With Mo Tianxing dead, his men scattered and fled in every direction. Yao Chen had no time to deal with them and let them go, turning instead to collect the Storage Rings of those he had slain.
"Not bad. There's quite a lot of stuff."
Yao Chen looked at the Storage Rings in his hand and said with satisfaction.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian saw that the enemies had mostly been wiped out, so they went over to Yao Chen.
"Teacher, they've all run off. Shouldn't we leave?"
"No rush. There's still a friend waiting nearby. You two should stay here and watch."
Relying on his formidable soul power, Yao Chen had sensed that another Dou Zong was lurking nearby, so he told Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
"Friend, it's time to show yourself. There's no one else here."
Yao Chen called toward an empty patch of ground, his voice infused with soul power.
After he called out, the place fell utterly silent. No one answered.
"Friend, if you don't come out soon, we'll be leaving."
As his voice fell, a gust of wind swept past, and a figure suddenly appeared before Yao Chen. He spoke calmly.
"Sir, there's no need to hurry off."
He was a slender man in his thirties, dressed in a pale blue robe.
His true identity was Ling Yu Feng, a member of the Spirit Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans. His cultivation had reached the Nine-Star Dou Zong level.
With only average talent, he had also offended someone in his clan, and his family had driven him out of the Spirit Realm.
Before leaving, he had stolen a soul technique from the clan's treasury.
Now, having fled to the chaotic Black Corner Region, he had planned to use an auction as a pretext to obtain treasures and improve his strength, then return to his clan to take revenge and kill the person who had driven him out.
Unfortunately, he had run into Yao Chen and the others today. It seemed his life would end here.
"Friend, you're the one who put that soul technique up for auction, aren't you?"
With his powerful soul perception, Yao Chen had already identified the man before him.
"Sir, that's right. I consigned the soul technique to that auction house. Now, please hand over the Storage Rings of the people you killed, along with your own."
Ling Yu Feng didn't take Yao Chen seriously. As a member of one of the Eight Ancient Clans, and a Nine-Star Dou Zong to boot, he spoke to Yao Chen with utter contempt.
"Boy, you've got quite a mouth on you! Let this old man see what you can do."
Yao Chen fixed Ling Yu Feng with a cold stare as Dou Qi surged around him. A dazzling purple Heavenly Flame, the Dream-Illusion Blazing Flame, blazed in his hand, radiating a heart-stopping heat and mysterious light.
With a loud shout, Yao Chen hurled the Dream-Illusion Blazing Flame at Ling Yu Feng.
The flame streaked through the air like a meteor, carrying the force to destroy everything in its path.
However, Ling Yu Feng flashed aside, using his unique movement Dou Technique, "Shadow Blood Flash." In an instant, he became a blurry streak of blood-red shadow, dodging the Dream-Illusion Blazing Flame at an incredible speed.
His figure drifted unpredictably in the wind, impossible to pin down.
After evading the attack, Ling Yu Feng gave a cold smirk and rapidly formed hand seals. A powerful surge of wind-attribute Dou Qi gathered in his hands.
"Wind Brake Annihilation Gale!" he roared, unleashing a massive azure storm that swept toward Yao Chen—and Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan behind him.
Wherever the storm passed, sand and stones flew, and deep trenches were gouged into the ground.
Seeing the danger, a flicker of urgency crossed Yao Chen's eyes.
He knew how powerful this attack was. If Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan were hit, the consequences would be unthinkable.
At the critical moment, Yao Chen summoned the Dream-Illusion Blazing Flame again. The fire instantly formed a massive shield in front of him.
Flames flowed across the shield, sending out powerful waves of energy.
The storm slammed into it with a deafening roar.
The immense force cracked the ground beneath Yao Chen's feet and made his body tremble. Still, he gritted his teeth and held the shield firm, protecting Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan.
The storm gradually dissipated, and only then did Yao Chen let out a breath of relief.
But the force of the impact had left his upper garment in tatters, exposing his strong chest.
"Damn it!" Yao Chen's eyes blazed with anger.
He had never been in such a sorry state. The fury in his heart had been fully ignited.
Yao Chen waved his right hand, and the Dragon Abyss Star Sword appeared in his grasp.
"Star Annihilation Sword!" Yao Chen roared, unleashing a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique.
In an instant, the sky glittered with starlight as the power of countless stars gathered on the Dragon Abyss Star Sword.
The sword blazed with light, as though it would illuminate the entire world.
The immense sword force made the surrounding space unstable. Ling Yu Feng felt a pressure unlike anything he had ever experienced, but he refused to back down and decided to fight to the death.
"Wrath of the Wind God!" Ling Yu Feng unleashed his strongest High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique.
The Dou Qi throughout his body poured frantically into the storm. It instantly grew more violent and roared toward Yao Chen.
The two powerful attacks met in midair, unleashing an energy shockwave capable of destroying the heavens and earth.
Light blazed so brightly that no one could look directly at it.
The whole wasteland shuddered beneath the shockwave. Nearby peaks collapsed, and the earth split open.
But in the end, Ling Yu Feng's "Wrath of the Wind God" could not withstand Yao Chen's "Star Annihilation Sword."
Amid a desperate scream, Ling Yu Feng's storm was utterly crushed, and starlight engulfed his body.
When the light faded, Ling Yu Feng had perished, his body falling from the sky.
Yao Chen looked at Ling Yu Feng's body and casually stowed it in his Storage Ring.
After two consecutive battles, Yao Chen was feeling somewhat weak. He turned to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
"Let's leave this place first. I'm a little drained. We'll find somewhere to rest."
After hearing him, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian immediately supported Yao Chen and headed into the mountains to find a place to stay.
After flying for quite some time, they found a waterfall. It was an ideal place to rest.
As soon as they arrived, Yao Chen used his soul power to search the area within a hundred li. Finding nothing unusual, he relaxed and took out the spoils from their battle.
First, he took out Mo Tianxing's Storage Ring and instantly erased the Soul Imprint on it with his soul power.
Looking inside, he saw piles of gold coins and weapons, along with some low-grade pills. There were no Dou Techniques or cultivation manuals. As he searched further, he found a small jade bottle set aside on its own.
Yao Chen took out the bottle and opened it.
A soft, pale green light glowed inside. Countless tiny green specks drifted slowly within it, like a swarm of lively little sprites.
Its shape was not fixed; at times, it gathered into a smooth, rounded ball of liquid...
"It seems this is the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva."
Yao Chen suddenly turned to Xiao Yi Xian and said.
"Girl, this bottle of Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva is crucial to controlling your Woe Poison Body."
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