Within the ruins of the Heavenly Hall.
Liu Xi walked through it as if he were strolling through his own home, relaxed and at ease. He had bathed this place in blood, and fresh crimson stained every corner.
Corpses lay scattered throughout the ruined passageways, most of them horribly mangled. Under the cleansing assault of a Dou Saint, it was difficult for even an intact body to remain.
Whenever Liu Xi passed one, he took their Storage Ring before flicking a Heavenly Flame onto the corpse, reducing it completely to ashes.
Liu Xi never forgot his main objective: the Soul Origins accumulated by the Soul Hall. He would not pick up sesame seeds while dropping watermelons. Taking the nearest route, he headed straight for the place where Soul Origins were extracted.
After turning left and right several times, then descending a staircase, he arrived about thirty meters underground in a subterranean chamber—only to find that there was no path ahead.
"As expected of the headquarters. It's hidden exceptionally well. That only proves the Soul Origins stored here far exceed those in the Earth Hall and Human Hall."
Delight appeared on Liu Xi's face. His soul had reached the late Heaven Realm, and the Soul Origins he had taken from the Earth Hall were no fewer than those from the Human Hall. If he now seized the vastly greater Soul Origins of the Heavenly Hall...
That meant Liu Xi would have a chance to come infinitely close to an Emperor Realm soul!
Liu Xi could hardly wait. With a sweep of his sleeve, he summoned the Great Heavenly Venerate's soul. A flash of light passed, and the Great Heavenly Venerate's illusory figure appeared before him.
"Tell me! Where is the mechanism here?"
The Great Heavenly Venerate's hollow, lifeless eyes flickered. His