Chapter 503: The Hall of Souls Takes Action, Cao Ying in Danger!
"What are you howling about? I only ate a little bit of these medicinal ingredients!"
The petite figure continued stuffing her mouth while mumbling, seemingly annoyed at the burly man's distress.
"A little bit?"
The burly man was speechless as he looked at the piles of "cabbages" that had already been significantly reduced.
"Relax! Once I'm full, all I need to do is find him, help him out, and then I'll take you out of here. Breaking through space? That's my specialty!"
The burly man: Mmmmmm…
"I used to eat these herbs in the form of refined medicinal candies. Why are you so heartbroken? It's not like I took yours. Hmph!"
The burly man: Where's your conscience?
Glancing at the towering figure beside her, the purple-haired girl pouted as she stared at the rare treasures in her hands.
"A whole year... Hmph! I really, really miss that annoying guy!"
Meanwhile, Wu Tian had already figured out who had caused such a commotion after hearing from the Xuan Shui Tiger Jiao.
"That little girl… looks like she couldn't hold back any longer."
However, Wu Tian wasn't in a hurry to find her just yet he had other matters to attend to.
If those fools were looking for him, he might as well play along.
Just then, Wu Tian suddenly sensed a familiar energy fluctuation erupting within the mountain range only to vanish abruptly.
His eyes narrowed as he swiftly turned toward the source of the disturbance.
"That wasn't a natural energy surge it came from a battle! And… one of those energies belongs to Cao Ying!"
As for Dan Chen, the beautiful and innocent young lady, he didn't sense her presence, meaning the two had likely been separated upon entering.
She and Cao Ying still hadn't regrouped.
Realizing this, Wu Tian immediately moved toward the location of the energy disturbance, hearing chaotic voices as he approached.
"As expected, it's Cao Ying!"
"Tch, they're really putting on quite the act."
With an amused smirk, Wu Tian observed the scene below.
It was a sunken valley, and within it were the same hundred or so alchemists he had seen earlier.
Among them, he quickly spotted a few familiar faces Song Qing, Yi Chen… and Cao Ying!
Cao Ying had come here for her mission, while Dan Chen was missing, likely due to a different task.
She had walked right into a den of wolves.
Song Qing's obsession with her made him capable of anything.
But surprisingly, Song Qing was now standing "righteously" in front of Cao Ying, acting as her protector!
And their opposition wasn't Yi Chen from the Heaven Nether Sect, but rather a mysterious black-robed man.
Yi Chen, as the Young Sect Master of the Heaven Nether Sect, was on equal footing with Cao Ying, who was one of Pill Tower's future leaders.
Both were heirs of great factions, so they wouldn't openly become enemies over something trivial.
Even if Yi Chen had a particular interest in Cao Ying's seductive charm, he wouldn't risk openly opposing her.
However, that was only on the surface.
Behind the scenes, the Heaven Nether Sect was already a pawn of the Hall of Souls.
Yi Chen was no exception.
This meant that during this trip to the Pill Realm, the Heaven Nether Sect and the Ice River Valley were both acting under the Hall of Souls' command.
Their mission?
Eliminate as many of Pill Tower's geniuses as possible.
To the Hall of Souls, this realm was nothing more than a soul-harvesting farm.
They had always collected high-grade alchemist souls, and this competition guaranteed that every participant was at least a sixth-tier alchemist.
Their souls were a feast for the Hall of Souls.
Rather than capturing everyone all at once, however, they preferred to pick them off little by little.
"A spatial soul barrier? How clever."
Seeing the twisted void sealing the area, Wu Tian chuckled softly.
"Looks like they couldn't wait any longer."
At that moment, a black-robed man stood before Cao Ying and the others, his very presence matching the aura of the spatial sealing barrier.
Only a true Dou Zun could pull off such a feat!
And he wasn't weak.
Completely shrouded in a black robe, his identity remained hidden, which meant he was likely a well-known figure in the Dou Qi Continent.
Otherwise, a Dou Zun wouldn't bother concealing himself.
Within the valley, over a hundred alchemists had surrounded the black-robed Dou Zun.
Song Qing, maintaining his act, wore an angry expression as he glared at the man.
"This is outrageous! What do you mean by this? Are you planning to attack all of us?!"
They had just arrived when this black-robed figure suddenly appeared and killed over ten alchemists in an instant.
Had Song Qing not reacted in time, he might have been one of them.
Cao Ying, standing behind Song Qing, watched the black-robed man cautiously.
Something about this felt off.
Why did the alchemists all gather here at the same time only to be ambushed immediately?
That timing was far too precise.
And why had nothing happened earlier not until she arrived?
Cao Ying wasn't just a beauty with charm and talent she was also highly intelligent.
She wasn't named a candidate for Pill Tower's leadership for nothing.
If she were just another pretty face, she wouldn't have drawn so many admirers and fanatics.
With her sharp mind, she quickly realized something:
"This situation is suspicious."
Her captivating eyes gleamed with wariness.
With her exceptional soul power, she could clearly sense the terrifying might of this black-robed man.
His earlier casual strike had already wiped out ten alchemists in an instant.
He wasn't here to negotiate.
He was here to kill them all.
Had she not been aiming for first place in the competition, she would have already left this dangerous place.
But now, escaping wasn't an option.
Because here, even the spatial stones were useless.
Under a Dou Zun's spatial lock, the stones couldn't break through the sealed space.
A mere dead object like a spatial stone was nothing against a true master of space.
The black-robed man's eerie voice echoed across the valley.
"Pill Tower's two little geniuses, the Young Sect Master of the Heaven Nether Sect, and a hundred alchemists… Your reputations are quite impressive."
"But for the sake of securing the champion's seat, I'm afraid I must take extreme measures. Kekekeke~"
Despite being surrounded, he laughed wickedly.
(End of Chapter)
Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Canserbero10