"Stop."
The entire space froze in an instant as an invisible force transformed into a barrier that blanketed the entire Sacred Pill City and blocked all the falling flames.
Ripples spread across the sky. A low growl echoed first, followed by the appearance of a sturdy blue ox.
"Stop it Hun Miesheng."
"You have committed far too many sins. It is time to descend into hell."
The young cowherd holding a short flute had deep, aged eyes. But the voice he spoke with was that of an ancient man who had weathered the world.
This was the Pill Tower Ancestor who had reincarnated through countless vessels.
"Ancestor"
The Grand Elder of the Minor Pill Tower and several others wept with joy.
The Pill Tower was saved.
Hun Miesheng recalled all his flames and stood with hands clasped behind his back, looking at the cowherd and ox in the sky.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
The big fish had finally taken the bait.
Whether the Pill Tower was destroyed sooner or later mattered little. What he cared more about was this Pill Tower Ancestor.
A perfected Ninth Tier Profound Pill
"Apologies but my life is not something the Judge of the Underworld can command"
"But as for you old man today your life just might end here"
Before his voice finished Hun Miesheng vanished without a trace.
High above in the sky
A massive black hand reached out from behind the cowherd aiming directly at the boy's heart.
Spatial displacement
Without tearing space itself it forcibly switched the positions of two spaces
Bang
The blue ox and the cowherd exploded into strands of pale white mist.
It was only a decoy
"Six-Star Dou Saint"
"I did not expect that in just a few years your strength would grow to this level"
The cowherd looked at Hun Miesheng with slight surprise.
Hun Miesheng chuckled coldly.
A blue light glowed from his hand.
The cowherd only frowned but in the next moment his body felt an immense weight as the space around him was crushed by overwhelming pressure.
The surrounding space twisted violently collapsing inward toward a single point.
This force was powerful enough to tear everything apart.
Moo
The cowherd remained steady but the blue ox below wailed in pain thrashing violently
He raised the flute slightly to his lips.
A melodious sound echoed outward in waves.
Explosions rang out as the crushing gravity was forcibly held back.
Hun Miesheng saw it clearly
That was the use of soul force to directly resist his gravitational pressure.
The cowherd's soul force was no weaker than his own.
The former Pill Tower Ancestor had been a Ninth Tier Alchemist. After merging his remnant soul into a Ninth Tier Profound Pill he became the current Ancestor.
His soul force had clearly reached the peak of the Heavenly Rank.
"Interesting"
With a turn of his palm a single drop of black liquid floated in the air.
Its very appearance distorted the space around it
Heavy Water of Origin
The cowherd looked at the tiny droplet and sensed a profound danger rising within him.
He had experienced a hundred cycles of reincarnation and cultivated his state of mind to near perfection. Yet this droplet alone caused his mental state to fluctuate.
"Let us see if you can withstand the force of mountains and seas".
The drop of water buzzed and circled around the cowherd forming a curtain of black water.
It rotated rapidly pressing down with wild overwhelming force.
Moo
Boom
A dull thud rang out.
The blue ox's body exploded instantly.
The cowherd remained calm continuing to play his flute as the tune echoed through the heavens.
"Break"
Hun Miesheng clenched his hand suddenly
The curtain of Heavy Water of Origin collapsed inward.
Crack crack
Fine cracks appeared on the flute in the cowherd's hands and with a snap it shattered into countless pieces.
The fragments flew through the air slicing his fingertips.
Drip
A drop of emerald green liquid fell.
The scent of powerful medicinal essence spread through the air.
With a single finger the cowherd pointed forward. The surrounding space exploded outward dispersing the curtain formed by the heavy water
His figure vanished and reappeared hundreds of meters away in midair.
A pale green palm swept across and sealed off a section of the sky.
Hun Miesheng sneered coldly and struck back with a palm of his own.
A terrifying surge of energy tore through the heavens.
The cowherd stepped back eleven paces.
Hun Miesheng retreated only nine.
In terms of pure power Hun Miesheng who had fused with the Heavy Water of Origin had the upper hand
The cowherd was slightly surprised
Between his fingers a dense wave of medicinal energy gathered. The Dou Qi of the world surged toward his fingertips. He pointed outward
A giant phantom finger descended from the heavens as if bearing the power to shatter the world.
"A perfect warm-up"
Hun Miesheng clenched his fist drawing in the power of the world into a raging storm of Dou Qi
He punched toward the descending giant finger
With just a tremble the giant finger exploded violently.
A dense wave of medicinal fragrance engulfed Hun Miesheng instantly.
"Fuse Heaven with Pill"
A numbing sensation spread through his body. The energy within him began to dissolve little by little as though he was being melted entirely
Hun Miesheng snorted coldly.
He did not expect such a righteous-looking old man to resort to such tricks.
The chaotic purple energy within him flowed through every meridian devouring all medicinal effects in an instant.
Hmm
The cowherd frowned. The medicinal power of a Ninth Tier Profound Pill had been neutralized so quickly
"Let me see just how strong your soul really is"
Hun Miesheng's pupils turned dark and ghostly as he tapped his forehead with a finger.
A soul force at the peak of the Heavenly Rank surged outward flooding the heavens and enveloping hundreds of miles.
Below several Heavenly Sovereigns and Pill Tower Elders turned pale as they felt the pressure of the soul force
This was a true Heavenly Rank perfected soul
Pure and without impurities.
The Pill Tower Ancestor's eyes sharpened. With a deep breath he too released a sweeping wave of terrifying soul force across the heavens.
The skies shifted
Black clouds gathered above as rain began to fall
A storm formed from wind and cloud spinning and colliding over and over again.
The two figures in the sky stood still but their soul forces had already clashed thousands of times in the void.
A suffocating pressure weighed on everyone's hearts.
"Condense"
Two invisible soul hands clapped together and exploded in an instant.
A terrifying storm of soul force swept across hundreds of miles.
Aaaaah
Several people clutched their heads and screamed in pain. Blood flowed from their eyes ears nose and mouth.
Countless Dou Venerates Dou Ancestors and Dou Emperors fell from the sky like dumplings into a pot.
Only a few Dou Saints managed to barely protect their minds. Everyone else felt dizzy weak and paralyzed.
"Hun Miesheng cease this now"
"To continue fighting will only bring harm to you the Hall of Souls and the Hun Clan".
The Pill Tower Ancestor spoke slowly.
Dark clouds blanketed the entire city.
The rain fell harder.
Hoo
Hun Miesheng exhaled deeply and let out a soft laugh.
"Have you still not realized it"
"What"
The Pill Tower Ancestor was stunned.
Hun Miesheng flicked his sleeve and tossed out a pitch-black token.
Soul Order of the Nine Halls
"All forces heed the command".
"Borrow the yin force of heaven and earth and form the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Locking Formation".
Why fight one on one when you can gang up instead.
(End of Chapter)
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