Battle Against Yao Chen, Sorrowful Wind Soul Refining!

Xiao Cang looked at Old Yao before him as though he were a treasure vault.

Old Yao, however, showed deep wariness.

He could not understand it. He had been staying safely inside the Storage Ring, so how had Xiao Cang discovered him?

He had drifted into the Xiao Family within the Storage Ring nearly twenty years ago, and no one had ever discovered his existence during that time.

Even the mysterious Dou Emperor-level guardian protecting that girl Xiao Xun'er had noticed nothing. Yet Xiao Cang had only returned a few days ago and had already discovered him!

Such sharp perception made him wary.

"Little friend Xiao Cang, this is all a misunderstanding. This old man had no choice but to absorb Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, but I guarantee there was no ill intent. I hope you will value peace. Rest assured, little friend, this old man will repay Xiao Yan twice over for what I owe him in the future."

Old Yao clasped his hands toward Xiao Cang, hoping to clear up the misunderstanding and turn hostility into friendship.

But how could Xiao Cang fall for that?

The opportunity was right before him. How could he let it slip away?

"Compensation? Fine! Then repay it with your life!"

Xiao Cang sneered and attacked the moment his words fell!

Terrifying Dou Qi erupted without warning!

His figure was as swift as a ghost. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived before Old Yao and struck with a palm carrying terrifying force!

Old Yao's expression changed drastically. The might of Xiao Cang's palm alarmed him!

He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late!

Boom!

Xiao Cang's palm slammed into the chest of Old Yao's Soul Body. Violent Dou Qi surged forth, blasting Old Yao out of the main hall.

Gasp!

Gasp! Gasp!

A chorus of sharp intakes of breath rose within the hall. Everyone in the Xiao Family wore expressions of utter horror!

The instant Xiao Cang attacked, they felt their scalps prickle like startled birds!

The Da Dou Shi and Dou Shi present instinctively activated their Dou Qi Armor and Dou Qi Gauze to withstand that terrifying pressure.

The elites below the Dou Shi level and the younger family members at the entrance all turned pale and retreated frantically.

Xiao Yan, who had been closest, felt as though he had walked through the gates of hell. In that brief instant, he was drenched in sweat.

And this had merely been Xiao Cang's casual palm strike.

Outside the main hall, Old Yao was blasted through three walls in succession before finally stabilizing himself in a sorry state.

The strength of his Soul Body could not compare to a physical body. If he had not summoned the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to protect himself just before Xiao Cang's strike landed, offsetting most of its power, he would have suffered considerable injuries by now.

Even so, the force of that palm strike still left him in great discomfort.

"Xiao Cang, you brat..."

Old Yao's face darkened, looking utterly terrible.

He had fully realized that Xiao Cang had no intention of listening to his explanation.

At this point, there was no possibility of settling this peacefully.

Since that was the case...

He could only flee first!

He would repay the debt he owed Xiao Yan someday, if fate allowed it!

Old Yao was not a reckless man. He understood that confronting Xiao Cang head-on in his current state would be an extremely unwise choice.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and attempted to flee into the distance.

"Trying to leave? It won't be that easy."

Xiao Cang sneered. With a leap, he unfurled his Dou Qi Wings and gave chase after Old Yao.

With Three Thousand Lightning Movement, he stood before Old Yao and blocked his path after only a few blinks.

A trail of afterimages stretched out behind him, like roaring lightning.

Old Yao's expression changed again.

"Three Thousand Lightning Movement!!!"

"You are a descendant of the Wind Lightning Pavilion?!"

Old Yao looked utterly incredulous. Why would a descendant of the Wind Lightning Pavilion appear here?

But he quickly came to his senses. Xiao Cang was a genius of the Misty Cloud Sect and had no connection to the Wind Lightning Pavilion. The only reason he possessed Three Thousand Lightning Movement must have been another fortuitous encounter.

"As expected of an Eighth-grade Alchemist who once shook the Middle Continent. After being sealed in a ring for so many years, you can still recognize Three Thousand Lightning Movement."

Xiao Cang folded his arms, a teasing smile on his lips.

"You know who I am?!"

Old Yao's pupils contracted, his shock growing even greater.

This youth, barely over eighteen, not only knew he was hiding within the Storage Ring, but even knew his identity!

"Could you have been sent by Han Feng..."

"Han Feng? Is he worthy?"

Xiao Cang sneered disdainfully. A piece of trash who had betrayed his master yet could only muddle along in the Dou Emperor realm was not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as him.

Still, speaking of Han Feng, Xiao Cang was rather interested in the Sea Heart Flame.

A Heavenly Flame ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. If he devoured it, his cultivation should rise another notch.

But that was a matter for later.

For now, he would first accept this grand gift that was Old Yao.

"Since you know this old man's identity, you should understand that making an enemy of me is an utterly unwise decision. If I were you, I would choose to turn hostility into friendship. Boy, the benefits of gaining the friendship of an Eighth-grade Alchemist are beyond anything you can imagine."

The look in Old Yao's eyes shifted as he once again tried to persuade Xiao Cang with words.

He did not dare fight Xiao Cang lightly. Xiao Cang was not only a Dou Wang at peak condition, but also possessed terrifying methods such as Heavenly Flames and Three Thousand Lightning Movement. He might even have other terrifying trump cards hidden away.

If they clashed head-on, even if he could escape, he would pay an extremely heavy price.

But Xiao Cang smiled coldly. "If I refine you into a puppet, I will gain a servant who is an absolutely loyal Eighth-grade Alchemist."

The moment those words were spoken, Old Yao's face instantly darkened.

"Xiao Cang, boy, are you truly determined to make an enemy of a Dou Zun?!"

"A Dou Zun?"

As if he had heard the greatest joke in the world, Xiao Cang mocked, "If you were at your peak right now, I would indeed have to avoid your edge. But you as you are now... surrender your life!"

After speaking, Xiao Cang stepped forward, accompanied by the roar of thunder.

He spread his hand and reached fiercely toward Old Yao.

Violent Dou Qi immediately gathered in his palm. This time, however, it did not erupt with earth-shattering force. Instead, it was chillingly cold!

Mid-grade Earth Tier Dou Technique!

Sorrowful Wind Soul Refining Hand!

This was the reward Xiao Cang had received when he married Yao Ye.

Its damage against Soul Bodies was doubled!

Xiao Cang had originally intended to keep this Dou Technique as one of his trump cards for when he opposed the Soul Hall in the future.

Since he had happened upon Old Yao, he might as well use him to test it out!

In an instant, the violent Dou Qi on Xiao Cang's palm turned into dense, sinister mist, then condensed into a massive ghastly hand that reached for Old Yao.

Not good!!!

Old Yao's pupils shrank. His body trembled, and his face filled with horror!

To his eyes, the massive ghastly hand seemed to reach out from hell itself. Before it even came close, he felt an incomparably frigid aura rush toward him, chilling him to the bone as though he had fallen into an ice cellar!

Without the slightest hesitation, a cluster of icy flames surged forth and shielded his entire body.

The next instant, he burst out at full speed and retreated wildly!

But while he was fast, the giant hand was faster!

The giant hand opened, and the cold, dense mist became like a ferocious lion baring its fangs as it devoured Old Yao.

In merely two or three blinks, the palm strike enclosed Old Yao like a cage, and the dense mist instantly swallowed him.

"Ah—"

Old Yao's miserable scream immediately rang out from within the mist.

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