The End

"Boom!"

After a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth, a pitch-black hole with a diameter of ten thousand feet suddenly appeared in the sky. Violent Space Turbulence tore at the edges of space, while the hole was slowly healing under the influence of the heavens and earth.

"Puff!"

Xiao Han shook his body. The thick, Mysterious Ice that covered his entire body was now covered with spiderweb-like cracks. With his movement, it instantly turned into countless crystals that scattered down from the sky. Then, Xiao Han's face turned red, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. He staggered two steps in the void before regaining his balance.

"That madman Soul Emperor!" Beside Xiao Han, Zhu Kun's purple-gold scales were no longer as gleaming and imposing as before. The scene of blood and flesh being torn apart made him look miserable, and the fear in his eyes had not yet disappeared.

"He actually self-destructed!"

It must be said that the Soul Emperor, when he went into a desperate state, was quite capable. He managed to hold on to his last breath and fight the four people, whose teamwork was not yet well-coordinated, to a standstill for an hour.

If they hadn't been completely drained of their life force at the end, Xiao Han and the others really wouldn't have been able to defeat him. In the end, the Soul Emperor even gave them a huge "surprise"—the grandest fireworks display in a thousand years!

"Fortunately, the others were a bit far away."

"Otherwise..."

Despite his tattered clothes and fluctuating aura, Gu Yuan was filled with relief. He knew that the majority of their forces had come this time, and if they had been caught in the blast of Soul Emperor's self-destruction and died, it would have been too late for regrets.

"You're completely unharmed?" Xiao Han caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye and exclaimed in surprise, attracting everyone's attention and drawing curious glances.

"Who said there isn't?" Huang Jing Tian his eyes, pointing to the palm-sized, rapidly healing wound under his ribs. "Isn't this it?"

"Oh." Huang Jing Tian glanced down again and said calmly, "It's gone now."

"This aftershock actually shattered my invincible body, isn't that enough?" he exclaimed in surprise.

The understated expression on his face contrasted sharply with the miserable state of Xiao Han and the others.

Xiao Han and Zhu Kun Gu Yuan exchanged glances, then looked at each other with fierce glints in their eyes once more.

As expected, in terms of defensive power alone, even a Ninth Rank Peak Magical Beast like Zhu Kun is no match for Huang Jingtian, who has activated the Barbarian King Golden Body Huang Jing Tian.

It's not that the former is no match for the latter, but rather that the situation is special. Self-destruction is a wide-range attack that is difficult to avoid, and the only option is to use defensive measures to block it.

If it really were a life-or-death battle, Zhu Kun could easily deal with Huang Jingtian, who was at the early stage of the Nine Star Huang Jing Tian!

Knowing is one thing, but seeing how horribly they all perished, while someone else acted as if they were just casually visiting an Auction House, it was simply...

"Hiss!"

Huang Jing Tian's hair stood on end instantly; a murderous aura, an intense murderous aura!

"Is the Soul Emperor really dead?" Xiao Xuan's questioning voice drifted over.

Behind him followed a group of Allied Forces Dou Sheng who still harbored resentment. It was only under Xiao Xuan's protection that this group of people was kept safe. Otherwise, even though they were thousands of feet away from the center of the battlefield, they would have lost 20-30% of their combat power.

"You must know that with the Soul Emperor's meticulousness, it's impossible that he didn't leave any backup plan," Xiao Xuan said seriously, his eyes narrowed.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Han and the other three were initially taken aback, but then they all shook their heads in unison and said with certainty:

"Impossible. He burned himself and fought us for an hour, and even his final self-destruction was not an illusion."

"Anyone who went through this would have no chance of survival."

Even the rather cautious Xiao Han agreed with this point. Unless the Soul Emperor had become inhuman, he would definitely be dead after these two blows.

Xiao Xuan thought for a moment, "That's true."

Even though he didn't go this far back then, he almost lost his soul just from self-destruction. If he hadn't entered the Heavenly Tomb and hadn't been lucky enough to have an outstanding junior to help him, his fate would definitely not have been good.

