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104: Chapter 103 The Soul Palace’s Deployment”Grand Heavenly Lord, the... the Ninth Celestial’s Soul Tablet has shattered!”

A man stumbled into the main hall and spoke with an urgent expression. His appearance broke the deathly silence within the hall. He was merely a miscellaneous Dou Zun in charge of guarding the Soul Tablets of the Hall of Souls, usually as insignificant as an ant in this vast Hall of Souls.

Today, he had been inspecting the condition of the Soul Tablets as usual. In his understanding, this should have been another unremarkable day; after all, the auras remaining on the Soul Tablets belonged to the experts of the Hall of Souls, and generally only those above the rank of Eight-Star Dou Zun were qualified.

Originally, he had thought today would be the same as previous days, but he never expected that after slowly scanning the Soul Tablets one by one, he would find that the Ninth Celestial’s Soul Tablet had turned into a pile of fragments and was completely shattered.

The shattering of a Soul Tablet meant that the person had died completely. As far as he knew, the Ninth Celestial was an Eight-Star Dou Zun peak expert. That such a powerful person could fall was completely beyond his expectations.

However, as his face turned deathly pale and his pupils rapidly contracted, he realized he had no authority to handle such a matter. With no other choice, he could only immediately go to the center of the main hall to report this to the Grand Heavenly Lord.

Upon hearing this, and receiving the news of the Ninth Celestial’s death, the Grand Heavenly Lord’s eyes narrowed. His gaze turned into almost tangible blades, piercing toward the man who had come to report. The Grand Heavenly Lord spoke slowly, his voice incomparably cold, as if devoid of any emotion: ”Are you certain? Has the Ninth Celestial’s Soul Tablet truly shattered?”

The man felt the mountain-like pressure from the Grand Heavenly Lord bearing down on him, and his legs could not help but tremble slightly.

”Is this the pressure of a Dou Sheng expert!”

Mustering his courage, the man raised his head to look at the Grand Heavenly Lord and nodded forcefully, confirming once again that the situation he reported was absolutely true and without the slightest falsehood.

The Grand Heavenly Lord slowly stood up from his chair, his tall figure bringing boundless pressure to the man. The Grand Heavenly Lord recalled how the Ninth Celestial had sworn a military oath before him that day. However, who could have expected that after only a few short days, the Ninth Celestial would have already fallen.

An Eight-Star Dou Zun expert, while not much in front of him, a Two-Star Dou Sheng, was significant. But the place where the Ninth Celestial fell was the Northwest Continent. In that remote place, a Five-Star Dou Zun could rule a region. It was hard to imagine that such an expert as the Ninth Celestial would fall in such a place.

However, the more something felt wrong, the more it meant that the Northwest Continent must be hiding some unknown secret.

”Yao Chen, I didn’t expect you to still be hiding such strength.”

The corners of the Grand Heavenly Lord’s mouth slowly curled into an evil smile, a smile carrying a trace of disdain and surprise. He needed to begin re-evaluating this opponent whom he had once regarded as an ant.

”Immediately send a message to all the remaining Tianzuns. Convey this lord’s order: tell them to return immediately for a meeting to discuss the matter of the Ninth Celestial’s fall.”

The Grand Heavenly Lord’s voice was not loud, yet it resounded throughout the entire main hall. Even the slightest aura he revealed was filled with the dominance and majesty of a Dou Sheng expert.

”Now that the Ninth Celestial has died in the Northwest Continent, you must know that he also brought the black and white pair of Six-Star Dou Zuns as assistance when he went to the Northwest Continent this time. Yet, with such a powerful lineup, they were completely wiped out. This is simply unbelievable and too absurd and ridiculous.”

The Grand Heavenly Lord’s words were full of anger. One had to know that all nine Tianzuns were created by his own hand; he felt incomparable heartache for the loss of each one.

Hearing the Grand Heavenly Lord’s angry words, the several Tianzuns sitting below revealed expressions of astonishment and disbelief. They whispered to each other, discussing the matter, but their eyes were filled with shock and confusion. They did not understand how such a powerful lineup could fail to capture a Yao Chen, and even be completely wiped out; it was simply too ridiculous.

The 8th Heavenly Venerable, who had the closest relationship with the Ninth Celestial, also immediately stood up with a ”thud.” Unable to suppress the anger in his heart, he directly said loudly: ”Ninth Heaven Venerable Mo Yu really died at the hands of Yao Chen? How is this possible? You must know that Ninth Heaven Venerable Mo Yu was an Eight-Star Dou Zun peak expert, not to mention having two Six-Star Dou Zuns assisting him. How could they not defeat a soul body!”

”You must know, this was an Eight-Star Dou Zun and two Six-Star Dou Zuns! Even in the Central Plains, this is an incomparably powerful force.”

”I suspect that the Pill Tower must have secretly intervened to protect Yao Chen and the others, otherwise Ninth Heaven Venerable Mo Yu could not have died so quickly!”

The 8th Heavenly Venerable looked resentful. He now wished he could immediately storm the Pill Tower and confront those three giants.

”It would not have been the Pill Tower. I have been watching the Dan Ta Three Giants in the Central Plains. These past few days, they have not left the Pill Tower for even half a step. How could they have gone to the Northwest Continent to rescue Yao Chen?”

The Seventh Tianzun, who had been silent, slowly expressed his view. He could be certain that under his surveillance, the Dan Ta Three Giants had absolutely not left the Pill Tower, let alone gone to rescue Yao Chen.

”In that case, the possibility of the Ninth Celestial and his party dying at the hands of Yao Chen is not high.”

The Seventh Tianzun frowned slightly, speaking thoughtfully. A light of doubt and confusion flashed in his eyes. He was trying to deduce the entire event, trying to find some clues from it.

The Grand Heavenly Lord quietly watched the people below, who were arguing endlessly and each holding their own opinions. His face showed no change, and he only said indifferently: ”Enough, be quiet. Listen to me for a few words.”

Once the Grand Heavenly Lord’s not-so-loud voice came out, it instantly made the entire main hall silent. The several Tianzuns immediately stopped arguing and turned their heads, casting their gazes toward the Grand Heavenly Lord, their eyes filled with a trace of awe.

”Now that the Ninth Celestial is dead, there is no need to argue about how he died. Presumably, that Yao Chen definitely does not have the strength to simultaneously confront an Eight-Star Dou Zun and two Six-Star Dou Zun experts.”

”To be able to make Ninth Heaven Venerable Mo Yu, an Eight-Star Dou Zun, unable to escape with all his might, and even unable to send out a distress signal, this shows that the person who killed Ninth Heaven Venerable Mo Yu has strength that has reached at least the Five-Turn Dou Zun peak.”

”But how could such an expert appear for no reason in the Northwest Continent, such a remote place.”

Speaking of this, a flash of wisdom shone in the Grand Heavenly Lord’s eyes. His slightly narrowed eyes seemed to see through the essence of the event.

”Therefore, I suspect there is only one possibility: that is, Chen Yang from the livestream room is also in the Northwest Continent!”

Once the Grand Heavenly Lord said this, the minds of the people below instantly exploded. Expressions of shock appeared on their faces one after another. They could only say that the Grand Heavenly Lord was worthy of the name!

Such keen insight and precise judgment were truly admirable. Even with their years of experience roaming the Central Plains, they hadn’t linked the death of the Ninth Celestial to Chen Yang. But now that the Grand Heavenly Lord had pointed it out, they instantly felt that this speculation was highly likely to be correct.

If it were Chen Yang, with the cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques he obtained from the livestream room, killing an Eight-Star Dou Zun would still be more than enough.