Curtain Call
In the Jia Ma Empire, at the Misty Cloud Sect, the sky that had been obscured by dark clouds had cleared, and the dazzling sunlight shone down once more.
Under the sunlight, Misty Cloud Mountain, once a sacred site of the Jia Ma Empire, is now riddled with holes and devastated.
However, everyone's attention was clearly not focused on the Misty Cloud Sect; they were all looking towards the sky.
Above the sky, as the Yun Shan fierce soul was swallowed by Elder Yao, the Black Mist around Protector Wu, which was not very dense due to his battle with Venerable Yao, surged violently again, becoming extremely thin in just a few breaths. Then, a moment later, a black shadow appeared in the sky.
The emerging shadowy figure was extremely transparent and blurry. At the same time, the aura emanating from it no longer had the previous oppressive power. Instead, it was quite weak and chaotic, as if a gentle breeze could blow it away.
Clearly, Protector Wu's use of the Soul Hall Secret Technique in this battle, coupled with the capture of the Fierce Soul connected to his soul by Elder Yao, had dealt him a near-fatal blow. This is why he can no longer even condense the Black Mist that conceals his form, and his aura has weakened to the point where he is even weaker than a Dou Emperor.
It's safe to say that any of the Dou Emperor present could easily defeat Protector Wu.
Having taken the Fierce Soul, Protector Wu, though weakened, remained defiant, roaring furiously at Elder Yao, "Old man, return the Fierce Soul to Protector! Otherwise, Protector will never let you go!"
Faced with such threatening words from Protector Wu, Elder Yao simply sneered.
"It seems your Soul Hall has truly grown accustomed to lording it over others. Now that you're the fish on the chopping block and I'm the butcher, you still dare to threaten me? You really don't know what's good for you."
With a cold laugh, Elder Yao glanced at Lin Ming Mingchu, who was still entangled in a battle with the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, before turning his gaze back to Protector Wu.
"Considering you provided me with this Fierce Soul, I'll spare your life and simply capture you. As for what to do with you, that's up to you, Lin Ming!"
Upon hearing Elder Yao's words, Protector Wu finally realized his fear and immediately turned and fled with a drastic change in expression.
"Now you're thinking of escaping? Too late!"
Seeing Protector Wu turn and run away, Elder Yao moved as soon as he finished speaking, and then appeared in front of Protector Wu and slapped him down with his palm.
At this moment, Protector Wu was no match for Elder Yao's attack. With just one palm strike, Elder Yao easily held Protector Wu in his hand, rendering him unable to move.
With the battle at the Misty Cloud Sect ending at Elder Yao's place, only the fierce clash between Lin Ming and the Barbarian Dou Ancestor Sect remains. After unleashing another blade of light, Lin Ming stepped back, and Elder Yao arrived at Lin Ming's side at the same time.
"Lin Ming, I'm leaving the matter of how to deal with Protector Wu to you." After arriving at Lin Ming's side, Elder Yao directly tossed Protector Wu's Soul Body to Lin Ming and said.
"Seal him away first, we'll deal with him later." Looking at the Soul Body of the Protector Wu in front of him, now was not the time to deal with him. Without further ado, Lin Ming took out a Jade Bottle and stuffed the Soul Body of the Protector Wu directly into it. Then he separated a Fallen Heart Flame, sealed it, and put it into his Storage Ring.
After dealing with all of this, Lin Ming turned his gaze back to the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. These Barbarian Race had tried to capture Zi Yan time and time again, and he had indeed killed some of their people.
Since they had already formed an enmity, and with such a powerful one at that, the only way to ensure peace of mind was to eliminate him. Therefore, Lin Ming didn't delay and said to Elder Yao again, "Elder Yao, please hold off this Barbarian Dou Ancestor for a moment. I need a few breaths to unleash my Dou Technique."
As Lin Ming finished speaking, Elder Yao leaned forward to shield Lin Ming behind him, saying with a playful tone, "Then you'd better hurry, or these old bones of mine will fall apart!"
Seeing Elder Yao's actions, Lin Ming smiled and didn't delay any longer. He gripped the Star Dragon Saber tightly and then frantically circulated a large amount of Dou Qi around his body.
The autumn chill is desolate, seeping into the skin and gnawing at the bones.
In that instant, everyone present felt a desolate feeling, like late autumn. But under the blazing sun, how could this be late autumn?
Therefore, everyone present had no choice but to put aside their thoughts about autumn and instead look at the culprit who caused this.
Wherever one looked, one could see Lin Ming holding a jet-black longsword. On the blade, a desolate aura had quietly emerged and was slowly growing stronger.
As the energy fluctuations emanated from Lin Ming, Elder Yao also sensed them, couldn't help but exclaim, "This kid, he really is going to use that move!"
Amidst the desolate energy fluctuations, the one who reacted the most was undoubtedly the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. After all, even a fool could tell that Lin Ming's move was intended to target him.
The energy fluctuations from this mere opening move had already so wildly impacted the surrounding environment; its power after being unleashed was undoubtedly far greater than the Dou Technique Lin Ming had previously clashed with him using.
The Dou Technique that had just clashed with him had already caused him considerable injury, and if this Dou Technique were to be used, the consequences would be extremely serious, with the possibility of him being severely injured or even dying. Therefore, at this moment, the only option for the Barbarian Dou Ancestor was to prevent Lin Ming from using this Dou Technique.
With a swift movement, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor lunged towards Lin Ming, his sole purpose being to prevent Lin Ming from successfully unleashing his attack.
Seeing the Barbarian Dou Ancestor heading towards Lin Ming, Elder Yao immediately moved, arriving in front of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor in an instant and stopping him.
"I can't let you bother young Lin."
Seeing the Soul Body blocking his way, the Barbarian Dou Ancestor immediately unleashed a punch, slamming it towards Elder Yao.
Faced with the incoming punch, Elder Yao dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately tried his best to defend himself.
Seeing that Elder Yao was retreating under the bombardment of the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, but was successfully stopped, Lin Ming stopped being distracted and focused all his energy on channeling his Dou Qi towards the Star Dragon Saber.
As Lin Ming continued to increase the output of his Dou Qi, all the vegetation on Misty Cloud Mountain withered and died. After absorbing all this energy, the Star Dragon Saber emitted an energy fluctuation that was more terrifying than ever before.
Under the energy fluctuations, All Things Perish, causing Xiao Yan to stammer, "Teacher... what kind of Dou Technique could produce such fluctuations?"
Faced with his disciple Xiao Yan's words, the ethereal Old Yao, sensing the energy fluctuations emanating from him, was momentarily stunned before sighing, "Alas, I never expected to witness the display of such Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill in this remote northwest place. And the person displaying it is so young."
Upon hearing Old Yao's words, Xiao Yan wore an expression of disbelief for a long time before finally managing to say with difficulty, "Earth Tier... High Rank!"