Chapter 42: Xiao Yan: My Life Is Over

Inside the basin, the atmosphere was tense as a bowstring about to snap.

Song Qing, Cao Ying, and over a hundred alchemists surrounded the black-robed man tightly in the center, anger written on every face.

Just now, this black-robed man suddenly attacked without warning.

In an instant, screams rang out, and over a dozen alchemists were slaughtered in a moment.

The soul barrier covering the entire basin was also the work of this black-clad person.

At this moment, even the dullest person could sense something was wrong.

"Sir, do you intend to attack all of us?"

Song Qing frowned, forced himself to speak, wanting to get an explanation from the black-robed man.

But he also knew in his heart that since the other side had already acted, they probably would not stop easily.

"You guessed right!"

The black-clad man replied coldly, his voice indifferent, without a trace of emotion.

These words, in the current situation, were like pouring oil on the fire, making everyone even angrier.

Curses suddenly broke out among the crowd.

"There are so many of us, and you dare say such things alone, truly a bit arrogant!"

Song Qing glanced at the situation.

Now they had the numerical advantage; no matter what, they should be able to suppress this black-clad man.

The previous casualties were only because this man ambushed them.

Since they already had the advantage, Song Qing couldn't help but want to show off in front of the young Heaven's Pride of the Dan Tower.

So he chose to step forward and point at the black-clad man, angrily scolding him for being arrogant.

"Hehe, arrogant?"

The black-clad man let out a cold laugh, his eyes looking at Song Qing full of disdain and mockery.

Song Qing sensed something was wrong.

He had never seriously thought before how one person could be so arrogant.

Soon, he had the answer.

Just as the black-robed man had attracted everyone's attention, over a dozen people in the crowd suddenly attacked again.

Like poisonous snakes hidden in the dark, they ruthlessly killed the completely defenseless contestants around them.

In just an instant, over a dozen more alchemists fell in a moment.

These people were obviously planted in advance by the black-clad man; their actions made the already tense situation chaotic beyond control.

"Ah! Don't kill me!!"

"Get away, stay far from me!!!"

"No one is allowed to approach me! Don't try to harm me!!!"

In an instant, the crowd became restless, everyone fearfully guarding against the people around them.

No one knew if there were still members of that black-clad man's group hidden among the crowd.

At this moment, someone realized the situation was critical and wanted to crush the Space Stone given by the Dan Tower to leave the Dan Realm.

But the black-clad man merely raised his hand and waved, instantly stopping the space distortion and sealing off everyone's retreat.

Only then did everyone understand that this black-clad man before them was actually a Venerable strongman!

Despair welled up in most people's hearts.

"Kid, stop hiding!"

At this moment, the black-clad man turned his head and glanced outside the basin, seeming to have long detected Xiao Yan's presence.

Then he suddenly reached out with his palm, and a huge absorption force instantly acted upon Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan only felt an invisible force tightly pulling him, his body uncontrollably flying toward the inside of the basin.

Although he desperately circulated his Dou Qi to break free from this absorption force, he ultimately still fell into the basin.

"Kid, you have Yao Chen's aura on you."

"Speak! Where is he?"

The black-clad man locked his gaze tightly onto Xiao Yan, his deep eyes seeming to drag Xiao Yan into the abyss.

Just this moment of eye contact made Xiao Yan feel a chill down his spine, an unprecedented fear surging into his heart.

Today, would the two of them, master and disciple, die?

"Mu Gu, you beast in human clothing, shameless traitor!"

"Back then, you actually colluded with the Soul Hall and instigated my disciple Han Feng to stab me in the back!!"

At this moment, Yao Lao finally couldn't help but appear.

His soul body flickered with a faint light, and every word he spoke was filled with hatred for Mu Gu Lao Ren.

Mu Gu Lao Ren was not angry at all, but instead revealed a hideous smile.

"Yao Chen, I didn't expect you were still not dead."

"You actually managed to leave behind a remnant soul to cling to life... I was careless back then."

"This... is Yao Chen, Venerable Yao?"

Listening to the conversation between Yao Chen and Mu Gu Lao Ren, everyone was greatly surprised.

