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Elder Tian She's heart was filled with boundless shock.
Earlier, he merely thought that Ah Da's aura was strange and elusive, a little mysterious at most.
But he never imagined… this mysterious black-robed follower, who clearly looked like a subordinate, would actually be a Dou Zun powerhouse!
Who could possibly have guessed that?
After all, this was a Dou Zun!
In legends, unless a Dou Sheng powerhouse revealed themselves, a Dou Zun was practically one of the peak existences on the entire Dou Qi Continent, enough to support the rise of a top-tier force on their own.
How could a Dou Zun powerhouse… possibly humble himself to follow behind a mere little Dou Zong as someone's attendant?
Where was the pride of a Dou Zun?
Wasn't this just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, deliberately setting people up?
This matter had already completely exceeded the limits of Elder Tian She's understanding. This—this was the realm he had bitterly pursued his entire life, yet had never been able to reach.
Confusion. Helplessness. Regret.
Countless emotions surged violently within his chest all at once.
Up in the skies.
The air had become almost completely frozen.
Space itself felt as heavy as mercury.
Trapped and restrained within, Bing Yuan, Bing Fu, and the forty Dou Huang were nearly unable to move, their eyes filled with terror and despair.
"Jie jie jie~"
Ah Da tilted his head back, lightly inhaling the thick scent of despair lingering in the air, and let out a chilling, bone-piercing laugh.
Wuu… Wuuu…
Suddenly, a strange, eerie sound of wind slowly rose.
This sound was so unsettling that it caused an uncontrollable sense of irritation to well up in everyone's hearts.
Gusts of black wind gradually swirled up around Ah Da's body, eventually condensing into the form of an enormous, sinister-looking black dragon.
The black dragon's pitch-black eyes slowly opened, its head raising proudly.
Its giant jaws… slowly parted.
Anggg~!
A dragon's roar reverberated deep into everyone's hearts.
Weng~!
An invisible soundwave instantly rippled outward, sweeping across everyone as though distance did not exist.
Bing Yuan and the others trembled violently, and in the next moment, the light in their eyes dimmed, their consciousness sinking entirely into endless darkness.
"Nooo~!"
In the distance, Elder Tian She let out a heart-wrenching roar.
Two Six-Star Dou Zong, forty Dou Huang—even for Ice River Valley, such a loss was something they could barely withstand.
Yet, no matter his will… the outcome would not change.
Regret?
Too late.
The lifelike, almost tangible black dragon slightly tilted its head, glancing at the distant Elder Tian She with a mocking look in its eyes.
Then, it turned away, aiming its enormous jaws toward the many floating corpses… and slowly inhaled.
Huuuuu~
Under the horrified gaze of Elder Tian She—from those countless corpses, faint, transparent, and illusory soul bodies began to emerge.
These souls were all unconscious, like lambs waiting for slaughter, utterly defenseless as they were sucked into the black dragon's enormous maw and swallowed whole.
Crunch… Crunch…
The black dragon stretched its massive body with satisfaction, releasing a series of chilling, bone-crunching sounds from its mouth.
Elder Tian She felt as though he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Y-you… you people… you're from the Hall of Souls, aren't you?" he stammered, his trembling finger pointing toward Xian'er.
Xian'er frowned slightly, a look of disgust flashing across her beautiful face, and said unhappily, "No. We are not."
"T-then… then why…" Elder Tian She's teeth chattered as he stuttered, "why are you… devouring souls?"
"Do I need to explain to you?"
With a wave of her delicate palm, Xian'er unleashed a Wind Spike that shot forth violently.
"You… you dare to do such things in the Central Plains, to slaughter the living and devour souls, impersonating the Hall of Souls—you won't die a good death!" Elder Tian She roared furiously, his voice echoing far and wide: "The countless powers of the Central Plains will never spare you demons~!"
His voice even spread all the way to the distant city at the edge of the skies, where countless people heard it.
"So noisy."
Wei Yang frowned and barked coldly: "Even with death at your doorstep, you still try to throw blame on us? Ah Da!"
"Yes, Master."
The black dragon's body trembled, then instantly shot forward, tearing across the skies like lightning, pouncing straight at Elder Tian She.
Facing the black dragon's overwhelming momentum, Elder Tian She clenched his cane so hard it creaked under his grip.
He knew… even as a peak Dou Zong, he was utterly powerless before a Dou Zun powerhouse. His expression became incomparably solemn as his fingers rapidly formed a series of hand seals.
