The Hall Master Rescues Someone

Xiao Han's hand, which was just about to grab down, paused, and the abnormal situation left the two of them puzzled for a moment.

At that moment, Xiao Han was speaking with the Soul Hall expert who had transmitted his voice to him.

"Pavilion Master Su, could you spare those two for Soul Hall's sake?

"If so, Soul Hall will certainly offer you generous thanks."

"Oh? Gu You, that Second Heavenly Venerable, said the same thing just now. Now he's about to be killed by me.

"What do you say?" The corner of Xiao Han's mouth curved into a playful smile.

"Pavilion Master Su, this hall master knows you have advanced to Dou Sheng and your strength has soared, but the power of my Soul Hall is not something you can imagine. For the safety of your Langya Pavilion, I hope you will think this over carefully.

"Do not bring disaster upon yourself!" By the end, a faint threat had already entered his tone.

"Say that after you break my Boundless Northern Kingdom!" After Xiao Han finished speaking, he ignored the other party, who was just about to say something.

"Pavilion Master Su truly has admirable spirit. In that case, I will be taking him away." Just as Xiao Han was about to act directly and reap the harvest, a gentle voice came over.

In an instant, Boundless Northern Kingdom suddenly broke open under the ecstatic gazes of Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and the other man. Then, from the space outside, a huge fair-skinned palm stretched in and grabbed Gu You Saint in one motion.

Heavenly Underworld Old Demon fell into despair once more, knowing he had already been abandoned by Soul Hall.

"Leave him here." Xiao Han's face darkened as he shouted coldly.

Before his voice had even faded, under Gu You Saint's horrified gaze, countless Ice Arrows, controlled by Xiao Han, shot violently toward Gu You Saint, who was held in the giant hand.

At that moment, the palm suddenly trembled, and a Dou Qi Stream likewise shot out. A huge explosion rang out, and a violent shockwave spread outward.

Using that force, the giant hand retreated even faster, leaving Xiao Han's senses.

"I'll let you off for now, Soul Hall Master."

Displeasure showed on Xiao Han's face. Although for certain reasons, he had only used Dou Qi strength equivalent to the peak of a One-Star Dou Sheng, having Hun Miesheng rescue someone right in front of him still made Xiao Han extremely unhappy.

So, the displeased Xiao Han now turned his gaze toward the pitiful, weak, and helpless Heavenly Underworld Old Demon.

At that moment, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon was staring at Xiao Han in terror. He had thought that with two Dou Shengs taking action this time, they would surely be able to flatten Langya Pavilion in one sweep and eliminate future trouble.

Yet he had never imagined that this operation would instead become the death knell for him and the Heavenly Underworld Sect.

Still, in order to preserve his lineage, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon gave it a try.

"Pavilion Master Su, my Heavenly Underworld Sect is willing to acknowledge Langya Pavilion as its master. We would serve like oxen and horses without hesitation. Could you perhaps show mercy?"

"A very tempting proposal," Xiao Han said, displaying an interested expression. But Heavenly Underworld Old Demon, who had some understanding of Xiao Han's character, trembled, knowing that this could not end peacefully.

Sure enough, Xiao Han then smiled playfully and said, "Do you know where the elders and disciples of Langya Pavilion have gone?"

Hearing this, an ominous premonition instinctively surged up in Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's heart. In the next instant, Xiao Han's words directly proved his premonition true.

"They went to pay a personal visit to your Heavenly Underworld Sect headquarters and its three affiliated sects. I hope you can accept it."

"Pfft~" Heavenly Underworld Old Demon suffered a heavy blow. His already-dejected aura became even more withered now.

His lineage was destroyed, and he was likely about to lose his life as well. To him, who fancied himself the guardian of the Heavenly Underworld Sect, this was no different from the final blow.

In the end, his lips trembled a few times, but he could not say anything. Perhaps he should have realized long ago that this would be the outcome. Then, with all hope gone, his heart hardened, and he gritted his teeth.

"Since the Heavenly Underworld Sect has been destroyed, I won't let you have an easy time either!"

After he finished speaking, his body rapidly swelled, and a terrifying energy began gathering within him. Clearly, he intended to self-destruct.

"Hahaha! The self-destruction of a Dou Sheng expert—let's see how you block it!" Heavenly Underworld Old Demon looked terrifying at that moment, his expression savage.

"Self-destruct? You're overthinking it. A mere One-Star Dou Sheng is not qualified to self-destruct in front of me." Then Heavenly Underworld Old Demon felt the space around him freeze.

His Dou Qi also drained away rapidly, and that terrifying energy melted swiftly like snowflakes.

