Bloodbath at Dead Soul Mountain Range

Xiao Xuan extended a fingertip and tapped lightly in front of him.

Crack!

An invisible barrier shattered at the sound!

Immediately following!

Xiao Xuan tossed the Stone-Eating Demon Ant Queen in his hand into the valley!

In less than two and a half minutes!

The valley erupted into complete chaos.

"Not good! It's Stone-Eating Demon Ants!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

"Damn it, how did these things get in here!"

"Quick, everyone attack together! Clear these things out as fast as possible, don't disturb the Venerable Elder!"

Dense swarms of Stone-Eating Demon Ants surged toward the black palace like a tide!

Hundreds of figures rushed out from the palace, and strands of eerie black mist erupted from their bodies, sweeping toward the Stone-Eating Demon Ants!

Hiss, hiss, hiss...

The black mist could destroy the Stone-Eating Demon Ants, but their numbers were truly terrifying!

Very quickly, several people were bitten to death by the ants!

"Ah!"

"Venerable Elder... Venerable Elder, save me!"

"..."

Just then, a sharp, grating sound like foam rubbing together echoed through the area.

"A bunch of useless trash, to be made so miserable by mere Stone-Eating Demon Ants!"

Directly in front of the palace, an old man with a hunched back, disheveled hair, and a face obscured by grime suddenly appeared.

His clothes were tattered, making him look like a beggar.

In his left hand, he gripped a vine-like cane.

The old man raised his withered right hand, and a massive surge of Dou Qi swept outward.

It transformed into a torrent of black mist in his palm, rushing toward the Stone-Eating Demon Ants.

Hiss, hiss, hiss...

However, he had still underestimated the number of these Stone-Eating Demon Ants!

He could only establish a barrier once more.

It would be much easier to clear the Stone-Eating Demon Ants trapped within the barrier this way!

But, less than two and a half seconds after he restored the barrier.

Crack!

The barrier shattered once again!

At this moment, the old man frowned, looked up, and peered into the sky with his murky, aged eyes.

"Who dares to come to my Soul Hall to cause trouble!"

He could sense that there must be an outsider in this area, but he simply could not detect their presence!

"Someone? Who?"

"I was wondering why our formation barrier, which was perfectly fine, would suddenly break!"

"To dare to come to our Soul Hall branch to cause trouble, they must have grown a heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard."

While these people clamored, their bodies involuntarily huddled closer to the old man.

"Could I have guessed wrong?!"

The old man frowned, muttering to himself.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey! I say, are you all blind? I've been sitting here for half the day, and you lot haven't even noticed!"

The old man jumped in fright and whipped his head around!

He saw a man with the hair of a crane and the complexion of a child sitting right at the top of the palace.

He was looking at them with a beaming smile.

The old man's scalp went numb in an instant!

He hadn't sensed a single thing!

If the opponent were to strike suddenly!

He wouldn't even know how he died!

"I am Magic Vine, the Fifth Venerable of the Soul Hall! Who are you? Why do you attack my Soul Hall?!"

Xiao Xuan slowly stood up, staring coldly at the Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine.

"Who am I?! I am merely a heartbroken brother here to seek justice for his younger brother!"

His expression was so convincing, it was as if it were true!

The Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine, suddenly realized.

"You are... a member of the Ancient Clan!"

"Where is Mo Yu! Let her come out and face her death!!"

Xiao Xuan put on the appearance of someone desperate for revenge!

The Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine, let out a strange laugh: "Hehehe, your Ancient Clan provoked us first! Yet you have the nerve to play the victim!"

"I don't care! Mo Yu injured Gu Qian, leading to his death! Hand her over, and I shall leave! Otherwise..."

Xiao Xuan moved in a flash, appearing directly in front of the Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine.

Killing intent surged forth!

"Hmph! Do you really think my Soul Hall fears you?!"

"Bang!"

The Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine, stomped his cane fiercely against the ground!

The aura of a nine-star Dou Venerable was released in its entirety!

But!

The next second!

A terrifying soul pressure descended from the sky, suppressing the Fifth Venerable like a mountain!

"Ah!"

The Fifth Venerable, Magic Vine, let out a miserable shriek and collapsed flat onto the ground, looking like a dead dog.

Blood flowed incessantly from the corner of his mouth!

"You... are you trying to incite... a war between the Soul Hall and the Ancient Clan?!"

"Die!"

Xiao Xuan knew that he had already transmitted the information, so there was naturally no need to continue toying with him!

Puff!

The powerful soul pressure instantly crushed the Fifth Venerable into a mist of blood!

Only then did the protectors of the Soul Hall react!

They scattered in terror, fleeing for their lives!

"The... the Fifth Venerable... is... dead!"

"The Fifth Venerable has been killed!"

"Run for your lives!"

Xiao Xuan flicked his sleeve, and a rift tore open in the space ahead.

He walked into it slowly!

At the same time.

Snap!

He snapped his fingers!

Puff!

Puff, puff...

Those Soul Hall protectors attempting to flee were transformed into black mist, dissipating with the wind.

Simultaneously, the Soul Hall structures in the Dead Soul Mountain Range collapsed with a loud boom, turning into a pile of ruins!

Not long after Xiao Xuan had left.

A rift tore open in the distant sky once more!

From within the rift!

Came a gurgling sound, as if blood were flowing!

Then, a sea of viscous, scarlet blood surged out from the rift!

It rapidly transformed into a figure drenched in blood!

"Damn it! Still a step too late!"

The newcomer raised his scarlet eyes, staring with venomous hatred at the ruins ahead.

Creak!

His fists clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh!

A hoarse and spiteful voice echoed beneath this sky!

"Ancient Clan!!!!"

"Xiao Xuan, you used Gu Xu's body to go out—what are you doing?!"

Inside the Heavenly Tomb, watching Xiao Xuan return, Gu Shan trembled as he questioned him.

Slap!

Xiao Xuan struck out from the air, sending Gu Shan flying backward for hundreds of zhang with a single blow!

He slammed into a mountain peak within the Heavenly Tomb!

"Do I need to report my actions to you?!"

"You... cough, cough, if the Patriarch finds out, he will certainly not let you off!"

Gu Shan coughed up a large pool of blood.

Fortunately, Xiao Xuan only wanted to teach him a lesson and did not intend to kill him yet.

Otherwise, he would have already been reduced to a puddle of blood!

"Rest assured, I will let Gu Yuan know that taking things from my Xiao Clan and failing to deliver has no good ending!"

"Xiao Xuan! Has the Patriarch not already returned everything to you?! What more do you want?!"

"If I were to violate your daughter and then offer you an apology, would that wipe the slate clean?"

Had it not been for the help of Burning Flame Ancestor, the Xiao Clan would likely have been completely wiped out by now!

It was one thing that Gu Yuan had not helped the Xiao Clan!

But to think he had actually attempted to steal the Tou She Ancient God Jade of the Xiao Clan!

How could he be forgiven?!

Gu Shan's expression changed abruptly!

A sense of intense unease surged into his heart like a rising tide!

The legendary Xiao Xuan was not supposed to be like this!

Xiao Xuan sealed Gu Shan in a corner of the Heavenly Tomb.

He performed the technique of soul possession, discarding the body of Gu Xu.

He returned to his soul form!

Then, he took out all the rare treasures he had obtained from the Ancient Clan!

He opened his mouth and inhaled sharply!

Whoosh...

In less than five minutes, the mountain of rare treasures had all been swallowed into Xiao Xuan's belly!