Chapter 163: The Confusion of Guyou Shengzhe

"Who exactly are you?" A figure shrouded in a black robe, manipulating their own hoarse voice, questioned the mysterious powerhouse who had suddenly swung a blade at them with a mix of shock and fury, coldly threatening: "Could it be that you are unaware of the terror of my Soul Hall?"

"Soul Hall?" At this moment, the mysterious powerhouse wrapped in mist finally spoke, though to the disappointment of the Soul Hall members, their voice was also fake.

"That's right!" However, they were still very pleased, thinking the other party feared the prestige of their Soul Hall and wanted to back down.

They were not so brainless, and their tone quickly softened: "If you leave now, my Soul Hall will absolutely not pursue this further, how about that?"

Although they were calculating in their heart that they must find out the identity of this mysterious powerhouse and report it to the higher-ups, this did not hinder them from bluffing.

Never expecting this mysterious powerhouse to be so naive, the Soul Hall member sneered in their heart.

However...

Contrary to their expectations, the powerhouse only paused slightly, and then the offensive suddenly intensified, "I, your father, am here specifically to beat you bunch of animals from the Soul Hall!"

"Boom!"

A fierce streak of Dou Qi directly pierced through the body of the Soul Hall member; before losing consciousness, they vaguely saw a white-clothed figure brush past them and walk toward their subordinates.

They heard the other party leave behind a light, airy remark: "Go to hell and repent, for this Venerable!"

Then, everything went black before their eyes, and they lost all consciousness.

"Fight them to the death!" Seeing their strongest Soul Hall Venerable being easily finished off by the other party without any power to resist, the other Soul Hall Protectors, in a panic, actually charged toward the white-clothed person without fear of death.

"Hah!"

The many Protectors used their strongest attacks simultaneously, and dozens of chains wove into a giant black net, covering the white-clothed person.

"Trifling tricks!"

The white-clothed person stopped, quietly waiting for the attack to descend.

"Arrogant! Heh heh~~"

The Protectors were overjoyed, never expecting this mysterious powerhouse to be so conceited as to not dodge or evade when facing their combined strike.

"Sigh!" Just as the attack was about to land on the powerhouse, the other party sighed, "A group of Dou Zong actually daring to face a Dou Zun powerhouse directly, I truly admire your courage!"

They made no move, merely waving their hand casually, and the immense energy pressure directly blasted away all the attacks.

"Now it is this Venerable's turn."

"Quick... retreat quickly!" The Soul Hall Protectors saw that their strongest killing move had not even caused a ripple in front of this powerhouse.

Having completely lost the courage to fight this powerhouse, their minds trembling violently, they prepared to run.

"Running?" The mysterious powerhouse chuckled, "You might as well stay here forever; becoming nourishment for this world is not bad either!"

As soon as the words fell, the person's figure moved slightly, and within only a few breaths, they appeared back in their original spot.

Behind them remained statues of ice with expressions of terror. The white-clothed powerhouse snapped their fingers lightly, and the batch of ice statues silently turned into dust, drifting away with the wind.

"Oh my, dealing with one Dou Zun and over ten Dou Zong is truly too difficult." After everything was finished, the person clapped their hands and said with quite a bit of emotion.

"I even have to control my own strength so it isn't too great, crushing the other party to death in one go. It's difficult!"

Judging by the tone of voice, it was naturally Xiao Han, who was wandering around outside the Central Plains.

Xiao Han looked at the Soul Hall Venerable whose eyes were wide open in unwillingness, and could not help but show disdain in his heart.

However, soon, Xiao Han's expression darkened, and he said with annoyance: "There have been too many things lately; I actually forgot about the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array that these grandsons from the Soul Hall were going to set up."

The Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array was the greatest accomplice used by Hun Tiandi in the later stages to sacrifice the flesh and blood of the Central Plains to refine the Emperor Grade Pill.

Every time Xiao Han thought of such an evil and dangerous array, he felt a chill run down his spine.

However, because Xiao Han had always had many things to do (slacking off), he had forgotten about this matter.

This time, it was Xiao Han's good luck, and also the Soul Hall's bad luck, that Xiao Han, who had temporarily returned to the Central Plains, happened to run into this group of Soul Hall members who were in the middle of setting up the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array.

