A mountain peak that had its peak flattened. From afar, the dazzling array of 'scars' was a shocking sight. It looked like an old man that had one foot in the grave and could collapse at any time.
There was a black cave entrance halfway up the mountain peak. The cave entrance was emitting a corrosive and cold aura.
Before this, there had been no movement in the cave. At this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred.
The cave entrance was like a heaven-devouring beast. A terrifying suction force was released. All the resentful spirits within a radius of ten thousand miles rushed towards the mountain peak at the same time.
These resentful spirits that had not dissipated for ten thousand years actually had a look of terror on their faces. It was as if they had met their nemesis. They struggled desperately to escape, but it was a pity that they found it was useless.
This scene happened just as the Gu Clan was about to make a move on Ling Xiao.
"Come. Today, I will show the Gu Clan what it means to be a frog in a well. I, a mid-stage Earth Sovereign, am not a weakling that you can pinch as you please!" Ling Xiao no longer cared about anything else and shouted at the Gu Clan.
In this Chaos Abyss of War, even if he killed everyone in the Gu Clan, no one would dare to say anything.
Even if he went outside, it would not be easy for the Gu Clan to hunt him down. With his strength, even if he could not defeat them, he could still escape.
Moreover, he had three super bodyguards by his side. If they really angered him, he could directly go and destroy the Gu Clan. That would be the end of it.
Ling Xiao had an extraordinarily handsome appearance. When he was not serious, he exuded an evil aura that was fatal to women. However, when he was serious, he was like a God of War, which made people worship him even more. No matter what kind of woman he was, they would have the urge to fall in love with him.
His body was covered in a layer of five-colored dragon-scale armor. He looked so majestic. With the Ice and Fire Sword in his hand, his murderous intent spread out. His disdainful eyes were filled with a wild and domineering aura.
Bu Qing, Gu Xiaohe, and the Saintess of the Yin Yang God Sect were all infatuated with him.
They discovered that Ling Xiao was filled with the supreme might of an emperor. They could not help but feel like submitting to him. The others, on the other hand, felt a sense of submission and fear towards Ling Xiao. Their auras could not help but weaken.
The Gu Clan was stunned. No one dared to step forward to challenge him. Their arrogance seemed to have shrunk by more than half.
Gu Qingfeng was worthy of being the leader of the Gu Clan. He quickly recovered from his momentary daze and shouted, "What are you waiting for? Attack together!"
Just as the Gu Clan was about to attack Ling Xiao, Gu Yufei of the Gu Clan exclaimed, "Look! What that is!"
At Gu Yufei's exclamation, everyone couldn't help but look in the direction he was looking.
The countless vengeful spirits were like swallows returning to their nest as they flew towards their mountain peak.
It was a black mass of resentful souls. They could not even count how many there were. Moreover, every single one of them had already condensed successfully. Their strength was comparable to a Heavenly Venerable. Even an Emperor Stage cultivator would go weak at the sight of such a terrifying swarm of resentful souls, let alone Earth Sovereign Stage cultivators like them.
"So … so many resentful souls. This … this is too scary!"
"Don't tell me they're coming for us. Quick … run, or it'll be too late!"
"Can we still run?
Look, resentful souls are flying towards us from all directions. Is this a nest of resentful souls? "
"Are we really going to die here?
I'm not willing to die like this! "
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The expressions of the disciples of the five forces changed at the same time, and all of them revealed expressions of extreme shock.
No matter how strong they were, facing these inhumane and incomparably powerful resentful souls, there were times when they were afraid.
"Don't worry. Look, they're being sucked in by the hole!" Bu Qing was indeed a heroine. She was bold and meticulous enough to discover the crux of the matter.
Gui Zi nodded his head heavily and said, "That's right. Those resentful souls seem to be very afraid. They were sucked in by the hole. Everyone, calm down and quickly hide your auras."
The people from the Gu Clan could no longer care about fighting with Ling Xiao. All of them hid their auras, afraid that they would be sucked in by the hole.
The people from the five forces silently watched as the resentful souls were swallowed into the hole one by one. Their faces turned incomparably pale.
Even the domineering Ling Xiao couldn't help but retract his aura and stare at the hole with a serious expression.
He thought to himself, "What a powerful soul force fluctuation. This is definitely a remnant soul above the Emperor Stage. Otherwise, it would be impossible for it to have such power."
Any remnant soul that could reach the Emperor Stage was definitely a terrifying supreme expert when they were alive. Their strength when they were alive was definitely ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than their current state of soul force.
Previously, Ling Xiao had encountered the remnant soul of a Quasi Emperor, so their strength when they were alive was definitely not at the Quasi Emperor level. At the very least, they had to be at the Emperor Stage to be able to condense such a high level remnant soul. And the remnant soul that had reached the Emperor Stage in this cave abode was probably at least a peak Emperor Stage or even a Saint Stage super expert when they were alive.
The entrance of the cave emitted a formless pressure and a sinister aura, making it hard for people to breathe. It was as if there were demons from the Nine Hells in the cave abode, causing people to feel cold and fearful.
