The figure who appeared beside Xiao Fan was none other than You Ruo, who had remained out of sight since the battle began.
At that moment, frost filled You Ruo's beautiful eyes, and a bone-piercing chill radiated from her entire body. She unleashed the full might of a Three-Star Dou Zong without restraint, leaving everyone as silent as cicadas in winter.
Xiao Fan had asked You Ruo to hide from the very beginning precisely to wait for this moment. Familiar with the plot of Battle Through the Heavens, he naturally knew that a Dou Zong expert from the Hall of Souls was at Han Feng's side.
Recalling the Sand Protector's earlier demeanor, it seemed the Hall of Souls had also played a part in Han Feng daring to betray his teacher all those years ago. As Venerable Yao's disciple, Han Feng naturally understood how powerful the Hall of Souls was on the Dou Qi Continent.
Venerable Yao had refused the Hall of Souls' recruitment back then. With his reputation as the continent's foremost Alchemist, he had naturally become a thorn in their eye and a splinter in their flesh.
As Venerable Yao's disciple, Han Feng had become their ideal target to win over. On top of that, the Flame Mantra and his use of people as alchemy ingredients had already driven a wedge between him and his teacher.
Only with the Hall of Souls' backing had he dared commit such an outrageous betrayal.
What he had not expected was that even with a sneak attack, he still failed to kill Yao Lao completely. Yao Lao's soul form escaped, eventually ending up in Xiao Yan's hands.
The battle just now took a long time to describe, but in truth, it had happened in a mere instant.
The once-imposing Dou Zong expert