Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Yu Chi Bugong, Xiao Wuji, and the others were all dumbfounded. They felt the situation had turned on a dime, and their hearts could barely take it; they were almost breathless.

Su Xiuyi and his companions also stood with their jaws agape, utterly stunned.

Just when it seemed the Profound Light Pavilion was about to be plunged into an abyss and utterly destroyed, Young Master Ye exchanged a few words and turned the entire situation around. Everyone was incredibly curious about what he and Tower Master Zuo Yuan had discussed to cause such a drastic change in the latter’s behavior.

It wasn’t just them; Yu Chi Bugong and the others felt like they were about to explode with curiosity. They knew Zuo Yuan’s personality all too well. Hailing from the Divine Capital, he acted with impunity in the Celestial Capital Prefecture. Even their two great families dared not provoke him lightly. He was by no means a reasonable man.

For a moment, Xiao Wuji and the others couldn’t help but be intensely curious about Ye Xuan’s true identity.

"Young Master Ye, why did you come to Celestial Capital Prefecture and open this Profound Light Pavilion? And what exactly was all that about? Why did that Rongyang fellow make a move against you?"

Enraged by the news of Rongyang’s death, Zuo Yuan had attacked in a frenzy the moment he arrived, not bothering to learn the facts. Now that he had calmed down, he was immediately curious.

Ye Xuan proceeded to explain the course of events in detail.

When Zuo Yuan learned that Rongyang had actually framed the Profound Light Pavilion, his face filled with anger. But when he heard that Ye Xuan had defeated Rongyang in a Soul Refining competition, Zuo Yuan merely arched an eyebrow, showing no further reaction.

’He now fully believed Ye Xuan to be a descendant of his master’s old friend. Zuo Yuan knew his master’s personality all too well—an impossibly arrogant man. Therefore, anyone who could be friends with his master had to be an expert with astonishing accomplishments in the art of Soul Refining.’

’So, it was hardly surprising that a descendant of his master’s old friend could defeat Rongyang.’

As Ye Xuan recounted the events to Zuo Yuan, beads of cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of Qi Liming and his men. The situation had developed far beyond their expectations, and they began to carefully back away.

"Master Qi, what’s your hurry?"

Just as Qi Liming and his men were about to leave, Ye Xuan’s cold voice suddenly rang out.

"We..."

Qi Liming and his men froze, their hearts pounding as cold sweat instantly beaded on their foreheads.

"Hmph. So it was you lot who were just trying to frame Young Master Ye’s Profound Light Pavilion?"

Having learned the whole story from their conversation, Zuo Yuan’s gaze on Qi Liming and his men turned ice-cold.

"Celestial Capital Prefecture is a second-tier power, after all. Since when did it become so lawless? Hmm?"

Zuo Yuan snorted coldly and reached out toward Qi Liming. RUMBLE! A giant hand formed of Profound energy instantly snatched Qi Liming up.

"Tower Master Zuo Yuan, we..."

Qi Liming struggled violently, trying to say something in his terror, but before he could finish, the great Profound hand holding him squeezed shut. In an instant, he was crushed into a bloody mist.

The great Master of the Ancient Pill Tower was obliterated just like that.

GULP.

Everyone swallowed hard, faces filled with horror.

"And you, the Li family."

After killing Qi Liming, Zuo Yuan immediately fixed his gaze upon Li Jiuran and Li Rucheng.

’This is bad.’ The two men felt their scalps go numb as their hearts began to hammer in their chests.

Zuo Yuan’s expression was grim. "Your Li family is one of the six great families of Celestial Capital Prefecture," he said coldly. "Yet for profit, you colluded with the Ancient Pill Tower to commit an act that would anger both gods and men. As the Tower Master of the Soul Master Tower, how can I, Zuo Yuan, tolerate such villainy in my Celestial Capital Prefecture? Today, I will execute you as a warning to others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Yuan raised his hand and unleashed two streaks of black light without a hint of hesitation.

"Clan Leader, save me!" Li Rucheng shrieked in terror, scared out of his wits.

Li Jiuran’s expression turned grim. With a flash, he appeared before the two streaks of light, unleashing the power of his Tier Eight Third Layer cultivation to swiftly block the attacks. He then roared, "Tower Master Zuo Yuan, the Li family is one of the six great families of Celestial Capital Prefecture! Are you not showing us a little too much disrespect?"

"The Li family? What is the Li family? You dare to violate the rules of Celestial Capital Prefecture, so you must die. What’s more, it was your Li family who invited Rongyang from my Soul Master Tower. In other words, your Li family is responsible for his death! If I don’t kill you today, people will think my Soul Master Tower is a pushover."

Zuo Yuan snorted coldly, his figure flashing forward as he thrust a palm toward Li Rucheng.

"Patriarch Yuchi, Patriarch Xiao, aren’t you two going to say something fair?" Li Jiuran’s expression was frantic.

Yu Chi Bugong hesitated for a moment before finally stepping forward. "Tower Master Zuo Yuan, although this matter with the Li family..."

