462: Void Devouring Flame, danger!

As Soul Emperor's power was injected into the ancient jade, its surface glowed with a faint light, and a brilliant ball of light shot out from within.

The next moment, an ethereal, aged figure vaguely appeared within the ball of light.

The energy between heaven and earth boiled, as if celebrating the elder's appearance.

A sense of pressure emanated from the illusory elder, causing everyone's faces to show a hint of strain. They all stopped their actions, their gazes converging on the elder.

"Tuoshe Ancient Emperor!"

This was Lin Xiu's first time seeing his appearance. In his impression, he only knew that this Dou Di's true form was a type of Heavenly Flame.

From the cavern shattered by Soul Emperor's palm earlier, an endless torrent of magma surged out onto the ground.

A constantly rotating vortex appeared in the center, seemingly indicating that something was about to emerge from within, causing a large amount of magma to continuously gush out.

"It's really here!"

Seeing this scene, Soul Emperor's face flushed red, and a flicker of excitement passed through his eyes.

"The Immortal Cave has been found!"

"Legend says the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode hides the secret to Breakthrough to Dou Di. The Soul Clan is finally going to have another Dou Di appear!"

"This is truly exciting!"

The excited and thrilled expressions on the faces of the Soul Clan's Four Elders, Four Demon Sages, and others were impossible to hide.

"Tuo She..."

Void Swallowing Flame gazed at the illusory elder, muttering softly, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

Soul Emperor held the ancient jade in one hand, his gaze shifting as he smugly laughed, "Lin Xiu, the Immortal Cave is about to appear. Are you doing nothing because you plan to give up?"

"Look at your spineless appearance."

Lin Xiu glanced at him sideways.

Being retorted, an unexpected look flashed in Soul Emperor's eyes, and the smile on his face stiffened slightly.

He seemed not to have expected Lin Xiu to remain so calm at this moment.

"It's come to this, and you still think you can deceive me by pretending to be calm?"

Soul Emperor sneered, as if seeing through Lin Xiu's pretense, "With just you and these people, you won't have a chance to stop it."

"That's not necessarily true. What if I just wanted to use your hand to open the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode?"

Lin Xiu showed a strange, half-smiling expression.

Upon hearing this, Soul Emperor indeed revealed a suspicious look, his eyes fixed on him.

After a moment of silence, Soul Emperor seemed to have a plan. "In the face of true strength, mere words won't get you anywhere. Void Swallowing Flame, go kill him!"

Although he had only directly encountered Lin Xiu once, Soul Emperor had clearly heard many stories about Lin Xiu's deeds.

He was clearly unnerved by Lin Xiu's confident demeanor, worried that something unexpected might happen, and decided to kill Lin Xiu first.

"Hmm."

Void Swallowing Flame nodded and proactively attacked Lin Xiu. The Void Realm in front of him twisted, and his figure appeared before Lin Xiu.

A scorching aura assailed his face.

Rolling black flames surged from Void Swallowing Flame, enveloping Lin Xiu, and a devouring force erupted, tearing at Lin Xiu's clothes and hair.

At the same time, a black glow appeared in Void Swallowing Flame's pupils.

Buzz!

A surge of power crashed towards Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu's expression remained normal, and he secretly chuckled to himself. No wonder Void Swallowing Flame dared to approach him; it turned out his Soul had also entered the Emperor Realm.

"Moo!"

Facing Void Swallowing Flame, Lin Xiu ignored the converging black flames, opened his mouth, and let out a strange sound.

A tsunami-like Soul Power suddenly erupted from Lin Xiu's mind, crushing Void Swallowing Flame with overwhelming force.

The ripples unleashed by the sound directly shattered the surrounding black flames.

The devouring power erupting from them was simply not on the same level as the destructive power carried by the sound waves.

"How is this possible?"

Seeing his Soul attack shatter upon impact, Void Swallowing Flame exclaimed in shock.

He had clearly already entered the Emperor Realm Soul! Why was he so fragile in the face of Lin Xiu's Soul attack?

Void Swallowing Flame did not know the true value of Yellow Spring Sky Wrath as a Heaven Rank Advanced Fighting Skill.

At this close range, Void Swallowing Flame didn't even have a chance to dodge.

As the sound waves descended upon him, Void Swallowing Flame's human form completely exploded, transforming into dense black flames.

And the black flames, under the impact of the sound waves, constantly trembled, as if resonating.

