Chapter Thirteen: The Great Devouring Soul Formation

  The air was turbulent, and Huo Lian's long-handled hammer stood upright, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Yi ten feet away. For the first time, a solemn expression emerged in his eyes. He suddenly realized that no matter how powerful each of his hammers was, no matter how complex the changes were, he couldn't escape the young man's eyes. The opponent's strength seemed endless, and Huo Lian had already performed the ninth hammer of the Hun Tian Hammer Technique. Although he had created fifteen hammers, he hadn't fully grasped them, and his limit for performing was only thirteen hammers.

  The azure peak stands tall, and the battle at the foot of the mountain has left everyone from both tribes bewildered. The Hundred-Man Commander-level strongmen are the most affected, as they are closest to this realm. They have a deeper understanding of the two men's moves, which resonates with their own experiences. Although they can't fully comprehend it for now, as time passes, it will eventually become their foundation.

  "The Tenth Hammer!"

  Huō Lí Qiān Fū Cháng's massive hammer, the Hún Tiān Huì, smashed down with a deafening crash, unleashing a torrent of wild and eerie winds. This single strike was so powerful that it reached its peak without any hint of elegance or finesse, stripping away all unnecessary complexity. The Hún Tiān Huì technique had distilled itself to its purest form, yet its power had become even more concentrated. Facing this hammer, Xiǎo Yì's eyes narrowed slightly as a faint blue glow emanated from his fists, signaling the emergence of his battle aura. This aura twisted and writhed, releasing a scorching hot energy that seemed to sear the air around him. With one step forward, the earth shook beneath his feet, like a wild beast bursting into a sprint. In an instant, he arrived before Huō Lí Qiān Fū Cháng, unleashing a devastating punch that sent all twenty-six heavenly meridians trembling in unison. The battle aura churned and coalesced into a massive war elephant, letting out a silent roar.

  Boom!

  Two powerful forces collided, producing a massive counter-shock force that sent Xiao Yi and the other person flying simultaneously tens of feet away.

  His feet landed on the ground, making a dull sound. Huo Lian's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he stared at Xiao Yi's fist without blinking. That seemingly weak and ordinary fist had actually withstood such intense impact without shattering or even showing any signs of injury, which was truly extraordinary.

  "As expected, the Barbarian Elephant's Great Strength Technique is indeed formidable. Your physical body has been tempered to such a profound level that I wouldn't have been able to defeat you without this Crimson Bronze Heaven-Shaking Mallet. What a pity! The Heaven-Shaking Mallet Technique, 12th Form: Chaotic Origin!"

  Huǒ Lí Qiān Fū zhǎng dà xiào, chì tóng hún tiān chuí shàng, nà qì xuè zhī lì níng jù dào diān fēng, shēn qīng sè zhàn qì rú tóng cháo shuǐ yì bān liú chuān chū lái, qiáng hèng de qì xī lǒng zhào bǎi zhàng zhī dì, cǎo mù jiē kū, chéng shòu bù zhù zhè gǔ chì rè de xuè qì.

  Boom!

  This hammer strike, Shi Hu Qianfu Chang and the two men simultaneously changed color, even if they were also feeling a strong sense of crisis. The power of this hammer had already exceeded 130 jin, whereas generally speaking, ordinary Qianfu Chang-level strongmen who cultivate their physical body's Heavenly Soldiers would have their strength increased, but it wouldn't exceed 10 jin. However, Fire Li was able to increase his strength to such an extent with the help of the Hong Tong Hun Tian Hammer and the Hun Tian Hammer Technique, which was truly frightening. Simply comparing strength, Shi Hu Qianfu Chang and the two men were slightly inferior to Fire Li.

  Clang!

  At this moment, the Duanhun Gun behind Xiao Yi finally came out of its sheath. The dark and ancient gun was simple and unadorned, but since the middle-aged man's resurrection, it had slowly gained a luster, emitting a cold and sharp aura.

  "Turn over a new leaf!"

  In Xiao Yi's hands, the Duanhun Spear burst forth with a piercing cyan light, this cyan light pierced through everything, the spear body rotated, and it seemed as if there was a thunderous elephant trumpet sound rising up, in the void, it was as if a cyan lightning bolt tore through the sky, and fiercely collided with that crimson copper Heaven Shattering Mallet.

  Rumble!

  Two powerful forces collided, like thunder booming, the sound of the shockwave unceasing. The ground within a hundred feet around them churned and heaved, rocks and soil flying through the air, dust and smoke billowing up to obscure the sky.

  His eyes gleamed with a faint chill, his gaze seemed to pierce through everything, seeing the final outcome, dust and sand could not block his line of sight.

  Akainu's eyes widened in shock, the battle power displayed by Shōyoku left him stunned. Originally, he thought he had overestimated it, but now it seemed that he had greatly underestimated it. The strength of his opponent was probably not much inferior to that of Flame Emperor, and that sturdy physique was also astonishing, making it hard to imagine how a human body could be tempered to such an extent, almost comparable to the Blood Troops.

  The dust and smoke dispersed, revealing the figures of Xiao Yi and the other person. The two stood thirty feet apart, both silent, but there was not a single wound or sign of dishevelment on either of their bodies.

  After counting his breaths, Huo Li, the Thousand-Man Commander, flipped his hand and sheathed the Red Copper Heaven-Shaking Mace, turned around and left, returning to the tribal war division without saying a word.

