Soul Hall, Protector Ye (Please Follow and Bookmark)

[You arrived in the depths of the Divine Temple.]

[You took every last drop of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring that Queen Medusa had painstakingly collected.]

[You turned to look at Queen Medusa.]

[Queen Medusa stared at the dried-up pool, her mood plummeting to rock bottom. Her entire body seemed to lose its strength as she collapsed limply onto the ground.]

[She said in a daze: "It's gone. It's all gone. Not even a single drop remains."]

[You nodded in satisfaction and warned: "Medusa, you wouldn't want anything to happen to the Snake People Tribe, would you?"]

[Queen Medusa's delicate body trembled. Naturally, she did not dare leak even the slightest information and could only shake her head in despair.]

[You were very satisfied with her attitude and turned to leave.]

[You searched the Tagor Desert for half a month before finally finding the Green Lotus Core Flame.]

[You took it on the spot and devoured it.]

[Fortunately, your constitution was special and differed from that of other Protectors.]

[It took only a few days for you to successfully refine the Green Lotus Core Flame!]

[The Fen Jue evolved to Mysterious Tier Intermediate.]

[Your cultivation surged to Five-star Dou Ancestor.]

[Your Soul Power also reached Mortal Realm Late Stage.]

[You possessed the qualifications to become a Seventh-grade Alchemist.]

[With the souls you had gathered, you returned to the Branch Hall once more.]

[Your performance was so outstanding that the Heavenly Protectors were greatly shocked. They decided to report to the Venerable Elders and promote you to Earth Protector, encouraging you to keep up the good work and continue providing Soul Hall with more high-quality souls.]

[You did not remain at the Branch Hall for long, worried that you might accidentally expose yourself.]

[However, what you did not know was that your advancement had been too rapid. Even though you acted with extreme caution, you still caught the attention of a Heavenly Protector.]

[You began frequently traveling through Chu Yun Empire, Tian Xin Empire, and Jia Ma Empire.]

[You began creating the illusion that you were gathering souls everywhere.]

[In reality, you were searching for the medicinal ingredients needed to devour the next Heavenly Flame.]

[While refining a Sixth-grade Pill in a mountain range bordering the Chu Yun Empire and Jia Ma Empire, you once again sensed a familiar aura hidden somewhere nearby.]

[You pretended not to notice and did not alert the enemy, continuing to refine the pill.]

[As a wave of pill fragrance drifted out from your cauldron, the pill was completed.]

[Just as you grabbed the pill!]

[Jie Jie Jie...]

[A strange, sinister laugh rang out beside your ear.]

[You smiled faintly. "Protector Jin, since you're here, why not show yourself?"]

[Jie Jie Jie...]

[As that strange laughter sounded once more, a figure appeared before you.]

[Protector Jin stared at you with gloomy eyes and laughed eerily. "Protector Ye, I never expected your perception to be so sharp. You've truly surprised me."]

[You looked up at Protector Jin and asked, "Protector Jin, you've followed me all this way. Aren't you tired?"]

[Protector Jin did not answer. His gaze rested on Yao Chen beside you.]

["Protector Ye, you truly have some nerve. Don't you know that Yao Chen is someone the Hall Master personally ordered us to capture? Yet you actually dared to hide him at your side!"]

["Hand Yao Chen over to me, and I can spare you from the crime of concealing information!"]

[You looked at Protector Jin expressionlessly, then shook your head with a faint smile. "You want him? I can give him to you, but... that depends on whether you have the ability to take him!"]

[Your expression and actions enraged Protector Jin. His face darkened as he said coldly, "I'm glad you admitted it, but your attitude makes me very angry! Therefore... today, you will die, and your soul will become my trophy!"]

[With that said!]

[Protector Jin transformed into a massive cloud of black mist and swept toward you, blotting out the sky.]

[Protector Jin shouted harshly, "Ye Hao, I'll let you know that although Heavenly Protectors and Earth Protectors differ by only one word, the gap in strength between them is as vast as heaven and earth!!"]

[He knew you were a Five-star Dou Ancestor!]

[He believed he had you completely in his grasp!]

[You summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame in your left hand, held the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in your right, and spat out Zi Huo.]

[You began controlling the three flames, merging them together!]

[The moment the three flames of different attributes came into contact, they erupted with a piercing crackle.]

[The surrounding space seemed as though it were about to be torn apart.]

[Protector Jin's pupils contracted, and his expression stiffened. "Ye Hao, have you gone mad? Merging three flames with different attributes—are you courting death?!"]

[Even Yao Chen was frightened by your actions.]

[He had never seen such a mad act!]

[He had thought you would fail because of it.]

[Yet in less than ten seconds, you completely fused the three flames into a Three-colored Flower.]

[Protector Jin looked at the three-colored fire flower, calm on the surface yet containing an utterly terrifying power. A trace of fear emerged in his eyes.]

[He wanted to retreat first and return after the three-colored fire flower dissipated.]

[But you would not give him that chance.]

[Your figure flashed, appearing directly in front of his escape route. You threw the three-colored fire flower in your hand toward him!]

[Protector Jin used all his strength to resist.]

[He failed.]

[He died.]

[You seized his soul, erased its consciousness, and prepared to hand it over as well when you returned to the Branch Hall.]

[You obtained quite a few good things from Protector Jin.]

[Yao Chen was greatly shocked. You had actually defeated a Seven-star Dou Ancestor across levels with the strength of a Five-star Dou Ancestor.]

[More importantly, you had created an extremely powerful Dou Technique!]

[Even at his peak back then, he would not have dared to do such a thing!]

[He found you increasingly unfathomable.]

[You left this place and headed for the Black Corner Region.]

[On the road.]

[You said to Yao Chen, "Yao Chen, how about we make another deal?"]

[Yao Chen asked, "What deal?"]

[You told him that you would clean house for him, and in return, he was to give you the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.]

[Yao Chen fell silent.]

[He had spent years waiting in the far north to obtain the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and he had an inseparable bond with it.]

[But whenever he thought of Han Feng's betrayal back then, Yao Chen gritted his teeth in hatred!]

[Although losing the Bone Spirit Cold Flame would be a tremendous loss to him, he still agreed.]

[Because...]

[He sensed killing intent from you. He had no doubt that if he refused, you would erase him completely!]

[After all, you were a Protector of Soul Hall. You would not care about rules!]