Chapter 24 Xiao Yi
The Xiao clan elders were originally evenly matched with them, but now that the Soul Clan's strength has increased, and they haven't changed their stance, the situation on the battlefield has naturally shifted, and the scales of victory have begun to slowly tip in their favor.
Logically speaking, these Xiao clan elders all possessed clan markings, and the level of these markings was not low. However, there was no other way. In order to enable Xiao Xuan to break through to the Dou Di realm, all of their Dou Di bloodlines were extracted. Without the Dou Di bloodline, they naturally could not use their clan markings.
Although these Xiao clan elders were filled with anger, they were powerless to do anything but desperately defend against their opponents' attacks.
"Pfft! Pfft!" "Ahhhhh, damned Soul Clan, even if I, Xiao An, die, I will not let you get away with this!" In the distance, an elder of the Xiao Clan was sent flying by his opponent, and his body was also pierced by chains. Fortunately, the piercing was not in a vital spot. However, this person was already determined to die. As he spoke, he rushed forward, wanting to perish together with his opponent.
"Boom!" A massive mushroom cloud quickly appeared on the battlefield, clearly indicating that the Xiao clan elder had self-destructed. Knowing he could not defeat his opponent, he chose a very wise yet extremely cruel approach—self-destruction. Since death was inevitable anyway, self-destruction could at least affect the opponent, perhaps even killing them outright. However, this was easier said than done, and very few could muster the resolve to do it.
"Cough cough! Damn Xiao An, I will find your soul and make you wish you were dead!" A ragged figure covered in wounds rushed out from the center of the explosion and said angrily.
He was the Soul Clan elder who had fought Xiao An before. Because he activated his clan mark, his strength increased dramatically, and Xiao An was no match for him. In desperation, Xiao An chose this method of mutual destruction. The Soul Clan elder was caught off guard in his arrogance, which allowed Xiao An to succeed. However, he did not die. But now he was no longer able to fight. His injuries alone would be enough to make him recuperate for hundreds of years.
"Xiao An! Ahhh! You deserve to die!" A heart-wrenching scream came from afar. The Soul Clan elder, who had just managed to escape, felt a sense of foreboding and immediately tried to flee. However, before he could make any move, a sword shadow flew from afar and cut him in half at the waist.
The person who made the move was named Xiao Yi, who was a close friend of Xiao An. Both of them were two-star Dou Sheng. They each fought against two Soul Clan elders of the same realm. Unexpectedly, the Soul Clan elders were no match for him after activating their clan markings, and Xiao An died as a result. Enraged, he did not hesitate to endure the opponent's fighting skills and went to kill that person, eventually killing him, but he was also seriously injured.
"Hehehe, that piece of trash Soul Waste was killed by you just like that. But it doesn't matter, you'll soon be able to go down and join him." Soul Clan elder Soul Thing, who was fighting Xiao Yi, said.
"Hmph, if you want to fight, then fight! The people of the Xiao clan have never been afraid. For the sake of the Xiao clan, we would die with honor!" With that shout, he unleashed his fighting technique and charged forward again. He was already no match for his opponent, and now he was seriously injured. Naturally, he was no match for the soul creature. In just a few hundred rounds, this valiant Xiao clan elder died at the hands of the soul creature.
"Hehehe, where do you think you're going!" After killing Xiao Yi, the soul creature suddenly swung the chain in its hand towards the void in front of it, and then pulled it back. A transparent phantom was tied to the other end of the chain, and the phantom's appearance was very similar to that of Xiao Yi, who had just been killed!
That's right, this is Xiao Yi's soul. When one's strength reaches a certain level, even if the physical body dies, the soul still survives. However, some cultivators become confused and lose their previous memories after becoming a soul body. But the stronger one becomes, the less likely this situation is to occur. They can even use various combat techniques, which can be considered another way of surviving. Xiao Yi is like that now.
Unfortunately, the Soul Clan were experts at dealing with soul entities. Just as Xiao Yi's soul entity tried to take this opportunity to escape, it was detected by the Soul Being. It was unable to resist the chains in the Soul Being's hands, which were specifically designed to restrain soul entities, and was eventually captured.
"Trying to run? Too bad you've run into me!" With that, he stuffed Xiao Yi into a pocket at his waist, right before Xiao Yi's terrified eyes. As the pocket drew closer, Xiao Yi cried out in fear, "You're a demon! A demon!"
The Soul Clan's collection of soul bodies is not a big secret to the eight ancient clans, but what exactly the Soul Clan collects soul bodies for is probably unknown to anyone except the Soul Clan's high-ranking members. They want to investigate but can't find out, so the other ancient races don't care too much about it, or rather, even if they did, it wouldn't make a difference.
The Soul Clan is extremely powerful among the eight ancient races. Other ancient races will not easily break ties with them unless they clearly understand that their interests are threatened. Moreover, although the Soul Clan collects souls, they act with great restraint and never attack members of other ancient races; therefore, they naturally will not interfere in such matters.
However, such things may seem cruel to outsiders, but only when one becomes a victim and experiences it firsthand does one realize how terrifying and cruel it truly is. Xiao Yi is a case in point.
Unfortunately, Xiao Yi's screams had no effect. The battlefield was filled with the booming sounds of clashing combat techniques. Compared to that, his voice was like a mosquito's buzz, and naturally, it did not attract anyone's attention. No matter how scared Xiao Yi was, he could not escape the fate of falling into someone's pocket.
There are many others like Xiao Yi. Since the Soul Clan elders activated their group greetings, their strength has skyrocketed, putting the Xiao Clan on the defensive and forcing them into a retreat. Numerous have been killed. But what can be done? War has always been this cruel. Must they really end up like Xiao Yi?
His actions were certainly full of loyalty, but he paid the price with his life. The Xiao clan already had few elders, and now that the Xiao clan was at a disadvantage, the death of each elder was a great loss to it.
The battle grew increasingly fierce, and the death toll rose.
Gradually, not only members of the Xiao clan died, but many elders of the Soul clan also perished.
The ground was littered with severed limbs and remains, and the blood had stained the ground for miles around red.
From a distance, this place looked like a hellish place!
Such a large-scale battle naturally attracted attention, especially since all the major forces were in a tense state.
Therefore, it wasn't long before Xiao Xuan and his group's battle was discovered by others.
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