บท 55: Chapter 55: The Creepy Arrival!
Just as he was about to escape, a mocking voice rang out, causing his soul to nearly split apart.
"Boom—"
In a flash, Jiang Yun's eyes flashed purple, and a purple soul chain shot toward Han Feng's soul.
As Han Feng was about to flee, the chain precisely caught up with him in a blink of an eye and bound him.
"Ah—" The composition of the purple chain was unknown, but as soon as it touched Han Feng, it turned into energy chains that permeated his soul, locking his soul force entirely.
Simultaneously, he was engulfed in soul-deep pain, tormenting him to the point of anguish!
Han Feng's soul collapsed to the ground, struggling desperately. One could faintly see Han Feng's ferocious and resentful face. Jiang Yun's face held a trace of melancholy, "The soul power of the esteemed Yaosovereign is indeed impressive, but it's a pity that I am also skilled in this area. If you escape, wouldn't my painstaking efforts be in vain?"
"It's you—" Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Han Feng immediately understood. This was all Jiang Yun's plan. He had wondered why people from Canaan Academy could plot so deeply and boldly dare to ambush them.
It turns out it was all orchestrated by this unfamiliar person!
But why?
"Why? I have no enmity with you. Why go to such lengths to deal with me? Moreover, you seem quite familiar with me?"
This was also Han Feng's question. Why was Jiang Yun, a stranger, so aware of his mindset, knowing how to use the strange fire to trap him?
"You'll know all about it, soon enough!"
As his voice faded, Jiang Yun reached out his palm towards the depths of Han Feng's soul.
Han Feng, realizing Jiang Yun's intention, mustered his soul force to struggle desperately in Jiang Yun's hand, but he could not escape the palm's restriction. In his struggle, dark blue flames continuously burned onto Jiang Yun — the Sea Heart Flame.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yun also possessed a strange fire, and it was even stronger. As a ball of white flame emerged in Jiang Yun's palm, the Sea Heart Flame no longer posed any harm to Jiang Yun.
"Strange fire!" Han Feng's eyes widened as he looked at the burning flame in Jiang Yun's palm. A gleam of greed flashed subconsciously in his eyes, but was quickly replaced by deep fear.
Simultaneously, his heart filled with inexpressible anguish!
To obtain the Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the Strange Fire List, he had nearly lost his life. The subsequent devouring and refining process had been excruciating. Essentially, he had invested great effort and resources into the strange fire, which had become his lifeline.
But now, Jiang Yun also had a strange fire protection. The Sea Heart Flame was easily stripped away, naturally filling him with extreme unwillingness.
Yet, now that the situation was unfavorable, as a prisoner, he had no other options.
"Ugh!"
A muffled groan echoed as Han Feng's soul trembled. A feeling of weakness washed over him, signifying his complete loss of control over the Sea Heart Flame.
The now ownerless Sea Heart Flame, initially a small dark blue flame, surged suddenly to a height of two to three feet, raising the surrounding temperature.
The dark blue flame appeared significantly mystical. As it surged, it expanded gently like clear seawater, creating faint ripples.
Water and fire are typically incompatible elements, yet an unusual flame combining both existed, testament to the terror of its former owner, the Immortal Flame Body, who created many unique flames on the Dou Qi continent.
As he stared at the dark blue flame in his palm, a glint of greed flickered in the eyes of the black fire dragon at Jiang Yun's core.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Good things come to those who wait, all of these are yours!" Jiang Yun laughed softly, comforting the Holy Demon Flame within him, swallowing the Sea Heart Flame in one go. As soon as it entered, the Holy Demon Flame eagerly pounced on it.
Swallowing the Sea Heart Flame, it settled quietly at the core!
After temporarily settling the Sea Heart Flame, Jiang Yun looked at the weakened Han Feng, took out a jade bottle, and with a wave, a force pulled Han Feng's soul into the bottle. His fingers ignited a trace of flame to seal the bottle's mouth, ensuring the waste could still be put to use.
After dealing with Han Feng, Jiang Yun looked over at the remaining people. They no longer had any life force, their soul forces extinguished. Their cultivation levels were somewhat lacking compared to Han Feng, and ultimately, they were the first to fall.
A peak-level fifth-grade spiritual array is enough to dominate the Dou Zong realm. The Four Spirits Heaven and Earth Seal that Jiang Yun used last didn't entirely reach Heaven-class Dou Technique's power, but the array level and the group's cultivation were enough to say it was quasi-Heaven class Dou Technique.
It was already impressive to seriously injure the Earth Devil Old Ghost and his companions, demonstrating the technique's power.
With a motion of his hand, several differently colored storage rings fell into Jiang Yun's palm. Simultaneously, the corpses spontaneously ignited with white flames.
Killing and torching bodies, Jiang Yun was beginning to master this path!
From among the various storage rings, Jiang Yun pulled out a particularly unique blue ring. This was undoubtedly Han Feng's Nether Sea Ring!
High-level storage rings are indeed rare treasures!
High-level storage rings allow the owner to set a soul imprint, meaning even if someone else obtains it, they must remove this imprint first to access its contents. The ring owner would sense the removal process, a near-self-protection feature unique to high-level storage rings.
Jiang Yun probed with his soul force, meeting resistance that tried to keep him out.
"Hmph—, I managed Han Feng; what is this little storage ring?"
Breaking through the soul imprint violently, he left his own imprint on it, then carefully inspected Han Feng's collection.
After just a brief moment of exploring, Jiang Yun drew his attention away from the ring.
Even his heart couldn't hide some joy. Han Feng had scraped together immeasurable resources over the years in Black-Corner Region. Although he had used many medicinal herbs to compensate for pills, his collection was still considerable.
