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Of course, Qiu Ling wasn't the only one growing anxious. Far off, Xiao Yan felt a jolt in his chest as well, his face darkening. Having fought the Hall of Souls for so long, he knew exactly what this lineup meant.
The Hall of Souls wouldn't have mobilized so many strong fighters this time just for the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
"Damn it, the Hall of Souls sent out this many experts at once—are they crazy?" Xiao Yan cursed under his breath, then looked to the Two-Star Dou Zun at his side and warned, "Be careful. Their target may not be limited to the Three Thousand Burning Flame."
"Mm." The Two-Star Dou Zun nodded, immediately beginning to stir the Dou Qi in his body and raising his guard, while inwardly cursing his luck.
He'd thought this job would be simple—escort Xiao Yan into the Star Region and leave—but who could have expected this.
"Mu Gu, your timing's really slow. I, Ninth Tian Zun, waited so long before I received your summons." After stepping out of the spatial wormhole, the man at the back in black couldn't hide his displeasure.
"Ninth Tian Zun, it's not that I'm slow. It's the Pill Tower that's slow. Didn't you see? We only just found the Three Thousand Burning Flame." Mu Gu flashed over to stand beside them and explained.
"Old Nine, spare the excuses. We don't have much time. Once the outside chaos calms, Pill Tower's experts will rush here. With only the four of us, we can't take on so many Pill Tower experts." The black-robed Dou Zun standing at the front rasped out.
"Seventh brother speaks sense. Let's hurry. The hall master values that Three Thousand Burning Flame highly. If anything goes wrong, none of us will be spared." Another black-robed man nodded in agreement.
When the word "hall master" was mentioned, Mu Gu's face twitched and fear flickered in his eyes.
He shifted his gaze, then pointed toward where Lin Feng was struggling and suggested, "Right now the Three Thousand Burning Flame is deadlocked with that kid. Why don't we finish off these troublesome people first? That way we can concentrate on the flame afterwards."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan, Old Qing Hua and the others all went pale with anger. If not for the three black-robed fighters beside Mu Gu, they probably would have immediately rushed forward and beaten him to death.
They turned their heads and looked. Sure enough, in the distance a purple-black dragon stretched beyond sight, locked in stalemate with a young man at the One-Star Dou Zun level.
From the faint soul energies emanating from both, it was obvious they were engaged in a soul battle.
At that sight, one black-robed man quickly took up the suggestion and agreed, "I think Mu Gu has a point. Let's take care of these nuisances first."
A hot gleam flashed across his eyes. His sub-branch in the Nether Demon Mountain Rangee had earlier been sacked by "Xiao Yan"'s men.
He'd come hoping to capture several powerful soul bodies to fill the void. Now that Mu Gu proposed slaughtering these people, he was more than willing.
The lead black-robed man fell silent briefly, then said, "Very well. As Mu Gu and Old Nine suggested, we'll deal with these people first. We can't have them interfering when we capture the Three Thousand Burning Flame later."
"Mu Gu is such a damn troublemaker. Those people came for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and you want them to go attack the white-robed woman on the side!" Xiao Yan's heart sank and he swore angrily.
At first, seeing the Hall of Souls's attention on the Three Thousand Burning Flame, he had entertained the idea that the Hall of Souls Tian Zuns would attack Lin Feng directly.
The white-robed woman would be forced into a life-or-death fight with those black-robed Dou Zuns, and he could use the commotion to escape the Star Region and fetch reinforcements.
But Mu Gu's suggestion turned everything on its head: now everyone in their group had become targets for the Hall of Souls's powerful experts.
Thinking about how such a golden opportunity was slipping right through his fingers, Xiao Yan almost couldn't stop himself from activating Skyfire Three Mysterious Change right then and there and charging up to kill Mu Gu on the spot.
However, in the next instant, a sudden flash of realization passed through his mind.
"No… that old bastard's target might actually be me!" Xiao Yan's expression shifted as a chill ran down his spine, "That's why he purposely redirected those black-robed men's attention toward us!"
"Damn it! This old ghost really won't stop haunting me. And what the hell is the origin of this Burning Art anyway? Why is Mu Gu so obsessed with killing me just to steal this technique?"
After cursing Mu Gu a hundred times in his heart, Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly. "Looking at that old guy's attitude, someone who doesn't know better might think the Flame Mantra is a Dou Di's cultivation technique or something…"
"Move. End this battle quickly."
Just as Xiao Yan was grumbling in his mind, the Hall of Souls side finished their discussion. The leading black-robed Dou Zun cast a cold glance downward, his hoarse voice echoing out.
Whoosh!
As soon as his words fell, Mu Gu shot forward first. At the same time, he didn't forget to call back over his shoulder, "My strength here is the lowest, so I'll go deal with Old Qing Hua. The rest, I'll leave to you all."
"I'll handle Qiu Ling," said Ninth Tian Zun—Mo Yu—his figure flashing as he soared toward the Grand Elder Qiu Ling.
"In that case, I'll take care of the white-robed woman. Old Eight, kill off the rest of the small fry first, then come help me."
The leader's gaze swept across the battlefield before he instructed the last black-robed man beside him.
"Understood."
That man gave a curt nod, then looked toward Cao Ying and Dan Chen, who were standing behind Xiao Yixian. His brows furrowed slightly, and in the next instant, his figure blurred as he darted straight toward Xiao Yan instead.
After all, compared to the two women protected by a peak Eight-Star Dou Zun expert, Xiao Yan—guarded only by a Two-Star Dou Zun—was a much easier target.
Once the others had moved out, the remaining Nine-Star Dou Zun lightly stepped forward, and in the blink of an eye, appeared a few hundred meters in front of Xiao Yixian.
Sensing the overwhelming pressure radiating from his body, her gentle and elegant expression hardened into one of solemn focus.
She turned her head slightly and said to Dan Chen and Cao Ying behind her, "You two, leave the Star Region right now."
"Alright."
Hearing her words, Cao Ying didn't try to act brave—she quickly nodded.
After all, the two of them staying here would only get in the way, and they could be struck down by the Hall of Souls experts at any moment. It was far better to retreat while they still had the chance.
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