As Xiao Yan's Fourth Soul Ring lit up, a circle of cold white flames instantly spread outwards from him.
Wherever the flames passed, the air was not scorched and distorted, but rather seemed to freeze and stagnate.
Tiny ice crystals condensed and shattered continuously at the edge of the flames, producing extremely subtle crackling sounds, like countless tiny ice worms simultaneously nibbling at the air.
The pebbles and dust on the ground were frozen into hard lumps by the extreme cold, making a crunching sound when stepped on.
Within the domain of the Everfrost Mausoleum, the flow of all Soul Power is slowed down silently.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, Xiao Yan's Head Soul Bone began to flicker slightly.
A faint yet pure light, unlike the dazzling brilliance of Soul Ring release, the activation of Soul Bone Skill is more restrained and profound.
A flash of light appeared briefly between Xiao Yan's brows, then spread throughout the entire territory of the Everfrost Mausoleum.
The extremely cold air that had been drifting aimlessly in the air began to rapidly condense and take shape under the guidance of this light, transforming into semi-transparent phantoms.
The phantoms were initially just blurry outlines, but as time went on, their shapes became clearer and clearer.
They were human figures clad in ancient armor, their faces blurred and indistinct, only the dark eye sockets beneath their helmets and the long swords formed from frost in their hands could be vaguely discerned.
As the blade sliced through the air, it created streaks of tiny ice crystals, like the trailing flames of a shooting star.
The Eternal Frost Mourning Demon has no consciousness and no emotions.
Their very existence is a desecration of the living, for they are fragments of souls who perished in the extreme cold, forcibly imprisoned in this Everfrost Mausoleum by the primal power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, forever unable to find peace.
Under Xiao Yan's control, the figures of these Eternal Frost Mourning Demon all surrounded the Gold and Silver Elders.
Dozens of translucent phantoms surged in from all directions simultaneously, their forms swaying erratically in the air like thin veils fluttering in the wind.
The longsword gleamed with Youyou light under the cold white flames, and each swing of the sword carried a biting cold aura, continuously compressing the space around the Gold and Silver Elders.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's wings fluttered, and two huge fiery wings fully unfolded in mid-air, each flap causing his body to draw a sharp arc in the air.
"Hmph, kid, still using the same trick!"
The Gold and Silver Elders, showed a hint of wariness upon seeing Xiao Yan's attack.
Their words were dismissive, but their bodies betrayed their true intentions, adopting a defensive posture.
Elder Jin and Elder Yin had roamed the Black-Corner Region for decades and had seen countless geniuses, but they had never encountered such bizarre methods as those of the young man before them.
Those translucent phantoms, that extremely cold domain that covered an area of dozens of feet in radius.
And there were the six strange, constantly pulsating halos around him.
None of them belong to any known Dou Technique system in the Dou Qi Continent.
Looking at the cold white flame domain surrounding Xiao Yan, a deep sense of doubt appeared on the faces of the two.
They couldn't figure out what the shimmering Soul Ring and Soul Skill on Xiao Yan's body were.
In the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Technique, whether at the Black Tier or Earth Tier, have traceable origins.
However, the young man's attack methods were completely outside the realm of Dou Qi qi.
This fighting style, which was completely different from their understanding, made the two veteran Dou Emperor, Gold and Silver Elders, feel a long-lost unease.
This realm, and the means by which it awakened the Eternal Frost Mourning Demon, are in some ways even more terrifying than Dou Technique.
"Second brother, let's go!"
Elder Jin and Elder Yin exchanged a glance and spoke in cold voices.
Their eyes met briefly in mid-air, and they understood each other's thoughts.
They fought side by side for decades, and countless times they escaped danger by relying on their tacit understanding with each other.
Although the young man's methods were strange, they could sense that the power behind those strange methods was not too strong.
Although the cold white flame was of extremely high quality, the flame's owner's cultivation level was at most that of Dou Emperor.
If the two of them join forces and use their superior cultivation level to crush the opponent, all those fancy tricks will naturally crumble on their own.
The two of them then charged towards Xiao Yan.
Elder Jin took the lead, releasing his metal-attribute Dou Qi without reservation. The dazzling golden light enveloped his entire body, making him look like a sun that had fallen to earth from afar.
Elder Yin followed closely behind, one gold and one silver, one hard and one soft, one bright and one dark, the combined force of their attack was fully revealed at this moment.
As for the Eternal Frost Mourning Demon who roared at them while brandishing longswords, Elder Jin and Elder Yin showed a faint disdain on their faces.
These phantoms looked terrifying, but in their perception as Peak Dou Emperor, the energy contained in each phantom was only at the level of an ordinary Dou Wang.
They might be troublesome for ordinary Dou Wang, but in front of Peak Dou Emperor, they are nothing more than a bunch of cannon fodder that can be easily wiped out.
The pressure from the Peak Dou Emperor swept down like an invisible tide, containing the profound Dou Qi accumulated by Elder Jin and Elder Yin over decades of cultivation. Wherever it passed, even the air became viscous.
