Obtaining Soul Origin Again

"That was a huge commotion!"

"No, we need to finish this quickly!"

The Pill Tower Elder exchanged a glance, formed hand seals, and immediately joined forces to create an extremely profound formation.

As the formation took shape, a huge Black Longsword suddenly appeared in mid-air. With a tremor, the sword drew an arc in mid-air and slashed fiercely at the black chains hanging in the sky above the main hall.

"Splash!"

With the sound of chains snapping, all the Soul Body regained their freedom.

Soul Fluctuation of extreme ecstasy echoed across the plaza. For so many years, they had been locked up here like prisoners, where even death was sometimes a luxury. Now, they were finally free.

"Finally free! Let's go!"

"Hahaha, my life isn't meant to end here! Damn Hall of Souls, just wait and see how I get my revenge after I escape!"

"..."

Having been treated like pigs and imprisoned in the Hall of Souls for so long, the Soul Body were overjoyed to be freed. Some of them, in their excitement, headed straight for the direction from which the Pill Tower Elder had come, wanting to leave this dark and gloomy place.

But they were quickly stopped by the sound of footsteps.

"What's going on! Could it be that there are still people inside the Hall of Souls?"

The Soul Body looked terrified; in their current state, they were no match for the newcomers. The Pill Tower Elder exchanged puzzled glances before stepping forward to deal with them.

"Da da da!"

The footsteps grew closer, and soon a young man with an extraordinary temperament and refined elegance appeared before everyone's eyes.

The Pill Tower Elder paused slightly, then their faces lit up with excitement as they went to greet them.

"Elder Xiao Ming, you've arrived? How's the situation outside?"

Seeing the people of Pill Tower so happy, the Soul Body knew perfectly well that the newcomers were their own people, and the fear on their faces faded.

Some of those who had been arrested and knew Xiao Ming well secretly sighed in admiration.

"I had heard that Xiao Ming's alchemy skills were unparalleled among the younger generation, but I never imagined that his cultivation was also exceptional. Now that I have received such a great favor from him, I must repay him properly!"

"After returning to the family, you must ensure that the family submits to the Pill Tower."

"It's a pity my cultivation level is too low and my physical body has been destroyed, otherwise I could have been his follower!"

"..."

Xiao Ming had no idea about the little schemes of these Soul Body. He smiled calmly and said...

"The situation outside has been resolved. There are no survivors from the Hall of Souls. You can take these Soul Body out of here; I'll handle the aftermath."

The so-called cleanup naturally involved destroying this Branch Hall, and of course, searching for the Soul Origin in this place.

"Yes." The elders nodded in agreement and led the group away from the place.

In a short while, the square was completely empty, leaving only Xiao Ming.

Standing still, Xiao Ming glanced around, his gaze finally settling on the center of the grand hall, where he could faintly sense some strange fluctuations.

Realizing that it must be what he was looking for, he instantly appeared beside it, and with a flick of his sleeve, a terrifying gust of wind sent those stone pillars, hundreds of feet high, flying away.

With Xiao Ming's rapid digging, a huge crater was instantly created in the ruins. Deep within the crater, a ball of light, about half a zhang in size, floated. The ball of light was transparent, and countless black chains connected to its outer edge. The ends of these chains were connected to the souls that had just escaped. Clearly, this ball of light was something extracted from those Soul Body.

"The Soul Origin!"

Xiao Ming gazed at the ball of light with a slight upturn of his lips. From the ball of light, he sensed an extremely terrifying Soul Fluctuation, and this fluctuation was extremely pure, without the slightest impurity.

"Such a vast amount of Soul Origin must be the condensation of at least three hundred thousand souls..."

The Hall of Souls has resorted to any means to achieve its goals. This extremely cruel practice is almost no different from extracting human blood and flesh, and it is even more ruthless.

"Three hundred thousand people... But now I've gotten a good deal!"

Thinking this through, to avoid any unforeseen complications, Xiao Ming waved his hand, shattering all the chains. He then gently stroked the surface of the light cluster, and the Soul Light Cluster was stored in his Na Ring.

Then, glancing around again, he realized that no one from the Hall of Souls was still alive in this Branch Hall. It was time to leave!

With a flick of his sleeve, a massive Flame Storm suddenly appeared, followed by a surge of immense power erupting from within it.

"Bang!"

A deafening roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth. In that instant, a destructive force swept out from the sky like a storm.

The entire mountain range trembled as if by an earthquake. Huge cracks spread out in all directions from the Hall of Souls as its center. The massive Hall of Souls itself became shaky and on the verge of collapse due to the tremors. Many powerful figures from the Pill Tower couldn't help but take a few steps back upon seeing this.

A raging Flame Storm swept across the land, Destructive Fluctuation spread out like ripples. At the foot of the mountain, the incredibly sturdy, massive black palace finally collapsed.

The Destructive Fluctuation spread for nearly a kilometer, turning the surrounding area into a barren wasteland. Dense forests were instantly annihilated...

Suddenly, a beam of fire shot out and landed in front of the crowd.

Elder Xiao Ming!

"Yes, the objective of this operation has been achieved. To prevent the Hall of Souls from sending reinforcements, we shall leave immediately!"

"Yes!"

About half an hour after Xiao Ming and the others left, the space above a mountain not far away rippled slightly, and a black shadow darted out, finally darting into the ruins of the giant hall. After searching carefully but finding nothing, his face immediately darkened, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"The souls that this Branch Hall painstakingly collected over a hundred years have all been taken away. If this gets back, no one will escape responsibility, and I'm afraid even I will be severely punished!"

The shadowy figure felt utterly unlucky to have been assigned this task.

Today, the Hall of Souls Headquarters received requests for assistance from three Branch Hall. The reinforcements from the Earth Fiend Hall are the strongest, even including the Eighth Heavenly Venerable Prison Earth. How did it come to this?

In truth, the destruction of this Branch Hall was nothing to worry about; it was merely a matter of a few deaths and injuries, and the shadowy figure wouldn't be so distressed. The important thing was the Soul Origin. Last time, when the Pill Tower destroyed a Branch Hall, the Soul Origin was still preserved by the Hall of Souls. This time, however, it was different; the Soul Origin had disappeared.

"Not a single soul survived in this Branch Hall. Is this the Pill Tower...? Hmph! They let so many Soul Body escape. They can't hide forever. Just you wait! My Hall of Souls is known for its vengeful spirits!"

The shadowy figure vanished into the world, but the eerie and vicious murmur lingered, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

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