Within the cracks, golden light faintly flowed, emanating a heart-palpitating aura.
At this moment, Xiao Yan, holding the Plough Spirit Sword, seemed to have merged with the sword.
Wherever the sword's edge passed, even the soul chains unleashed by the Silver Protector, an eight-star Dou Zong, became dim under the brilliant golden light.
With a crisp metallic clang, the incredibly sturdy black soul chains, under the gaze of several Soul Hall Protectors, instantly snapped under the sword's edge.
And the break was smooth, as if it had been cut open instantly by an incredibly terrifying force.
"How is this possible!" The soul chains broke easily, and the Silver Protector shouted in horror.
These soul chains were all condensed from his soul power, almost sharing prosperity and suffering with his main body.
Although it couldn't harm his foundation, the stinging pain was truly unbearable.
"Courting death!" The Silver Protector pushed away the Wu Protector in front of him with a palm, and dense black qi transformed into a millstone-sized beam of light, impacting out with earth-shattering force.
"Saluo Dharmamudra!" Xiao Yan, who had already retreated using the force, made a hand gesture like holding a flower, his face glowing with sacred light amidst the dazzling golden light.
With a wave of his palm, golden light, like shimmering stars, condensed into a giant '卍' shaped imprint.
This imprint rapidly formed in the air, each stroke seeming to carry mysterious power, and the gloom covering the Cloud Mist Sect was instantly swept away.
As soon as the Saluo Dharmamudra condensed, it collided with the black beam of light. A powerful force surged out like a torrent, causing space to vibrate and shatter.
Although the attack unleashed by the Silver Protector was terrifying in momentum, and the black qi was endless, it still took two or three breaths of stalemate before finally neutralizing the '卍' light imprint.
And during this time, Xiao Yan had already used the extreme speed of superimposed double wings to open up a large distance from the Silver Protector.
The black beam of light swept past Xiao Yan's afterimage, violently striking a majestic mountain peak. In an instant, a powerful force poured out like a torrential downpour.
The mountain peak, under the impact of the light beam, shattered like fragile glass. Rocks collapsed, dust billowed, and a corner of it was actually leveled.
[Through your deduction with "Three Enlightenment of Bodhi," "Four Virtues of Vajra," and the Emperor Seal Art Dou Technique, you have achieved enlightenment. You have comprehended Saluo Dharmamudra.]
[Saluo Dharmamudra, a Dou Technique derived from Buddhist teachings, has extremely strong restraining power against Yin-evil attributes.]
Repeatedly frustrated by Xiao Yan, the Silver Protector's malevolence was fully displayed: "A mere Xiao Clan, can it still overturn the heavens?"
He pushed his palms forward, once again shooting out a black beam of light, and its power was even stronger, causing space to collapse wherever it passed.
The black mist, mixed with gale-force winds, added another thirty percent of power.
With the effect of the previous Dou Technique, countless Cloud Mist Sect disciples felt as if the sky would tear open from this move.
"Yan'er, get out of the way!" Qin Yueyao, who had been accumulating power for a long time, shouted in a deep voice. The Sun Destroyer Divine Blade in her hand seemed to have been endowed with life, flickering with sharp cold light.
Even Xiao Yan, who possessed Heavenly Flame, felt a sudden chill in his body as he approached his mother.
"Snow Flow Coagulating Blade!" Qin Yueyao let out a low cry. A powerful cold qi instantly burst forth from the blade, condensing into a gigantic ice blade.
This ice blade was a hundred meters long, utterly crystalline and translucent, emitting chilling cold qi. It cut across the sky like a bolt of lightning, descending with an aura of destroying heaven and earth.
Its appearance caused the surrounding temperature to plummet, and snowflakes fluttered down, as if the cold wind it brought had gathered them together.
The air seemed to solidify at this moment, with only the sound of the ice blade tearing through the air echoing.
The ice blade rapidly descended in the air, its sharpness instantly splitting the terrifying black beam of light into two. The blade's edge pressed directly towards the Silver Protector.
"What!" The Silver Protector gasped, and the broken chains around his body rapidly converged in front of him, spinning rapidly to form a huge black vortex.
Although Qin Yueyao's ice blade was incomparably sharp, at this moment it seemed to have encountered an unbreakable barrier. Its collision with the black vortex produced a deafening roar that made the surrounding air tremble.
The Silver Protector pushed his soul power to the extreme. The black vortex suddenly expanded by a factor of two, and amidst a ripple of vibrations, it finally dissipated the giant ice blade.
Even so, a layer of frost still condensed on the Silver Protector's body.
"Who are you?" The Silver Protector looked gravely at Qin Yueyao. He had long felt that this woman was out of the ordinary, but he hadn't expected that after truly engaging in battle, her strength was far from a simple five-star Dou Zong.
Qin Yueyao gently exhaled a turbid breath, and said indifferently: "What kind of thing are you, to be worthy of asking my name?"
She had only recently mastered the Snow Flow Coagulating Blade move, and it was not only unfamiliar but also consumed a great deal of energy. Fortunately, with the swirling ice and snow around, it was difficult for anyone to discern the truth.
"Someone with old ties to the Cloud Mist Sect, who cannot stand your thieving actions." The Silver Protector actually said righteously, "Put down the Cloud Mist Sect Master, and you can leave today."
"The Cloud Mist Sect cannot single-handedly control the Jia Ma Empire, and you, too, are worthy of discussing heaven and earth?" Xiao Yan said disdainfully.
Of course, these few Soul Hall Protectors were several times stronger than all the Cloud Mist Sect members combined. He originally meant to refer to the Soul Clan behind these Soul Hall Protectors.
In today's Dou Qi Continent, even though the Soul Clan was powerful, they were still constrained by various parties, and could only dispatch scoundrels like Soul Hall Protectors.
However, this also had some connection to the Soul Heavenly Emperor's plan. Collecting souls was one aspect, and drawing up formations was another purpose.
"That's still tens of thousands of times stronger than your current Xiao Clan," the Silver Protector said sinisterly.
How powerful the Xiao Clan was back then, yet today they could only cower in this incredibly remote Jia Ma Empire.
If there were an elder present now, they would have likely razed the current Xiao Clan to the ground already.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly and shouted: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully a young man into poverty!"
Even with the bloodline advantage, the Soul Heavenly Emperor, at the nine-star Dou Saint level, already had a distinction in strength from Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun.
After a thousand years of scheming and numerous difficulties, he finally broke through to Dou Di. If the other three were to advance again and also reach the Dou Di level, the gap between them would be even greater.
The ancient Dou Di bloodline possessed by the Soul Heavenly Emperor could only allow him to display some power in the Dou Qi Continent, and on the endless path of cultivation, it was not considered an overly powerful talent.
"Good, a good saying, 'Don't bully a young man into poverty!'" Yun Yun's heart swelled, her beautiful face flushed as she looked at the black-robed young man in mid-air.
Although he only came from the small Xiao Clan of Wu Tan City, who would have thought that against such a background, at such a young age, he already possessed the strength of a Dou Huang expert?
Moreover, in combat against a Dou Zong expert, he could remain calm and collected, not falling into a disadvantage in the slightest.
(End of Chapter)
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