Under everyone's watchful eyes, the black chain emitted a piercing scraping sound.
The chains did not retract after piercing Han Feng's heart, but continued to writhe within his body, each writhing accompanied by an extremely faint shriek from his soul.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, as the chains were retracted, a transparent figure was seen struggling violently at the tip of the chains.
The figure looked exactly like Han Feng.
The same face, the same features, only shrunk many times over, to the size of a palm.
It was firmly pinned to the tip of the chain, trapped on that dark chain like a butterfly specimen.
Each struggle caused the black runes on the chains to flash, and each flash caused the transparent figure to let out a silent scream.
In mid-air, Xiao Yan turned his head to look. His soul perception had long been honed to an extremely sharp level, and his perception of soul bodies was clearer than anyone else present.
He saw at the tip of the chain that a transparent version of Han Feng was struggling in agony.
The transparent figure's face was distorted beyond recognition, its mouth agape as if it were screaming silently.
It clung futilely to the tips of the chains, trying to pull itself free, but each touch of the chains burned its palms, sending wisps of transparent smoke into the air.
In front of everyone, Protector Wu used that eerie black chain to forcibly rip Han Feng's soul from his body.
"What a bizarre method!"
Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo watched as Protector Wu extracted Han Feng's soul, and both of them showed a look of shock in their eyes.
Xiao Yan had seen countless bizarre Soul Skill in the Douluo Continent, Control System, Power Attack System, Auxiliary System, and Assassination System.
He had seen almost every kind of Martial Soul and Soul Skill.
But he had never seen such a method before, where a person's soul was directly and alive ripped from their body using a weapon that resembled a chain.
Xiao Huohuo down his spine; if such methods were used on Yao Lao, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Yao Lao is now just a remnant soul, and has almost no resistance to this kind of attack that specifically targets the soul.
The methods of the Hall of Souls are truly bizarre; they can even use chains as a medium to forcibly extract the soul of a living person from their body.
Almost instantly, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo exchanged a glance, and their figures simultaneously rushed towards Protector Wu to launch an attack.
No words were needed, no eye contact required; the connection between their souls at that moment was more seamless than any tactic.
Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames Twin Wings suddenly flapped, and he transformed into a streak of blue and white light, flanking Protector Wu from the left.
Xiao Huohuo then grabbed the Heavy Xuan Ruler again, Fallen Heart Flame, the Green Lotus Core Flame, and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame ignited simultaneously on the ruler.
As for the Gold and Silver Elders, who lived in the mountains, they never reappeared after falling into the sea of fire.
"Third Soul Skill! Netherworld Lock!"
In mid-air, Xiao Yan mobilized the last of his Soul Power.
The vortex of Soul Power in his dantian was nearly exhausted, but he still gritted his teeth and forced out the last few strands of Soul Power from his dried-up meridians.
His meridians groaned under the excessive strain, but he didn't even flinch.
The next moment, several transparent chains shot out from behind him.
They meandered through the air like several transparent snakes, encircling the Protector Wu.
The Netherworld Lock moved extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had blocked the Protector Wu's escape routes to the left, right, and rear.
Xiao Huohuo on the other side was equally unwilling to be outdone.
His Dou Qi and Heavenly Flames surged upwards, enveloping the entire Heavy Xuan Ruler in the three kinds of Heavenly Flames.
Then he gripped the handle with both hands, raised the Heavy Xuan Ruler high, and slammed it down on Protector Wu like a flaming battle axe falling from the sky.
"Bite!"
Faced with the two attacks, Protector Wu, who was at the Dou Zong realm, sneered, a hint of disdain flashing in his eerie green eyes within the black mist.
He is Dou Zong, a being who has mastered the power of space. No matter how many Dou Emperor there are in front of him, it is only a numerical advantage, and cannot make up for the qualitative difference.
Another jet-black chain shot out from behind him, faster, more ruthless, and more accurate than Xiao Yan's Netherworld Lock.
The tips of the chains, like the fangs of a venomous snake, drew a sharp arc in the air and instantly collided with the Netherworld Lock released by Xiao Yan.
The two chains collided violently in mid-air, and black and transparent light exploded at the point of impact.
But the stalemate lasted less than half a breath before Xiao Yan's Netherworld Lock began to retreat steadily.
It wasn't that Xiao Yan's Soul Skill weren't strong enough, but rather that Dou Zong Dou Qi completely overwhelmed Soul Power on a qualitative level.
The chains began to shatter inch by inch from the point of impact, and the third Soul Skill collapsed in an instant.
All the transparent chains exploded simultaneously, turning into countless cold white specks of light that dissipated into the air.
Xiao Yan let out a muffled groan as the backlash from the forced shattering of the chains directly impacted the depths of his soul.
He felt a sweet taste in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Its body trembled slightly in mid-air, and the flames on its wings dimmed a little for a moment.
But he gritted his teeth and steadied himself, showing no sign of backing down.
Faced with the same attack from Xiao Huohuo, Protector Wu flicked his other finger.
The movements were seemingly casual, yet they contained the precise control of spatial power demonstrated by Dou Zong expert.
Xiao Huohuo felt the space in front of him and Protector Wu suddenly become viscous, as if he had stepped into a viscous swamp from the air.
The flames on the Heavy Xuan Ruler trembled violently under the suppression of this spatial force.
A semi-transparent spatial barrier faintly appeared between the two. The barrier was only a thin layer, yet it exuded an indestructible and heavy aura.
