Swish!
A figure flashed by, traversing the Wuling Mountain Range!
Bang!
The figure landed, dust and smoke dispersed, and the blurred form gradually appeared. This person was Shan Xiongxin, who was pursuing the Prefect of Yizhou.
"Wuling Mountain Range!"
Shan Xiongxin looked around. This place was overrun with demonic beasts, including powerful demonic beasts at the Grandmaster realm.
To keep pace with Ji Shu's trail, Shan Xiongxin also had to avoid the territories of powerful demonic beasts.
Shan Xiongxin opened his map: "Further ahead is the site of the Soul Refining Hall. What is he doing here?"
Clang!
After killing a demonic beast at the sixth level of Innate with a single spear strike, Shan Xiongxin, without looking back, shot towards the site of the Soul Refining Hall.
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A short while later, the site of the Soul Refining Hall.
"This is where the Soul Refining Hall is located!"
Shan Xiongxin circulated his primal energy, resisting the dense poisonous gas. The closer they got to the site of the Soul Refining Hall, the more potent the poisonous gas became!
His body moved rapidly. With each step, the dense poisonous gas was dispersed. He suddenly looked up.
A skull tens of feet high loomed, and two crimson maggots writhed in its hollow eye sockets.
The skull bore marks from various weapons.
Shan Xiongxin looked into the darkness within, seeing nothing. He took a gentle step, and his profound primal energy vibrated outwards.
Buzz!
Brilliant light shot out, illuminating several miles around. The ground was covered with remains, broken swords...
"What is he looking for here?"
Didn't he know this was a forbidden zone in the Wu Kingdom?
As the uncle of the current King, a warlord who controlled a region, how could he defy the world and venture alone into the Soul Refining Hall!
Shan Xiongxin murmured softly. When he arrived, Wan Mizhai had repeatedly warned him to be careful of the Soul Refining Hall's poison attacks and to ensure his safety.
Shan Xiongxin extended a palm and pushed forward. A terrifying vortex of primal energy erupted, blasting towards the depths of the Soul Refining Hall.
Shan Xiongxin stepped lightly, moving rapidly through the air, heading towards the depths of the Soul Refining Hall.
Buzz~~
Broken palaces collapsed on either side. Thick layers of dust spoke of the once glorious and invincible sect.
Soul Refining Hall!
Countless venomous insects coiled around the area, emitting a sky-high black poisonous gas. Fortunately, Shan Xiongxin had already reached the Grandmaster realm.
Even a half-step Grandmaster would not be able to proceed here, let alone survive. They would spill blood on the spot, their corpses lying prone, becoming nourishment for the venomous insects. Sudan Novel Network
"Such terrifying poison refining and insect control! Judging by this display alone, it could annihilate an entire province!"
Shan Xiongxin's heart trembled. His primal energy instantly surged outwards, blocking the poisonous gas three feet away!
Sizzle!
The poisonous gas continuously corroded Shan Xiongxin's primal energy shield.
"Not good!"
Shan Xiongxin hastily stepped towards the palace. This poisonous gas was too terrifying. It could even corrode his primal energy as a Grandmaster at the second level. How did Ji Shu resist it?
Shan Xiongxin was suddenly curious.
The closer he got to the palace, the more corpses he saw. Judging by their attire, some were imperial soldiers, others disciples of the Tiangang Sect. Some corpses were blackened, others were green.
Discovering this chilling scene in the Soul Refining Hall made even Shan Xiongxin's hair stand on end and his heart pound.
"Grandmaster expert!"
In front of the palace entrance, a decayed skeleton sat, its hollow eye sockets filled with black borers.
A Grandmaster was a supreme expert who could establish a sect and sweep all before him. Yet, here, before the palace entrance, lay the skeletal remains of a Grandmaster!
The current imperial court, in alliance with various forces, had annihilated the Soul Refining Hall. Even this Grandmaster expert had perished in this valley. It was evident how powerful the Soul Refining Hall was at that time!
A moment later, Shan Xiongxin passed through the palace and arrived at a swamp, from which steamy green gas emanated.
Suddenly, fire filled the sky, burning with a faint green light that swept through the area, trapping Shan Xiongxin.
"Hmph!"
Shan Xiongxin was enraged. A place of death, silent for a thousand years, dared to show off before him. His primal energy surged, directly tearing apart the green gas.
Sizzle!
The green gas dispersed. The surrounding palaces, upon contact with the green gas, were all corroded and silently crumbled!
If Mu Yang were here, Shan Xiongxin would have to show respect. These mere poison formations refined by them dared to test his might!
Shan Xiongxin's expression was fearless. His Golden Summit Zao-yang Spear circled in front of him as he continued to advance.
Roar!
A gray giant python burst from the dense forest, and with an open mouth, it shot out countless sharp blades. The black blades, laced with wisps of poison, hurtled towards him.
Bang bang bang!
The blades instantly struck the primal energy shield, sending out waves of energy!
Ching!
The Golden Summit Zao-yang Spear, with a cold glint, instantly pierced towards the gray giant python, unleashing bursts of thunder!
The shattered palaces along the way were all smashed, stirring up colossal waves!
Boom!
A Grandmaster's strike caused heaven and earth to lose their color, instantly piercing the gray giant python at the edge of darkness.
Shan Xiongxin's steps did not falter. He stepped lightly, as if traversing vast distances in an instant, and vanished at the horizon.
Boom!
A thunderous roar echoed from the depths of the Soul Refining Hall. A crimson pillar of light shot into the sky, followed by the heavens and earth losing their color, with layers of mist stained crimson.
Crack!
Thunder boomed, and sword light crisscrossed, shaking the heavens!
A thousand miles away, Shan Xiongxin looked up at the sky in shock, seeing a blurred figure flashing through the void.
"Hmm?"
"Not good!"
Shan Xiongxin suddenly felt a strong killing intent. The gaze, thousands of miles away, instantly locked onto him.
The power of this aura and primal energy far surpassed his second-level Grandmaster cultivation.
Thunder boomed and flashed, yet the figure in the void remained unharmed. With a leisurely stride, it suddenly appeared behind Shan Xiongxin.
Icy eyes shot out killing intent. The figure's gaze swept over, its cold light flashing, and a merciless aura instantly enveloped the void.
"That's, Ji Shu!"
Shan Xiongxin looked back. The person behind him was the Prefect of Yizhou, Ji Shu. His eyes were crimson, and his face was covered in crimson maggots.
On Ji Shu's forehead, a crimson pupil flickered with black threads, and a figure sat within, its eyes closed.
On his exposed chest, a palm-sized crimson maggot was continuously feeding on Ji Shu's heart's blood.
Red light flashed, terrifying to the extreme!
That was the heart's blood of a Grandmaster expert, containing an incredibly potent primal energy, yet this maggot could ignore its berserk power and greedily drain Ji Shu's blood.
Ji Shu's killing intent surged, his strength reaching an unbelievable level. The rapidly fleeing Shan Xiongxin was horrified, and his body instantly shot outwards.
"Seeking death!"
A chilling smile spread across Ji Shu's lips. His crimson eyes intently observed the fleeing Shan Xiongxin.
As his eyes opened and closed, several sword lights shot out, instantly striking towards Shan Xiongxin!
Whoosh!
The sword lights leaped continuously through the void, and in a blink of an eye, they caught up to Shan Xiongxin.
Ching!
A sword light instantly shattered Shan Xiongxin's primal energy shield and struck his right shoulder fiercely.