Burning Soul

The Venerable Elders of the Little Pill Tower were alarmed and came here. As soon as they arrived, they had a string of questions, finally asking Zhao Li.

When they arrived, Zhao Li was already there.

Although Zhao Li was still unclear about the identities of the two, based on their conversation and strength, he was almost certain that it was the Little Pill Tower Incident.

He briefly explained the situation, causing the many Venerable Elders to feel a lingering fear, followed immediately by anger.

As Zhao Li recounted the events, many doubts also arose in his mind. According to what Hun Xuzi said, it seemed his sudden appearance had disrupted his plan, which slowly evolved into the current situation. So, in the original timeline, what caused the Little Pill Tower Incident?

These thoughts flashed by, and Zhao Li suppressed them. Now was not the time to consider these things. The most important thing now was to first resolve the matter at hand:

"Everyone, what do we do now?"

Hearing this, everyone looked towards the three people fighting in The Void. In front of them, Space seemed as fragile as paper.

Immediately, they looked at each other, clearly not knowing what they could do. The difference in strength was too great.

"In Daytime, I was so conceited, thinking it was easy to manipulate someone with an information gap, but now I've been slapped hard in the face. It turns out the gap in strength is the real dimensionality reduction attack."

Zhao Li also focused and pondered, but while thinking, he also reflected on himself.

The Pill Tower had indeed lived a overly peaceful and leisurely life these past few years, and he had almost lost all vigilance. Zhao Li secretly noted this lesson:

"These past two years, due to the rapid increase in my strength and status, I seem to have gradually changed, and my mindset has become a bit arrogant. I must take this as a warning!"

Immediately, like the others, he watched The Void without blinking. At this moment, all they could do was watch. They couldn't intervene in a battle of this level.

Although Old Huang was already old and didn't have much lifespan left, he was still a Dou Sheng Stage Four Late-Stage. His absolute strength was considerably stronger than Hun Xuzi and his companion. If he hadn't been mindful of the past, Hun Xuzi and his companion would have only been on the receiving end of the blows.

But Hun Xuzi precisely seized this point, using his nature, and attacked frequently with almost no defense.

Suddenly, Hundan, who was Hun Xuzi's helper, took out a mass of black substance. Dou Qi crushed it, instantly turning it to dust, and then he struck towards Huang Wen.

"Not good!"

Zhao Li noticed the black stone first. It was exactly the same as the one at Burning Flame Valley.

"What's wrong? With Old Huang's strength, even if he can't defeat them, he's more than capable of protecting himself."

A Venerable Elder explained, fearing Zhao Li didn't understand Huang Wen's strength.

Zhao Li had been at the Pill Tower for over three years and had never seen the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Either it was found later, or someone had subdued and controlled it. Now it seemed its owner was likely Old Huang.

Zhao Li didn't explain, but shouted loudly:

"Old Huang, be careful, beware of the Heavenly Flame backlash."

Huang Wen wasn't careless to begin with, and hearing Zhao Li's words made him even more cautious. He immediately deployed a Dou Qi Barrier, but it was useless.

It seemed to be neither here nor there, passing through Huang Wen's Dou Qi Barrier and overlapping with him in a different Space before disappearing.

Old Huang's expression changed drastically!

Roar—

A Dragon's Roar came from within Huang Wen's body. Anyone could hear the longing and irritability within it.

At this moment, within Old Huang's body, the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which had been dormant, instantly awakened. It seemed attracted by something delicious, rushed out of the Spirit Nurturing, and then frantically devoured the Dou Qi within Old Huang's body, turning into a giant dragon and wreaking havoc within Old Huang.

While Old Huang was distracted, Hundan and Hun Xuzi seized the opportunity. They each mobilized the surrounding energy and fiercely struck towards him.

For a time, Huang Wen was attacked from three sides!

The Three Thousand Burning Flame rioted. Although it barely had Half-Saint strength, one must remember that its battlefield was within Huang Wen's body.

