125: The enemy is at the city gates, dark clouds loom over the city.

Pill Tower's top floor, meeting hall.

The atmosphere was as heavy as a solid.

On the gigantic crystal screen, the scene outside Pill City was clearly projected.

In the distant sky, dark clouds, thick and oppressive, spread like a tide, not a natural phenomenon, but formed by countless figures shrouded in black robes!

Dense, eerie Death Qi intertwined, dyeing that part of the sky an inky black, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The Hall of Souls' army had arrived at the city gates!

At the forefront were not one, but three figures!

The central figure was indistinct, as if existing between reality and illusion, with no energy fluctuations emanating from him, yet he gave off a terrifying sense of dread, like a bottomless abyss. His gaze indifferently overlooked Pill City, as if he were looking at a group of ants. This was precisely the Heavenly Venerate who had previously locked his spiritual sense onto Li Ao and Medusa! His Aura had, astonishingly, reached the Half-Saint level!

To his left was a tall figure whose face was hidden in swirling black mist, holding a massive black scythe that exuded the chill of Soul harvesting. This was the White Heavenly Venerate, one of the Black and White Heavenly Venerates of the Hall of Souls, whose strength was at the Peak Dou Zun level!

To his right was an old man dressed in dark purple Hall of Souls robes, with sinister eyes, holding a constantly spinning skull in his hand. This was Mu Gu Old Man, who had previously clashed with Li Ao in the Savage Ancient Domain, and his strength had also reached Five-Star Dou Zun!

Three Elder Zun-level powerhouses personally led the team! Behind them followed over twenty Seven-Star Dou Zong-level Soul Hall Protectors, and thousands of Soul Hall envoys with chilling Auras! Such a lineup was enough to easily annihilate any first-rate force in the Central Plains!

Dark clouds pressed down on the city, threatening to crush it!

Inside Pill City, countless cultivators looked up at the sky, their faces pale, trembling in fear. If not for the enormous Myriad Flames Heavenly Curtain above Pill City still emitting a stable glow, widespread panic would have likely erupted long ago.

In the meeting hall, the Pill Tower Master, Xuan Yi, Tian Leizi, and other core Elders were gathered, with Li Ao and Medusa standing by their side, their expressions grim.

"A Half-Saint Heavenly Venerate, the Black and White Heavenly Venerates, Mu Gu... The Hall of Souls has truly gone all out this time," Tian Leizi's voice was low, filled with suppressed anger.

Elder Xuan Yi looked at the Pill Tower Master: "Pill Tower Master, the defensive array has been fully activated, and Elders from various halls and Guest Elders have taken their positions. Reinforcements from the Flower Sect and Sound Valley are on their way, but it will likely take some time."

The Pill Tower Master's gaze calmly swept over the terrifying lineup on the crystal screen, and he slowly said: "The Hall of Souls has mobilized such a force, ostensibly for young friend Li Ao and Her Majesty the Queen, but in reality, their intention is to intimidate my Pill Tower, and even the entire Righteous Path of the Central Plains. This battle is unavoidable."

He looked at Li Ao and Medusa: "You two don't need to feel too much pressure. Even without you, the Hall of Souls and my Pill Tower would have had this battle sooner or later. Today, let them witness the Legacy of my Pill Tower, which has endured for ten thousand years!"

The Pill Tower Master's words were calm, yet they carried an unquestionable resolve and power.

Just then, the Half-Saint Heavenly Venerate's indifferent voice from outside the city, like rolling thunder, echoed throughout Pill City:

"Pill Tower, hand over Li Ao and Medusa, close the city's defensive array, and surrender to my Hall of Souls. Otherwise... today, Pill City will be annihilated, not even a chicken or dog will remain!"

Arrogant! Overbearing! An undisguised threat!

"Presumptuous!"

"How dare you!"

The Elders of Pill Tower shouted in anger.

The Pill Tower Master took a step forward, his figure already appearing at the Peak of Pill Tower, confronting the three Elder Zuns of the Hall of Souls from a distance. His linen robes flapped without wind, and a vast Aura, not at all inferior to that of the Half-Saint Heavenly Venerate, erupted like a awakened Dragon!

"Soul Mie Sheng, it's been many years, and you're still so arrogant. You want to touch my Pill Tower's people? You'll have to ask this old man if I agree first!"

