Slaying Two Dou Saints, Reward: Primordial Body Tempering Art

"Beast!" Hun Yan roared in fury, his eyes nearly splitting apart. He immediately unleashed a low-tier Heaven-class Dou Skill, blasting a palm fiercely toward Lin Yang.

Soul Mie Sheng had been killed. If he failed to kill Lin Yang, he would have no way to explain himself when he returned.

A gigantic palm that pierced the heavens shot before Lin Yang like lightning. Lin Yang snorted coldly.

He raised his palm and met it head-on, using a low-tier Heaven-class Dou Skill as well.

The two palm imprints collided, and space could no longer endure it, collapsing completely.

Lin Yang and Hun Yan were directly swept out of the spatial passage by the turbulent spatial currents. Both fell into a valley.

Lin Yang focused his eyes and saw that it was Bright Moon Valley, the burial ground of the Soul Hall's second-in-command.

"Lin Yang, I will kill you today! Soon, I'll make you taste the agony of having your soul devoured and your bones crushed!" Hun Yan roared sharply, his face twisted with ferocity.

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew a black longsaber. The black Nether Flame within his body surged entirely into the blade, and a heaven-shaking wave of energy shot into the sky.

"Lin Yang, I have cultivated bitterly for a thousand years. This Nether Flame has devoured the lives of countless Dou Saints. Today, it is your turn."

With a furious shout, Hun Yan fiercely swung his saber forward. The black Nether Flame transformed into three thousand-zhang saber lights that shot forth abruptly, crisscrossing as they slashed toward Lin Yang.

"Nether Flame Soul-Severing Slash!"

The three saber lights directly sealed off all of Lin Yang's paths of evasion. Wherever they passed, space shattered completely.

Lin Yang's expression tightened as the Saint Sun Heavenly Flame Transformation activated abruptly, raising his cultivation to a seven-star Dou Saint.

Heavenly Flames gathered wildly at his fingertips, and then a towering finger light shot out with a fierce thrust.

"Sacred Sun Fire Emperor Finger!"

With a boom, the two attacks collided and exploded, instantly forming a terrifying energy storm that swept in all directions.

The surrounding space collapsed completely.

"Seven-star Dou Saint? How is that possible? What kind of secret technique is this? How could it raise his cultivation by an entire star?" Hun Yan was inwardly shocked.

At the Dou Saint realm, ordinary secret techniques could only raise one from the early stage to the middle stage. Even the Soul Clan possessed no secret technique capable of raising one's cultivation by a full star.

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Hun Yan hurriedly unleashed the Heavenly Soul Shield to withstand the energy storm.

Black Nether Flame once again gathered frantically around his saber.

Just then, suddenly—

A terrifying aura abruptly descended upon Bright Moon Valley. It was as if the energy storm had been brushed by an enormous hand, freezing instantly in midair, while the surrounding space was completely sealed.

Lin Yang and Hun Yan's expressions changed sharply as they looked upward. A white-robed middle-aged man drifted down gracefully.

"Gu Yuan—it's you!" Hun Yan's heart shook violently.

Lin Yang's thoughts stirred as he considered the situation. Gu Yuan has come. Xun'er must have discovered me and used a communication formation to notify the Ancient Clan. Gu Yuan was probably afraid something had happened to the Ancient Emperor Jade, so he came personally. But this is an opportunity.

After this battle, he had originally planned to relocate the Xiao Family and lie low for a while, lest he be unable to deal with the Soul Clan's experts later.

But now, there was no need.

"Heh, what a coincidence. Hun Yan, I've long wanted to kill you. I never expected you to be alone here today," Gu Yuan said with a cold laugh.

"Gu Yuan, how dare you! If you dare touch me, the clan chief will surely mobilize the entire clan to attack the Ancient Clan!" Hun Yan shouted, his face filled with shock and rage.

"Heh." Gu Yuan sneered again. "Is that so? Hun Yan, you came to trouble Lin Yang. If Lin Yang kills you, what does it have to do with my Ancient Clan?"

Hun Yan froze at those words. His mouth hung open, but he could not form a complete sentence for a long time. "Gu Yuan, you..."

"Hmph!" Gu Yuan snorted and stopped wasting words. His Emperor Realm soul power directly transformed into a soul spear that shot toward Hun Yan.

Hun Yan's expression changed as he hurriedly raised the Heavenly Soul Shield.

With the space sealed by Gu Yuan, he had no way to escape. He could only block Gu Yuan's attack first, then prepare to detonate the Nether Flame within his body to break through the spatial seal.

However, Hun Yan had overestimated himself. The Heavenly Soul Shield could not withstand Gu Yuan's soul attack at all.

Without the strength of an eight-star Dou Saint, one simply could not resist an Emperor Realm soul attack.

With a single strike, the soul spear pierced the Heavenly Soul Shield and stabbed fiercely into Hun Yan's sea of consciousness.

Hun Yan's eyes rolled white, and he fell straight down.

His soul had been reduced to that of an idiot. He had completely lost his will.

Gu Yuan waved his hand, and the energy storm frozen in midair was drawn into the void by an immense force.

He then withdrew his aura.

Lin Yang let out a long breath of relief and hurriedly cupped his fists. "I am Lin Yang, Xiao Yan's uncle. Greetings, Senior Gu Yuan."

