As Hun Miesheng finished speaking, the Nine Heavenly Venerates rose one after another and surrounded Xiao Yan and his companion.
Clearly, they were prepared to fight to the death.
"Want to stake your lives on this?"
"Unfortunately, you aren't qualified."
Seeing that words would get him nowhere, Xiao Yan stopped showing them courtesy.
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The Nine Heavenly Venerates died on the spot.
All Nine Heavenly Venerates had advanced to Dou Di through the Origin Qi Xiao Yan had created.
And Xiao Yan had placed a curse within that Origin Qi. Taking their lives now naturally required no more than a thought.
"You..."
Hun Miesheng had never imagined that the Nine Heavenly Venerates under his command would fall so easily.
His Origin Qi had come from a Dao Emperor.
He had not relied on Xiao Yan's Origin Qi to break through.
Thus, Xiao Yan's curse had not fallen upon him.
"Hun Miesheng, I gave you a chance, but you failed to cherish it. Now I can only use my own methods to get what I want."
Xiao Yan's calm voice filled Hun Miesheng's face with terror.
"Xiao Yan, perhaps you're stronger than me, but the Soul Hall has powerful figures backing it. You cannot afford to provoke them."
"If you know what's good for you, it's not too late to leave. Otherwise..."
Hun Miesheng had intended to threaten Xiao Yan with the Dao Emperor behind him, making him retreat in the face of overwhelming odds.
Instead, before he could finish, Xiao Yan harvested his soul with a single use of the Great Soul Art.
He also obtained Hun Miesheng's memories from it.
He learned exactly who the Dao Emperor behind the Soul Clan was.
In truth, Xiao Yan himself was to blame for all