Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

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As a respected elder of the Northwest Region branch, the fact that Qin Tian treated this man with such respect clearly indicates that the man in black robes is no ordinary person.

However, unbeknownst to them, Cai Die and Zi Yan witnessed this scene firsthand.

"I never expected that there would be a five-star Dou Zun inside this Soul Palace..." Cai Die frowned and murmured.

Although she had personally investigated before, she dared not go too deep, and these elders of the Soul Palace were all very well hidden, so the information she found out was very limited.

Zi Yan, however, didn't think too much about it. Looking up at the huge figure that was faintly visible in the thick fog in the distance, she chuckled and said, "I didn't expect these guys to be so powerful. They lured away three people in one go..."

"Should I go in now?" Xiao Ziyan asked directly, turning her head to look at Cai Die.

"Wait a moment, until they've all made their move..."

As Cai Die spoke, the great battle over there had already begun.

However, because Xiao Yan and his group had anticipated this attack from the start, the three Dou Zun from the Soul Palace were immediately surrounded and attacked by the five opponents. One of them was seriously injured, and the other two also suffered considerable damage...

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The loud alarm immediately alerted the Soul Hall, and the leader, a black-robed Dou Zun, was furious. He led the remaining Soul Hall experts out to provide support.

"Hehe, you've been tricked. I'm going down now..." Zi Yan, who couldn't contain herself any longer, immediately rubbed her hands together, ready to make her move.

Butterfly's expression didn't relax. She immediately warned, "Be careful. They moved out too easily. I suspect this is a trap..."

Chapter 375 The Origin of the Soul

Enveloped in chilling, pale white flames, Xiao Yan swiftly traversed the Soul Palace's main hall.

Because the powerful figures were all drawn away by the commotion outside, and many of the Soul Hall's protectors were held back by the Stone-Eating Demon Ants driven over by the Black and White Bears, he was able to act so recklessly at this moment.

Of course, the most important thing is that he needs to be in a hurry.

As long as the elders of the Soul Hall aren't stupid, the other party will quickly realize that he has been lured away from his mountain stronghold, so he doesn't have much time.

With the blessing of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, even if he occasionally encountered a Soul Palace protector, Xiao Yan could quickly resolve the battle.

However, what he didn't realize was that even so, his actions were going far too smoothly.

In the darkness, a small figure watched the figure rushing into the inner hall and muttered to himself, "Perfect, let this guy scout ahead first..."

Zi Yan easily dealt with several Soul Palace protectors, relieving Xiao Yan's pressure.

As expected, with Zi Yan's secret assistance, Xiao Yan rushed into the Soul Locking Hall within the Soul Palace.

This is an extremely vast square, and on the square, a hundred-foot-tall stone pillar stands tall, with black chains spreading out like a spider web, connecting all directions.

At the end of these chains float countless orbs of light. If you look closely, you can see that within these orbs are illusory souls!

"teacher……"

Looking at the exceptionally bright ball of light in the deepest part, the familiar aura made Xiao Yan tremble all over.

As Xiao Yan's voice rang out, Yao Lao's previously dazed eyes twitched slightly within the ball of light, then slowly turned around...

His previously cloudy eyes stared at the young man before him, then paused for a moment before a weak, relieved smile slowly appeared on his face. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Little guy...you've finally grown up..."

Hearing these familiar words, Xiao Yan was excited, but he also knew that time was of the essence.

With a quick glance, Xiao Yan raised his hand and placed it on the ball of light, unleashing a torrent of powerful soul energy...

"break!"

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"boom!"

As the sound faded, the ball of light that had trapped Yao Lao trembled, and then, with a soft sound, it exploded with a bang.

Although the cage of light was gone, the Soul-Locking Chains remained. With a thought, Xiao Yan sent out the Bone Spirit Cold Fire Origin from between his brows, which instantly entered Yao Lao's body.

call!

With the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, the originally weak Yao Lao's soul body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Soul Locking Chain, which originally had a great restraining power against him, was instantly engulfed in the raging flames!

Facing the bone-chilling flames, Xiao Yan couldn't help but take a few steps back, but he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Only in the hands of his own teacher could this Bone Spirit Cold Flame unleash such terrifying power!

clack clack...