Gu Yuan chuckled and waved his hand slightly before speaking directly. "Lin Yang, I came to see you because I have something to discuss. The Xiao Family is the ancient Xiao Clan—you should know that. I won't beat around the bush. Is the Ancient Emperor Jade of the Xiao Family in your possession?"

Lin Yang frowned slightly as his mind raced. If he claimed it was not, Gu Yuan would definitely keep a close watch on him. In the end, he nodded. "Senior Gu Yuan, the Ancient Emperor Jade is indeed in my possession, but I cannot give it to you right now." He was not afraid that refusing would anger Gu Yuan, because he was certain that Gu Yuan still wanted to use him to lure out the Soul Clan's experts and kill them one by one.

Gu Yuan's expression brightened slightly. It was enough that Lin Yang had it. As for not being able to give it to him, they could negotiate terms. "Lin Yang, tell me what you want. Ninth-tier Mystic Pills, the essence blood of a peak Dou Saint—I can give you all of it."

Lin Yang waved his hand and offered a delaying tactic. "Senior Gu Yuan, you misunderstand. I know Miss Gu Xun'er is in the Xiao Family. I plan to use the Ancient Emperor Jade as betrothal gifts so that my nephew, Xiao Yan, can marry Miss Xun'er. Therefore, I will not hand over the Ancient Emperor Jade now."

Gu Yuan's brow furrowed, and a trace of menace entered his voice. "Lin Yang, you certainly have this planned out. Aren't you afraid I'll simply attack you directly?"

Lin Yang's expression tightened slightly, but he soon spoke calmly. "Senior Gu Yuan, I am an independent cultivator. I can help you deal with the Soul Clan. I believe you will not pass up the opportunity to make use of me."

Gu Yuan fell silent for a moment. In the end, he revealed a helpless smile and gave a soft, bitter laugh. "Heh, you are a clever boy. Very well, then. I'll wait for you to come to the Ancient Clan and propose marriage." Gu Yuan paused slightly before speaking again. "Boy, let's put aside the Ancient Emperor Jade. I see that you possess three Heavenly Flames. How about we make a deal now?"

"What deal?" Lin Yang asked, his heart stirring slightly.

"You give me half the origin essence of each of your three Heavenly Flames. In return, I will give you a ninth-tier Mystic Pill, along with two drops of the essence blood I have accumulated over a thousand years. It can help you break through two stars in succession, reaching the early stage of eight-star Dou Saint. Combined with the secret technique you are currently using, even against those old monsters of the Soul Clan at the middle stage of eight-star Dou Saint, you will remain undefeated. At the very least, you will be able to protect the Xiao Family," Gu Yuan said slowly.

"Fine, I agree," Lin Yang said decisively.

"Good. Straightforward." Gu Yuan smiled faintly.

Lin Yang did not hesitate further. He separated half the origin essence from each of the three Heavenly Flames, then waved his hand and handed it to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan caught them steadily and took out three jade bottles, sealing them inside separately.

Then he took out a pill and a jade bottle and tossed them toward Lin Yang.

Lin Yang hurriedly caught them.

"Lin Yang, the pill and essence blood are yours. Refine them properly. It probably won't be long before the Soul Clan's eight-star Dou Saints arrive. When that happens, I will watch from the shadows. If there is only one, deal with him yourself first and temper your combat ability. If there are two, we will join forces and kill them," Gu Yuan said.

"Understood, Senior Gu Yuan."

"That's enough. I'll leave Hun Yan to you. Find an eighth-tier alchemist and you may be able to refine him into a puppet. I'm going to study the Heavenly Flames. Remember your promise—I can nurture you, and I can also destroy you."

"Rest assured, Senior. Take care."

Gu Yuan said no more and vanished in a flash.

Watching Gu Yuan disappear, Lin Yang slowly let out a breath he had been holding.

He opened the system backpack and checked. The reward had already been issued. Although he had not killed Hun Yan, Hun Yan had lost consciousness and was in a state of suspended death, so the system had judged the mission complete.

Lin Yang examined the system description, and his heart instantly filled with delight.

The Primordial Body Tempering Art was a high-tier Heaven-class body-tempering technique that gathered the power of the cosmos to temper the body.

Once cultivated to the ninth level, the physical body would nearly fuse with the power of the cosmos. As long as the cosmos remained, the body would remain.

It could be said to be immortal and indestructible.

With a smile on his face, Lin Yang first took out the technique and studied it briefly.

Then, without lingering any longer, he grabbed Hun Yan, who had fallen into an idiotic state, and flew toward the valley where he had cultivated before.

Inside the valley.

Lin Yang first consumed the ninth-tier Mystic Pill.

Time slowly passed.

Half a day later, he finally broke through to seven-star Dou Saint.

He then took out Gu Yuan's two drops of essence blood and swallowed them in one gulp.

Elsewhere,

In the Soul Clan, an elder guarding the pavilion suddenly discovered that Soul Mie Sheng's life tablet had shattered.

He hurriedly reported it to Soul Tian Di.

"Bastard!"

When Soul Tian Di received the news, he smashed his chair with a furious palm strike. A sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

Hun Yan had always acted with caution. How could something have happened to him?

Soul Mie Sheng had been killed. It was even possible that Hun Yan had met with disaster as well.

At that thought, Soul Tian Di's fury instantly surged to his head.

He roared, "Men, summon the four great elders!"