“Guardian Mo?” The sudden turn of events caused everyone present to halt their actions. The underlings of the Soul Temple, with eyes filled with dread, stared at the headless corpse. Amidst the splattering blood, a gore-covered head fell from the sky and rolled on the ground a few times. The face of the head was still frozen in the cold sneer before death, making it a horrifying sight.
“Who… who are you?! This is the territory of the Soul Temple.” The man, who clearly held a higher position than the others, gazed at the two figures that appeared mid-air with an ashen face. After a moment, he bellowed ferociously, as if trying to expel his shock with the force of his voice.
“So the Soul Temple has already extended its reach here…” In the sky, the two figures of a man and a woman gradually solidified, revealing Xiao Yan and Xun’er who had emerged from the Demon Fire Space. Xiao Yan glanced indifferently at the dozens of black-clad figures of the Soul Temple. Within his dark eyes, a chill surged.
Xiao Yan’s icy gaze made the man feel an overwhelming chill, even feeling as if the Dou Qi in his body had frozen. The fact that his opponent could so easily kill Guardian Mo, who was a Five-Star Battle Sect, meant that dealing with them would be child’s play.
“The enemy is too strong, retreat!” With this thought, the man instantly made a swift decision without uttering another word, retreating swiftly. When he was a hundred steps away, he gave a loud shout.
Seeing him flee, the other men’s faces changed, and they turned to run, disregarding Captain Liu and the others.
Seeing this, Captain Liu and the others let out a sigh of relief. They felt an overwhelming sense of relief, as though they had survived a near-death experience.
“Killing so many people, how can it be so easy to leave? The people of the Heavenly Mansion are not so easy to slay.” In the air, Xiao Yan looked indifferently at the scattering shadows, and with a light stomp of his foot, an intangible wave spread like lightning.
*Puchi puchi.* As the intangible wave spread, about half a breath later, the dozens of fleeing figures in the distance suddenly froze. Then, one by one, their heads flew into the air under jets of blood, landing on the ground with a thud. The blood-drenched ground looked extremely gruesome.
Captain Liu and the others, seeing this, felt a chill surge through them. They hadn’t even seen how Xiao Yan had moved, yet those Soul Temple experts, far stronger than them, were all decapitated corpses.
“Thank you, honored elder, for your noble rescue. We are the Third Battalion of the Outer Alliance of the Heavenly Mansion. This debt of life, we will never forget.”
But Captain Liu was shrewd. He quickly suppressed his fear and respectfully saluted the two in the air. Although the two looked very young, in this world, strength was supreme. Their terrifying power, which casually slaughtered Battle Sects, was enough to make them respectfully call the two elders.
“Outer Alliance…”
Hearing these words, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised. It seemed the Heavenly Mansion Alliance had developed quite a bit over the years.
” Distribute these pills, as long as they still have a breath, they shouldn’t die.”
Xiao Yan flicked his finger, and a jade bottle landed in Captain Liu’s hand. The latter, instinctively catching it, immediately widened his eyes. The pills in the jade bottle were each rich in spiritual energy, and the fragrance of the medicine was unparalleled, even better than the highest-grade level six pills he had ever seen.
“I don’t know what background this elder comes from, but to be so generous, just one of these pills would be worth more than all of us combined.”
Captain Liu trembled as he held the jade bottle, then quickly distributed the pills to the severely injured comrades. He then led a few key members of the team, timidly watching the two figures descend from the air.
“Tell me what happened after the closing of the Demon Fire Space.”
As he spoke, Xiao Yan waved his hand dismissively.
“Yes.”
Captain Liu hastily responded. Smart as he was, he knew what to ask and what not to. After organizing his thoughts, he briefly recounted the major events that had occurred in the central region over the past two years. While speaking, their gazes continuously stole glances at the youth, feeling a faint sense of familiarity.
“The Stone Clan disappeared?”
The events in the central region over the past two years had Xiao Yan nodding nonstop. But when Captain Liu mentioned that the Stone Clan had mysteriously disappeared just like the Spirit Clan, the faces of Xiao Yan and Xun’er both dramatically changed.
