141: Chapter 141 The Hall of Annihilation

The Corpse Burial Mountain Range is situated at the junction of the southwestern region of the Central Plains. Its unique terrain causes the Yin Qi here to be extremely heavy, and within this Yin Qi, there is also a thick, concentrated Corpse Qi.

The formation of this Corpse Qi is quite interesting. Due to some peculiar custom, most families within a thousand-mile radius will bury their dead here. Consequently, the Corpse Burial Mountain Range is composed entirely of graves. Such an eerie mountain range is unlikely to see any visitors, save for those coming to bury a corpse.

"Deep within the Corpse Burial Mountain Range, the Tiangang Hall's Human Hall..."

Xiao Yan gazed at the space hidden behind the towering trees beneath his feet, his expression intriguing.

The Tiangang Halls of the Hall of Souls are divided into three: Heaven, Earth, and Human. The location of the Heaven Hall is unknown and is controlled by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall. The Earth Hall is governed by the Deputy Hall Master. As for the Human Hall, it is overseen by some of the weaker Heavenly Lords.

The strongest individual in the entire Hall of Souls is only a Five-Star Dou Sheng, yet they possess many precious treasures. Among them, what Xiao Yan valued most was the Soul Origin.

His footsteps landed on this vast black earth. Xiao Yan looked at the giant black hall before him and slowly walked toward it.

Inside the giant hall were countless massive black chains. Upon these chains were clusters of pitch-black humanoid figures. The chains extended to the ground, flickering from time to time.

As Xiao Yan's footsteps fell one by one, these pitch-black humanoid figures inexplicably began to dissipate within the giant black hall...

This eerie scene continued until all the black humanoid figures had vanished, yet the Hall of Souls remained completely silent.

Xiao Yan's gaze shifted to a certain spot within the spatial Hall of Souls, and he spoke, "You must be the Grand Heavenly Lord of the Hall of Souls, right?"

With a casual reach, Xiao Yan snatched a withered, bone-like figure out from a corner. The space here had long been sealed by Xiao Yan; the moment anyone attempted to use spatial power, he would immediately detect it.

"Stranger, my Hall of Souls has no grievance or enmity with you. Why must you drive us to extinction?" the old man said, forcing himself to appear calm.

In the current Hall of Souls, he was the only Heavenly Lord left!

The Second Heavenly Lord, Saint Gu You, had also mysteriously dissipated within the hall under just a single glance from Xiao Yan. This mysterious and incredibly eerie method left him without the slightest thought of resistance. Even the Hall Master of the Soul Hall could definitely not achieve such a level!

"Your Excellency, you should know that my Hall of Souls was established by the Hun Clan..."

The gaunt old man's words stopped abruptly as a finger pointed toward his head from across the air. Despite the distance of dozens of meters, the finger felt as if it were right before his eyes. Feeling the finger against his forehead, the Grand Heavenly Lord's eyes filled with unease.

"Let me see where the entrance to your Hun Clan is..."

Xiao Yan slowly withdrew his finger, and the gaunt old man, just like those Hall of Souls members before him, slowly vanished from this world, leaving not a single trace behind.

Xiao Yan remained expressionless as he glanced at the massive iron chains.

The giant iron chains suddenly rattled and rose from the ground, revealing countless Soul light clusters. Then, as if being smelted by something, the chains silently dissolved into nothingness.

Countless Soul bodies opened their eyes, staring in confusion at the empty, giant black hall.

"Go. You are free," Xiao Yan's voice echoed through the hall.

Upon hearing these words, the weak and bewildered Soul bodies erupted with waves of wild joy. Although they didn't know what had happened, they knew from Xiao Yan's words that they, who had been imprisoned here for years, were finally free!

In the sky, these Soul bodies knelt toward Xiao Yan in a grand gesture of respect, then frantically rushed toward a spatial wormhole outside the hall. This was a portal Xiao Yan had specifically opened for them, leading to the world of freedom in the distance.

After finishing this, Xiao Yan did not leave immediately. Instead, he walked deeper into the Hall of Souls, his Soul Power probing deep underground. With a light stomp of his foot, the earth split open, and a light cluster about half a zhang in size floated out.

The light cluster was transparent, releasing an extremely terrifying Soul fluctuation. This fluctuation was incredibly pure; it was the Soul Origin.

The Soul is the foundation of a living being; all things in heaven and earth possess a Soul. Deep within the Soul lies a trace of Soul Origin, which is the root of a Soul's birth. It can be called the purest and most singular energy in the world. This cluster of Soul Origin contained the essence of at least a million Souls.

And there were many such branch halls across the Central Plains...

"Rest easy. The Hall of Souls and the Hun Clan will all be burned to ashes by me. I shall avenge your grievances."

Xiao Yan spoke softly to the Soul light cluster. As his words fell, the cluster emitted a faint glow, and the resentment and indignation within it quietly dissolved.

If these emotions were not dissipated, not only would the Soul Origin be extremely difficult to refine, but absorbing it recklessly would inevitably affect one's sanity.

Feeling the negative emotions vanish, Xiao Yan became thoughtful. The power of emotion was incredibly potent. Not just this Soul Origin, but even the Bodhi Ancient Tree had been affected by the emotions of a Dou Di for tens of thousands of years, never dissipating and only growing more severe...

Storing the Soul Origin, Xiao Yan appeared in the sky above the Human Hall in the next instant.

A drop of pitch-black flame fell from Xiao Yan's robes. Wherever it passed, space melted, leaving behind dark scars in the void.

When this pitch-black flame hit the ground, an explosion instantly occurred. The entire space collapsed in a moment and was then completely burned into nothingness, unable to heal for a long time...

Long after Xiao Yan had left, a mysterious figure arrived at the site. Feeling the temperature that still made one's heart tremble, the figure let out a long breath and left the area.

...

The news of the destruction of the Hall of Souls' Human Hall was not deliberately publicized, but such news obviously could not be hidden.

Thus, within a short week of the event, it spread across the entire Central Plains as if it had grown wings. Countless people were shocked, speculating about who could have done such a thing.

The forces of the Central Plains were well aware of the Hall of Souls' strength. This behemoth-like existence had always stood tall over the Central Plains; even the Alchemist Holy Land, the Pill Tower, had fallen into a disadvantage in multiple confrontations.

However, the Hall of Souls suffering such a setback caused many factions that had been persecuted by them to cheer and applaud, calling it a truly satisfying turn of events.

The identity of the being who had silently wiped out the Hall of Souls was finally revealed to everyone—it was actually Saint Shangyan, who had previously destroyed the Tianming Sect!

Consequently, Xiao Yan's fame soared once again, drawing the admiration of countless people. They raised banners for his chivalrous deeds and continuously spread his name.

It should be noted that before this, although Xiao Yan's actions of warning and eliminating three factions were called chivalrous, many still called him hypocritical. This was because while Xiao Yan warned and suppressed those forces, he also took away their Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques.

Of course, this was likely the result of a jealous mentality. After all, if Xiao Yan had taken nothing after destroying the Tianming Sect, these people could have gone to pick up those ownerless treasures in broad daylight.

The evil behavior of the Hall of Souls plundering Souls was completely exposed. This time, Xiao Yan's actions against them thoroughly established his image as a Saint of Justice.

Countless people followed in Xiao Yan's footsteps, attempting to catch a glimpse of him and express their devotion.