Battle of the Sect Masters

Almost at the same time, Yun Shan's eyes turned cold, and his figure flickered, intending to seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Shen Wen.

However, a stream of seven-colored light was faster than him!

Cai Lin had already blocked him. Her cold and stunning face was covered in a layer of frost, and killing intent radiated from her purple eyes:

“I am your opponent.”

Yun Shan's expression was grim: “Medusa, do you truly intend to become an enemy of my Hall of Souls?”

Cai Lin disdained wasting words. With a grip of her jade hand, Seven-Colored Dou Qi transformed into a snake-shaped longsword, which, accompanied by a shriek that tore space, stabbed directly toward Yun Shan's face!

“Seeking death!” Yun Shan roared, forced to engage in battle.

The great battle between the two sides erupted instantly!

Above the sky, on one side, a massive gray-black finger clashed fiercely against countless Soul Chains filling the air, causing energy to constantly annihilate, explode, and create strange phenomena.

On the other side, seven-colored radiance intensely collided with Yun Shan's cyan Dou Qi. Every exchange caused space to ripple and continuous rumbling.

Boom!

The enormous gray-black finger finally shattered under the tearing of the countless Soul Chains, turning into violent energy turbulence that swept in all directions.

Protector Wu and the other two Protectors were shaken back two steps, and the black mist around them churned.

“Jie jie jie... I thought the Pill Tower Prodigy was incredibly formidable, but it turns out he's nothing special!”

Protector Wu stabilized his figure and let out a piercing, maniacal laugh. After this exchange, he had generally gauged Shen Wen's strength.

Although the offense was fierce, the Dou Qi level was roughly around the Four-Star Dou Zong stage.

To possess the strength of a Four-Star Dou Zong immediately after a Breakthrough was indeed shocking, but compared to their combined strength, it was still insufficient!

Shen Wen's expression remained unchanged. His figure flickered, and he soared into the sky, confronting the three from a distance.

The next moment.

The sleeve of his right arm burst open with a bang.

His entire arm was instantly covered in dense, majestic purple-cyan Dragon Scales, and a savage, dominating Aura spread out.

“Kill!”

Without any unnecessary words, Shen Wen actually took the initiative to attack, transforming into a stream of purple-gold light and charging straight at the three Hall of Souls members!

“Arrogant!”

“Capture him!”

The three Soul Hall Protectors were enraged. Their figures flashed, instantly forming a triangle formation, surrounding Shen Wen in the center.

Black mist surged, and countless Soul Chains wrapped in wronged Souls, like Poison Pythons, attacked Shen Wen from all directions, sealing off all his retreat paths.

Shen Wen was at the center of the siege, his Purple-Gold Dragon Arm waving, leaving trails of afterimages as he alternately used punches, palms, and fingers.

Every strike carried immense force capable of splitting mountains, constantly smashing the incoming Soul Chains.

The Dragon Scales collided with the black chains, emitting a massive clang of metal striking metal, causing sparks to fly.

Relying on his unparalleled Physical Body, he managed to barely hold on amidst the storm-like attacks from the three.

But anyone with eyes could see that he was entirely on the defensive, constantly in danger, as if he would be swallowed by the endless Soul Chains in the next second.

“Husband!” Xiao Yi Xian cried out in alarm, her fingernails digging deep into her palm.

“Young Master...” Qing Lin's emerald eyes were filled with worry.

Cao Ying still held Xiao Yi Xian's hand. Although her voice was steady, her eyes closely followed the figure in the sky: “Trust him. He never fights a battle he isn't confident in winning.”

Below, Fa Ma and the others anxiously looked at Jia Xingtian: “Old Jia, how is the situation?”

Jia Xingtian's face was ashen. He stared intensely at the battle in the sky and said gravely: “Grandmaster Shen can temporarily rely on his Physical Body to resist, but with three Dou Zongs attacking him...

The consumption is too great!

His Dou Qi won't last much longer... In a battle of this level, I don't even have the qualifications to intervene!”

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly swept toward Yun Ling and the others who were trying to retreat quietly. His figure shot out like lightning, and his Peak Dou Huang Aura erupted violently.