Under this oppressive force, the illusory figures shattered like sand blown by the wind, disintegrating from their heads to their bodies and limbs into countless ice crystal fragments.
Longswords shattered, armor crumbled, and those ancient faces maintained their indifferent expressions until the very last moment, as if they cared nothing for their own demise.
Under the oppressive power of the Gold and Silver Elders, the Eternal Frost Mourning Demon shattered layer by layer, never even having a chance to get within three feet of them, before vanishing completely into thin air.
But just as the attention of the Gold and Silver Elders, was drawn to the Eternal Frost Mourning Demon, the Netherworld Lock controlled by Xiao Yan had already quietly arrived in front of them.
Several transparent chains, like serpents, silently emerged from the realm of the Everfrost Mausoleum.
The surface of the chains was covered with cold white flame patterns. Each pattern was an extremely cold mark formed by the primal power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, radiating a chill that could freeze the soul.
Under Xiao Yan's control of his Spiritual Soul Power, the Netherworld Lock meandered through the air.
The Gold and Silver Elders, the tips of which were slightly raised, like a venomous snake making a final probing move before launching a fatal attack.
Elder Jin reacted extremely quickly.
His gaze immediately caught sight of the several transparent chains moving silently in mid-air. His eyes shone brightly, and his powerful metallic Dou Qi surged forth like a flood.
A dazzling golden light erupted from his body, enveloping him entirely in a thick layer of Dou Qi Armor.
Immediately, Elder Jin's hands, enveloped in layers of Dou Qi, reached directly towards the Netherworld Lock.
His actions were extremely decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
In his view, these strange chains, though fast and at tricky angles, were ultimately just energy entities.
His metal-attribute Dou Qi is least afraid of being eroded by energy bodies.
"Second brother, I'll hold this kid off. Even if we use all these tricks, he's nothing but a paper tiger!"
As Elder Jin reached out his hands to grab the Netherworld Lock, he shouted in a deep voice to Elder Yin beside him.
The moment his hands touched the Netherworld Lock, the cold white flame patterns on the surface of the chains suddenly lit up, and an extremely cold aura spread upwards from his fingertips.
Elder Jin could feel his fingers stiffen slightly in an instant.
He gritted his teeth, pushed his metallic Dou Qi to its limit, and gripped the two Netherworld Lock tightly with both hands, preventing them from advancing any further.
If they encountered an ordinary powerful opponent, the Gold and Silver Elders would naturally not dare to act separately.
Their greatest strength lies in their combined attacks; when working together, the two are enough to rival Dou Zong a high-level martial arts master).
Once separated, their individual combat capabilities will be greatly reduced.
But this was the first time they had encountered such a Soul Skill. In their view, Xiao Yan was only able to fight them because of the strange characteristics of his Soul Skill.
Those fancy domains, illusions, and chains are all just smoke and mirrors; their true strength may not be that great.
Once his methods are dismantled one by one, he himself is no threat.
"Good!"
Elder Yin nodded firmly; these were the words Elder Jin had been waiting for.
The two have been partners for many years and know each other's fighting habits inside and out.
He instantly transformed into a silver lightning bolt, approaching Xiao Yan at an astonishing speed.
His speed was so fast that he left only a blurry, silvery-white afterimage in the air, making it almost impossible for the naked eye to pinpoint his exact location.
"Boy, prepare to die!"
As he gradually approached Xiao Yan, Elder Yin revealed a sinister smile.
That smile carried a hint of cruelty, a touch of smugness, and a certainty of victory that was about to be won.
The silver-attribute Dou Qi within his body frantically converged into his palms. The silvery-white light continuously compressed and solidified in his palms, displacing the surrounding air and creating a brief vacuum zone.
An immense pressure emanated from him and crushed towards Xiao Yan.
That was the full force of Peak Dou Emperor expert released without reservation, like an invisible mountain crashing down from mid-air.
Upon entering the area covered by the Everfrost Mausoleum, Elder Yin could clearly feel that the Dou Qi within his body instantly slowed down by ten percent.
The extreme cold energy, like countless tiny ice needles, pierced into his body through his pores and slowly spread through his meridians.
But this impact was already within his expectations.
Finally, with Elder Yin and Xiao Yan rushing towards each other, the two met in mid-air.
The distance between the two instantly shrank to less than three feet, so close that Elder Yin could even see the crimson killing intent in Xiao Yan's eyes.
"Die!"
Elder Yin roared, unleashing his vast Dou Qi from his palms without reservation.
The silvery-white Dou Qi transformed into a massive palm print, several meters in size, with its five fingers spread out, each as thick as a stone pillar.
Countless fine silver-white lines flowed across the surface of the palm print; these were energy patterns formed when silver-attribute Dou Qi was compressed to its limit.
Fifth Soul Skill: Cold Heart Lotus Explosion!
Xiao Yan spoke calmly, his voice devoid of any emotion.
The Fifth Soul Ring on his body suddenly flashed, a pitch-black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, like a bottomless abyss swallowing all the surrounding light.
The Soul Power within his body instantly gathered and surged into his palm.
A dazzling Fire Lotus slowly took shape in his palm.