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197: The Soul Palace’s Vice-President is here! [Please read!]Xiao Ze heard the voice and looked up, his gaze piercing through the twisted space in the center of the main hall like a sharp sword.

Amidst the surging black mist, five black-robed figures slowly materialized, each surrounded by an aura no weaker than that of a Dou Sheng expert.

The leader’s shadowy eyes, beneath his hood, locked onto Xiao Ze, his tone as cold as frost: ”A remnant of the Xiao Clan, daring to spearhead something called the ’Nine Heavens Alliance’? Do you truly regard our Hall of Souls as nothing?”

”Deputy Hall Master of the Soul Hall?” The Grand Elder of the Pill Tower hunched slightly, his aged hand pressing on the armrest of his stone chair, and the space within the hall trembled with it. ”Only daring to send five Clones to bluster? Do you truly dare to come and bluster?”

The leading black mist figure let out a sinister cackle: ”Elder Lin is quite sharp-eyed. But to deal with a rabble like you, five Clones are more than enough.”

”Xiao Ze, if you obediently hand over the ancient jade of the Xiao Clan Legacy, this Hall Master might spare the lives of everyone in the Alliance!”

”Otherwise, today we will raze the Xiao Clan and ensure the Nine Heavens Alliance is annihilated as soon as it’s established!”

”Presumptuous!” The Fire Cloud Old Ancestor slammed his hand on the table and rose abruptly, a crimson fireball in his palm expanding rapidly. ”The debt for your Hall of Souls’ sneak attack on this Old Ancestor back then hasn’t been settled, and today you dare to come to our doorstep and act wildly!”

Xiao Ze, however, raised a hand to stop them, his Dou Qi silently circulating, and a purple-gold abnormal flame flickered on his fingertips: ”The Hall of Souls’ trick is nothing more than to intimidate us while the Alliance is newly established. Unfortunately, you’ve chosen the wrong target!”

Before his voice faded, Xiao Ze’s figure suddenly vanished.

Seeing this, the five black mist figures attacked simultaneously.

Black chains shot out from their sleeves, carrying a Soul-corroding aura, and wrapped around Xiao Ze’s afterimage.

But their attacks were blocked halfway by a light shield, which was the Dou Sheng barrier Xiao Ze had set up.

”Is that all you’re capable of?”

Xiao Ze’s voice came from outside the barrier. The next second, he appeared behind the leading figure, his palm condensing the abnormal flame into a blade, which he slashed down fiercely.

With a ”Pfft” sound, that figure didn’t even have time to scream before being incinerated into nothingness by the abnormal flame.

Seeing this, the other four figures immediately panicked and turned to tear space and flee.

But how could Xiao Ze give them a chance?

He flicked his fingertips, and four powerful streams of Qi shot through the air, accurately hitting the core of each figure.

”Bang, bang, bang—”

Four consecutive explosions, the black mist dispersed, leaving only five afterimages twisting in the air for a moment before completely dissipating.

Before the last afterimage disintegrated, the Deputy Hall Master’s venomous roar echoed: ”Xiao Ze! Nine Heavens Alliance! My Hun Clan’s army will sooner or later flatten Central Plains and refine all your Souls into pills!”

Once peace returned to the hall, the Fire Cloud Old Ancestor clapped his hands and laughed heartily: ”Good! Little Xiao’s move was ruthless enough! Let’s see if the Hall of Souls still dares to send people to provoke us casually in the future!”

Yao Lao, however, looked solemn: ”The Hall of Souls dared to send five Dou Sheng Clones, first to test the Alliance’s strength, and second to disrupt the momentum of the Alliance’s establishment. However, their reliance on Clones also indicates that they are not confident in directly confronting us.”

Xiao Ze nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone: ”The most urgent task is to stabilize the Alliance as quickly as possible. First, have Wind Venerable immediately come to preside over affairs; he is skilled in management and can coordinate all parties.”

”Second, establish space wormholes between the Xiao Clan, Pill Tower, Flower Sect, Burning Flame Valley, and Starfall Pavilion to ensure that if one party is in trouble, the other four can immediately provide support.”

”Third, establish an intelligence hall to fully investigate the locations of the Hall of Souls’ branch halls. Knowing ourselves and our enemies allows us to win every battle.”

”Fourth, form a guard team specifically to protect the Alchemists of the Pill Tower, to prevent the Hall of Souls from secretly abducting Alchemists to extract their Souls.”

