Severely Wounded

Three of the Dou Zun beside Xiao Ming are puppets. If they can capture him unexpectedly, those three puppets will naturally be unable to resist. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

It was precisely because he saw this that the Old Ghost Zhaixing launched a sudden attack.

With a cold smile, the Old Ghost Zhaixing roared wildly in his meridians with his powerful Dou Qi. He took a light step forward, causing the space to ripple, and his figure disappeared in an instant.

The instant the Old Ghost Zhaixing disappeared, Xiao Ming sensed a withered hand lightly piercing through the Void Space in front of him and grabbing his throat. This withered hand seemed to be covered by no Dou Qi, but wherever the hand passed, a dark spatial mark was directly drawn in the space.

The attack from the Old Ghost Zhaixing was very sudden, but Xiao Ming was already familiar with the nature of the people in the Hall of Souls, and he did not relax after the old ghost appeared.

Therefore, Xiao Ming did not panic when faced with the attack from the Old Ghost Zhaixing. With a thought, a Heaven Demon Puppet appeared in front of him, and the other two puppets disappeared from their original positions. When they reappeared, they attacked the Old Ghost Zhaixing from the left and right, and their arms swung out sonic booms, aiming straight for his head.

Despite the danger, Old Ghost Zhaixing remained calm. He first withdrew his right hand, which was reaching for Xiao Ming, and then pulled his foot back, actually moving his body a meter away to dodge the puppet's attack.

"Bang!"

Because of the Old Ghost Zhaixing's dodge, the two attacks from the Heaven Demon Puppet met directly in mid-air, producing a violent sound. At the point where the two fists collided, space could be seen distorted and shattered.

The powerful Vigor Qi generated by the collision of their fists caused Xiao Ming's white robe to flutter wildly, his long hair moving with the wind, making him look exceptionally dashing.

Before the onlookers could even marvel at Xiao Ming's reaction speed, the Old Ghost Zhaixing, who had been forced back, let out a cold laugh. He opened his palm, pointing his five fingers at Xiao Ming, and then his fingers trembled. Five streams of viscous black mist surged out from his fingertips, and then, with a whooshing sound, they condensed into a strange black chain.

The chain coiled in mid-air, and with a hiss, pierced through the void, appearing above Xiao Ming's head in the blink of an eye. Then, the chain slammed down from mid-air, locking him firmly in place.

"Whoosh!"

Xiao Yi Xian, standing beside her, seemed to only then realize what was happening, and stretched out her right hand to break the chains.

The Old Ghost Zhaixing was not about to let him have his way. He had just gone to great lengths to trap Xiao Ming with chains, and now that he had succeeded, he was overjoyed.

He simply dragged Xiao Ming through space and pulled him to his side.

"Heh, a young man is still just a young man. The number one genius of Central Plains? Is that all..." Old Ghost Zhaixing sneered, about to deliver a taunt, when he caught a glimpse of a fiery red bead attacking Xiao Ming from the corner of his eye. →

Old Ghost Zhaixing instinctively tried to dodge, but after successfully capturing Xiao Ming, he had pulled Xiao Ming close to prevent him from escaping. The fiery red bead was also quite fast, so Old Ghost Zhaixing only shifted half his body before being hit by the bead.

When the fiery red bead touched the Old Ghost Zhaixing, it suddenly exploded, and terrifying Fire Attribute violent energy swept out like a hurricane that swept across the heavens and the earth!

"Boom!"

A massive Flame Storm, hundreds of feet in size, erupted in an instant. Looking up from below, the storm seemed to connect heaven and earth, like a divine miracle.

The entire Ye City trembled as if by an earthquake, with massive cracks spreading outwards from the location of the Old Ghost Zhaixing.

Under such a terrifying energy hurricane, even the Old Ghost Zhaixing was closest to the scene, had no chance of escape and was directly swept in.

Xiao Ming, who had thrown out the Earth Core Thunder Pearl, had already quickly broken free of his restraints, then enveloped his entire body in spiritual energy and fled to the side.

The Heaven Demon Puppet Xiao Yi Xian and even the Hall of Souls Protector brought by the Old Ghost Zhaixing dispersed in all directions.

The raging energy hurricane lasted for nearly three or four minutes before gradually subsiding, and only then did the dark color that had enveloped the sky and earth brighten again.

Below Medusa frowned as she watched the dissipating energy hurricane. She hadn't expected Xiao Ming to use such a method, and she felt somewhat worried because although Xiao Ming had tried to escape to the side, he had ultimately been caught in it.

Xiao Yi Xian was also a little worried. She hadn't actually reacted yet, but Xiao Ming had told her to slow down. She just hadn't expected Xiao Ming to throw out the Earth Core Thunder Pearl that she had just returned to him.

Because he had escaped some distance and used his spirit to protect his entire body, Xiao Ming was not injured; he only experienced a surge of Qi and Blood due to the impact of the energy.

The first thing Xiao Ming did upon appearing was to look towards the center of the explosion, because he sensed that Old Ghost Zhaixing was not dead.

At this moment, the Old Ghost Zhaixing appeared before everyone. His gray-white robes were now tattered and stained with blood. Large patches of flesh and blood were exposed on his bare skin. A sleeve and a trouser leg had been completely blown off, and blood was constantly flowing from them. His arms and legs had vanished completely, and his Aura had weakened to the extreme...

Seeing the pitiful state of the Old Ghost Zhaixing, the onlookers below were all dumbfounded. They gasped in shock, and finally, their horrified gazes turned to Xiao Ming.

How could he have injured the Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls so badly in a single exchange?

"Cough... you little beast... you actually dared to scheme against me..."

Old Ghost Zhaixing coughed violently, spitting out mouthfuls of blood. Those with sharp eyes could see fragments of internal organs in the blood. Seeing this, everyone exchanged glances and silently mourned for the old man. Such a serious injury, and he was able to withstand it, must have left him with aftereffects. It was not impossible that his strength would be difficult to improve in the future.

"Kill... kill that brat! I... I'll tear him to pieces! All of you, get him!"

Blood splattered from the corner of his mouth, but Old Ghost Zhaixing stared at Xiao Ming with venomous eyes. His hatred for the latter was almost overwhelming. With his strength as a Five-star Peak Dou Zun, how could he suffer such a great loss at the hands of a mere Nine Star Dou Zong? How could this quell his rage?

The Hall of Souls Protector brought by the Old Ghost Zhaixing also showed a look of shock in their eyes. They knew the old ghost's strength all too well. A dignified Five-star Dou Zun was reduced to this state. If Xiao Ming were to do the same to them, they probably wouldn't last a second.

Thinking of this, the Hall of Souls Protector all cowered and refused to step forward.