Chapter 357: The Void Soul Devouring Formation, A Flicker of Black Flame!
The purple blue flames enveloped everyone, radiating intense heat.
The endless black mist surrounding them seemed to instinctively retreat upon contact with the fire.
This was, of course, the power of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
However, it wasn't just her own energy Wu Tian had infused his power into her body, making the purple blue flames even more violent and domineering.
Why had the four colored flames protecting them earlier been extinguished by the black mist?
It wasn't because the Soul Hall's mist had become too powerful for Wu Tian to handle.
No.
It was because Wu Tian wanted them to understand without his protection, their fate was simple: death.
Yao Chen and Gu He both needed to be taught a lesson.
As for Xiao Yan… well, making him suffer a little was just for fun.
Xiao Yan gazed at the towering Amethyst Winged Lion King, his heart tightening when he saw the purple blue flames it wielded.
For some reason, he felt an inexplicable connection to these flames almost as if they were meant to belong to him.
It was the same feeling he had when someone stole a woman who should have been his.
But he dismissed it as an illusion.
After all, as someone from the Jia Ma Empire, he was well aware of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's existence it had always been a sixth rank magical beast.
How could he possibly compete with it?
Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes flickered with emotion.
She wanted to be like her teacher protected in Wu Tian's embrace.
But fate had never favored her like that.
All she could do was chase after him with everything she had.
She wouldn't give up.
Because she was Nalan Yanran.
She would never waste her time on someone she didn't love.
But if she did love someone even if it took a lifetime she would never stop chasing them!
She was just like her teacher.
But unlike her teacher, she had never been given a chance to be alone with him…
The purple blue flames distorted the air, warping the space around them with searing heat.
The Soul Hall members, witnessing this, felt a deep sense of dread.
Elder Mu Gu, as an alchemist, narrowed his eyes upon seeing the two flames and thought to himself:
"Another Heavenly Flame… The purple one belongs to the Amethyst Winged Lion King, but the blue one… that must be the Green Lotus Core Flame!"
The Green Lotus Core Flame wasn't exactly a secret.
But what puzzled Elder Mu Gu was how did the Amethyst Winged Lion King obtain it?
Heavenly Flames could only be absorbed by one person.
So how had a magical beast managed to acquire one?
Unless…
Had Wu Tian also cultivated the Flame Mantra?
Had his control over fire reached the point where he could grant flames to others?
If that was the case, then…
Elder Mu Gu's heart pounded in terror.
He was suddenly glad he hadn't absorbed the souls of the fallen Soul Hall members earlier.
"He possesses four Heavenly Flames, and his methods are beyond anything we imagined. We must give it our all!"
He turned to the two other Soul Hall Elders and said coldly,
"We underestimated him. If we don't go all out, we'll be the ones who die here today."
Hong Ying and Qin Tian exchanged glances before nodding.
"If that's the case, then we have no other choice!"
The three positioned themselves in a triangular formation.
Their eyes met, and in that instant, their already amplified energy surged even higher.
Elder Mu Gu's expression twisted into something cruel.
He locked eyes with Wu Tian and let out a sinister snarl:
"Wu Tian, we truly underestimated you. But today is still the day you die! The power of the Soul Hall is beyond your imagination!"
"Void Soul Devouring Formation!"
With a deafening roar, countless Soul Hall members self destructed within the black mist.
But unlike a normal self detonation, their energy didn't explode outward it was sucked into the formation.
It must be noted that the Soul Hall members present weren't mere Dou Shi or Da Dou Shi.
Their weakest members were Dou Ling.
The majority were Dou Wang experts warriors capable of soaring through the sky.
And now, all those Dou Wang… had imploded in an instant.
The sheer amount of energy being gathered was unimaginable!
But even though their bodies were destroyed, their power didn't scatter chaotically like a regular explosion.
Instead, all of their energy was being fused into a single person.
And the one absorbing all this power…
Wasn't Hong Ying.
Wasn't Qin Tian.
It was Elder Mu Gu!
His figure emerged from the black mist, revealing his terrifying visage.
Unlike Yun Shan, who had an eerily youthful face…
Unlike Yao Chen, who carried the aura of an immortal sage…
Elder Mu Gu looked just like an ordinary old man from a rural village.
If not for his unnaturally upright posture, he could have passed for a frail elder playing chess at the village entrance.
His robes were black as ink.
His face was deeply wrinkled, so much so that he barely looked human.
Who would believe that this was Yao Chen's junior disciple?
Who could imagine how someone had wasted away to this state despite reaching such power?
His murky, aged eyes held an eerie depth.
And then suddenly
A wisp of black flame ignited on his body.
The moment that flame appeared, Wu Tian's eyes shrank.
His body tensed with an uncontrollable shiver!
But this wasn't a shiver of fear.
It was excitement.
Wu Tian, who knew the Soul Hall's secrets well, recognized this flame instantly.
There was only one Heavenly Flame capable of making his flame infused body tremble with exhilaration.
It was Void Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame List!
However…
Someone like Elder Mu Gu could never possess the true Void Devouring Flame.
Even the leader of the Soul Hall, Hun Miesheng, only wielded a tiny fragment of its power.
The real Void Devouring Flame was a living being an actual Dou Sheng level entity!
Elder Mu Gu was far beneath such qualifications.
So the black flame on his body could only be…
A minuscule flicker of Void Devouring Flame.
Not even a full fragment just a single, insignificant spark.
But even that was enough.
The moment that tiny flicker burned, Elder Mu Gu's body turned into a massive vortex.
The energy of all the self destructed Soul Hall members was sucked into him.
And his strength skyrocketed like a rocket shooting into the heavens.
In an instant
He broke past three star Dou Zun.
Four star…
Five star…
Six star…
Seven star Dou Zun!
The rate at which his power climbed made even Wu Tian envious.
The Void Devouring Flame's abilities were truly terrifying no wonder it was ranked second among the Heavenly Flames.
And just like that…
The thousands of Soul Hall warriors who had filled Yun Lan Mountain moments ago…
Were gone.
Only a handful of figures remained.
Aside from the three Dou Zun experts, the only ones left were a few surviving Dou Zong.
Even the Dou Huang members of the Soul Hall had been reduced to fuel for Elder Mu Gu's ascension.
This was why only Dou Zong and above could become Soul Collectors in the Soul Hall.
Because even the most powerful Dou Huang…
Was nothing more than higher quality fodder.
But then…
A wicked grin spread across Elder Mu Gu's wrinkled face.
His gaze landed on the remaining few Dou Zong experts.
And with a chilling laugh, he sneered:
"Jie jie jie… Unlucky for you. You might as well join them!"
"Wait! Elder Mu Gu, please spa "
BOOM!
(End of Chapter)
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