  Bloodstone Clan Warlord.

  Shi Lei let out a breath of relief, and his gaze towards Xiao Yi was filled with even more reverence, giving him a dazed feeling. Just a short year ago, in his eyes, Xiao Yi was still a weak and sickly young man, but he never thought that just over a year later, he would cultivate to such a realm, it was truly frightening how fast he had progressed.

  His expression calm, Xiao Yi's Soul-Snatching Gun returned to its scabbard, and he similarly returned to the Tribal War Division. At this moment, even some of the hundred-man commanders couldn't help but reveal a hint of reverence. If they had any doubts about the previous rumors, now there wasn't even half a point of suspicion left.

  After a brief fragrance, the two major blood departments merged into one, becoming a fiery torrent, and went to ambush hundreds of miles away. More than 5,000 people marched in silence, like ghosts, in the desolate ancient forest, some beasts along the way did not have time to dodge, and were crushed into bloody foam.

  A hundred miles away, the Wind Tooth Tribe.

  In front of a mountain valley like a crescent moon, a black shadow stood tall. His body was withered and dry, his hands under the black beast cloak were like chicken claws, without a hint of blood color. His deep eyes seemed like two dark pools, emitting a few piercing golden lights.

  Looking at the valley in front of him, Hei Xiong chuckled and a cold glint appeared in his eyes: "One fake soul pill might not be enough, but with the blood sacrifice of the entire Feng Ya tribe, at least fifty fake soul pills can be condensed. With these fifty fake soul pills, I will definitely be able to break through my shackles and advance to the Xian Gu bone boundary, and it's not impossible to reach the Xian Hun boundary."

  As he spoke, the dark shadow suddenly let out a loud roar: "Great Devouring Soul Formation, rise for me!"

  The sound boomed between heaven and earth, the black shadow's withered fingers continuously pointed, and a golden light burst out, filling the air with an ethereal aura, as a faint white mist condensed in the void.

  Buzz!

  Then, all around the valley, a violent rumbling sound erupted, and large blood veins appeared on the ground, like giant blood pythons, biting and wrapping around the valley, shrouding it in layers.

  A large amount of white smoke rose up and immediately enveloped the entire valley, with fog churning and a dense, bloody glow faintly visible inside.

  "If it weren't for the surprise attack at the beginning, I wouldn't be able to control this Wind Tooth tribe. However, with my current realm of will, implanting a spiritual mark on the entire tribe is not enough to sustain for too long. If there's any delay, changes will occur. Once this Great Devouring Soul Array is formed, even a strong expert in the Immortal Bone Realm would have to risk their life nine times to escape. From today onwards, I want to annihilate every last one of the Wind Tooth tribe!"

  After burning one stick of incense.

  Whoosh!

  A blood-colored light burst out of the vast white mist, falling into the hands of a dark figure. It was a thumb-sized dan bead, crystal clear and wrapped in layers of crimson haze. Inside, twisted faces occasionally emerged, as if countless spirits were trapped within, emitting silent screams.

  He let out a cold laugh, and with a swift motion of his hands, the golden light flashed, annihilating all the strange phenomena within the Dan pill, dispersing them into nothingness.

  "The second False Soul Pill!"

  The black shadow's eyes gleamed with delight, and then, streaks of blood burst out from the mountain valley, displaying the power of the Great Soul-Devouring Array to its extreme. The vast white mist suffocated, and those streaks of blood emitted a strange, eerie aura, releasing a strong, pungent smell.

  Looking at these blood patterns, Hei Ying felt a little heartache. In order to set up this Big Soul Devouring Array, he had almost exhausted the entire Feng Ya tribe's low-grade spirit stones, causing the power of this Big Soul Devouring Array to be pushed to its limits. However, he immediately revealed an excited expression, and compared to each and every fake soul pellet, these expenses were really insignificant.

  "Fifty-two!"

  In a short period of time, the black shadow's hand had fifty-one more fake soul pellets. Adding to the one he condensed earlier, he now has a total of fifty-two fake soul pellets. What are fake soul pellets? In their immortal realm, they are equivalent to one hundred low-grade immortal stones, which may not be obtainable even with great effort. The preciousness of these pellets is such that if it weren't for his fortunate encounter with the pellet condensation method and the Soul Devouring Array diagram, he might not have been able to obtain two pellets in his entire lifetime.

  Since the fifty-second fake soul pill appeared, the vast white fog gradually restored calmness. The blood lines that were originally biting on the mountain valley also disappeared and re-entered the earth. The white fog dispersed, revealing the empty valley mouth.

  Hei Ying coldly laughed and turned to look at the dense forest behind him, "Hmph, you want to conceal your auras? Unfortunately, they're not coordinated enough to escape my perception. Since you've come, the Great Devouring Soul Array hasn't been satiated yet... Haha, are you here to help me advance to the Immortal Soul Realm?"

  Wow!

  The next moment, the black shadow stepped out and entered the valley. The world between heaven and earth suddenly became quiet, and the entire valley was silent, as if it had fallen into eternal silence.

  Everyone come to vote for Ren Huang!

  Alas, recently I've encountered some troubles in life. Why can't people be more tolerant of each other? It's really true that "a good horse is often ridden by others, and a good person is often bullied by others."