Wu Protectors Everywhere

Looking at the dark gold chains that bound him tightly, Wu Protector took a deep breath.

It's alright. He now possesses the strength to fight a Six-Star Dou Zong. How could a mere imitation possibly trap him?!

"Gather!"

Just as Wu Protector was about to make a desperate attempt, Qin Yu suddenly made a hand seal.

The Qilin patterns on the chains seemed to come alive, transforming into tiny streams of light that rapidly converged above the entire cage.

"This..."

Wu Protector wanted to move, but ever since Qin Yu's shout, a terrifying pressure instantly emanated from the surrounding space, as if it were about to crush him.

Forget about retaliating; he couldn't even move a finger at this moment.

He could only watch helplessly as the streams of light coalesced above the cage, taking shape and transforming into a complete Qilin.

At the same time, Qin Yu's clothes on his upper body were bursting from the surging power, and his body became much more muscular, standing there like a giant.

With each breath Qin Yu took, the Qilin patterns on his body flickered, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

"Town!"

As soon as the Qilin opened its eyes, Qin Yu stomped his right foot, and the Qilin's right foreleg followed suit, stomping down hard in the center of the cage.

The next second, Wu Protector, who was resisting the spatial pressure, felt everything go black before his eyes, followed by boundless darkness.

Is this another of that guy's tricks?

wrong...

I think...

As his consciousness gradually faded, Wu Ying completely disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent.

Because his body was already patched up in various places.

Oh no, I should say, there are Wu Protector everywhere!

The moment the Qilin stomped down, Wu Protector's body was kneaded and rolled into a ball like clay.

Finally, just as deformation has its limits, the body of the Wu Protector could not withstand the pressure and was crushed.

His soul, along with everything else, exploded and scattered all over the ground.

Less than half a minute after the battle ended, Yun Yun's figure quickly arrived from afar.

After confirming there were no obvious external injuries, Yun Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief, but her tone still carried an barely suppressed tension:

"How are you? Are you hurt?"

The dark golden light on Qin Yu's body was slowly fading, and the Qilin pattern disappeared from his skin like the receding tide, and his figure returned to normal.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and gently shook his head:

"It's nothing, it just took a lot of energy."

Yun Yun opened her mouth, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards the area not far away shrouded in dark gold chains.

The area had been compressed into a deep, circular crater, with some things scattered at the bottom. A faint smell of burning and rust filled the air.

She had been watching the battle from a distance, and the whole thing was terrifying.

He thought that as Five-Star Dou Emperor, he could at least lend a hand at a crucial moment, even if it was just to share the firepower of one of Qin Yu's attacks.

As a result, Qin Yu's stomp killed a Dou Zong.

That's not some noisy bug, it's a living, breathing Dou Zong master!

If he could crush someone with a single stomp, then what level of power must Qin Yu's attack have possessed?

Yun Yun took a deep breath and swallowed back all the questions in her heart; now was not the time to ask them.

Just then, Qin Yu landed on the ground and began searching among the scattered items at the bottom of the pit.

The Wu Protector's Storage Ring shattered the moment he was trampled, scattering its contents across the ground.

This is a real equipment drop!

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing much, just checking to see if there's any treasure."

Yun Yun thought Qin Yu was looking for something special, but it turned out that Qin Yu was simply looking for something that might be useful.

In the end, however, Qin Yu only took some items that seemed to have no connection with the Hall of Souls.

With a flick of his fingertips, Qin Yu burned the remaining items to ashes, causing Volcanic Rock Flame to erupt.

The people of the Hall of Souls use unpredictable methods, and he dared not gamble on whether the items in this Storage Ring had been marked with tracking tags.

Destroying it directly is the safest approach.

After doing all this, Qin Yu stood up and turned to look at Yun Yun.

He didn't say a word, he just walked right up to them.

Yun Yun instinctively opened her arms to catch him, and was pushed back half a step by Qin Yu's weight.

She could sense that Qin Yu's breathing was indeed heavier than usual, but he didn't seem to be injured.

Perhaps they overexerted themselves.

Killing a Dou Zong with the Peak Dou Emperor is definitely not that easy.

Qin Yu: Actually, I'm fine, I just wanted to post some pictures.

Although the secret technique consumed a great deal of energy, Qin Yu's power Earth Sovereign was still intact, and the missing power could be replenished quickly.

Yun Yun glanced down at Qin Yu, and seeing that his eyes were closed, she didn't ask any more questions, but simply hugged him tighter.

"... I'll take you somewhere to rest for a while."

Yun Yun whispered something, then unfurled her Battle Qi Wings behind her, carrying Qin Yu away from the place.

She flew towards the Jia Ma Empire at a moderate speed, the person in her arms remaining quiet and still.

After checking several times to confirm that Qin Yu was simply resting, Yun Yun slowed down, making the flight as gentle as possible.

It wasn't until they flew over a hill near the border of the Jia Ma Empire that Qin Yu managed to steady himself.

How are you feeling?

"Much better."

Yun Yun nodded, not pressing for details about the techniques Qin Yu and Wu Protector had displayed in their battle, but instead...

What's the next step?

Qin Yu looked in the direction of the Jia Ma Empire, his gaze calm:

"First, go find Yun Shan and break the Hall of Souls's techniques on him and those two elders."

Yun Yun was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized Qin Yu's intention.

Wu Protector died quite far from the Jia Ma Empire, Hall of Souls may not be able to pinpoint this area in a short time.

However, if Yun Shan and the two elders' methods are not eliminated, it would be tantamount to self-exposure, rendering Qin Yu's actions meaningless.

"After eliminating him... will my master's cultivation level drop back?"

"Meeting."

"He will at least fall back to the Peak Dou Emperor, and may even fall below his peak. Moreover, after this fall, he may never be able to advance to Dou Zong again."

"Okay, let's do it then."

Yun Yun's answer without any hesitation truly surprised Qin Yu.

She was interested in Yun Shan...

Noticing Qin Yu's gaze, Yun Yun sighed softly and explained:

"I've been watching your fight the whole time. I knew it the moment that person crushed the soul in their hand."

"If my master continues like this, his ultimate fate will probably be to turn into one of those things."

Compared to becoming an "item" in the hands of Wu Protector, Yun Yun felt that a drop in cultivation level was already the best possible outcome.

Hearing Yun Yun's thoughts, Qin Yu relaxed considerably.

This matter concerns the Hall of Souls, and it is not up to her, much less Yun Shan.

Her ability to think this way saved her some trouble.