"Hehe… then let the slaughter begin! Show the world the terror of our Soul Hall! Hahaha!"
As the eerie laughter faded, dozens of black shadows descended in a storm of black mist. In their hands were not ordinary weapons, but sinister scythes and chains dripping with malevolence.
The scythes effortlessly lopped off heads. The chains pierced through countless chests, mercilessly reaping lives. With screams and wails filling the air, the city of the Black-Corner Region turned into a living hell. The local experts and defenders were as fragile as paper before the black-robed figures, falling in droves as though they were nothing but fodder.
One after another, souls were ripped from their bodies by the chains, then refined with cruelty, each refinement making the black-robed figures stronger and more horrifying.
In moments, the city became a land of death. The sky was thick with the stench of blood.
And this massacre was not limited to just one place. Across the Central Plains, in cities near Jia Nan Academy, the same scenes unfolded one after another. With the Soul Hall revealing itself to the world, a calamity had begun. The continent was slipping into panic and chaos!
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The earth split and trembled, rumbling like thunder. The clouds above were blasted apart by a terrifying shockwave.
Han Yue and the others stared dumbfounded at the ground as it surged upward into towering mountains, their faces filled with disbelief. Beside them, the Snow Demon Sky Ape was trembling violently, curling into itself in fear. Its wide eyes gazed at the figure floating in the sky, right hand casually extended, filled with nothing but awe and terror.
What kind of power was this? With a mere gesture, mountains rose, the earth itself shuddered, nature bent to his will.
In a flash, the titanic mountains and upheaved land vanished without a trace.
The three could only stare at the endless abyss that remained—a bottomless, pitch-black chasm stretching beyond sight.
"M-my god! He… he really took the entire stalactite world and… and stored it away…" Lin Xiuyá swallowed hard, his eyes wide as he looked up at the hovering Goku. Just when he thought he had begun to understand him, he realized that what he had seen so far was but a mere fraction of his power. This man was a force beyond comprehension.
"Could it be… that he is the one… the one spoken of in legends… the strongest on the continent—the peerless War God blessed by the heavens?!"
Yan Hao suddenly shouted, his face filled with excitement.
Han Yue and Lin Xiuyá were both startled, then their gazes burned as they looked at Goku.
"This level of power… this divine presence… and he's still so young. It has to be him!" Lin Xiuyá's voice trembled with excitement.
Han Yue's cold face flushed faintly as she looked at the man in the sky. Her heartbeat quickened against her will. That kind of presence… it was intoxicating.
After storing away the underground stalactite world, Goku descended slowly before them. Yan Hao, usually bold and rough, rushed forward, but in front of Goku he seemed almost shy, stammering nervously:
"Y-you… you're not… you can't be… that person… are you…?"
"Come. Each of you has already obtained more than enough Core Quenching Body Milk. It's time to head back." Goku only smiled faintly.
That slight, mysterious smile was enough to send the three into a frenzy of excitement. It was as good as confirmation. The living legend stood before them! They could hardly contain themselves.
With a wave of his hand, space rippled. In the blink of an eye, their figures vanished.
The Snow Demon Sky Ape, left behind, exhaled in relief. Looking at the endless, terrifying abyss that had been its home, its heart sank. Not only was its treasure gone… but so was its lair.
Back at the Inner Academy, Han Yue and the others bid Goku farewell with shining eyes, eager to refine the Core Quenching Body Milk they had received.
As Goku returned to his courtyard, Zi Yan's petite figure flashed before him. Sniffing the air with her small nose, she immediately huffed:
"Hmph! Goku, you went treasure-hunting without me, didn't you?!"
"Hehe, your little nose really is sharp." Goku chuckled, rubbing her head. Producing a jade vial, he handed it to her. Zi Yan opened it, and the moment she caught the sweet scent of the milky liquid inside, her eyes lit up with joy.
"Core Quenching Body Milk! This is amazing!"
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Inside the main hall, Su Qian looked calmly at the middle-aged man who had rushed in, his face tight with anxiety.
"Luo Bao, what's the matter? Aren't you stationed in the Black-Corner Region? Why are you here in such a hurry?"
"Elder, terrible news! The Black-Corner Region has fallen into disaster! A group of black-robed figures appeared from nowhere. They're slaughtering without mercy… they didn't even spare women and children. The entire city has become a dead zone. If I hadn't escaped through a hidden passage, I'd be dead too…"
Even Luo Bao, a man hardened by years in the most brutal lands, was trembling with fear. Su Qian's face hardened—but when the words fully sank in, his expression changed drastically.
