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The old man felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly led Chu Yang out of the cave, arriving at a secluded place in the Burial Sky Mountains, where he used a secret technique to open the seal on the spatial rift.
Upon entering the spatial rift, Chu Yang was slightly disappointed.
He initially thought this was the same spatial rift as the one in the northern desert, but he found it to be completely different.
Those spatial rifts were more like a hole in the plane where the Dou Qi Continent was located, while the spatial rifts here were man-made.
Furthermore, this spatial rift is not a spatial rift in the Dou Qi Continent, but a rift in the Soul Realm.
Losing interest, Chu Yang grabbed the old man by the collar, sped up, and crossed the spatial passage in the blink of an eye.
Chu Yang stopped when he stepped into a dimly lit place that exuded an eerie atmosphere.
The old man trembled like a leaf. This mighty Dou Sheng expert was nearly scared to death several times in less than a quarter of an hour.
That's a spatial rift, not a stable spatial passage. A slight mistake could lead to utter destruction!
Even a Dou Sheng powerhouse needs to be extremely careful to pass through safely.
The old man was just afraid that Chu Yang might accidentally throw him into the spatial storm.
"Lead the way!" Chu Yang shouted in a low voice. The old man trembled and quickly led the way, while simultaneously using a secret method to transmit a message to the clan's higher-ups.
Chu Yang naturally noticed his little trick, but did not stop him.
Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it. He didn't care what tricks the Soul Clan was playing.
As I said before, even if a Soul Clan Battle Emperor were to be resurrected, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in front of him!
"Your Majesty the Chu Emperor has graced us with your presence. We have been so far from welcoming you that we have missed our chance. We hope Your Majesty will not be offended!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in gray and white clothes, with a tall and slender figure, handsome face, and a refined demeanor flew over.
The middle-aged man stopped in front of Chu Yang, cupped his hands in greeting, and followed behind him a group of powerful members of the Soul Clan.
"So you are the Soul Emperor?" Chu Yang raised an eyebrow.
The Soul Emperor lowered his head and said, "Before Emperor Chu, I dare not presume to call myself the Heavenly Emperor!"
"The Emperor of Chu may simply call me Xiao Tian!"
Chu Yang's lips twitched slightly. This guy looked to be in his thirties, but he was actually an old monster. What the hell is Xiao Tian?
"Um... why did your Soul Clan invite me here?" Chu Yang asked knowingly, and he really couldn't bring himself to call him "Xiao Tian".
The Soul Emperor raised his head, his face full of indignation, and said, "I only recently learned that that bastard Soul Extinction had caused such a commotion in the Northwest region!"
"And they even dared to try and seize the Yunlan Sect's inheritance!"
"At the same time, I also learned that he had secretly cultivated a large number of powerful individuals in the Northwest region, which is simply a wolf's ambition!"
His appearance, coupled with his refined and scholarly demeanor, made him resemble a passionate scholar who was indignant at the world's injustices.
Chu Yang feigned surprise and said, "Oh? Is that so?"
The Soul Emperor sighed, "I have failed in my duty to manage my subordinates, causing trouble for Emperor Chu. I am truly willing to die for this!"
“Of course I know that if Emperor Chu were to personally take action, annihilating my Soul Clan would be as easy as turning his hand.”
"But we beg Emperor Chu to show leniency. Our Soul Clan will certainly atone for Soul Destroyer's actions in the future!"
Chu Yang continued to play along with the Soul Emperor, asking playfully, "Then tell me, how do you intend to atone for your sins?"
The Soul Emperor's expression turned cold. "I will personally execute Soul Extinction, grind his bones to dust, and annihilate his soul!"
"Furthermore, our Soul Clan's first Dou Di left behind a treasure, which our clan is willing to give to Emperor Chu!"
"This storage ring contains a small token of our clan's goodwill. From now on, our clan will provide the Yunlan Sect with no less than this amount of resources every year as atonement!"
"As long as the Soul Clan exists, the offerings will continue!"
Chu Yang took the storage ring, examined it briefly, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
The storage ring contained all sorts of rare and precious materials, as well as a vast amount of cultivation resources.
In terms of value, it is even comparable to the total amount of medicinal materials that Chu Yang obtained from the other five clans.
It must be said that the Soul Clan has indeed gone to great lengths and adopted an extremely humble stance.
"Where is the relic left behind by the Dou Di that you mentioned?" Chu Yang asked with a smile.
The Soul Emperor revealed a hint of joy and quickly took out a crystal ball from his storage ring.
Through the surface of the crystal ball, one can see wisps of grayish-white air swirling inside.
Even with the crystal ball blocking the way, one could still feel gusts of wind that stung the skin and a chill that went straight to the soul.
"This is the Soul Annihilation Gale, which my ancestors obtained by chance. It seems to be something from the Dou Qi Continent. Even ordinary Dou Sheng would have their souls frozen or even completely disintegrated if they were touched by it!"
The Soul Emperor handed the crystal ball to Chu Yang with both hands, a sight that reminded Chu Yang of the scene when a certain island nation handed over its surrender document after its defeat.
