"Soon, soon! As long as I reach the forest below, even if Jiang Yun, that little bastard, has outstanding soul power, he won't be able to find me. Once I escape, I will make these guys from Jia Nan Academy pay the price!" Han Feng thought frantically as he fled at top speed.
But just as he was about to escape, a playful voice rang out, making his soul almost crack.
"Boom—"
In a flash, Jiang Yun's eyes glowed purple, and a purple soul chain shot towards Han Feng's soul body.
Just as Han Feng was about to flee, the chain caught up to him precisely in the blink of an eye, instantly binding him.
"Ah—" The purple chain, whose composition was unknown, transformed into energy chains that seeped into Han Feng's soul body upon contact, completely locking his soul power within him, rendering him unable to move.
At the same time, it was accompanied by soul-deep pain, tormenting him to the point of wishing for death!
Han Feng's soul body struggled desperately on the ground, his ferocious and venomous face faintly visible. Jiang Yun wore a hint of melancholy on his face, "Yao Chen's soul power is indeed good, but unfortunately, I also happen to be skilled in this area. If you were to escape like this, wouldn't the trap I painstakingly set be a waste!"
"It's you—" Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Han Feng instantly understood. This was all a scheme laid out by Jiang Yun. He had wondered how the people of Jia Nan Academy could be so cunning and audacious enough to ambush them.
It turned out that all of this was done by this unfamiliar person in front of him!
But why?
"Why? I have no grievances with you, so why go to such lengths to deal with me? And, you seem quite familiar with me?"
This was also Han Feng's question: why did Jiang Yun, a stranger, know his mentality so well, knowing that using a heavenly flame would make him rush headlong into a trap?
"You'll know all this later!"
As his voice fell, Jiang Yun extended his palm towards the depths of Han Feng's soul.
Seeing this, Han Feng knew what Jiang Yun was about to do. His seemingly invisible soul power struggled desperately in Jiang Yun's hand, but it could not escape the palm's restraint. As he struggled, deep blue flames, the Sea Heart Flame, continuously erupted, burning Jiang Yun.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yun also possessed a heavenly flame, and a stronger one at that. After a ball of white flame emerged from Jiang Yun's palm, the Sea Heart Flame could no longer harm him.
"A heavenly flame!" Han Feng stared wide-eyed at the flame burning in Jiang Yun's palm, a flash of greed unconsciously appearing in his eyes, but this was immediately followed by deep fear.
At the same time, there was an unspeakable heartache!
He had nearly lost his life trying to obtain the Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking list. The subsequent devouring and refining had caused him immense suffering. It could be said that he had invested a great deal of effort for this heavenly flame, and now it had become his only condition for survival.
However, Jiang Yun also had a heavenly flame protecting him, and the Sea Heart Flame was easily stripped away. Naturally, he was extremely unwilling.
But now, the situation was stronger than him. As a prisoner, he had no choice.
"Hm!"
A muffled groan sounded, and Han Feng's soul body trembled. A sense of weakness came over him, signifying that he had completely lost control of the Sea Heart Flame.
The unowned Sea Heart Flame, from a small cluster of deep blue flame seed, suddenly surged two or three feet high with the wind, and the surrounding temperature began to rise.
The deep blue flame looked extremely mysterious. As the flame ascended, it slowly spread like clear seawater, with faint ripples, like water waves.
Water and fire attributes are inherently antagonistic, yet now, there exists a peculiar flame where they coexist. One can only say that the original owner of the Myriad Flames Undying Body was truly terrifying, creating so many unique flames on the Dou Qi Continent.
Looking at the deep blue flame with its faint blue glow in his palm, the black fire dragon in the center of Jiang Yun's Qi cyclone showed a hint of greed in its eyes.
"Don't rush, don't rush. Good food is worth waiting for; it's all yours!" Jiang Yun chuckled, appeasing the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame within him. He swallowed the Sea Heart Flame in one gulp. As soon as it entered his stomach, the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame eagerly pounced on it.
It swallowed the Sea Heart Flame in one gulp and returned to the center of the Qi cyclone, quietly circling!
After temporarily settling the Sea Heart Flame, Jiang Yun looked at the dispirited Han Feng in front of him. He took out a jade bottle, and with a wave of his hand, a suction force directly pulled Han Feng's soul into the jade bottle. Then, a wisp of flame rose from his fingertip, circling the surface of the jade bottle to seal the opening. This guy might still be useful for something.
