Nihility Devouring Flame fixed his gaze fully on Yao Xuan and slowly spoke:
"So it was you?"
"You killed all nine of my Soul Hall's Heaven Venerables in succession, along with the deputy hall master."
"And stole so much of my Soul Hall's soul origin..."
"Seeing you today, I must say I'm rather disappointed..."
At that moment, Nihility Devouring Flame's eyes were filled with contempt. He paid Yao Xuan no regard whatsoever.
After all, an ant whose life and death rested in his hands did not warrant so much as a proper look.
Nihility Devouring Flame slowly spoke again:
"Heavenly realm grand perfection..."
"You must have absorbed all that soul origin..."
"But today, I shall teach you that my Soul Hall's possessions are not so easily stolen..."
As his words fell, Nihility Devouring Flame raised his hand and lightly pointed a finger.
Terrifying devouring power spilled from his fingertip, shooting straight toward the space between Yao Xuan's brows.
What Nihility Devouring Flame wanted to do now was strip Yao Xuan's soul power directly from his flesh.
After all, in Nihility Devouring Flame's eyes, simply killing Yao Xuan now would be letting him off far too easily...
Yet when Old Man Shennong, Yao Lao, and the others in the distance saw this, they all flashed forward without a moment's hesitation, ready to help Yao Xuan.
But Nihility Devouring Flame merely glanced at them, and the terrifying pressure of a nine-star Dou Saint blasted them all back.
At that moment, the enormous black hand formed from Nihility Devouring Flame's aura still pierced through the ten-colored heavenly flame's defenses within Yao Xuan, burrowing straight toward the space between his brows.
It was poised to strip Yao Xuan's soul origin from him while he was still alive.
"Oh?"
"Besides the Yao Clan bloodline, you