Inner Sect Competition Begins

"Seeing as you performed well this time, I'll let you off for now."

After dismissing the wall of flames, Gu He smiled at Wu Protector.

Hearing this, the somewhat dejected Wu Protector was immediately overjoyed. "Thank you for sparing my life, sir. Rest assured, once I get out, I absolutely won't reveal any information about you..."

Clearly, Wu Protector had misunderstood something. Right in front of Gu He, he kept making one guarantee after another.

"Get out?"

"Who said I was letting you out?"

Gu He could not help but reveal a strange expression.

Had this Wu Protector been beaten stupid by him?

Things had already come to this, and it was good enough that he was not killing him. Yet he still dreamed of getting out?

He did not seem very bright.

"You don't plan to let me out?"

"You still want to imprison me?"

Wu Protector's expression changed, and he roared in anger.

"Did you think I would just let you go?"

Gu He sneered. Before Wu Protector could curse at him, he waved his hand, and a surge of suction burst forth, drawing him back into the jade bottle. Then invisible flames poured inside. While sealing the jade bottle, they continuously released scorching heat, keeping Wu Protector's soul in a severely injured state at all times.

After sealing Wu Protector once more, Gu He let out a soft breath, his expression turning somewhat grave.

From what Wu Protector had said, he learned that this was only the tip of the iceberg of the enormous Soul Hall.

Yet even this small fraction was enough to leave him deeply shaken.

At the very least, he currently had absolutely no strength to contend with the Soul Hall.

"Alas, it would be great if I had a powerful backer." Thinking of