Then, it was the delightful "beating up noobs" segment.

Xiao Han used all his strength (cautiously) to wipe out this team of Soul Hall personnel.

"Now let's see what kind of commotion the Soul Hall will stir up!" A wicked smile curled the corners of Xiao Han's mouth.

Xiao Han was very clear that since the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array was currently in the setup stage, they would definitely ensure it was foolproof.

In other words, the fact that these Soul Hall members had been finished off would soon be discovered by the Soul Hall, and the investigators would arrive within a day.

For this reason, Xiao Han had even specifically helped them by leaving behind the corpse of a Soul Hall Venerable, to facilitate their soul-searching.

As for who the mysterious Dou Zun that the other party saw before dying actually was, that was none of Xiao Han's business.

After all, the Soul Hall had offended countless people; who knew why this unlucky group was so unfortunate as to be bumped into and finished off by some powerhouse?

As for why Xiao Han did not destroy the bodies of everyone?

Causing a little trouble for the Soul Hall in passing was already a basic operation for him; it could not cause them any real impact, it was just purely to disgust them.

"Investigate then..." The corners of Xiao Han's mouth rose involuntarily, "I would like to see what you Soul Hall can find out?"

Subsequently, Xiao Han entered a spatial rift directly. Traveling through the Void Space, unless it was some race with extreme talent in the path of space, it was basically very difficult to lock onto Xiao Han's location.

And with Xiao Han's cultivation, even if Hun Tiandi came in person, he might not be able to find his tracks. If it were Zhu Kun, the Old Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon, there might be a slight possibility.

And as Xiao Han expected, less than half a day after he left, two figures appeared here with solemn expressions.

One of them, an old man with ghost fire flickering in his eyes, was none other than the "losing every battle" Second Heavenly Venerable. Behind him followed a blue figure—the Nine Heavenly Venerable, Mo Yu.

"My Lord, it is very clean here; apart from the corpse of Yimu, there are no traces." After conducting an investigation of the surroundings, the Nine Heavenly Venerable reported to Guyou Shengzhe, his words extremely respectful.

After all, although the Second Heavenly Venerable did not have the slightest dignity of a powerhouse in the Dou Sheng circle, in the eyes of someone like the Nine Heavenly Venerable, he was still an existence worthy of great awe.

And Yimu was the name of the Venerable who had been finished off by Xiao Han; leaving a name in front of a Dou Sheng powerhouse after death was not treating him too poorly.

In the skull-like eye sockets of Guyou Shengzhe, green flames flickered. His skin-and-bones palm curled slightly, and a burst of suction surged out, taking Yimu's corpse into his hand.

His other hand covered the latter's head, Dou Qi surged, and he began to read Yimu's memories.

After a long while, Guyou Shengzhe withdrew his hand with a deep frown and casually shook Yimu's corpse into a blood mist, while the Nine Heavenly Venerable also had a "nothing to be surprised about" look—they were already dead, so why bother with so much?

"A mysterious Dou Zun powerhouse?" Guyou Shengzhe said, puzzled. The reason why Guyou Shengzhe and the Nine Heavenly Venerable were sent here was not because of these Soul Hall cannon fodder like Yimu.

It was because the Soul Hall was worried about whether the setup of the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array had been discovered, and through the soul-searching Guyou Shengzhe just performed, it seemed to be just an unintentional act by some powerhouse who hated the Soul Hall.

This kind of thing was about the same as drinking a cup of water for the Soul Hall; although a Venerable had died, for their Soul Hall, while Venerables were not exactly numerous, they were definitely not few.

However, Guyou Shengzhe felt that this matter was somewhat unusual, but having no evidence, he could only let it go for now.

"Report the situation here to the Vice Hall Master."

"Yes!"

Ever since Hun Miesheng and the other had fought Xiao Han, they had entered a state of seclusion upon returning to the Soul Hall, and all affairs of the Soul Hall were now handled by the Vice Hall Master.

Now that the personnel who set up the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Array had met with an accident, regardless of the opponent's strength, it was necessary to report it to the Vice Hall Master.