Mu Gu and Qing Hai, along with the other Venerables, saw this, and their expressions turned even uglier.
Mu Gu snorted coldly. "Boy, don't celebrate too soon!"
With that, he thrust both hands forward, and countless ghostly black soul phantoms surged from the Ten Thousand Souls Devouring Spirit Formation, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced toward Xiao Yao.
The soul phantoms let out piercing shrieks that seemed capable of penetrating one's very soul, throwing the mind into turmoil.
Xiao Yao's heart tightened at the sight, but his footwork did not falter in the slightest.
He drew a deep breath and pushed the Dou Qi within him to its limit. Then, he unleashed the Traveling Secret, turning into an afterimage that darted freely through the sea of soul phantoms.
With every pass, the Divine Sky Sword in his hand flashed with faint lightning. Whenever the blade struck a soul phantom, it released a miserable scream before gradually dissipating into the air.
"Boy, I refuse to believe I can't deal with you!"
"Blood Sacrifice!"
A vicious glint flashed across Mu Gu's face. Gritting his teeth, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence onto the several-dozen-zhang-long black chain above his head. At once, brilliant light burst from the chain.
The other nine Venerables followed Mu Gu's lead and sprayed their blood essence onto their chains as well.
Strange runes flickered madly across the ten black chains, like demonic markings from the depths of hell.
Having absorbed the blood essence of the Soul Hall Venerables, the chains seemed to awaken the most evil of powers, radiating a suffocating pressure that twisted the surrounding space into fragments.
"Go!"
Mu Gu shouted softly, his hands moving as he controlled the Lifebound Soul Lock and sent it