"Jie jie jie..."
"Xie Bi Yan, to think a mere brat has pushed you to such a state. You really are getting more useless as you age!"
A familiar laugh echoed over the Myriad Scorpion Gate. Xiao Yan and the others instinctively looked over and saw a dark figure, dressed similarly to Protector Wu, holding Xie Bi Yan while sneering.
"Sss... Thank you for the rescue, Iron Protector. This kid's Dou Technique is a bit strange; Iron Protector must be careful!" Xie Bi Yan said, looking at Iron Protector with some lingering fear.
"Rest assured, leave this person to this Protector. No matter how strange his Dou Technique is, it's all an illusion before the methods of our Hall of Souls!" With that, Iron Protector released Xie Bi Yan and looked up at Chen Yang.
"Kid, to have the strength of a Three-Star Dou Zong at your age is indeed brilliant. Unfortunately, you are destined to perish at my hands today!" Iron Protector sneered, and pitch-black iron chains suddenly burst from his body, heading straight for Chen Yang.
"Are all the people from the Hall of Souls such boastful fools like you?" Chen Yang smiled disdainfully. He once again used the move Buddha's Radiance. For dealing with villainous forces like the Hall of Souls and the Myriad Scorpion Gate, Buddha's Radiance—a wide-sweeping sword move filled with the principles of justice—was most suitable.
Brilliant golden light swirled as Iron Protector's chains were ensnared by the sword light. No matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't retrieve them.
"Xie Bi Yan, let's attack together!" Seeing things were going south, Iron Protector hurriedly shouted to Xie Bi Yan beside him.
"Xie Bi Yan, your opponent is me!" Seeing this, Xiao Yan was instantly possessed by Yao Lao. The cyan Dou Qi Wings on his back turned white, and he charged at Xie Bi Yan while wielding the xuan heavy ruler.
"Damn it, I have roamed the Izumo Empire for a hundred years. Why am I being bullied by these brats today? Do you really think I have no trump cards?" Seeing Xiao Yan charging, Xie Bi Yan gritted his teeth and ripped open his robe, revealing a blood-colored giant scorpion tattoo.
"Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor?" Yao Lao's voice rang out through Xiao Yan.
"You have some insight. To die under my Myriad Scorpion Gate's Blood Soul Art today, your life hasn't been in vain!" Xie Bi Yan sneered, and the tattoo directly burrowed into his body. "Ah!"
Xie Bi Yan immediately let out a cry of pain. A moment later, his remaining hand transformed into a blood-colored giant pincer.
However, the transformation didn't stop. In less than three seconds, Xie Bi Yan had turned into a half-human, half-scorpion monster.
"I thought your Aura would rise to a Three-Star Dou Zong, but because Brother Yang cut off your arm, your incomplete state only has the strength of a Two-Star Peak Dou Zong. Pathetic, truly pathetic!" Xiao Yan sneered, then completely handed over control of his body to Yao Lao.
"It's been a long time since I felt this fired up. Xiao Yan, watch closely. This is the true—Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!" With that, Yao Lao wiped his palm across the xuan heavy ruler, and the Bone Chilling Flame instantly ignited the flame patterns on the ruler.
"Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler!!!" Yao Lao's voice, layered with Xiao Yan's, echoed slowly over the Myriad Scorpion Gate. Immediately after, a white ruler glow erupted from the xuan heavy ruler, appearing at Xie Bi Yan's chest in the blink of an eye.
*Squelch!*
The ruler glow pierced through Xie Bi Yan's chest without any resistance, shattering his life force.
"Dou... Dou Zong Peak..." Xie Bi Yan's face, which had been twisted in pain, was now strangely calm. He looked down at his shattered chest and his internal organs being incinerated by the Heavenly Flame, his face full of shock.
"To die at my hands is a blessing for your Myriad Scorpion Gate!" Yao Lao's voice rang in Xie Bi Yan's mind. Yao Lao had slightly altered Xie Bi Yan's earlier words and thrown them back at him.
"Heh... Hahaha... So, so that's how it is?" Hearing the aged voice in his mind, Xie Bi Yan felt a flicker of realization. But immediately after, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Not good!" Yao Lao had already begun withdrawing his power from Xiao Yan's body, but seeing this, he hurriedly re-possessed Xiao Yan. However, this back-and-forth was ultimately too slow.
Xie Bi Yan suddenly shrank rapidly, his mouth bulging, and his head tilting back.
"Pfft!"
A strange pitch-black light shot out from Xie Bi Yan's mouth, heading straight for Xiao Yan.
In his haste, Yao Lao only had time to create a protective layer of Bone Chilling Flame on Xiao Yan's skin. However, the black light was only reduced by ten or twenty percent by the Bone Chilling Flame. The rest of it burrowed into Xiao Yan's body like maggots to the bone!
"You dog, what did you do?" Yao Lao's Soul burst out of Xiao Yan's body. In his towering rage, the terrifying Bone Chilling Flame made the Myriad Scorpion Gate, even at noon, feel incredibly cold.
"So it's a Soul body? That kid is your Disciple, isn't he?"
"Jie jie jie, the demonic poison spot cast by this seat can only be cured by a Dou Zun expert. To have a Genius youth buried with me, it's worth it!"
After Xie Bi Yan finished speaking, his Aura plummeted.
"You want to die? It's not that easy! If you don't hand over the antidote for the demonic poison spot, I will make your Soul suffer the torment of being roasted by Heavenly Flame!" Yao Lao snorted coldly. With a flash, he appeared above Xie Bi Yan and reached out to pull his Soul directly out.
*Whoosh!* The Bone Chilling Flame rose, and Xie Bi Yan's mutated Physical Body instantly turned into a pile of ash. Xie Bi Yan's Soul was momentarily dazed, and then the Bone Chilling Flame began to burn beneath his Soul.
"Ahhh!!!" Xie Bi Yan wailed in pain, but a frenzied smile appeared on his face. "Old man, the more anxious you are, the more I know how important he is to you. Jie jie jie... Ahhh!!!"
As Xie Bi Yan wailed and laughed, Yao Lao's expression gradually turned cold. This fellow truly deserved to die!!!
...Meanwhile, on the other side, Iron Protector, having lost Xie Bi Yan's help, planned to make a desperate final stand.
However, before he could perform the secret arts of the Hall of Souls, Chen Yang raised a finger, and an overwhelming pressure instantly crushed down on him.
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