BTTH: Master of Hall of Souls

Only the dead may enter

This single sentence repeated endlessly from the mouth of the ancient tree spirit no matter how soul-devouring or pressuring Soul Miesheng's spiritual force became

Only the dead may enter

Soul Miesheng narrowed his eyes with thought

Something did not make sense at all

This old tree was supposed to be the companion of the Immortal Saint of Yunmeng Immortal Marsh

It was stolen away from that place ten thousand years ago

But if only the dead can enter that land then how did this tree get stolen out

Did the one who took it go in as a corpse and come out alive

Absurd truly absurd

He tried asking more but the tree spirit only repeated those same words like a broken puppet

Not knowing where the Yunmeng Immortal Marsh lay

Not knowing what the Immortal Saint looked like

Not knowing who stole it other than some vague image of a being with three eyes and one golden pupil

Soul Miesheng let out a breath and retracted his soul force

The old tree spirit suddenly awakened and roared with anger

How dare you little brat

Before it could do more Soul Miesheng stepped into space and flung a seed of void swallowing flame behind him

I do not believe this fire has no effect on you

Stay here and slowly be roasted down into ash

The tree spirit thrashed around in fury beating its vines into the stone walls but Soul Miesheng was already gone his figure vanishing into spatial rifts

A cold system voice echoed

Villain value plus five hundred

With the affairs of the Jia Ma Empire temporarily settled he now turned his focus to the Black Corner Region

Medusa had already completed her evolution and her strength now surpassed most of the empire

Letting her handle it alone posed no issue

As for Little Doctor Fairy

He left her behind as well

He had greater expectations for her

With the Misfortune Poison Body her potential was no less than the Medusa Queen if cultivated properly

Contracting a villain bond meant one would inevitably fall into villainy themselves

He imagined her shadowing him someday bringing ruin to thousands with a smile on her lips

It would be a beautiful sight to behold

Watching him vanish into the void Little Doctor Fairy clenched her fists her red lips slightly parted

Her strength was still far from enough

A strange black glow flickered through her pupils

Ever since he pulled her out of the fire she had developed strange urges

Sometimes she would feel excited when watching him kill

And sometimes she imagined doing it herself

But now was not the time

In the Black Corner Region within Feng City

A signboard swung gently above a courtyard gate reading Xiangyi Courtyard

Soul Miesheng stepped forward scanning the courtyard where loud music and laughter echoed throughout the night

Inside a group of painted courtesans was gathered entertaining one guest alone

This man was known only by the surname Xuan and had become infamous lately for his power

Only hours before he had killed a Dou Ling cultivator with a single palm for daring to disturb his peace

Since then the women had fawned over him without pause

This Xuan Elder was actually the one who had been dispatched to monitor Han Feng by the deputy hall master

But the music and flesh pleasures had already made him forget his mission

Suddenly a servant woman rushed in hurriedly

Elder Xuan someone has come to see you

Is it another fool here to pick a fight

No he says he is here to find someone

Tell him to get lost

Xuan waved a hand impatiently

Before she could leave a young man with an eerie presence stepped inside uninvited

Elder Xuan so leisurely enjoying yourself in such an elegant setting

Soul Miesheng's voice carried a calm tone but each word seemed to pierce like cold steel

Even the wine cup in Xuan's hand dropped and shattered

The next moment he was on his knees trembling

Palace Lord please forgive me I was only enjoying a brief break from duty I have never neglected my task I swear

Soul Miesheng lifted him with one hand and asked

You were sent to watch Han Feng correct

Where is he now

Han Feng

The man froze and then quickly responded

He created a batch of fifth tier Dou Ling Pills and went to Black Seal Auction House to personally sell them

Soul Miesheng narrowed his eyes thoughtfully

You have done your job well

Hearing those words Xuan Elder relaxed

But then a hand pierced through his chest from behind

Why

Xuan asked eyes wide with shock

Soul Miesheng smiled coldly

Not because of dereliction of duty

But because you followed the wrong person

No need to worry your precious deputy hall master will come join you soon

The black flame devoured him until nothing remained

At that moment the Black Seal City was overflowing with crowds

News had spread that two rare treasures would be auctioned this time

A damaged Earth tier battle skill and an upper grade fifth tier Dou Ling Pill refined by none other than the Medicine Emperor Han Feng

And it was said he would personally host the auction

In the main hall under the bright lights Han Feng stood tall surveying the sea of bidders

At the front row sat a pale young man known to be Fan Ling of the Blood Sect

Others from Earth Flame Sect and Sky Snake Mansion were also present

As the final round began an old man with six doors tattooed on his arms took the stage

Everyone please calm yourselves our final item for tonight is about to appear

He paused for dramatic effect

A Dou Ling Pill

The crowd instantly erupted into chaos

A Dou Ling Pill could help a Dou Wang cultivator advance a full star level

Even if only effective once in a lifetime for most it was more than enough to drive them mad with desire

Han Feng walked up radiating pride

This pill cost me several months of work and more than ten failed attempts

Its effect is on par with the finest high grade pills of the same rank

The starting bid is one gold coin

Gasps filled the room

One gold coin

Everyone knew it would not sell for that little but the tease made their blood boil

The auction begins now

In the midst of rising bids and shouted numbers a calm voice suddenly rang out from the center of the hall

I bid one gold coin

Han Feng's expression turned sour as he turned toward the source

What fool dared make such a mockery

Buy your life

The next moment a gold coin sliced through the air

A single crisp crack

Han Feng's head exploded before he could react blood spraying across the stage

The hall turned deathly silent

No one dared speak

No one even dared breathe

On this day the Medicine Emperor Han Feng fell in front of a crowd of thousands

Killed by a single coin

A quiet reminder to all

In the Black Corner Region the true ruler had returned

And he was not interested in games

He was not interested in negotiations

He was only interested in dominance

At that moment no one dared raise their voice

No one dared bid again

The Black Seal Auction Hall was frozen in time

The man in black robes stood under the shattered light above the corpse of Han Feng

He turned and walked out slowly without looking back

Behind him his shadow stretched long over the bloodied stone

That single coin rolled once then stopped in a puddle of red

This was only the beginning

The hall remained silent

No one moved for a long long time

The man had named his price

And the price for defying him

Was death

(End of Chapter)