Even a Dou Sheng's physical body, without Dou Qi reinforcement, might not even be able to withstand Dou Sect level attacks.

Old Huang didn't dare to be careless. The moment he sensed the Heavenly Flame rioting, he covered all his Muscles and Bones, skin, and Internal Organs with Dou Qi, and then forcefully endured the Three Thousand Burning Flame's attack.

But facing the attacks from Hundan and his companion at this time, he appeared somewhat overwhelmed. In the end, he took a direct hit from Hun Xuzi and was smashed into the ground.

Hun Xuzi turned his head to look at Zhao Li. Although Zhao Li's reminder wasn't very useful, it was because before the action, Hundan had specifically requested an attack from the Clan Head just to be foolproof.

Without this special attack, the clan's action would likely have been thwarted by Zhao Li once again.

He only felt that Zhao Li was like his nemesis. Remembering his hundred-year plan ending in failure, a strong killing intent flashed in his eyes:

"You do have some tricks. You're not even a Saint, yet you can take one of my blows and not die. But this is as far as you go."

He became even more serious. The fact that Zhao Li, a Dou Venerate, could take one of his punches was enough to prove his extraordinary nature.

Even if it was just a normal attack from him, he was a Dou Sheng, and a Dou Sheng Mid-Stage at that.

If he allowed Zhao Li to continue growing, he feared...

As Hun Xuzi thought, his killing intent almost solidified. He attacked Zhao Li once again.

This time, he had no trace of underestimation. His goal was a single, fatal blow.

Facing an attack that was more than ten times stronger than before, Zhao Li felt despair, feeling as if he was facing the entire world, utterly insignificant.

But Zhao Li didn't give up. A strong will to survive surged within him:

"I haven't climbed to the mountaintop yet, haven't seen the view from the peak, and still have dreams in my heart to fulfill..."

Zhao Li understood that facing Hun Xuzi's attack with his current Cultivation Level would likely offer no Life Force whatsoever. The only glimmer of Life Force might be his Heaven Realm Perfection Soul Power, which far surpassed his strength Realm.

Zhao Li's powerful Soul Power instantly burned, erupting with strength beyond its limit.

In just an instant, Zhao Li seemed to enter an inexplicable state, like a master. He felt as though everything between heaven and earth was his for the taking.

Instinctively following his thoughts, Zhao Li siphoned away the energy of heaven and earth that Hun Xuzi's attack was borrowing, then counterattacked Hun Xuzi. At the same time, with a thought, a cage appeared beside Hun Xuzi.

All of this felt slow but was actually incredibly fast, happening in just a single moment.

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Zhao Li was about to carefully savor this feeling, but then he felt a wave of dizziness.

Zhao Li stopped burning his soul. In just that one instant, several strands of gray hair appeared at his temples. He fought the urge to faint and looked toward The Void.

At this moment, Hun Xuzi discovered that the energy he had mobilized had suddenly gone out of control. Before he could even see what had happened, he felt a restriction, and then, he took a direct hit from his own attack.

Even he spat out a mouthful of blood, having suffered a significant injury.

Hundan, not understanding what was happening, cast a puzzled look at Hun Xuzi, thinking to himself:

I didn't expect Hun Xuzi to have this preference. No wonder he hasn't contacted the clan in over two hundred years. He's probably deeply engrossed in his interests. I should stay away from him in the future.

Zhao Li ultimately couldn't hold on and fainted.

Burning one's soul means burning one's most fundamental power. If the soul is completely burned away, Zhao Li would be Soul Scattered, vanishing into the world without leaving anything behind.

Hun Xuzi adjusted his injuries and, seeing Zhao Li unconscious on the ground, wanted to finish him off, but was stopped by Huang Wen.

At this moment, there was no longer any grief in Huang Wen's eyes; only indifference as he looked at Hun Xuzi.

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