Unleashing a Massacre!

Hmph!

"You people from Soul Hall are truly going too far!"

Watching the chain that came hurtling in for a sneak attack, Old Ghost Demonic Earth snorted coldly. Without making any visible move, a surge of pitch-black cold energy burst forth from within his body.

In the blink of an eye, a slab of black ice crystal half a zhang wide appeared before him.

Dozens of chains instantly slammed into the ice crystal. Amid a series of crisp cracks, the ice crystal shielding Old Ghost Demonic Earth shattered outright, exploding into a heap of ice fragments.

Seeing the ice crystal break apart, Old Ghost Demonic Earth's expression changed. His body trembled, and he abruptly vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, Old Ghost Demonic Earth, clad in a yellow skeletal robe, appeared ghostlike before the black mist. His skull-like face twisted into a sinister grin as his five fingers curved like ghostly claws and ruthlessly grabbed at the shadow within the black mist. Judging by the force behind the strike, if it landed, it would likely punch straight through the shadow's body.

The ghostly claw wreathed in black cold energy rapidly enlarged in his pupils. Yet as he watched Old Ghost Demonic Earth close in, the shadow's expression barely changed, and a cold smile slowly rose at the corners of his lips.

The next instant, the shadow's figure blurred, and the black mist vanished with it.

Swoosh!

The sharp ghostly claw shot forward like lightning, but when it struck the shadow's throat, it simply passed through empty air.

The moment his claw touched the shadow's afterimage, Old Ghost Demonic Earth's pupils contracted slightly. With a cold snort, cold energy erupted from his palm and directly shattered the afterimage into nothingness. Then he slowly turned around, raised his head toward the sky, and said flatly, "No wonder Han Feng and the others died so silently at your hands. With that kind of speed, not to mention them, even a Dou Zong expert would probably be too late to react."

Kekeke!

"Anyone who opposes Soul Hall must die!"

The piercing voice suddenly rang out. Old Ghost Demonic Earth's gaze sharpened as black mist gathered again in the empty air not far away. The shadow within was completely unharmed and was watching him with a cold smile.

"Arrogant!"

Old Ghost Demonic Earth's face darkened at those words, and he suddenly stepped forward.

As Old Ghost Demonic Earth's feet came down step by step, the black cold energy surrounding him grew denser and denser. By the end, the temperature of the entire area had fallen noticeably, and many weaker people could not help trembling.

Old Ghost Demonic Earth sneered as black cold energy wound around his fingertips. Then he flicked all ten fingers in rapid succession.

Thousand Illusions Profound Ice Thorn!

Puff! Puff! Puff!

As Old Ghost Demonic Earth flicked his fingers, dense black ice spikes strangely emerged from his fingertips before shooting toward the black mist in the air like a torrential storm. The shrill whistling sound brought by their combined assault echoed through everyone's ears, making their scalps tingle.

The black ice spikes looked insignificant, but the force contained within them was utterly terrifying. Forget their overwhelming number—even a single one could likely kill a Dou Emperor expert outright. It was clear that these little things were far less harmless than their size suggested.

Ice Condensation Sword Art!

As more and more black ice spikes vanished into nothingness, Old Ghost Demonic Earth merely sneered. His withered claw swiftly formed a hand seal, and he shouted sharply.

As his shout fell, the many ice spikes that had rushed into the grayish-purple energy barrier rapidly drew together. In the span of a few blinks, they all fused into a pitch-black ice sword over a zhang wide. The moment the sword formed, an oppressive chill erupted from it, resisting the barrier's corrosive power. Its razor-sharp tip then mercilessly stabbed toward the shadow behind the black mist.

Netherworld Claw!

Seeing the ice spikes transform, the shadow behind the black mist let out a low cry. The black mist immediately squirmed rapidly and turned into a giant black hand, which reached down and firmly seized the pitch-black ice sword. As the intense corrosion came into contact with the sword's cold energy, waves of piercing sizzling sounds erupted.

The next moment, with a crisp crack, the ice sword shattered into countless chunks of ice that fell below.

Seeing several of his attacks easily neutralized, Old Ghost Demonic Earth's face grew even darker, and he began to consider retreating.

From their brief exchanges, it was clear that the man before him was far stronger than he was.

If this continued, the only one who would lose was him!

