Battle Against the Soul Clan, Escape from Danger

The moment Soul Tian Di appeared, he led the Soul Clan members in forming a sealing array together, directly locking down the space within several thousand meters.

It completely cut off Lin Yang's thoughts of escape.

"Heh heh heh, Lin Yang, I never expected you to be alone, without even your puppets around. Heaven is truly helping me. Still, the Xiao Family escaped quickly. Heh. I'll capture you alive first, then force you to reveal the Xiao Family's whereabouts. Today, not a single member of your Xiao Family will survive." Soul Tian Di gave a chilling laugh, sweeping his gaze over the Xiao Family grounds, now reduced to a flat expanse, his tone bone-chilling.

Lin Yang's expression turned grave. With the space sealed, there was no way to escape. He could only fight to the death.

There were too many Soul Clan members. He had to find a way to kill some of them with Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, or there would be no way to fight.

After pondering briefly and finding no better option, Lin Yang decided to detonate the hundred-plus Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses he had accumulated over the past few days right where he stood, using his Void Ancient Dragon body to withstand the impact.

"Soul Tian Di, if you think you can keep me here, you don't have what it takes."

As soon as he spoke, Lin Yang transformed directly into his Void Ancient Dragon form and activated Saint Sun Heavenly Flame Transformation, raising his strength to the peak of the late Nine-Star Dou Saint stage.

The Soul Clan members' expressions abruptly froze. What was going on? How had Lin Yang transformed into a Void Ancient Dragon? Could he be one of Zhu Kun's people? How was that possible?

Soul Tian Di's face was full of shock, but he quickly came back to his senses and immediately ordered everyone to surround and attack Lin Yang.

"Attack together! He's alone. Let's see how he fights us!"

At the command, the Soul Clan members unleashed their attacks toward Lin Yang.

Lin Yang snorted coldly. His dragon body trembled, and more than a hundred jade bottles containing Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses flew in every direction.

The fire lotuses exploded, directly intercepting the attacks of Soul Tian Di and the others, while the fiery shockwave instantly swept across the entire battlefield.

The spatial seal instantly split apart with countless cracks.

Soul Tian Di and the others had never expected Lin Yang to choose such a devastating, mutually destructive method.

They were directly swallowed by the flaming shockwave.

Lin Yang bore the brunt of it, but he was in his Void Ancient Dragon form after all. His physical body was no weaker than Soul Tian Di's, far superior to those Soul Clan Dou Saints who were only at the Six-Star level or below.

As the flames faded, the Soul Clan Dou Saints spat out one mouthful of blood after another, some even coughing up three.

The stronger ones were severely injured and lost their ability to fight.

The weaker ones coughed up two or three mouthfuls of blood before collapsing headfirst to the ground.

Lin Yang also spat out a mouthful of blood, but he could still endure it.

Blood trickled from the corner of Soul Tian Di's mouth. Protected by the Emperor Soul Banner, his injuries were even lighter than Lin Yang's.

However, he was already carrying old injuries. Now, he was not much better off than Lin Yang.

"Lin Yang, you're courting death!"

Soul Tian Di roared and thrust out a claw.

Heaven-Tier High-Level Dou Skill, Hell Soul-Devouring Claw!

As the claw mark shot forth, Soul Tian Di acted again. The Emperor Soul Banner trembled, and countless soul shadows followed behind the claw mark.

The two attacks came one after another, clearly intending to severely injure Lin Yang in a single blow.

But Lin Yang was no pushover either.

Lin Yang's expression hardened. His dragon claw jabbed forward as he unleashed Sacred Sun Fire Emperor Finger to meet the attack head-on.

The finger force had barely left when Lin Yang's dragon tail lashed out heavily. A mountain-sized blast of flames surged from his tail and slammed toward the soul claw.

The four attacks collided with a thunderous boom.

The terrifying energy storm collapsed into a stellar state, then abruptly entered a countdown to extinction, transforming into several pillars of light that shot into the sky and spiraled outward in every direction.

Soul Tian Di moved the Emperor Soul Banner, and countless soul shadows shielded him, blocking the pillars of light.

Lin Yang, meanwhile, could only withstand them with his physical body and Dou Qi shield.

When the pillars of light dissipated, blood seeped from the corner of Lin Yang's mouth, while Soul Tian Di merely suffered a brief surge of churning blood and Qi.

The remaining Dou Saints nearby had already exhausted all their strength fleeing in every direction when the two clashed with their Dou Skills.

As the pillars of light dispersed, the already fractured spatial seal finally shattered completely.

Seeing this, Lin Yang hurriedly tore open space and fled toward the Ancient Clan.

Soul Tian Di sneered when he saw this and chased after him.

Inside the spatial passage, Lin Yang fled at top speed. Strange flames and lightning flickered in his palm as his soul power erupted with all its might, condensing an Eight-Colored Fire Lotus.

An Eight-Colored Fire Lotus was several times harder to form than a Five-Colored Fire Lotus. He had never attempted it before, and at such a critical moment, he did not know whether he would succeed.

Behind Lin Yang, Soul Tian Di used a spatial movement technique to pursue him at extreme speed. He gripped the Emperor Soul Banner tightly in his hand, ready to act at any time in case Lin Yang threw a fire lotus behind him.

Eight flames twisted and collided madly in Lin Yang's palm. Veins bulged on his forehead as he tightly controlled the fiery energy.