"What did you say?!"
Before he could recover, Elder Su burst into the hall, face pale.
"Elder! It's terrible—news has come from the surrounding cities… they too have been massacred by these black-robed figures!"
"What in the world is happening?!" Su Qian's eyes widened. The events were so sudden, so overwhelming, there was no time to react.
"Hurry! Notify Lord Goku at once!"
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At that moment, Goku was just about to eat when he received Su Qian's urgent request to meet. His brows furrowed in annoyance.
"Not now. Tell him I don't want to see anyone. That old man never stops pestering me. Doesn't he know I need rest?" he muttered, waving dismissively at Qing Lin.
"Yes, but Elder Su said… if you extend your senses to the nearby cities, you'll understand everything." Qing Lin bowed gently, then left.
Goku frowned, but decided to check. As his spiritual sense spread outward, his expression instantly shifted.
"What…? Why are so many life forces disappearing all at once?"
Extending his divine sense further, what he saw chilled him: blood everywhere, ceaseless slaughter, the stench of death rising across the land.
The once blue skies were now veiled in thick blood clouds. Sunlight filtered through them, casting a dark, oppressive glow. The air was saturated with the stench of blood. From the clouds rained crimson beams of light, and wherever they fell, corpses and rivers of blood followed.
From the haze, black-robed figures streaked out, casting sinister chains that pierced bodies, ripping souls out to be sealed in vessels.
Sect after sect rose in fury to resist, but their anger was powerless before such terrifying strength. They fell one after another, their lives and souls both claimed, vanishing into the spreading sea of blood clouds. Their righteous fury quickly collapsed into pure fear.
Only now did the world begin to realize just how ruthless, how merciless these black-robed figures were.
Faced with such a sudden and unstoppable force, panic spread. In desperation, whispers of alliances began to form.
Above, the skies of the continent grew darker, suffused with blood clouds. True terror had descended upon the world. A catastrophe unlike anything before had begun.
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"It seems the Soul Hall has finally made its move." Watching the continent plunge into disaster, Goku's lips curled into a strange smile.
"Ignorance truly is frightening. No matter how high you stand, your vision remains bound by this world alone. You make all this noise just to attract my attention? Did you think I wouldn't see through your schemes? Hehe… fools. I've seen everything already. But since you crave the Ancient God Tuoshe's estate so much… I'll grant you your wish."
He entered a quiet room where Xun'er rested, accompanied by the other women. Surrounded by their soft beauty, his smile deepened.
"Pack your things. The world is no longer safe. It's time for you all to enter my dimensional world."
"What happened?" the women asked, eyes full of confusion.
With a flick of his hand, Goku conjured a screen of light, revealing the continent's tragedy: crimson skies, blood clouds rolling, corpses everywhere, black-robed men wielding chains that dragged souls from screaming bodies. The land was drenched in terror.
The women gasped. Ya Fei's eyes filled with shock.
"Goku… this… is this real? What's happening?"
"That attire… those methods… could it be…?"
Xun'er, reclining on her bed, widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Yes. This is the work of the Soul Hall. Their only purpose is to draw my attention, to lure me away from the Inner Academy."
"Lure you away? Do they intend to attack the Academy?" Hu Jia frowned. The others stared at him, waiting for an answer.
"No… what they want lies beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower: the Ancient God Tuoshe's estate."
"Ancient… God Tuoshe?!" The women were confused, but Xun'er's eyes flew wide with shock.
"You mean the legendary estate of Ancient God Tuoshe… is hidden beneath the tower?"
Goku nodded.
"When I subdued the Fallen Heart Flame, my power leaked into the Ancient God's estate. A trace of its aura escaped—that's what drew Hun Tiandi's attention. It was unmistakably the aura of Tuoshe."
"Ancient God Tuoshe? Then… he isn't dead?" Xun'er whispered in disbelief.
"Only a fragment of soul remains, tied to his legacy."
"A soul remnant… I see. But, the eight Tuoshe Jade Keys—all of them are in your hands, aren't they? Even if they lure you away, without those keys, how can they enter?"
"Who knows what tricks they have. Either way, I'm going to the estate right now. That's why you must stay inside my dimensional world."
Though reluctant, the women nodded. They understood their strength wasn't enough—they would only be a burden.
Once he had sent them all into the dimensional world, Goku's figure vanished.
At the base of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, standing before the entrance into the magma world, Goku's eyes gleamed.
With a single step, his body flashed into a streak of black light, plunging into the fiery depths below.
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