terrifying soul ripple surged from his body.

At that moment, the first face of the three-headed, six-armed Asura guarding Xiao Yan slowly opened its arms—with a sharp *click! *—the purple-black Asura statue suddenly opened its eyes.

"Huangquan Heavenly Rage!"

Mooooo!!

A pair of demonic pupils opened, like the Nine Underworld's divine demons standing atop the River of the Dead, their gaze illuminating the Nine Underworld. As the first face's mouth opened, jagged fangs bared—its inner teeth formed eerie concentric rings.

Yaaaaa!!!

The Asura's demonic shadow seemed synchronized with Xiao Yan; as Xiao Yan formed the hand seal for Huangquan Heavenly Rage, the Asura's soul-slicing statue mirrored him exactly—mouth gaping, unleashing an invisible soul-sound wave.

Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and Soul Force both drained wildly—this was no ordinary Huangquan Heavenly Rage; reinforced by the Asura Soul-Slicing Technique, its soul-sound wave grew far more destructive!

This was the evolution of Xiao Yan's Soul Force reaching the Imperial Soul Realm!

Perhaps Huangquan Demon Saint's Huangquan Heavenly Rage in life was never merely a Heavenly Rank Advanced Battle Art—otherwise, how could Huangquan Demon Saint have dominated an entire era with it alone?

Boom! As if the heavens trembled and all laws wailed, the Asura Soul-Slicing statue's entire form was engulfed in golden-yellow light, unleashing an invincible soul-sound wave.

Instantly, every Soul Sovereign's soul perception in the vicinity was stripped away—they all went "deaf" in that instant—the world fell silent as Huangquan Heavenly Rage's shockwave erupted from the first face's mouth, colliding with countless soul-blood lightning bolts.

Two Imperial Soul Realm Soul Techniques crashed together before the eyes of countless onlookers!

Boom—boom—boom!

Above the sky, Huangquan Heavenly Rage's shockwave and soul-blood lightning clashed furiously; the Yao Realm's space trembled and tore open vast fissures under the violent energy fluctuations.

Even Void Swallowing Flame's sealing array was beginning to falter—this collision of two Imperial Soul Realm forces was simply too terrifying! Moreover, both combatants' techniques were among the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent, surpassing even ordinary Heavenly Rank Advanced Battle Arts.

Watching the countless crimson soul-thunderbolts and invisible sound waves annihilate each other in the sky, everyone's hearts tightened—this level of combat defied description; any single strike landing on the ground would cause countless casualties.

Soul-blood lightning shook heaven and earth, flooding the world with bloodlight, yet Xiao Yan's Huangquan Heavenly Rage held its ground—its invisible sound waves shattered the negative energies of the soul-blood lightning.

Hun Tian Di gazed at the three-headed, six-armed Asura statue behind Xiao Yan, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes.

He knew that although he had suppressed his Cultivation Realm, his battle experience and soul-force control far surpassed Xiao Yan's—and who could rival the Soul Sovereign in Soul Techniques?

More importantly, Hun Tian Di's Soul Cultivation Technique was one rank higher than Xiao Yan's—it was the complete Emperor-Tier Soul Technique left by the Soul Emperor; Xiao Yan's Emperor Soul Scripture, though complete, lacked a crucial element and could not reach Emperor-Tier status.

Yet even so, Xiao Yan's Huangquan Heavenly Rage held its own! The combination of Huangquan Heavenly Rage and the Asura Soul-Slicing Technique had erased the gap in cultivation methods!

Still, Xiao Yan's technique seemed to be a Soul Sovereign Soul Technique, and his Soul Cultivation Technique was the Emperor Soul Scripture.

"I underestimated the Soul Technique created by Old Ghost—this technique can amplify Soul Techniques," Hun Tian Di observed the three-headed, six-armed Asura Soul-Slicing statue—it was as real as life!

After all, even Hun Lao Gui had never reached the Imperial Soul Realm!

"To be honest, I'm surprised too—I doubt even Hun Lao Gui knew the Asura Soul-Slicing Technique had this effect," Xiao Yan smiled. The ability to amplify Soul Techniques made the Asura Soul-Slicing Technique incredibly powerful—he had never heard of such a thing.