“Cloud Mist Sect colluding with the Hall of Souls is confirmed by solid evidence! And you still think you can leave?”

Majestic Dou Qi transformed into a massive palm, instantly pinning down Yun Ling and the Cloud Mist Sect Elders beside him.

Yun Ling tried to struggle but was intimidated by Jia Xingtian's icy gaze: “Move again, and die!”

Jia Xingtian then looked at Gu He nearby. Gu He showed a bitter expression, sighed, and voluntarily dispersed the Dou Qi around his body: “I truly had no knowledge of this matter.”

He chose to surrender.

In the sky, the battle grew increasingly intense.

“Kid, how much longer can you hold out? Hand over your Soul obediently, and you can suffer less pain!”

Protector Liu grinned menacingly, manipulating the chains like whips to lash at Shen Wen's back.

Shen Wen didn't turn his head, instead smashing the chain away with a backhanded punch, leaving only a faint white mark on the Dragon Scales.

“Tsk tsk, this Physical Body is indeed comparable to a Demonic Beast. Too bad, you will still die in the end!” Protector Wei said sinisterly, condensing a massive Ghost Claw from the black mist and violently swiping down.

The deeper Protector Wu fought, the tighter his brow furrowed.

Shen Wen's tenacity far exceeded his expectations. That body was outrageously strong; their attacks struggled to truly inflict heavy damage upon him.

“This guy... could it be that Iron Protector was slowly exhausted and killed by him in this manner?”

This thought couldn't help but rise in his mind.

If this continues, even if they win, they will likely pay a significant price.

“We can't drag this out any longer!” A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Protector Wu's eyes, and he yelled hoarsely: “Protector Liu! Protector Wei! Use the Soul Bags!”

Hearing this, the movements of the two Protectors clearly stalled.

“Protector Wu, these... these are the items we painstakingly collected for the mission submission!” Protector Liu hesitated slightly.

“That's right, if we consume them without permission, we might face severe punishment upon returning...” Protector Wei also said hesitantly.

“Nonsense!” Protector Wu interrupted sharply, “If we can capture this boy, his value far exceeds your ten bags of Souls!

This is a massive contribution!

Are you still afraid of not receiving rewards?!”

Protectors Liu and Wei exchanged glances. Thinking of Shen Wen's status as a Pill Tower Core Disciple and his unfathomable potential, greed finally overcame their concerns.

“We'll risk it!”

The two men fiercely slapped the black Soul Bags hanging from their waists that emitted a chilling Aura!

The mouths of the bags opened wide.

In an instant.

Countless distorted, wailing Souls surged out like a breached flood, only to be fiercely sucked into the bodies of the two Protectors through their mouths!

“Er Aaaah—!”

Accompanied by roars of pain and surging power, the Auras of the two men rose steadily like a volcanic eruption!

The black mist around them became thick as ink, churning ceaselessly. Their original Two-Star Dou Zong Aura forcefully Broke Through to Three-Star Dou Zong!

“Roar!”

The black chains condensed from Soul Power instantly thickened several times over.

Like resurrected ancient Evil Dragons, they carried even more piercing shrieks of wronged Souls, lashing and wrapping around Shen Wen with overwhelming force!

Where the chains passed, faint black marks were scratched into space itself.

The three massive Soul Chain Pythons intertwined to form an inescapable net, making the offensive more than twice as fierce as before!

Shen Wen's figure, caught in that violent black tide, was like a small boat that could capsize at any moment, constantly being forced backward by the impact.

The sparks bursting from his Purple-Gold Dragon Arm when blocking became increasingly dense, making the situation look precarious.

“Husband!” Xiao Yi Xian cried out, her face deathly pale.

Cao Ying unconsciously tightened her grip on Xiao Yi Xian's hand, her beautiful eyes fixed on the sky.

“Hahaha! Let's see how long you can last!”

Protector Liu felt the surging power within his body and laughed wildly in triumph.

“Pill Tower Prodigy? Today, you will become a prisoner of my Hall of Souls!” Protector Wei's attacks became increasingly vicious.