"Mm?"

As if he had understood something, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's eyes suddenly widened.

He forced a few words out of his mouth with difficulty. "You... you... you're not a One-Star."

Then he lost all signs of life. After that, Xiao Han's Boundless Northern Kingdom was released. With a casual wave of his hand, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's corpse directly turned into a cloud of blood mist and scattered into the world.

The reason he dealt with Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's corpse in the outside world was, on one hand, to intimidate others, and on the other, to prevent his Boundless Northern Kingdom from being tainted by blood.

Afterward, Xiao Han returned to Langya Pavilion with an indifferent expression. He had no intention of going to help. With Langya Pavilion's current strength, destroying the Heavenly Underworld Sect would be easy.

At that moment, many scouts from various factions who had been lying in wait outside Langya Pavilion saw Xiao Han walk through Langya Pavilion's gates.

Shock instantly appeared on their faces. Of course they knew what had happened. Since the Langya Pavilion Master had appeared here, it meant that Heavenly Underworld Old Demon, that One-Star Dou Sheng, had fallen.

A One-Star Dou Sheng! Even if he had only just stepped into that level, he was still a Dou Sheng expert, a top mighty figure of a legendary realm, an existence standing at the very peak of the continent.

Even those mysterious and unfathomable Ancient Races only had a few dozen of them at most.

And now... he had... just fallen like this?

Once they came back to their senses, they swiftly sent the news back to their own sects. Just like that, in less than a day, the news of Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's fall and the Langya Pavilion Master having already become a Dou Sheng expert reached the ears of every relatively powerful faction in the Central Plains.

Even on the desks of the Ancient Eight Tribes, who considered themselves superior to others, there lay information about the Langya Pavilion Master advancing to Dou Sheng.

After all, even as Emperor Clans, with the support of their Dou Di Bloodline and talent far beyond ordinary people, only a bare handful of disciples in each generation could break through to Dou Sheng.

The reason they could possess a foundation of several dozen Dou Sheng experts was merely because they had slowly accumulated them over the long years.

Dou Sheng experts had long lifespans; living a thousand years or so was no problem, and their lifespans would even increase as their cultivation broke through. That was why most of the Dou Sheng experts of these Ancient Races were already old-monster-class existences.

A Dou Sheng expert as young and extraordinarily promising as the Langya Pavilion Master naturally had to be befriended, even roped in. At the very least, he could not be allowed to become an enemy.

At this moment, in the Soul Hall.

The Soul Hall Master, Hun Miesheng, said nothing. Ever since he had rescued Gu You Saint from Xiao Han, he had remained standing there without moving.

As for Gu You Saint, although he had narrowly escaped death and his injuries were severe, urgently needing recovery, he still did not dare ask to leave. He could only endure the pain and attend at his side.

Just as he felt his consciousness growing hazy and that he was about to faint—

Hun Miesheng sighed. "I didn't expect this Langya Pavilion Master's talent to be so powerful." It was unclear whether he was talking to himself or sharing his thoughts with Gu You Saint.

He stretched out that slightly reddened hand, and Gu You Saint at the side was instantly stunned. Though it was not obvious, that was clearly frostbite caused by extreme cold.

For the powerful physique of a Dou Sheng expert to still not have recovered naturally by now showed just how destructive Xiao Han's Dou Qi was.

Although it was only an insignificant little injury to the Soul Hall Master, for someone with the cultivation of a One-Star Dou Sheng to actually injure the Four-Star Peak Hall Master was already enough capital to boast about.

Back then, the Hall Master had wiped out dozens of sects in succession, even killing several Two-Star Dou Sheng without suffering the slightest injury. Now, with his mere One-Star strength, Xiao Han had actually managed to do this much. It was indeed something to be proud of.

"But Hall Master, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon is dead. Wouldn't all the resources you spent helping him break through to Dou Sheng have been wasted?" Gu You Saint seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke cautiously.

After all, this time the Hall Master had applied to the clan for resources equivalent to two Dou Sheng-level experts. Now one of them had actually been scrapped just like that. Was he not worried the clan would blame him?

"Oh, it's just a minor issue! In any case, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon's breakthrough came with aftereffects. He wouldn't have lived past twenty years.

Besides, didn't we achieve our goal this time?" Hun Miesheng said calmly.

"Yes. This subordinate spoke out of turn. Hall Master sees everything clearly," Gu You Saint said in some fear.

"Mm. Go."

"Yes."

While Gu You Saint and Hun Miesheng were conversing here, the Heavenly Underworld Sect was facing the calamity of sect extermination.