"Since you've attacked, now it's my turn," Xiao Yan changed his hand seal, his mind shifting.

Hum! The three-headed, six-armed Asura Soul-Slicing statue suddenly emitted golden light—*click-click-click*—the evil face originally facing forward rotated like a gun's chamber, revealing the radiant second face, now directly confronting Hun Tian Di.

The Asura Soul-Slicing Technique had three effects.

"Nightmare Heavenly Mist!"

Xiao Yan altered his hand seal once more—this time, he would unleash the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's famed battle art: Nightmare Heavenly Mist!

This unique soul-hallucination technique was said to have ensnared even the Soul Clan Clan Leader of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's era!

Hum! The golden Asura statue slowly opened its eyes—its gaze was gentle, like a Bodhisattva pitying the heavens. Hum! Golden light spread, those sacred golden rays now appearing like mist, filling the entire Yao Realm!

Above the sky, golden sacred light drifted down—so radiant, so holy, so tender. When this sacred light appeared, countless hearts stirred involuntarily, drawn helplessly into its embrace.

Like the ending of "The Little Match Girl," lost in illusion, frozen to death without realizing it.

The instant this golden, pure, peaceful light appeared, every Soul Clan High Rank—Hun Mie Sheng, the Four Demon Saints—paled instantly. They were elite warriors, all above Six-Star Demon Saints; in that instant, they sensed danger!

"Retreat!" In that moment, Hun Mie Sheng and the others fled with unmatched speed, vanishing to the Yao Realm's borders, even escaping beyond it—daring only to watch from millions of miles away.

It was fortunate Xiao Yan's target was not them—only the residual waves—otherwise, they would have been caught in the soul-hallucination and had their souls sealed before they could flee.

A Xiao Clan Clan Leader was using the Soul Sovereign's most feared soul-hallucination technique—no one could tell anymore who was truly the Soul Clan Clan Leader!

Those of weaker cultivation—like Yao Ling, Yao Tian, and Soul Sovereign warriors below Five-Star Demon Saints—were instantly ensnared. In an instant, everyone in the Yao Realm collapsed to their knees, prostrating themselves, their bodies bathed in golden light, pulled into the nightmare!

At that moment, all their spiritual souls turned golden—if Xiao Yan wished, he could drain them all, and they would willingly submit. Just like in the Demon Fire Space, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire refined people into Fire Slaves.

Though it had no destructive power, this technique was the most insidious and terrifying—impossible to defend against!

And the first target, naturally, was Hun Tian Di!

Hun Tian Di had of course heard of Nightmare Heavenly Mist—the former Soul Clan Clan Leader had fought the Pure Lotus Demon Saint and lost. Of course, Hun Tian Di's current power far surpassed the previous one—he was the strongest Soul Clan Clan Leader since Emperor An's era.

Yet facing Nightmare Heavenly Mist unleashed by Xiao Yan's Asura Giant Image, even Hun Tian Di's eyes narrowed—he felt genuine pressure.

Hun Tian Di's gaze hardened; he drew a deep breath. His expression grew grave as the surrounding blood clouds surged violently inward—half the sky's blood clouds were sucked into his mouth, vanishing entirely.

"Blood Soul Desolation!"

In that instant, Hun Tian Di absorbed all the blood clouds, then spoke a demonic incantation, forming a hand seal—power instantly concentrated within him; his control over soul force naturally surpassed Xiao Yan's!

Instantly, all power in the Yao Realm's heavens and earth came under Hun Tian Di's command.

Boom! A thunderous roar—suddenly, the sky turned crimson; in that moment, Hun Tian Di resembled an ancient, primordial demon from the depths of the Nine Underworld.

As the sky darkened, terrifying demonic blood-qi ravaged the world, crushing the entire space with overwhelming force—as if the Emperor had awakened, and upon rising, he would rule all creation.

"Soul Desolation Illusion-Breaking!!"

Boom—boom—boom! Deafening roars echoed—where Hun Tian Di stood, a terrifying crimson soul storm erupted, with tornadoes raging wildly around him.

Crackling sounds rang out—the Yao Realm's sky tore open repeatedly, exposing the ancient Spiritual Energy Sealing Array Runes of Void Swallowing Flame.