“Yes, the disappearance of the Stone Clan is very similar to the Spirit Clan, but there haven’t been such occurrences in the past year. It may have something to do with the ancient three clans’ alliance,” Captain Liu respectfully said.
“Can’t believe so much has happened in just two years.”
Xiao Yan’s expression grew serious as he muttered, “In just two years, the Heavenly Mansion declared war on the Soul Temple, the Stone Clan disappeared, and the three clans formed an alliance. These earth-shaking events have all gathered together, truly extraordinary.”
“Honored elder…”
Seeing Xiao Yan lost in thought, Captain Liu scanned the surroundings, hesitating for a moment before cautiously saying, “Not far from here, there is a branch of the Soul Temple. If a guardian dies, they can usually sense it. So, it might be best for us to leave quickly. The branch of the Soul Temple on the Devil Fire Plain is very strong, and there is a Dou Sage from the Soul Race overseeing it. Many of our Heavenly Mansion’s powerful fighters have fallen at the hands of that Dou Sage.”
“Oh? What level of Dou Sage?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.
“One-star.”
Though Captain Liu didn’t understand why Xiao Yan was asking so clearly, he honestly answered. For them, that level of power was merely a legend.
“One-star, huh…”
Xiao Yan stroked his chin, nodding slightly. Seeing this, Captain Liu and the group felt a bit relieved. Just as they were about to take advantage of the situation to get Xiao Yan to leave, they were shocked by his next words.
“Do you know the way? Lead me to that branch.”
Seeing the smile on the youth’s face, everyone fell silent. Captain Liu’s lips trembled. The branch of the Soul Temple was considered the most terrifying forbidden ground. Normally, who wouldn’t avoid that area? Who would dare to enter?
“Let’s go…”
Smiling at their silence, Xiao Yan placed his hand on Captain Liu’s shoulder. Before the latter could speak, the space around them rippled, and the three disappeared. The others, seeing this, turned pale. Going to the Soul Temple’s branch, wasn’t that just courting death?
“We’re done for…”
One of the teammates groaned, lamenting the fact that they had just barely escaped death only to offer it up again.
“What should we do?”
“Don’t panic, that elder seems to be no ordinary person.”
“But there’s a Dou Sage in that branch! Even if that elder is strong, how can he, being so young, be a match for that old monster?”
The group looked at each other, a fierce debate ensuing, but in the end, they all hung their heads in defeat.
*Swish.*
Just as everyone fell silent, the space rippled again, and the three figures reappeared—Xiao Yan and the others, who had only been gone for less than ten minutes.
“Captain!”
Seeing the three alive, the others rushed forward in excitement.
However, facing the group, Captain Liu was dumbfounded. No one could remain calm after witnessing the young man casually pulverize the legendary-level Dou Sage into a bloody mess.
“Captain, the old monster isn’t in the branch?”
Hearing the soft voice, Captain Liu snapped back to reality, shaking his head and saying, “From now on, there will be no Soul Temple branch on the Devil Fire Plain, nor will there be that infamous Soul Temple Sage…”
Everyone was stunned, then suddenly realizing, disbelief flooding their eyes. In just a few minutes, the Soul Temple branch had ceased to exist.
“Let’s go.”
Xiao Yan smiled at their comical expressions, turned, and slowly walked off into the distance.
“Go find the regional leader. From now on, you are the Earth Level members of the Heavenly Mansion’s Inner Alliance.”
Hearing the cool voice, everyone’s bodies trembled slightly. The members of the Inner Alliance of the Heavenly Mansion were divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow Levels. Even with their significant contribution, they could at most become Yellow Level members of the Inner Alliance. The Earth Level was far out of reach. How could this person say so…
“Honored elder, may we know your esteemed name?”
Captain Liu was also stunned, then knelt down and shouted reverently.
“Tell them Xiao Yan sent you…”
In the distance, a light laugh wafted over, slowly echoing in everyone’s ears.
“Xiao… Xiao Yan…”
Everyone suddenly looked up, their eyes wide with shock as the blurry figure vanished into the sky. After a moment, a trembling, excited voice broke the silence.
“He… he is actually, the… the young leader of the Heavenly Mansion…”
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