I am the right way to defeat you

"Little friend Xiao Yan."

The ancient Bodhi tree called softly, and only then did Xiao Yan realize its presence. He released Xun'er, came to the other party, and respectfully clasped his hands in a salute.

"Senior Bodhi, what brings you here?"

"Hehe~ I was just doing this on someone's behalf." The Bodhi Tree chuckled, hands behind its back, and looked at Xun'er. "Little girl, I have something to discuss with Xiao Yan alone. You may leave now."

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

Before Xun'er could finish speaking, the Bodhi tree waved its hand lightly, and Xun'er's figure disappeared.

Xiao Yan was not alarmed by this. He knew that if the Bodhi Tree wanted to harm Xun'er, it would have done so long ago and wouldn't have waited until now.

So the Bodhi Tree really was just as he said, needing to talk to itself about something.

"Senior Bodhi, what are your instructions?"

"What are your thoughts on that Soul Emperor?"

The Bodhi tree squinted its eyes and asked. Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned cold.

"He deserves death."

Xiao Yan succinctly expressed his opinion on the Soul Emperor. The Bodhi Ancient Tree raised its hand and touched the wood whiskers, looking at Xiao Yan's determined eyes.

Clearly, Xiao Yan didn't need to say anything more; he could tell from those eyes that he and the Soul Emperor felt they were incompatible.

After hesitating for a while, the ancient Bodhi tree continued.

"If that Soul Emperor were someone you knew, would you still insist on your opinion so firmly?"

"What do you mean?"

Xiao Yan was suddenly stunned, and his heart tightened for no reason.

The ancient Bodhi tree stared into his eyes for a long time before speaking slowly.

"Xiao Yan, do you want to know the identity of the Soul Emperor? Or rather, the identity she once used?"

"Whatever the outcome, do you have the courage to accept it?"

The words of the Bodhi tree left Xiao Yan speechless, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

After hearing what the Bodhi Tree said, I realized that the Soul Emperor was someone I knew.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan fell silent.

After a long silence, the ancient Bodhi tree spoke again.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to know, she doesn’t want you to know anyway.” The Bodhi Tree looked at Xiao Yan and said calmly, “I just think that, given your personality, you would rather know the truth clearly than remain in the dark.”

Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils trembled.

After a long while, Xiao Yan let out a long sigh and quietly looked at the Bodhi tree.

"Please tell me, I want to know. No, I absolutely must know the truth!"

Bang!
From the west of Zhongzhou, a blood-red sword light slashed down. The Soul Emperor raised his hand to resist, but the power was unimaginable. His resistance was completely ineffective, and one of his arms was instantly severed.

The Soul Emperor calmly looked at his severed arm and glanced at Nalan Yanran in front of him.

"You're truly a beast. If this continues, I'll probably die at your hands."

As he said this, the Soul Emperor suddenly sensed something, glanced in the direction of the Heavenly Alliance, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth beneath his mask.

"Unfortunately, that's the end of it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan and the others outside the arena immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

The next moment, this premonition came true.

The boundless river of blood below was drained and spread upwards, enveloping the Soul Emperor in the blink of an eye.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, the Soul Emperor had been healed by the Blood River several times before, but given Nalan Yanran's terrifying power, no matter how many times the Soul Emperor healed her, it wouldn't be of any use.

However.
Boom!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
heartbeat.

The uncontrollable pounding of the heart was clearly audible to everyone.

Panic, fear, and shock surged through everyone's hearts, making them increasingly uneasy about what was about to happen.

The next second, the entire world began to tremble!

The sky was dark and gloomy, the clouds were broken and fragmented, as if the sky had collapsed on the eve of the apocalypse.

The ground continued to sink and crack, and in the blink of an eye, several bottomless abysses were imprinted on the earth.

The sky could collapse and the earth could cave in!
However, these are not the most terrifying things.

Xiao Xuan and his group stared in horror at the Soul Emperor, who was enveloped in the river of blood, their hearts pounding even harder.

Something terrifying is about to emerge!

As if confirming their suspicions, the blood river enveloping the Soul Emperor suddenly scattered, and the restrained aura within it burst outward, blowing everyone thousands of miles away. Even Xiao Xuan and Zhu Kun could not escape it.

In an instant, despair enveloped everyone's minds, and they dared not move, only staring intently at the Soul Emperor in the distance.

This fighting spirit, this oppressive aura, is on a completely different level from before!
Could this be... a Dou Di?!
The Soul Emperor ascended to the clouds, looking down at Xiao Xuan and his entourage who were gazing up at her. She spoke leisurely, her voice soft and gentle, yet it was as if branded into the hearts of everyone present.

"Finally, the time has come." The Soul Emperor raised his hand, his scarlet eyes looking down at Xiao Xuan's trembling eyes. "I have won, Xiao Xuan."

These words made everyone realize the truth as if they had been waking up from a dream.

No wonder the Soul Emperor hadn't shown any offensive intent before. From the very beginning, she was just using the Blood River to buy time!
Whether it was due to the incomplete absorption of the source energy or some other reason, the Soul Emperor had been in seclusion for several days and had only now truly broken through the shackles to reach the Dou Di realm!
Not to mention Gu Lie and the others, even Xiao Xuan and Zhu Kun were unable to move under this kind of pressure!
This is the Battle Emperor!

However, there is one exception.
"Ow!!!"

Nalan Yanran was completely unaffected by the pressure, and charged towards the Soul Emperor with a roar, wielding her scarlet sword.

In response, the Soul Emperor remained calm and slowly raised one hand.

"Now, your turn is over."

"Go back."

The Soul Emperor calmly tapped his finger in the void, and an indescribable shock slammed into Nalan Yanran.

hum!
Nalan Yanran's figure instantly sank into the abyss, her body convulsing, unable to rise again!
This scene filled Xiao Xuan and the others with even more despair.

With a single, casual strike, he defeated Nalan Yanran, who had been chasing after the Soul Emperor!

The Soul Emperor looked contemptuously at his severed arm, Nalan Yanran, and uttered words that filled everyone with despair.

"The farce must end."

But at that moment, an aura that was in no way inferior to that of the Soul Emperor suddenly erupted from afar, causing Xiao Xuan and his group to look up sharply.

That direction leads to Tianhe Alliance!
However, the expressions on everyone's faces did not improve at all.

Because they can all clearly sense it.

This fighting spirit isn't Xiao Yan's!

At this moment, beneath the Heavenly Alliance, which had been submerged by the River of Blood, Xun'er nestled beside Xiao Yan, both still unconscious.

Opposite them, Void Devouring Flame suddenly opened its eyes, its scarlet pupils sending chills down one's spine.

Then, Void Devouring Flame grinned, slowly stood up, clenched his fists, and revealed an undisguised excitement on his face.

"Hahahaha!"

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!”

The Void Devouring Flame raised its head and burst into laughter.

"I'm finally out!!!" (End of Chapter)