Overwhelming Force

He had basically confirmed it in his heart: Xiao Yan had only just completed his breakthrough!

Although he did not know why the flames this fellow possessed were so terrifying, as long as they were given a chance to catch their breath, they would surely be able to summon even stronger Soul Hall reinforcements. Even if Xiao Yan's soul body would no longer belong to him by then, he would at least be able to avenge the humiliation of being trapped like this. He would use this humiliating delay to trade for the chance to witness Xiao Yan being ground to dust!

With that thought, Venerable Ming Lin forced a dry smile even uglier than crying onto his face. "It's like this—we were pursuing a wanted fugitive whose aura was very similar to yours, which is why we rashly attacked just now. It truly was a tremendous misunderstanding!"

"Yes, yes, please don't take it to heart, friend." While desperately resisting the Heavenly Flames, the other man also felt immense pressure. Even though he was nearly unable to hold on, he still tried to beg for mercy.

The purplish-red waves of flame churned. Every impact was like a massive hammer slamming against the soul-chain defenses around him, producing a series of explosive cracks as the black runes winding around the chains dimmed at a visible rate.

Xiao Yan ignored them, his burning gaze fixed upon the brand-new purplish-red flame dancing at his fingertips. The tiny flame gently curled around his finger, but Xiao Yan clearly knew that its core contained extremely formidable energy.

"Trapping three Dou Zuns at once, including a Seven-Star Dou Zun... The power of this new version of the Heavenly Flames, combined with the Wind-Driving Palm, has increased yet again."

Xiao Yan felt incomparably exhilarated. The flame at