Chapter 207: Post-War Matters

"Wind-Chasing Judgment!" Yun Shan let out a low shout.

This was precisely the Heaven Tier Low Level Battle Skill that Xiao Han had gifted to him previously; this was the first time Yun Shan had used it since mastering it, and the sacrifice for this battle skill was the life of this Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate.

Sensing the stream-of-light arrow that had locked onto him, Du Xiezi steeled his heart, prostrating his entire body completely upon the void, his massive tail hook swaying from side to side.

Then, he suddenly met it head-on, "Scorpion King Tribulation!"

One black and one green stream of light collided; one might have expected a fierce struggle, yet the development of events exceeded everyone's expectations.

Without any grand momentum, that hook, which appeared indestructible, dissolved as rapidly as spring snow the instant it made contact with the stream-of-light arrow.

It was completely melted away, causing not the slightest obstruction. The arrow, meanwhile, shot toward the stunned Du Xiezi without any delay.

"How is this possible?" Du Xiezi had not yet recovered from the blow he had just suffered.

The battle skill he had unleashed by fusing with his Emerald Emperor Scorpion Queen, which possessed the strength of a Two-Star Dou Zun, clearly had power comparable to the Heaven Tier, yet it was easily pierced by the opponent's strange arrow.

Du Xiezi learned a lesson with his life: "comparable to" always means it can never truly match up; the gap between Heaven Tier and Earth Tier is like a natural chasm, and Du Xiezi's battle skill did not even stir up a ripple in front of the Heaven-Tier Dou Technique.

"Pfft—" The arrow pierced Du Xiezi's chest with a faint sound, exploding into a mist of blood; subsequently, the wound continued to expand, directly devouring Du Xiezi's entire body, leaving not even bones behind!

Yun Shan, his complexion slightly pale, suddenly erupted with Dou Qi, instantly suppressing the entire field. With a thought, countless long swords condensed and shot toward those Soul Hall Protectors who were stunned by the fall of Du Xiezi.

In the face of the overwhelming strength of a Dou Zun expert, those Soul Hall Protectors, who were only at the Dou Zong level, had no power to resist; they were either killed on the spot or slaughtered by their opponents after being heavily injured.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan also deliberately revealed a flaw, and a sharp sword aura directly sliced open the body of Ying Ye; however, due to the terrifying vitality of a Dou Zun expert, even after losing half his body, he was only heavily injured.

Dou Qi gathered into a giant hand, taking the opportunity to capture the heavily injured Ying Ye. Afterward, Xiao Zhan carried Ying Ye with one hand and appeared beside Yun Shan in an instant.

He held Ying Ye's body high, declaring the outcome of this peak battle.

Before long, due to the panic caused by the death of Du Xiezi and the capture of Ying Ye, Xie Biyan and Xie Shan also revealed flaws.

The former had his body devoured by dozens of Ice Dragons released by Hai Bodong, directly turning into an ice sculpture, shattering into a sky full of Ice Crystal in the scorching sky, glistening in the sunlight.

The latter's fate was somewhat miserable; the gap between Xie Shan and Jia Xingtian was vast, and the entire battle was completely played out in the palm of his hand. Seeing that the time was about right, Jia Xingtian directly pierced Xie Shan's body with a giant claw shadow, giving him a heart-piercing blow.

With the strongest experts like Dou Zun and Dou Zong finished off, the remaining small fry at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels were also quickly cleaned up.

As for the Chu Yun Empire army and the remnants of the Wanxie Sect fleeing in disarray below, Jia Xingtian, who was responsible for the imperial army, simply had people beat them like dogs in the water.

There was no need to waste effort chasing them to the end; it was completely unnecessary. What they cared about more at this moment was the Soul Hall's Ying Ye held in Xiao Zhan's hand.

"How about it, do you need me to help with the interrogation?" Jia Xingtian asked, eager to try.

This was a Dou Zun expert! Usually, a single breath from him could take his own Dou Zong life. How could he not take this opportunity to experience it?

"I can do it too; I worked as an assassin in the past, and I am quite skilled at interrogations." Hai Bodong also could not refuse such a temptation.

"Many thanks to you both for your kindness, but let Zhan handle this person himself!" Xiao Zhan refused.

With the matter settled, Jia Xingtian and the other had no further thoughts, only indicating that if Xiao Zhan encountered trouble, he could ask them for help.

After thanking them, Xiao Zhan could not wait to part ways with everyone; he was very curious about the intelligence in Ying Ye's mind.

