"Heh heh heh heh, Tang Zhen, it's been a while!"
Star Plucking Old Ghost let out a ferocious, eerie laugh as he descended from the skies with Wu Hall Master, Kang Sha, and several other Hall of Dead Souls experts. Together with several Ice River Valley Elders, they stood beside Ice Venerable, confronting the Burning Flame Valley group.
Star Plucking Old Ghost laughed gleefully and arrogantly. He still remembered how, more than ten days ago, Tang Zhen and Gu Ling had joined forces to attack the Hall of Dead Souls. Not only had they rescued Yao Chen and several hundred souls, they had also pursued him through the Mountain Range of Dead Souls until he was utterly miserable.
Had he not been cautious enough to set traps in advance throughout the Mountain Range of Dead Souls, he might truly have been slain there by the two Venerables working together!
But now, the tide had turned. Today, he and Ice Venerable had come to attack Burning Flame Valley. Two Venerables against Tang Zhen alone...
How satisfying! How delightful!
Star Plucking Old Ghost wore a smug grin, the very picture of a petty man intoxicated by success.
Tang Zhen's heart shook violently. He had never expected that the Hall of Dead Souls would not move against Starfall Pavilion, but instead come to make trouble for Burning Flame Valley first.
Looking at the cold-faced Ice Venerable, then at the smug Star Plucking Old Ghost, Tang Zhen's expression darkened immensely. He knew the two had colluded, and that Burning Flame Valley would have great difficulty surviving this calamity today. Their only hope was to seek aid from Starfall Pavilion...
But was it in time?
"Ice Xiaotian, do you still not know what kind of thing the Hall of Dead Souls is? They have committed