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Chapter 183: Surprise Attack on the Soul Hall, Celestial Rune Master

In the Starfall Space, Xiao Tian appeared and went directly to find Yao Lao. He said bluntly, "Master, my soul realm has hit a bottleneck recently. I plan to raid a Soul Hall branch."

Yao Lao did not refuse and asked, "The Soul Hall acts in secrecy. Do you know their locations?"

"I've already located one. The strongest there are a few Dou Zuns," Xiao Tian replied, referring to the place where Yao Lao was originally imprisoned in the novel.

The Soul Hall had three main Tian Gang halls and twenty-four Di Sha halls. The other branches were insignificant. The three main halls housed actual Dou Shengs, so they wouldn't dare attack those. The twenty-four Di Sha halls, at most, had Tian Zuns from the Soul Hall, who were at the Dou Zun level, making them easy to eliminate.

A cold light flashed in Yao Lao's eyes as he said coldly, "If there are only Dou Zuns, we'll wipe them out!"

Thinking about how the Soul Hall had colluded with Han Feng to kill him, Yao Lao couldn't suppress his killing intent.

"Let's go quickly and come back soon!" Xiao Tian said, summoning the space gate and heading to a city with a space wormhole with Yao Lao.

Using the space wormhole, they arrived in the northwestern region of Central Plains, where the Soul Mountain Range was located.

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The Soul Mountain Range was a well-known dangerous place in Central Plains. It was said that many great battles had occurred there long ago, burying countless skeletons under the soil. Additionally, natural cold energy pervaded the area, enveloping the mountains in fog all year round, affecting soul perception. Many people vanished in the mountains every year.

Concerned about being detected while flying, they entered the mountains on foot. Xiao Tian used his Devouring Ants to locate the Soul Hall branch with Zi Yan's help.

After traversing through the mountains, they reached a massive valley surrounded by peaks. In the valley stood a huge black hall, emitting a chilling aura like a crouching prehistoric beast.

Yao Lao coldly said, "There's indeed a Soul Hall branch here!"

"Let's get started then!" Xiao Tian said, fully activating the power of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. In an instant, profound darkness spread from him, enveloping the entire valley like lightning, including the underground.

This was Xiao Tian's Devouring Domain, created with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. Unless one's cultivation surpassed that of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol's owner, they couldn't break out or send any messages. Moreover, within this domain, the cultivation, soul, and vitality of all enemies would be slowly devoured.

"Master, let's go!" Xiao Tian punched forward, shattering the valley's space barrier.

"Boom!"

As the barrier shattered, black fog surged from the huge hall, transforming into numerous black mist figures.

"Who dares intrude on the Soul Hall?"

"Intruders must die!"

Simultaneously, several powerful auras erupted from within the Soul Hall, causing the entire valley to shake.

"Die!" Yao Lao roared, thrusting out a large hand. As he attacked, the forces of heaven and earth converged, forming a giant handprint that seemed to crush everything under its immense pressure. The terrifying attack tore through the void, descending upon the hall with overwhelming might.

With Yao Lao now having a half-saint cultivation and Saint-level bones, his attacks were exceptionally fearsome. The strike obliterated the hall, along with the black mist figures and five Dou Zuns within.

Thus, this Soul Hall branch was wiped from existence.

"Whoosh!"

Xiao Tian waved his sleeve, clearing the rubble and exposing the underground. The sight revealed countless black chains, each end connected to numerous soul light clusters.

Seeing the tens of thousands of trapped souls, Yao Lao was deeply moved.

He hadn't expected the Soul Hall to capture so many souls.

Xiao Tian continued digging, soon uncovering a one-foot-wide light cluster in a pit below. The transparent light cluster, surrounded by numerous black chains, was the source of the immense soul power, linked to the souls above.

"The Soul Hall captures souls to extract their soul essence!" Yao Lao said, moved. "The Soul Clan must be using this massive soul essence to enhance their soul power, aiming to break through to the legendary Emperor-level soul realm!"

Xiao Tian grabbed the soul essence, then released the trapped souls, saying, "I'll take you far from Central Plains. The Soul Hall won't capture you again, and I'll avenge you."

The souls knelt, seemingly thanking Xiao Tian.

Holding the soul essence, Xiao Tian led Yao Lao away from the Soul Mountain Range through the space gate and released the souls in the Jia Ma Empire. With the Soul Hall's forces expelled from the empire, the souls were safe as long as they stayed put.

After releasing the souls, Xiao Tian returned Yao Lao to the Starfall Space and went back to the Dao Sect.

At the Desolate Hall residence, Xiao Tian took out the soul essence and used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to absorb it. The symbol, a divine artifact, automatically refined the essence for him.

His spiritual domain, like a small world, contained a black hole that continuously absorbed the pure soul essence, expanding rapidly and even giving birth to wind, clouds, and lightning.

At this moment, Xiao Tian's rune master level skyrocketed, breaking through the Celestial Rune Master realm. Now, he was a Small Completion Celestial Rune Master.

Celestial Rune Masters were divided into Small Completion and Great Completion, corresponding to the Life Profound and Death Profound realms. In other words, Xiao Tian could now contend with Dou Zuns using his soul power alone.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the Desolate Hall, with howling winds and flashing lightning—signs of the Wind and Thunder Tribulation.

"Boom!"

As lightning bolts rained down, Xiao Tian soared into the sky to confront them.

"It's the Wind and Thunder Tribulation?"

"It's Senior Brother Xiao Tian!"

"He's undergoing the tribulation twice in a row!"

The scene drew the attention of the Desolate Hall disciples, who were shocked to see Xiao Tian resisting the tribulation with his physical body.

Given Xiao Tian's current strength, the tribulation was easily dealt with. Soon, the wind, lightning, and dark clouds dispersed.

(End of Chapter)

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