Chapter 142: Refining the Soul Bodies

"Run." Their faces were extremely ugly. Yang Tian was too strong, not an ordinary martial artist at all; his strength could even contend with the Tongxuan realm.

"Die!" Yang Tian sneered. The Golden Dragon Seal shot out two dazzling red beams, piercing through their bodies and shattering them into pieces.

As soon as their bodies fell, a pitch-black energy surged out. Yang Xiao flicked his finger and trapped the two soul bodies.

Yang Tian nodded, then flickered his figure, snatched their void rings, and vanished into the night.

"Slap slap..." In the distance, two people rushed over. Their gloomy eyes swept over the shattered bodies on the ground, and they couldn't help but gasp.

"This is Gu Hai. Who killed him?" The two exchanged glances. Gu Hai was at the fourth level of Tongxuan and could even fight against ordinary sixth-level cultivators.

"Could it be Yang Tian?" One of the women exclaimed, looking at the shattered body with disbelief.

"Impossible. Yang Tian is at the martial artist realm. Even if he has a Dao artifact, he couldn't easily kill them." One of them shook his head slightly. The gap between Tongxuan and martial artist was enormous.

"Then who? Who dares to kill our clan's disciples?" Both were furious. Elite disciples of the Ancient Sacred Ground were not to be touched by major powers, except for some lone strong practitioners.

Ahead, Yang Tian moved through the mountain range for a while, then leaped into a cave and took out the void rings he had just obtained.

Clatter! A pile of items appeared before him. Yang Tian rummaged through them for a while, then curled his lips. These two were too poor; they had only over ten thousand blood stones and some Tongxuan-level pills.

After recovering some of his depleted blood energy in the cave, Yang Tian suddenly sensed faint fluctuations in the distance. He withdrew his soul power and flickered his figure.

Not far from the entrance, two figures rushed over. Their eyes were vigilant, constantly scanning the surroundings. They were the two who had discovered Gu Hai's death.

Following the same tactic, Xiao Bai's body flickered outside the cave for a moment. When it sensed the two figures, its fur bristled, and it shrank into a small hedgehog, as if extremely frightened, and hurriedly ran into the cave.

"This little guy's acting is getting more and more realistic." Seeing this, a smile spread across Yang Tian's face.

The two youths were also startled. When one of the young women was about to walk in quickly, the other pulled her back and shook his head slightly: "Don't go in, in case something happens."

"True." The young woman frowned slightly and cautiously looked around.

"Why are these two so afraid of death?" Seeing this, Yang Tian scratched his head. Both were at the Tongxuan realm; taking them down would require considerable effort.

Just as their bodies took two steps, a fierce aura howled over, and the void boomed and crackled.

"Who?" The two were greatly startled and quickly turned around.

Each electric arc crushed the vacuum, gradually condensing into a silver fist. A磅礴 momentum surged forth, blasting toward their bodies.

"Yang Tian!" Their faces showed shock. Without any hesitation, they directly activated their artifacts. A foot-tall blood blade appeared in the void.

"Du!" The blood blade emitted a sharp aura, slicing through the void and attacking the thunder fist. The young woman took out a small golden bell, which clanged in the void, surging toward the thunder fist.

"Peak Mystic Artifacts. It seems the Ancient Sacred Ground isn't as wealthy as imagined." Yang Tian sneered coldly. The thunder fist surged violently, directly sending the two Mystic Artifacts flying.

"Thunder Tribulation!" Yang Tian shouted softly. The thunder fist surged out, and with a single blast, the Thunder Tribulation within fully erupted, attacking their protective garments.

"Slap slap..." Their bodies were sent flying. This martial technique focused on destructive power, directly shattering their protective garments!

"Scram!" They roared angrily. War energy burst from within, and the power of their artifacts soared. The golden bell floated in the air, directly suppressing the Thunder Tribulation.

"Explode!" Seeing this, Yang Tian sneered and roared. The Thunder Tribulation instantly burst, with strands of lightning arcs dancing in the void.

The energy was fierce. With each flicker of a lightning arc, the young woman took a step back. The ancient bell clanged incessantly, with faint cracks appearing.

The young man showed fear. Without any carelessness, the blood blade slashed through the void, aiming at Yang Tian's head.

Yang Tian's expression was calm. He directly threw a punch. His fist was red and crystalline, with starlight bursting forth. Terrifying force surged out, and the entire surface turned silver-white.

"Seeking death!" Seeing Yang Tian about to clash head-on with a peak Mystic Artifact, the young man shook his head disdainfully. He pointed a finger, and the blood blade hummed, its power greatly increased.

Blood light shot into the sky, directly attacking Yang Tian's fist.

Clang clang! Like metal striking metal. Yang Tian's silver-white body shimmered with lightning arcs. With a single punch, starlight burst forth.

Colliding with the blood blade, Yang Tian's silver fist only dented slightly before returning to normal. He directly withstood the peak Mystic Artifact, causing the blood blade to hum repeatedly.

"How is this possible?" A grave gaze swept over Yang Tian. He could actually withstand a peak Mystic Artifact head-on; his physical body was terrifyingly powerful.

The girl was also greatly startled. Wiping the blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her jade hand dragged through the air, and a golden ancient bell appeared in her palm. With a cold laugh, she hurled the bell, which flew straight at Yang Tian to crush him.