After dealing with Han Feng, Jiang Yun looked at the remaining figures. These people had completely lost their breath, and even their soul power had been extinguished. Their cultivation was still a bit lacking, and their soul power was not as mysterious as Han Feng's. They had, after all, departed first.
A peak-level five spirit array could already be unrivaled in the Dou Zong realm. The Four Spirits Heaven and Earth Seal that Jiang Yun displayed at the end had not yet reached the power of a Heaven Rank Dou Technique. Given the array's level and everyone's cultivation, it could only be considered a quasi-Heaven Rank Dou Technique.
However, it was still astonishing, severely injuring Earth Demon Lao Gui and the others in one fell swoop, which showed the power of that single seal technique.
With a wave of his hand, several storage rings of various colors fell into Jiang Yun's grasp. At the same time, white flames spontaneously ignited on the corpses of the few individuals.
Killing, arson, and destroying evidence—Jiang Yun was already a novice in this art!
From the many storage rings, he took out a rather mysterious blue one. This must be Han Feng's Dark Sea Ring (Dark Sea Ring, Youhai Storage Ring)!
A high-grade storage ring, indeed a rare item!
A high-grade storage ring could be set with a soul imprint by its owner. This way, even if someone else accidentally obtained the storage ring, they would have to erase the soul imprint to retrieve the items within. And in doing so, the owner of the storage ring would sense it. This almost autonomous protective ability was unique to high-grade storage rings.
Jiang Yun's soul power probed in, and a resistance tried to keep him out.
"Hmph—I dealt with Han Feng, let alone your tiny storage ring!"
After violently breaking through the opponent's soul imprint and then leaving his own imprint on it, Jiang Yun meticulously began to examine Han Feng's collection.
The inspection lasted only for a moment before Jiang Yun slowly withdrew his spiritual focus from the storage ring.
At this moment, even his own heart couldn't help but show some joy. The things Han Feng had plundered in the Black-Corner Region over the years were simply countless. Although he had used a lot of medicinal herbs to compensate for the pills, his collection was still extremely impressive.
Among them, the Bodhi Transformation Saliva was indeed present. He had, after all, failed to comprehend its mystery, and after much searching, it ultimately fell into Jiang Yun's hands.
There were also various Dou Techniques and cultivation techniques, including five or six Earth-rank Dou Techniques and techniques.
Of course, there was also Jiang Yun's target, Flame Mantra!
However, in Jiang Yun's eyes, these were not the most important. The dense array of pill recipes, and most importantly, the Alchemist inheritance within them, these were the most crucial items in Jiang Yun's eyes.
Han Feng was a disciple of Yao Chen, and most of his family fortune was Yao Chen's former collection. Now that he had obtained it, this could make his future path of alchemy much smoother.
It was also one of the few things Jiang Yun coveted from Han Feng.
After examining Han Feng's assets, Jiang Yun then checked the storage rings of Earth Demon Lao Gui and the others one by one. Although they also had rich collections, they were not enough to move him.
"Xiaoyun!"
"Jiang Yun!"
At this moment, Su Qian and the others, who had recovered their Dou Qi, as well as Zi Yan, who was covering, also came to Jiang Yun's side.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Su Qian and the others had a slight smile on their faces.
"Haha, Han Feng and the others have been eliminated. Now, there is no force in the Black-Corner Region that can threaten Jia Nan Academy!"
"Indeed! I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I plan to properly train the disciple I took in. Seeing you, Jiang Yun, makes me dislike that kid even more every day."
"Hey! What level is your disciple? How can he compare to Jiang Yun?"
"That's still better than your granddaughter!"
"I remember my granddaughter was the first to break through to Dou Zhe, right?"
"Hmph! Useless thing. However, I can give you an extra grandson-in-law, Hu Gan, what do you think?"
"You wouldn't dare—"
"…"
Watching Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang quarrel again, Su Qian and the others silently rolled their eyes. What an embarrassment, at their age, still so impetuous.
Looking at Jiang Yun, Su Qian slowly said, "Now that the main culprit has been eliminated, according to the plan, we must sweep through the major forces with lightning speed before the people of the Black-Corner Region can react."
At the end of his words, Su Qian suddenly erupted with a Dou Zong-level aura, showing his determination.
A moment later, this aura vanished without a trace. Glancing at the storage ring in Jiang Yun's hand, Su Qian smiled, "You've gained quite a lot this time!"
Jiang Yun glanced at the storage ring in his hand, performed some operations, and handed two to Su Qian.
