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Chapter 161: Yun Shan Emerges, Guardian of the Soul Hall

Xiao Yan clasped his fists towards everyone and said, "Since the matter is resolved, I'll take my leave."

"Hold on!" Yun Leng suddenly stood up and said, "Xiao Yan, your Xiao family's Xiao Tian killed disciples of our Yun Lan Sect. Until this matter is resolved, I think you should stay here."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Yun Yun on the high platform and asked coldly, "Sect Leader Yun Yun, is this how your Yun Lan Sect treats guests?"

Their words made Yun Yun's face darken. She looked angrily at Yun Leng and asked, "Yun Leng, what are you trying to do?"

Yun Leng calmly took out a token and said to Yun Yun, "Sect Leader, this is the token given by the old Sect Leader. I am fully in charge of this matter!"

"Presumptuous! Do you still see me as the Sect Leader?" Yun Yun's powerful Dou Qi erupted from her, shaking everyone present.

"What is Yun Lan Sect planning? Are they going to start a war with the Xiao family?"

"A war is unlikely. I think Yun Shan is trying to seize power!"

"Yun Shan is still alive? Isn't he Yun Yun's master?"

"Who knows what's really going on?"

Seeing the conflict between Yun Lan Sect's Sect Leader and the Great Elder, everyone present had strange expressions.

"Yun Leng, do you have a problem with me?"

A voice echoed through the sky, and Xiao Tian suddenly appeared on the roof of a nearby building.

"Xiao Tian, you finally showed up!" Yun Leng raised the token and commanded, "All elders, deacons, and disciples, activate the Yun Yan Covering Sun Formation and capture this criminal!"

Yun Yun shouted angrily, "Anyone who dares to act will be expelled from Yun Lan Sect!"

Yun Leng squinted at Yun Yun and asked, "Sect Leader, are you going to defy the old Sect Leader's orders?"

"I am the current Sect Leader," Yun Yun replied.

She never imagined her master would do something so foolish. Others might not know the Xiao family's power, but she did. The weapons Xiao Tian gave her could unleash Dou Zong-level power. Xiao Tian could easily produce three such treasures, so he must have kept some for himself. Xiao Tian's ability to teleport indicated he was a high-level Dou Zong, someone Yun Lan Sect couldn't afford to provoke. Moreover, Xiao Tian had a powerful master backing him, making Yun Lan Sect's actions even more foolish.

Yun Yun and Yun Leng's contradictory orders left the disciples of Yun Lan Sect confused. They didn't know whether to follow the current Sect Leader or the Great Elder with the old Sect Leader's token.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a vast and powerful aura swept out from the depths of Yun Lan Mountain like an awakening ancient dragon. Under this aura, the disciples of Yun Lan Sect felt an urge to prostrate and worship.

"This aura... a Dou Zong! Yun Shan has reached that level!"

"Damn!"

The various onlookers were either shocked or grim-faced. A Dou Zong's emergence would alter the balance in the Jia Ma Empire, likely making Yun Lan Sect the dominant power. The Jia Ma royal family would be the first affected. And now, Yun Shan inexplicably chose to antagonize the Xiao family.

"Ah!"

A sharp cry pierced the sky. Under countless gazes, a white figure emerged from the depths of Yun Lan Mountain, walking through the air towards the Yun Lan Sect plaza without summoning Dou Qi wings. Each step caused ripples in the void, appearing a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye, a mystical sight.

In just a moment, the figure arrived. Dressed in a plain white robe, his flowing attire gave him an ethereal aura. He appeared young, without the wrinkles of age, more like a glowing piece of jade. Only his white hair betrayed his true age.

Yun Shan looked directly at Xiao Tian, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. "You must be Xiao Tian."

"Obviously!" Xiao Tian smiled. "Since you want to detain me, you must know who I am. You must have sent Yun Leng to the Xiao family, right?"

"Smart," Yun Shan praised. "I indeed sent Yun Leng and three Dou Wangs to your Xiao family, but you had hidden yourselves three years ago as soon as you were exposed."

Yun Shan looked at Xiao Tian with admiration and said, "Honestly, if we weren't enemies, I'd like to be friends with you!"

His voice suddenly turned cold. "Xiao Tian, tell me where your Xiao family is, and I will spare your life."

"Master, you... you..." Yun Yun suddenly felt Yun Shan was a stranger. She couldn't understand why Yun Shan would insist on provoking the Xiao family over a dead disciple.

Xiao Tian looked at Yun Shan and said, "Yun Shan, you owe your breakthrough to Dou Zong to the Soul Hall, don't you?"

Yun Shan's pupils contracted. He took a deep breath and said, "I didn't expect you to know about the Soul Hall. Your Xiao family is indeed unusual. No wonder they are after you!"

"Soul Hall? What's that?" Everyone was unfamiliar with this name.

Xiao Tian stood with his hands behind his back, stepping into the void. "Yun Shan, bring out the Soul Hall member. You alone can't take me down."

"Dou Zong, you're also a Dou Zong!"

Finally, Yun Shan's calm demeanor broke. He never expected such a young man to be a Dou Zong!

"Another Dou Zong!"

"Good heavens, such a young Dou Zong!"

"We're old now. It seems we're falling behind."

Yun Shan was shocked, and Jia Xingtian and the others were even more so. In one day, they had encountered two Dou Zongs after not seeing any for centuries. This shattered their perceptions.

"Protector Wu, come help!" Yun Shan called out.

A mass of black mist appeared, coalescing into a dark cloud in the sky.

"What is that?"

The crowd was in an uproar, even the Yun Lan Sect members were filled with suspicion. They had no idea there was such a mysterious figure in their sect.

As the black mist swirled, eerie laughter echoed through the air.

"Kekeke, who would've thought your Xiao family, which narrowly escaped in the past, would produce a Dou Zong. Capturing you today will surely please the Hall Master."

(End of the chapter)

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