Breakthrough in Strength

Chapter 427: Breakthrough in Strength

The great battle at Holy Pill City finally came to an unexpectedly anticlimactic end with the Hall of Souls' defeat.

The outcome of the battle was thoroughly publicized, shocking the entire Central Plains in one stroke.

The Hall of Souls, an Overlord Force that had stood in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, had finally suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Pill Tower after running rampant for so long.

A Dou Sheng Expert was a patriarch-level figure capable of safeguarding a sect wherever he went. The Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable in particular had roamed the Central Plains for centuries. Though he could not compare to the Hall of Souls Master, he was still the notorious Hall of Souls Third Hand.

Yet in this battle, he had fallen completely, slain in Holy Mortal City.

Even the Pill Tower of the past had never achieved such a record. Its intimidating effect was something that the destruction of one or two Hall of Souls Branches could not compare to.

Of course, as news of the battle spread far and wide, Xiao Ming's name once again stirred heated discussion throughout the Central Plains, even more intensely than before.

After being passed from mouth to mouth, that day's battle had already become almost mythical.

In people's accounts, Xiao Ming had become a godlike figure—stomping on Heavenly Venerables, killing Dou Shengs with a palm strike, and fighting the Hall of Souls Master for three hundred rounds.

Even Xiao Ming could not help but be speechless when he heard such rumors. However, although he knew the part about fighting the Hall of Souls Master had been exaggerated, as the tales continued to spread, Xiao Ming's status in the hearts of the Pill Tower members soared. In