An astonishingly cold energy erupted violently from his body, intertwining and swirling around him. Layer upon layer of frost began condensing rapidly in the air.
In the end, it even began affecting the surrounding environment. The temperature plummeted sharply, and snowflakes began to fall from the sky. All of this—was caused solely by this surging cold aura.
"Frozen Frost Domain!"
Elder Tian She shouted deeply, his aged face stern and resolute as he slammed his cane forcefully into the void.
In an instant.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The surging cold aura erupted from Elder Tian She's body, rapidly spreading outward.
Wherever the frost passed, the very void itself froze and shattered, pitch-black cracks spreading like a spiderweb, each inch covered in a thin layer of faint-blue frost.
Even the water molecules in the air were frozen solid by this terrifying chill. Faced with such extreme cold, even Xian'er and Du Jiao had no choice but to temporarily back away.
However, Elder Tian She didn't relax in the slightest.
He knew very well that, relying on just this little trick of his, how could he possibly resist a Dou Zun powerhouse?!
Sure enough.
Facing this overwhelming frost, a trace of disdain flashed across the black dragon's eyes.
Its massive jaws opened.
Wuuuuuu~
A torrent of black wind spewed out violently.
This wind was extremely strange—seemingly freezing cold, yet in reality incomparably scorching hot.
Wherever the black wind passed, the layers of frost melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the frozen void rapidly thawed.
"What… what kind of wind is this!?"
Seeing this, Elder Tian She cried out in shock.
One must know—the cold aura he unleashed was called Ice River Qi, an extremely rare and supreme ice-elemental heavenly treasure, even superior to Heavenly Cold Qi. He had painstakingly collected and refined it over countless years.
Combined with his peak Dou Zong frost-attribute Dou Qi, its might was even more terrifying.He was confident that even against a Heavenly Flame, he could at least barely contend with it.
But now, before this strange black wind, all of it was melting away so effortlessly?
At this moment, Elder Tian She completely lost his nerve. Any shred of hope he had… vanished. He quickly spun around, his cane fiercely slashing through the air.
Boundless Dou Qi burst forth without reservation, ripping open a pitch-black rift within the void.
Rippp!
This was a temporary Void Rift, a special escape method reserved for life-and-death situations.
Where it led, however, was entirely unknown. Recklessly stepping inside risked being lost forever within the endless void.
But right now, Elder Tian She no longer cared.
Even getting lost… was far better than dying here and having his soul forcibly extracted.
He took one quick step forward, preparing to plunge into the pitch-black rift.
"Stop him!"
From afar, Wei Yang roared angrily.
Xian'er and Du Jiao instantly erupted, unleashing furious attacks toward the frozen void before them.
However, in such a short span of time, it was impossible to break through.
"Trying to run?"
The black dragon's massive jaws parted slightly, and Ah Da's cold voice echoed out: "If I let you escape, then I wouldn't deserve to call myself who I am."
With that, the black dragon opened its mouth once more, releasing an invisible wave.
This strange fluctuation rippled outward, ignoring spatial distance altogether. There was no violent energy surging about—it looked no different from a light breeze caressing the air.
However, if one looked closely, one could see faint, almost imperceptible strands of silver light twisting within.
The entire void immediately began to warp, chaotic streaks spreading across space itself. Even light rays that entered the area were refracted, bending into dreamlike, illusory colors mesmerizing yet eerie.
"Seal!"
The black dragon softly uttered a single word.
In that instant, the entire void froze solid. Elder Tian She's forward-moving figure instantly solidified in place, completely immobilized.
And then—
Void Tides!
Rippling waves spread outward from the black dragon's body, circles of invisible vibrations undulating through space.
At first, these ripples seemed gentle and slow. But in the blink of an eye, they transformed into terrifying tidal waves, one after another crashing forward relentlessly!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Massive invisible tsunamis erupted, formed entirely from the raw power of space itself—the Void Tides.
Just the first wave completely obliterated every trace of condensed frost within the skies. The second wave swept away every shred of icy aura lingering in the air.
The third wave tore violently through the surrounding void, shaking space itself as though it were nothing more than a thin sheet being flung aside by a storm.
Even the Void Rift collapsed instantly, crushed into nothingness.
The fourth wave followed immediately after, smashing against Elder Tian She's back.His robes exploded into shreds, and his flesh turned into a bloody mess.
The fifth wave… arrived in an instant!
"Ahhhhhh~!"
Elder Tian She's shrill, agonized scream echoed endlessly within the raging Void Tides, carrying boundless despair.
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