Just as Soul Tian Di had closed more than half the distance, Lin Yang finally succeeded in condensing the fire lotus.

Lin Yang let out a deep breath of relief, then sneered and tossed the fire lotus behind him.

Seeing the fire lotus flying toward him, Soul Tian Di hurriedly activated the Emperor Soul Banner. Countless soul shadows flew forth to shield his body.

However, this time, Lin Yang had thrown an Eight-Colored Fire Lotus, whose power had increased severalfold.

The fire lotus exploded, and a towering, massive mushroom cloud of blazing fire rose with a boom, instantly shattering the space within several thousand meters.

Soul Tian Di's soul shadows failed to block all of it. The remaining fiery force slammed straight into his face, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that Soul Tian Di had been held back, Lin Yang immediately used all his spatial power to flee toward the Ancient Clan.

After seven or eight breaths, Lin Yang completely vanished into the countless interwoven spatial passages. Soul Tian Di broke free of the fiery shockwave and, seeing that Lin Yang had disappeared, furiously shattered the spatial barrier before him with a savage palm strike.

More than half a day later, Lin Yang finally arrived at the Ancient Realm, and his heart immediately relaxed.

When the Ancient Realm guards saw Lin Yang arrive injured, they hurriedly brought him inside.

Inside the Ancient Clan's hall, Lin Yang accepted an eighth-grade medicinal pill from Gu Lie and swallowed it, finally suppressing his injuries.

"Lin Yang, what happened? Didn't you just marry into the Flame Clan? How did you end up this badly injured?" Gu Lie asked with concern.

Lin Yang sighed and slowly said, "It's a long story. I ran into a Soul Clan encirclement and barely escaped. That bastard Soul Tian Di has recovered most of his injuries. If I hadn't prepared beforehand, I probably would've been finished this time."

Gu Lie immediately flew into a rage. "Hmph, the Soul Clan has already become a pack of homeless dogs, yet they still want revenge. Lin Yang, is the Xiao Family all right?" His voice softened as he asked.

"The Xiao Family is fine. I obtained a spatial treasure and stored the entire Xiao Family inside it, so they narrowly escaped disaster." Lin Yang waved his hand lightly.

Gu Lie was immediately astonished by the explanation. "A spatial treasure capable of holding people? You actually got your hands on something that incredible, Lin Yang? Your luck is absurdly good."

Lin Yang smiled but did not elaborate. Instead, he asked about Gu Yuan. "Commander Gu Lie, how is Clan Chief Gu Yuan recovering?"

Gu Lie sighed softly. "Sigh, the clan chief's injuries were worse than Soul Tian Di's. He has only recovered a little over forty percent so far. It will probably take another ten days to half a month before he recovers most of it."

"I see. I have something I want to discuss with Clan Chief Gu Yuan. To be honest, in exchange for some treasures during my marriage alliance with the Flame Clan, I obtained the Flame Clan's Ancient Emperor Jade. However, I still owe the Flame Clan two drops of blood essence from a Nine-Star peak Dou Saint. I want to ask Clan Chief Gu Yuan whether he has any in reserve." Lin Yang said.

Gu Lie was instantly shaken. "What? The Flame Clan traded their Ancient Emperor Jade to you?"

He knew that Lin Yang's Ancient Emperor Jade was meant to serve as the bride price for Xiao Yan's marriage to Xun'er.

Now that Lin Yang had two of them, would they not both ultimately go to the Ancient Clan?

Lin Yang smiled faintly. "Yes, I was lucky enough to trade for it."

"That's wonderful, Lin Yang. Then, about what you said before, using the Ancient Emperor Jade as the bride price... what about the other one..." Gu Lie did not finish, but his meaning was obvious.

"Well, it's useless for me to keep it. I can give both Ancient Emperor Jades to the Ancient Clan. Clan Chief Gu Yuan only needs to help me cultivate Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan has a cultivation technique that requires devouring flames to increase his cultivation, so the Ancient Clan only needs to help search the continent for beast flames of the sixth tier and above. The more, the better." Lin Yang said.

He already had Source Qi Crystal, so the Ancient Emperor Jade was neither here nor there to him.

Gu Lie's eyes lit up. "Good! Brother Lin Yang is truly generous. The Ancient Clan will definitely search properly for beast flames for Young Master Xiao Yan."

"Mm." Lin Yang nodded slightly, then continued, "All right, I'm going to heal now. By the time I come out of seclusion, Clan Chief Gu Yuan should be about ready as well."

"Mm, all right. I'll take you to the secluded chamber."

"Mm, thank you."

"No need."

Lin Yang followed Gu Lie away. As they walked, a system mission prompt suddenly appeared.

Lin Yang glanced at it, and his eyes instantly lit up.

The system has generated a random mission. Host, capture Void Swallowing Flame and devour and refine it. Upon completion, receive Immortal King's Corpse Shroud as a reward.

The system-generated mission directly provided Void Swallowing Flame's location, which was practically heaven-sent.

As for the mission reward, Immortal King's Corpse Shroud was a renowned treasure even in the Great Thousand World.

Once he obtained it, Lin Yang would basically have no equal left in the Dou Qi Continent.

Even after reaching the Great Thousand World, he would be able to remain undefeated among those of the same realm.

Lin Yang decided that once his injuries had recovered, he would join forces with Gu Yuan to capture Void Swallowing Flame.