Chapter 206: The War Begins

Jia Xingtian and the others, who had long been prepared, each sought out their own opponents, while those Soul Hall Protectors were left to be dealt with by the Dou Zong powerhouses of the Xiao Clan.

Facing Du Xiezi, this Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate, Yun Shan also gave his all; not only did he strike first to seize the initiative, but he also quickly had the various powerhouses of the Yunlan Sect activate the Yunyan Furi Array.

Of course, this also included many powerhouses who were not from the Yunlan Sect.

After all, there were not many Yunlan Sect powerhouses, and it was completely impossible to boost the Three-Star Dou Zun Yun Shan to a level where he could face a Five-Star Dou Zun head-on without falling behind.

Therefore, there was quite a bit of "private cargo" mixed in here.

"Great Wind Hand Seal!" Yun Shan turned his body and gave a low shout. A vast, incomparably huge palm appeared above the void. As Yun Shan pressed his hand down, the palm print directly covered Du Xiezi and sealed off the latter's path of evasion.

"Hehehe~"

Du Xiezi was also quite curious about an opponent like Yun Shan; he could naturally sense that Yun Shan's cultivation was merely that of a Three-Star Dou Zun.

Yet, relying on the opponent's bizarre array and elusive movement technique, he was actually able to contend with him head-on without being defeated, and now he was even actively launching continuous attacks. He really wanted to know where the opponent's confidence came from.

Du Xiezi pressed his index and middle fingers together, his entire body wreathed in black Qi, and the surrounding space seemed to emit a sizzling sound. "Scorpion Shadow Finger!"

A hundred-zhang-long giant finger pointed out, colliding with the palm print in a flash of lightning. The energy fluctuations stirred up by the collision directly interrupted the offensives of the many powerhouses currently engaged in battle.

"Is this the power of a Dou Zun powerhouse?" Many Dou Zong looked with envy at the two figures standing opposite each other in the high sky before them.

That immense might, capable of shaking even space itself, was far stronger than their own ability to merely tear a small opening in space.

Xiao Zhan watched the battlefield above with satisfaction; he understood that the chances of winning this battle between Yun Shan and the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate were very high.

When people encounter happy events, their spirits are refreshed. Xiao Zhan unconsciously increased his power a bit more, making the Soul Hall Heavenly Level Protector he was facing miserable.

What kind of monster was the guy in front of him? He was already struggling to hold on, so how had he become even stronger now?

He then made a desperate gamble and sacrificed his own life-bound chain, which shot explosively toward Xiao Zhan's head in an instant; one could even hear the wailing of souls on the chain.

Xiao Zhan's expression turned cold; he detested such evil arts deeply. His Dou Qi surged again.

"Heavenly Wind Giant Elephant!"

A human-shaped phantom several dozen zhang tall appeared on the battlefield. It reached out a giant hand, seemingly slow yet fast, and easily pinched the seemingly fierce soul chain, then applied a slight force.

"Boom!" The sound of the chain shattering rang out. The Soul Hall Protector let out a wail, and the aura on his body immediately withered. With his life-bound chain destroyed, he also suffered heavy injuries.

However, it was no longer a matter of being seriously injured; it was a question of whether he could keep his life.

Xiao Zhan did not give the Protector any chance to catch his breath. He arrived in front of the latter in an instant, and his fist, wrapped in Dou Qi, smashed fiercely into the Protector's body. With a jolt of Dou Qi, he directly shattered him into nothingness.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's ruthless strike, the other Soul Hall Protectors on the field subconsciously moved away from Xiao Zhan's position.

In contrast, the powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire cheered immediately as the army below saw Xiao Zhan cleanly and efficiently finish off a Dou Zong powerhouse.

Today, because it was a battle between powerhouses, the ordinary army did not get involved in the battlefield at all, becoming nothing more than cheerleaders.

However, just as Xiao Zhan was preparing to find his next opponent, a fierce wind suddenly struck from the side. Xiao Zhan frowned, quickly vanished from his spot, then appeared in another position and looked toward the direction from which the attack had come.

