Chapter 279: Obstruction

Just as a battle capable of shocking the world was erupting at Ren Dian, a standoff was quietly taking place in the void ten thousand miles away from Ren Dian.

"Ye Jianxin, is your Langya Pavilion intending to join forces with that attacker to deal with my Soul Hall?"

Staring at the figure in the green robe ahead, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall felt unusually irritable at this moment.

As early as when Ren Dian was first attacked, he had received a message from the Great Heavenly Venerable and was preparing to provide support through a temporary Space Channel.

He had not expected to be intercepted by Ye Jianxin halfway; he had lived for so many years and seen all sorts of situations, but he had never heard of anyone being able to intercept people inside a Space Channel.

What shocked him even more was that if Ye Jianxin appeared here, did that not mean Langya Pavilion had joined forces with those factions in the Central Plains?

In that case, even if the Soul Hall had the Soul Clan as its backer, it would not be able to withstand the opponent's attack!

After all...

There was a monster existing within Langya Pavilion!

Subsequently, Ye Jianxin's reply left the Vice Hall Master unsure of what to think.

"Join forces?" Ye Jianxin revealed an amused expression, his tone unhurried,

"Does my Langya Pavilion need to join forces with others to deal with your Soul Hall?"

"Hun Ying, aren't you overestimating your Soul Hall a bit too much!"

As soon as the words fell, the Vice Hall Master could not take it anymore and immediately flared up, saying: "Ye Jianxin, don't be too arrogant!"

"In the eyes of my clan, your Langya Pavilion could be wiped out with a flip of a hand!"

"Oh?" Ye Jianxin's eyelids lifted slightly, his thumb pushed gently, and his three-foot-long blade unsheathed an inch; instantly, cold light flickered, and a powerful sword intent tore through the void,

He said softly: "Why don't you come and try wiping us out for me to see?"

"You...!" Seeing this posture, the Vice Hall Master froze instantly, cold sweat breaking out all over his body; in that split second, he had truly felt the crisis of death, and the opponent's cultivation was definitely far beyond his own.

At this time, Ye Jianxin's tone changed, and he said amusedly:

"Rest assured, we are merely spectators this time, just entrusted by others to come and intercept your Soul Hall's reinforcement team."

"As long as you stay here properly, everyone will be safe and sound!"

"Our Langya Pavilion has always been about harmony and wealth, treating people with courtesy."

Subsequently, his voice lowered, filled with killing intent: "However..."

"If you don't know what's good for you..."

"Then don't blame me... for being heartless under my sword!"

"Hmph!" Seeing this, the Vice Hall Master could only stay where he was; the situation was stronger than the person, and facing this tough nut, he had no choice but to concede.

At this moment, the Vice Hall Master still had not given up the hope in his heart; he knew very well that he was not the only team of reinforcements.

Ever since Guyou Shengzhe was quietly finished off last time, the Soul Hall had lost its first Dou Sheng expert in hundreds of years, which infuriated the Hall Master and caused the importance attached to such matters to increase geometrically.

This time, Ren Dian had two Dou Sheng experts, and both were Two-Star Dou Sheng, far more precious than Guyou Shengzhe.

Out of caution, even the Hall Master had rushed over personally; as long as one of these reinforcements arrived in time, the crisis would be resolved, or they could even surround and counter-kill the invading enemy.

Ye Jianxin merely glanced at the Vice Hall Master and knew what the latter was planning, but he did not point it out and did not care at all.

Someone would naturally go to where Hun Miesheng was; in any case, all Dou Sheng above three stars had already been intercepted, and the rest posed no threat at all.

If they could still fail like this, it could only be said that they had misjudged the people back then, and everyone should just go home!

At this moment, the Soul Hall Hall Master Hun Miesheng, who was being pinned with high hopes by the Vice Hall Master, was staring with a dark face at a white-clothed figure before him.

The Five-Star Dou Sheng aura radiating from the opponent made him feel extremely troubled.

"Are you that Guest Elder of Langya Pavilion?" After thinking for a moment, Hun Miesheng spoke up.

"Oh?" Yunlei Jingling said with an "honored" expression: "I didn't expect that a small character like me could be remembered by the notorious Soul Hall Hall Master."

"No more talk!" Yunlei Jingling waved his hand slightly and said quite honestly: "I came here this time just to stop you from going to support that group of subordinates."

