Chapter 316: Changes in Zhongzhou
Inside the main hall of Fenyan Valley, everyone was sitting there who was friendly with or related to Xiao Yao Lao slowly explained the actions of the Soul Palace, they looked bewildered. The soul is something illusory to begin with, and other than alchemists, few people really care about it.
Coincidentally, among all the people in this hall, only Yao Lao is a pharmacist...
"Harvesting souls? What can the Soul Palace do with souls? Yao Chen, didn't the Soul Palace capture alchemists before?" A beautiful woman in yellow clothes asked above the hall.
These words expressed everyone's thoughts. They all knew that Soul Palace had previously captured alchemists all over the continent. Because of this, Danta had clashed with Soul Palace several times, but in the end, nothing was done.
"Alas, this matter is just my guess..." Yao Lao sighed, his eyes flashing with reminiscence, and he slowly said: "Do you remember that I was ambushed by the traitor Han Feng and the Soul Palace before, causing my body to explode?"
"Well, this matter spread all over the continent at the time, so we naturally knew about it." Everyone nodded. Yao Zun, who was known as the continent's number one alchemist, died in a furnace explosion. Of course, they still remembered this incident clearly.
"Han Feng rebelled against the sect for a book of martial arts! And the people from the Soul Palace are after my soul!
When I blew up my body and my soul escaped with the waves, I heard that the people from the Soul Palace wanted to capture my soul and help them make the soul origin! "
“The soul origin is the key to the formation of the soul. Therefore, absorbing the soul origin can enhance one’s soul power.
If a soul clan member possesses a very large soul essence, after absorbing it all, he may be able to step into the legendary emperor soul realm! "
After listening to Yao Lao's explanation, everyone's faces changed again. After a long while, Tang Zhen hesitated and said, "What the Medicine Saint said... In the Soul Palace, or the Soul Clan, is there someone who wants to cultivate his soul to the Emperor Realm!?"
"That should be the case. Apart from this reason, I can't think of any other way to use the Soul Palace..." Yao Lao nodded slowly.
"Emperor Realm Soul? The conspiracy of those rats in Soul Palace may not be as simple as raising the Emperor Realm Soul..."
Suddenly, another old voice sounded from the hall, and then, under the gaze of everyone, an old man in a scarlet robe slowly emerged from the void.
In the perception of everyone, the old man did not have any aura, just like a truly ordinary old man. Only Yao Lao, with his heavenly level soul, could faintly sense the energy in him that was enough to destroy the world.
"Grandpa, why are you here?"
"xx has met the Fire Cloud Saint"
When the Fighting Saint-level Huoyun Patriarch appeared, everyone in the hall stood up to show their respect for the Fighting Saint.
"Hmm..." Patriarch Huoyun nodded slowly, stepped on the void, and walked to the top of the hall. Tang Zhen quickly turned sideways, gave up his position, and stood obediently behind him.
"Everyone, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Saint!"
After everyone except Tang Zhen sat down, Yao Lao asked, "Old Huoyun, what did you mean by that? Could it be that the Soul Palace is not just as simple as breaking through the Emperor Realm?"
Among the crowd, only Yao Lao and Huoyun Laozu had known each other before, so they were not as restrained as when facing the Fighting Saint.
"Old Yao, you are a pharmacist, so you should know these things..."
Ancestor Huoyun was somewhat helpless, he stretched out his hand and took out a fruit directly from the void, while eating, he said: "I am the founder of Fenyan Valley, Ancestor Fenyan, a thousand years ago, I was one of the five most powerful people in the world!
In terms of soul, the ancestor once reached the true emperor realm soul!
Although the Emperor Realm Soul has the word "Emperor" in it, it cannot become a true Dou Emperor! At most, it can only make the combat power stronger and serve as the icing on the cake..."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. No one had expected that Burning Flame Valley had such a glorious history, a nine-star peak Dou Sheng strongman! And he also possessed an emperor soul!
They also did not suspect that Patriarch Huoyun was lying to them. After all, a Dou Sheng strongman would not fabricate a powerful past for himself at such a critical moment.
"If the soul reaches the Emperor Realm and cannot break through to the Dou Emperor Realm, what on earth do these guys want to do?"
Yao Lao frowned. Stirring up chaos and harvesting souls were all superficial actions. There was a bigger conspiracy brewing behind the Soul Palace, but unfortunately no one knew about it.
The ancient families that could truly suppress the Soul Palace and even the Soul Clan were indifferent to the situation in Zhongzhou and kept aloof.
"No matter what those guys from the Soul Palace are going to do, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"
Venerable Feng resisted the urge to slam the table, and glanced at everyone, saying in a deep voice: "Everyone, the ambition of the Soul Palace is obvious. While starting the war, many forces have already surrendered, such as the Tianming Sect, Huangquan Pavilion and other forces.
If we don’t want to be defeated one by one, or become the lackeys of the Soul Palace, we must unite and form an offensive and defensive alliance! "
After these words were spoken, many people present nodded in agreement and looked towards Yao Lao and Huo Yun Laozu above.
One is the former number one alchemist on the continent, an eighth-grade peak alchemist with terrifying appeal, and the other is a true fighting saint!
If we want to form an offensive and defensive alliance today, we must have the consent and support of both of them, otherwise the alliance will become a mess and will be vulnerable!
Yao Lao and the other two were also aware of this, but they each had their own concerns.
Patriarch Huoyun turned his gaze towards Yao Lao. With his strength as a two-star Dou Sheng, he could keep Fenyan Valley safe for the time being.
