Sweeping Through the Twenty-Four Earth Fiend Halls, the Soul-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation
With his overwhelming strength and methods, Xiao Yan was able to sweep through all the Soul Hall branches in the Central Plains in a very short time without being noticed by anyone.
He was quite confident in both the Talisman and his own strength.
"It's good that you've made your decision. Just let me know if anything comes up. My old bones can still move for now," the Yao Lao said with a smile.
Over the years, Yao Lao has placed almost complete trust in his precious disciple.
It's fair to say that even if Xiao Yan suggested going to wreak havoc on the Hun Clan right now, he would go without hesitation.
"Never mind, teacher, just wait for my good news." Xiao Yan waved his hand with a smile.
You can bring Yao Lao along, but it's unnecessary. He can kill Yao Lao with a single move, so Yao Lao won't have any chance to make a move.
After explaining things to the two elders, Xiao Yan returned to his residence.
He had intended to find the four women to cultivate with, but unexpectedly discovered that the courtyard was unusually quiet today.
With a sweep of his Soul Perception, he immediately spotted the communication Jade Slip slip on the table. He gently crushed it, and the message inside entered Xiao Yan's ears.
It turned out that the two sisters, Cai Lin and Cai Die, missed the Snake-People Tribe. Fortunately, there was now Space Wormhole between the two worlds, so the four of them returned to the Northwest Continent together.
"Alright then." Xiao Yan smiled helplessly, temporarily suppressing his thoughts of cultivation.
The four women were all quite strong, so he wasn't too worried about their safety. Besides, they carried Spatial Jade Slip with them, so he could arrive instantly if they were in danger.
Since there were no activities planned for the evening, Xiao Yan decided to get some rest early.
He hadn't had a proper night's sleep since breaking through to the Dou Sheng, so he decided to take advantage of the night to rest and recharge for his sweeping victory over the Soul Hall tomorrow.
The next day, Xiao Yan slept until the sun was high in the sky.
After having a hearty breakfast, he left Starfall Pavilion alone.
"Let's start by clearing out the Southern Region," Xiao Yan muttered to himself, recalling the map of the Soul Hall's various locations in his mind.
The Soul Hall is mainly divided into the Three Heavenly Dipper Halls, the Twenty-Four Earthly Fiends Palaces, and some smaller sub-palaces.
The smaller branch temples around Central Plains are just low-level Dou Zong) level minions, and can be almost ignored.
Xiao Yan's first task is to eliminate the Earth Fiend Hall.
According to the memories of the Ninth Heavenly Venerate, almost every Earth Fiend Hall was guarded by at least one or two Venerable Elder and several Heavenly Protector.
It's no wonder that the forces of Central Plains are wary of the Soul Hall. With such a configuration, any one of the Earth Fiend Hall would be enough to destroy Four Pavilions except for the Starfall Pavilion.
"The nearest Earth Fiend Hall to me is... the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, which seems to be not far from the Heavenly Underworld Sect..." Xiao Yan murmured.
Having determined the exact location, Xiao Yan didn't delay any longer and quickly headed towards the nearest Earth Fiend Hall.
This is a desolate mountain pass, with withered vegetation and a faint aura of death permeating the air, as if no one has been here for many years.
Xiao Yan appeared silently. He looked down at the ground beneath his feet, a smile gradually spreading across his face, "Well hidden, no wonder no one noticed."
His eyes shone with golden light as he swept them across the desolate land beneath his feet. The illusion array that concealed the entrance to the cave vanished instantly in his sight.
Xiao Yan took a step forward and instantly plummeted into the enormous cavern beneath his feet.
In an instant, the ground beneath his feet revealed a colossal black palace shrouded in Xiao Yan energy. Iron chains bound the palace's perimeter, and wisps of black mist swirled around it, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.
"Damn it, another mission. Hopefully, I can bring back enough souls this time..." The black mist transformed into human form, and a hoarse voice came from within.
"The Heavenly Underworld Sect is truly useless! They were wiped out so easily, forcing us to search for other souls. They deserve to die!"
"It's all the work of those guys from the Starfall Pavilion. This time, I'm specifically targeting their people..."
"Hehehe..."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding black mist echoed in agreement, emitting eerie, creaking cries that were particularly chilling.
Their loud, secret plot was overheard by Xiao Yan, the protagonist.
"Trash is trash." Xiao Yan said indifferently.
Without much hesitation, he swiftly formed a hand seal with his hands, then placed the seal near his mouth, causing an exceptionally terrifying wave to ripple outwards.
Ripples spread around him, and a phantom identical to Xiao Yan slowly emerged behind him, standing tall and majestic like the ruler of this world.
"The Underworld... Heaven's Wrath!"
Xiao Yan opened his mouth slightly, and a dragon's roar that shook the heavens and the earth was unleashed from his mouth. A sonic wave that could destroy the world crashed into the black giant hall in front of him.
The sound waves caused spatial tremors, utterly destroying the entire giant palace into dust. The black mist didn't even have time to react, and before it could even utter a scream, it was instantly annihilated into nothingness.
Not a single survivor remained in the entire branch hall...
While collecting the Soul Origin and clearing away the traces of this place, Xiao Yan also discovered the complex runes hidden beneath the giant hall.
"This should be part of the Soul-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation." Looking at the complex runes under his feet, Xiao Yan immediately thought of the great array in the original novel that was intended to sacrifice the entire Central Plains.
"The person who came up with this idea... is truly ruthless."
The thought of extracting the souls and life force of hundreds of millions of people in Central Plains as nourishment is enough to send chills down one's spine.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan shattered the formation here with a single palm strike.
After looting, they immediately moved on to the next location.
"Next, we need to speed things up..."
Xiao Yan sped up the cleaning process for the next few branch halls.
Almost always, the sonic waves of Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath arrived before the others.
Under the impact of this earth-shattering sonic wave, whether it was the Venerable Elder or the Guardian, they were all reduced to ashes along with the Soul Hall buildings and formations after hearing a dragon's roar, with no possibility of escape.
After collecting the Soul Origin, Xiao Yan set off for the next location.
And so, over the next ten minutes or so, Xiao Yan, like the King of Hell himself, followed the distribution map in the Ninth Heavenly Venerate's memory and cleaned up all the Soul Hall branch halls in the Southern Region.
After clearing out the Southern Region, Xiao Yan turned his attention to the Eastern Region, Central Region, and Northern Region.
The snake concealed Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan, the rabbit increased his speed, the dragon provided him with Xiao Yan, the pig helped Xiao Yan see through all illusions, and the dog gave Xiao Yan boundless vitality...
Xiao Yan swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable speed, his search, attack, and retreat all completed in one swift motion, without wasting any time at any of the Earth Fiend Hall.
In the northwest of Central Plains, Xiao Yan arrived at a place called the Dead Soul Mountain Range.
This is the last Earth Fiend Hall. After clearing this one out, his next target will be the Heavenly Dipper Hall of the Soul Hall.
Xiao Yan was very familiar with this Earth Fiend Hall. If he hadn't transmigrated here, Yao Lao would be imprisoned in this place right now.
Given such a great place, Xiao Yan had to find some benefits for his fellow members of the Soul Hall.
In the blink of an eye, a Five-Colored Fire Lotus, bursting with dazzling colors, slowly took shape in his hand.
However, what was different was that a Golden Lightning Dragon was constantly circling around this Five-Colored Fire Lotus...