Kapitel 81: Chapter 81: Confronting Yao Chen!
On the mountaintop where a gentle breeze blew, even though he was a soul, Yao Chen felt a chill envelop his entire body.
"Who is it?"
Yao Chen shouted, his figure flickering as he pulled Xiao Yan behind him. His terrifying soul power continually scanned the surroundings; any abnormality would not escape his keen eyes.
"Who would have thought that I would meet Mr. Yao Chen on this northwestern continent? Even in my Soul Tribe, Mr. Yao Chen's name is well-known!"
A cold voice came from the distance. A figure dressed in white, with an extraordinary aura, approached quickly from the horizon. With each step he took, the distance seemed to close instantly, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.
Upon hearing Yun Yi's words, Xiao Yan was still somewhat bewildered, looking at Yun Yi with envy and longing for such power.
In contrast, Yao Chen's eyes were fixed on Yun Yi, filled with an intense, unforgettable hatred. He spoke, his voice somewhat trembling.
"You're from the Soul Hall!!!"
Looking at Yun Yi, Yao Chen couldn't reconcile the distinguished figure before him with those who exuded an overwhelmingly chilling aura and laughed eerily. To him, there was no difference between the Soul Tribe and the Soul Hall; it was just that the Soul Tribe had donned a different guise. They were still those annoying guys collecting souls everywhere.
"Shouldn't Mr. Yao Chen first fulfill my wish? I also want to know what kind of art can actually evolve!"
"Can Mr. Yao Chen satisfy my curiosity?"
Yun Yi was unsurprised by Yao Chen's angry glare and observed him calmly.
"Hmph!"
"I have fallen to this state, all thanks to you. Now, you dare to humiliate me further. Do you really think you can bully me now?"
"You, a mere Dou Huang, dare to hunt me? Today, you will die here!"
After recovering from his initial shock, Yao Chen had sensed Yun Yi's strength—three-star Dou Huang. Such power at his age befit the prodigy of an imperial clan. But Yao Chen wasn't made of clay either. A Dou Huang daring to hunt him was too much of an insult.
"Dou Huang—"
Being protected by Yao Chen, Xiao Yan looked at Yun Yi in shock. He never expected that this young man, who seemed to be around his age, would be such a strong Dou Huang.
Terrifying indeed!
"Wanna kill me?"
"You're not qualified!"
With a sneer, Yun Yi's face turned cold. A terrifying murderous intent erupted from his body, his momentum comparable to that of a Dou Zong.
"We're in trouble!"
"Little one, go find your little girlfriend. Whether our master-disciple fate continues depends on heaven's will!"
Sensing Yun Yi's terrifying aura, Yao Chen sighed. With a wave of his hand, a force enveloped Xiao Yan, sending him away from the battlefield.
"Teacher—"
With his worldview shattering around him, Xiao Yan, feeling himself being sent away uncontrollably, looked at Yao Chen in panic. Everything he had experienced today was too overwhelming, enough to reshape his worldview. Now, instinctively, he wanted to lean on his powerful teacher.
"I won't be caught without a fight!"
Sighing, Yao Chen's expression turned cold. A vast power erupted from his phantom-like soul body, nearly reaching that of a Dou Zong.
"A captive who surrenders easily is too dull!"
Coldly observing the white flames burning on Yao Chen, Yun Yi said icily. The surrounding energy began to roil, ready to unleash a shocking strike at any moment.
"Soul Burying Finger!"
At a certain moment, a dark black beam of light condensed at Yun Yi's fingertip, deep and dark as if it could engulf everything.
With a point of his finger, the air around instantly solidified. The black light flashed, and a thin beam shot out.
The speed of the beam was terrifying. Wherever it passed, space trembled, and a dark trail appeared in the night sky, seeming rather inconspicuous.
Watching the black beam shooting towards him, Yao Chen raised his hand. The white flames swirling on his fingers roared and formed a gigantic beast shape.
Far more lifelike than Han Feng's Deep Sea Phantom Beast!
"Art of Alchemy Fire!"
"Roar—"
With a low roar, the giant white flame lion materialized and charged at the black beam.
"Boom—"
When the black beam and the white lion collided, a thunderous explosion echoed in the blue sky. A terrifying energy shockwave surged from the point of impact. The enormous pressure swept through the entire Wutan City, causing everyone to tremble and look in horror at the white light far away.
"What is that???"
"Is it heavenly wrath?"
"Such power, even a Dou Huang might not be able to match it!"
Countless people stared in shock at the exploding energy. Despite the distance, the incoming energy wave made everyone's faces change drastically, trembling and barely able to stand.
"That place is"
"The Xiao Family! Clan Leader, that's within the Xiao Family's territory!"
"Heh, whatever the situation, it's best if it affects the Xiao Family. Wutan City can't hold too many clans!"
