Iron Protector's hands suddenly moved into a series of strange and complex hand seals. A moment later, a sharp cry suddenly rang out through the sky!
"Nine Woods Hundred Soul Devour!"
Black mist suddenly erupted from Iron Protector's body, completely enveloping Xie Bi Yan's Soul body.
Immediately, chewing sounds slowly drifted out from the black mist, sending chills down one's spine.
At this moment, both Xiao Xue and Dugu Jian's expressions became exceptionally grim.
The two hadn't been fighting seriously to begin with, and now they both stopped simultaneously, looking toward Iron Protector.
Dugu Jian's expression was now extremely grave. He could feel a cold and eerie aura rapidly growing within the black mist.
"Hey, old man, that guy seems to have... devoured Xie Bi Yan's Soul!"
Xiao Xue turned to look at Dugu Jian and said somewhat mockingly, "Who do you think will be eaten next?"
Hearing this, Dugu Jian's expression changed slightly.
He hadn't expected this Iron Protector to be so ruthless, extracting Xie Bi Yan's Soul and forcibly devouring it without a word.
If it had been him lying on the ground half-dead just now... Dugu Jian couldn't help but shudder.
Xiao Xue threw a cluster of pink flames toward the black mist, but just as it was about to crash in, the mist suddenly surged violently.
A wave of cold black mist gushed out, colliding with the flames. Both eroded each other until they eventually vanished into nothingness.
"Jie jie, how could you possibly break my Hall of Souls' Secret Technique?"
The black mist fluctuated as a strange, sinister laugh rang out. "Since Xie Bi Yan is now dead, there is no longer any need to support this Myriad Scorpion Gate."
Then, Iron Protector's tone shifted. "Dugu Jian, you are still useful to this Protector. Naturally, I won't move against you."
"Join forces with me to kill her, and this Protector guarantees you will enter the Dou Zong rank!"
If Iron Protector had said this before, Dugu Jian wouldn't have hesitated in the slightest.
But now, seeing how Iron Protector treated Xie Bi Yan, he was clearly wavering.
However, it was obvious that Iron Protector didn't care whether Dugu Jian would betray him.
After devouring Xie Bi Yan's Soul, Iron Protector's strength had returned to the Dou Zong level, even reaching Two-Star Dou Zong!
For a Two-Star Dou Zong, dealing with a Peak Dou Huang like Dugu Jian was simply too easy.
If Dugu Jian showed any intention of resisting, he might immediately become nourishment for Iron Protector.
While Dugu Jian hesitated, the fluctuations of the black mist became increasingly violent.
Finally, the black mist seemed to boil, constantly spitting out black rings into the sky. A moment later, the mist began to shrink rapidly.
Eventually, a figure completely shrouded in pitch-black armor slowly appeared under the gaze of Xiao Xue and Dugu Jian.
High in the sky, Iron Protector looked down at Xiao Xue as if he were the Dominator of her life and death.
"Jie jie jie, to be able to force this Protector to use this move, you can be proud of yourself!" Iron Protector laughed strangely.
"This Protector admits that to be able to Cultivate to the Dou Ling level at this age, your talent is absolutely top-tier."
"It's a pity that such a heaven-blessed genius will die at this Protector's hands today! Jie jie jie..."
Iron Protector unleashed a barrage of verbal attacks at Xiao Xue, completely ignoring Dugu Jian.
Because he knew that after seeing his Two-Star Dou Zong strength and his recent methods, Dugu Jian wouldn't dare to resist him.
Therefore, he naturally wouldn't pay any attention to Dugu Jian.
"Old Tie, you talk too much." Xiao Xue couldn't help but sneer.
Some people were just like that; they felt that simply killing someone wasn't satisfying enough.
Or rather... it wasn't "thrilling" enough.
They preferred to take some verbal advantage first, and then kill the opponent like crushing an ant to gain the maximum satisfaction.
This was part of the reason why villains talked so much.
As for Iron Protector, he seemed to have a lot of trash to talk today, likely because he had suffered a setback from Xiao Xue before and wanted to regain his dignity.