With that thought, Old Ghost Demonic Earth glanced at the black mist in the air and prepared to flee.

As for everyone else, what did they have to do with him?

Even the people of Molten Flame Valley no longer mattered to Old Ghost Demonic Earth at this moment.

A faction could be rebuilt if it was destroyed, but once a person died, there was nothing left.

Old Ghost Demonic Earth had lived so long precisely because he knew what to abandon at critical moments.

Soul Capture!

At that moment, a cold shout suddenly rang out from within the black mist.

The next instant, Old Ghost Demonic Earth's face changed drastically. He suddenly felt a powerful devouring force envelop him out of nowhere.

Under that devouring force, he discovered in horror that he could not use any escape technique. Even his soul felt as if it was about to leave his body.

"What kind of technique is this?"

Thinking of Soul Hall's mastery of secret soul arts, Old Ghost Demonic Earth was seized by terror.

He struggled with all his strength to break free of the devouring force, but it was like sinking into a swamp—the more he struggled, the deeper he sank.

Then he felt his soul violently tremble, and his consciousness began to blur.

When he came to his senses, he discovered that his soul had already left his body and was drifting toward the black mist in the air.

"No!"

"Don't!"

Upon seeing this, Old Ghost Demonic Earth was utterly horrified. His soul body struggled desperately in the air.

But it was useless. His soul body was completely beyond his control as it drifted rapidly toward the black mist.

Outside the Black Emperor Pavilion, everyone below watched Old Ghost Demonic Earth's soul body struggle endlessly in the air. Their hearts turned cold, and a bone-chilling terror rose within them. As they looked at the figure in the black mist, fear appeared on every face.

Even a powerhouse like Old Ghost Demonic Earth had no power to fight back?

Then what the hell were they supposed to fight for?

The next moment, some experts finally could not endure the fear in their hearts any longer. Their figures flashed as they tried to leave the Black Emperor Pavilion.

At that moment, Old Ghost Demonic Earth's soul had already entered the black mist, and his screams came to an abrupt stop.

Within the black mist, the shadow looked at Old Ghost Demonic Earth, who had now become a Black Bead, then turned toward the people fleeing outside the Black Emperor Pavilion. A cold smile appeared on his lips.

The next moment, a huge net of Purple Flame suddenly shot out from the black mist. After appearing, it rapidly expanded at an astonishing speed, spreading down from the sky and enveloping the entire Black Emperor Pavilion. At the same time, it blocked the Black Corner Region experts who were trying to escape.

"Today, not one of you will escape!"

A piercing sneer drifted out from the black mist, sending a chill through everyone present.

The instant the purple fire net descended, an incomparably scorching aura spread through the air.

Wherever the purple fire net passed, even space itself warped slightly.

"This is... Heavenly Flames!"

Mo Tianxing stared at the purple fire net before him. His pupils shrank as he said in shock.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At that moment, blocked by the purple fire net, several Dou Emperor experts could no longer care about anything else. They desperately launched attacks against the net, trying to break through it and flee.

Unfortunately, the strength of the purple fire net exceeded everyone's expectations. The attacks of those Dou Emperor experts were directly swallowed by the purple fire net without even causing a ripple.

"As expected of Heavenly Flames. Their power is truly astonishing!"

Mo Tianxing's expression grew increasingly grave as he watched this.

"Ya, when I open a gap later, follow me."

Mo Tianxing gave an order to Mo Ya behind him and prepared to break through the Purple Flame.

"Yes, Father!"

Mo Ya's face was slightly pale. The sight of Old Ghost Demonic Earth's soul being taken had truly frightened him badly.

Just as Mo Tianxing was about to act, a chill suddenly ran through his entire body, and a sense of impending doom surged within him.

"Not good! Ya, run!"

At the critical moment, Mo Tianxing's expression twisted. He hurled a terrifying palm strike at the fire net in the distance, then grabbed Mo Ya and threw him toward it.

The all-out strike of a Dou Zong expert finally blasted a gap in the purple fire net, and Mo Ya shot through the opening.

Seeing this, Mo Tianxing relaxed slightly, but a terrifying devouring force immediately descended upon him.

"Damn it!"

Mo Tianxing looked up and saw a gaze behind the black mist in the air staring coldly at him.

Feeling the turmoil within his soul, Mo Tianxing could not spare any thought for anything else. He could only focus all his attention on stabilizing his soul.

