Chapter 32: Crushing Again

"The Soul Hall's Second Heavenly Venerable, Saint Gu You." Xiao Han's tone remained indifferent. "So it was your Soul Hall interfering; no wonder this Tianming Laoyao could break through to the Dou Sheng realm."

"But a Half-Saint doesn't have the ability to interfere with me. Even the Soul Hall cannot." Having said this, Xiao Han looked somewhat surprised.

He gave a soft 'huh' of surprise. "You have actually become a Dou Sheng as well; the Soul Hall Hall Master is truly generous for my sake."

"However, a mere two early-stage One-Star Dou Sheng do not have the qualifications to stop me." At this moment, Xiao Han's tone was even somewhat ferocious.

"I did not come here to fight Pavilion Master Su," the ghost fire deep within the eye sockets flickered upon hearing Xiao Han's words, and he hurriedly said,

"I only hope that Pavilion Master Su can, for the sake of the Soul Hall, completely let today's matter pass."

"Of course, my Soul Hall will certainly provide compensation afterward. I wonder what Pavilion Master Su thinks?"

"Not interested." However, the response to Saint Gu You was a massive ice spear radiating a chilling cold.

His facial muscles twitched, and Saint Gu You circulated the Dou Qi within his body frantically, letting out a sharp shout, "Ten Thousand Soul Bone Armor!"

Then, a massive skull face appeared before Saint Gu You. Looking closely, one could see the souls upon it that were incessantly emitting terrifying screams. Bone spikes were embedded in its cheeks, and its entire body exuded thick black Qi.

The next instant, the ice spear and the skull face collided abruptly. At this moment, the heavens and earth seemed to fall into silence, and all things lost their voice.

There was no massive sound; everything simply gradually dissipated into nothingness.

The space had already suffered severe damage under this collision, and a massive rift was slowly healing in the sky above.

It was fortunate that this was at a high altitude; otherwise, this single strike alone could have destroyed everything within a radius of nearly ten thousand zhang.

Pfft~

A trace of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Clearly, blocking this surprise attack from Xiao Han was not easy for Saint Gu You either.

Layers of bone armor gradually fell away, revealing his face filled with terror.

"Pavilion Master Su..." He seemed to be about to say something, but before he could speak, Xiao Han spat out four words again without any emotion:

"Northern Kingdom Boundless!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of the two changed drastically. Their massive Dou Qi surged out, exerting their greatest power, and they charged at Xiao Han at a speed invisible to the naked eye, hoping to stop the execution of this technique.

There was no other reason; this technique was simply the signature move of the former Ice Venerable, worthy of being called the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

Northern Kingdom Boundless is a Dou Technique similar to a domain, capable of pulling all enemies into a vast Snow Domain. While inside, the Dou Qi consumption just from resisting would be twice the usual amount.

What was even more terrifying was that here, the already outrageously powerful Dou Techniques of Xiao Han could also be increased exponentially.

Unless one's strength was strong enough to tear open space through brute force, one could only wait for death.

And now, Xiao Han had already entered the Saint realm, and the power of this move had risen significantly again. Even if a Dou Sheng possessed the ability to traverse space, it was absolutely impossible to escape this domain.

To survive this move, one would need a Dou Qi cultivation level more than two minor stages higher than Xiao Han's, or for Xiao Han to voluntarily abandon the killing blow.

Clearly, neither of them met either condition.

The two's attacks were easily neutralized. A cloud of dust dispersed.

"Gu You, you really take your status as the Soul Hall's Second Heavenly Venerable seriously!"

Xiao Han's cold words caused a chill to rise in Saint Gu You. He was already struggling to resist the omnipresent cold, and feeling the Dou Qi rapidly flowing out of his body, he felt bitter in his heart.

Now, how could he not know that this time, the Tianming Sect and the Soul Hall had truly angered the Langya Pavilion Master.

The hope of surviving this was simply slim.

Xiao Han continued, "Since you want to live and die with Tianming Laoyao so much, then I will send you to keep him company on the Yellow Springs Road."

"Die!"

Saint Gu You and the other watched in terror as an ice dragon condensed beneath Xiao Han's feet.

That powerful momentum made them unable to help but feel fear. Moreover, what was even more astonishing was that the giant dragon formed entirely of ice and snow seemed to have its own intelligence.

Its pale eyes even showed a hint of liveliness. But for the two facing Xiao Han, this was not the time to appreciate art.

The massive size of the ice dragon also brought with it its supreme destructive power.

They had a premonition that if they were hit head-on by this ice dragon, they might not even have the chance to be on the verge of death; they would be dead through and through.

There was no way to worry about the consumption of Dou Qi anymore; if they couldn't withstand the attack before them, any amount of Dou Qi would be in vain.

"Go!"

The ice dragon charged fiercely under their trembling gazes.

"Ten Thousand Soul Chains," a hoarse voice rang out, and countless chains radiating a pitch-black and cold aura suddenly erupted from Saint Gu You's body.

The incessant, shrill screams on the chains and the human faces that appeared from time to time indicated that this was yet another evil object refined with countless souls.

However, at this moment, those powerful chains were not used to launch an attack on Xiao Han, but under Saint Gu You's control, they instantly formed a giant shield.

Clearly, running away was useless, and he did not believe his attacks could have any effect on Xiao Han, so he only hoped to block this move.

Since Saint Gu You had set the example, Tianming Laoyao naturally would not think of dodging.

"Blood Underworld Great Art!" A burst of fresh blood gushed out instantly. Tianming Laoyao's somewhat handsome face was suddenly covered in wrinkles, looking a bit more terrifying.

To block this move, he even used a secret technique; Tianming Laoyao was also going all out. A pillar of blood emerged and charged directly at the giant dragon.

Boom~

A loud noise resounded through the heavens and earth, and even the space here trembled slightly.

Then, the ice dragon continued to charge toward the two with undiminished momentum, though judging by its significantly weakened aura, clearly, Tianming Laoyao's attack was not without effect.

However, after this move, he was clearly unable to continue launching attacks and instantly hid behind Saint Gu You.

Facing this action, Saint Gu You could not care about saying anything; he only focused on controlling the giant shield to meet the giant head of the ice dragon.

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, the giant shield and the ice dragon entered a brief stalemate. The next instant, the ice dragon's body gradually disintegrated.

However, Gu You was not having an easy time either; most of the chains within his body were shattered, and the others were also withered and listless.

What was even more painful was that his life-bound chains had suffered severe damage; this blow left him deeply wounded.

A mouthful of blood was spat out, and then it was frozen into blood dregs. Saint Gu You suddenly felt a bit more comfortable in his heart.

Tianming Laoyao behind him also let out a long sigh of relief; they had finally blocked it.

However, Xiao Han's subsequent mocking words made them feel despair once again.

"You all seem to have forgotten, this is not the time for the battle to end!"

The two people who had managed to block Xiao Han's attack with great difficulty were now severely injured, with less than one-tenth of their combat strength remaining; clearly, Xiao Han could easily reap their lives if he were to make another move.

"Stay your hand!" Just as Xiao Han was about to continue his attack, a voice transmission entered his ears.