In Wutan City's other two major clans, the Oba and Jia Lie Clans, similar voices echoed, watching the Xiao Family's calamity coldly.
"That's the back mountain!"
"Yan'er."
Xiao Zhan was extremely anxious at this moment. He had recognized the source of the energy—it was in the back mountain of the Xiao Family. Today, he had seen Xiao Yan head towards the back.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan's face turned pale as he stumbled, rushing towards the back mountain.
"Old Ling, what's happening at the back mountain?"
In Gu Xun Er's room, feeling the tremors from the back mountain, Gu Xun Er lost her usual elegance, asking anxiously.
No sooner had she spoken than a shadow appeared, kneeling half before her. This was one of the bodyguards who had accompanied Gu Xun Er to the Xiao Family, Ling Ying.
"Miss."
"There are two unidentified strong presence at the back mountain, initially estimated to have powers of Dou Huang pinnacle or Dou Zong."
"Dou Zong!"
"What about Brother Xiao Yan!"
Gu Xun Er's face changed slightly, thinking of something. She asked anxiously, "Old Ling, where is Brother Xiao Yan?"
"This…" Watching Gu Xun Er, the dignified eldest daughter of the ancient clan, so concerned about this poor boy of the Xiao Family, Ling Ying could imagine the commotion this would cause back in the clan.
"Young Master Xiao Yan seemed to have headed towards the back mountain after the test."
"What—"
"Brother Xiao Yan—"
Crying out involuntarily, golden flames flickered in Gu Xun Er's eyes. Forcing herself to calm down, she said to Ling Ying, "Old Ling, go quickly, I don't want anything to happen to Brother Xiao Yan!"
Knowing her own strength wasn't enough, and since stronger guards wouldn't act unless she was in life-threatening danger, Gu Xun Er could only rely on Ling Ying.
"Yes!"
Respectfully responding, Ling Ying's figure vanished into the shadows.
"Brother Xiao Yan, you mustn't have anything happen to you!" After Ling Ying left, Gu Xun Er looked worriedly at the turmoil in the back mountain, muttering in a daze, "If something happens to Brother Xiao Yan, I don't know what I'll do!"
"Boom Boom Boom—"
The eerie white flame transformed into a massive heavy ruler, leaving layers of afterimages as it crossed the sky. Carrying an immense force, it fiercely smashed towards the white figure in front of it.
Expressionless, Yun Yi swung his iron fists unrelentingly, tirelessly countering Yao Chen's fierce attacks.
"Bang—"
After another clash, feeling the rapidly depleting power, Yao Chen looked heavily at Yun Yi, saying, "What a terrifying body. If you hadn't said you were from the Soul Tribe, I would've thought you were from the Stone Tribe!"
"Heh—" Hearing this, Yun Yi's mouth curved into a cold smile, mockingly saying, "I'm not from that brainless Stone Tribe."
"Enough, warm-up is over. To deal with a soul body, naturally, I should use our Soul Tribe's methods!"
Watching the alert Yao Chen, Yun Yi coldly laughed. As he spoke, a vast black mist poured from Yun Yi's body, identical to the Soul Hall's protectors, but with the difference of black sprites jumping within Yun Yi's mist.
"Hundred Soul Chain!"
With Yun Yi pointing, clinking chains echoed. The inky night became even more eerie as head-sized black chains shot towards Yao Chen at an ear-splitting speed.
The chains were exceptionally sharp, with intricate runes at the tips. Spirals of patterns wound around the chain points, and under the energized force, a hint of a murderous aura seeped out.
These chains were specially crafted by the Soul Hall to counter soul bodies.
"The same old trick!"
Seeing the chains shooting towards him, Yao Chen mocked, but he didn't dare be careless. He knew these all too well, having experienced them during the last siege and aware of their harm to soul bodies.
In his palm, the eerie white flame churned before transforming into a flaming arrow that shot out, colliding with the black chain.
"Bang!"
The collision produced a muted sound, without the expected intense energy explosion, only a silent, dark ripple tinged with eerie white spreading out.
"Yao Chen, your attacks seem to have weakened considerably!"
As Yun Yi's voice fell, three chains pierced through the energy ripples, criss-crossing to block all of Yao Chen's escape routes, before contracting to capture him.
"Even if I have only a tenth of my power left, I'm still enough to destroy you, a little Soul Hall brat!"
Despite being in a dire situation, Yao Chen's expression remained unchanged. The Bone-chilling Flame in his hand burned fiercely, attacking the surrounding chains.
"Bang Bang Bang—"
The momentum was immense, but Yao Chen didn't notice that every time the Bone-chilling Flame struck, a black flame burned from within the chains. The power of the exotic flame was silently being worn away.
(End of this Chapter)
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