"Ah!"

"Don't!"

At that moment, he suddenly heard a familiar, miserable scream.

"Ya?"

Mo Tianxing's mind jolted. He hurriedly looked over, only to witness a scene that tore his heart apart.

Outside the fire net, an enormous flood dragon had appeared at some point and swallowed the fleeing Mo Ya in a single bite.

"Ya!"

Mo Tianxing stared at the scene before him in disbelief, his mind struck by a devastating blow.

Before he could react, his consciousness blurred. When he regained awareness, he found that his soul had left his body and was drifting toward the black mist in the air.

"My life is over!"

Despair filled his heart. Mo Tianxing could do nothing as his soul body was sucked into the black mist without the slightest power to resist.

As Old Ghost Demonic Earth and Mo Tianxing, the two strongest among them, fell, the many experts below were plunged into even deeper despair.

Even Old Ghost Demonic Earth and Mo Tianxing had fallen. How could they possibly resist?

Some Dou Emperor experts desperately attacked one section of the fire net. Under their combined efforts, they finally managed to blast open a gap in the purple fire net.

For a moment, everyone rushed toward the opening.

But just then, an incomparably massive black shadow appeared outside the fire net and opened its gaping maw toward the breach.

Before the Dou Emperor experts who had slipped through the gap could react, they plunged headfirst into that enormous mouth.

Amid the sound of chewing, the miserable screams made the others within the fire net, who had been preparing to flee, tremble in terror. They stared in utter horror at the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon outside, which was eyeing them hungrily.

With such a terrifying magical beast guarding outside, even if they escaped the fire net, they would only be walking into death!

For a time, everyone felt as though they had fallen into an abyss, their hearts gripped by overwhelming fear.

High in the air, after the shadow in the black mist collected the souls of Old Ghost Demonic Earth and Mo Tianxing, his gaze swept across the area before turning coldly toward Elder Yingshan, who was hiding in a corner and desperately concealing himself.

Feeling that icy gaze, Elder Yingshan's body stiffened abruptly.

Soul Capture!

At that moment, a voice like that of a demon god emerged from the black mist. Elder Yingshan cried out miserably and actually transformed directly into a mass of pure soul force that drifted toward the black mist.

"Eh?"

Seeing this strange scene, the black mist immediately let out a surprised sound. Then it quickly understood and sneered, "What an exquisite soul avatar technique. Unfortunately, you ran into me."

"How terrifying!"

At the same time, atop a pavilion not far from the Black Emperor Pavilion, an old man looked toward it with terror in his eyes.

This old man looked exactly like the Elder Yingshan who had just vanished.

"Fortunately, I sent my avatar this time. Otherwise, I truly would have gone and never returned."

"Those fools Mo Tianxing and the rest actually wanted to oppose Soul Hall. They truly do not know the difference between life and death!"

Thinking of the scene where Mo Tianxing and Old Ghost Demonic Earth had their souls extracted, Elder Yingshan felt a wave of relief.

"After today, the Black Corner Region will exist in name only. I cannot stay in this place any longer. I should leave quickly." Feeling the terrifying slaughter outside the Black Emperor Pavilion, Elder Yingshan was gripped by fear and prepared to depart at once.

Kekeke!

"Leave? Where do you think you're going?"

At that moment, a piercing sneer suddenly rang out beside Elder Yingshan.

Hearing that laughter, Elder Yingshan was scared out of his wits. Without the slightest hesitation, he fled into the distance.

But just then, more than a dozen strange chains suddenly burst out from the air and bound Elder Yingshan tightly.

Soul Capture!

As a cold voice rang out, Elder Yingshan's soul was sucked directly into a mass of black mist in the air without any chance to resist.

The next instant, the black mist vanished and returned above the Black Emperor Pavilion. The shadow within looked impassively at the Black Corner Region experts below, who were struggling desperately.

The purple fire net pressed closer and closer, slowly shrinking. The scorching temperature finally became unbearable for the lower-ranked Dou Emperor experts, who frantically attacked the purple fire net.

Kekeke, seeing you suffer so much, I will help set you free.

A strange voice came from the black mist. The shadow extended his palm toward the people below, and from a dark vortex, a terrifying devouring force surged forth and swept down upon them.

Feeling that horrifying devouring force, the people below turned pale, their eyes filled with terror.