An Advanced Half-Saint Appears

A figure shrouded in thick black mist silently stepped out of the void, and a chilling aura spread out like a tide. After the black mist dissipated, the figure inside was revealed.

"Soul Hall Nine Heavenly Venerate Magic Rain..."

Wen Yan's playful and disdainful expression faded slightly, his eyes sharpened, and his azure Dou Qi surged like the ocean, repelling the chilling aura that was encroaching upon him.

"Hehehe, the soul of Seven-Star Dou Zun is quite impressive. I can already smell the wonderful scent of his soul." The Nine Heavenly Venerate's cold eyes were fixed on Wen Yan, and he let out that tooth-grinding laugh once again.

"I thought you, Elder Thunder Venerable, had hired some powerful helpers, but it turns out you're just a nobody from the Soul Hall!" Wen Yan sneered, completely unfazed by his gaze. "What else can you Soul Hall scum do besides hide in the black mist, play tricks, and act like ghosts?"

"You're courting death!" The Nine Heavenly Venerate's voice suddenly turned icy. "You sharp-tongued thing, wait until I tear your mouth apart and rip out your soul, then let's see how you still yell!"

Before he finished speaking, more than a dozen pitch-black chains suddenly shot out from around the Nine Heavenly Venerate Venerable, covered with twisted runes.

The chains pierced through the void in an instant, shooting towards Wen Yan from all directions. The chains emitted a piercing, soul-wrenching shriek in the air, like the wailing of countless wronged souls, appearing extremely cold and terrifying.

This is the signature Dou Technique of the Soul Hall, and also a very strange Dou Technique. The chains are incredibly strong, and the runes on them are primarily targeted at the soul.

Once locked in, not only will the body be unable to move, but the soul will also be imprisoned, ultimately leaving one at its mercy.

The pitch-black chains appeared and disappeared in the void, appearing extremely eerie. The sheer power emanating from the chains, striking straight to the depths of the soul, was enough to cause most people's Dou Qi to falter and their minds to lose their composure.

"Condensation."

He uttered a few words, and his body erupted with azure Water Attribute Dou Qi. It wasn't a towering wave, but rather an extremely compressed and condensed energy right in front of him!

The moisture in the air was instantly sucked away, all condensing in front of Wen Yan, forming a constantly rotating vortex of water.

The Soul Lock slammed into the vortex, causing it to ripple violently. However, the vortex did not shatter; instead, the chains' speed decreased dramatically, as if they were sinking into an endless quagmire, their attack being neutralized by the water flow.

Wen Yan instantly increased the speed of the water flow, and the chains within seemed to be squeezed into a hydraulic machine, making a series of crisp "crack" sounds.

"Hmm? Using water to deflect force, that's interesting." The Nine Heavenly Venerate let out a soft exclamation, then increased the output of the Soul Lock.

I'd like to see how much you can unload.

"Not many, but enough to deal with trash like you." Wen Yan clenched his fist slightly and shouted in a cold voice, "Break!"

The vortex of water in front of it instantly contracted towards the center. After contracting to a certain extent, the water suddenly exploded, and water droplets and black fragments fell from the sky.

"Your claim of being Seven-Star Dou Zun seems a bit exaggerated. Show me what other tricks you have up your sleeve." Wen Yan looked at Nine Heavenly Venerate calmly, his voice carrying a hint of disdain.

Upon hearing Wen Yan's words, the Nine Heavenly Venerate's face immediately turned ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

With a single step into the void, his figure vanished mysteriously before the eyes of those around him.

Wen Yan narrowed his eyes, his Dou Qi concentrated in his fist, and with lightning speed, he blasted it towards the void at the three o'clock position.

In the void, a fist enveloped in a layer of pitch-black crystals also appeared.

The two fists collided.

"Boom!!"

The two fists collided, suddenly unleashing a violent gust of wind. Black crystal layers and azure water droplets flew everywhere, and the void at the point of impact was distorted and shattered.

The two retreated several feet each, exchanged a glance, and then transformed into two streaks of light, clashing together once more.

Under Wen Yan's deliberate guidance, the battlefield between the two gradually moved away from Wind Lightning City.

Accompanying Wen Yan was a Core Elder of the Free and Unfettered Hall named Zhang Feng, whose cultivation level was Five-Star Dou Zun.

He looked at Thunder Venerable with a mocking expression. "You dare to provoke our Free and Unfettered Hall with just one helper? Or do you have other helpers? If you don't call them out, you're going to die here today."

"Old ghost Zhang, I never expected you to be a dog of the Free and Unfettered Hall." Thunder Venerable recognized the person in front of him, and his face immediately darkened as he spoke in a cold voice.

"That's better than you becoming a dog of the Soul Hall, where you might be eaten alive." Zhang Feng sneered. He hadn't expected that Thunder Venerable would cooperate with the Soul Hall. Who in the entire Central State didn't know the Soul Hall's infamous reputation? Many who cooperated with them had their souls extracted the next day.

"Alright, I'm not going to waste my breath on you anymore. I want to see if you have any backup plans."

"Barren Mountain Seal!" Zhang Feng formed a hand seal, and a large, earth-yellow Great Seal formed from Dou Qi qi slammed down towards Thunder Venerable.

Sensing the terrifying power emanating from the Great Seal, Thunder Venerable's expression changed slightly, and he considered launching a counterattack.

But as the Great Seal fell, a pale stream of air suddenly burst forth from the void, striking the Great Seal Great Seal instantly corroding it away.

Above Thunder Venerable's head, a white figure appeared in the void, emanating a chilling Cold Qi.

This is an elderly man dressed in white, with white hair and beard.

"The Eight Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall, Qiu Di." Zhang Feng's figure retreated rapidly, returning to the sky above Wind Lightning City, looking at the old man who had appeared with apprehension.

The Eight Heavenly Venerate ignored Zhang Feng and the others, instead turning to bow respectfully towards the void, their tone utterly deferential. "Welcome, Second Heavenly Venerate Venerable!"

Upon hearing the words of the Nine Heavenly Venerate, Zhang Feng's eyes widened instantly, and a chill ran down his spine.

The Second Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall is a big shot in the Soul Hall. It is said that he is already Half-Saint Expert.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, not because of clouds, but because of a pure, light-devouring darkness.

A spatial rift slowly spread out in the air, as if a natural chasm had appeared, stretching across the void.

An elderly man dressed in gray-white robes slowly stepped out of the spatial rift and appeared before everyone's eyes.

The old man was hunched over, leaning on a Skull Cane. His eyes were sunken, and two eerie green lights flickered in them, giving him a sinister and eerie feeling.

He simply stood there, and the surrounding space constantly distorted, collapsed, and repaired itself in a never-ending cycle.

Thunder Venerable's body trembled slightly with excitement. He hadn't expected the Soul Hall to send out Second Heavenly Venerate this time.

You must know that the Second Heavenly Venerate, Advanced Half-Saint, known as the Bone Nether Saint, is a figure standing at the very top of the Central State pyramid.

"Ha, who do we have here? It's just an old skeleton with one foot in the grave. At this age, instead of waiting to die in your tomb, you insist on coming out to stir up trouble. Aren't you afraid of your old bones breaking here!"

Suddenly, a languid yet extremely alluring voice, not loud, but clearly pierced through the entire world and entered everyone's ears.