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As for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Cao Ying had already given up hope on it by now. After all, at this moment, they didn't even know whether they could keep their own lives—how could they still have the mind to worry about a Heavenly Flame?
What's more, that Lin Feng fellow had previously used some unknown method to forcibly drag the Three Thousand Burning Flame into the soul battle.
From what she currently knew, the Three Thousand Burning Flame probably wouldn't be able to defeat Lin Feng, who was already a high-grade eighth-tier alchemist.
After saying that, Cao Ying reached out her jade-like hand and grabbed Dan Chen, who only possessed the strength of a low-level Dou Zong.
She cast a worried glance toward Lin Feng's side, then turned and flew at full speed in the direction they had come from.
"Quick! Stop them!"
Seeing the two low-stage Spirit Realm souls trying to escape, Ninth Tian Zun's eyes flashed coldly, and he shouted toward the two Hall of Souls alchemists in the distance—both of whom were peak seventh-rank alchemists who had sneaked into this place.
After all, he still needed to use the souls of these alchemists to make up for the soul losses their branch hall had suffered earlier. Now that he saw two Spirit Realm souls trying to run, how could he possibly let that happen?
"Yes!"
Hearing the urgency in his voice, the two peak seventh-rank alchemists didn't dare delay.
They quickly responded, and after exchanging a glance, Dou Qi within their bodies erupted wildly as their figures shot toward Cao Ying and Dan Chen at full speed.
Dan Chen, seeing the two approaching Dou Zong experts, didn't show any panic. Instead, she gently brushed her slender, fair finger over the storage ring on her hand.
As a faint glow flashed, she drew out the golden puppet that had successfully evolved during the Pill Gathering, when it absorbed her two-colored Pill Lightning.
Her beautiful eyes swept toward the two Hall of Souls Dou Zong behind them, and she ordered coldly, "Go, kill them!"
"A Dou Zun-level puppet?!"
When the two middle-aged men saw the sudden appearance of the Sky Demon Puppet, their voices instantly turned sharp with fear.
They immediately remembered that during the Pill Gathering, these two women had each used a puppet capable of absorbing Pill Lightning to evolve. The one owned by this Dan Clan girl had successfully evolved to the Dou Zun level at that time.
"Run!"
One of the two suddenly cried out in terror.
Without hesitation, both of them turned around and fled in the opposite direction at full speed, not daring to look back. After all, they knew very well that with their meager strength, they stood no chance against a Dou Zun-level puppet.
However, how could their speed possibly surpass that of the Sky Demon Puppet with Dou Zun strength?
In the blink of an eye, that massive golden figure appeared right behind them. Its two fists came crashing down onto each of their backs.
Bang! Bang!
Two heavy thuds echoed through the air. Under the immense force of the blows, their spines were instantly shattered into two pieces, one section even piercing straight through their abdomens.
As for their bodies, they were blasted away like two black shadows, disappearing into the distant darkness within moments.
"Ah!"
Seeing the gleaming white bones stained with fresh blood exposed to the air, Dan Chen, who had never witnessed such a gruesome scene before, trembled violently in fright. She quickly buried her small head into Cao Ying's soft, towering chest.
"Put the puppet away quickly. We need to get out of here."
Looking down at the trembling Dan Chen nestled between her peaks, Cao Ying could only remind helplessly.
"Oh."
Hearing her words, Dan Chen cautiously glanced backward. When she saw that the two men's bodies had completely vanished from sight, she finally exhaled in relief.
Then, with a thought, the golden puppet shot back toward her and appeared beside them. With a wave of her small hand, Dan Chen stored it back into her ring.
Seeing that the puppet had been put away, Cao Ying immediately sped up again, flying toward the exit of the Star Region with all her might.
"A puppet... I didn't expect those two women to have something like that up their sleeves."
Watching Cao Ying and Dan Chen's figures fade into the distance, Ninth Tian Zun's brows furrowed tightly, but there was nothing he could do.
All four of them here were currently locked in battle and couldn't free themselves to give chase. Therefore, he could only turn his attention toward Qiu Ling, who stood facing him.
In the next moment, the air within this world suddenly turned damp and heavy. Faintly, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky, pattering softly as it landed.
"Hmph, Mo Yu, your little tricks are useless against me!"
Seeing those raindrops falling straight toward him, Qiu Ling snorted coldly. With a loud bang, crimson flames ignited across his body.
The intense heat from those flames instantly evaporated the blue raindrops that came near him into nothingness.
After all, relying on his powerful soul strength, Qiu Ling had already detected that within those seemingly harmless raindrops hid an almost imperceptible corrosive Dou Qi.
If he allowed them to fall upon him, the raindrops would quietly inflict damage before he could even react.
"Hmph!"
Seeing his technique so easily seen through, Ninth Tian Zun Mo Yu gave a cold snort through his nose.
The space beside him suddenly began to distort, and in the next instant, his figure vanished without a trace. At the very moment Mo Yu disappeared, Qiu Ling's Dou Qi erupted from within his body without reservation.
At the same time, the blazing crimson flames covering him flared violently, growing in size and heat. Then, clenching his fist, Qiu Ling drove it forward, wrapped in searing fire, and smashed it toward an empty patch of space.
In that instant, a massive fiery fist—tens of meters wide—burst forth, tearing through the air as it shot forward, leaving shattered space in its wake.
Though it looked like he was striking at nothing, after the punch traveled several hundred meters, the raindrops scattered through the air ahead suddenly gathered at astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, they condensed into a towering, spinning wall of rain over a hundred meters high right in front of the fist. The crimson flame fist was incredibly fast. In the next instant, it collided violently with the rain curtain.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
As fire clashed with water, thick white steam rose in waves, accompanied by sharp, ear-piercing hissing sounds.
At the same time, Ninth Tian Zun, who had been hiding within the void, slowly revealed his figure once again.
"Jie jie, as expected of the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower. Your soul power truly is formidable—so strong that you managed to find my real position this quickly."
Although his sneak attack had failed, Ninth Tian Zun wasn't angered. Instead, he began gathering the blue raindrops of the world once more, preparing to counterattack Qiu Ling.
As for the Grand Elder Qiu Ling, he didn't fight back head-on. Instead, he focused on defending, conserving as much Dou Qi as he could. Seeing this, Ninth Tian Zun quickly understood his opponent's intent.
The corners of his mouth curved into a cold, confident smile as he said, "Qiu Ling, sure, you can hold your ground against me—but what about the others? I don't believe that Old Qing Hua and that brat who's only at Eight-Star Dou Zong can survive against Mu Gu and Old Eighth."
Hearing the self-assured tone in his voice, the Grand Elder's face suddenly darkened. Because, in truth, Mo Yu was right.
He could indeed hold his own against Mo Yu, but Xiao Yan and that old monster Qing Hua likely wouldn't last until the Pill Tower's reinforcements arrived.
Even though Qiu Ling loathed Xiao Yan for killing his beloved disciple, he didn't want the boy to die at the hands of the Hall of Souls right now. If that happened, the situation would become far worse for their side!
"Skyfire Three Mysterious Change: First Change!"
"Second Change!"
"Third Change!"
Just as Qiu Ling worried over the "murderer" of his prized disciple, Xiao Yan—facing the Hall of Souls's Eighth Tian Zun, who was silently closing in on him and Qing Hua—unhesitatingly activated the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.
After all, against an opponent whose strength completely overwhelmed him, Xiao Yan had no confidence at all. He could only unleash every technique he had, doing everything in his power to hold out until the Pill Tower's reinforcements arrived.
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