Everyone agreed without objection and took their orders to act.

Over the next half month, the Nine Heavens Alliance operated smoothly and efficiently.

After Wind Venerable arrived at the Xiao Clan, he quickly streamlined Alliance affairs, from receiving applications from affiliated forces to allocating resources, handling everything meticulously.

Space wormholes were completed one after another. What used to take several days of travel now only required an incense stick’s time through the wormholes.

The intelligence hall even uncovered three branch halls of the Hall of Souls. Although several scouts were lost during the investigation, it provided a clear direction for subsequent counterattacks.

However, the Hall of Souls completely fell silent after their Clones were destroyed.

A month later, in a secluded courtyard in the back mountains of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Ze, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and others gathered, and the conversation naturally turned to the Hall of Souls’ abnormal behavior.

”The Hall of Souls isn’t staying put; they are waiting for the Purification Lotus Demon Flame to appear in nine months,” Yao Lao said first, drawing the Demon Flame’s pattern on the table with his fingertip.

”That abnormal flame ranks third on the Abnormal Flame Ranking and possesses infinite power. If the Hun Clan can obtain it, they can not only enhance their strength but also use the power of the Demon Flame to refine more Souls. They will never miss this opportunity.”

”The information about the Purification Lotus Demon Flame is extremely secretive. Besides us, how would the Hall of Souls know?” Xiao Yan frowned.

The Purification Lotus Demon Flame was crucial for his third brother’s Breakthrough to an eight-star Dou Sheng, so it couldn’t be taken lightly.

Xiao Ze picked up his teacup, his fingertip caressing the rim, his tone calm yet insightful: ”The Hun Clan has a Legacy of ten thousand years; their ancient texts must contain records of abnormal flame traces.”

”Moreover, they have plundered countless ancient remnant Souls over the years. It’s possible they’ve already extracted information from the memories of those remnant Souls.”

He did not show excessive surprise that the Hall of Souls knew about the impending appearance of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame.

After all, with the methods of the Hall of Souls, how could they miss such a major event?

However, Xiao Ze was not overly flustered. His Peak seven-star Dou Sheng cultivation was enough to handle most troubles.

Unless Soul Heavenly Emperor personally arrived, he was determined to obtain this Purification Lotus Demon Flame!

Yao Lao nodded in agreement: ”Xiao Ze is right. This time, when the Demon Flame appears, the Hall of Souls will definitely send Dou Sheng experts to snatch it, and they might even dispatch Hun Clan Dou Sheng Elders. We must prepare in advance.”

”As a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, Cai Lin, if she can obtain enough energy, can advance to a Half-Saint, and her physical strength can withstand ordinary Dou Sheng!”

”Xiao Yan, you need to stabilize your one-star Dou Sheng cultivation and assist in managing the Alliance and Starfall Pavilion affairs. As for advancing your strength, I have other arrangements.”

Xiao Ze looked at Cai Lin beside him, deep in thought: ”The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s advancement requires a massive amount of energy. Within the Central Plains, finding such a treasure land...”

A glimmer of light flashed in Yao Lao’s eyes, and he smiled: ”The Nine Serene Yellow Springs of the Nine Netherworld Hell Python Clan is the best choice.”

”The Yellow Springs water there contains pure energy, which can not only help Cai Lin temper her body and achieve a Half-Saint Breakthrough, but if she can use the Nine-Colored Primordial Stone she carries, she might even evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python!”

”That is an existence comparable to the Ancient Heavenly Serpent King! More importantly, if you want to subdue the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, you must first go to the Nine Serene Yellow Springs, where the key to restraining the Demon Flame is hidden.”

Xiao Ze and Cai Lin exchanged glances, both seeing determination in each other’s eyes.

Although the Nine Heavens Alliance had been established, facing a behemoth like the Hun Clan, only by continuously growing stronger could they truly protect Central Plains.

”Good.” Xiao Ze stood up, a plan already forming in his mind.

”I will first arrange the Alliance affairs, letting Wind Venerable and the three Deputy Alliance Leaders temporarily take charge. Once everything is properly handled, I will accompany Cai Lin to the Nine Serene Yellow Springs. In nine months, we will make sure the Hall of Souls knows that the Nine Heavens Alliance is not something they can casually manipulate!”