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While the outside world was tense, inside the Star Region.
Wei Yang and Xiao Yan walked leisurely, stepping across the sea of fire.
"Brother Wei, that Old Mu Gu's soul, it's still here, right?" Xiao Yan asked.
"Yeah, it's here. I sealed him up and just tossed him aside, haven't touched him since." Wei Yang nodded.
"Good." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, "That old thing must know where Master is being held."
"What I'm worried about now is, will Hall of Souls secretly move Yao Lao because of this?" Wei Yang frowned.
"That… shouldn't be."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also felt some concern, but after thinking about it, he muttered, "With Hall of Souls's arrogance, it's unlikely they'd be afraid of just the two of us juniors.
At most, they'd strengthen their defenses and be more alert. And besides, they probably never expected we'd dare to be so bold as to actually attack their base."
"That's true." Wei Yang nodded, "With Hall of Souls's strength and pride, it's unlikely they'd make such a huge move because of us two juniors. After all, their power speaks for itself."
The Heaven Halls and Earth Halls of Hall of Souls, there were only a few of them. These strongholds had been built and maintained for countless years, and the captured souls were imprisoned there.
For ordinary people, such places might be secret, but for the higher-ups of the great factions, they weren't much of a mystery.
Everyone knew, but for so many years, no one had ever dared to truly strike and eradicate them, unless one intended to declare open war on Hall of Souls.
Wei Yang flipped his hand, producing a jade bottle. He handed it to Xiao Yan, "Here, Mu Gu's soul. You decide how to use it. Just let me know when it's time to act."
"Alright." Xiao Yan took the jade bottle, put it away, and nodded.
This matter had to be carefully planned. Everything must be prepared thoroughly. If they made a move, it had to be a thunderous strike, swift and decisive. The longer it dragged on, the more dangerous it would be.
After all, with their current strength, simply rescuing Yao Lao smoothly would already be a great outcome. They weren't ready for a full-scale war against Hall of Souls just yet.
After walking a while longer, the two slowed down. Ahead, under the burning of the sea of fire, space rippled and twisted faintly. This was the location of the space gate they had entered through.
But now, the gate was already closed. The two stopped before it.
"Forcibly break it open?" Xiao Yan reached out, sensing the distorted gate, and asked.
Burned by the sea of fire, this portal seemed a little unstable. With their abilities and control over spatial power, breaking it open by force wouldn't take too much effort.
"No need to be so rough. Forcing it open would mean we'd have to repair it again." Wei Yang waved his hand, "It's just a door, let's study it and see how to open it."
So, the two circled the portal, muttering as they studied it.
Outside, high in the sky.
When Xuan Kongzi and the others were already prepared to respond at any moment.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Several figures flew over.
Xuan Kongzi and the others looked up, then smiled and nodded at the arrivals.
It was Xian'er and the others. They had sensed the disturbance here and rushed over. Xian'er led the group and stopped beside Xuan Kongzi and the others.
Having already stepped into Eight-Star Dou Zun, Xian'er gave a slight bow to the Three Great Leaders, "I've seen the Three Great Leaders."
"Xian'er girl, you're here." Leader Xuan Kongzi smiled in return, greeting her warmly.
Over the past year, the Three Great Leaders had clearly grown familiar with Xian'er, so there was no stiffness between them.
And to them, this young woman who was already a Tier 8 alchemist, a powerful Eight-Star Dou Zun, and possessed the Ghostly Poison Flame, was someone they treated as an equal. There was no condescension at all; when they spoke, they regarded her as a peer.
"Three Great Leaders, is there movement inside the Star Region?" Xian'er asked softly, her eyes on the faintly distorted space ahead.
"Mm, the sea of fire inside the Star Region was abnormal today, violently restless, but now it's calmed down quite a bit." Leader Xuan Yi explained briefly, then snorted, "Who knows what those two little brats are stirring up in there."
Now that the sea of fire within had settled, no more scorching heat was seeping out into the outside world, making everyone secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
After a brief exchange, everyone simply hovered there, quietly waiting to see if anything else would happen. This time, Xian'er had hurried over with only Ah Da and Xiong Zhan in tow.
Ah Da, cloaked in a wide black robe, looked unremarkable at first glance, his aura faint and restrained. But now, within Wei Yang's small group, he was the strongest.
First, after consuming the Fuling Azure Pill, he had completely recovered his peak strength— peak Dou Zun. Second, he had successfully devoured and refined the Nine Serene Wind Flame.
Peak Dou Zun strength, combined with a mid-level Dou Zun Heavenly Flame, the Nine Serene Wind Flame—Ah Da's current power was self-evident. Just standing there, even the Three Great Leaders couldn't help but look at him with grave expressions.
Although his aura appeared ordinary, in the eyes of the keenly perceptive Three Great Leaders, they could faintly sense his terrifying might. Behind Ah Da stood the towering figure of Xiong Zhan, like an iron tower, arms folded across his chest, planted firmly in place.
At a certain moment.
The void rippled faintly, space trembling like water, invisible rings spreading quietly outward.
Hm?
Everyone was startled.
Xuan Kongzi even furrowed his brow, his voice heavy, "Make a move, and reinforce the seal."
The Three Great Leaders' hand seals shifted quickly, but before they could act, the void changed once again.
At the exit of the Star Region, space suddenly fluctuated strangely. Then, under their slightly dazed gazes, a crack about a zhang wide slowly split open.
"This."
Staring at the eerie rift, the faces of Xuan Kongzi and the others instantly grew dark. If the Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free, that would be real trouble.
"Prepare!" Xuan Kongzi shouted.
Bang!
Just as his voice fell, the crack shuddered violently, and a storm of purple-black flames erupted out like a tidal wave. This sight made countless strong experts of the Pill Tower's pupils shrink.
"Form the great array!" Xuan Kongzi's face turned grim, his furious shout echoing.
"Yes!"
The many experts of the Pill Tower answered in unison.
Even Xian'er and the other two had readied themselves to strike at any time. One after another, surges of powerful Dou Qi burst into the sky like beams of light.
Just then.
Within the crack, from the torrent of purple-black flames, two dark figures slowly emerged.
"Return."
A calm voice rang out.
Immediately, the purple-black sea of fire, which had erupted like a volcano, abruptly halted. Then, under countless stunned gazes, it rapidly recoiled, retreating back into the crack in the blink of an eye.
Soon after, the spatial rift slowly closed and disappeared. This dramatic scene left everyone dumbfounded. The commotion below also ceased instantly.
Countless gazes fixed on the two dark, youthful figures in the sky. One carried a calm, detached air, the other radiated a demonic, domineering presence.
"It's the champions of the Pill Gathering, Wei Yang and Xiao Yan!"
"Heavens, they're really alive. They actually stayed inside the Star Region for nearly a year."
"That terrifying flame that even the giants of the Pill Tower couldn't do anything about, why does it listen to their command? And how did they even survive inside for so long?"
The stunned silence lasted only a moment, then whispers began to spread rapidly throughout the city.
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