Storming the Soul Hall Branch!

Storming the Soul Hall Branch!

Upon entering the spatial gateway from the Forest Sea, Xiao Yan felt his vision blur.

Everything before his eyes shifted as though the stars had turned and the cosmos had changed, undergoing a complete transformation.

The boundless Forest Sea had become a towering mountain.

Buildings stood in orderly rows across the mountain.

"Screech!"

Before Jiang Han and Xiao Yan could properly inspect this space, more than a dozen enormous white cranes flew out from the mountain.

A figure stood atop each white crane, with a young woman in green at the lead.

"Who are you?"

The young woman in green stared coldly at Jiang Han, her expression wary.

Being able to stand in midair with a single hand, he was at least a Dou Zong-level expert.

"We came to find Wind Venerable. It concerns news of my teacher, Medicine Venerable," Xiao Yan spoke first.

"Teacher? Medicine Venerable?"

Mu Qingluan was initially stunned. Once she realized what he meant, she looked at Xiao Yan in surprise. "You are the Medicine Pavilion Master's disciple?"

Xiao Yan nodded. When he had learned from Jiang Han that his teacher was the master of Starfall Pavilion, one of the Four Pavilions, he had been equally shocked.

"Come with me! I'll take you to see Master at once!"

Mu Qingluan put away her hostility, stood atop the white crane, then swiftly turned and flew toward the mountain.

Her master was merely Starfall Pavilion's deputy master. As for its true master, she had never seen him in person, only the portrait of the sect's patriarch within the sect.

"Was this space created by a Dou Saint expert?" Xiao Yan could not resist asking along the way.

Mu Qingluan shook her head. "This is a space formed from Meteor Star Power. It was naturally created."

Under Mu Qingluan's guidance.

Jiang Han and Xiao Yan arrived before a grand hall.

"Master, the Medicine Pavilion Master's disciple has come to see you."

As soon as Mu Qingluan finished speaking, a trace of spatial fluctuation spread out from within the hall.

Then, a figure appeared before Jiang Han and Xiao Yan.

He was an old man clad in a green robe, his long hair draped over his shoulders, giving him an air of carefree ease.

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"You are Yao Chen's disciple? What proof do you have?"

Wind Venerable's gaze fixed on Xiao Yan. His excited voice carried a note of interrogation.

"Elder Feng, please look." Xiao Yan took out a Black Ancient Ring from his Storage Ring.

"I knew it. He is still alive!"

The instant he saw the ring, Wind Venerable's eyes narrowed, then his face filled with delight.

"Back then, Han Feng announced to the public that he had suffered a backlash while refining pills and self-destructed. Of course I did not believe such nonsense. But by the time I realized Yao Chen's incident was connected to him, he had already vanished from Central Province." Wind Venerable recalled the past.

Xiao Yan sighed softly. "Teacher truly was harmed by Han Feng and Soul Hall back then."

"Where is that beast now?"

Wind Venerable's face turned icy. A chilling killing intent surged from his body, causing the temperature of heaven and earth to drop considerably.

"My eldest brother has already killed him."

Xiao Yan pointed at Jiang Han beside him.

Wind Venerable looked toward Jiang Han. At a glance, he was shocked to discover that he could not see through this seemingly ordinary young man at all.

"Elder Feng, my eldest brother is also a Venerable."

Noticing Wind Venerable's reaction, Xiao Yan seemed to have guessed his thoughts and could not help speaking up.

At Xiao Yan's words, a flash of astonishment crossed Wind Venerable's eyes.

The Central Continent was not lacking in geniuses, but this was the first time he had seen someone so young reach the Dou Zun realm.

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Jiang Han did not take part in the conversation between Wind Venerable and Xiao Yan.

After successfully completing the stare, Jiang Han directly stepped aside and sat down cross-legged.

"Where is Yao Chen now?" Wind Venerable asked.

"Elder Feng, although Teacher is still alive, his situation is far from optimistic. He has been captured by Soul Hall."

Xiao Yan's expression was grave. "We came to find you in hopes that you would lend us a hand and rescue Teacher together with us."

"Do you know the exact location?" Wind Venerable pressed.

Soul Hall had always been mysterious. Even he knew very little about them.

"My eldest brother knows."

When the topic shifted to Jiang Han, Xiao Yan and Medicine Venerable both clearly sensed Jiang Han's aura rising.

"Little friend, have you broken through?"

After Jiang Han's aura stabilized, Wind Venerable spoke.

"I gained some insight."

Jiang Han nodded.

Thanks to Wind Venerable, Jiang Han had directly advanced from a Two-Star Dou Zun to a Five-Star Dou Zun!

After assessing that he could handle a Half-Saint if he went all out, Jiang Han set off with Xiao Yan and Wind Venerable.

Perhaps to be safe, Wind Venerable also contacted a friend to accompany them, a stern-faced old man.

Iron Sword Venerable, a Two-Star Dou Zun.

Western Region of the Central Continent, Dead Souls Mountain Range.

Because countless battles had once erupted here, with tens of thousands of skeletons buried beneath the ground, and due to the terrain itself, the yin energy in this place was extremely heavy.

The mingling of yin energy and corpse energy gave this mountain range its name.

Whether day or night, human figures were almost impossible to find in these mountains.

A chilling breeze swept over piles of bones. Above one such bone heap, ripples spread through the air as several figures emerged from them.

"Who would have thought this branch hall would be hidden in such a gloomy ghostly place?"

Xiao Yan could not help frowning as he glanced at the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of corpse piles below.

"Isn't this exactly the most suitable place for them?"

Jiang Han wore a faint smile as his gaze settled between the two tall gray trees directly ahead.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that a spatial barrier stood between those two towering trees.

Arriving before the spatial barrier, Jiang Han casually flicked his sleeve, instantly shattering it as waves of suction force surged out from within.

Then, with a lift of his right hand, a huge net woven from purple flames appeared in the sky above the Dead Souls Mountain Range.

"There is actually such a barrier. What an extravagant arrangement!"

Wind Venerable clicked his tongue. The barrier around this Soul Hall branch was even superior to that of their Starfall Pavilion.

After entering the spatial barrier, Xiao Yan, Iron Sword Venerable, and Wind Venerable all showed moved expressions.

Before them was an extremely tall and steep slope.

At the end of the slope lay an enormous valley surrounded on all sides by mountains. Within the valley stood a massive black hall, fully a hundred zhang in size.

The great hall resembled a primordial ferocious beast crouching in the darkness, exuding a terrifying aura that chilled one's heart.

"Little friend, have you been here before?"

Wind Venerable followed closely behind Jiang Han. They traveled without obstruction, even perfectly avoiding several Dou Zong-level magical beasts within the valley.

Jiang Han glanced at Wind Venerable but ignored him and continued onward.

"We're here."

Jiang Han stopped before the black hall's outer wall.

"Are we charging in directly?"

Wind Venerable asked. Before even entering the hall, he had already sensed three auras within it that were no weaker than his own.

"You force your way in and draw out Soul Hall's Dou Zuns. I'll use the opportunity to enter the hall and rescue Yao Lao."

After saying that, Jiang Han ignored the strange looks from Wind Venerable and Xiao Yan. He circled to an unguarded area alone, broke through the final barrier, and entered.

(End of Chapter)