Yun Shan waved his hand at the crowd. His injuries were indeed not light, but for a Dou Grandmaster expert, it wasn't enough to lose his life because of them.
It was just that the Cloud Mist Sect had now become a battlefield for those Soul Hall Protectors and the Xiao family members. The Xiao family members, who were already somewhat unusual, now had the assistance of a group of puppets.
The outcome between the two sides was hard to predict. He, who had already chosen a side, couldn't help but be worried about this.
The only remaining Silver Protector in the cave felt a chill in his heart when he sensed the eight suddenly appearing powerful auras.
"I didn't expect the Xiao Clan, having fallen to this point, to still have such a trump card!"
Two Dou Grandmaster experts, six Dou Emperors—such a team of experts, even in the Central Plains, not many forces could produce them all at once.
"However, this should also be their last resort." Silver Protector let out a 'hehe' laugh, transforming into a puff of black smoke and shooting out of the cave.
Since he had decided to come to the Cloud Mist Sect, Xiao Yan had no intention of simply going through the motions.
Now that the Soul Hall Protectors had appeared, and he had already deployed all eight of his puppets, it was naturally time to make a decision.
With a thought, Xiao Yan directed the strongest Centipede Cliff puppet to attack the Protector on the left, while the slightly weaker Scorpion Mountain Dou Grandmaster, along with a stronger Dou Emperor, attacked the Protector on the right.
The remaining five Dou Emperors stood in strange positions, forming an unusual formation. Their black iron armor clattered, and their might was in no way inferior to any Dou Grandmaster expert present.
These five Dou Emperors were not meant to deal with the last Vulture Protector, but rather to prevent the Soul Hall Protectors from using Yun Shan's soul in the chaos to rapidly increase their strength.
These Protectors of the Soul Hall were all strange. If they gained the assistance of Yun Shan's Dou Grandmaster soul, or even devoured each other, they would be difficult to deal with.
With the division of labor clear, Vulture Protector was left for his mother, Qin Yueyao, to deal with.
He wasn't afraid of the Soul Hall's powerful strength, but he was afraid of an intelligent enemy. Vulture Protector could be said to be a rare cunning individual.
One could tell a thing or two from his ability to find these two helpers.
If he wasn't dealt with, who knew what kind of trouble he would cause in the future.
Although Vulture Protector's strength was not weak, Soul Hall Protectors had extremely strong suppressive power against soul bodies, but for normal people, they didn't have much of an advantage.
He believed that his mother, who cultivated Heaven Rank high-level cultivation methods and Dou Skills, with her five-star Dou Grandmaster strength, dealing with one Vulture Protector would be a piece of cake.
As thoughts spun rapidly in Xiao Yan's mind, the six experts had already begun to battle.
The Centipede Cliff puppet stepped on the void, like a meteor emitting black light, and fiercely met Protector Xuan.
"A mere puppet, what strength can it have?" Protector Xuan burst forth with thick black mist around him, carrying strong corrosive power, and slammed into the puppet in front of him, saying disdainfully.
"Be careful!" Yun Yun, observing the battle, couldn't help but feel a little anxious for the puppet, watching the strange techniques of these bizarre individuals.
What exactly were these things? Their methods were so sinister and cunning.
"Hehe, what's the use of being careful? The strength of my Soul Hall Protectors is something a mere puppet can't compare to. Today, all of you will surely die."
From the center of the black mist, Protector Xuan's sinister cackling quickly emanated. Immediately, the black cloud slowly rippled, preparing to erase the puppet's mark and take it for his own use.
Regarding Protector Xuan's self-defeating actions, Xiao Yan merely smiled faintly. Centipede Cliff had taken the Breakthrough Grandmaster Pill he refined, and the Three Paths Gu within it erupted, immersing its entire body in potent poison.
Protector Xuan was treating a highly poisonous lump as a "treasure," and he would certainly suffer for it.
Just as Xiao Yan's smile appeared, frightened growls emanated from within the black mist.
"Damn it, what kind of puppet is this?"
Hearing Protector Xuan's roar, the Silver Protector, lurking among the Cloud Mist Sect disciples, was immediately startled. How could there be such a strong reaction right after the first exchange?
Under the Silver Protector's gaze, Protector Xuan's inky black mist showed a dark green luster. This was a truly strange occurrence for them, these Protectors.
If anyone knew what the Silver Protector was thinking at this moment, their jaw would surely drop. Could there be anything stranger than these "ghost mist"-like beings?
Afflicted by the Three Paths Gu poison, the black mist around Protector Xuan violently surged. Immediately, his entire body's color was visibly stained dark green.
As the potent poison spread, Protector Xuan's entire being became a dark green mist, and he became ethereal, his aura subsequently weakening and becoming chaotic.
With his soul injured, Protector Xuan retreated like a cat avoiding a mouse, looking resentfully at the relentlessly pursuing Centipede Cliff puppet. He constantly gasped for breath, and a pained expression occasionally flashed across his face, as sharp pains emanated from his soul.
Protector Xuan could hardly believe that he, a Soul Hall Protector and a pure soul body, could actually be poisoned.
Moreover, this poison was incredibly bizarre. Even if he survived this time, his strength would likely plummet to the Dou Emperor level in the future.
For him, being in the Soul Hall where strength reigns supreme, this was even harder to accept than death.
Xiao Yan tightened his arm around Yun Yun's slender waist. Looking at the poisoned Protector Xuan, he couldn't help but think of the Little Fairy Doctor, whose poison techniques were even stronger.
It was a pity that his Netherworld Poison Flame's level wasn't strong enough yet, still having some gap compared to the Little Fairy Doctor.
Otherwise, if Protector Xuan had directly fallen onto the Three Paths Gu poison unleashed by the Little Fairy Doctor, he would have been poisoned to death by the potent poison long ago.
Seeing Protector Xuan's plight, the other three Protectors secretly became vigilant, fearing that they might come into contact with that strange puppet and suffer Protector Xuan's miserable fate.
However, Vulture Protector among them was faintly pleased. Although the beautiful woman fighting him was quite strong, their strength was genuine.
Not quite right, Vulture Protector reconsidered, shaking his head in his mind, denying the matter.
This beautiful woman was also not to be trifled with; Yun Shan had already suffered her venomous hand.
"Seeing your mediocre strength, and you dare to be distracted while fighting me?" Qin Yueyao had already received her son's voice transmission. She had to capture this black mist.
After probing, she already knew Vulture Protector's strength. Now, seizing the opportunity when he revealed a flaw, the Sun Destroying Divine Blade in her hand suddenly erupted with extreme cold qi: "Frost Star Falls to Earth!"
The heavy great blade activated the energy of heaven and earth. For a moment, wind and snow fell, releasing a biting cold, as if instantly entering the depths of winter.
With Qin Yueyao's clear shout, the Dou Skill 'Frost Star Falls to Earth' was fully unleashed.
The Sun Destroying Divine Blade in her hand burst forth with a gleaming blue cold light, drawing forth the energy between heaven and earth. A powerful aura instantly permeated the air, causing the black mist filling the sky to retreat, replaced by a sky full of wind and snow.
Snowflakes fluttered down, once again shrouding the entire Cloud Mist Sect in a world of silver and white.
(End of Chapter)
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