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Because his soul had been tampered with by Protector Wu, the current Yan Penghong's internal hatred for Xiao Lin, the enemy who killed his brother, was amplified to the maximum.
At this moment, it could be said that whoever stopped Yan Penghong from seeking revenge against Xiao Lin, he would kill that person. Even if it was the Imperial Ancestor of the Luo Yan Empire stopping him, he would probably backstab them with a blade!
Of course, toward this kind of mindset from Yan Penghong, Protector Wu was very supportive. How could the people of their Hall of Souls not be paranoid?
However, Protector Wu had also warned Yan Penghong.
Once his revenge was completed, he had to begin fulfilling his obligations as a Soul Envoy, which was to harvest the souls of the strong!
This was also the main reason why the Hun Clan established a faction like the Hall of Souls. For the thousand-year grand plan of Hun Tiandi, the souls needed were by no means a small number!
Right now, Yan Penghong was completing his final task before becoming an official Soul Envoy, avenging his brother!
The wait was long.
But Yan Penghong wasn't in a rush either.
He believed that Xiao Lin would definitely come!
After all, although he hadn't left any threatening words in that life-and-death duel letter, writing it in blood was already the best threat. As for what if Xiao Lin's head was stubborn and he didn't show up for the appointment?
Then he was sorry, he was still a high-level Soul Envoy of the Hall of Souls, and he would specifically target the members of the Xiao Clan in the future. Therefore, no matter what, he wouldn't lose out.
In addition, some time ago, Xiao Lin had single-handedly wiped out the Checker clan and proudly ranked fifth on the Jia Ma Empire's Top Ten Experts Ranking, a matter Yan Penghong had likewise heard about.
One thing he had to admit was that in Yan Penghong's view, Xiao Lin indeed possessed the qualification to be called the number one person beneath the Dou Huang realm.
But so what? After obtaining the assistance of the Hall of Souls' Protector Wu, he was a Dou Huang now!
No matter how Xiao Lin summoned the wind and called the rain in the Dou Wang realm, before a Dou Huang, this was still not enough to look at.
At the same time, the reason Yan Penghong felt Xiao Lin would definitely come to the appointment was that he felt the other party was currently in a high and mighty state, making it highly unlikely that he would reject the invitation he issued.
Furthermore, during the Sect Grand Meeting of the Four Great Empires, the other party had also utterly dominated him.
To be honest, even if he swapped identities with Xiao Lin, he wouldn't be likely to refuse. Of course, it was mainly because Yan Penghong didn't understand Xiao Lin's low-profile, cautious personality.
If Xiao Lin's cultivation level was truly just that of a Seven-Star Dou Wang, for this kind of life-and-death challenge letter that obviously had a problem at first glance, he wouldn't pay it any attention at all.
The reason Xiao Lin dared to accept the battle, just like how he dared to single-handedly wipe out the Checker clan, relied on his hidden strength as a Five-Change Dou尊!
Just as Yan Penghong was thinking about killing Xiao Lin to avenge his older brother and living the second half of his life with the identity of a Soul Envoy, the person he longed for had arrived.
"Step~"
At the same time the sound of footsteps rang out, Yan Penghong's pair of hollow eyes suddenly lit up.
"You're here."
"Yes, I'm here."
A very melodramatic conversation.
Looking at the current Yan Penghong whose appearance had drastically changed from before, looking neither like a human nor a ghost, Xiao Lin's brow also furrowed slightly.
Xiao Lin still thought it was hatred that made Yan Penghong turn like this, unaware that the culprit behind all of this was the Hall of Souls that he had always been wary of!
Toward the current Xiao Clan, it was naturally impossible for the Hun Clan to personally enter the field, at most the Hall of Souls would just stir up some trouble from behind.
At the same time, along with Hun Tiandi's injuries gradually approaching full recovery, the Hall of Souls, these claws controlled by the Hun Clan, were finally going to move.
Now, was the beginning of the Hall of Souls' actions!
"Xiao Lin, before the life-and-death duel begins, I want to ask you one more time, was my older brother Yan Bohong killed by your hand?"
When he spoke to ask, Yan Penghong's eyes were deathly glued onto Xiao Lin's body.
Although he already had the answer in his heart, for some unknown reason, he still wanted to hear Xiao Lin admit it with his own lips.
Toward Yan Penghong being so obsessed with this matter, Xiao Lin also felt helpless. However, right now he had already come to fulfill the appointment of the life-and-death duel, so there was naturally no need to continue hiding it.