They never expected that this seemingly ordinary young man's ring actually hid the remnant soul of Venerable Yao, who once shook Zhongzhou.

They had all heard that Venerable Yao was the champion of that Pill Gathering back then.

Even the Three Giants of the current Dan Tower were suppressed by Yao Lao back then.

And from their conversation, they learned that Mu Gu Lao Ren was actually from the Soul Hall.

And the Alchemists of the Dan Tower and the Soul Hall—they are deadly enemies!

For a moment, the killing intent in everyone's gaze toward Mu Gu Lao Ren was exceptionally rich.

"It seems this Mu Gu Lao Ren wants to slaughter us all today!"

Under these circumstances, Cao Ying's expression was very solemn.

She had originally wanted to keep a trump card, but now it seemed unlikely.

"I can break this Soul Barrier, but I need some time to prepare..."

Cao Ying glanced at the people beside her, took a deep breath, and continued, "So during this period, someone needs to restrain him and buy me time..."

Upon hearing this, the faces of those around stiffened.

Restrain a Dou Zun??

Them??

Is this a joke?!?

Actually, Cao Ying also knew this was unlikely, but if no one restrained him, they probably truly couldn't escape calamity.

A Dou Zun Strongman killing them would be as easy as turning over one's hand.

However, just as everyone had fallen into deep despair and wanted to give up, a clear and ethereal voice abruptly rang out.

"Actually... just kill him!"

"No need for any restraint."

Because the information in this sentence was too explosive, everyone's pupils staring at Dan Chen at this moment widened like copper bells.

"Crazy, kill a Dou Zun? You?!?"

"Now is not the time to joke..."

"Right, this isn't funny."

Not only others, even Cao Ying beside Dan Chen looked at Dan Chen in disbelief, "Dan Chen younger sister, you... you can kill that Dou Zun?"

In her understanding, even if they all went up together, they would only be instantly reduced to ashes.

Let alone Dan Chen alone.

"Mm-hmm!"

However, Dan Chen nodded waterily at this moment, and then under Cao Ying's gaze, a Token slowly appeared in her hand.

She gripped the Token tightly, and a hint of seriousness flashed across her cute little face.

After slowly exhaling a breath of turbid Qi, she pointed the Token toward Mu Gu Lao Ren's direction.

Next, Dan Chen circulated the Dou Qi within her body and injected it into the Token.

"Today, I will send you master and disciple..."

On Mu Gu Lao Ren's side, he raised his hand, preparing to completely finish off Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan's whole body tensed up.

Even though the strength disparity was huge.

He would not sit and wait for death.

Planning to fight to the death.

But before Mu Gu Lao Ren finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and a strong sense of crisis surged into his heart.

Yao Chen's Soul Body also subconsciously turned to look to the right.

Only to see there, a violent wind and lightning Dou Qi like an angry dragon, with the momentum of overturning mountains and seas, rushed toward Mu Gu Lao Ren.

"Boom!!!!"

This wind and lightning Dou Qi had astonishing power.

Just the pressure generated by the appearance of this Dou Qi made many Heaven's Prides of the Dan Tower feel intense suffocation.

This was obviously stronger than that Mu Gu Lao Ren's aura!

"Who..."

Mu Gu Lao Ren widened his eyes, his eyes full of terror.

This sudden attack was too fast, and the coverage area was extremely wide.

He simply had no time to react much, could only subconsciously dodge, while the Dou Qi all over his body crazily circulated, instantly condensing a thick Dou Qi Armor.

However, that seemingly solid Dou Qi Armor, before this huge wind and lightning Dou Qi ribbon, was like paper, instantly torn to pieces.

Mu Gu Lao Ren only felt an irresistible force coming, his lower body was instantly mangled into a bloody mess, and the whole person was directly heavily injured and fell down!

"No way... she actually has such strength?"

After feeling the terrifying pressure of the wind and lightning Dou Qi, Xiao Yan widened his eyes in surprise.

Originally he thought today they couldn't escape calamity, but he didn't expect Dan Chen could actually instantly heavily injure Mu Gu Lao Ren!

(Chapter End)