The surface of the barrier is covered with countless fine spatial patterns, each pattern being a manifestation of the laws of space.
"Bang!"
The Heavy Xuan Ruler, enveloped in Heavenly Flames, slammed into the spatial barrier, unleashing a deafening roar.
Several fine cracks appeared on the spatial barrier, spreading outwards from the center of the collision, like a piece of glass about to shatter.
Xiao Huohuo gritted his teeth and pushed his Dou Qi to its limit, veins bulging on his forehead.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Protector Wu's body flew backward in mid-air like Gui Mei.
His speed was extremely fast; in the churning black mist, he had already created a distance of dozens of feet.
He didn't linger in the fight; fighting three against one was unwise, especially since Queen Medusa, though she hadn't made a move, had her long, narrow snake eyes fixed coldly on him.
The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him.
"Hehehe, you two brats, today I, the protector, will spare your lives."
" Yao Chen, I, the Dharma Protector, will personally retrieve your soul next time."
The voice of Protector Wu echoed in the air, carrying a hint of mockery.
His figure was already shrouded in layers of black mist, and he was about to calmly depart under everyone's watchful eyes.
Just as Protector Wu was about to leave, a seven-colored ribbon suddenly burst forth from the side.
The bolt of lightning shot out from Queen Medusa's palm.
The speed of the bolt was so fast that even Protector Wu didn't have time to react.
The seven-colored ribbon struck precisely the black chain that still Entanglement Han Feng's soul, and the chain snapped instantly.
Han Feng's transparent soul, nailed to the tip of the chain, fell from mid-air as the chain broke.
"You!"
Protector Wu turned his head and saw a pair of eerie green eyes glaring fiercely at Queen Medusa from within the black mist.
Medusa was now icy cold, and deep green flames burned in her narrow, snake-like eyes.
Her gaze swept coldly over Protector Wu, without uttering a word, but that icy look said it all.
"Snort!"
Seeing Han Feng's soul slip out of his control, Protector Wu was unwilling, but at this moment, he had no chance of winning against Xiao Yan, Xiao Huohuo, Medusa.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned around again, and amidst the surging black mist, he descended directly into the mountain range.
He came in full force, but left in a sorry state, without even leaving behind a single decent threat.
"Ahh!"
The next moment, two mournful cries emerged from the sea of fire.
The scream was extremely brief, and then Protector Wu's figure sped away into the distance.
The black mist left a long trail in the sky.
Two illusory souls hung behind his chains, none other than the Gold and Silver Elders.
Elder Jin and Elder Yin collapsed in the sea of fire; already severely injured, they were powerless to resist Protector Wu's chains.
The Gold and Silver Elders, a veteran duo who had dominated the Black-Corner Region for decades, ultimately met their end with their souls extracted and their bodies reduced to ashes.
If a Dou Zong wants to leave, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo alone cannot stop him in his current state.
Xiao Yan's Soul Power was almost depleted, and Xiao Huohuo's Dou Qi was also mostly exhausted, not to mention leaving behind a Dou Zong who was determined to escape.
Even though Medusa had only just entered the Dou Zong realm, her strength was no weaker than that of Protector Wu.
It was simply impossible to stop Protector Wu.
The three watched as Protector Wu's figure disappeared into the horizon shrouded in black mist.
Thank you.
Xiao Huohuo turned to Medusa beside him and spoke in a hoarse but sincere voice.
He saw that scene clearly.
If she hadn't taken the initiative and severed his chains at the last moment before he Protector Wu escape, he probably wouldn't have been able to retrieve Han Feng's soul.
"Snort!"
Medusa snorted coldly and did not respond.
She crossed her arms over her chest, glanced sideways at Xiao Yan beside her, and frowned slightly.
But she didn't say anything more at the moment, and then her figure disappeared from the spot in an instant, leaving only a faint seven-colored afterimage.
However, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that Medusa had not gone far, thanks to his immense Spiritual Soul Power.
Her presence still lingered on a mountain peak not far away, but it was not within their sight.
"It's finally over."
Xiao Huohuo let out a long breath, a breath filled with the relief of surviving a disaster and the exhaustion of the battle.
He glanced down at his scarred hands, then at the still-burning mountains in the distance, and grinned.
Immediately, he drew in his Dou Qi, and a gentle suction force surged from his palm, precisely pulling Han Feng's soul, which was still struggling and writhing on the ground, into his palm.
Han Feng's soul struggled violently in his palm, his transparent face filled with fear and resentment.
Xiao Huohuo ignored its struggles, took out an empty jade bottle from her Storage Ring, and Xiao Xin sealed Han Feng's soul inside the jade bottle.
Just as he was about to put it into his storage Storage Ring, he suddenly stopped.
He glanced at Han Feng's soul in the bottle, a cold, undisguised smirk playing on his lips.
He then flicked his finger, and a tiny wisp of Fallen Heart Flame instantly fell into the bottle.
A transparent flame silently ignited inside the bottle, enveloping Han Feng's soul.
Han Feng's transparent figure let out one silent scream after another as the Heart Flame scorched him, his entire soul churning and struggling violently within the jade bottle.
After doing all this, Xiao Huohuo sealed the bottle opening tightly with Heavenly Flames.
Only then did he feel satisfied and put it into his Storage Ring.
Watching his series of smooth and effortless actions, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile slightly.
P. S. I got paid today, and it's so low. I work a lousy job, lots of work, little pay. I wish I could win the lottery and get five million.