Bing He rose and looked at Tian Shuangzi and the others, whom Yao Chen had beaten to within an inch of their lives. His face twisted with rage as he shouted at Yao Chen and the others.
"You dare injure the people of Ice River Valley! Your deaths are at hand! Hand over that Woe Poison Body woman at once, and we'll leave you with your corpses intact!"
Yao Chen furrowed his brow slightly. Hearing Bing He's insults, he couldn't help but find them amusing.
"What makes you think you can shout at this old man like that?"
A moment later, the aura of a peak Five-Revolution Dou Venerate burst from Yao Chen, driving Bing He straight backward.
After stumbling back several steps, Bing He felt a bloodless hand steady him.
The figure behind him was tall and lean, yet carried a strange, twisted air, as if he could melt into the darkness at any moment.
He wore a dark red robe embroidered with obscure black runes. They seemed almost alive, flickering now and then with a gloomy light.
"This old man ranks fourth. They all call me the Fourth Heavenly Venerable."
At those words, Yao Chen's body jolted. He hadn't expected Ice River Valley to be colluding with Soul Hall—and Soul Hall had even sent Fourth Heavenly Venerable Xue He to assist them.
Yao Chen didn't know that Fourth Heavenly Venerable Xue He had actually been sent over because he was nearby collecting souls.
Ice River Valley wanted to obtain the Woe Poison Body, but feared Yao Chen's strength. So they had told Soul Hall they were willing to submit in secret. However, a powerful expert no weaker than a Five-Star Dou Zun was protecting the Woe Poison Body, so they needed Soul Hall to send a Heavenly Venerable