Defeat Two Dou Zongs, Destroy Misty Cloud!

Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Family had deep conflicts. Even without the matter of Nalan Yanran, even if Xiao Yan had not come to Misty Cloud Mountain, Xiao Lin would still have come here to carry out this extermination.

Because Yun Shan was a dog Soul Hall had raised within the Jia Ma Empire.

And the Xiao Clan—or rather, the Xiao Family—shared an irreconcilable hatred with Soul Hall and the Hun Clan behind it.

In ancient times, after Xiao Xuan, an ancestor of the Xiao Family, failed in his attempt to become a Dou Emperor, he was besieged by Hun Tiandi, the ancestor of Hun Ya, and many other powerful experts, ultimately perishing.

Besides besieging and hunting down Xiao Xuan, the Hun Clan had also dispatched a force to wipe out the entire Xiao Clan.

The Xiao Clan, once stationed on the Dou Qi Continent and ranked among the Eight Clans, was destroyed just like that. Only a small number survived and, with the aid of the Gu Clan, came to this remote corner of the continent, the Jia Ma Empire, where they settled down.

Yet though the Xiao Clan had fallen, the Ancient Jade that had caused it all remained and had not fallen into the Hun Clan's hands. Thus, the present Xiao Family still remained on Soul Hall's Kill List.

Xiao Lin stood in the skies, dressed in white like an immortal, with not the slightest trace of Dou Qi fluctuations behind him.

The title Dou Zong came from the fact that once one entered this realm, one was qualified to establish a sect.

And when advancing from a Dou Emperor to a Dou Zong, the most direct change was that one could float in the air without needing Dou Qi Wings.

"Old Yun Shan, taking one sword from me earlier was nothing. How about trying another now?"

As his voice fell, Xiao Lin took a step forward. Instantly, centered on him, it spread outward across the entire Plaza atop Misty Cloud Sect's mountain peak.

"Whoosh~" "Whoosh~" "Whoosh~"

Unlike during the Dou Emperor realm, when a Dou Skill was unleashed and the heavens and earth changed color, gust after gust of fierce wind came whistling forth.

Now a Dou Zong, Xiao Lin unleashed his Wind Sword Domain once more, and the entire world was shrouded in azure.

Yet the azure wind was gentle and delicate, like the spring breeze of February, refreshing the heart and soul.

"I wonder who cut the slender leaves; the spring breeze of February is like scissors..."

Xiao Lin stood with his hands behind his back. Step by step, he walked through the air toward Yun Shan, while the azure winds between heaven and earth seemed like peerless weapons one after another—gentle, yet mercilessly slicing through everything.

After switching to Earth Water Fire Wind and once again unleashing the Wind Sword Domain at the Great Destruction level, its power had increased severalfold!

"Ah!"

A sword formed of Dou Qi appeared in Yun Shan's hand. He swung its gleaming blade, trying to keep the azure winds outside.

However, the wind seeped through every opening and was impossible to resist. In mere moments, Yun Shan's clothes were completely shredded, and irregular bloody wounds covered his entire body. Amid the spurting blood, one could see the incomparably smooth cuts through flesh.

Some wounds even reached the bone marrow, revealing streaks of grayish white. The winds had sliced straight to the bone!

One of the cruelest tortures in the world: death by a thousand cuts.

At this moment, Yun Shan felt as though his flesh no longer belonged to him. The intense pain shot straight through his skull, leaving even his mind and will stunned into a daze.

Elsewhere, Yao Lao and Protector Wu were locked in battle. With a Dou Emperor backing him, Yao Lao's recovery speed was extremely fast. Borrowing Xiao Yan's body and isolating Soul Hall's methods, he fought Protector Wu to a standstill.

Of course, put nicely, they were evenly matched. Put poorly, they could be said to have both suffered grievous losses.

The eerie Black Mist shrouding Protector Wu had completely dispersed. His chest heaved violently as harsh panting sounded without end. A loose black cloak covered his entire body, and within the darkness where his face should have been, a pair of dim crimson lights faintly glimmered.

