Chapter 355: The Terrified Soul Hall Elders
Qing Hai Elder's eerie laughter at Yun Yun wasn't just for amusement it was meant to break her spirit, to make her lose all hope until she would finally surrender and let him do whatever he pleased…
And then…
Only then…
In Yun Yun's shock, Qing Hai Elder revealed a truth that made her want to kill Yun Shan.
The reason she had been trapped in this underground palace was entirely due to her teacher, Yun Shan's, scheme!
Yun Shan had never truly intended for Yun Yun to marry Gu He. The only reason he orchestrated the marriage was to make the world believe she had become Gu He's wife.
That way, Yun Yun could retreat from the public eye, while the woman Gu He actually married wouldn't be Yun Yun at all it would be a woman handpicked by Yun Shan.
That woman was a female deacon from Yun Lan Sect.
Gu He, despite being a sixth tier alchemist, had already fallen under Soul Hall's control.
With that, Gu He was as good as dead.
Yun Shan planned to eliminate both Gu He and Yun Yun, making it seem like they had been killed by the Snake People Tribe.
Afterward, he would keep Yun Yun hidden in this underground palace… to be his personal slave.
He had raised her for so many years, yet she dared to fall for another man?
How could he possibly tolerate that?
If not for the fact that Yun Yun was still useful to him if not for the need to maintain control over the elders of Yun Lan Sect he would have already made her his woman in secret.
That was why, until now, he had only kept her imprisoned in a visible palace.
But last night, Yun Shan had finally moved her underground.
And as he did, he spoke to her with the tone of a benevolent master.
He told her that he was doing this for her, to prevent her from being forced into marrying Gu He.
He claimed that he had been forced all these years.
That back when he was breaking through to Dou Zong, when he had been on the verge of death, a mysterious black shadow had appeared before him.
That shadow had saved his life, granting him the power of a Dou Zong.
Although he had been reluctant, the Soul Hall had threatened the safety of Yun Lan Sect.
If he didn't comply, the entire sect would have been wiped out.
Yun Shan's tearful confession had convinced Yun Yun completely.
After all, her teacher had always been so kind.
And if not for his desire to protect her, why would he go to such lengths to keep her from marrying someone she didn't love?
But now…
After hearing Qing Hai Elder's words, Yun Yun's entire worldview collapsed.
So… Yun Shan had hidden her here not to protect her, but to turn her into his personal plaything?!
She didn't know what to believe anymore.
Then, all of a sudden, she felt the seal on her Dou Qi disappear.
And the one who had sealed her power… was Yun Shan!
The disappearance of the seal meant only one thing Yun Shan was dead.
Above her, she could sense the terrifying presence of many powerful Dou Zun experts.
And that confirmed Qing Hai Elder's words were true.
Because he himself… was a monstrous Dou Zun!
Several Dou Zuns were present.
To them, Yun Shan had been nothing more than an insignificant pawn.
For him to try and play tricks behind their backs it was only natural that he had been eliminated.
This was the price of making a deal with the devil.
Feeling the emptiness that now engulfed Yun Lan Mountain, Yun Yun realized… Yun Lan Sect no longer existed.
Of the countless familiar presences she once knew, only a few remained.
One was her foolish disciple, Nalan Yanran, who had somehow fallen for the same man as her.
Another was the woman she had once viewed as a foe now the one she feared most, Wu Tian's "official wife," Queen Medusa.
And the last…
The man she had longed for, the man who had given her the most unforgettable experience of her life in that mountain cave… Wu Tian.
Staring into the darkness, at the figure concealed within the black mist, Yun Yun cursed herself.
Why?
Why hadn't she surrendered herself to the man she loved back in that cave?
Now… she was about to fall into the hands of this twisted, demonic man instead…
She desperately wished for the man above to save her.
But how could that be possible?
Wu Tian was strong, but how could he possibly fight against so many Dou Zun experts?
With them deliberately suppressing their auras, there was no way for her presence to be detected.
She couldn't even move.
Her Dou Qi had been sealed once again.
Even self destruction wasn't an option…
Tears of helplessness streamed down her face.
She was separated from the man she loved by just a single wall
Yet it might as well have been an unscalable mountain.
She could still feel his presence.
And yet… she was about to…
Her long, beautiful eyes filled with tears.
And just as Qing Hai Elder reached out with his ghastly, claw like hand, ready to undo the sash around Yun Yun's delicate waist…
BOOM!
A blinding light burst forth in the darkness of the palace.
A scorching heatwave followed.
Qing Hai Elder didn't even have time to make a sound.
He simply… disappeared.
Vanished into nothingness.
Yun Yun, feeling the warmth enveloping her, slowly opened her eyes.
And there he was the man she had longed for day and night.
The Soul Hall Elders stared at the now lifeless abyss where Qing Hai Elder had been.
Their throats tightened, and they swallowed hard.
Qing Hai Elder… had just been erased?
Just like that???
That was a two star peak Dou Zun!
A Dou Zun expert had been obliterated so effortlessly it was simply beyond belief.
How terrifyingly strong was Wu Tian?!
They were stronger than Qing Hai Elder, yes.
But only by a few stars.
In the realm of Dou Zun, a difference of one star was an immense gap.
Yet now, they couldn't shake the feeling that if they had been in Qing Hai Elder's place…
Their fate would have been the same.
Red Ying and Qin Tian exchanged glances.
Then, with a deep breath, they roared in unison:
"Formation!!!"
At their command, the entire Yun Lan Sect stronghold erupted with overwhelming energy.
The force surged skyward, plunging the heavens into darkness.
An eerie black mist spread across the battlefield, exuding a chilling aura of death.
But amid this ominous scene, something even more horrifying occurred.
Above, Qin Tian and Red Ying two of the most powerful Soul Hall Elders in the Northwest Continent suddenly unleashed a powerful suction force around their bodies.
From all directions, countless souls were drawn toward them.
As those souls merged into their bodies, their strengths rapidly increased.
But it wasn't just spirits that were being devoured.
Even the other Soul Hall members began channeling their Dou Qi into the two of them.
The sheer magnitude of their power made Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and everyone else's expressions shift drastically.
The energy was beyond anything they had ever seen.
They couldn't even comprehend what kind of realm this level of power belonged to.
But Wu Tian saw it clearly.
Qin Tian's strength had soared to five star Dou Zun.
Red Ying's strength had skyrocketed to six star Dou Zun.
On the other side, Elder Mu Gu remained eerily calm, watching his two fellow Soul Hall Elders ascend in power.
But in his eyes, there wasn't a hint of envy.
Instead…
A cold, disdainful smirk.
…
(End of Chapter)
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