339: Chapter 339 Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python! Double the Joy

"Lord Void, your insight is profound!"

"Indeed. If they aren't even a Dou Sheng, how could they possibly deduce the secrets of heaven and know the future?"

"Our Hall of Souls has stood tall on the Fighting Qi Continent for thousands of years, and I have never heard of such a secret technique."

"That Ancestor of the Pill Tower really thinks highly of himself, actually claiming that our Hall of Souls is targeting him."

"Isn't it him? I thought it was him too."

"Regardless of whether it is or not, Xiao Ting must have discovered the Soul Devouring Life Killing Array through intelligence, or perhaps it was just a guess. But since the Xuanwu Hall is at odds with the Hall of Souls, he released this hearsay, and it ended up being a lucky guess."

"..."

The high-ranking members of the Hall of Souls present all spoke up to affirm Void Swallowing Flame's conjecture. Even experts at the Dou Sheng level were not above flattering him.

Soul Mie Sheng felt the burning sensation on his face begin to fade.

As expected, the thoughts of smart people are surprisingly consistent; Lord Void Swallowing Flame shared the same judgment as him.

He was merely a junior who had just broken through to a Five-Star Dou Sheng and had lived for less than a thousand years.

Lord Void Swallowing Flame, however, had existed for tens of thousands of years, with even greater seniority than the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor and extraordinary insight.

If even Void Swallowing Flame believed it was impossible for someone to exist who could deduce the secrets of heaven and foresee the future, then it certainly did not exist.

"Enough!" The sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame spoke again. "I came out to consume a new batch of Void Swallowing Flame and accidentally discovered many people discussing the Soul Devouring Life Killing Array, which is why I came over to inquire about the situation."

"Since this Gu Han and the Xuanwu Hall are not sensible, then we shall annihilate them and let everyone know that the Hall of Souls is not to be insulted."

"As for the Soul Devouring Life Killing Array, do your utmost to hide the three Great Heaven Halls, the twenty-four Earth Fiend Halls, and those main branch halls that can be used as backups. Just ensure that the great array can be executed."

"Soul Mie Sheng, remember."

"The best defense is an offense!"

After leaving these final words, this sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame dissipated and vanished.

The best offense is a defense?

Soul Mie Sheng's gaze was deep as he gave the order: "In the coming period, various forces will certainly verify the truth of the rumors and explore the entire continent in search of the Hall of Souls."

"Excluding the Heaven Gang Halls, Earth Fiend Halls, and the main node branch halls mentioned by Lord Void, use all other branch halls as bait to give those idiots who dare to offend the Hall of Souls a lesson they will never forget!"

Following this order from Soul Mie Sheng, a massive conflict that swept across the Fighting Qi Continent began.

The situation regarding the Soul Devouring Life Killing Array was widely spread by forces led by the Xuanwu Hall and the Pill Tower.

Everyone understood the wolfish ambition of the Hall of Souls, as well as its bloodthirsty cruelty.

They actually intended to use all the living beings in the entire Central Plains and the other main regions of the continent as sacrifices for a blood ritual, not even sparing the common folk.

For a time, members of the Hall of Souls became like rats crossing the street, shouted at by everyone. Countless Loose Cultivators and local forces spontaneously acted against the Hall of Souls or sought cooperation with forces like the Starfall Pavilion.

Some did it for self-preservation, feeling that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. Some did it for the justice in their hearts, others were choosing sides, and of course, some were fishing in troubled waters to take advantage of the situation.

However, in this conflict, the Hall of Souls also struck frequently, creating quite a stir and killing many Cultivators and forces.

However, forces like the Flower Sect, Starfall Pavilion, and Burning Flame Valley, guided by Gu Han, did not suffer significant losses.

In this atmosphere, a year and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

A large number of the Hall of Souls' branch halls distributed across the continent were destroyed or wiped out by them.

Now, only three Heaven Gang Halls and twenty-four Earth Fiend Halls remained hidden.

On the surface, the forces of the Hall of Souls were holed up in the Western Region of Central Plains, using a mountain range as a boundary for their final defense.

An eerie calm descended, but in reality, the covert clashes were intensifying.

"Boom!"