But if they formed an alliance, then as the only fighting saint, when he fought with the Soul Palace, no one else would be able to help him and he would have to fight alone, isolated and helpless.
"Hehe, Old Man Yao, what do you think? If you agree, I will accompany you to form an alliance!" Old Ancestor Huoyun said slowly. As Xiao Yun's teacher, if the other party joined the alliance, the latter would inevitably join the alliance as well.
Upon hearing this, Yao Lao smiled bitterly and said slowly: "The Soul Palace caused my body to explode and died, and they tried to murder me several times. Naturally, I will fight them to the end. But now, I am afraid that it is difficult to fight against the Soul Palace with our forces alone. If we can win over Danta, the situation will be much better. Unfortunately, Danta has always been neutral..."
Everyone nodded slightly. As the only force in Zhongzhou that could compete with the Soul Palace, if Danta could join the alliance, it would naturally reduce the combat pressure on the alliance's high-level forces.
Moreover, with its extremely terrifying appeal, I believe that other forces on the continent will also respond. As its momentum skyrocketed, it is not impossible to overwhelm the Soul Palace in one fell swoop.
But the problem is also obvious. Since its inception, Danta has always maintained a neutral attitude and has never joined any camp.
"Medicine Saint, when the Soul Palace harvests souls, the first choice should be the alchemists, right? With such a huge grudge, Danta, as the holy land of alchemists, the three giants of Xuankongzi, don't care about it?" Suddenly, someone in the hall asked.
"Xuan Kongzi and the others would like to take charge, but it's a pity that Danta is not entirely under the control of the three of them..."
Upon hearing this, Yao Lao gave a bitter smile. If Dan Tower was only managed by Xuan Kongzi and the other two, relying on his friendship with the three, they would have formed an alliance to attack the Soul Palace long ago. Why would they have waited until now?
"In the past, Danta and Soul Palace had many grievances. Once, the leader of Danta was killed in a surprise attack. Danta also attacked Soul Palace with all its might..."
"What is the result?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Even though they were the top masters, they had never heard of such a secret. Only Yao Lao, who was once a high-level member of Danta, knew something about it.
"As a result, Danta suffered heavy losses and was declared a ceasefire by those old guys, putting an end to the feud..." Talking about those old guys, Yao Lao's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "The biggest difficulty of this alliance is those stubborn old guys!"
"That……"
Just when everyone wanted to continue asking questions, suddenly, the entire Fenyan Valley began to tremble violently. The hall they were in began to shake violently, and a lot of dust fell down, just like an earthquake.
"What's going on? Is the Soul Palace attacking us?"
Seeing this sudden change, everyone present changed their expression, their fighting spirit surged, and they were ready to resist the attack that might come at any time.
Only Patriarch Huoyun raised his head, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate through the void, and he whispered: "It's not the Soul Palace..."
His voice was not loud, but it contained the fighting spirit of a fighting saint. It was clearly heard by everyone and calmed everyone's uneasy emotions.
"If it's not the Soul Palace? Then who could it be? I hope the ancestor can explain it to me."
Everyone refocused their attention on Patriarch Huoyun, the only Dou Sheng powerhouse whose perception should be much stronger than theirs.
Ancestor Huoyun closed his eyes slightly, his perception spreading wantonly. After a moment, he opened his eyes, and there was a hint of uncontrollable joy in his voice, saying: "It's Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun has broken through to the Dou Sheng!"
"Xiao Yun!?"
Hearing this, everyone was even more excited than before. Xiao Yun had only been in seclusion for two years, and he had already broken through to the Dou Sheng level? !
The next moment, as if to prove what Patriarch Huoyun said, an extremely terrifying ripple suddenly spread from afar. Even though they were far away, when it reached the hall, everyone could still feel the terrifying pressure from it.
"Let's go take a look!"
After Yao Lao finished speaking, he took the lead and flew out of the hall and headed towards the Scorching Fire Mountain Range. Behind him, the others hurriedly followed.
During the flight, although everyone did not go to the place where Xiao Yun was in seclusion, they did not need a guide at this moment.
Because the energy between heaven and earth is flowing rapidly and converging in one direction. At the same time, there are circles of ripples spreading from afar.
As the distance continued to decrease, the ripples became stronger and stronger, and Yao Lao and his group became more and more frightened.
……
A few streaks of light streaked across the sky and stopped when they were still a thousand feet away from the volcano where Xiao Yun was in seclusion. They revealed their figures and their faces were none other than Yao Lao and the others.
This distance was not because they didn’t want to move forward, but because of the pressure from the Fighting Saint that permeated between heaven and earth, preventing them from taking another step forward!
"This aura... is truly that of a fighting saint!"
Yao Lao and his group were suspended in mid-air, looking at the active volcano that was continuously spewing magma, with a flash of horror in their eyes.
"I didn't expect that kid could actually become a Dou Sheng before the age of thirty!"
A terrifying pressure enveloped this scorching mountain range.
Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, pitch-black flames gushed out from the volcano, forming a giant flaming dragon that was hundreds of feet tall.
The giant dragon coiled in the sky, blocking out the sun. The extreme heat caused the temperature of the volcano to rise again. For a moment, even low-level Dou Zuns such as Feng Zuns felt the heat was unbearable.
"Roar!"
The giant dragon roared towards the sky. The sound of the dragon's roar was mighty and powerful. Circles of ripples spread out in all directions, and all the clouds within a thousand feet radius were shaken away.
Faintly, everyone saw a slender figure at the center of the fluctuation, at the heart of the giant fire dragon. The terrifying pressure from before also emanated from there.
(End of this chapter)
