Xiao Yan, Die!

Upon returning to his room, Jiang Xing found that Medusa was already gone.

Guessing that Medusa had gone off to handle official business again, Jiang Xing did not concern himself with her.

He entered the cultivation chamber attached to the room, intending to learn the Hall of Souls Dou Skill, "Soul Chains."

He did not need to master it completely—being able to use it would be enough.

This Dou Skill, "Soul Chains," was only Mysterious Rank High. For Jiang Xing, who had learned many Earth-Rank Dou Skills, it was naturally quite simple.

In less than four hours, Jiang Xing had already learned to use it.

Although its power was somewhat weak, that was only relative to him as a two-star Dou Zun. It would be more than enough to deal with Xiao Yan and that Gu Clan Dou Zong.

After finishing his studies, Jiang Xing stood up and discovered that it was already dark outside.

Hmm, time really flew when cultivating!

The image of being with Medusa last night suddenly surfaced in his mind, and Jiang Xing's heart burned with desire once more.

Thus, Jiang Xing left his room and headed toward the Queen's residence.

Arriving at the Queen's residence, Jiang Xing knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened, and Medusa, dressed in an elegant brocade robe, appeared before Jiang Xing.

"Jiang Xing, what are you doing here?"

Medusa was still dressed as she usually was. Apparently, the Queen did not sleep at night and instead spent her nights cultivating.

"Queen, I have something to tell you. It isn't convenient to say it here, so let me in first."

Seeing that Medusa was holding the door and had no intention of letting him enter, Jiang Xing spoke with a solemn expression.

"Whatever it is, say it here."

The Queen did not fall for his trick and replied directly.

Jiang Xing looked around.

Seeing his behavior, Medusa thought that he really did seem to have something to tell her.

Did I misunderstand him?

Then, she felt her lips being sealed, and Jiang Xing pushed her into the room.

Medusa: "??"

Jiang Xing: "(><)"

And then came another round of thoroughly satisfying cultivation...

Early the next morning, Jiang Xing got out of bed. He picked up Medusa's clothes from the floor, arranged them neatly, and placed them beside the pillow.

Perhaps awakened by Jiang Xing's movements, Medusa opened her slightly weary eyes.

Seeing Jiang Xing about to leave, Medusa asked softly, "Where are you going now?"

Jiang Xing walked over, kissed her forehead, and said, "Rest well. I have something to take care of."

Jiang Xing did not tell Medusa that he was going to Jia Nan Academy to rob Xiao Yan.

Although Medusa probably would not betray him, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

Jiang Xing returned to his own room. Only after changing into the attire of the Hall of Souls did he tear open a Space Tunnel and step inside.

This time, Jiang Xing did not bring Ji Feng and Lin Shan along.

Although he knew that Ji Feng and Lin Shan were unlikely to betray him, one could never be too careful.

Ji Feng had said that Xiao Yan had killed Fan Ling, the young sect master of the Blood Sect, in the Black-Corner Region two months ago.

If that was the case, Xiao Yan should have returned to Jia Nan Academy by now. Jiang Xing feared that if he delayed any longer and Xiao Yan entered Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy, things would become slightly troublesome.

Therefore, as soon as Jiang Xing could use "Soul Chains," he hurried over.

Jia Nan Academy was divided into the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy. There were two Nine-Star Dou Zongs in the Inner Academy. Jiang Xing was not afraid of them, but they still posed some risk.

The Outer Academy, however, was different. Its strongest expert was merely a Dou Emperor.

Even if Jiang Xing took Xiao Yan away, they would not notice.

After easily infiltrating Jia Nan Academy, Jiang Xing casually grabbed a student and asked about Xiao Yan.

"Xiao Yan? The Xiao Yan who came first in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament?"

"Yes, yes. Has Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy yet?"

"No. The Inner Academy Selection Tournament only ended recently. He won't enter the Inner Academy for a few more days."

"Good. I made it in time."

Jiang Xing secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he had arrived before Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy.

After asking the student about Xiao Yan's residence, Jiang Xing headed in that direction.

As for that student, Jiang Xing had already killed him.

Sorry, but you knew too much!

The fewer people who knew about Jiang Xing coming here, the better.

Even if they only saw him disguised as a member of the Hall of Souls, that still would not do!

When he arrived outside Xiao Yan's residence, the Dou Zong assigned to protect Xiao Yan noticed Jiang Xing first.

Seeing Jiang Xing's attire, he cried out in shock, "Hall of Souls?"

Jiang Xing said, "Heh heh heh, the Hall of Souls is handling business. Irrelevant people, get out of my way."

Jiang Xing did not waste any more breath on him. He directly used the Soul Chains he had just learned.

Hearing Jiang Xing's strange laughter and seeing him use Soul Chains, the Dou Zong basically confirmed that Jiang Xing was from the Hall of Souls.

After sensing the power of Jiang Xing's Soul Chains, he hurriedly used a Dou Technique to block them.

After barely withstanding the attack, the Dou Zong quickly revealed his identity. "I am from the Gu Clan. Is the Hall of Souls trying to start a war with the Gu Clan by attacking me like this?"

"Heh heh heh, a mere Dou Zong cannot represent the Gu Clan."

Jiang Xing then used Soul Chains again, attacking the Gu Clan Dou Zong.

Seeing that revealing his identity was useless, the Gu Clan Dou Zong could only defend with all his strength.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength was far too great. Before long, Jiang Xing knocked him unconscious.

Jiang Xing did not kill the Gu Clan Dou Zong, because he could pass the false information that the Hall of Souls had robbed Xiao Yan back to Gu Xun'er through him.

If he killed him, the risk of Jiang Xing being traced would instead increase.

Xiao Yan, who had been cultivating, heard the sounds of fighting outside his door. Wondering who was fighting at his doorstep, he opened the door.

What he saw shocked him: the Dou Zong Xun'er had sent to protect him lay on the ground, while a black-clad man holding chains stood beside him.

"Hall of Souls!"

The moment Xiao Yan saw Jiang Xing's disguise, a voice appeared in his mind.

The Dou Zong protecting him was no match for this opponent. Once Xiao Yan realized that, he immediately tried to flee.

But Jiang Xing's target was Xiao Yan. How could he possibly let him escape?

Letting out a sinister chuckle, Jiang Xing used Soul Chains to attack Xiao Yan.

Sensing the attack from behind, Xiao Yan felt every hair on his body stand on end. He quickly turned around and used a Dou Technique to defend himself.

However, in the hands of Jiang Xing, a Dou Zun, this Profound-rank Dou Technique possessed enormous power. It was simply not something Xiao Yan, a Dou Wang, could withstand.

Very quickly, the Soul Chains shattered Xiao Yan's defense and struck his chest viciously.

The instant Xiao Yan was hit by the Soul Chains, he spat out blood and flew backward. After hitting the ground, he lost consciousness.

Jiang Xing stepped forward, removed the Storage Ring from Xiao Yan's body, then placed Xiao Yan into a Storage Ring capable of holding living creatures.

After doing all that, Jiang Xing left the scene at top speed.

Jiang Xing arrived at a hidden, deserted place. After extracting the Heavenly Flames from Xiao Yan's body, he thought it over and decided to kill Xiao Yan after all.

After killing Xiao Yan, Jiang Xing sensed a soul shoot out from Xiao Yan's body, trying to escape.

Jiang Xing smiled faintly, swiftly caught the soul, and crushed it directly.

Xiao Yan, dead!

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