As the Great Elder of the Ye Family, Ye Zhong naturally could not remain in the Northwest Continent for long. After confirming the master-disciple relationship between Xiao Yan and Xin Lan, he hurriedly prepared to return to the Ye Family through the Space Wormhole.
However, just as the space ship was about to enter the Space Wormhole, a massive hand that blotted out the sky suddenly appeared and crushed the space ship in its grip.
The two Dou Zongs Ye Zhong had brought were killed instantly by that strike, while Ye Zhong himself suffered severe injuries.
"Among the Pill Tower Five Great Families, every family except the Ye Family has an Eighth Grade Alchemist. What a pity that it had to be your Ye Family. I waited for so long in vain, only to end up gaining the soul of one more Seventh Grade Alchemist."
A blue figure emerged from nowhere. With his arrival, the air throughout the area immediately became damp.
For a time, light rain began falling over Wutan City, which had been basking beneath brilliant sunshine.
"Old Nine, I told you there was no need to wait. You insisted on being greedy."
A white figure appeared beside the blue figure. Unlike the vast water-attribute Dou Qi emanating from the blue figure, this white figure radiated an icy chill from head to toe.
The drizzling rain immediately turned into snowflakes that filled the sky.
"Eighth Heavenly Venerate! Ninth Heavenly Venerate!" A cold shout rang out from Wutan City, followed by a wave of heat that melted all the snowflakes in the sky.
"The two of us working together are enough to fend off even an ordinary Nine-star Dou Zun. As an Alchemist, your combat strength is already lacking. You would be better off retreating now," Ninth Heavenly Venerate