"Kekeke!"
Accompanied by a sinister cackle that made everyone's scalp prickle, the space above the grand hall was savagely torn open as though by an invisible hand. A figure shrouded in dense black mist flew out.
Two eerie, alluring green lights appeared within the mist, radiating an icy aura and an evil that seeped into the marrow.
The moment he appeared, the temperature throughout the Holy Hall plummeted. Even the air seemed to freeze!
Then a terrifying pressure crashed down like a tangible tsunami, making the souls of the assembled civil and military officials tremble.
"A Four-Star Dou Zun!" someone exclaimed.
In Hui Tianshuang's hand, the Heavenly Snake Seal flickered with azure light, enveloping her in its protective power.
The seal could suppress serpentine bloodlines and magical beasts, but it had no power to suppress other Dou Zun.
"Demon Nightmare, a Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls."
Venerable Elder Qing Yun's pupils contracted slightly, and her expression grew grave.
She had never imagined that Hui Jiuyin had not only colluded with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, but had secretly established ties with the Hall of Souls as well.
Even on the Northwest Continent, the Hall of Souls' evil reputation struck terror into people's hearts!
"Kekeke, Empress of the Heavenly Snake Empire, your constitution truly is unusual, and your soul aura is quite pure." Venerable Soul Nightmare let out a hoarse, grating laugh, greed surfacing in his ghostly green gaze. "Your breakthrough to Dou Zun is a good thing. Taking you back to the hall will earn me considerable credit."
Faced with the pressure of a Four-Star Dou Zun, Hui Tianshuang's expression remained unchanged, a sharp glint flashing through her beautiful eyes. "The Hall of Souls may be renowned in the Central Plains, but you have no right to run rampant