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"Mo Yu, you're seeking death!"
Inside the ruined grand hall, a venomous, agonized roar suddenly echoed from the depths of a massive crater.
The next moment, amidst the swirling black mist, a staggering figure slowly emerged—it was none other than the Deputy Chief of the Hall of Souls.
However, he no longer had his former composure and grace. His robes were in tatters, his entire body covered in blood, and his once-youthful face was now marred by a ghastly, centipede-like gash, making for an utterly horrifying sight.
With a venomous and icy glare, the Hall of Souls's Deputy Chief locked eyes on Mo Yu. He had never expected that Mo Yu, a mere two-star Dou Sheng, would possess a soul power that had touched upon the Di Realm, nearly catching him off guard.
"Mo Yu, even with such methods, you are still insignificant in this chief's eyes!" The Deputy Chief sneered grimly.
As a expert of the Hun Clan, his resistance to soul attacks far surpassed that of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Now that he was prepared, he wouldn't be as easily ambushed as before.
Mo Yu, indifferent to the man's threats, couldn't be bothered to waste words. With a flick of his sleeve, a violent surge of thunder shot towards another direction—clearly intending to seize the opportunity to eliminate First Tianzun and Second Tianzun.
Seeing Mo Yu daring to strike in his presence, the Deputy Chief's expression turned frigid. With a flick of his fingers, a surge of rolling black energy shot forth, transforming into a black dragon that devoured the incoming lightning in one gulp.
Just as he was about to make his next move, a chill suddenly ran down his spine—he felt as if some terrifying presence had locked onto him.
"Who's there?!"
Startled, he quickly scanned his surroundings, his voice cold as he demanded an answer.
"It's me."
As soon as his words fell, a clear yet chilling voice rang out. The next moment, a graceful and curvaceous figure silently emerged from the void before Mo Yu.
Upon seeing this figure, the Deputy Chief felt an intense pressure radiating from her. His eyes narrowed as he warily asked, "Who are you? This is Hall of Souls business—outsiders would do well not to interfere, lest they bring disaster upon themselves!"
"Hmph, is the Hall of Souls supposed to be impressive? Since you're Mo Yu's enemy, then today, you can stay here as well." The purple-haired young woman, Zi Yan, scoffed coldly, curling her lips in disdain.
"Arrogant! If you want to kill me, you'd best see if you have the ability!"
The Deputy Chief's expression darkened further. It had been years since someone had dared to threaten him so openly. Though he could tell Zi Yan was a four-star Dou Sheng, he wasn't convinced that he was doomed in a direct confrontation.
Mo Yu shot the Deputy Chief a brief glance but paid him no further attention. With a grasp of his hand, two massive lightning palms shot toward First Tianzun and Second Tianzun.
"Boom!"
However, just as the thunderous palms were about to seize them, both First Tianzun and Second Tianzun suddenly grinned wickedly. Their bodies swelled rapidly before exploding into a bloody mist.
"Swish!"
As their physical bodies were obliterated, two streaks of black light shot out, frantically fleeing toward the Deputy Chief.
"Trying to escape?" Mo Yu sneered in disdain.
With a flick of his fingers, the lightning palms instantly transformed into an electric net, descending upon the escaping souls of the two Tianzuns.
"You dare?!" The Deputy Chief's expression sank as he raised his hand. A boundless surge of black mist erupted from his sleeve, covering the skies and sweeping toward Mo Yu like a tidal wave.
"In front of me, you won't have the chance to intervene!"
Before the black mist could reach Mo Yu, Zi Yan let out a cold laugh. Her jade-like hands rapidly formed a seal, causing a surge of dark-gold radiance to erupt from her body. In an instant, the golden light coalesced into an enormous golden dragon that enveloped her entire form.
With a mighty roar, the dragon's maw opened wide, inhaling the highly corrosive black mist in just a few breaths.
"Ancient Void Dragon Royal Bloodline?!"
The Deputy Chief gasped in shock at the sight of the golden dragon Zi Yan had summoned.
"Get over here!"