If he hadn't known that the Soul Hall had set corresponding Prohibitions on the confidential information within the hall and the souls of their subordinates, Xiao Zhan would have been ready to perform a soul search directly; he was a master of the soul path, after all, and his Xiao Clan was not without such people.

Taking Ying Ye directly into the secret chamber, Xiao Zhan first fed the latter a Medicinal Pill to make him wake up quickly.

After swallowing the Medicinal Pill, Ying Ye, who had been unconscious, woke up leisurely after only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and upon waking, he saw a terrifying human face.

"What should I call you?" Xiao Zhan asked with a smile.

Ying Ye did not speak. Although people from their Soul Hall feared death, they were not stupid. Since he had fallen into the opponent's hands, he was already on a dead end; why should he provide the opponent with information about the Soul Hall?

Xiao Zhan did not expect the other party to just explain everything clearly; after sealing the cultivation of this Soul Hall expert, he walked out of the secret chamber under the other's puzzled gaze.

After Xiao Zhan walked out of the secret chamber, he immediately contacted the two people from Xiao Wu near the fortress and told them the information he had obtained earlier.

Regarding this Soul Hall Venerable, the two from Xiao Wu also attached great importance to it, and they appeared before Xiao Zhan in less than half a day.

"Clan Leader Xiao!"

"The two of you, please follow me."

Meeting for the first time, Xiao Zhan did not dawdle and led the two directly to the secret chamber.

The moment he saw the two from Xiao Wu, Ying Ye widened his eyes in disbelief, then, as if realizing something, he snorted coldly and closed his eyes.

Looking at this Soul Hall Venerable who appeared ready to die, Xiao Wu found it quite funny; the joke of the year: Soul Hall experts are not afraid of death!

Who didn't know who? The reason the mouths of Soul Hall people were so hard was entirely because their lives were controlled by the Soul Hall; once they revealed secrets, they would suffer a fate worse than death and end up without even bones remaining.

But to deal with such people, the Langya Pavilion, which had been fighting the Soul Hall for decades, could be said to have quite a bit of experience.

"Xian'er, go!" Xiao Wu began to call for the expert. Poison could not only kill people, but it could also achieve other goals.

Especially when dealing with some of the Soul Hall's methods, Xian'er's poison often had miraculous effects, for example—corroding the Prohibition.

Xian'er was quite familiar with this kind of work; back when she was looking for people to test poisons on, Soul Hall captives were Xian'er's main experimental subjects.

In any case, none of them were kind or innocent people, so there was no need to pretend to be compassionate toward the world.

Xian'er skillfully pointed her finger at the crown of Ying Ye's head, and then, in the terrified gaze of the latter, released a black mist that seemed to have life from her hand, which slowly crawled into his body.

Amidst Ying Ye's wails, the Prohibition in his soul was quickly corroded away.

"Done." After finishing the work, Xian'er clapped her hands and said indifferently: "It's ready, just find an expert proficient in soul methods to search his soul."

"Many thanks to you both." Xiao Zhan cupped his hands with a smile.

Since the two from Xiao Wu had solved the most difficult problem, the remaining matters were very simple and clear.

Under Xiao Zhan's order, a Dou Zun Elder from the Xiao Clan who was proficient in souls soon appeared before the two; he was a thin, withered old man with sharp eyes, his withered palms full of cracks, and a pair of eyes that were incomparably deep.

"This is an Elder of our clan, Xiao Qianyue, who specializes in souls and is skilled in Illusion Technique," Xiao Zhan introduced with a chuckle.

Illusion Technique? The two from Xiao Wu looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes. Such experts were not often seen.

Even in groups like the Langya Pavilion, they were few and far between. In the impression of Xiao Wu and the others, the one with the strongest Illusion Technique ability was only Senior Sister Yin Xin, the fiancée of Ye Shenghan.

However, the other party was only in a small branch of the Sound Cultivator path and had not delved too deeply into it.

But now was not the time to consider this problem, "Then we will trouble this Elder."

Xiao Qianyue indicated that he did not mind, and then he entered the secret chamber. After an hour of waiting, the former walked out with light steps.

"Clan Leader, the two of you, at least things have not developed to the worst step."

Xiao Qianyue naturally understood the problem that the Clan Leader of her clan was worried about, and after finding the answer in the mind of Ying Ye, she relaxed. The peaceful days of their Xiao Clan would continue for some time.