Hearing the sudden scream of the Nine Heavens Venerable, Xiao Yan was slightly startled. He then glanced at the ground below, which was stained red with blood. It seemed that as he had suspected, the Soul Temple indeed had stronger experts lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.
“Regardless of whether there’s help or not, I must kill this man first!” The light in Xiao Yan’s eyes flickered rapidly. In a moment, a fierce gleam appeared and his palm suddenly pushed forward, causing the speed of the black light ring to surge explosively.
Feeling the terrifying energy approaching from behind, the Nine Heavens Venerable’s soul nearly scattered from fear. The Dou Qi within his body burst out and he swung it all towards his back. However, no matter how he counterattacked, the speed of the black light ring did not slow down in the slightest…
“Brother Four!”
Despite his attempts to break free, there was no effect. The face of the Nine Heavens Venerable turned pale, and a shrill cry sounded once more.
*Boom!*
Just as the Nine Heavens Venerable’s scream ended, the ground suddenly shook violently. Then, the earth quickly split open, forming a vast crack that spread over a hundred feet. In the blink of an eye, a massive, hundreds of feet wide fissure appeared amidst shocked gazes. As the deep fissure emerged, a thick, nauseating smell of blood surged out, spreading across the sky. Faintly, terrible screams could be heard, emerging from the depths.
The appearance of the fissure also surprised Xiao Yan in the sky. He hadn’t expected such a thing to be hidden beneath the earth. It seemed the Soul Temple truly had made some preparations. Though he was shocked, Xiao Yan didn’t slow down. His right palm pushed forward, and the black light ring touched the left arm of the Nine Heavens Venable like a flash of lightning.
“Ah!”
As the left arm was pulled into the black light ring, a scream rang out from the Nine Heavens Venerable. A terrifying, irresistible tearing force burst out from the light ring, instantly tearing his arm to pieces. If he hadn’t desperately used his Dou Qi to resist the tearing, his arm would have turned to powder in an instant. Even so, the invasive tearing force quickly spread through his arm, causing the muscles, veins, and even bones to rupture and deform rapidly.
“Hmph!”
Successfully ensnaring the Nine Heavens Venerable, Xiao Yan gave a cold holler. His hand clenched tightly, and the suction power within the light ring surged, attempting to pull the entire body of the Nine Heavens Venerable in.
*Crack!*
Sensing Xiao Yan’s intent, the Nine Heavens Venerable’s heart filled with fear. With a clench of his teeth, he formed his hand into a blade and actually severed his own arm.
“Trying to escape?”
Seeing the viciousness of the Nine Heavens Venerable, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, but then a cold smile appeared on his face. The black light ring surged again, closing in on the former. The terrifying suction inside the ring severely restricted the movement of the Nine Heavens Venerable. At this moment, the Nine Heavens Venerable felt the true horror of the Great Heavenly Creation Palm. Back when Xiao Yan was only a four-star Dou Emperor, he could still withstand it with his superior strength. But now, with both of them at similar levels, he no longer had the strength to resist.
*Swish!*
Just as a hint of despair appeared in the eyes of the Nine Heavens Venerable, a response finally came from the great abyss below. A wind-breaking sound echoed, and a blood-colored glow, over a hundred feet long, shot out. It then coalesced into a gigantic blood dragon mid-air, roaring ferociously as it charged towards Xiao Yan with terrifying might.
Feeling the sudden surge of force from below, Xiao Yan’s face changed slightly. Unexpectedly, instead of turning to face it, he glared at the delighted Nine Heavens Venerable. He sneered, and his hand thrust out again. The black light ring flashed out, swallowing the entire body of the Nine Heavens Venerable in one move.
“Ah!”
As his body was devoured by the black light ring, a terrified scream rang out from the Nine Heavens Venerable. He never expected Xiao Yan to ignore the powerful attack of the blood dragon!
*Boom!*
As the black light ring swallowed the Nine Heavens Venerable, the blood dragon crashed into Xiao Yan’s body. A dense, blood-colored aura exploded in the sky, bursting like a blood-colored sun. On the city wall, Cai Lin and others’ faces changed. They hadn’t anticipated Xiao Yan choosing to endure the attack head-on. The blood dragon contained enough terrifying energy to instantly kill even a six-star Dou Emperor!
