"Yun Shan lost so quickly?" Everyone was stunned.
As a Dou Zong powerhouse himself, Yun Shan hardly seemed worthy of the title.
He had been defeated in just one move.
Only someone caught in the thick of it could understand Yun Shan's misery.
They were both using Dou Techniques, so why was yours so much stronger?
Even after he had brought every trick at his disposal to bear, it had all been useless.
Facing this Great Heaven Creation Palm, he felt as though his very soul would be sucked dry.
With no other choice, he could only call for help.
As Yun Shan's voice fell, black mist surged up from beneath the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall, blotting out the sky.
The mist quickly gathered in the heavens, eventually coalescing into a deep-black cloud roughly ten feet across.
Xiao Ze gazed at the black mist, and his heart sank.
The people from Soul Hall had finally decided to show themselves.
Besides wiping out the Misty Cloud Sect, he had come to pull out Soul Hall's fangs. He couldn't leave a hidden threat for his Xiao Clan.
"Your Majesty, be careful." Xiao Ze turned to Queen Medusa and warned her in a low voice.
Queen Medusa gave a slight nod. Her beautiful eyes fixed on the black mist as her Dou Zong aura gradually solidified.
The Misty Cloud Sect disciples below also grew restless. When had such a strange presence appeared in the sect? They hadn't noticed it at all.
Wu Ying, an Earth-Grade Protector of Soul Hall, a Four-Star Dou Zong.
As the black mist contracted, a figure appeared, entirely shrouded in deep, dark haze. His features were impossible to make out, but his cultivation was both strange and powerful.
He moved his hand, and a pitch-black chain extended from his palm with a rattling clatter, unleashing a terrifying Dou Qi attack.
It met Xiao Ze's Great Heaven Creation Palm head-on. In an instant, a thunderous explosion erupted in the sky.
The terrifying suction force from before receded like the tide.
Seeing this, Yun Shan finally let out a breath of relief.
Had Protector Wu arrived even a moment later, he might really have met his end here.
"Yun Shan, you really know how to make trouble for me!" Protector Wu shot him a cold look.
"Protector Wu, they came right to our doorstep. You wouldn't want them to ransack the place, would you?" Yun Shan replied helplessly.
Protector Wu gave him a cold glance but said nothing, instead turning his gaze to Xiao Ze.
So young, yet already a terrifying Five-Star Dou Zong.
Even he was only a Four-Star Dou Zong. The difference in their strength was plain to see.
And as far as he knew, wasn't the strongest person in this tiny Jia Ma Empire only a Dou Emperor?
Yun Shan was a Dou Zong only because he himself had cultivated him.
"Kid, I don't care what happened between you and the Misty Cloud Sect. But Yun Shan is one of my people. Leave now, and I can let bygones be bygones." Protector Wu spoke coldly.
The Misty Cloud Sect was his Soul Hall stronghold in the Jia Ma Empire. His mission wasn't even complete, and now the place was about to be taken from him.
If word of this reached Soul Hall, his colleagues would laugh him to death.
"By the way, Protector Wu, he's from the Xiao Clan. I think you'll be very interested." Yun Shan seemed to think of something and added.
"Oh, the Xiao Clan? How interesting. It came to me without any effort at all." At this, Protector Wu let out a sinister chuckle.
If he captured Xiao Ze today, the Hall Master would surely be delighted.
"Kid, you had a road to heaven and refused to take it, yet you forced your way into hell. Even if the gods came to your rescue today, you wouldn't escape!"
Protector Wu looked at Xiao Ze as though he were sizing up a succulent piece of meat that was already his.
At this, Xiao Ze's lips curled slightly. "You're after the Tou She Ancient God Jade from my Xiao Clan, aren't you? But I'm afraid you'll take it in with your life and never make it back out."
In his previous life, Soul Hall had kidnapped his father to get their hands on the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Now that he was strong enough to protect his father, how could he possibly let them succeed?
"Ke ke ke! Since you know, then hurry up and hand it over!" Protector Wu didn't waste another word. His arm shook, and the black chain shot across the sky in an instant, turning into a black streak as it stabbed toward Xiao Ze.
A Dou Zong against a Dou Zong. His opponent was just some green kid who'd barely entered the world. The advantage was his!
But before the black chain could reach him, Queen Medusa struck first.
"Your opponent is me!" Queen Medusa snapped.
Her Two-Star Dou Zong power erupted at full force. The two streams of Dou Qi collided, setting off a series of explosive booms.
Though Queen Medusa was two stars weaker, the Ancient Heaven Snake Emperor Bloodline bolstered her, and she was not the least bit intimidated by her opponent.
"I advise you to stay out of Soul Hall's affairs. You don't want disaster to strike when it's already too late!" Blocked by Queen Medusa and unable to do anything about her for the moment, Protector Wu grew anxious.
"Heh. I've never heard of Soul Hall. Your threats won't work on me!" Queen Medusa laughed lightly. She wasn't someone who could be frightened so easily.
Protector Wu was practically spitting blood.
His abilities were the bane of spiritual beings, but he had no advantage against normal Dou Zong powerhouses, especially with the other woman apparently possessing some kind of ancient power.
She could hold her own against him despite being only a Two-Star Dou Zong.
Since when had such a powerhouse appeared in this remote corner of the Northwest Continent?
Meanwhile, Yun Shan saw that Protector Wu was too busy to look after him, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Xiao Ze gave a cold laugh. "Old dog Yun Shan, no one can help you now!"
"It's a misunderstanding! It must be a misunderstanding!" Terrified, Yun Shan hurriedly begged for mercy.
He finally understood: it was better to rely on himself than on others. If he kept tangling with this kid, sooner or later he'd be killed.
"Xiao Ze, name your price. Whatever the Misty Cloud Sect has, take it." Yun Shan was ready to give up everything.
As long as he could stay alive, he'd give the entire Misty Cloud Sect away.
He had worked so hard to become a Dou Zong. He couldn't die just like this.
"But you're the one I want." Xiao Ze smiled.
At this, Yun Shan's old face stiffened, and his whole body trembled with rage.
He had already shown the other man plenty of respect, yet the other man kept giving him a hard time. How could he stand for that?
"Kid, don't push your luck!" Yun Shan's expression darkened.
The next moment, Yun Shan dropped all pretense and reached out to grab Yun Leng in front of everyone.
"Sect Master, what are you—?" Snatched away without warning, Yun Leng had no idea what was happening. All he felt was a chill creeping over his body.
"I'm borrowing your soul." Yun Shan's eyes were icy.
Black mist surged in his palm. He slammed it down on Yun Leng's crown, sending him straight to the afterlife.
Then, with a hard yank, he forcibly dragged an unconscious, ethereal soul out of Yun Leng's corpse.
"Kid, I already gave you your chance. You refused to appreciate it, so don't blame me!" Yun Shan let out a cold laugh.
To everyone's utter horror, Yun Shan had killed the sect's Great Elder in cold blood and torn out his soul. The sight made their hearts pound with fear.
But it didn't end there. As Yun Shan performed a secret technique, a strange black mist surged from within him.
It wrapped around Yun Leng's soul completely. Then, one after another, chewing sounds came from Yun Shan's body.
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