With Zi Yan keeping the Deputy Chief at bay, Mo Yu clenched his fist. The electric net tightened instantly, ensnaring the souls of First Tianzun and Second Tianzun before swiftly pulling them into his grasp.
Inside the thunderous barrier, the two struggling soul forms coalesced into faces filled with resentment and savagery, yet Mo Yu remained indifferent.
Without hesitation, he compressed the thunder barrier into a lightning jade bottle, inscribing it with a soul-sealing sigil before tossing it into his Beast Ring.
These old fellows had possessed the strength of two-star Dou Shengs. If his soul clone could absorb and refine them, it would significantly boost its growth.
"To think you even managed to bring someone from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan into this!"
Watching as Mo Yu sealed away First Tianzun's soul, the Deputy Chief laughed in fury. A four-star Dou Sheng was considered a peak existence even within the Hun Clan, and he had never expected Mo Yu to bring such a powerhouse along.
"However, don't think my Hall of Souls is something a mere junior like you can just slaughter as you please!"
With a sudden retreat, the Deputy Chief took out a silver jade slip and crushed it. Instantly, a powerful spatial ripple surged outward.
Yet, to his shock, no spatial tunnel appeared. Instead, the spatial energy dissipated into nothingness after a brief moment.
"This space has been disrupted by my spatial turbulence. Any spatial fluctuations will be blocked, meaning even if you use a spatial jade slip, you won't be able to summon reinforcements."
Zi Yan smirked, watching as the Deputy Chief's expression darkened.
A faint twitch appeared on his face as he finally felt his heart sink. It was clear that Mo Yu and his allies had come fully prepared this time.
"Damn it... Mo Yu, the Hun Clan will never forget this grudge. Just you wait—one day, I will personally end your life!"
The Deputy Chief took a deep breath before letting out a chilling laugh. The next moment, his body suddenly exploded, turning into a billowing black mist.
Ripping through the spatial turbulence, he vanished into the void, abandoning the rest of the Hall of Souls members without hesitation.
"Tch, that guy ran fast…"
Mo Yu frowned slightly as he watched the Deputy Chief disappear, but soon, his expression relaxed once more.
The Hall of Souls' Deputy Chief was no ordinary opponent. With the strength of a late three-star Dou Sheng, had Zi Yan not been present today, an extremely brutal battle would have been inevitable.
"Defeating him wasn't difficult, but if he was determined to flee, I couldn't stop him," Zi Yan said helplessly.
"Forget it, if he escaped, then so be it. Destroying a Man Hall and taking down two Tianzuns of the Hall of Souls—this trip wasn't in vain." Mo Yu smiled slightly, then glanced at the battlefield where their forces held a decisive advantage before continuing, "Finish off the rest of them. Don't let a single one escape."
"Alright." Zi Yan nodded lightly. Her delicate figure flickered, and in an instant, she shot forward like a dragon charging into a flock of sheep. With unstoppable momentum, she cut down the Hall of Souls' experts like a storm sweeping away the clouds. In less than a minute, all of them lay dead at her feet.
Seeing this near-slaughter unfold, Mo Yu didn't bother to divert his attention. With a casual wave of his hand, he forcefully split the massive hall apart, revealing countless black chains entwined within. At the end of those chains hung numerous soul clusters, their faint glow flickering in the darkness.
As Mo Yu approached, those trapped souls were finally freed.
"Go, don't let the Hall of Souls capture you again."
Gazing at the souls, who were so overcome with joy that some seemed on the verge of weeping, Mo Yu waved his hand dismissively.
Above, countless souls swirled in the air before kneeling to him in gratitude, offering a deep bow. Only then did they rush through the spatial barrier, madly surging toward the boundless freedom of the outside world.
Watching them flee, Mo Yu slowly withdrew his gaze. As if recalling something, he turned toward the depths of the ruined hall. A thought flashed through his mind, and he began digging.
Under his swift excavation, the ruins split open, revealing a massive pit. At the bottom, a light sphere about half a meter in size floated silently.
The sphere was transparent, its surface bound by countless pitch-black chains. The chains' ends were still faintly connected to the souls that had just escaped, making it evident that this sphere was the essence extracted from them.