Su Qian said with some confusion, "What are you doing? Didn't we agree that this time's gains would be yours? And we've already received our 'reward' for helping out!"
"These things are useless to me, so I'll leave them for the academy. However, I'll take the medicinal herbs, after all, there's still a big eater to feed!"
Jiang Yun chuckled, while also glancing at the quiet Zi Yan beside him. Seeing Jiang Yun look over, she grinned, revealing a few white teeth, her big eyes narrowed into slits!
The storage rings contained various Yellow Rank and Mysterious Rank Dou Techniques, cultivation techniques, and weapons. Jiang Yun was not interested in these, so he might as well let them shine at the academy.
"Alright, after we break through those forces, if there's anything you're interested in, feel free to pick it out!" Su Qian wasn't sentimental either. He took the storage rings and said to Jiang Yun.
Looking at Su Qian's gaze, Jiang Yun nodded. If he encountered anything interesting, he would definitely not be polite!
"Then let's set off. Elder Qin and the others must be getting impatient!"
"Alright, I didn't even get a chance to act just now, and my hands are itching. This time, I must fight to my heart's content!"
Zi Yan on the side suddenly became excited, rubbing her fists together, a glimmer of excitement flashing in her eyes.
Jiang Yun and Su Qian exchanged glances, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
As a gentle breeze swept through, the forest was devoid of any trace of the group.
Who knows how much time passed!
Suddenly, bursts of black mist erupted from the distant mountains. The black mist curled outwards, and then a pair of crimson eyes appeared within it, looking somewhat eerie and terrifying!
"Hehehe, Han Feng, that trash, just died like that. Damn brat, damn Jia Nan Academy. Just a little bit, just a little bit more, and this Protector could have harvested a batch of high-quality soul bodies!"
A hoarse voice emerged from the swirling black mist, accompanied by a chilling, ear-piercing cackle.
"No need to regret. I think you yourself are an excellent soul body!"
Suddenly, a calm voice echoed in all directions. Although the voice was light and slow, it sounded like a muffled thunderclap exploding in Protector Xuan's ears!
"Who!"
With a sudden turn of his head, Protector Xuan's fierce gaze instantly narrowed, and he turned and fled without hesitation.
"This road is blocked!"
Unfortunately, upon turning around, he saw Su Qian standing coldly in the distance, looking at him indifferently.
He nervously looked around, only to see Jiang Yun and the others had returned and surrounded him.
At this moment, he felt that he had never been treated so extravagantly. Five Dou Zongs, plus two individuals whose depths were unknown, were locking onto him. He was just a small Hall of Souls Protector, what virtue and ability did he possess!
"You discovered me early on!" Realizing that his chances were slim, Protector Xuan looked at Jiang Yun with a sinister gaze.
Jiang Yun remained silent, not answering, but instead looked at Protector Xuan with interest. He was actually very curious whether these Protectors of the Hall of Souls were soul bodies or living people.
Seeing that the others completely disregarded him, as if they had him cornered, Protector Xuan's eyes flashed with anger, and he said hoarsely.
"Do you think you've got me cornered?"
"Soul Funeral!"
As the shout fell, Protector Xuan tore off a pouch from his waist, and then an overwhelming black mist suddenly surged out from the pouch, subsequently enveloping the sky like a black cloud.
One after another, illusory soul bodies with crimson eyes surged out like evil spirits, finally emitting ear-splitting, blood-chilling screams, shooting overwhelmingly towards the crowd in the valley.
"They are soul bodies, damn it, how many people has this guy killed!" Elder Huo saw through the origin of the black shadows at a glance, saying with an angry expression.
As Alchemists, they hated nothing more than these soul-collecting people from the Hall of Souls!
At this moment, he struck in a fit of rage, displaying his Dou Zong strength without reservation. He manipulated a golden seventh-tier beast flame, unleashing exquisite pill-fire techniques, extinguishing one soul body after another.
Su Qian and the others were not to be outdone, each employing their methods to attack the charging soul bodies. Dou Qi surged out, slashing fiercely at those souls.
"Heavenly Flame Great Handprint!"
Jiang Yun looked at the overwhelming soul bodies, let out a soft cry, and with a wave of his palm, a large white flame hand shot into the sky. Wherever it passed, any blood-colored souls that came into contact with the flame almost immediately ignited, emitting agonizing screams.
Wailing sounds continuously echoed.
"Damn it, your flame can actually harm soul bodies?!"