"Awoo..." Suddenly, a white figure leaped out, its claw flipping the golden ancient bell over. It glared at the girl, baring its teeth.

"What kind of monster is this?" Staring at the tiny creature before her, the girl couldn't figure out how it had overturned the bell. She activated the golden ancient bell again, sending it to crush Xiao Bai.

Clang, clang! Xiao Bai shook its head, the purple-gold bells around its neck jingling loudly, sending ripples of sound waves spreading through the void.

"Chi..." In the void, the golden ancient bell clanged. As the sound waves struck it, the bell's luster rapidly dimmed.

"Crack..." The woman was horrified. The ancient bell was cracking, pieces falling down, rustling through the air.

"Awoo..." Xiao Bai looked smug. It leaped, and as the purple-gold bells vibrated, a terrifying sonic boom erupted. The girl stumbled back repeatedly, unable to steady her blood energy.

"Damn it!" The girl's face showed shock. Looking at Xiao Bai's tiny body, a flush of shame and anger rose to her face.

"Woo..." Xiao Bai bared its teeth. As its little claws waved, several shocking wounds appeared on the girl's body.

Rumble! Yang Tian kept unleashing crashing fists, the surging airwaves suppressing the blood-colored dagger, which buzzed incessantly.

Boom! Yang Tian struck with a Heaven-Shaking Seal. A small crimson seal rotated through the void, directly knocking away the blood-colored dagger and sending the youth flying dozens of zhang, spouting several mouthfuls of blood.

The youth's face darkened. Being suppressed by a mere Martial Realm cultivator was unprecedented.

Yang Tian's consumption was also immense; his blood energy was heavily depleted. A master at the Mysterious Realm was not so easily dealt with.

"Almost there. Someone's coming." Yang Xiao, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly said with a faint smile.

Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded and directly summoned the Golden Crow Divine Furnace. The furnace spun around, suddenly expanding to several dozen zhang tall, emitting myriad beams of firelight. The air hissed.

Flames filled the sky, divine patterns soared, and an overwhelming pressure crushed down, sealing the youth's body in the void.

"You two can keep them company." Yang Tian chuckled, grabbed the two of them, and tossed them into the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.

The furnace lid lifted. Gu Mo and the others' faces changed slightly. Seeing Yang Tian's face, they started cursing. They had suffered greatly inside; the woman's body hair had been burned clean, leaving her pitiful.

"Gu Mo!" The newcomers were shocked. Yang Tian was incredibly bold, imprisoning Gu Mo and subjecting him to the torment of flames daily.

Clang! Clang! Yang Tian slapped the Golden Crow Divine Furnace a few times, and the powerful force immediately transmitted inside, shaking those within into silence, afraid they would be slaughtered outright.

After doing all this, Yang Tian's body vanished into the night.

Slap, slap... This time four people arrived, their somewhat gloomy eyes sweeping over the surrounding battlefield. No one was around, but many familiar energy fluctuations lingered here.

Gu Hai and his three... The men clicked their tongues. Among this group, Gu Hai was the strongest, possessing a semi-finished Dao artifact. Now two were dead, two missing, and a chilling dread rose in the hearts of the four.

What do we do? They exchanged glances. Each of them was slightly weaker than Gu Hai, and facing the mysterious enemy, they felt a trace of panic.

Let's regroup first. One of the youths said. None wanted to lose their lives inside, and the other three agreed.

In a cave, Yang Tian sat cross-legged, then pinched Gu Hai's soul body in his hand, a cold smile curling on his face.

Yang Tian, what are you doing? The tiny soul body roared, its face full of venom. It didn't know what Yang Tian intended to do with its soul body, but it was definitely nothing good.

You'll know soon enough. Yang Tian's gaze was cold and sharp. He patted his forehead, and his soul body suddenly appeared, several times larger than Gu Hai's soul body.

Yang Tian's soul body had almost absorbed the energy of the soul qi. If it had already reached the intermediate level of Spirit Roaming, and if it absorbed all the soul qi contained in the soul crystal, it would nearly reach the advanced level of Soul Spirit.

The miniature soul stood in the void, staring at the terrified Gu Hai. The miniature soul then moved, its finger flicking in the air, and several strands of black qi shot out abruptly.

What are you going to do? Thread-like black strands coiled around Gu Hai's soul body. Gu Hai instantly felt his life and death no longer in his control, and a terrifying voice trembled as it sounded.

Refine! Yang Tian ignored him, directly uttering a soft shout.

Gu Hai's entire soul body twisted, strands of soul qi absorbed by the black threads, feeding back into Yang Tian's soul body.

Ah— A miserable roar exploded in the cave. Gu Hai's soul body disintegrated, his limbs melting away.

This is the price. Yang Tian sneered coldly. With each bit of soul qi absorbed, his soul body condensed a little more, until the miserable roar gradually faded.

Yang Tian's soul body was now much fuller than before, with strands of soul qi flickering on its form, seemingly on the verge of dissipating into the void.

Refine the unabsorbed soul qi quickly, or it will dissipate soon. Seeing this, Yang Xiao explained. Although the Soul Refining Art was wondrous, much soul qi would be lost.

Mm. Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded, appeared in the Ancestral Dragon Ring, and immersed his mind in cultivation...