"Now comes this soul Dou Technique..." Watching the Soul Devouring Talisman put away the Blood River Bell, Xiao Yan immediately looked away and gazed at another silver scroll wreathed in cyan light.
"Hehe, kid, this is indeed a soul Dou Technique, but in my view, the tier of this Dou Technique likely ranks at the very peak of Saint Grade Dou Techniques. A Saint Grade peak-level soul attack is probably capable of killing even a Dou Di with a single strike-it can be called a true trump card."
"However, there is one thing I must remind you of. Although your soul power has currently surged to the peak of Dou Di, only a single step away from the Immortal Realm, the creator of this Saint Grade peak-level soul technique would only be stronger than you. If you succeed, all is well, but if you make a single misstep and fail, I'm afraid your soul will be instantly obliterated..."
"Even so, do you still want to cultivate it?" Sensing the soul Dou Technique scroll before it, which carried an aura of sheer destruction, the Soul Devouring Talisman said to Xiao Yan with a cautious tone.
"Senior, rest assured. I, Xiao Yan, am no coward who clings blindly to life."
"Besides, I know that if one wishes to gain something, one must first pay a price!"
"Furthermore, I refuse to believe I cannot handle it!" Finishing his words, Xiao Yan gazed resolutely at the Dou Technique scroll before him.
What the Soul Devouring Talisman had just said was not without reason. Judging merely from the outermost soul power alone, it was virtually on par with his own. Moreover, Xiao Yan vaguely sensed that this riverbed had existed for quite some time, and for this soul power to maintain the peak of Emperor Realm under the erosion of time was enough to demonstrate the formidable nature of this soul Dou Technique.
"Then let's begin!"
"Rest assured, I will guard your back."
"Although my current strength is less than one-tenth of its peak, possessing the Soul Devouring Talisman and the Blood River Bell means that even in the worst-case scenario, I can still protect your soul." The Soul Devouring Talisman said resolutely.
"Thanks." Xiao Yan said softly. Clearly, the Soul Devouring Talisman acting this way was, to a greater or lesser degree, a result of him having just helped it acquire the Blood River Bell, but it still warmed Xiao Yan's heart.
"Soul power!"
"Come forth!" After briefly regulating his breath, Xiao Yan let out a sudden, explosive shout.
As his voice faded, an exceptionally massive amount of soul power immediately flooded the space around Xiao Yan. Soul power of this level was probably something even some Nine-star Dou Di who specialized in soul cultivation had never possessed.
"Go." Closing his eyes gently, Xiao Yan controlled his soul power and directed it toward the cyan light wrapping around the soul Dou Technique.
To cultivate a soul Dou Technique, one must first gain the recognition of this outermost layer of cyan soul power; otherwise, everything else was mere wishful thinking.
"Glug, glug!" The moment Xiao Yan's soul power surged onto the cyan light, that cyan light suddenly erupted with a heaven-shaking suction force, directly swallowing and absorbing Xiao Yan's soul power!
"Damn it!"
"If this goes on, I'll be sucked dry sooner or later!" Xiao Yan cursed inwardly, and then the soul power within his body abruptly formed a miniature giant energy python above his head!
"Hiss!" The soul energy giant python let out a roar, then shot forward at high speed, opening its ferocious snake maw to bite down directly at the cyan light.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The energy giant python clamped its jaws straight onto the cyan light. Following that, the cyan light, which had been continuously devouring Xiao Yan's soul power, violently shuddered, as if suffering some damage.
Yet in the very next instant, that soul energy giant python instantly dissipated into nothingness.
"As expected, my control over soul power is still too rusty." Xiao Yan shook his head as he spoke, then once again condensed a miniature giant python, charging forward just as before to tear into the cyan light.
As Xiao Yan continuously and relentlessly condensed these miniature energy pythons, that seemingly formidable cyan light finally failed to hold out any longer. With a booming rumble, it shattered directly.
"Huff, huff, huff!" The cyan soul light protecting the soul Dou Technique vanished in an instant, and Xiao Yan collapsed directly onto his backside. Clearly, simultaneously having his soul power devoured while condensing soul pythons to attack the cyan light had placed no small amount of pressure on Xiao Yan.
"Hehe, what a truly terrifying kid." Meanwhile, the Soul Devouring Talisman watched Xiao Yan's state without disturbing him, for it knew that the consumption of energy just now had been far too great for him, and right now he simply needed a moment to rest.
"Fortunately, this cyan soul power had long since been battered into disarray by the erosion of time; otherwise, this soul Dou Technique would likely have simply gone to waste." Xiao Yan chuckled for a moment, then stood straight up and spoke.
"Next comes the time for the harvest."
"Once you master this soul Dou Technique, with your current strength, let alone some bullshit Three Heavenly Sovereigns of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, even a true eight-star Dou Di probably couldn't withstand this single move of yours." The Soul Devouring Talisman cursed outright.
"Mm." Xiao Yan responded with a sensing nod, hesitating no longer as he reached out directly and grasped the silver scroll tightly in his hand!
"Hum, hum, hum!" The moment the silver scroll was grasped by Xiao Yan, an immensely powerful repulsive force immediately surged forth.
"The soul power that guards you has already submitted to me; you'd best not put up any further resistance." Xiao Yan simply shook his head and smiled.
As Xiao Yan's words fell, the silver soul Dou Technique scroll also grew quiet.
"I'd like to see just how strong this soul Dou Technique truly is." Xiao Yan smiled, and brilliant soul power surged forth immediately as he used both hands to slowly open the silver soul Dou Technique scroll!
"Boom, boom, boom!" The moment the silver scroll was unfolded, an overwhelmingly formidable aura abruptly emerged. A projection even materialized, standing directly atop the silver scroll.
The projection was nearly transparent, yet it radiated the grand and majestic aura of a supreme sovereign of heaven and earth.
"Thud!" Following the appearance of this projection, a massive pressure instantly caused Xiao Yan's body to grow heavy. Were it not for his resolute state of mind, he likely would have dropped to his knees on the spot.
"So strong!" Yet in Xiao Yan's eyes, this nearly transparent projection was a different kind of entity altogether; he knew that this projection was startlingly condensed entirely from soul power.
"What a formidable fellow. With this kind of strength, he probably possesses the tier of a four-star Dou Xian, doesn't he?" The Soul Devouring Talisman beside him could not help but exclaim in admiration.
"Saint Grade peak soul Dou Technique: Youming Tianhuang."
"Taking the spirit as the master, taking the soul as the attack."
"This technique focuses on the power of a single strike."
"When Youming emerges, heaven and earth grow hazy!" As those dazzling words appeared from within the silver scroll, the soul projection upon the scroll slowly began to rehearse the technique!
The soul projection within the scroll slowly closed its eyes, yet Xiao Yan sensed that a brilliant surge of soul power was gradually condensing within its body at that moment.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Right as Xiao Yan felt puzzled, a silent and soundless attack abruptly manifested toward the narrow space outside this riverbed!
"Boom, boom, boom!" With a mere single strike, the brilliant Ghost Qi carpeting the entire floor of the Blood River Pool was utterly annihilated in an instant!
The entire Blood River Pool returned once again to a crimson hue, the bizarre Ghost Qi vanishing without a trace!
At the same time, Xiao Yan's pupils slowly closed. Clearly, what the projection had just demonstrated was precisely this soul Dou Technique!
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