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"Hehehe… fight, go on and fight! The more you fight, the easier it'll be for me to deal with you little rats later."
In the darkness, a thin and illusionary figure let out a sinister laugh as he watched the group of people within the plaza slaughtering each other for those tempting baits.
Cough, cough…
Just as the words left his mouth, the illusionary soul flickered slightly, showing a hint of weakness.
"Damn it. During my slumber, my soul origin was depleted far too severely. And now that I've lost my physical body, I can't even use that soul cultivation technique scroll to absorb energy and replenish my soul power.
Once I devour these people, I must leave for the outside world immediately and find some treasures that can restore my soul origin!"
Feeling the worsening condition of his soul, the illusionary figure gritted his teeth and cursed:
"All of this… just for killing one of that old bastard's sons, and he actually sent a powerhouse to destroy my physical body, forcing me to flee here like a dog, relying on sleep to prolong my existence! And now I've been all but erased from the annals of history!"
When that group of Dou Huang minions had stumbled into this place by accident earlier, he had captured them and interrogated them thoroughly.
From that, he learned that the Western Region of Central Plains was no longer the territory of his old nemesis.
Instead, it had been replaced by some weak faction called Yellow Spring Pavilion, whose leader was only a beginner Dou Zun.
Moreover, the Western Region now seemed to have completely forgotten the name of their former overlord—him.
As long as he regained some strength, he could leave this place without worry.
With all the rare treasures in his possession, he was confident he could easily hire an eighth-tier alchemist to help him restore his soul.
He might even be able to rebuild his physical body!
After all, back then, when he killed that six-colored eighth-tier alchemist, he had acquired quite a few high-grade pill formulas and other valuable items.
"Right... and those two with Heavenly Flames—I'll take their flames after I finish off the people in here. With such rare treasures of heaven and earth as bargaining chips, I refuse to believe the alchemists from Pill Tower wouldn't do their best to resurrect me!"
Thinking of this, he stroked the imaginary goatee at his chin and let out a confident smirk.
Judging from the woman's performance during battle earlier, the Heavenly Flame she possessed should be ranked 20th on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—Ghostly Poison Flame.
As for the man's emerald-green flame, he couldn't identify it.
But based on its earlier display of power, it was undoubtedly a formidable flame as well.
There's no way those alchemists wouldn't be tempted by such treasures!
"It's just a pity… if I still had my body, I could've captured that woman and enjoyed her properly."
Staring at his incorporeal body, Lue Feng Zun Zhe shook his head with a regretful sigh.
Even though Xiao Yixian had used a disguise, as a former Five-Change Dou Zun, he had recognized her at a glance.
He didn't know what the woman's real face looked like, but with his lifetime of experience handling countless women, he could tell from her demeanor and aura that her looks must be extraordinary.
And that slender waist, delicate enough to be held in one hand…
Even he, in all his years, had never seen such a perfect figure.
As for her Eight-Star Dou Zong cultivation—he didn't take it seriously at all.
Once he devoured the people in the plaza, an Eight-Star Dou Zong would be no more than child's play to him.
However, he could sense that about eighty percent of the Soul Refining Array's formation nodes hidden in the forest outside had lost connection, and his brows furrowed.
If it weren't so inconvenient for him to move right now, he would've already gone to kill that person who was disrupting the formation.
But instead, he turned his gaze back toward the Black Stone Plaza, where most of the crowd had already been either killed or severely injured.
Suddenly, he raised both hands and began to form one hand seal after another.
As his fingers moved—
From the tops of the black stone pillars around the plaza, blinding crimson beams of light burst forth, piercing straight into the sky!
Boom—Boom—Boom!
As the light shot upward, the Black Stone Plaza began to tremble violently!
"W-What's going on?!"
Witnessing the sudden change before them, the crowd—who had moments ago been desperately fighting to snatch treasures—abruptly froze in place, all staring around in alarm.
"A formation?!"
This sudden turn of events naturally shocked both the Bone Transforming Gate's Sect Master and the elder surnamed Qin.
They stared at the stone pillars surrounding the plaza, each now shooting crimson beams of light into the sky. Below, the stone tiles began to glow with lines of red light, forming strange patterns.
The two men were stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted: "It's a trap! Run!"
Without hesitation, the two unleashed their fastest movement techniques, trying to flee from the Black Stone Plaza.
However, just as they reached the edge of the plaza, the crimson beams from the stone pillars abruptly converged in the sky, forming a massive semi-spherical blood-red energy barrier.
Boom!
In the next instant, the enormous blood-colored barrier slammed downward, trapping everyone inside.
"Damn it!!"
Seeing their exit blocked, both the Bone Transforming Gate's Sect Master and Elder Qin's expressions changed drastically.
Without wasting time, Elder Qin turned to the Sect Master and shouted: "Let's strike together and break this thing!"
As soon as he finished, he began rapidly condensing dou qi in his hands.
A curtain of pure black surged out from behind him, covering the sky like a dark shroud.
"Dark Phantom Spirit-Devouring Hand!"
As his voice rang out, the black mist that had been lingering in the air suddenly condensed with terrifying speed, rushing toward the palm he thrust forward.
The terrifying pressure distorted the air around his hand, warping space with deep folds.
Then—he struck!
A giant black hand, massive and sinister, surged forward and slammed into the blood-colored barrier ahead with full force!
Even though they hadn't yet seen who was behind this trap, anyone with a working brain would know—this was no easy enemy.
So this strike was an all-out attack, without holding anything back.
"Transforming Bones of the Gentle Sea!"
The Bone Transforming Gate master followed immediately, his expression grim. Extending both hands, he suddenly clapped them together.
From his body surged forth a dark blue torrent, like waves welling up from the deepest ocean. In the sky, the water mass transformed into a dozens-of-meters-tall tidal wave.
"Go!"
With a downward push of his hands, the tidal wave condensed into a thick, dark blue water column, several meters in diameter, and blasted forward toward the crimson barrier.
The others in the plaza weren't fools either. Seeing the two take action, they immediately unleashed their strongest Dou Techniques, aiming them at the blood barrier.
The combined might of so many powerful techniques created an overwhelming surge of energy.
The already weakened space around them began to tear apart, revealing black spatial cracks that hissed and twisted wildly.
Multicolored streaks of light—each carrying terrifying power—raced through the air and slammed into the barrier one after another.
BOOOOOOM!
As dozens of Dou Techniques clashed violently with the blood-red barrier, a thunderous explosion echoed through the formation like a bolt of lightning on a clear day.
The entire Black Stone Plaza shook violently, as if struck by a magnitude-12 earthquake.
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