Xiao Hua quietly collected the souls, yet he cursed loudly, "So you had arranged all this the moment you received Wen Zhen's message!"
"Correct!" Wen Zhou's eyes had turned bloodshot, and blood vessels began spreading across his face. Resembling devilish markings, they extended over his entire body. "This old man had long racked his brains to set up this blood array, but I never had an excuse! Now that the Dao Alliance's Alliance Meeting had begun and the Wen family head had left, this old man naturally emerged from seclusion at the right moment and rightfully seized control of the clan! But that alone was not enough. This old man also had to refine the most important Myriad Spirit Blood Pearl without leaving a trace! Then your Spiritual Root selection technique appeared—how laughable! Watching those Wen disciples rejoice wildly, how could they have known that they were personally sending their descendants and nephews down a road of no return?"
Damn it! Xiao Hua cursed inwardly, but his divine sense did not dare pause. He wanted to save more human wandering souls before the blood array was completed.
"Zhang Xiaohua, do you know?" Wen Zhou seemed not to have noticed the disappearance of the souls. He merely sneered coldly. "This old man had waited for you until my heart ached! If you had not come, how could this old man's plan have been completed?"
"Was your desire to kill me really this urgent?" Xiao Hua spoke with Wen Zhou while surveying the surroundings, as though searching for a flaw in the devil array.
Wen Zhou laughed. "There is no need to search! The instant you entered, this old man sealed the spatial array. With your strength, it is impossible for you to get out!"
"Fine. Since I am going to die,