Seventh Heavenly Venerable, Clash

It was not that Soul Hall did not want to deploy more manpower against him. It was simply that there were not many experts at the level of the Ninth Heavenly Venerable within Soul Hall, and how could such people possibly spend all day keeping watch over a boy?

There was another reason: Old Yao. Old Yao had broken through to Dou Sheng and killed the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerables. He was Soul Hall's true thorn in the flesh. As for Xiao Heng, though the rumors boasted that he alone had fought the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerables to a draw and seriously wounded the Ninth Heavenly Venerable, they did not believe it.

A Seven Star Dou Zun, no matter how powerful he was, could only be so powerful. How could he possibly be that formidable? It was merely someone exaggerating.

The reason they thought this way had to do with intelligence. Everyone from Soul Hall at the time had been wiped out, so Soul Hall could only gather information from outsiders afterward. And those people...

How should one put it? They liked to brag, you know? It had sounded fairly normal at first, but later, the more they embellished it, the more ridiculous it became. Some had even claimed that Xiao Heng had killed those two Heavenly Venerables.

There was also the common failing of great factions. It was like an adult facing a goose. Even if the goose was somewhat fierce, there was no need to bring out a cannon, nor would one follow it around all day. Using a kitchen knife was already showing that goose enough respect.

And the Seventh Heavenly Venerable's strength could be considered that kitchen knife. After all, if it had been an ordinary Seven Star Dou Zun, there would have been