"Yu Chi Bugong, if you utter another word of nonsense, believe me when I say I’ll slaughter your Yuchi family as well!" Zuo Yuan, in no mood to listen, cut him off sharply.

Yu Chi Bugong’s expression changed, but he swallowed his anger and retreated.

He wasn’t afraid of Zuo Yuan personally, but the Soul Master Tower backing him was an entity the Yuchi family could not afford to offend.

Seeing this, Li Jiuran’s expression finally changed. He said quickly, "Tower Master Zuo Yuan, we can discuss this..."

Paying him no heed, Zuo Yuan slammed his palm down. A terrifying amount of Profound energy rapidly converged into a giant hand that descended ruthlessly. This was clearly a killing blow.

"Zuo Yuan, you think I’m really afraid of you?!"

Seeing that Zuo Yuan was deaf to reason, Li Jiuran grew ruthless. His gaze turned frigid. A Compass suddenly appeared in his hand; spinning, it grew in the wind, erupting with a brilliant light to block Zuo Yuan’s palm.

BOOM! The hand and the Compass collided. Zuo Yuan’s Profound hand instantly shattered, and the light from the Compass dimmed drastically, as if it had suffered a grievous blow, turning dull and gray.

Li Jiuran’s expression changed abruptly. Zuo Yuan’s strength far exceeded his expectations.

"Go!"

He barked at Li Rucheng. A black vulture materialized above his head and let out a sharp cry. In that instant, Li Jiuran’s speed surged, and he turned to flee.

"Trying to run? You think you can?"

Zuo Yuan sneered. An immense amount of Soul Power materialized before him, coalescing into a Soul Power Storm filled with countless blade-like projections. The storm violently engulfed Li Jiuran—it was the very Soul-Slaying Blade Skill he had previously used against Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan had been able to block the Soul-Slaying Blade Skill because he was intimately familiar with it, on top of his skill as a Seventh Grade Soul Refiner. Li Jiuran, however, despite his profound cultivation, had virtually no defense against Soul Skills. In a single instant, his body was ravaged by the countless blade-shaped manifestations of Soul Power.

"SCREECH!"

The Soul Power blades struck the vulture martial soul above Li Jiuran’s head. The martial soul let out a piercing cry as its dense power and radiant light rapidly faded.

At the same time, the remaining Soul Power surged into Li Jiuran’s body, assailing the soul within his mind.

Li Jiuran desperately tried to resist, but this wave of Soul Power was far more than he could handle. PTUI! He spat a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale as he was sent flying like a kite with a severed string.

The pupils of both Yu Chi Bugong and Xiao Wuji constricted.

In terms of cultivation, although Li Jiuran was not their equal, he was still a Tier Eight Third Layer expert. They never expected him to be utterly powerless against Zuo Yuan’s attack, sustaining heavy injuries in the blink of an eye.

"Damn you! Meteor Immortal Fist Skill—Starlight’s Radiance!"

Spitting blood, Li Jiuran roared at the heavens. His aura surged, and with his cry, countless streams of light appeared in the sky. They rapidly converged, coalescing into a massive fist of light that hurtled down toward Zuo Yuan.

The Meteor Immortal Fist Skill was one of the Li family’s ultimate techniques, as well as Li Jiuran’s signature move, with which he intended to challenge Zuo Yuan.

The fist of light resembled a crashing meteor, creating a terrifying spectacle in the sky. Beams of starlight shone down as if countless stars were falling from the heavens. Everyone felt as though the apocalypse had arrived, the pressure making it difficult for them to breathe.

"A petty parlor trick."

Zuo Yuan looked up, a sneer gracing his lips. A Sword Box materialized in his hand. He formed a hand seal and flicked a finger upward. A beam of sword light shot out from the box, soaring into the sky like a flood dragon ascending to the heavens, effortlessly commanding the winds and clouds.

ZWIIING!

He flicked his finger again, and a second beam of sword light—this one cyan—shot toward the sky. The slash transformed the world into a boundless expanse of cyan, like a vast grassland, yet filled with a piercing, razor-sharp aura.

CLANG!

With a flick of his third finger, a third, black longsword swept across the sky, tearing a black rift through the boundless cyan heavens and unleashing an endless aura of death.

In a single instant, three slashes were unleashed, each faster and stronger than the last. They carried a formidable Soul Power that swept across the world, turning the sky into an ocean of Soul Power. Within this ocean, an supreme Sword Intent rose and fell. Finally, the three slashes collided thunderously with the fist of light from Li Jiuran.

At that moment, a massive rift seemed to tear open in the sky. As the fist of light and the sword beams collided, the faint roar of a dragon echoed. The countless stars formed from Li Jiuran’s fist light exploded in an instant, disintegrating into dust of Profound energy.

BANG!

The annihilating sword light surged forward. After shattering the fist of light, it slammed into Li Jiuran’s body before his horrified eyes.

PSHHH!

Blood sprayed through the air. Li Jiuran let out a wretched howl as his body, riddled with holes by the swords, suddenly exploded. He was torn to pieces, his flesh and blood scattering across the sky, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.