The city wall fell into a dead silence. Some faces still carried traces of their previous surprise, but now, that surprise was replaced by fear…
“People from the Soul Temple always like to hide in the shadows like rats…”
After a few seconds of silence, a calm voice suddenly rang out from the sky. All eyes immediately converged on the figure walking out of the blood-tinged mist, stepping on the air.
As the figure appeared, a thunderous cheer erupted from the fortress…
“Leader! Leader!”
Hearing the cheers, Cai Lin and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, clearly shaken by the previous incident.
“Hmm?”
Seeing Xiao Yan unharmed after the attack, a faintly surprised voice came from the depths of the abyss. Then, countless people heard a bubbling sound, like blood flowing. Under numerous gazes, the sound grew louder. After a while, a blood-red color rose from the dark abyss, revealing a thick, crimson sea of blood!
As the thick, crimson sea of blood rose to the level of the abyss, it gradually stopped. Amidst the squirming sea of blood, a figure covered entirely in blood slowly appeared. Raising his crimson eyes, he gazed indifferently at Xiao Yan in the sky. In a hoarse voice, he said, “You truly deserve the attention of the Lord, you do have some impressive abilities…”
Xiao Yan looked at the figure below. This person wore a blood-colored robe, his hair and brows were crimson, and the overwhelming stench of blood emanated from him.
This sudden blood-colored figure also surprised many of the Lion Abyss Sect’s strong men. Clearly, even they didn’t know that such a mysterious strong man existed in their ranks.
“This person has such terrifying strength!”
While looking at the blood-colored figure, the hearts of some Flame Alliance’s strong men sank. Although they couldn’t precisely perceive his strength, it was clear that this person was likely the strongest among the Lion Abyss Sect’s forces.
“Blood River Venerable?!”
The three elders of the Hu family, who were fighting the three strong men from the Soul Temple, also stopped their battle, their eyes fixed gravely on the blood-colored figure, speaking in low tones.
“Blood River Venerable?”
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.
“Young Master, be careful. This person is an extremely famous strong man in the Central Continent. His Blood Transformation Divine Technique is exceedingly strange. Many top-notch strong men died to it in the past. But later, he suddenly disappeared, apparently joining the Soul Temple.”
The eldest of the Hu family spoke gravely.
“Hehe, that is a name from long ago. You can call me the Fourth Sky Venerable of the Soul Temple, or perhaps, the Blood River Sky Venerable.”
Listening to the elder of the Hu family, the figure standing on the blood sea raised his head and laughed with a hoarse voice.
“Fourth Sky Venerable…”
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed. The Soul Temple truly hid many dragons and tigers. This man in front of him was probably at the peak of the nine-star Dou Emperor, just a step away from the Saint stage. He hadn’t expected the Soul Temple to send such a strong person. If he hadn’t returned in time, the outcome for the Flame Alliance would have been dire…
“You seem to be quite relaxed, yet you don’t bother to save your companion.”
Xiao Yan smiled lightly, raising his hand casually. A disfigured corpse was thrown out, falling towards the Fourth Sky Venerable. The corpse was clearly the Nine Heavens Venerable, who had previously been hit by the Great Heavenly Creation Palm. Now, he was completely lifeless…
“This failure of a waste, saving him would be pointless…”
The Fourth Sky Venerable cast a cold glance at the corpse. Opening his mouth, a blood arrow shot out, blasting the corpse into a splash of blood. He spoke without the slightest emotion.
“For the Soul Temple, emotions are indeed unnecessary.”
Seeing this, the corners of Xiao Yan’s mouth curled up with mockery.
“Hehe, such things were abandoned to begin with.”
In response to Xiao Yan’s words, the Fourth Sky Venerable smiled and shook his head, sighing, “I didn’t want to intervene, but this guy was too incompetent. Since he failed again, I will take care of it. I will return every drop of the Xiao Clan’s blood.”
As the Fourth Sky Venerable spoke, the blood sea that filled the abyss suddenly erupted with giant columns of blood. Blood fog enveloped the area, and an overwhelmingly chilling aura slowly spread from the Fourth Sky Venerable’s body, sweeping across the heavens!
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