In a short while, the massive soul-locking chain was burned and broken by the strange fire, and Yao Lao was completely freed.

"Let's go. This Soul Palace is unpredictable and dangerous. It would be best if we left first."

The old doctor looked around and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Yan quickly agreed.

The moment the two clashed in the Soul Locking Hall, a terrifying pressure erupted from the depths of the hall...

"Not good! There's a Soul Palace expert here! Run!" Yao Lao cried out.

They shouted loudly, and then the two of them frantically fled outside.

Just as Yao Chen and his disciples had escaped, a man in black robes suddenly appeared in the Soul-Locking Hall...

"Trying to rescue people from my Soul Palace? Hmph!" With a sneer, the man in black robes gave chase.

After everyone left, the once noisy Soul-Locking Hall instantly fell silent. Then, in a corner, a small figure cautiously peeked out, looked around, and finally fixed its gaze on the huge ball of light at the center of all the intertwined chains...

Clearly, those soul-binding chains are not only binding those souls, but they also extract the primordial power of those souls and then gather it all into this ball of light.

The reason Yao Chen was treated differently was because the Soul Palace valued his powerful alchemy skills and wanted to recruit him for their own use. Otherwise, he probably would not have escaped the fate of becoming nourishment for the Soul Palace!

"Is that the origin of the soul that Big Brother was talking about?" Zi Yan tilted her head and looked at the huge ball of light above her head, then looked at the dense soul-locking chains around her.

"Never mind, let's get our hands on it first."

Thinking it over, Zi Yan took out several egg-sized, purplish-black spheres from her storage ring...

Don't underestimate these ordinary spheres. They contain terrifying starlight flames, also known as fire thunderbolts. They were made by Ye Chen after he subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flames, using the energy of other flames in the star field.

With a wave of her small hand, Zi Yan sent out more than ten purple fire bolts, which then exploded, engulfing the entire Soul Locking Hall in countless terrifying purplish-brown flames...

Meanwhile, inside the giant hall, Xiao Yan and his disciples had no time to escape before they were stopped by the terrifying black-robed man.

"Hehehe, it seems my years of waiting here have not been in vain. I have finally caught a big fish..."

If Xiao Yan and his disciple still didn't understand the other party's intention after hearing this, then they would truly be fools.

"You used me as bait to deliberately lure Xiao Yan here?" Yao Lao's originally illusory body began to fluctuate, and a pale white flame began to spread all over his body.

"Of course." The man in black robes seemed quite interested in talking, partly because he was certain that the master and his apprentice could not possibly escape from his grasp.

"Xiao Yan is the real big fish!"

You should know that the Palace Master's interest in him is even greater than his interest in you, Yao Chen.

Of course, I'm referring to the "key" to the Xiao family's property. That thing should also be on you, right?

Although your father is absolutely adamant about not giving in, you are the most promising member of the Xiao family right now, so having the "key" in your possession is the safest option..."

"Father?"

Xiao Yan's heart trembled slightly, but a chilling killing intent surged in his eyes.

His feud with the Soul Hall ran deep. Almost all of his family members had been harmed by the Soul Hall!

"Don't fight him, you're no match for him." Seeing Xiao Yan's grim expression, Yao Lao whispered. "Go! I'll self-destruct my strange fire in a moment, that should buy you a chance to escape!"

"teacher?!"

Xiao Yan was startled by Yao Lao's telepathic message.

Self-destruction of the Strange Flame? You must know that the origin of the Strange Flame is combined with Yao Lao's soul. Especially now that Yao Lao only has a soul, if he really self-destructs the Strange Flame, it would be no different from Yao Lao self-destructing his soul.

Xiao Yan would never agree to such a practice of risking his teacher's life to create opportunities for himself.

He absolutely would not allow what happened on Yunlan Mountain to happen again!

Chapter 376 One Year

Facing the mysterious black-robed Venerable of the Soul Palace, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen's hearts sank to the bottom.

The gap between the two sides was simply too great. Even though Yao Chen was determined to risk his life to create an opportunity for his disciple, he wasn't entirely confident...