Above the station of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan, a pitch-black flame entwined with eerie runes suddenly appeared and instantly exploded, enveloping a region of several hundred miles and turning the void into a special Heavenly Flame energy barrier.

Yao Ming, who was digesting the Demon Saint's essence blood and inheritance while attempting to break through to a Four-Star Dou Sheng, suddenly opened his eyes, flashed, and arrived a thousand zhang into the sky.

"Void Swallowing Flame?" Yao Ming was knowledgeable; he saw at a glance what power the suddenly appearing barrier originated from, and his expression immediately became incomparably grave. "People of the Hall of Souls, since you have come, why hide your heads and show your tails?"

"Jie jie jie!"

A strange laugh rang out between heaven and earth. Ripples appeared on the pitch-black spatial barrier, and two men dressed in black robes walked out from it.

They were the Vice Hall Master of the Hall of Souls and the Hall Master of the Earth Hall of the Heaven Gang Halls; their strengths were a Half-Step Four-Star Dou Sheng and a Three-Star Dou Sheng Early Stage Peak, respectively.

Sensing the aura on the two, Yao Ming asked vigilantly: "You are not holed up in the Western Region, yet you actually ran to the Beast Region. Are you not afraid of being discovered and left behind forever?"

"Yao Ming, stop wasting your effort probing." The Vice Hall Master's voice resonated through the heavens and earth like thunder. "Since the two of us have acted together this time, we naturally have a foolproof arrangement."

"Now, I will give you one chance. Voluntarily hand over those two women who are in secluded cultivation under the Nine Serene Yellow Springs, and we will not make things difficult for you today."

"Otherwise, after today, your Nine Serene Earth Python Clan will likely become history."

Yao Ming was, after all, a Three-Star Dou Sheng Peak expert, and his true form was of the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python royal Bloodline, which could not be underestimated.

The Nine Serene Earth Python Clan also possessed the Coiling Snake Array, which could allow all members of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan to condense an Ancient Heavenly Serpent phantom to fight the enemy.

If a fight broke out, the Vice Hall Master of the Hall of Souls and the Hall Master of the Earth Hall would also need to expend a significant amount of energy.

That was why they were willing to probe Yao Ming.

"Wishful thinking." Yao Ming took out the Nine Serene Scepter and said indifferently: "Scram!"

Seeing that Yao Ming did not know what was good for him, the Vice Hall Master Soul Mie Hai and the Hall Master of the Earth Hall Soul Qingquan did not hesitate and immediately attacked.

Yao Ming continuously used Dou Techniques to resist, but facing two Three-Star Dou Sheng experts alone, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Suddenly, from the barrier condensed by the sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame, a flame phantom split off, also emitting a Three-Star Dou Sheng level aura, and pierced toward the Nine Serene Yellow Springs.

"Not good!" Yao Ming's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered: "Coiling Snake Array!"

The high-ranking members of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan, who had long been standing by, immediately formed the array, condensing a massive Ancient Heavenly Serpent phantom comparable to a Three-Star Dou Sheng to block that sub-flame Clone of Void Swallowing Flame.

Boom!

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed above the station of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan.

Several massive mountain ranges were razed to the ground, turning into scorched earth and ruins.

As time passed, Yao Ming had a flaw seized by Soul Mie Hai, who used a Heaven Rank movement Dou Technique to approach and heavily injure him with a punch, sending him flying.

At the same time, the sub-flame Clone of Void Swallowing Flame enveloped the Ancient Heavenly Serpent phantom and directly swallowed and refined it.

"Pfft!"

Countless high-ranking members of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan spat out blood.

"Swish!"

The sub-flame Clone of Void Swallowing Flame turned into a pitch-black flame, condensed into an eerie rune, and fell toward the bottom of the Nine Serene Yellow Springs.

"Don't even think about it!"

Yao Ming's eyes were splitting with rage. Thinking of Gu Han's instructions to him, he decided to use a blood escape technique to save them.

But the next moment, he widened his eyes, feeling a terrifying Bloodline pressure rising from beneath the Nine Serene Yellow Springs.

He, the Clan Chief of the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan, had an urge to kneel and submit directly.

"Boom!"

Two massive nine-colored beams of light shot into the sky, within which a thousand-zhang nine-colored giant python circled as it ascended.

"Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python... and there are two of them!?"