It was an old man in black with a head full of "forgiveness-colored" hair, looking at Xiao Zhan with a bizarre smile.

"Sure enough, you are also a Dou Zun powerhouse," Ying Ye said with a sinister laugh.

The way Xiao Zhan had just finished off a Heavenly Level Protector, who was equivalent to a high-level Dou Zong, was as smooth as flowing water. Ying Ye, hiding on the battlefield, had easily detected Xiao Zhan's formidable strength beneath his seemingly Dou Zong cultivation.

Contrary to Ying Ye's smile, Xiao Zhan's mood at this moment was exceptionally bad. He had hidden his strength for so long, only for a portion of it to be exposed because of this Four-Star Dou Zun's sneak attack.

Since that was the case, he would strike first as a courtesy! Xiao Zhan twisted his neck, and the shape of a lion's head appeared faintly on his hands.

"Mad Lion Angry Gang!"

Endless lion-head fist shadows shot explosively toward Ying Ye like a blanket covering the sky.

This was the Dou Technique attached to the Xiao Clan's original town-clan Cultivation Method. After Xiao Zhan's improvements, it could already unleash power no less than an Earth Tier Low Grade Dou Technique.

"A bit interesting." Ying Ye smiled gloomily, then bent his hand into a blade and slashed out a hundred-zhang-long giant air wave, splitting all the fist shadows apart.

In the distance, Yun Shan noticed the huge commotion here and similarly shifted a portion of his perception to this area.

At this moment, his face suddenly looked unpleasant. "To think there was another hidden Dou Zun powerhouse."

If Xiao Zhan had not been here this time, he would have inevitably met his end here facing the enemy alone.

"Hehe~" Du Xiezi also said quite unexpectedly, "I didn't expect this tiny Jia Ma Empire to actually have two Dou Zun powerhouses."

He had originally thought it was enough that there was a locally-cultivated Dou Zun like Yun Shan, but he never expected that another mysterious Dou Zun, on par with the former, would appear.

Could it be that the Langya Pavilion sent them personally? Du Xiezi secretly adjusted his level of importance upward.

"Hmph!" Yun Shan let out a cold snort, and he and Du Xiezi separated upon contact.

He did not immediately launch an offensive afterward, but the aura on his body rose abruptly.

"Hmm?" Du Xiezi guessed that Yun Shan was likely going to use some powerful Dou Technique, so he immediately reached out and beckoned to the Emerald Scorpion beneath him.

The originally incomparably huge scorpion immediately shrank to the size of a person. Then, with a ruthless expression, Du Xiezi placed his hand on the scorpion's back armor, and his entire body slowly merged with the scorpion.

A bright green light shone, making everyone unable to help but close their eyes. When they opened them again, Du Xiezi had completely changed his appearance.

His original mouth had completely turned into a scorpion's mouthparts, a huge scorpion tail hook extended from his back and swayed behind him, his two hands had become scorpion claws, and his body was covered in hard armor.

Only his legs remained relatively normal.

At this time, Yun Shan was also ready. He himself had not changed at all; the only difference was that he now held a cyan-green Dou Qi bow and arrow.

However, the dangerous aura emitted by the bow and arrow made Du Xiezi, who now possessed the animal instincts of a scorpion, subconsciously squint his eyes. He arched his body forward, with his two claws held in front of him.

Without waiting for Yun Shan to attack, Du Xiezi struck at him first. At this moment, his speed far exceeded the moment he had been fighting Yun Shan earlier.

Facing the green light constantly flickering before his eyes, Yun Shan made no extra movements; he simply drew the longbow in his hand and closed his eyes.

For some reason, ever since he received the final inheritance from the ancestor Yun Potian in the Shengsi Men, Yun Shan's sensory abilities had been greatly enhanced.

Although Du Xiezi's speed was fast now, in Yun Shan's eyes, it was nothing more than a slow-motion sequence.

Yun Shan's figure then began to drift in a bizarre manner, and a jade-green arrow gradually condensed on the bow and arrow in his hand. He released his hand.

The arrow left the string and, as if it had eyes, turned into a streak of light, shooting explosively toward Du Xiezi.