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Meanwhile, within the black mist.

The six Honored Guest Elders, all at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, gathered together, warily eying the surrounding black mist.

As the black mist churned, the wretched wails of countless souls echoed from within, making it feel as if they had been plunged into Purgatory.

"Everyone, this Li Fan is quite formidable. We cannot let our guard down."

They each summoned their Spiritual Artifacts to protect themselves.

"No matter what, it’s still six against one. The advantage is ours."

"That’s right."

"That Li Fan is only at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, the same level as us!"

"As long as we work together, we can definitely..."

BOOM!

Before the man could even finish his sentence, he suddenly exploded!

Blood and gore splattered everywhere, drenching the other five men.

The hairs on their bodies instantly stood on end, and their scalps went numb with terror.

"What’s happening?"

Even with their combined cultivation, the five of them had no idea how the man had died! 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The endless black mist around them cut off everything.

They had no idea when Li Chang’an had struck, nor could they see what kind of Magic he had used.

"Everyone, we can’t let this continue."

"Let’s join forces and break out of this black mist!"

"Alright!"

The five were just about to charge out together.

But the moment the word was spoken, another man exploded, turning into a shower of blood.

The shadow of death instantly fell over the remaining four, sending a chill down their spines.

Under unimaginable fear and pressure, they all used Magic that burned their lifespans, frantically pushing their potential to its limits. They joined forces and charged in a single direction, trying to break out of the black mist and see the light again.

But along the way, one after another, all four of them exploded, their souls joining the others lost in the black mist.

"Come!"

Li Chang’an raised a hand and beckoned, collecting their Storage Pouches and inspecting them one by one.

As Honored Guest Elders of Yellow Crane Immortal City, their Storage Pouches contained a fair number of Treasures, leaving him quite satisfied.

A moment later, with a thought, all the black mist surged back into the Venerable Soul Banner, and clarity returned to the world.

At that moment, the father and son pair, Jiang Yunsheng and Jia Huairan, were still engaged in Magical Combat.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunsheng’s expression didn’t change; he had expected it.

Jia Huairan’s face, however, changed drastically in disbelief.

"Li Fan, where are those six men?"

"In the Soul Banner, of course. Would Daoist Jia like to go in and catch up with them?"

"You..."

Jia Huairan’s mind reeled. Even the Magic in his hands slowed by a beat, and he was nearly wounded by Jiang Yunsheng.

He never would have imagined that Li Chang’an’s strength was so astonishing.

From beginning to end, it had only been the time it took for a dozen or so breaths. In that span, all six Foundation Establishment cultivators had fallen, unable to even inflict the slightest injury on Li Chang’an.

Even he, a cultivator at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, couldn’t have done that.

Clearly, Li Chang’an’s strength was far greater than his own!

At this thought, Jia Huairan felt a chill climb up his spine.

Today’s situation was clearly a trap set just for him!

The thought of retreat entered his mind. He spread his Divine Sense to survey his surroundings, planning to find a chance to return to Yellow Crane Immortal City and ask a Fake Pill Great Power to intervene.

But Jiang Yunsheng wasn’t about to give him that chance.

"You old bastard, you think you can run?"

A cold glint shone in his eyes as killing intent surged from him. He unleashed one astonishing spell of Magic after another.

Jia Huairan’s eyes were bloodshot, and he burned with rage.

"You treacherous son! With your Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Magical Power, you think you can stop me?"

He had been at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment for many years and had a deep foundation. He was confident he could escape from Jiang Yunsheng’s grasp.

The only one he needed to be wary of was Li Chang’an, who was watching from the side like a tiger stalking its prey.

However, to his shock, Jiang Yunsheng managed to block all his Magic, pinning him down completely and giving him no chance to flee.

BOOM!

A crimson blood flame instantly erupted from Jiang Yunsheng’s body.

As the blood flame burned, his aura skyrocketed, instantly crossing the threshold into the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

’Burning his lifespan?’

Not far away, Li Chang’an watched this scene quietly.

He clearly sensed that, in that single instant, Jiang Yunsheng had burned a full fifty years of his life!

Then, a long, crimson Blood Arrow formed in front of Jiang Yunsheng.

"Go!"

His eyes were webbed with red veins, his face a mask of killing intent and hatred, as the Blood Arrow before him shot forward.

In that instant, another ten years of his life vanished!

The Blood Arrow tore through the sky like a bolt of crimson lightning, reaching Jia Huairan in an instant and blasting through his body.

"AH—"

Jia Huairan shrieked, his face turning deathly pale.

He couldn’t believe that with his Magical Power at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, he had been unable to block that arrow!

The feeling of death crept closer, bringing with it a sliver of fear.

However, what came next was even more terrifying.

Jiang Yunsheng’s aura surged. His blood-red hair whipped in the wind as more crimson Blood Arrows materialized before him.

A full nine arrows tore through the sky one after another, like a rainbow piercing the sun, and slammed into Jia Huairan.

Jia Huairan screamed again and again as nine gruesome, bloody holes were blasted into his body.

His aura had fallen to rock bottom.

"Old bastard, pay for my mother’s life!"

Jiang Yunsheng’s hatred was monstrous. The blood flames covering his body coalesced into a long, crimson saber that he brought down with tremendous force.

CRACK!

Blood splattered everywhere!

Jia Huairan’s head flew into the air, and he died on the spot!

"Soul Comes!"

Jiang Yunsheng bellowed into the air.

The next instant, Jia Huairan’s terrified Soul appeared where his body had fallen.

He cried out in a panic, "Yunsheng, Yunsheng! I’m your father! What are you doing?"

At this point, he finally thought to beg for mercy by appealing to their father-son bond.

But Jiang Yunsheng showed no mercy. He shook the Venerable Soul Banner, releasing the souls within.

In an instant, countless ferocious souls swarmed forward. Like a pack of vengeful ghosts tempered in Hell for millions of years, they madly tore at Jia Huairan’s Soul.