"That's right, your older brother Yan Bohong was indeed killed by my hand! Back then, he came with the purpose of killing me, so I naturally could not hold back."
Xiao Lin explained calmly like drifting clouds and a light breeze.
"Pheww~, I know, my older brother was entirely devoted to the Imperial Family, long before entering the secret realm, he told me that he didn't come for the opportunities inside the secret realm, but only to decapitate the future of the Jia Ma Empire."
"Therefore, his death by your hand was his tribulation. However, you must know, in this world, there has never been only right and wrong. He is my brother, I must seek revenge against you!"
It had to be said that on this matter, Yan Penghong could be considered quite clear-headed.
Just as he had said, he viewed his older brother's death as a tribulation. But even so, as the younger brother, he still had to seek revenge for his older brother. On this matter, actually neither Xiao Lin nor the brothers Yan Bohong and Yan Penghong were in the wrong.
They were simply standing on their own different standpoints.
Therefore, before Yan Penghong sent him the life-and-death duel letter, Xiao Lin had never thought about wiping the other party out either. This point could be seen from Xiao Lin's attitude during the Grand Sect Tournament of the Four Empires.
Otherwise, with Xiao Lin's strength back then, wiping out Yan Penghong without anyone knowing would have been simply too simple. The reason Xiao Lin didn't do so was just because he felt this was a matter of standpoints, having nothing to do with right or wrong.
It was just that by now, this matter had already become a knot in Yan Penghong's heart, so he had no choice but to bring things to a conclusion with the other party.
"I know, that's why I came."
Toward Yan Penghong's statement, Xiao Lin merely nodded his head.
Seeing that Xiao Lin's expression remained calm from beginning to end, Yan Penghong didn't speak more on this matter either.
"It is good that you have such awareness, this matter ultimately started because of us two brothers, after killing you, I will not go out of my way to make things difficult for the other people of your Xiao Clan, you can rest assured on this point!"
Filled with a mysterious self-confidence in himself, Yan Penghong solemnly promised Xiao Lin.
At that instant, Xiao Lin's expression had a hint of blank bewilderment. However, looking at Yan Penghong's earnest appearance, Xiao Lin also knew that the other party might truly be acting out of a tiny speck of good nature!
"Fine, the same words, I will return to you too, this grudge is limited strictly between you and me!"
Regarding this, Xiao Lin indeed had no thoughts of involving other people.
"Xiao Lin, I have to admit, you are indeed very strong, if I were still in the Dou Wang realm, even if at Nine-Star, I ask myself and might not necessarily be your opponent, let alone seeking revenge. But I am no longer the same as in the past."
"No matter how strong you are within the Dou Wang realm, it is impossible for you to be my opponent."
Yan Penghong still thought that Xiao Lin hadn't recognized reality.
"Just relying on your One-Star Dou Huang cultivation level that was forcibly raised up?"
Xiao Lin asked back with a half-smile.
When arriving at this place, Xiao Lin had already probed Yan Penghong's Dou Qi cultivation level.
One-Star Dou Huang, and it was forcibly raised up using an unknown special method.
At the same time, Xiao Lin also understood why Yan Penghong had the confidence to find him for revenge. After all, in Yan Penghong's eyes, even if he was a One-Star Dou Huang who was forcibly raised up, that was ultimately no longer the same realm as a Dou Wang after all.
In his view, no matter how strong Xiao Lin was in the Dou Wang realm, it was impossible for him to be his opponent.
"You can tell? Xiao Lin, you are indeed very different! Then, do you still think you have a chance of winning now?"
At first, when Xiao Lin pointed out his cultivation level, Yan Penghong was still a bit worried.
But only after he repeatedly probed Xiao Lin and found that the other party was indeed only a Seven-Star Dou Wang did he let out a slight sigh of relief. In his view, Xiao Lin was merely putting on a calm front at this moment.
"Yan Penghong, actually I am quite curious, how exactly did you manage to achieve this point? Was there some kind of opportunity? Or did someone help you?"
Shaking his head, Xiao Lin still had a bit of curiosity toward this.
"Heh, Xiao Lin, you are also a dignified Seven-Star Dou Wang after all, there's no need to stall for time like this right? In any case you are already a person bound to die, why bother fixating on these things? Fine, I'll give you a chance, as long as you can defeat me, I will tell you this secret!"
Yan Penghong was still fully confident in himself.
"Oh? Truly?"
Hearing Yan Penghong say this, Xiao Lin was not prepared to directly slap the other party to death with one palm anymore.
He still wanted to fish out this so-called secret from Yan Penghong!
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