The Pill Tower Master called him by name, suggesting he knew the Half-Saint Heavenly Venerate!

A ripple flashed in Soul Mie Sheng Heavenly Venerate's indifferent eyes: "Old man of Pill Tower, by sheltering those my Hall of Souls must kill, you are making an enemy of my Hall of Souls. Is it worth gambling your Pill Tower's ten-thousand-year foundation for two juniors?"

"Where the Dao lies, even if there are thousands, I will go," the Pill Tower Master's voice was calm, yet resonated powerfully, "Pill Tower has never feared battle!"

"Stubborn!" Soul Mie Sheng coldly snorted, "Since that's the case, then... battle!"

His final word, "battle," burst forth like a clap of thunder!

"Form the Myriad Souls Devouring Heaven Array!" the White Heavenly Venerate roared sharply.

Thousands of Hall of Souls envoys simultaneously formed hand seals, and immense Netherworld Dou Qi surged into the sky, rapidly condensing and intertwining in the air, forming a colossal black vortex that covered half the sky! Within the vortex, countless twisted, suffering Soul faces struggled and roared, emitting a terrifying suction force that devoured all vitality and Souls! The entire protective light screen of Pill City vibrated violently!

At the same time, the skull in Mu Gu Old Man's hand glowed brightly, transforming into a thousand-zhang-tall Netherworld Skeleton, which opened its mouth and spewed out monstrous black flames, incinerating the Void Realm, and fiercely slammed into the Pill Tower's light screen!

And the Half-Saint Soul Mie Sheng slowly raised his finger, a point of extreme darkness condensing at its tip, as if it could swallow even light, and a terrifying Divine Might that made heaven and earth lose their color locked onto the Pill Tower Master!

The great battle erupted instantly!

"Activate the 'Zhou Tian Star Fire Net'!" The Pill Tower Master showed no weakness, sweeping his sleeve.

At the Peak of Pill Tower, the colossal Myriad Flames Heavenly Curtain suddenly brightened, and countless flame runes, composed of various unique and strange Origin flames, emerged, circulating like the stars of the Zhou Tian, forming a gigantic fire net that enveloped the entire Pill City! Above the fire net, myriad flames surged, emitting a blazing Divine Might that purified all evil, fiercely colliding with the Myriad Souls Devouring Heaven Array!

"Boom!"!

Like two worlds colliding! Black Soul Power and colorful flames wildly intertwined and annihilated each other, erupting in a world-destroying energy impact! The sky seemed to be torn apart, revealing pitch-black Void Realm cracks!

The entire Pill City shook violently!

"Everyone, follow me to meet the enemy!" Tian Leizi let out a long cry, his figure transforming into a silver lightning bolt, soaring into the sky, directly confronting the White Heavenly Venerate holding the giant scythe! Lightning and Netherworld Death Qi instantly intertwined, and the battle was fierce!

Elder Xuan Yi, along with several Pill Tower Elders, met Mu Gu Old Man and his subordinate Soul Hall Protectors. Various powerful Dou Techniques and Soul attacks fiercely clashed in the sky, lights flashing and energy raging.

And the Pill Tower Master confronted the Half-Saint Soul Mie Sheng from afar. Although the two did not directly engage, the invisible Aura collision completely twisted and collapsed that space, forming the most dangerous battlefield!

Li Ao and Medusa stood at the edge of Pill Tower, watching the terrifying battle, like the end of the world, their eyes cold.

"That Half-Saint will be handled by the Pill Tower Master. Our target is those Soul Hall Protectors, and... to find an opportunity to severely injure or even kill an Elder Zun!" Li Ao said in a deep voice. He had now achieved a Breakthrough to Seven-Star Dou Zong, his Soul Power control had greatly increased, and his Annihilation Rule had advanced further. Coupled with the greatly increased strength of Medusa, the two of them together were enough to pose a threat to an Elder Zun!

Battle Intent burned in Medusa's purple eyes, and with a grip of her jade hand, colorful energy condensed into a long sword: "That's exactly what this Queen wants!"

The two exchanged a glance, no longer hesitating, and simultaneously shot out, like two sharp swords, fearlessly charging into the chaotic and tragic battle!

Their target was none other than Mu Gu Old Man, who was fiercely battling Elder Xuan Yi and others!