Fortune favors the bold!
Once Xiao Han made up his mind, he made no further hesitation.
His body suddenly twisted, and he charged towards the stone platform in the center of the valley, towards the Blood Soul Source Crystal covered in cracks!
The Mysterious Soul Jade in his palm was already scalding hot.
"Huh? You're courting death!"
The purple-robed elder was slightly taken aback at first, then a cold smile full of utter contempt appeared on his lips.
In his eyes, Xiao Han's actions were nothing more than a desperate struggle, a delusional attempt to seize the Source Crystal.
The attack suddenly became fierce, and a blood-red streak tore through the air, heading straight for Xiao Han's back, determined to crush this ignorant brat and the Blood Soul Source Crystal together!
In the blink of an eye!
Just as the purple-robed elder's blood-red finger strike, powerful enough to pierce metal, was about to touch Xiao Han's back—
Xiao Han's eyes were filled with determination. He swiftly reached out with his right hand and pressed the scorching hot Mysterious Soul Jade into the largest crack in the Blood Soul Source Crystal!
The original power of the Eternal Night King Martial Soul was now unleashed, flowing wildly into the Blood Soul Source Crystal through the Soul Jade!
"Buzz--!"
A strange, distant, and desolate hum suddenly echoed through the valley!
The moment the Mysterious Soul Jade came into contact with the Blood Soul Source Crystal, two extremely intense beams of light, one black and one red, erupted, instantly illuminating the entire valley as bright as day, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes!
Immediately, a soul energy storm, far surpassing the previous refinements of the Blood Fiend Hall, purer and more powerful, swept wildly in all directions, with the Soul Jade and Source Crystal at its core!
This soul storm was so pure that it strongly rejected any physical or energy attacks.
The purple-robed elder's blood-red finger strike, which he was determined to achieve, had barely touched the edge of the storm when it silently dissipated and failed to advance even an inch!
"What?!" The purple-robed elder's expression changed drastically.
At the eye of the storm, Xiao Han's soul was enduring unimaginable tearing pain!
His eyes were tightly closed, and the veins on his forehead bulged. Under the frenzied impact and nourishment of this pure soul energy, the [Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eyes] automatically reached its peak.
He "saw" that deep within his pupils, the faint golden light was rapidly expanding, evolving into two dazzling golden vortexes!
Waves of indescribable pain assaulted his consciousness, as if countless fine needles were relentlessly pricking him.
Beyond the excruciating pain, an unprecedented sense of clarity and understanding quietly arises.
Within the soul storm, Xiao Han clearly sensed that his soul power was rapidly growing stronger and solidifying at an astonishing speed.
The once illusory soul is now being forged and refined, transforming into some kind of immortal substance!
[Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eyes] Evolves into [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes]!
In an instant, a massive amount of information about the Void-Piercing Divine Eyes flooded into Xiao Han's mind.
It perfectly inherits the characteristics of the Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eyes— seeing through illusions and discerning energy trajectories—and adds "True Sight"—allowing one to quickly perceive the essence of all things, as well as preliminary "Soul Intimidation"—directly intimidating and attacking the opponent's soul with eye power!
"What... what is this?!" The purple-robed elder was both shocked and furious.
He was horrified to discover that this sudden soul storm was actively stripping away the spiritual imprint he had previously left in the Blood Soul Source Crystal to control it, and even generating a suction force that was trying to drag his soul in as well!
Just then, Xiao Han suddenly opened his eyes!
The eyes were no longer the usual black and white, but two deep golden vortexes slowly rotating, seemingly flowing with the mysteries of the universe's birth and death!
[Void-Piercing Divine Eyes - True Sight, Activate!]
In an instant, Xiao Han's vision pierced through appearances.
Beneath the seemingly powerful aura of the purple-robed elder, his soul essence, due to years of cultivating evil arts and devouring the essence of others, was already impure and riddled with fine cracks, as fragile as a magnificent porcelain vase about to shatter!
Fatal weakness!
"Now is the time!"
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Xiao Han suppressed the strange sensation of his soul transformation and gambled all his surging soul power, concentrating it all in his pupils. Combined with the Soul Intimidation of the newly formed [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes], he launched his long-planned Soul Impact!
"Uh--!"
An invisible and intangible shriek of the soul crashed straight into the consciousness of the purple-robed elder!
"Ah--!"
Caught off guard, the purple-robed elder felt a violent jolt to his head, his soul nearly shattered, and stars flashed before his eyes as he let out a shrill scream.
His aura suddenly weakened, and streaks of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth!
Great opportunity!
Xiao Han acted swiftly, taking advantage of his illness to kill him... no, taking advantage of his illness to run away!
He grabbed the Blood Soul Source Crystal, which had begun to fuse with the Soul Jade and whose radiance had dimmed slightly. It felt cool to the touch, but the soul power contained within it still made his heart pound wildly.
Using the still-unresolved soul storm as cover, and relying on his newly acquired [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] to keenly perceive spatial fluctuations, Xiao Han instantly locked onto a spatial node on the cliff where the energy was weakest, a point he had previously identified with his "True Sight"!
"A Step to the Ends of the Earth"! Extreme Time Travel!
Xiao Han's figure transformed into a phantom, leaving a faint trace in place, before instantly disappearing into that spatial node without a trace!
"You little beast! I will grind you to dust!"
After a brief moment of distraction, the purple-robed elder unleashed a deafening roar that echoed throughout the valley.
His eyes were bloodshot, and although his breath was much weaker, his ferocity remained undiminished.
However, just as he was about to give chase with all his might, a series of tearing pains from the depths of his soul caused him to sway violently and almost fall over.
He could only watch in vain as the spatial node slowly closed, and Xiao Han's aura completely disappeared from this world.
"Puff!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, the purple-robed elder's face turned ashen, and resentment and bitterness almost burst forth from his chest.
Today, all of his Blood Fiend Hall's elite forces were wiped out here, the Blood Soul Source Crystal he had guarded for many years was snatched away right before his eyes, and his own soul was severely damaged. He truly lost both his wife and his army!
The purple-robed elder staggered, forcibly suppressing another mouthful of metallic taste rising in his throat; his face was even more ashen than that of a vengeful ghost.
Throughout his life, he had schemed and plotted countless times, but he had never suffered such a tremendous loss! The Blood Fiend Hall's century-old foundation was almost destroyed in an instant! And all of this was because of an unknown, inexperienced child!
"Xiao Han..." The purple-robed elder gritted his teeth, forcing out these two words, each syllable seeming to be coated with deadly poison, "I will remember you!"
The chilling sound echoed for a long time in the empty valley, carrying a bone-chilling cold.
Xiao Han felt dizzy and disoriented, his body being torn apart by violent spatial turbulence.
The spatial node he saw through with his [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] was, after all, not a stable teleportation channel.
The violent spatial force tore at his body, and even with his current strong physique, he felt excruciating pain, his bones groaning.