In the Vulture Protector's widening eyes, the head of the Soul Hall's Ninth Heavenly Venerate, who had arrived only moments ago, actually exploded beneath Xiao Zhan's single finger, spraying a shower of blue blood.
"Ah! How is this possible!"
The Vulture Protector screamed, on the verge of collapse.
Immediately afterward, he saw the body of the Soul Hall Venerable beside him burst apart as well.
"To think your Xiao Clan has hidden itself so deeply! But after this, you can forget about hiding any longer. The Soul Clan's experts will soon learn what happened here!"
The soul of Demon Rain, the Ninth Heavenly Venerate, floated out of the headless corpse and shrieked fiercely.
"I'm actually hoping a few more will come!"
Xiao Zhan spoke with a smile. Originally, he had wanted this Ninth Heavenly Venerate to summon some people over, just as that Soul Hall Venerable had done earlier. Judging by the situation, however, this Ninth Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall seemed to have no spatial jade tubes belonging to other experts.
The next instant, he struck again, shattering the Ninth Heavenly Venerate's soul outright.
"Vulture Protector, are you staying here because you want to follow in their footsteps?"
After killing the Soul Hall's Ninth Heavenly Venerate, Xiao Zhan teleported beside the headless corpse, took the Storage Rings of the three who had just died, and patted the Vulture Protector on the shoulder.
"I can leave?"
"Thank you for sparing my life, Xiao Clan Chief!"
As Xiao Zhan patted his shoulder, the Vulture Protector's heart nearly leaped out of his chest. But upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, wild joy immediately spread across his face. After bowing respectfully, he ran for his life, afraid that even a second's delay might make Xiao Zhan change his mind.
"I hope that wretched