"What?" He raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat eager to try,

"Does the Hall Master want to try finishing me off?"

"Or just wait here?"

"Lay out your path!"

Hun Miesheng's eyes flickered, and he asked: "Did Langya Pavilion join forces with them?"

"Join forces?" Yunlei Jingling asked in return: "Is it necessary?"

Hun Miesheng's expression turned ugly instantly; this sentence did little damage but was highly insulting. However, he had to admit that this was a bloody fact—the current Soul Hall was no longer a match for Langya Pavilion.

Let alone being a match, Hun Miesheng estimated that if not for them having the Soul Clan as a backer and Langya Pavilion not wanting to form a death feud, it would be questionable whether the current Soul Hall could even exist.

There was no other reason, only because a brilliant Ice Saint had appeared in the current Langya Pavilion. As long as he was still there, Langya Pavilion would always be a great mountain pressing down on the Soul Hall.

By now, Hun Miesheng had given up the idea of forcibly breaking through Yunlei Jingling's blockade to provide support.

When the latter was targeting Langya Pavilion together with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan at the Soul Hall, he had met the other party once and knew that this guy was also a difficult opponent.

Although Hun Miesheng had a higher cultivation, taking the opponent down would inevitably take a lot of effort; by then, the opportunity would have long passed, so it was better to just wait here!

He could only hope that other reinforcements could be faster. Even though the current Hun Miesheng did not believe Ren Dian could be preserved until then.

And the facts were just as Hun Miesheng had expected; just as the Soul Hall reinforcements were rushing over at full speed...

"Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded; the Great Heavenly Venerable flew backward, retreating hundreds of feet before stabilizing his figure, and glimpsing the Soul Hall personnel below who had been almost completely slaughtered, his chest felt stifled,

"Pfft~"

A mouthful of blood immediately sprayed out. Looking with splitting eyes at Yao Lao and the other person who were killing their way over again, intense hatred surged, "You..."

"Damn it!"

Immediately, his figure merged with the Bone Emperor Blade again and charged toward the two of them.

Although the people of the Soul Hall were all hard-hearted, that was only in regard to those who had lost their utility.

The people being slaughtered right now are the backbone of the Soul Hall; once this group is wiped out, the operation of the entire Soul Hall will be hugely affected.

Having caused such a massive blunder, as the person in charge of Ren Dian, he will inevitably be held accountable; even as a Saint-level powerhouse he would not be easily killed, but a severe punishment is unavoidable, and all of this is thanks to the person before him, so how could he not be furious!

Yet amidst his anger, the Great Heavenly Venerable also harbors intense confusion in his heart as to why the reinforcements from within the hall have not yet arrived.

Even if others might be slower due to the distance, the Vice Hall Master and the Hall Master should have arrived long ago.

But the current Great Heavenly Venerable has no time to attend to other matters; after a prolonged battle, he is now showing signs of decline and can only rely on a single breath of spirit, waiting for reinforcements to arrive in hopes of a counter-kill.

On the other side, the Blood Shadow Saint is even worse off, being beaten into a steady retreat by the combined efforts of Xiao Tie and Xiao Ya.

Xiao Tie's formidable physique, paired with a massive shield he wields with a whistling wind, causes the Blood Shadow Saint to feel an unbearable, immense force every time they collide, with significant hidden energy penetrating his protective Dou Qi into his body, which is extremely uncomfortable.

And if it were just this, relying on his superior cultivation, it would not be difficult for him to win.

However, behind Xiao Tie is the nuisance Xiao Ya. He does not engage in close-quarters combat, merely firing arrows from the shadows out of the blue, frequently interrupting the Blood Shadow Saint's attacks and making him timid in his strikes.

If the Blood Shadow Saint tries to attack Xiao Ya directly, Xiao Tie will instantly block his path and keep him firmly entangled.

Just like this, the Blood Shadow Saint has found this battle to be quite stifling, unable to unleash even half of his true strength.

As for things like a sudden burst of power in battle, that is quite unreliable and did not happen to the Great Heavenly Venerable and the others.

In the end, they died in an exceptionally tragic and desolate manner, beaten to death by a group of Saint-level powerhouses and the Half-Saint powerhouses who arrived shortly after.

At the moment of his death, the Great Heavenly Venerable even roared to the sky: "Where are the reinforcements?!"

Finally, he fell down, unwilling to the end.