Xiao Yan also strongly rejected his teacher's idea of ​​sacrificing himself.

Just as the two were feeling a deep sense of despair, suddenly, from the depths of the Soul Palace, terrifying explosions rang out. The scorching heat instantly engulfed the entire giant hall, and even the Soul Palace protectors who were tainted by the purplish-brown flames were burned to nothingness in the explosions...

"What?! Who dares to destroy my branch hall!" the black-robed Dou Zun roared in fury.

This gave Yao Chen and Xiao Yan an opportunity. Seizing the chance, the two immediately fled for their lives once again outside the hall...

"You guys are really... asking for it!"

In an instant, the black-robed Dou Zun took all of this as a backup plan prepared by Xiao Yan and his disciple.

However, he now faces two difficult choices: whether to pursue Xiao Yan and his disciples, or to rescue the Soul-Locking Palace that has erupted...

The two individuals in the former group are of paramount importance to the Soul Palace and even to the Soul Clan behind them. In comparison, the soul essence within the Soul Locking Hall can be abandoned.

Thinking of this, the black-robed Dou Zun immediately took on the role and turned to chase after Xiao Yan and his disciples.

However, to his surprise, the moment he made a move, an invisible spatial barrier suddenly appeared in front of him, directly blocking his path of pursuit...

"what?!"

This was quite a shock.

To be able to use spatial power to block a five-star Dou Zun like myself, what kind of terrifying strength must this person possess?!

The sudden turn of events instilled a sense of fear in the black-robed Dou Zun. After a long while, he turned his gaze sharply to the direction where Xiao Yan and his disciples had fled, only to find it empty. His face instantly turned ashen.

Deep within the Lost Souls Mountains, a massive battle shook the heavens and the earth.

Normally, a battle between Dou Zun level experts would cause earth-shattering changes with every move. Now that ten such experts have gathered in this mountain range, the commotion of their battle has even shattered half of the Lost Soul Mountain Range...

"Master Feng, the teacher has been rescued, let's retreat!"

Xiao Yan's voice suddenly rang out in the arena, and upon hearing this, Venerable Feng and the others were overjoyed. They then launched a frenzied attack, trying to escape from the battlefield.

However, after hearing this, the five Dou Zun from the Soul Palace also relentlessly pursued them, giving them no chance to escape.

If they actually manage to rescue the person, none of them will escape unscathed!

"You go first, I'll stop you later!"

Seeing this, the black-robed Dou Zun, who had never appeared before and was introduced by Ye Chen, shouted loudly. Then, he quickly formed hand seals, and the intense fire attribute energy in the world rapidly gathered...

In just a few breaths, the originally gloomy sky was completely engulfed in flames: a fire wolf, a fire leopard, a fire lion, a fire tiger, a fire dragon...

Five different colored flames coalesced into five terrifying fire spirits.

Five-Wheel Fire-Separating Method!

This is one of the Heavenly Fire Venerable's specialties. The fact that he could condense the complete Five-Round Fire Technique so easily speaks volumes about the identity of this black-robed Battle Venerable.

"Five-Wheel Fire Formation!"

With a roar, the five fire spirits in the sky instantly occupied the five directions of east, west, south, north, and center, forming a massive formation that actually blocked all five Dou Zun opposite them...

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This scene shocked even Venerable Feng and the others. They then glanced deeply at Venerable Tianhuo, who was shrouded in black robes, and shouted, "Quickly, retreat!"

Everyone transformed into rays of light and disappeared into the distant horizon beyond the Mountains of the Dead.

Seeing this, Venerable Heavenly Fire remained unmoved. He then formed a hand seal and roared, "Explode!"

"boom!"

A huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

The Soul Mountain Range, which was originally only half intact, completely collapsed into nothingness due to the self-destruction of the five fire spirits.

At the very center of the battlefield, a massive crater, thousands of feet in diameter, was clearly visible.

Wow...

With a sound of rocks rolling down the mountain, four figures burst out of the mud; they were the five elders of the Soul Palace.

However, the four of them looked extremely miserable at this moment, with two of them even having lost an arm in the explosion...