Protector Wu was in poor condition, but Yao Lao, who stood opposite him while borrowing Xiao Yan's body, was not much better. The young body bore numerous injuries, and his once handsome, vigorous face was now somewhat pale. Even his figure swayed unsteadily.

"Heh heh, old fellow, to borrow another person's body and still fight me to a draw... you truly deserve to be the Venerable Yao renowned across the continent..."

The black cloak trembled slightly as Protector Wu let out an eerie laugh, his voice carrying a trace of labored breathing.

"Hmph. If I had not been plotted against by traitors back then, do you think the likes of you could have forced me into such a state?!"

Yet at that moment, Yun Shan's screams rang across all of Misty Cloud Mountain. The pain had finally overwhelmed his will, and he completely broke down.

Yun Shan had already exchanged several rounds with Xiao Lin and expended a great deal of Dou Qi. Now Xiao Lin had advanced a realm, was at full strength, and had resolved the issues with both his cultivation realm and technique.

Dealing with Yun Shan was naturally effortless. The latter could not even resist.

"Hiss..."

Hearing Yun Shan's agonized howls, Yao Lao and Protector Wu both turned to look, drawing sharp breaths.

Yun Shan no longer looked human. His right arm, left leg, and the right half of his body were now left with only a few strands of blood hanging from them, all flesh gone. He looked like a bare Skeleton, quietly carried away, torn apart, and destroyed by the azure wind.

More than half the skin on his face was gone. His two eyeballs dangled loosely, and if not for a few veins and the protection of Dou Qi, they would likely have fallen out directly.

"What a wicked method. This is simply the conduct of demonic cultivators!"

Even Protector Wu's eyelids twitched at this sight. Soul Hall toyed with human souls and cared little for flesh and blood.

But the man opposite them clearly possessed the ability to kill Yun Shan, yet he acted slowly, using strand after strand of azure wind to torment him, destroying his flesh and breaking his spirit.

Yet Yun Shan's Dou Zong cultivation and powerful Dou Qi kept a trace of life within him, making even death difficult to achieve.

"My apologies. This is my first time using this Dou Skill with the power of a Dou Zong, so I am still getting familiar with it."

Though Xiao Lin said that, the corners of his mouth curled upward slightly. At the same time, he clenched his right hand, and the azure wind turned into a torrent, piercing straight through Yun Shan's heart and utterly exterminating this Dou Zong!

"Actually, compared to Yun Shan, you are my true target. Trying to run? Too late."

The heavens and earth shifted from scattered strands of azure into a complete expanse of azure. Dou Qi surged out of Xiao Lin's body in enormous quantities.

Compared to his previous technique, after switching cultivation methods, the total amount of his Dou Qi had increased a full tenfold!

Yet even so, in just a few breaths, half of his Dou Qi had been consumed. Protector Wu flashed away, attempting to flee, only to be caught by the azure wind and locked directly inside an azure prison!

"Damn it, do you know who I am?! If you dare lay a hand on me, the entire Jia Ma Empire will suffer destruction!"

Though Protector Wu said this, he knew clearly that he was highly unlikely to escape today. The two before him were obviously no ordinary people, but his intense desire to survive still made him utter that somewhat laughable threat.

With Xiao Lin and Yao Lao, two Dou Zong-level combatants, fighting two against one, there was absolutely no possibility of defeat.

Endless violent winds surged forth, sealing off Protector Wu's path of retreat.

"If you dare kill me today, Soul Hall will never let you go!"

Even amid the raging winds, Protector Wu continued to resist stubbornly, screaming desperately.

"It is not a question of whether Soul Hall will let me go. It is a question of whether I will let Soul Hall go."

Xiao Lin brought his hands together, and the Wind Sword Domain immediately compressed completely. Protector Wu's screams echoed across Misty Cloud Mountain!

"Today! Misty Cloud Sect falls!"

Xiao Lin's mighty voice carried outward. He and Yao Lao left together, while building after building behind them collapsed with thunderous crashes, the power of the fierce winds continuing to wreak destruction.

Boom!

At last, after enduring the aftermath of a great battle between four Dou Zongs, Misty Cloud Mountain's summit was directly ruined and shattered.

If Misty Cloud Mountain had once been an icy longsword, then at this moment, it was a broken shortsword!