Other than Ling Xiao, there were a few other Earthly Sovereigns who were eyeing the two Emperor Pills.
They were a team of 14 people, led by Mo Zha, who was the strongest and had the strength of a peak Earthly Sovereign. The rest of the team consisted of five peak Earthly Sovereigns and eight high-level Earthly Sovereigns.
Their strength was considered below average among the dozens of teams, and they were far inferior to the teams of dozens of people.
Mo Zha led six of them towards one of the Imperial Elixirs while the other seven headed towards the other.
They all wanted to take the two Emperor Pills for themselves.
Mo Zha was already in his sixties, but he looked like a middle-aged man. There was a hideous scar on his face, which made him look very frightening.
He transmitted his voice to the people behind him, "Once we get close to the resentful souls, immediately summon your spirit beasts to deal with the two resentful souls. They can harm our Knowledge Sea, but they have no effect on our spirit beasts, so don't worry about them. Once you get the pills, immediately retreat. We can't let the other resentful souls surround us."
The people behind him nodded slightly, indicating that they understood.
However, when they were 50 meters away from the Emperor Pill, the two mid-level Heavenly Venerate resentful souls immediately sensed their presence.
Mo Zha's eyes twitched, and he shouted, "They found us, quickly summon your spirit beasts!"
At this moment, the two Heavenly Venerate resentful souls charged towards them.
Although they were resentful souls, their strength was not inferior to that of a low-level Heavenly Venerate.
The Earthly Sovereigns behind Mo Zha summoned their spirit beasts together, and the battle was about to begin.
At the same time, Mo Zha flashed to the side, condensed a giant palm in his hand, and grabbed at the Emperor Pill.
Mo Zha knew that these resentful souls did not have a mind of their own. They only existed because of their stubborn thoughts, so he felt that obtaining the Emperor Pill would not be a problem.
Who knew that just as his giant palm was about to grab the Emperor Pill, the Emperor Pill would actually fly up on its own.
Not only that, but the other Emperor Pill also flew up, and the two Emperor Pills actually stopped in the middle of the battle between the two groups of resentful souls.
"What … what's going on?" Mo Zha could not wrap his head around what was happening.
He had obtained a few Emperor Pills before, but this was the first time he saw them fly away on their own.
Ahhh!
A few screams brought Moza back to his senses. He realized that the two groups of resentful spirits were already charging towards his men.
"Damn it, let's go. I don't want these two Emperor Pills anymore!" Mozha immediately shouted and quickly left the place.
His allies also retreated at the same time, because facing so many vengeful spirits, it was impossible for them to deal with them one by one. At that time, before they could obtain the Emperor Pill, they would all die.
After Moza and the others left, the two groups of wraiths fought again as if they did not know exhaustion.
At this moment, the two Emperor Pills in the center of the vengeful souls once again flew up by themselves.
Swoosh!
The two Monarch Pills flew in the same direction like the wind.
Those powerful vengeful spirits seemed to be determined to protect the two Emperor Elixirs. They actually chased after the two Emperor Elixirs in a frenzy.
Just as they were about to catch up, a blue flame blasted towards them.
Wu wu!
The blue flames stopped them in their tracks, causing them to cry out in alarm.
A figure grabbed the two Emperor Pills in his hand and quickly flew into the distance.
Those vengeful spirits kept howling. Obviously, the loss of the Emperor Pills had caused them to go crazy.
Who else could it be but Ling Xiao who had obtained the two Emperor Pills?
Ling Xiao flew for a long time and only heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that the vengeful spirits did not chase after him.
"Haha, I got them so easily. How effortless!" Ling Xiao muttered to himself as he looked at the Emperor Pills in his hand with satisfaction.
The reason why he had obtained the Emperor Pills so easily was naturally because he had used his mental strength to bring them over. Otherwise, he would have been discovered if he had used his elemental manifestation to grab the Emperor Pills.
Ling Xiao did not want to expose his identity, nor did he want to waste his energy on those vengeful spirits. Hence, he chose this simple and effective method.
"Is this an Emperor Pill?
The energy contained in it actually did not dissipate. As expected of an Emperor-rank powerhouse who passed away in meditation! "Ling Xiao muttered as he felt the explosive energy from the Emperor Pills.
Although Emperor Pills were good stuff, they were useless to ordinary people. Only when they fell into the hands of a high-grade alchemist would they be of use.
Coincidentally, Ling Xiao was already a sixth-grade alchemist. As long as he advanced one more grade, he would be able to make use of these Emperor Pills. Hence, he already planned to keep the Emperor Pills for himself. He would not bring them to those major forces to exchange. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find Emperor Pills in the future.
After Ling Xiao made up his mind, he immediately set off for the next place.
He searched for two places with more vengeful spirits for two days in a row. But he did not find any traces of the Emperor Pills.
Ling Xiao could not help feeling somewhat vexed. After all, after so many Imperial Roll Contests, many Emperor Pills had already been taken by others.
