Chapter 1237: Venerable Skyfire Cries, Dou Zun Is Actually an Ant_1

"Judging by your appearances, you must be students from Canaan Academy. It is indeed surprising that Canaan Academy managed to nurture two monsters like you, but those old fellows from the academy are merely at the Dou Zong 'Cultivation Level', and it would be quite difficult for them to teach you anything deeper. However, I can teach you those things."

"What do you say? A lifetime of knowledge from a Dou Zun Expert is something many people dream of obtaining." Venerable Skyfire felt that the two young people in front of him had no reason to refuse.

He had always been confident. Though he was also a Dou Zun, he never considered other Dou Zuns worth his attention.

Many of his Dou Techniques were self-created, and compared to other Dou Zuns, he had his own pride. Especially his Five Rounds Li Fire Technique, which was the pride of his life.

He only regretted his poor background. If he had been born into a powerful clan and bathed in medicinal elixirs since childhood to transform his body, he believed that with his talent, he might have had a chance to become a Dou Sheng.

In fact, when he came to this place, he even tried to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame and succeeded. However, due to an attack by fire creatures from the magma that caused the destruction of his physical body, he ended up in this sorry state.

"Pfft, old man, do you know who you're standing in front of? You want to teach him?" Zi Yan laughed so hard she doubled over, shaking like a leaf in the wind. Xu Ran dared to kill even Dou Saints. In this world, anyone who dares to say they can teach Xu Ran probably hasn't been born yet."

Although only Xu Ran himself was clear about his actual strength, and even Zi Yan had only a vague idea, she somewhat understood that Xu Ran was definitely a peerless powerhouse. On the Continent, there couldn't be more than ten people who could stand on equal footing with Xu Ran.

At most, it would be the supreme experts of the powerful clans on the Continent who could speak to Xu Ran as equals. And even then, they might not compare to Xu Ran...

Zi Yan only knew that Xu Ran's strength was immense, like a bottomless pit that could grow infinitely stronger.

Even the Soul Hall's Heavenly Venerate could be toyed with by Xu Ran at will, let alone a Dou Zun?

The things a Dou Zun possessed? Xu Ran couldn't possibly be interested. The treasures on the Heavenly Venerates Xu Ran killed contained Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques that even a Dou Saint would need to cultivate, which were much better than what a Dou Zun had.

"Ah, this..."

Venerable Skyfire was completely dumbfounded.

Has being a Dou Zun become something to be embarrassed about?

Has he been trapped in this place for so long that the outside world has undergone drastic changes? Are Dou Huang and Dou Wang common sights now, and Dou Zong and Dou Zun are no longer rare?

But...

Even if he had been trapped here for many years, the Continent couldn't have changed so much so suddenly, could it?

He was a Dou Zun! A Dou Zun! Not some trash like a Dou Spirit, Dou Shi!

Has the time come when even a Dou Zun has fallen to the point of being mocked by others?

Venerable Skyfire felt an extraordinary sense of shame and discomfort, his old face turning black with anger.

"Girl, what are you laughing at? I am a Dou Zun! A Dou Zun! Did you hear me clearly?" Venerable Skyfire was extremely frantic. He couldn't help but be angry, for the title of Venerable Skyfire was his lifelong pride.

Even in Zhongzhou, he could be considered a super expert, and among the fire property cultivators of Zhongzhou, he held some prestige.

Yet now, he only felt that he had been insulted.

Even in death, he would not wish for his dignity to be trampled upon.

"Of course I know, Dou Zun, Dou Zun. A Dou Zun expert is indeed mighty, and you must be a legendary figure, right?" Zi Yan blinked her large eyes, aware that Venerable Skyfire had been provoked by her words.

"That's right!" said Venerable Skyfire, feeling a bit proud again as Zi Yan praised him.

He was a legendary Dou Zun, not someone ordinary people could compare to.

"To me, a Dou Zun might be very strong! But in front of Xu Ran, they are nothing but ants!" Zi Yan also lifted her neck high, speaking with great pride.

With Xu Ran's strength, it wouldn't just be this Venerable Skyfire, who only had a meagre amount of soul energy left. Even the Venerable Skyfire in his prime would have been slapped to death with one palm.

"Pfft." Venerable Skyfire almost spat blood and died, thankfully he was now only a Soul Body. But hearing Zi Yan call him an ant, he was dissatisfied. He might be an ant now, but he certainly was not before!!!

Venerable Skyfire was disheveled in the wind, truly on the verge of insanity.

Was the world too crazy? Why had even a Dou Zun become nothing more than an ant?

"I'm not lying to you. You do know about the Soul Hall, right?" Zi Yan continued, striking at Venerable Skyfire.

"Soul Hall? You little girl have quite some knowledge, to even know about the Soul Hall. You must be trying to glean information about the Soul Hall from me. The Soul Hall is the most powerful force on the entire Continent, as the saying goes, 'one hall, one tower'... The 'one hall' refers to the Soul Hall. The terror of the Soul Hall is such that even the top experts of Zhongzhou dare not offend it lightly. Even I, in my prime, would not dare to provoke the Soul Hall; otherwise, the strong figures of the Soul Hall, especially the Heavenly Venerates, any one of those nine could suppress me," Venerable Skyfire undeniably held an awe for the Soul Hall, his eyes betraying his wariness as he spoke of its might.

Not just Venerable Skyfire, but the entire Zhongzhou, would not go pale at the mention of the Soul Hall, and could not be much better off.

Although it is said 'one hall, one tower'... in reality, Pill Tower being on par with the Soul Hall is entirely due to the unique position Alchemists hold in the hearts of cultivators across the Continent, and the esteemed status of Alchemists, allowing Pill Tower to be mentioned in the same breath as the Soul Hall. In truth, the real strength of Pill Tower and the Soul Hall is vastly different.

"Right, you must never provoke the Soul Hall. That power is not something we can afford to provoke. Even Pill Tower does not dare to be an enemy of the Soul Hall lightly, let alone us..." Venerable Skyfire droned on and on.

All these years in this underground world, no outsiders had ever come, and he had not spoken to anyone for so many years, so Venerable Skyfire suddenly became very talkative, speaking non-stop.

Of course, just the mention of the Soul Hall reminded him of those experiences he had in Zhongzhou. In the subconscious of all the strong ones in Zhongzhou, going against the Soul Hall was the most foolish act, none dared to do so.

"Oh. So the Soul Hall is that powerful?" Zi Yan had not expected the mere mention of the Soul Hall to scare someone as proud as Venerable Skyfire. She knew about the Soul Hall only from the texts and the introductions from Su Qian and others, but it was only after seeing Venerable Skyfire's reaction that she understood the truly terrifying position the Soul Hall held on the Continent. It was not just literally the first power, but the place most feared in the hearts of countless Dou Zong, Dou Zun, and even Dou Saint experts.

And Xu Ran had slain three of the Soul Hall's Heavenly Venerates, which was almost no different from piercing the heavens themselves.