Branch Hall Battle

Everyone gazed at the distant buildings, a hint of seriousness appearing in their eyes behind Xiao Ming. The battle to come would not be easy.

"Space Barrier has been set up here..." Elder Shangguan noticed that the sky not far away was somewhat distorted.

"Now that we're here, there's no need to worry about being discovered. Proceed according to plan!"

A cold glint appeared in Xiao Ming's eyes. After speaking, a sharp Aura slowly emanated from his body, and he took the lead in stepping into the Space Barrier.

In front of the black giant hall at the foot of the mountain, there is a plaza. On some of the stone pillars in the plaza, one can vaguely see some dark figures sitting cross-legged. These figures are all shrouded in black mist, and with each breath, a sinister aura permeates the air.

"Kacha!" A cracking sound suddenly rang out.

"Um?"

On the stone pillars everywhere, the figures shrouded in black mist raised their heads, staring in astonishment at the figures in the sky.

One person reacted first, a look of shock flashing in his eyes. He quickly stood up and shouted sharply, "Watch out, enemy attack!"

"Issue the alarm!"

A dark figure shouted in a deep voice, followed by a sharp sonic boom that quickly traveled into the massive hall that resembled a prehistoric beast.

"Take a break!"

As soon as the warning was issued, a number of black figures emerged from the giant hall, their expressions changing as they looked at the figures in the sky.

"Who dares to trespass upon my Hall of Souls! I never imagined..."

A man dressed in black, who appeared to be of high status, hovered in the sky, his brows slightly furrowed as he looked at the figure and spoke in a deep voice.

"Bang!"

Before his words had even finished, the space around him suddenly twisted and then sank inward, forming an invisible palm print that crushed him into a lump of minced meat.

"Go find the Venerable Elder quickly!"

In an instant, he went from a person to a lump of flesh and blood. This sudden change took the Hall of Souls Protector a moment to recover from, their faces showing shock.

A look of horror immediately filled their eyes, and a shrill scream once again echoed outside the grand hall!

"Hiss!"

The shrill scream had barely faded when Lei Guang suddenly swept down from the sky, swiftly piercing through the four Hall of Souls Protector.

"Bang!"

As Lei Guang struck, the sky distorted slightly, and then, to the astonishment of the many Hall of Souls experts, more than a dozen figures slowly appeared before them. Then, their vast Aura erupted without reservation.

"Boom!"

Apart from Xiao Ming, the four Dou Zun Expert unleashed their power simultaneously, causing sand and stones to fly in the square. The powerful pressure spread down from the sky, causing some of the Hall of Souls Protector to change their expressions drastically.

"Haha, you bastards from the Hall of Souls, prepare to die!"

A loud laugh echoed from the sky, followed by several powerful gusts of wind that swept down from above, slamming over a dozen Hall of Souls experts into the earth. The terrifying force instantly obliterated them.

"Haha, kill!"

Several figures swooped down from the sky, like tigers among sheep. Even the usually arrogant and domineering guardians could only retreat in horror when faced with this group of ferocious creatures. They never expected that someone would be so bold as to attack their souls.

"You dare to cause trouble at my Hall of Souls?! Are you courting death?!"

The endless, shrill screams echoing through the valley finally caught the attention of the Venerable Elder within the Hall of Souls. Immediately, their furious roars resounded, and then seven figures, radiating murderous intent, burst forth from the giant hall. Their gazes swept across the area, finally settling on Xiao Ming, who had not yet made a move.

"Xiao Ming? Your Pill Tower actually dares to come to my Hall of Souls to snatch someone? Are you really not afraid of death?" a man in black said in a sinister voice.

Looking at the seven figures, Xiao Ming tilted his head. He had never seen the people before, but they must have seen his portrait. It seemed that his reputation in the Hall of Souls was not low!

Xiao Ming sneered, ignoring them. Instead, he flashed into mid-air, made a hand seal, Fallen Heart Flame detached from the White Glass Heart Flame, then floated in front of him.

With his eyes slightly closed and hands outstretched, Xiao Ming's mind stirred, and the Fallen Heart Flame. Then, waves of powerful, invisible fluctuations spread out in a ring-like pattern, like ripples!

The invisible fluctuations spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they came into contact with the guardians.

Immediately, a series of shrill screams rang out, and the guardians, who had become orderly due to the appearance of the Hall of Souls Elder, fell into chaos again, with wisps of white smoke rising from the bodies of some of the guardians.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Another wave of invisible energy spread out, and instantly, bursts of flame erupted from the guardians, spontaneously Self-ignite and turning into fireballs that darted wildly in all directions. Moments later, they collapsed and turned to ashes.

Among the guardians, there were indeed some powerful individuals who could barely withstand the impact of this Heart Flame. Of course, guardians with such strength were only a minority, very few at all.

Looking at Xiao Ming, who had slaughtered all their Hall of Souls Protector in the blink of an eye, the seven Venerables couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their eyes.

"You're asking for it!"

The seven Hall of Souls Venerable in the sky immediately let out a cold shout, and one of them even threw out a huge black mist, which roared across the sky like a black snake and rushed towards Xiao Ming.

"Hahaha, you'd better spar with this old man a few times first!"

Because Xiao Ming dealt with those protectors, Shangguan Cuo, who had retreated to Xiao Ming's side, clenched his fist, and flames suddenly erupted. A fiery red hand crushed the vast black mist, and then he rushed forward to fight it.

"Heh, I've long been annoyed by those inhuman, ghost-like bastards from the Hall of Souls!"

"Let's fight!"

The three Dou Zun, including Fu Hai, who had also retreated to Xiao Ming's side, rushed forward to distract the three Hall of Souls Elders. Although there were two more Hall of Souls Protector than the intelligence indicated, they were not afraid because they had Xiao Ming's presence, which was their source of confidence.

Xiao Ming glanced indifferently at the remaining three Hall of Souls Elders and said to the Dou Zong Elder, "You go in and search for the Soul Body of our Pill Tower Alchemist. I'll take care of these people."

"Um."

The elders nodded, and with a swift movement, they rushed into the giant hall.

"How dare you!"

Seeing that Xiao Ming treated them as nothing, the three Venerables laughed angrily and quickly rushed down. One of them split off, carrying a fierce killing intent, intending to deal with the Pill Tower Elder.

"You'd better behave yourself and stay here!"

Suddenly, a voice rang in his ears, and Xiao Ming's figure appeared beside him like a ghost. Startled, he suddenly bulged his sleeves, and a sinister black mist swirled around his palms. He then pierced through the void with a palm strike and hurriedly struck Xiao Ming's chest.

"Oh!"

Xiao Ming let out a soft laugh, and his right palm seemingly lightly struck him.

"Bang!"

The two collided, and a terrifying gust of wind swept out, causing the nearby giant stone pillars to crack and split open.

"Da da."

Although he had pushed his internal Dou Qi to its limit, the Hall of Souls Elder still staggered back about thirty steps before finally regaining his footing, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"So strong!"