Black Heavenly Venerate saw that White Heavenly Venerate was easily handling Huang Xuan, so he didn't pay much attention.
He stood in the void, his body as straight as a steel plate. "Everyone, obediently await your deaths. Don't even think about resisting! Hahahaha, kill them all!"
With fourteen people against countless others, plus the earlier strike, and with Blood River Heavenly Venerate still hidden in the dark and not yet revealed, the advantage was clearly on their side.
However, they didn't realize that after Black Heavenly Venerate spoke, the surrounding Elder Zuns of the Hall of Souls immediately began to act. The black Qi in their hands, like black scythes, continuously reaped lives.
Dou Huangs and Dou Zongs were instantly turned into bloody mist. Many people at the Dou Zun level tried to escape, but they were all blocked by the Elder Zuns of the Hall of Souls, and some had already bled.
Black Heavenly Venerate confronted Valley Master Tang Zhen, while Venerable Skyfire fought two four-star Dou Zun Elder Zuns of the Hall of Souls.
Looking at the battle that couldn't end in a short time, Black Heavenly Venerate secretly wondered why Blood River Heavenly Venerate still hadn't made a move.
"Ah!" An old scream echoed in the air, followed by a black figure crashing to the ground.
"The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is nothing more than this." White Heavenly Venerate was about to finish off Huang Xuan on the ground when the remaining two Dou Zuns of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan rushed over to rescue him…
"What should we do?" Tang Huo'er had never seen so many Dou Zuns fighting before, nor had she ever witnessed such a bloody scene, with severed limbs and blood mist flying everywhere. She turned to look at Xiao Jietian and the other three. "No, with our butts on fire, how can you all still be so calm?"
Tang Huo'er's head was full of question marks. "No, the situation is so grim right now, why do I feel like the four of them are still just watching the show?"
"Am I so scared that I'm hallucinating?"
"You'll know what to do in a moment." Xiao Yan looked at Tang Huo'er's expression and couldn't help but shake his head. "Youngster, you know nothing about Tian Ge's strength."
Just as the scene was chaotic, an Elder Zun from the Hall of Souls directly came before Xiao Jietian and the others. "Kid, your Heaven-Reaching Flood Dragon is good. I've taken a liking to it. Hand it over, and I'll give you a quick death."
Tang Huo'er wanted to retort, but Xiao Huiying pulled her back. "My master is about to make a move. You don't need to pay attention to him."
Xiao Huiying knew that Xiao Jietian would definitely make a move. She was very clear about her master's personality: if you don't provoke him, he's too lazy to act or bother, but if you do provoke him, then it will be a destructive blow.
Hall of Souls, oh Hall of Souls, why did you have to mess with him?
Xiao Jietian didn't speak. His eyes slightly lifted, and an invisible energy fluctuation flashed in his eyes, acting on this Elder Zun. Afterward, the Elder Zun's body stiffened slightly, and his pupils gradually lost their color.
Evidently, his soul had already been obliterated, leaving only an empty shell.
Just then, White Heavenly Venerate sent two Dou Zuns of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan flying with a single strike, cackling: "The farce is over. Since you all choose to resist stubbornly, I'll let you be brothers in the Soul Banner, hahahaha."
Suddenly, a voice filled with intense disdain rang out, clearly overriding White Heavenly Venerate's harsh "hehe" cackle, exploding like thunder in everyone's ears.
"Yes. The farce is over. So, are you going to start your clown show now?"
"Who is spouting such nonsense here? Do you want to test if my Soul Devouring Scythe is sharp?" Black Heavenly Venerate exchanged a blow with Valley Master Tang Zhen, retreated to White Heavenly Venerate's side, pointed his scythe at the crowd, and revealed a cruel expression.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt an indescribably terrifying pressure suddenly descend upon the plaza!
Thump! Thump!
Almost instantly, everyone in the plaza—except for Burning Flame Valley and Xiao Yan's group—felt a powerful pressure descend. Their bodies seemed to be forcefully pressed down by an invisible giant hand, completely out of control, falling from mid-air. The people from the Hall of Souls, especially, seemed to receive special treatment, each heavily slamming onto the hard plaza ground, looking utterly disheveled!
They struggled to get up, but it was as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs, making them unable to move at all.
Xiao Jietian's body slowly ascended. As he hovered, the body of the previous Elder Zun gradually shattered, finally turning into dust and floating down, appearing incredibly eerie.
Xiao Yan watched this scene, a smile playing on his lips. He whispered to Tang Huo'er, who also had a shocked expression, and the others from Burning Flame Valley beside him: "Watch closely and learn well. The show is about to begin."
Xiao Huiying also crossed her arms, her face full of pride. She loved her master's domineering appearance, and then grabbing her little dragon horn—it was simply wonderful!
Everyone in the plaza had faces filled with extreme horror and disbelief, desperately trying to raise their heads to look at Xiao Jietian's position.
Xiao Jietian stood there casually, without any astonishing energy light pillars or earth-shattering phenomena, but simply by standing there, the invisible Qi field emanating from him already made everyone present tremble.
"This… this kind of pressure… Impossible!" White Heavenly Venerate was pressed firmly to the ground by the terrifying oppressive force, his cheek pressed against the cold ground, his voice trembling violently from fear. He was very familiar with this feeling; he had once been pressed to the ground like this by Second Heavenly Venerable when he failed a mission. "You are a Half-Saint expert? How could you be a Half-Saint?!"
He practically roared the last sentence, his voice filled with despair and absurdity. He never imagined that this legendary 'King of Soft Rice' who was envied across the entire continent was actually a Half-Saint—and clearly not a newly advanced one. The power emanating from him was even stronger than what he had felt from Second Heavenly Venerable.
The arrogant expression on Black Heavenly Venerate's face had long vanished without a trace, replaced by a deathly pale, ashen look. His body trembled like a sieve, no longer showing any of his previous smug satisfaction. Now, even if Blood River Heavenly Venerate came, he would have to lie on the ground obediently like himself and the others.
Black Heavenly Venerate even cursed inwardly: You, a Half-Saint, why aren't you diligently cultivating and preparing for a breakthrough to Dou Saint, instead of running around everywhere?!
Xiao Jietian slowly paced, walking in front of the prostrate Black Heavenly Venerate, looking down at him from above. His gaze was as indifferent as if looking at an ant. "Are you secretly cursing me?"
Xiao Jietian's voice was like a cold wind, as if it had frozen his very soul.
Black Heavenly Venerate's whole body suddenly stiffened, and he trembled uncontrollably, his heart filled with fear. He cried out inwardly, How could he know?! Can he read my thoughts?! A Half-Saint expert, so terrifying?!