Not to mention that his old rival had irreversibly burned his soul, and the Soul Emperor, whose body was completely destroyed, had no chance to enter the Heavenly Tomb.

"I'm probably overthinking it."

"What should we do with those Soul Clan members?" Xiao Xuan changed the subject, his gaze fixed on the few remaining Soul Clan powerhouses, all survivors of the self-destruction.

After witnessing the capture of Void Flame Devouring and the self-destruction of Soul Emperor, the latter had completely lost his backbone and surrendered to the Allied Forces without resistance. The few tough guys among them could not make any waves under the joint efforts of Xiao Xuan and several Eight Star Dou Sheng, and died on the spot.

"Let's just wipe them out, then find the location of the Soul World and annihilate the Soul Clan in one fell swoop."

The crowd was in complete agreement: it would be an injustice to let the Soul Clan off the hook, let alone mention the terrible things they had done.

Furthermore, after this battle, the Soul Clan and the major powers have forged a deep-seated enmity. It is best to strike while the iron is hot and not let a tiger grow bigger.

"These things will be arranged later."

"But we can't just kill the Void Flame Devouring like that, that would be a waste!" Xiao Xuan smiled and stretched out his hand, a ball of pitch-black flame quietly floating in his palm. Although it was completely still, the space was slightly distorted by the flame's heat, and all light that approached it was absorbed.

Anyone can easily feel its destructive power.

"I have completely erased the intelligence of the Void Flame Devouring. Our Xiao Clan will take half of this origin. Is that alright?" Xiao Xuan said calmly.

Zhu Kun and the other two naturally had no objections. Xiao Xuan had handled the entire Void Flame Devouring operation alone, and they would have had no complaints even if he had taken it all. The fact that they were given half of it now was for the sake of smooth cooperation in the future.

Furthermore, the Void Flame Devouring, capable of cultivating to the level of Nine Star Dou Sheng or Emperor Realm Soul, is extremely rare in the history of Exotic Fire.

Even if the last three only receive one-sixth of the Void Flame Devouring Origin, it is still comparable to the top five Exotic Fire, so such a distribution is already quite generous.

After dividing up the Void Flame Devouring, it's finally time to get to the main course.

"Now bring out the Ancient Jade; there's still a tough opponent in the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone's gaze fell on Xiao Han, who raised an eyebrow and asked in return:

"Although I understand your excitement."

"But..."

Xiao Han changed the subject.

"Are you sure we're a match for that Emperor Grade Medicinal Pills?"

Following Xiao Han's signal, the others also realized what was happening. They looked down at their own unseemly appearance, glanced at themselves, and then understood.

Emperor Grade Medicinal Pills are not easy targets. Even Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill has the strength of a two- or three- Dou Sheng, let alone this Emperor Pill Embryo, which is two levels higher and has the word "Emperor" attached to it.

Although Gu Yuan and the others were not clear about the opponent's exact strength, after ten thousand years, even if the opponent's strength was not lower than Nine Star, they were fighting on their home turf and could wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

On the other hand, three of their main five members— Xiao Han, Zhu Kun, and Gu Yuan— were injured. Even Xiao Xuan and Huang Jing Tian, who were unharmed, had suffered considerable losses, and their auras had dropped significantly compared to their peak.

With the core members' strength reduced by more than half, rushing in would inevitably risk a disastrous outcome.

So...

"Good!"

"It was us old folks who were reckless," Zhu Kun laughed heartily, his tone tinged with self-deprecation. "The Ancient Emperor Cave Abode and the Tou She Ancient God Jade are right here; they couldn't possibly have run away!"

"Let's recover first before entering the cave."

The others all agreed and did not leave. They immediately took out pills, swallowed them, and sat cross-legged on the ground. Instantly, several pillars of light rose up in the square.

"Protector!"

The others were not idle either. Under the command of Lei Ying and Yan Jin, the two strongest, they immediately spread out, making the space within a thousand miles completely sealed off. If anyone dared to come, they would surely suffer a thunderous strike from the strongest force on the continent.