"Pfft!" The sudden attack blasted Earth Demon Old Ghost's chest inward. His gathering offensive was interrupted, and the resulting backlash piled frost atop snow for the already gravely wounded man. As the blow sent him staggering backward, vomiting blood, a powerful suction surged from Xiao Yan's palm, drawing the black ice crystal containing the frozen heavenly flame into his hand.
"Mr. Earth Demon, thank you for the gift." Looking at the black ice crystal in his hand, Xiao Yan's lips curved slightly upward. After all that effort, he had finally obtained it. Next, he would have to properly thank Earth Demon Old Ghost, the "great contributor" who had helped him secure the fallen heart flame.
"Why?" Earth Demon Old Ghost did not even look at the stolen fallen heart flame. He turned his head woodenly, his eyes filled with disbelief. He had never imagined that this Soul Hall Protector would suddenly attack him.
At Earth Demon Old Ghost's question, a clear laugh rang out from within the black mist. "Why? Because you're too stupid."
The horror on Earth Demon Old Ghost's face deepened, but this time, it was not because of what the black mist had said. It was because the voice coming from it sounded exactly like Xiao Yan's. Something occurred to him, and he hastily turned toward Xiao Yan, only to see him give a dry cough and speak in a rasping voice that was all too familiar. "Earth Demon Old Ghost, you really are a good dog. Heh heh..."
With Xiao Yan's knowledge of the Soul Hall, imitating one of its members could hardly have been easier. In his previous life, his methods had been so similar to theirs, and he had worn black robes so often, that many people had actually mistaken him for a member