Yun Tianming, facing two Dou Ancestor experts from the Hall of Souls, became the center of attention.
"Dead Soul Slash!"
"Hell Haunt!"
Protector Tie and Protector Xuan attacked from both sides, their weapons shrouded in black energy, carrying a strong corrosive effect.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The golden light defensive shield around Yun Tianming was violently broken, and deep wounds were inflicted on his shoulder and abdomen. Yet, his expression remained unchanged as he formed a hand seal.
"Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique:Fire Spirits, appear!"
The purple-black flame condensed into the shape of a wolf.
"Just a mere Rank 7 Beast Flame, and you think it can stop me?"
Protector Tie swung his scythe shrouded in black energy, splitting the fire wolf in two.
"Roar!"
A fire leopard formed from the Green Flame (Green Lotus Core Flame) lunged at Protector Tie, biting down on his scythe. The intense heat caused the weapon to glow red-hot.
"Damn Heavenly Flame."
On the other side, a dark blue fire lion (Sea Heart Flame) and a milky white, semi-transparent fire tiger (Fallen Heart Flame) simultaneously attacked Protector Xuan.
Yun Tianming's forehead bulged with veins, and cold sweat streamed down as his hands continuously changed seals. He was controlling four Fire Spirits at once, causing a massive consumption of Dou Qi.
"Don't drag this out, Old Tie!"
"Hurry and use that move!"
Protector Xuan faced greater pressure as he dealt with the Fire Spirits formed by the Fallen Heart Flame and the Sea Heart Flame.
"Hmph! I understand!"
Protector Tie suddenly threw a mass of black mist towards the ground. The black mist, like a black hole, erupted with a strange suction force that swept across the battlefield, targeting the soldiers of the Four Nations Alliance. Surprisingly, the suction had no substantial effect on most people, but the members of the Jia Ma royal family seemed to be paralyzed, standing rigidly in place with expressions of intense pain, their faces contorted in agony.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
The royal family members caught in the black mist let out horrific screams.
"Protector Tie, what are you doing!!"
Jia Xing Tian was shocked. The people trapped by the black mist were all core members of the royal family, including the empire's heir, the Crown Prince Yao Ri. If these people were annihilated, the Jia Ma royal family would be finished!
"Jie jie jie~ They accepted the power of our Hall of Souls. Otherwise, how could your royal family members have drastically increased their strength in just two years? Since they've benefited, it's time to pay the price."
Protector Tie let out a sinister laugh, then suddenly made a grasping motion towards the black mist from a distance.
"Soul Extraction!"
With Protector Tie's cold shout, the bodies of more than a dozen royal family members collapsed collectively, and their ethereal souls floated out from the tops of their heads. Under countless shocked and horrified gazes, the souls slowly ascended and were finally absorbed into the eerie black mist.
Watching the royal family members instantly lose their life force, Jia Xing Tian, overcome with fury, turned pale with anger. His enraged roar echoed as a powerful surge of Dou Qi erupted from within him, rushing madly toward Protector Tie.
"Protector Tie! Return their souls!"
"Jie jie jie~ Jia Xing Tian, your soul will be mine as well!"
Facing the murderous Jia Xing Tian, Protector Tie sneered as he blew the black mist towards him.
"Freeze!"
Jia Xing Tian's limbs stiffened, rendering him immobile, and then Protector Tie swiftly beheaded him with a scythe!
"How pitiful, Jia Xing Tian."
"Using the power of the Hall of Souls to break through to Dou Ancestor, only to be secretly manipulated."
A complex expression flashed in Yun Shan's eyes.
He thought that if it hadn't been for Yun Tianming back then, he might have succumbed to temptation and accepted the power of the Hall of Souls, ultimately dragging the entire Misty Cloud Sect into hell.
"Soul Devouring Mantra!"
Protector Tie forcibly extracted Jia Xing Tian's soul and devoured it through a secret technique. His power instantly surged, skyrocketing from a 4-Star Dou Ancestor to the peak of a 6-Star Dou Ancestor!
The terrifying aura of Protector Tie was even stronger than Yun Yun's, making him the most powerful presence on the battlefield!
"Not good!"
Yun Yun tried to break free to confront Protector Tie, but Xie Bi Yan blocked her path, sneering, "Sect Master Yun, your opponent is me!"
"Yun Tianming! Let's see how you defend against this now!"
With his power greatly increased, Protector Tie casually extinguished the Fire Spirits formed by the Extreme Purple Beast Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame. His scythe, shrouded in black energy, unleashed a massive slash with terrifying force, capable of tearing through space, aimed directly at Yun Tianming.
"Heh! You won't escape!"
Protector Xuan tightly gripped his hook scythe, restraining Yun Tianming and preventing him from dodging.
"Tianming!"
Yun Yun cried out in alarm, knowing that even she would have to give her all to block such an attack from Protector Tie.
At that critical moment, two delicate white hands suddenly appeared, each unleashing Rainbow Dou Qi and gray-purple Dou Qi.
"Boom!!!"
Protector Tie's full-force attack was successfully blocked.
Everyone looked closely and saw two stunning female figures, one in red and one in purple.
"You've come."
"Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian."
Yun Tianming, with a flick of his chain, knocked Protector Xuan aside and turned around, his face filled with joy.
"Hmph!"
"It seems my intervention wasn't needed."
Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged glances, and a subtle spark seemed to flare between them.
"Tianming."
"You certainly have a way with women."
Yun Yun's eyes flickered slightly, her lips twitching as the sword in her hand suddenly released a terrifying wind blade, sending Xie Bi Yan flying.
"Young Master Yun!"
As figures with Dou Qi Wings approached from the horizon, it was none other than the eight commanders of the Snake People Tribe, led by Yue Mei and Hua She'er, both of whom had already reached the Dou Emperor level.
"Long time no see, friends from the Snake People Tribe."
Yun Tianming waved and greeted them. The favor he granted years ago by giving them Pills had left Yue Mei and the others with a strong sense of gratitude, prompting them to come repay the favor now.
"Hey! Yun Tianming, did you forget about me?"
Zi Yan, hands on her hips, waved her little fists from afar, making sure to remind everyone of her presence.
"When did Tianming get so close with the Snake People Tribe?"
Yun Shan's expression was strange. He had clashed with Queen Medusa multiple times in the past, making them more enemies than friends. Her appearance today to lend a hand was clearly for Yun Tianming's sake.
"Heavenly Poison girl, what do you mean by this?"
Yan Luotian, who had lost one of his wings, barely regained the ability to move after using a Pill for recovery.
"Poison Sect, you are betraying the Chu Yun Empire!"
Xie Bi Yan angrily questioned, his face full of fury.
"The leader of the Poison Sect must give us an explanation today!"
One of the Mulan Three Elders had fallen, leaving the remaining two elders overwhelmed with grief and anger.
"My sect's actions need no explanation to anyone. Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
Xiao Yi Xian's eyes turned cold, and the aura of a 5 Star Dou Ancestor peak suddenly burst out, and she stood firmly on the side of Yun Tianming.
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