The hole absorbed the vengeful souls for an entire two hours before stopping.
A small portion of the vengeful souls that hadn't been absorbed started to fly away like frightened birds, not paying any attention to the dozens of people between the mountain peaks.
When everything calmed down, everyone sat on the ground as if they had lost their strength. Their foreheads were already covered in sweat. Only the leaders of the five great powers and Ling Xiao were still standing without losing their composure.
"Should … should we still go in?" Bu Qing asked with a bitter smile.
The others had complicated expressions on their faces. They knew that there would definitely be great danger here, but they didn't expect it to be so terrifying. It actually absorbed so many high level vengeful souls and produced such a terrifying pressure that really made them feel like they were going to collapse.
Although they knew that great danger would be accompanied by great opportunities, such opportunities weren't open to everyone. Only those who had the fighting spirit and conviction to fight to the death would have a chance. Otherwise, no one could easily obtain such opportunities.
Ling Xiao seemed as if he didn't hear Bu Qing's words. He actually ignored everyone and started to walk towards the entrance of the cave alone.
The leaders of the five great powers couldn't help but look at this bold figure with admiration.
Gu Qingfeng came here for the cave abode, so he naturally had no reason to retreat at this time.
"All of you stay. I'm going up. If I don't come out in half a month, all of you can leave first!" Gu Qingfeng spoke as if he was facing death with equanimity.
Then, without turning back, he followed her.
The others looked at each other, then Gu Yufei also made up his mind and said, "Little sister, you guys stay. I want to see what's inside!"
Just as Gu Yufei was about to leave, Gu Xiaohe pulled him back and said, "Brother, I want to go with you!"
"No, there's great danger inside. I can't let you take the risk!" Gu Yufei said with a firm attitude.
"Brother, if I don't go in, you will be in even more danger. With me around, nothing will happen to us!" Gu Xiaohe replied firmly.
Gu Yufei hesitated for a moment as if he thought of something. In the end, he nodded his head and said, "Alright, but you must listen to me when we're inside. You can't act recklessly!"
Gu Xiaohe nodded and then followed Gu Qingfeng. The others of the Gu Clan stayed behind.
Bu Qing also hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she brought out her heroism and followed the others. Unexpectedly, there were also two peak Earthly Emperor Realm experts from the Bu Clan who followed her. The others stayed behind.
The Ghost Child of the Ghost Sect actually chose to withdraw from this competition. He simply led his people away from the mountain and went to look for another Sovereign Pill.
The Ghost Child sneered in his heart, "They're all courting death. It seems that there are a few less powerful opponents in the top ten!"
The Saint and Saintess of the Yin Yang Sect looked at each other. In the end, they didn't leave like the Ghost Child did. The two of them also followed the Ghost Child into the cave while the others stayed behind.
The cave was halfway up the mountain. The entrance of the cave wasn't particularly big and could only accommodate two or three people at the same time. There were some piles of rocks in front of the entrance. It seemed that they were used to cover the entrance of the cave but were later removed by someone.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the cave, a gust of terrifying cold wind blew out, making people feel extremely cold.
The entrance of the cave was like a bottomless black hole. One couldn't see its depth at a glance. It was pitch-black and looked extremely gloomy.
Ling Xiao stopped at the entrance of the cave and the others followed suit.
He closed his eyes and scanned the cave with his spiritual force like a tidal wave.
His spiritual force continued to extend downwards, hoping to find something.
"This cave is so deep!" Ling Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Just as his spiritual force was about to reach the bottom of the cave, a terrifying rebounding force slammed against Ling Xiao's spiritual force.
Pu!
The rebounding force was extremely terrifying. Before Ling Xiao could cut off the connection with his spiritual force, he was immediately hit by the rebounding force. He felt a sharp pain in his sea of consciousness and spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body instantly withered and he swallowed it. His face was incomparably pale.
The people behind him couldn't help but take a few steps back at the same time. They thought that the cave was doing something strange and devouring again.
When everyone saw that Ling Xiao had swallowed golden blood, they couldn't help but feel strange. On the other hand, Gu Yufei and Gu Xiaohe revealed an imperceptible look of surprise. The way they looked at Ling Xiao was slightly different.
"Young Master Ling, what's going on?" Bu Qing couldn't help but ask.
Ling Xiao lightly shook his aching head and said, "There should be a remnant soul at or above the Emperor Stage down there. It could also be a living creature. Think carefully about whether you want to go in or not. I'm going to rest for a while!"
After saying that, Ling Xiao quickly sat down to repair the damage to his sea of consciousness.
Fortunately, his sea of consciousness was hundreds of times stronger than others. Otherwise, just the rebounding force from that attack would have been enough to kill him.
"Playing tricks. So what if it's a remnant soul at the Emperor Stage?"
Gu Qingfeng ignored Ling Xiao's words. His body was surrounded by the light of his attribute and he plunged into the cave.
The Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Yin Yang Sect seemed to be afraid that Gu Qingfeng would get to the things inside first, so they followed without hesitation.