This Is Fate

The three clashed once more. Mu Gu was half-crippled, and the other Venerable Elder was in poor condition. With Xiao Heng's strength, even facing two alone, he still pressed them down and beat them.

Sword light danced endlessly, leaving streak after streak through the air. Since he only needed to stall for time, Xiao Heng withdrew the Heart Sword and used only a longsword woven from ice, fire, and metal energy.

After refining the Ancient Dragon Essence Blood, his control over space had surpassed Old Man Mu Gu's by an entire level. At his current speed, he could easily evade Old Man Mu Gu's attacks, while any attack he launched, even a simple basic strike, forced Old Man Mu Gu and the Soul Hall Venerable Elder to deal with it at full strength.

Even so, Xiao Heng was holding back. He had not unleashed his full strength. Yes, you heard that right—up to now, he had barely used any high-level Dou Techniques. He had not activated his Bloodline Power, nor had dragon scales, the Third Eye, or the Black and White Twin Wings appeared.

He was already famous enough within the Soul Hall. For now, proper concealment suited him best. He might be able to kill these two, or he might not, but exposing all his strength for this was not worth it.

Xiao Yan needed some time to devour the Heavenly Flames, and during that time, Xiao Heng had things of his own to do: retrieve the Earthcore, seek a Wood Attribute foundation, and determine the road ahead.

All of that required time. With his current strength, he was still no match for the Soul Hall. He did not want to be thoroughly hunted down by the Soul Hall after this. If that happened, many things would become inconvenient