Chapter 248: Hidden Title (3)
Bang! Bang!
The moment he finished speaking, black fog erupted from the treetops surrounding the square, and dozens of shadows appeared, encircling the crowd.
The sudden turn of events startled everyone, and they looked around in panic.
"They are all experts in the Dou King and Dou Emperor realm, damn it! When did so many powerful people come to the Jia Ma Empire?"
Jia Xing Tian's face was no longer calm, his old features contracting uncontrollably.
Hai Bodong's face wasn't much better.
"It seems they don't plan on sparing us. Be prepared to fight for our lives!"
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As Xiao Ming overheard the conversation between the two Protectors, his expression became increasingly grave. He hadn't anticipated the presence of two of them in this place. He had always assumed there was only one. It also seemed as if they were already aware of him.
This time, he had made a slight miscalculation.
However, two Protectors were only two Protectors, he could still handle them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he thought this, Protector Xuan immediately shouted.
"All Spirit Envoys listen up. Form the Ten Thousand Soul Swallowing Formation!"
At the sound of the shout, the sky was suddenly filled with black fog pouring out of the bodies of the black figures atop the trees. The fog rapidly enveloped the Misty Cloud Sect and several swirling clusters of black fog-like substances rose and hovered, emitting a faint glow. Phantasmal souls with fiery red eyes burst forth like malevolent spirits, emitting a chilling and blood-curdling screech, launching an all-out assault on the powerful figures of the Jia Ma Empire and Xiao Ming.
As he gazed upon the multitude of wandering souls, the recently arrived Protector Xuan let out a maniacal laugh.
"Xiao Ming, I know you possess extraordinary battle prowess, having been able to defeat Mister Gold and Mister Silver of the Black-Corner Region who had the combat strength of a Dou Ancestor while you were only in the Dou Emperor realm. So, I have prepared a special surprise for you. These are souls I have successfully gathered over a long period of time, and the formation they create is worthy of you. Jie Jie Jie, enjoy!"
Countless high-pitched, piercing screams echoed endlessly on Misty Cloud Mountain, dense souls entered and exited the black fog, like evil spirits hidden in the night, their blood-red eyes, in the darkness, looked extraordinarily eerie.
The experts of the Jia Ma Empire gazed at the dense black clouds in the sky with grave eyes, feeling their scalps go numb at the sight of the countless souls within.
These were not weak individuals, and they quickly summoned their Dou Qi to cover their bodies. As soon as the souls began to descend upon them like a pack of wolves, the experts unleashed their Dou Qi, imbuing their sharp blades with a powerful force that tore the souls apart upon contact.
The sect's protective formation had long since been broken, and many disciples were fighting for their lives.
"AHHH!"
Suddenly, a miserable cry rang out as a Dou King powerhouse named He Qian was killed and his soul directly extracted, and immediately, his soul body began to attack and kill the other experts under the influence of the black fog.
The reason why this Dou King died so quickly was due to the Spirit Envoys brought by the two Hall of Soul's Protectors. Other than a few who were maintaining the grand formation, most of them rushed into the formation to attack and kill the Jia Ma Empire experts!
Because there were actually not many Jia Ma Empire experts that had come to observe the competition this time, each of them above the Dou King realm had to face several soul bodies in the same cultivation realm.
In particular, the focus of attention was on peak Dou Emperor existences like Medusa and Jia Xing Tian.
Among them, the Grand Commander of the Snake-People Tribe was the most unfortunate, likely due to his unsightly appearance, and was directly targeted by six Dou Emperors.
They easily dispatched him in a few moves, and his soul body joined the opposing side.
The death of the Snake-People Tribe's Grand Commander made Medusa's face turn cold. However, before she could act, Jia Xing Tian appeared next to her and took down one of the Spirit Envoys.
"Queen Medusa, our only option now is to support each other and get closer to Xiao Ming, otherwise, we'll perish sooner or later!" urged Jia Xing Tian.
Hearing this, Medusa hesitated a bit, then looked towards a battle group where Zi Yan was fiercely fighting two Dou Emperors.
"Agreed." A trace of concern flickered in her eyes. Without further delay, she pointed at Zi Yan and said, "Let's go to her."
"Sure." Naturally, Jia Xing Tian had no problem with this, instead, he was eager to do so.
Immediately, the two of them fought their way over and soon reached Zi Yan's side, where Hai Bodong also joined them
The Spirit Envoys who had dealt with the Grand Commander seemed to gain confidence and charged directly towards Xiao Ming.
With two casual blows, Xiao Ming easily crushed them and his body burst into flames, burning all the soul bodies that came near him. He then turned to look at the black clouds in the sky and narrowed his eyes.
With his keen eyesight, he could clearly see the countless souls hidden within the black fog. The sheer number of them made him take a deep breath. The Ten Thousand Soul Swallowing Formation required an enormous number of souls, and it seemed that the current Protector Xuan couldn't fully take advantage of it yet.
They hadn't even started fighting properly yet, but such a formation had already been used by the other party…
Xiao Ming then turned to look at the Jia Ma Empire's experts that had already been killed or wounded in this small amount of time, as well as Zi Yan who was fighting.
Frowning, he touched his storage ring.
"Senior Lao, I need you to come out."
"What do you need me to do, Xiao Ming?"
Yao Tian Huo floated out of the storage ring in Xiao Ming's hand and floated to his side, smiling as he said.
'Huh!? Is there really another soul body? Looking at the degree of the solidity of this soul, although it's not as good as Yao Chen, his cultivation level shouldn't have been low before he died. What a lucky day, Jie Jie...' Protector Xuan's scarlet eyes looked straight at Yao Tian Huo as he said with a sinister smile.
Although he thought about this, Protector Xuan did not make any rash moves and remained cautious.
"Senior Yao, I'll let you take care of those Spirit Envoys inside the Grand Formation."
"No problem, however, I've seen this Ten Thousand Soul Swallowing Formation of the Hall of Souls before. The soul bodies released from within are merely food, and every time a soul body is killed, pure spiritual strength is absorbed by the black cloud. With the gathering of an increasing amount of spiritual strength, a fierce spirit that is formed from the tens of fierce soul bodies will appear in the cloud layer. This fierce spirit is the purpose of this formation, and by then, the other side will have another Dou Ancestor powerhouse. If I attack, I won't be able to avoid affecting the soul bodies, and the fierce spirit will appear even earlier. Are you sure there's no problem?" Yao Tian Huo had no objection but felt the need to remind Xiao Ming.
"No problem." Xiao Ming said nonchalantly, he had long since seen the suspicious nature of this formation.
Those Spirit Envoys only sensed the presence of Dou Spirit or higher, so those weak disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect, contrary to what one might believe, were not greatly affected, and every time these disciples as well as the experts killed a soul body, a piece of spiritual strength was absorbed by the black cloud in the sky.
Obviously, this formation was more complicated than it seemed.
"By the way, later on, remember to take care of the Jia Ma Empire's experts. No matter what, they also suffered an undeserved calamity, oh, and take this Yun Shan with you as well," Xiao Ming instructed.
He then turned to Xiao Yi Xian and said.
"Xian'er, go to Zi Yan's side."
"But what about those two?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, feeling insecure. She was worried about her sister but didn't want Xiao Ming to put himself in danger.
"Leave them to me. If the fierce spirit appears, you just need to block the other party and keep some of your cards to protect Zi Yan at any time," Xiao Ming said before immediately turning into a fiery red shadow, rushing towards the two Protectors.
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Title: Formation, Grand Commander Dies
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