The shockwave from the core's self-destruction also disrupted spiritual perception. Even Yan Jin had no way of immediately locating Xiao Yan, and he was naturally deeply worried. Self-destruction by such top-tier experts was exceedingly rare. Ordinarily, a Dou Sheng still had a chance to rise again as long as their soul escaped, but when a peak Dou Sheng discarded everything and self-destructed, the resulting blast was equally terrifying.
Yan Jin walked upon flames, and with every step he took, he quelled the energy turmoil in a section of the area. Before long, the region thrown into chaos by Ling Yuan's self-destruction had shrunk by a third. Along the way, Yan Jin encountered several Dou Sheng experts from the alliance. He took the initiative to help each one suppress the injuries caused by the self-destruction's shockwave.
These people would be the backbone of the alliance in the future. Naturally, they could not be allowed to suffer such needless losses.
Soon afterward, Yan Jin made an unexpected gain as well. He found Hun Mang of the Soul Clan, gravely wounded and barely clinging to life.
Though he had luckily obtained the remaining soul power of the Spirit Emperor of the Spirit Clan, just like Xiao Yan, this had earned him Ling Yuan's utter hatred. When he tried to flee, he too had been restrained and forced to bear the first strike from the blast at its very core.
The only good news was that Hun Wu had remained loyal when he left and rushed over in time to rescue him. Afterward, Hun Wu had been forced to serve as Hun Mang's shield. Together with the power of the Spirit Emperor's remnant soul, Hun Mang had ultimately endured that strike by force and survived.
The price was Hun Wu's immediate death. The black