Soul Hall in Trouble
Black Corner Region, on the vast Blackhorn Plain.
The once clear sky was suddenly obscured by an eerie black mist that covered the entire horizon...
A caravan leader, who was traveling, noticed the changes in the sky and his expression instantly changed. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Attention everyone! Black Storm is coming! Get ready to stop! Everyone, stay together and don't get lost!"
Anyone who travels the Black Corner Region Great Plains knows the power of this Black Storm, so upon hearing the roar, everyone immediately sprang into action, preparing in an orderly manner to resist this natural disaster.
However, in the high sky that ordinary people cannot reach, above the boundless black curtain of the Black Storm, an old man in green robes stood in the void, with the Black Storm that everyone feared standing beneath his feet!
Looking straight ahead, it was as if I had traversed endless void and seen the figure hiding in the black mist...
"Heh, you think you can escape my grasp by hiding in this storm?"
The old man chuckled softly, making no unnecessary movements. He simply raised his right hand and gently clenched it towards the black mist...
A powerful suction force suddenly erupted from his palm, and under this suction, the figure hidden in the black mist suddenly let out a terrified scream, and then his body flew uncontrollably toward the old man.
Just as the figure was about to reach the old man, an invisible force acted on him again, kneading the figure into a ball like dough and gently placing it in his palm...
A layer of cyan energy surged out rapidly, like an energy shield, enveloping the figure.
Looking at the soul sealed in his hand by the shackles of Dou Qi, the old man's gaze was indifferent, showing no emotion whatsoever.
"Now, I will ask, and you will answer. If you dare to lie, I will obliterate your soul!"
The old man's emotionless, indifferent tone sent a chill down Ying's spine. Looking at him, Ying stammered, "I... I am a member of the Soul Hall. If you kill me, the Soul Hall will never let you go!"
The black figure was none other than the Soul Hall Protector who hunted souls in the Black Corner Region. He was a Five-star Dou Zong level expert, even stronger than Protector Wu, who had perished with Old Yao. Yet, he couldn't even put up the slightest resistance against this old man in green.
That almost scared him to death!
Faced with this feeble threat, the old man in blue simply smiled and said, "The Soul Hall, huh? Even if your Northwest Region branch elder Qin Tian were here, he couldn't save you. So, if you don't want to suffer, just cooperate..."
The figure trembled slightly. So the other party knew about the Soul Hall Elder? Then what exactly was this person's identity?
"A month and a half ago, a great battle took place more than fifty miles outside Black Seal City. People from your Soul Hall were present at the time. Who was that person?"
Upon hearing this question, the figure was deeply shaken...
He suddenly had a hunch about the other person's possible identity...
But after figuring these things out, he became even more afraid!
"Yes, it is Protector Wu Ying!" the figure answered honestly.
"Where is he now?" the old man asked again.
"He's dead! He came to search for the soul of Venerable Yao Chen at Han Feng's invitation, but he failed and perished together with Yao Chen. His Soul Tablet in the Northwest Region branch hall is also shattered, confirming his death without a doubt!"
After guessing the old man's identity, the figure chose to answer all questions, hoping that the other party would spare him out of respect for the Soul Hall...
The old man in blue narrowed his eyes slightly.
This is the same as what he knew...
However, the reason he went to such lengths to capture those Soul Hall members who were hiding in the Black Corner Region, who were like ground rats, was not for such a trivial matter.
"So, the body of the Xiao Clan youth that Han Feng killed... fell into the hands of your Soul Hall?"
Xiao Yan's identity is not only that of Xiao Xun'er's love interest, but also that of Xiao Zhan, the patriarch of the Xiao Clan!
After Xiao Zhan, the identities of his three sons became very special. Among them, the most likely candidate for the item to be found is Xiao Zhan's third son, Xiao Yan...
Now that the Xiao Clan has become what it is, there are no longer so many concerns about many things.
The clan sent this Dou Zun elder not just to bring back Xiao Xun'er, or rather, Gu Xun'er, the clan patriarch's daughter...
His main purpose was to investigate the whereabouts of the Key that belonged to the Xiao Clan!
Indeed, this old man in blue is Gu Qian, Gu Clan Elder who has come from afar!
The figure felt a tremor in his heart upon hearing Gu Qian's words.
However, now that his life was in Du Fang's control, he dared not hide anything and said directly, "No, no! Our Soul Hall investigated that battlefield before, but everything there was completely destroyed by the eruption of the two Heavenly Flames. Not even a single corpse was left..."
"The Xiao Clan youth who was killed was originally killed by Han Feng. The Wu Ying entangled Yao Chen, and in the end Yao Chen, in despair, self-destructed his Heavenly Flames, choosing to perish together with everyone present. As for what happened after that, I really don't know!"
This matter involves too many things, and even the Soul Hall will not take it lightly.
Putting everything else aside, those two Heavenly Flames alone are coveted by countless powerful individuals. Therefore, if they hadn't truly been unable to find any useful information, they would never have let the matter drop so easily.
Gu Qian frowned, feeling that he might have made a wasted trip this time...
"So, is Xiao Zhan, the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, in the hands of your Soul Hall?"
When news of Xiao Zhan's disappearance reached the Gu Clan, it still caused some minor controversy.
Although most of the clan's senior elders did not want to get involved in this matter, some were unwilling to let the Xiao Clan's Key fall into the hands of others, so many people suggested taking action to seize Xiao Zhan!
However, after receiving news that Xiao Zhan might have fallen into the hands of the Soul Hall, this suggestion was immediately suppressed by the higher-ups.
There's no other reason than that the Soul Hall is too powerful!
Although the Soul Hall is not as powerful as the Soul Clan, it is still a force supported by the Soul Clan in the open.
Soul Hall Master Hun Miesheng is Five-star Dou Sheng level expert. If you want to snatch someone from him, the Gu Clan will have to send at least one of the same level of combat power, right?
Not to mention that the Soul Hall also has other Dou Saint level experts. If a fight really breaks out, it will probably be a full-scale war between the two races!
This is not the kind of consequence that the Gu Clan, who have always chosen to keep a low profile, wanted to see.
Moreover, is it worth it just for a mere Xiao Zhan, and for a Key that you also possess?
From the various actions depicted in the original work, it is clear that although the Gu Clan also wanted to obtain the Key from the Xiao Clan, their desire was not as strong as that of the unscrupulous Soul Hall.