He reached out and took the crystal ball, feeling the power of the Soul-Destroying Gale within, his eyes lighting up slightly.
"Not bad, I can see your sincerity." Chu Yang accepted the crystal ball and the storage ring together.
"Before I came here, I thought you would set up the Emperor-Slaying Formation along with the Void Devouring Flame that is destroyed and then rebuilt, and fight me to the death!"
Chu Yang said with a playful tone, "It seems I was overthinking it!"
The Soul Emperor trembled, and his pupils contracted rapidly.
A thousand years ago, Void Devouring Flame was severely injured by Gu Yuan, but he eventually rose from the ashes, broke through to the Nine Star Dou Sheng realm, and with the help of the Soul Clan, forged an Emperor Realm soul.
However, both this matter and the Soul Clan's greatest secret, the Emperor-Slaying Array, are top secrets of the Soul Clan, yet Chu Yang revealed them in a single sentence.
For the first time, the Soul Emperor, who had only bowed to Chu Yang out of restraint, felt a trace of fear in his heart.
"Where is Soul Extinction? Bring him here!"
Chu Yang held the crystal ball in one hand, then suddenly squeezed it, shattering the crystal ball with a bang. The terrifying annihilation wind was about to sweep out, but it was completely swallowed up by him.
Then, a few faint lights flashed in Chu Yang's chest cavity, and then there was nothing unusual.
This scene once again shook the Soul Emperor to his core! (End of Chapter)
Chapter 337 Chu Yang's Invitation! The Central Plains are about to change!
The Soul Clan made no effort to "atone" for Chu Yang and the Yunlan Sect, and the Soul Emperor spared no expense.
Indeed, as he said, the Annihilation Gale was a treasure left behind by the first Dou Di of the Soul Clan, and it had been regarded as a trump card by the Mixed Clan for many years.
This thing is extremely powerful; if used unexpectedly, it can even severely injure a peak Dou Sheng expert.
However, Chu Yang directly absorbed it into his body, and the Annihilation Soul Gale didn't even cause a ripple, as if Chu Yang had just taken a pill.
The Soul Emperor even had some doubts about whether Chu Yang had reached the Dou Di realm, or was not the Half-Emperor as rumored.
"What? Is there some problem with Soul Extinction?" Chu Yang asked with a smile.
The Soul Emperor then came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Emperor Chu, rest assured, my clan has already captured this fiend and is awaiting Your Majesty's decision!"
"Why aren't you bringing the person up here yet?"
The Soul Emperor turned and gave a low shout to the elders of the Soul Clan, and one of the elders quickly responded and left.
At this moment, the expressions of the Soul Clan elders were extremely solemn, because they had just seen that their clan leader's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
It should be noted that the Soul Emperor was a prodigy of the Soul Clan. If he had lived in ancient times, he would have definitely been able to break through to the Dou Di level.
Even in this "end of Dharma era," he can still be called a hero of his time, having painstakingly planned for a thousand years, striving for that sliver of opportunity to reach the Emperor realm, and has even seen a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, even though they were all one of the seven ancient races, the Soul Emperor never took the other six races seriously.
Even the sudden emergence of Chu Yang only made the Soul Emperor wary, fearing that he would ruin his millennium-long plan, which is why he wanted to appease Chu Yang.
The Soul Clan's high-ranking members were well aware that once the millennium plan was completed, the Soul Emperor would first target Chu Yang.
To put it bluntly, everything that happened today was just a play put on for Chu Yang by the Soul Clan.
Judging from the current state of the Soul Emperor, it seems that he has developed a genuine fear of Chu Yang!
Before this, Soul Emperor only felt that Chu Yang possessed some powerful means that allowed him to transcend the peak of the Dou Sheng realm and approach the Emperor realm infinitely.
But external forces are ultimately just external forces. If pushed to the limit, the Soul Clan will unleash all its resources and have no fear of fighting Chu Yang.
But now, the Soul Emperor knows he was wrong!
Whether it was Chu Yang revealing the secret of the Soul Clan in a single sentence, or refining the Annihilation Soul Gale with such ease, it undoubtedly showed that this person was far more complex than he had imagined.
A true powerhouse approaching the Emperor Realm, if the Soul Clan were to break ties with him, the best outcome would only be mutual destruction.
If anything goes wrong during this process, the entire Soul Clan will face utter destruction!
Chu Yang's methods have made the Soul Emperor realize that he must not allow Chu Yang to become an enemy of the Soul Clan under any circumstances!
We must not offend Chu Yang until the great cause of the millennium is accomplished!
Otherwise, all the planning and scheming will be in vain!
A moment later, the Soul Clan elder returned, followed by two Soul Clan powerhouses who were escorting Soul Extinction, whose entire body was bound by chains.
"Emperor Chu, I will grind this man to dust!"
A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the Soul Emperor. He had originally planned to put on a show while secretly protecting Soul Extinction's origin and then find a way to revive him.