Within the large expanse of black flames, there was a peculiar area of black flames, resembling a Void Realm black hole.

"Since you've delivered yourself to me, don't blame me for being impolite."

Lin Xiu recognized that as Void Swallowing Flame's true form and reached out to grasp it.

If he could seize this opportunity to devour Void Swallowing Flame, his strength might Breakthrough to Nine-star Dou Saint. Coupled with his physical body, he might not be without a fighting chance against Soul Emperor.

Furthermore, if the Immortal Cave opened, he shouldn't forget that Zhu Kun could also help.

Just then, the surrounding Void Realm suddenly shattered inch by inch, the space breaking into countless pieces like a mirror.

Lin Xiu's outstretched hand was blocked.

A sharp Qi emanated from the shattered Void Realm, cutting towards Lin Xiu.

"Dragon Phoenix Transformation!"

A dangerous premonition pulsed in his heart, and Lin Xiu, without hesitation, activated his Demonic Beast form. Brilliant purple-gold light erupted from his body.

A towering figure with a Dragon body and Phoenix wings vaguely appeared.

Crack! Crack!

The surrounding mirror-like space exploded, and Lin Xiu, transformed into a hundred-zhang-tall form, rushed out.

Void Swallowing Flame, having reverted to his human form, stood next to Soul Emperor with a pale face.

It was clear that Soul Emperor had intervened just now.

Otherwise, Void Swallowing Flame would have fallen into Lin Xiu's hands.

"I did underestimate you a bit. How long has it been, and you almost got the better of Void Swallowing Flame."

Soul Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, his tone carrying a hint of shock.

Throughout the many years on the Dou Qi Continent, there had been no shortage of exceptionally brilliant individuals, appearing periodically.

But never had anyone achieved such terrifying improvement as Lin Xiu.

The further one Cultivated, the greater the gap between each Realm.

From what he knew, Lin Xiu seemed to be not yet fifty years old, yet for Lin Xiu, the difficulty of Breakthrough to the Dou Saint Realm was as simple as Breakthrough to Dou King.

"His Soul Power is not right. We are both in the Emperor Realm, but my power shatters upon contact with his."

A look of horror flashed in Void Swallowing Flame's eyes as he said in a deep voice.

"It seems your Dou Qi Realm isn't the only thing improving quickly; your Soul Power's improvement speed is also not slow at all."

Soul Emperor said curiously.

He and Void Swallowing Flame had consumed years of the Hall of Souls' accumulated Soul crystals to elevate their Soul Power to the Emperor Realm, which was a huge sum.

Lin Xiu couldn't possibly have such support, and he also had to balance Dou Qi improvement.

He harbored too many incredible secrets!

"Clan Chief, we're here to help you!"

"Let's work together to deal with Lin Xiu first!"

The Soul Clan Elders collectively surrounded Lin Xiu.

Seeing this, Soul Emperor did not stop them, seemingly somewhat intimidated by Lin Xiu's strangeness, and disregarded any concerns about his reputation.

After all, he had planned for the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode for too many years and truly didn't want any unexpected complications at this critical moment.

Xiao Chen and the others also stepped forward to block them.

However, in terms of high-end combat power, the Soul Clan clearly had the advantage.

Whether it was the Soul Clan's Four Demon Sages or the Four Elders who were killed by Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago and later revived by the Soul Clan, their strength was extremely formidable.

The former were at least Seven-star Dou Saints, while the latter were even Eight-star Dou Saints.

The Four Elders were enough to contend with the Clan Chiefs of the Lei Clan and Yan Clan.

Little Fairy Doctor, Zi Yan, Medusa, and the others, joining forces, were directly intercepted by the Soul Clan's Four Demon Sages.

"Lin Xiu, when you killed my descendant Hun Feng, did you ever imagine you would have this day!"

Soul Yuan Tian's aged face revealed a vicious, sinister smile.

He had waited for this day for too long, and at this moment, his eyes were almost blinded by hatred.

Seeing Lin Xiu surrounded by Soul Emperor, Void Swallowing Flame, and four Eight-star Dou Saints, many members of the Cultivation Alliance showed unbearable expressions in their eyes.

In the very center of the encirclement, Lin Xiu, as the person involved, felt a little heavy-hearted, but not despairing.

He formed hand seals and murmured, "Nightmare Sky Mist, appear!"