"This must be the soul essence the Man Hall painstakingly collected over the years."
Mo Yu observed the sphere, feeling an overwhelming and terrifying soul fluctuation emanating from it. The energy within was astonishingly pure, free from any impurities.
"So much soul essence… at least a million souls were harvested to form this. If the Man Hall is like this, then the Earth Hall and Heaven Hall must be even more terrifying." Even Mo Yu couldn't help but sigh at the realization.
Though the cultivation world rarely distinguished between good and evil, operating purely on the principle of power, the Hall of Souls' ruthless methods were beyond what most could stomach. If the Soul Clan wasn't eradicated, it would truly be an affront to the heavens.
"The Hall of Souls… they truly have committed countless atrocities," Mo Yu sneered, shaking his head. With a wave of his sleeve, he stored the soul essence into his beast ring.
At this moment, apart from the escaped Deputy Chief, everyone in the Man Hall had been annihilated—no survivors, not even a single beast left alive.
"Let's go."
Unwilling to linger in a place filled with corpses, Mo Yu secured the soul essence and turned, swiftly heading toward the mountain range's exit. Zi Yan and the others conducted one last sweep of the area before following closely behind.
By the time Mo Yu and his group returned to Yuan Manor, news of the Man Hall's destruction had already begun to spread. Though no one deliberately publicized it, such a shocking event could not be concealed.
Within a week, the news had spread like wildfire across all of Central Plains, causing widespread shock.
The major factions of Central Plains were well aware of the Hall of Souls' terrifying strength. This colossal entity had stood unshaken in the region for years. Even the Pill Tower had suffered repeated losses in its clashes with them.
Many factions had long harbored grudges against the Hall of Souls but dared not retaliate, forced to swallow their hatred. Now, upon hearing of the Man Hall's obliteration, they couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction. Meanwhile, Yuan Manor, the emerging superpower, was undergoing a transformation—from a rising faction to a true hegemonic force.
Everyone knew that if Yuan Manor could withstand the Hall of Souls' counterattack, then in just a few decades, it could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Hall of Souls and the Pill Tower, becoming a force that all of Central Plains would revere.
While the destruction of Man Hall had ignited a fervor across Central Plains and Yuan Manor, Mo Yu, after a few days of rest, prepared to refine and absorb the soul essence.
Of course, he wouldn't refine it himself—but rather, his soul clone would.
Given his current soul power, breaking through to the Di Realm stage wasn't something that could be accomplished so easily. Instead, strengthening his soul clone to match his main body's power was a far more efficient choice.
With an additional two-star Dou Sheng-level soul clone, even if Mo Yu left Yuan Manor, he could rest assured knowing that it would remain guarded.
On a secluded mountain peak, Mo Yu sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder. Before him, the half-meter-wide soul sphere floated silently, emitting a soft and pure radiance that bathed the surrounding grass in a lush green glow.
Fixing his gaze on the soul sphere, Mo Yu exhaled lightly before extending his hand to touch it.
At the moment of contact, he could sense the vast soul essence contained within. The energy within felt incredibly warm, making even the soul within his brow tremble in comfort.
At the same time, Mo Yu retrieved the First Tianzun's soul. With a wave of his sleeve, lightning crackled around him, forcibly extracting the dark energy hidden within the soul sphere.
After half an hour, once all impurities were cleansed, the First Tianzun's soul was finally in a state fit for refining.
Gazing at the purified soul and the now crystalline soul sphere, Mo Yu exhaled deeply before forming a hand seal. His soul power surged from the center of his brow, transforming into a soul clone.
The clone, identical in appearance to Mo Yu, sat cross-legged before the soul sphere and the First Tianzun's soul. It slowly opened its mouth, releasing a powerful suction force.
As that suction force emerged, the soul sphere trembled slightly. A stream of pure soul essence overflowed, coiling around the soul clone before flowing into its mouth, nose, and even every pore of its body.
With more and more soul essence being absorbed, a translucent crystalline layer gradually enveloped Mo Yu's soul clone, making its once-ethereal form increasingly solid.
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