"What is your relationship with Star-Picking Old Ghost?"
Xiao Yan spoke impassively.
"He's my twin younger brother..." The pain on Moon-Plucking Old Ghost's face eased slightly, giving way to a trace of bewilderment.
"My lord, could you show some consideration for my brother... Aaaaargh!!!"
But a moment later, his wretched screams echoed throughout the Giant Cavern.
"He's also my sworn enemy. Asking me to spare you for his sake is rather laughable." Xiao Yan sneered and continued electrocuting (roasting) him, though he did not annihilate him completely, instead keeping him inside the jade bottle.
A Dou Zun soul was still useful.
As for the other Dou Zong souls... hehehe, slaughter them all!
The Heavenly Snake Mansion.
A figure that blotted out the sky swept past. The two giant serpentine beasts guarding the entrance looked rather surprised, and one blurted out, "White Fang? Didn't you become that Seventh-Rank Alchemist's mount, girl? How did you find time to come back..."
"My master wished to come here, so here we are." White Fang's tone was impassive, her enormous head held high.
She had already advanced to Dou Zong.
"Your master is... Greetings, Master Xiao Yan." The serpentine magical beast had been about to tease her further, but suddenly spotted the two figures atop White Fang's head. The young man in front, clad in fitted black clothing, was clearly Xiao Yan, whose name had been on everyone's lips recently.
After all, anyone who reached the rank of Seventh-Rank Alchemist in the Northwest Region was a renowned figure.
In fact, that held true beyond the Northwest Region. Even in the Central Plains, a faction like the Burning Flame Valley had to treat a Seventh-Rank Alchemist Grandmaster courteously, not daring to slight him in the least.
The serpentine magical beast lashed its companion with its