Hall of Souls Elder

An elderly man in a red robe glanced at the information on the back, but his brows furrowed.

"According to the records on the paper, this person is only Dou Zong. Although he has exceptional talent, it's not like he would need to send Four Venerable Elders, is it?"

The others nodded in agreement. The old man in red robes was right. They were Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls, and it seemed a bit shameless for them to gang up on a mere brat like this.

In their view, sending even one person was already considered showing respect for the other side, so what was the point of sending four?

They were, after all, renowned figures in the Central Continent, so naturally they still had some sense of propriety.

"Hmph! This is the safest approach. If I didn't have other important matters to attend to, I would have gone myself. Enough talk, you know the consequences of failing the mission!"

"Old Ghost Zhaixing," he snorted coldly and said forcefully.

"This..."

The four of them exchanged glances before nodding helplessly.

"Alright, we'll bring it back."

A few days later, the Hall of Souls Elder who had accepted the mission appeared near the Falling Thunder Mountain Range.

Have you searched the entire neighborhood?

"We've searched everywhere, but we haven't found any trace of that kid!"

"Sigh, could it be that they've left?"

"I think it's inside the Falling Thunder Mountain Range, but the Lightning Power there is so dense that it's difficult to search."

The four elders of the Hall of Souls discussed amongst themselves, their brows furrowed in worry.

After accepting the mission, the four of them came directly here, without even bringing any subordinates in order to end the battle quickly.

They never expected that after arriving, they wouldn't see a single person, even though they had searched every nearby city.

"Let's go into the Falling Thunder Mountain Range and take a look. If we really can't find it, the Hall Master won't blame us. It's their intelligence work that wasn't done well," said a blue-haired old man in a black robe.

"Listen to Qing Hai."

Everyone agreed, and then flew towards the distant, endless Bai Shan.

Rumble!

After several days of refining, Xiao Ming's pills were finally successfully produced.

As soon as the elixir appeared, dark clouds gathered around it. Because it was halfway up the mountain, the thick clouds looked like a collapsed sky, and with flashes of lightning, there was a sense of impending doom.

Deep rumbles of thunder echoed continuously, and thick, dazzling Thunder weaved through the clouds. After a long period of build-up, the thick bolts of Thunder fell frequently like raindrops.

"Hiss!"

These Thunder attacks surpassed those of ordinary Peak Dou Zong experts; facing such attacks, Xiao Ming merely smiled.

With a thought, two figures immediately blocked their way.

"Boom! Boom!"

The dazzling Thunder, like a roaring dragon across the sky, raged and danced, then brought with it brilliant lightning bolts, sweeping down from the sky and finally almost striking the bodies of the two puppets in mid-air.

The Thunder struck the Demon Puppet's body hard, and brilliant silver lightning burst forth, instantly transforming into countless tiny electric snakes that continuously flowed along the Demon Puppet's skin and then burrowed into its body.

From a distance, the two Demon Puppet appeared like thunder gods, hovering in the sky with an astonishing aura.

Upon seeing this Venerable Tian Huo, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise.

"Your puppetry technique is truly wondrous. Under Thunder of this scale, it won't be long before this puppet reaches the Dou Zun level."

Xiao Ming's two puppets, one of which has already turned completely golden, and the other has also been tinged with a light gold. It's only a matter of time before they become completely golden. Dou Zun- level puppet is a treasure in any faction.

"This is all thanks to Old Yao. Without your protection, refining pills here would not have been easy."

Alchemist medicine. Ordinary noise is one thing, but if a sudden bolt of Thunder strikes during the refining process, no one can stop it.

While Xiao Ming was chatting with Venerable Tian Huo, the four Hall of Souls Elders who had entered the mountain range to search for Xiao Ming noticed something unusual about the central mountain range.

Although Thunder strikes the Falling Thunder Mountain Range year-round, it's not currently the Thunderstorm Period, so the commotion in the central mountain range seems a bit excessive.

Could it be that something bad has happened to some treasure?

Thinking to themselves, the four Hall of Souls Elders had been searching for Xiao Ming all headed towards the central mountain range.

Luocheng, on the outskirts of the Falling Thunder Mountain Range.

Sound Valley Barracks.

A beautiful woman who was talking to someone suddenly looked up and gazed at the Falling Thunder Mountain Range.

"Interesting, it seems the Thunder in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range is being drawn by something."

"What?" The girl he was talking to was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"Ying'er, let's put aside the search for the Thunder Beast for now. There's been some unusual activity in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range; I'll investigate first."

After saying that, the beautiful woman vanished into thin air, leaving the astonished girl standing there.

Besides the beautiful woman, many others noticed the unusual activity in the Falling Thunder Mountain Range, but few went to investigate like she did.

The reason, of course, is that not everyone has the strength to enter the depths of the turbulent Falling Thunder Mountain Range. What if they rashly enter and get struck dead?

A dozen minutes later, the four Hall of Souls Elders, including the beautiful woman, arrived at the depths of the Falling Thunder Mountain Range and the four of them met up.

When they found the source of the disturbance, they immediately saw two Golden Puppets bathed in Thunder, and Xiao Ming and Venerable Tian Huo below them.

"That must be Xiao Ming, right? Who's that old man next to him? I can't quite figure him out!" Qing Hai said, squinting.

"That old guy is very strong!"

"This person isn't listed in the intelligence. He must be Dou Zun Expert that Xiao Ming has won over. Heh, Tier 8 Alchemist is indeed quite capable. If we didn't have four people, we probably wouldn't be able to deal with him today," said the red-robed elder.

In fact, when the Hall of Souls Elder discovered Xiao Ming and Venerable Tian Huo also discovered them.

The four old men who suddenly appeared did not leak any energy from their bodies, but the moment they appeared, the space in this world was distorted.

"Xiao Ming, be careful. These four are probably up to no good." Venerable Tian Huo's expression turned extremely serious.

"What is their strength?" Xiao Ming asked, his brows furrowing slightly. He had changed his mind about coming to the Falling Thunder Mountain Range on his way to the Wind Lightning Mountain Range, so he hadn't simulated this situation before.

"One Star Dou Zun, one two-star, and two Three Star Dou Zun."

"Can you hold off all three of them?"

"I don't have a suitable flame right now, and if you're referring to those three who are two stars or higher, then it might be a bit difficult."

Venerable Tian Huo wasn't making empty promises. His specialty was playing with fire. If he had more Heavenly Flames, plus enough good Beast Flame, he wouldn't be afraid of three or even four of them coming at him at once.

But that won't work now. Right now, he's just an ordinary Five Star Dou Zun, and the highest level of the flames he wields is only Seventh Tier Beast Flame. If it really comes down to a fight, two Three-star Dou Zun would be enough to hold him off.

"But don't worry, I'm taking you away, and they can't stop me."