"Dammit, what kind of shitty place is this? I've been searching for two days, and I haven't even found a single strand of hair. How can I live like this!?" Ling Xiao cried out in distress. He gritted his teeth and flew towards the place where the feeling was the strongest.
Ling Xiao arrived at a rocky area. This place was similarly desolate, but the cold wind was much stronger than the previous places. There was a huge crack that seemed to have been slashed open by a peerless expert, and waves of powerful Soul Energy were emanating from it.
It was obvious that a large number of vengeful spirits had gathered in this huge crack.
There were already three groups of people eyeing them covetously at the edge of the huge rift.
None of the 18 major forces were participating in these three groups. However, their strength was not weak. Each group actually had around 20 people.
And Ling Xiao suddenly discovered that one of the groups was someone he was familiar with. The person leading the group was Tuoba Yuan. There were more than 20 people behind him, and it was obvious that they were the helpers he had recruited. Gu Jiaojiao and Gu Mingzhu were also among them.
Ling Xiao saw that many of the three groups were injured. It was likely that they had been attacked by vengeful spirits while searching for the Emperor Pills.
The moment Ling Xiao appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of the three groups.
However, they only paid attention to him for a moment before their gazes fell on the huge crack again. Their eyes were filled with greed. It was obvious that there were many Emperor Pills under the huge crack.
However, Ling Xiao knew that in front of these temptations, there would definitely be a huge danger.
Ling Xiao ignored the crowd and quietly went to the other side of the huge crack. He lowered his head and looked down, and his expression immediately became fanatical. "There are so many Emperor Pills. No wonder these guys are all gathered here. However … there are so many vengeful spirits down there that it's a little scary!"
Ling Xiao saw that this huge crack wasn't very deep. It was only a few meters deep. With a single glance, he could see many Emperor Pills casually scattered below the huge crack. With a rough estimate, there were at least a hundred Emperor Pills.
However, although there were many Emperor Pills, there were even more vengeful spirits. Many vengeful spirits wandered there like patrolling soldiers.
These vengeful spirits were not as terrifying as the ones they had encountered before. In fact, a few of them had even reached the strength of a high-level Heavenly Venerate. It was obvious that they were all Almighties when they were alive.
"That's not right. There are so many vengeful spirits here. They are so peaceful and did not rush out. There must be an even stronger existence!"
Ling Xiao faintly felt that something was wrong. He felt that these vengeful spirits were too quiet, and the auras of the other three groups of people could not be concealed. With the vengeful spirits' sensitivity towards soul power, they should be able to sense that someone had arrived. However, they still repeated their patrolling actions, as if they did not care about their arrival. From this, Ling Xiao guessed that this place was definitely not that simple.
Ling Xiao used his spiritual power to probe downwards. He suddenly discovered two extremely obscure and powerful soul power undulations.
Ling Xiao furrowed his brows and hurriedly retreated far away.
With so many Emperor Pills here, it must have been discovered by others. However, these Emperor Pills had not been taken away. It could be seen how dangerous this place was.
Ling Xiao did not retreat far. Once again, he hid among the rocks and observed the three groups of people from afar. He wanted to see what methods they had to obtain those Emperor Pills.
Not long after, the three groups of people finally could not hold back and summoned their spirit beasts. They charged towards the huge crack to snatch the Emperor Pills.
With someone taking the lead, the others also became impulsive.
Waves of powerful elemental attacks from different Spiritual Weapons blasted towards the vengeful spirits in the huge crack.
Although these vengeful spirits were powerful, they did not have consciousness and could not deduce the Small Universe. Therefore, their battle strength was not as powerful as a true Heavenly Venerate. However, it was enough to make the Earthly Sovereigns suffer.
Ling Xiao looked at the earth-shattering battle and murmured, "How bold!"
Countless vengeful spirits rushed out from the huge crack. They let out howling cries and charged towards the dozens of Earthly Sovereigns and spirit beasts like fearless warriors.
The battle was very intense, but Ling Xiao knew that these people were already feeling the pressure.
Fortunately, they all had many methods to defend against the vengeful spirits' attacks. Therefore, they were not completely annihilated.
Right at this moment, a thunderous explosion rang out from the clear sky. Bolts of lightning the size of buckets descended from the sky.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The terrifying sound of thunder drowned out the vengeful spirits.
Ling Xiao stared at the figure who had unleashed such a powerful attack. It was Tuoba Yuan.
He wielded the purple trident in his hand and continuously unleashed terrifying lightning bolts. The vengeful spirits in the vicinity were all blasted into smithereens.
Then, he plunged into the huge crack to snatch the Emperor Pills. No more vengeful spirits dared to approach him.
"Did that guy succeed?"
Ling Xiao murmured. He also wanted to rush over and snatch the Emperor Pills. Given his methods, he did not fear these vengeful spirits. However, he had always been cautious, so he had to be more careful.
However, not long after Tuoba Yuan went down, he saw him fleeing out of the huge crack in a sorry state.
"Quick, run! There is a remnant spirit of a Quasi Thearch!"
Tuoba Yuan exclaimed to his people and immediately fled far away. He was as fast as lightning.