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After finishing her explanation, Xiao Yixian pointed toward another man dressed in black on the far side of the square and said, "That man is a peak Dou Zong expert from the Western Desolate Region. His strength is equally formidable."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng shifted his gaze slightly and looked at the black-robed man.
The man had entirely white hair, a medium build, and a face so ordinary he could disappear in a crowd.
In terms of age, he looked slightly older than the Sect Master of the Bone Transforming Gate.
However, despite his unremarkable appearance, there was a dense, unmistakable killing aura radiating from him—something that made it obvious with one glance that he was a man who had bathed in blood and lived by the sword.
Most of the other Dou Zong experts standing near him gave off a similar air.
Their faces all carried the kind of aura that only formed after long years of survival in chaotic and dangerous places—places like the Black-Corner Region.
It seemed likely they were all from the Western Desolate Region.
"Once this business is finished," Lin Feng thought to himself, "I should head to the Western Desolate Region. Who knows, I might find something valuable there."
Lowering his head, he turned to Xiao Yixian and asked, "Do you know their exact strength?"
Right now, due to the suppression of soul power in this place, he couldn't use soul perception to investigate them.
So he had no way of determining the exact power level of the two men.
"I did witness them in action earlier," Xiao Yixian nodded slightly, responding to his question. "When they first arrived, they clearly didn't expect to find such treasures here. The two of them became excited and immediately started trying to shatter the spatial barrier covering the black stone plaza."
At this point, her beautiful face turned solemn. "These two… should both be on the verge of breaking through to Dou Zun. Their understanding and use of space power is already far beyond yours or mine. A typical Eight-Star Dou Zong probably wouldn't last more than a few moves against either of them."
"In fact, when the two of them joined forces, they actually managed to crack the spatial barrier covering the plaza. Unfortunately, the barrier quickly regenerated itself afterward."
"After that, the two of them continued trying for quite some time, but all their efforts ended in failure. Eventually, they gave up."
Hearing this, a flicker of concern passed through Lin Feng's eyes.
These two were far more powerful than any opponent he had faced before.
And now he was supposed to compete with them for the inheritance left behind by Lue Feng Zun Zhe?
He wasn't confident.
But whether it was the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame, or that storage ring, he wasn't willing to give them up.
Especially the Heavenly Flame. It went without saying—it was essential for increasing his Dou Qi strength and for evolving the Flame Mantra.
As for that storage ring, it likely contained the Heaven Class cultivation technique the Tian Huo Zun Zhe had just mentioned.
A cultivation technique of that level—even those who had reached the Nine-Change Dou Zun stage might not possess one.
Even among the top forces—the Two Sects and Three Valleys—there would likely be no more than three such scrolls in total.
Perhaps only their Sect Masters or Valley Masters had the authority to practice them.
Its rarity was beyond question.
Moreover, Lue Feng Zun Zhe was famous for his incredible speed.
Which meant, the movement-type Dou Technique he used in life was very likely stored inside that storage ring as well!
"Lin Feng," the silent voice of the Tian Huo Zun Zhe suddenly echoed again, "From what this girl just said, our current situation might be better than it looks."
"That Lue Feng Zun Zhe's soul power—if he was once able to escape from a Nine-Change Dou Zun-level powerhouse, then his realm must have been incredibly high. Even without a physical body now, the spatial barriers he laid down shouldn't be that easy for anyone below Dou Zun to break."
After a brief pause, the Tian Huo Zun Zhe continued: "So there's only one possibility—Lue Feng Zun Zhe's current strength is severely depleted. He doesn't have the extra power to maintain these spatial defense barriers."
"That's why they've grown fragile enough to be nearly shattered by Dou Zong-level experts."
Hearing the Tian Huo Zun Zhe's analysis, Lin Feng's eyes lit up sharply in an instant.
If that were true…Then escaping might not be entirely out of the question!
"Elder Yao, is there any way to break that Bloodthirsty Spirit Formation?" Lin Feng asked urgently. "If I unleash a full-force Dou Technique when the spatial barrier disappears later, and bombard those stone pillars, would I be able to destroy them?"
Having failed to come up with a solution on his own, Lin Feng turned once more to the Tian Huo Zun Zhe for advice.
"It's useless," the Tian Huo Zun Zhe replied. "Although this old man doesn't know the exact strength of Lue Feng Zun Zhe's remaining soul…"
"…neither the Sect Master of the Bone Transforming Gate, nor that peak Dou Zong from the Western Desolate Region was able to sense his presence."
"That may be partly due to him being in soul form and thus difficult to detect, but it also indirectly proves—his current strength likely isn't any weaker than those two."
"With someone of that level, plus the added support of a formation, your current Four-Star Dou Zong strength can at most cause him some trouble—but to break the formation? That's highly unlikely."
After pondering for a moment, the Tian Huo Zun Zhe added: "However… if you use that Emperor Lotus Dou Technique, there might be a chance to shatter the formation."
"But even if you do destroy it—how do you plan to escape?"
"Unless you use the spatial jade slip the Ancient Void Dragon Clan gave you. That thing was left behind by a peak Eight-Change Dou Zun expert. None of the spatial tricks here would be able to stop it."
"But once you use it this time, next time you run into danger, you'll have to rely entirely on yourself."
Lin Feng frowned once again at the warning.
So even that option… isn't a proper solution either.
His gaze swept across the surroundings, but suddenly, Lin Feng sensed something off.
He quickly focused his mind and asked again: "Elder Yao, if Lue Feng Zun Zhe really has so little soul power left—how is he still suppressing our soul power?"
"And also, if his strength is so depleted, then why would he dare drag so many of us in here at once? Isn't he afraid we'll turn on him and kill him instead?"
After all, his own soul power, along with that of the Tian Huo Zun Zhe and that Old Chan Chu, was nothing to scoff at.
Under normal circumstances, with Lue Feng Zun Zhe's weakened soul, he shouldn't be able to suppress all of them at once.
The Tian Huo Zun Zhe went quiet for a while, then slowly responded: "My guess is likely correct—his soul power isn't weak. But as for your other questions… let me think."
This matter concerned whether or not he could survive—so the Tian Huo Zun Zhe pushed himself to recall everything he had observed, combining it with his centuries of experience to analyze the current situation.
As for Lin Feng, he also strongly agreed with the Tian Huo Zun Zhe's earlier judgment: that Lue Feng Zun Zhe's soul was likely running low on strength.
After all, back when he activated the Grand Profound Flame Control Array, the force that suppressed soul power had been blocked outside the formation by the flame cauldron.
That alone indicated one thing—Lue Feng Zun Zhe's soul form was indeed no longer powerful.
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