22: Final Battle (Part 1)

The standoff between Elder Gu Yuan and Soul Heaven Emperor caused the entire world to freeze.

The pressure of a Nine Star Dou Saint was like an abyss, like a sea; even from several miles away, Xiao Bing could still feel a stinging sensation on his skin.

"Elder Gu Yuan, do you truly wish to be my enemy?" Soul Heaven Emperor's voice was icy, "Once I open the planar aisle and the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan descends, the first to be annihilated will be your Gu Clan!"

Elder Gu Yuan's golden armor shone, completely unmoved: "Soul Heaven Emperor, you collude with the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan; your crime deserves death! Today, I shall eliminate this menace for the Dou Qi Continent!"

Before his words finished, Elder Gu Yuan made the first move!

A golden palm print appeared across the sky, and space collapsed wherever it passed!

Soul Heaven Emperor snorted coldly, his dark Qi transforming into a barrier to resist.

"Boom—!!!"

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, the two figures vanished simultaneously, only to collide fiercely in the high sky!

The aftermath of the Nine Star Dou Saint's battle spread like ripples, and the people below quickly circulated their Qi to resist.

"Now!" Yao Lao whispered, "Quickly go to the Soul Hall and seize the last three Spiritual Thunder!"

Xiao Yan nodded, grabbing Xiao Bing's wrist: "Let's go!"

Spatial power surged, and the two instantly vanished.

When they reappeared, they were above a gloomy mountain range.

In the distance, a cluster of dark palaces stood beneath dark clouds, precisely the Soul Hall headquarters!

"Did you sense it?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Bing closed his eyes to sense, the six Spiritual Thunder in his body resonating violently: "It's right below the main hall... Wait!" He suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Not just three... It's four!"

"What?" Xiao Yan was surprised, "How could the Soul Hall have four Spiritual Thunder?"

Xiao Bing's expression was solemn: "The aura of one of them is very strange... It seems to have been forcibly modified."

There was no time to think more; the two concealed their auras and quietly infiltrated.

With the Soul Hall's main forces deployed, the headquarters' defenses were empty, and they easily reached the main hall's entrance.

"There's a barrier." Xiao Yan frowned after probing, "Forcibly breaking through will alert Soul Heaven Emperor."

Xiao Bing pondered for a moment, then took out the Source Ice Heart: "Perhaps this can be used..."

The moment the Source Ice Heart touched the barrier, it opened a passage as if it were blending like milk and water!

The two exchanged glances and flashed inside.

The interior of the main hall was vast and gloomy, with four bolts of lightning, bound by dark chains, suspended in the center—the deep purple "Netherworld Lightning," the blood-red "Soul Devouring Lightning," the dark-gold "Profound Gold Lightning," and a bizarre, ink-black lightning bolt emitting an ominous aura.

"What is that black one?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.

Xiao Bing's expression was grim: "It's the 'Dark Demonic Lightning' polluted by the Soul Clan's secret technique... They want to use it to distort the power of the Source Ice Heart!"

Just as the two were about to step forward to rescue the Spiritual Thunder, a dark figure suddenly emerged from the shadows: "I've been waiting for a long time, both of you."

"Mu Gu!" Xiao Yan shouted, "You're not dead yet?"

Mu Gu chuckled sinisterly: "His Highness had anticipated this long ago and specifically left me here to wait."

He clapped his hands, and ten black-robed figures surged out from all directions; they were all Dou Saint powerhouses!

Xiao Bing's heart tightened: "They're all low-level Dou Saints... But there are too many of them!"

"Hold them off!" Xiao Yan decided immediately, "I'll go rescue the Spiritual Thunder!"

Xiao Bing nodded, his six Spiritual Thunder erupting with full power: "Ice Lightning Tribulation · Six Extremes Heavenly Net!"

The lightning interwove into a net, temporarily trapping Mu Gu and the others.

Xiao Yan seized the opportunity to rush to the center, his different flames fully unleashed, incinerating the dark chains.

"You're courting death!" Mu Gu roared in anger, Netherworld Poison Fire gushing forth!

Xiao Bing flashed to intercept, and the two engaged in a fierce exchange.

Although Xiao Bing was a Five Star Dou Saint, Mu Gu, utilizing the power of the Formation, was surprisingly not at a disadvantage for a moment.

On the other side, Xiao Yan successfully unbound three Spiritual Thunder, but only the black "Dark Demonic Lightning" remained exceptionally stubborn.

"Damn it!" Sweat beaded on Xiao Yan's forehead, "These chains are strange!"

Xiao Bing, in the midst of the fierce battle, sensed something and shouted: "Flame Brother, use the Source Ice Heart!"

Xiao Yan understood, took out the Source Ice Heart, and pressed it onto the chains.

The chains instantly melted, but the black lightning suddenly surged, striking directly at Xiao Yan's face!

"Be careful!" Xiao Bing, disregarding Mu Gu's attack from behind, forcibly turned to provide aid.

"Pfft!" Mu Gu's poison fire struck Xiao Bing's back, but he also successfully blocked in front of Xiao Yan, with the six Spiritual Thunder forming a barrier.

The black lightning collided with the barrier, and astonishingly, it began to corrode the power of the Spiritual Thunder!

"This thing can devour Spiritual Thunder!" Xiao Bing was greatly alarmed.

Mu Gu laughed maniacally: "It's too late! The Dark Demonic Lightning has been activated; none of you can stop it!"

The black lightning grew increasingly intense, and the entire main hall began to collapse.

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth: "We must fuse it! Otherwise, Soul Heaven Emperor's plan will succeed!"

"But this is polluted..."

"Purify it with the Source Ice Heart!" Xiao Yan shoved the Source Ice Heart to Xiao Bing, "I'll hold them off!"