"The remaining three must be the Soul Hall's Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Heavenly Venerables, then? Good. I already killed those two old bastards, Mo Yu and Qiudi. If I kill the four of you Heavenly Venerables today as well, then the Soul Hall's Nine Heavenly Venerables can practically disband."
Xiao Yan's gaze swept with interest over the three men beside Blood River Heavenly Venerable.
"Bastard! So you really did kill Old Eight and Old Nine! But that's fine. You killed Soul Hall Heavenly Venerables, and I'll wipe out your entire Xiao Tribe! Your Xiao Tribe hid for so long without being found by our Soul Hall, yet now you've come out to die on your own. You can't blame anyone else."
Blood River Heavenly Venerable let out a strange laugh.
"Wipe out my entire Xiao Tribe? Interesting. Come, let me introduce you. Everyone behind me is an expert of our Xiao Tribe. I heard that the Dou Zun experts of your Soul Hall and the Lion Underworld Sect combined barely number thirty. I'd like to see just how your Soul Hall intends to destroy my Xiao Tribe."
Xiao Yan smiled as he pointed at the imposing figures behind him.
"They're all from your Xiao Tribe? How is that possible! Where would the long-declined Xiao Tribe get so many Dou Zun experts? You must have urgently recruited them from the Four Square Pavilions in the Central Plains! Don't try to bluff me!"
Blood River Heavenly Venerable laughed in disbelief.
"Where are the elders of the Soul Hall!"
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
With a sudden wave of his hand, a massive cloud of black mist appeared in the heavens, occupying an entire region of the sky. Within the black mist were Soul Hall Venerable Elders, along with several formidable Heavenly Venerable-level experts.
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