Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 485: Good at Attacking Heart Flame Guardian

Temporary Soul Palace, inside the tent.

An almost imperceptible dark figure was standing sideways in the corner of the tent. The shadows around him and those in the corner intersected with each other, making him look extremely illusory and ethereal.

With such a concentrated and unexpressed ethereal aura, there is no doubt that this person is considered a leader even among the Dou Zong!
After a while, as if sensing something, the black shadow suddenly turned its head and said lightly, "Here they come?"

He looked behind him, and sure enough, a figure also wrapped in a black robe had quietly appeared in the tent. The iconic two eyes, one black and one red, belonged to Xiao Yan, who is now the guardian of the Soul Palace.

"The Shadow Protector is indeed very perceptive. Even after so long, this trick still can't be hidden from you."

Although his figure was discovered, Xiao Yan's face did not show much emotion. He just smiled casually and spread his hands helplessly.

Shadow Guardian said calmly, "If you had a cultivation level close to this Guardian's, relying on that special concealment technique, you might still have a chance. However, with your current level, I'm afraid you're still far from it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately let out a light click of his tongue and remained noncommittal about Shadow Protector's words.

As the name suggests, this unprepossessing shadow protector in front of him possesses the same shadow-attribute fighting spirit as Ling Ying who protected Xun'er back then.

A cultivator who possesses shadow-attributed fighting spirit is naturally gifted with unique abilities in assassination and concealment, and can naturally see through the concealment of disguised fighting skills.

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Sensing the pure soul power belonging to the Skyfire Venerable in his body, Xiao Yan's heart moved slightly, but he did not choose to use it.

"Go ahead." Xiao Yan found a random place to sit down, "What do you want to see me about?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's casual look, Shadow Protector remained calm, nodded as if accustomed to it, and said:

"When I returned to the branch hall to hand over my soul, the elder seemed to think highly of you and even considered making you a Heavenly Guardian. However, due to your cultivation level, this matter had to be put on hold for the time being."

As soon as Shadow Protector finished speaking, Xiao Yan's attention was immediately drawn to him.

"Respected elder?" He frowned slightly, then suppressed the turmoil in his heart and smiled nonchalantly, "Which respected elder has the leisure and elegance to focus on me?"

A trace of reverence flashed in Shadow Protector's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Reverend Qinghai!"

"The Venerable Qinghai."

Hearing this extremely unfamiliar name, Xiao Yan's originally tense heart felt a little relieved.

With his current vision, he knew nothing about these respected elders in the Soul Palace. Even the only one who impressed him was old man Mu Gu, and they were sworn enemies.

Under such circumstances, being targeted by the elders of the Soul Palace is obviously an extremely dangerous thing.

Fortunately, there are quite a few elders in the Soul Palace, so the chance of facing Elder Mu Gu head-on is naturally much lower than he imagined.
The Shadow Guardian explained, "Reverend Qinghai is one of the elders of the branch temple stationed in this area. Guardians like us who are responsible for collecting souls in the outside world are not at the Heavenly level and have no right to see him."

"Oh?" Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with surprise, "Why would such a big shot pay attention to me?"

"If you're planning on recruiting me to be a guard in a branch hall, forget it. I'm a person who prefers to be active rather than quiet. If I were to stay at the main hall and keep an eye on things every day, I'm afraid I'd quit in a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, Shadow Protector's expression suddenly changed. He lowered his voice, almost shouting, "Hun Yan, the orders of the respected elder cannot be disobeyed. If it hears you, ten heads of ours will be enough to make you lose them. Do you understand?"

As Hun Yan's superior, the other party's current status was almost entirely promoted by him. If the conversation between the two were leaked, not only would Hun Yan's life be in danger, but he might also be held seriously guilty.

It was also because of this that even though Xiao Yan behaved recklessly in private, Shadow Protector had no intention of reporting the matter.

He knew that he and the other party had already become grasshoppers in the same boat, and there was no possibility of any exposure.
Xiao Yan sneered: "Why are you so anxious? The elder didn't really ask me to go to the branch hall. He just made an assumption. Isn't it okay for me to open my mouth?"

"With your arrogant and domineering attitude, even if the elder really asks you to guard the branch hall, I will find a way to push you away!" Shadow Protector was still furious and pointed at his nose and gritted his teeth.

Seeing Shadow Protector's anxious and irritable look, Xiao Yan remained calm, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

Become!

Having been in the Soul Palace for such a long time, with his intelligence, he naturally knew very well what the consequences of saying these words would be.

The reason why he did this was, in the final analysis, to avoid contact with the bigwigs in the Soul Palace.

His disguised fighting skills were only close to the level of great success, and his cultivation level, which had barely reached the peak of Dou Huang by devouring souls, was as immature as a child in front of a Dou Zun-level strongman.
Therefore, he must avoid direct contact with the branch temples as much as possible while constantly improving his cultivation and status.

After all, underestimating the enemy is always the stupidest choice.

As Shadow Protector's anger gradually subsided, the atmosphere in the tent gradually became stalemate.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan suddenly smiled and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, there should be quite a few people like me in the Soul Palace. Why does the respected elder have such special regard for me?"

Hearing this, Shadow Protector paused, but ultimately chose not to hide it, and slowly said, "Soul power."

Xiao Yan was stunned: "Soul power?"

The Shadow Guardian nodded. "Your concealment technique is quite profound. In some aspects, it is even inferior to my Shadow Dou Qi. The fact that it is so effective must be closely related to your powerful soul power."

"You possess both fire-attributed Dou Qi and such powerful soul force. I suspect that Venerable Qinghai values ​​you highly, perhaps because he believes you might have considerable attainments in alchemy."

Thinking of this, Shadow Protector couldn't help but shake his head helplessly: "It's a pity that not everyone can be as proficient in both combat and alchemy as Master Mu Gu. This time, I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

Obviously, he did not think that the ruthless and powerful Flame Protector in front of him would have any knowledge of alchemy.

Hearing Shadow Protector's sigh, Xiao Yan smiled slightly and did not intend to explain. He immediately stood up and prepared to say goodbye to the other party.

However, just as he was about to speak, Shadow Protector's sighing voice suddenly reached his ears.

"I have only seen someone like you who is neither an alchemist nor possesses extremely strong spiritual power once. Unfortunately, my cultivation was very shallow at that time, and I had no time to inquire about the details of those people. The elder ordered me to throw them into the formation."

"Now that I think about it, the methods those people used back then seemed somewhat similar to your concealment technique. Tsk tsk, if this guardian also had such a powerful soul power, it wouldn't be impossible for my status to rise even higher."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yan's eyes, which had been calm before, suddenly burst into a ray of divine light.
(End of this chapter)