Amongst them, the Bodhi Transformation Saliva was present. Ultimately, Han Feng had not deciphered its mysteries, and it now fell into Jiang Yun's hands after much wandering.
The collection included various Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, five or six being Earth-level.
However, all this was secondary to Jiang Yun. The numerous pill formulas and, most importantly, the alchemist legacy were the most critical items in Jiang Yun's eyes.
Han Feng was trained by Yao Chen, and most of his assets were originally Yao Chen's collection. Getting hold of them now would significantly ease Jiang Yun's future path in alchemy.
It was one of the few items Jiang Yun had in mind from Han Feng.
After scanning through Han Feng's wealth, Jiang Yun carefully examined the storage rings of Earth Devil Old Ghost and other members, although rich, they couldn't excite him any longer.
"Xiao Yun!" "Jiang Yun!"
At this time, a revived Su Qian and others, along with Zi Yan who provided support, approached Jiang Yun.
Seeing the corpses on the ground, Su Qian and the others smiled faintly.
"Yes! Now I can relax. I plan to properly train the disciple I accepted. Watching you, Jiang Yun, makes me constantly criticize that guy."
"Hey! Can your disciple compare to Jiang Yun?"
"Better than your granddaughter!"
"I remember my granddaughter broke through as a Dou Practitioner first, didn't she?"
"Hmph! Worthless, but I could give you another grandson-in-law, what do you think, Hu Qian?"
"You dare—"
"..."
Seeing Hu Qian and Wu Tianlang arguing again, Su Qian and the others silently rolled their eyes. These embarrassing geezers, still so immature at an old age.
Turning to Jiang Yun, Su Qian said slowly, "Now that the main threat is gone, as per the plan, we must sweep through the Black-Corner Region's major forces with lightning speed before they react."
As he finished, a powerful Dou Zong aura erupted from Su Qian, expressing his resolve.
Moments later, the momentum disappeared entirely. Glancing at the ring in Jiang Yun's hand, Su Qian smiled, "You've gained quite a lot this time!"
Jiang Yun glanced at the ring, made some adjustments, and handed two storage rings to Su Qian.
Puzzled, Su Qian said, "What's this for? Didn't we agree that the gains would be yours? Besides, we've already taken our 'fee' for acting!"
"These items are of no use to me, so they can be left to the academy. But I'll take the medicinal herbs; after all, there's a big eater to feed!" Jiang Yun chuckled, glancing at the quiet Zi Yan, who, seeing Jiang Yun looking over, grinned, revealing clean white teeth, her big eyes squinting into slits!
The storage rings contained Yellow and Black-level Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, and weaponry that Jiang Yun wasn't interested in. Letting them benefit the academy seemed better.
"Alright, after breaking through those forces, you can pick anything that interests you!" Su Qian didn't hesitate, accepting the storage rings and speaking to Jiang Yun.
Seeing Su Qian's eyes, Jiang Yun nodded. If he found something interesting, he wouldn't be polite!
"Let's set off then. Elder Qin and the others must be getting impatient!"
"Great, I didn't get the chance to fight just now; I'm itching to have a good fight this time!" Zi Yan suddenly became excited, itching for a battle, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
Jiang Yun and Su Qian exchanged a glance, both reading helplessness in each other's eyes.
As a breeze swept by, the forest was empty once again.
Uncertain how much time had passed!
Suddenly, billowing black fog emanated from the distant mountains, and a pair of crimson eyes appeared within, making the scene eerie and frightening.
"Jie Jie Jie, Han Feng that useless wretch died just like that. Damned brat and damned Canaan Academy, I almost had a batch of high-quality soul bodies!"
A hoarse voice echoed from the mist, accompanied by a chilling laugh.
"No need to lament. I think you yourself are a fine soul body!"
Suddenly, a calm voice reverberated in all directions, though soft and slow, it sounded like thunder in Elder Xuan's ears!
"Who?!"
Swiftly turning his head, Elder Xuan's stern gaze narrowed instantly, and he fled without hesitation.
"No way out!"
Unfortunately, upon turning, he saw Su Qian standing coldly in the distance, staring at him indifferently.
Feeling alarmed, he looked around to see Jiang Yun and the others had returned and surrounded him.
At this moment, he felt he was being overindulged. Five Dou Zongs, plus two others of unknown depth, locking onto him, he, merely a Soul Hall Protector, was unworthy!
"You knew I was here all along!" Sensing his grim fate, Elder Xuan glared furiously at Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun said nothing, merely watching Elder Xuan with interest. He was curious if the Soul Hall Protectors were soul bodies or living beings.
Seeing the contempt, as if they had him cornered, Elder Xuan's eyes flashed with anger and he hoarsely spoke.
"You think you have me cornered?"
"Soul Funeral!"
At his yell, Elder Xuan tore open a pouch at his waist, unleashing a deluge of mist that quickly covered the sky, turning into black clouds.
Countless red-eyed, ghostly soul bodies surged forth, emitting shrill screams, and shot towards Jiang Yun's group like a flood.
"Soul bodies, damn it, just how many has this guy killed!" Fire Elder, recognizing the nature of the black shadows, angrily remarked.
As alchemists, they despised Soul Hall's soul-collectoring people!
Enraged, Fire Elder unleashed his power without holding back, displaying a golden seventh-tier beast flame that burned through several soul bodies with expert technique.
Su Qian and the others didn't hold back either, exhibiting their skills and attacking the charging soul bodies with bursts of Dou Qi.
"Heavenly Fire Palm!"
Seeing the swarming soul bodies, Jiang Yun softly shouted, and with a wave, a massive white flame-covered palm shot towards the sky. Wherever the flame touched, the spectral soul bodies burned and screamed miserably.
"Damn, your flame can harm soul bodies?"
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