Who Stole My Job? And Left My Name Behind?

The Magical Beast Mountain Range, near the direction of the Tagor Desert.

The Snake-People Tribe was living in paradise!

They no longer had to endure the desert's heat and monotony.

And at that moment, atop a towering mountain peak!

"Your Majesty, I heard that many more super-powerful experts have come to Misty Cloud Mountain!"

Hua She'er bowed to Queen Medusa and said,

"Some of them seem to be experts who can walk through the air and are skilled in manipulating space."

Hua She'er paused, then changed the subject.

Queen Medusa said nothing. Her long, narrow eyes gazed toward Misty Cloud Mountain!

Although she had never left the Northwest Continent, there were some ancient books in her tribe.

Walking through the air required at least the strength of a Dou Zong!

And to become skilled in manipulating space!

That was something only the legendary Dou Venerable experts could do!

She had never heard of a single Dou Venerable expert anywhere on the Northwest Continent.

Those experts must have come from another continent!

Queen Medusa couldn't help recalling the day she had encountered Xiao Xuan by the lake deep inside the Divine Temple!

He had only made a slight move, yet dozens of zhang of the lake had fallen away!

Truly terrifying.

Although the Snake-People Tribe no longer faced the threat of extinction,

in this world of the law of the jungle,

if you weren't strong enough, sooner or later, you'd be at the mercy of others.

If she could completely hitch a ride on Misty Cloud Mountain's ship,

perhaps...

Just then, Hua She'er seemed to remember something else.

"Oh, right, Your Majesty. I also heard that Pill King Gu He and Fa Ma of the Alchemist Association are both at the Xiao Family's Alchemy Hall on Misty Cloud Mountain."

Even Dou Venerables had arrived and joined them, so Medusa wasn't surprised.

Hua She'er continued, "And the once-weak Xiao Family has also made tremendous progress with the Alchemy Hall's help. Their clan leader, Xiao Zhan, is already a Dou Ling!"

A gleam flickered in Medusa's eyes!

They could force a middle-aged man in his fifties to advance all the way to Dou Ling!

If she joined the Xiao Family on Misty Cloud Mountain too,

could she improve her strength as well?

At the thought, the idea took root in her heart like a seed and began to sprout!

"I'm going out for a while."

As she spoke, a pair of purple wings shot out from Queen Medusa's back. She then sped toward Misty Cloud Mountain!

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Zhu Bajie...

Ahem, wrong story.

The Central Plains!

Xiao Xuan had arrived in the Eastern Region of the Central Plains and begun investigating the Jade Tablet he'd obtained from Han Feng that day.

Unfortunately, he'd visited many places but hadn't found the slightest clue!

Deep in his memories, he still couldn't recall where he'd seen this familiar yet unfamiliar Jade Tablet.

By rights, with the power of his Emperor Realm Soul, this shouldn't have been possible!

"Could it be because my previous self was only a remnant soul, so some of my memories are missing?"

Xiao Xuan then shook his head, rejecting the idea.

He'd clearly fused the memories of two lifetimes and hadn't felt that anything was missing!

So why were his memories incomplete now?

"Could it have something to do with the Ancient Clan?"

Looking at the Jade Tablet in his hand, Xiao Xuan wondered.

Wasn't the Ancient Realm in the Eastern Region of the Central Plains?

Perhaps...

He could find the answer in the Heaven-Grade Warehouse or the Ancient Clan Ancestral Hall.

Unfortunately, he'd had several chances to get in,

but Gu Yuan had ruined every one of them!

As for the faction behind the recent turmoil in the Central Plains, slaughtering innocents as it went,

Xiao Xuan knew who they were too.

Perhaps there was some connection between the two!

Since they were doing evil while wearing human faces,

it wouldn't be too much for Xiao Xuan to fan the flames while he was at it!

Putting away the Jade Tablet, Xiao Xuan decided to continue carrying out his looting plan!

Several days later.

Xiao Xuan found the location of the Soul Hall Human Hall.

In a somewhat distorted space!

Across a vast stretch of black land, pale bones lay exposed everywhere!

The air was thick with the stench of rotting flesh!

An eerie chill hung over everything!

At the center of the black land,

a massive black hall stood in silence.

A strange atmosphere shrouded the area, making one's skin crawl!

This was the Soul Hall Human Hall.

The Human Hall was one of the three great halls in the Soul Hall Tiangang Hall!

The Grand Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall was in charge of guarding it. He was a Peak Dou Sheng at the one-star level!

In recent days, as the conflict between the Soul Hall and the Ancient Clan had grown increasingly fierce, the Soul Hall had strengthened the defenses of its various branch halls to varying degrees!

The Human Hall was no exception. It now had several Half-Saints and dozens of Dou Venerables.

With such strength, it could sweep aside practically any public-facing force in the Central Plains, except for Pill Tower!

At that moment,

inside the black hall,

more than a dozen clouds of black mist converged from all directions.

They transformed into more than a dozen figures with cold expressions.

The figures exchanged glances,

then all looked toward the platform at the far end of the hall.

"Greetings, Grand Heavenly Venerable."

They bowed and called out.

The Grand Heavenly Venerable sat in the main seat and asked calmly, "Has the Ancient Clan made any unusual moves lately?"

"Reporting to the Grand Heavenly Venerable, the Ancient Clan has lost dozens of Dou Venerable experts in recent days. They haven't dared to act rashly since."

The Second Heavenly Venerable replied.

The Grand Heavenly Venerable narrowed his eyes.

"Heh. That old fox Gu Yuan must be cooking up some other dirty trick. Stay alert, and send back any souls you collect immediately!"

"Yes!"

The crowd replied in unison.

The Grand Heavenly Venerable continued giving orders. "Also, if you run into anyone from the Ancient Clan, kill them if you can! If you can't, then run!"

"We obey!"

The dozen or so figures were about to leave.

Suddenly!

Boom!

The spatial barrier outside the black hall rang out with a loud crash!

Before they could react,

a terrifying soul pressure bore down on them like a mountain!

Bang!

Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang...

In an instant!

The dozens of experts exploded throughout the hall like firecrackers!

A cloud of crimson blood mist bloomed like fireworks, filling the entire hall!

"Which rat dares to ambush the Soul Hall? You're asking to die!"

The Grand Heavenly Venerable sprang to his feet, his face calm and steady as an old dog.

But his trembling body and face, growing deathly pale against his will, betrayed the fear he was trying to hide!

He crushed a communication Jade Talisman and waited for reinforcements to arrive.

"Die!"

A voice like a death warrant echoed across the land!

The black mist around them suddenly churned violently.

Above the Black Hall, it formed a gigantic skull. From its pitch-black maw, it spewed a cloud of crimson blood mist that rapidly enveloped the Grand Heavenly Venerable!

"Ah! You... you're..."

The Grand Heavenly Venerable couldn't even finish a complete sentence before the blood mist melted him away.

His soul drifted out, trying to tear open space and flee, but an utterly terrifying suction force pulled him into a black hole!

[The killer is Xiao Xuan!]

After leaving five words above the pitch-black hall, the figure slipped into the void and disappeared.

Not long afterward,

a rift split open in the space above the hall, and a figure stepped out.

Looking at the ruined scene below and the five large characters left behind, Xiao Xuan froze!

"Who stole my job? And left my name behind?"