I've paid such a high price, can't I even talk a bit of trash?!
Upon hearing this, Iron Protector seemed to have choked on something, and his voice came to an abrupt halt.
However, Xiao Xue could clearly feel that this guy was in a state of fury.
In the next moment, Iron Protector waved his hand, and a barrier appeared around them, sealing off the area.
"You will die a very ugly death."
"Me, ugly?" Xiao Xue pointed to her own face.
She truly felt she had heard a massive joke.
With Charm 10, even if she died, she would die beautifully.
Iron Protector: "..."
Dugu Jian: "..."
"Do you really think that because I couldn't beat you earlier, you can look down on me?" Iron Protector said through gritted teeth.
"Yeah." Xiao Xue nodded in agreement and asked back, "Otherwise what, you scrawny dog?"
Iron Protector looked down at her from above, no longer wanting to say anything more.
"Let me show you this Protector's true strength!"
Endless black mist surged; Iron Protector was clearly truly enraged.
Not only did he want to kill Xiao Xue, but he also wanted her Soul to undergo the Hall of Souls' Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devouring Method, making her wish she were dead!
As it turned out, before Iron Protector could make a move, Xiao Xue pulled something out from behind her. "Hey, I didn't waste all those words for nothing."
"After chatting with you for so long, this thing is finally finished."
In Xiao Xue's hand was a Three-Colored Fire Lotus of green, pink, and white!
With a green base and pinkish-white petals, this Fire Lotus was undoubtedly much better looking than the previous pink and white one.
Its power was naturally even more terrifying!
The green within it was naturally a wisp of Green Lotus Core Flame, which Xiao Xue had catalyzed using an earth fire lotus seed.
Although it had previously taken Xiao Xue a long time to refine an earth fire lotus seed using the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.
At that time, she wanted to preserve its essence, so she was naturally extremely cautious.
But now, she only wanted a wisp of Green Lotus Core Flame, and she was using the Bone Chilling Flame and the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.
Under the combined effect of two Heavenly Flames, refining an earth fire lotus seed in a short time to create a wisp of Green Lotus Core Flame was not difficult for Xiao Xue.
As early as when Iron Protector was devouring Xie Bi Yan's Soul to increase his strength, Xiao Xue had begun secretly crafting the Fire Lotus.
Since the process of the opponent charging their ultimate move couldn't be interrupted, shouldn't you find something to do as well?
She even had to thank Iron Protector for giving her this cooldown time for the Fire Lotus.
A two-colored Fire Lotus could only threaten a Dou Zong, but to deal with a Two-Star Dou Zong, two colors were a bit insufficient.
After all, in the original story, a two-colored Fire Lotus didn't even blow up Yun Shan, who was a one-star pseudo-Dou Zong.
To be safe, Xiao Xue directly prepared a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
When Xiao Yan went to the Cloud Mist Sect for the third time, he used a Three-Colored Fire Lotus to blast Yun Shan, who was a Three-Star Dou Zong at the time, until he was half-dead.
Although Yun Shan's status as a Dou Zong was quite inflated, he was still stronger than the current Iron Protector, who had only reached two-star through a Secret Technique after being injured.
Therefore, this one Fire Lotus was enough to pull up the roots and ensure he was as dead as could be.
With Ahri's Spirit Realm Soul Power, the fluctuations of the Fire Lotus were naturally completely concealed.
And Dugu Jian beside her might not have noticed, or perhaps he had noticed something.
But due to the matter with Xie Bi Yan, his impression of Iron Protector had plummeted, so he chose to "defect" and remained silent.
Regardless of the process, Xiao Xue now held a formed Three-Colored Fire Lotus in her hand!
After Xiao Xue pulled out the Fire Lotus, she said nothing and threw it directly toward Iron Protector, then turned and retreated at high speed.
Seeing the Three-Colored Fire Lotus flying toward him, Iron Protector's scalp went numb, as if he were seeing his ancestors.
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