At that moment, Hun Tian Di seemed to have unleashed a catastrophe—this terrifying disaster appeared ready to engulf the entire world, tearing through anything in its path.

Aaaahhh!!

The Soul Clan warriors who had been crouching on the ground, savoring the beautiful nightmare, suddenly felt their heads splitting open, as if their Spiritual Souls were being torn apart.

Use excruciating pain to resist the Nightmare Mist!

A low hum rang out—and at that instant, Hun Tian Di's eyes snapped open, his irises drowned in blood-red, transforming into a pair of terrifying, unmatched blood eyes. The moment those blood eyes opened, everyone who saw them felt their souls scattering in terror; those eyes seemed capable of devouring every soul, sending chills down every spine.

Far away in Space, Hun Lao Gui clenched his fists as he watched secretly—he had once been defeated by this very technique of Hun Tian Di! This Soul Technique, called Blood Soul Desolation, is among the pinnacle Soul Techniques, created by a Dou Emperor, just like the Ancient Emperor Seal.

Only the most powerful and gifted Soul Clan Disciples can comprehend it. Hun Lao Gui failed to grasp it, which is why he invented the Asura Soul-Cleaving Art!

But he still lost.

Puff! Puff! Puff!! Xiao Yan's Nightmare Mist began to shatter, threads of blood-red light surging upward through the golden mist.

At this moment, Hun Tian Di remained Hun Tian Di—his body showed no change—but everyone who saw him felt an illusion: Hun Tian Di had become a giant, so immense he could burst open the entire world.

The Dou Emperor's Body is a power only a Dou Emperor can wield—and now Hun Tian Di had already grasped a trace of its mystery!

A Dou Emperor Family is a Dou Emperor Family—their lineage is unmatched. Others' Ancestors were Dou Emperors, and their heritage has never been broken!

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his gaze instantly hardening—he changed his hand seals one final time, the Asura Giant Image transformed, and the third face appeared.

"Asura Soul-Cleaving!"

Xiao Yan clapped his hands together and let out a long roar. In that instant, the six arms behind the Three Heads Six Arms form left afterimages—as if hundreds of millions of hands struck simultaneously. Boom! The six arms merged into one, forging a razor-sharp Soul Power into an endless, curved slash.

The six arms merged, slashing violently toward Hun Tian Di—the arc resembled a crescent moon, stretching impossibly long, slicing upward through the Nine Heavens and downward through the Underworld.

At that moment, Hun Tian Di's hand suddenly held a blood-red great blade. Facing Xiao Yan's Asura Soul-Cleaving Art, he swung his own blade—blood-red light pierced heaven and earth.

"Blood Desolation Heavenly Soul Blade!"

The crimson blade flashed, its cry echoing across the Yao Realm. Hun Tian Di slashed horizontally—and beneath that blood-red cut, despair took root. No living being could survive that single slash.

Asura Soul-Cleaving and Hun Tian Di's Blood Desolation Heavenly Soul Blade collided before the eyes of all.

A clash of top-tier Soul Techniques of the Imperial Soul Realm! In that instant, a terrifying Soul Shock obliterated all matter, unleashing a colossal shockwave. Every Shan Mai was erased by the invisible Soul Waves—the mountains, soil, Space, even the Flame Sealing Array Runes of Void Swallowing Flame were annihilated into nothingness.

The entire scene was utterly shocking, inducing the illusion that the world had reached its apocalypse.

Vast amounts of Soul Power acted like a curse—impossible to block with any Dou Technique. At this moment, all lost the ability to think. Even the Four Demon Sages stood frozen, as if their souls had been ripped away, unable to control their bodies!

"It's not that my Dou Technique is inferior to Hun Tian Di's—it's just that I'm weaker than Hun Tian Di! Hahaha hahaha!!" Seeing this, Hun Lao Gui laughed while weeping.

In his earlier battle with Hun Tian Di, his invented Dou Technique did not lose—it was he himself who was weaker than Hun Tian Di. He lost because he was inferior.

His invented Asura Soul-Cleaving Art is immensely powerful—Xiao Yan has proven it. In the end, he lost simply because he was weaker than Hun Tian Di!

The terrifying Soul Shockwave cleaved half the Space of the Yao Realm in two, its Soul Force striking against the Void Swallowing Flame's Seal.

(End of Chapter)