"You think you can rely on yourself?" Xu Ran chuckled lightly.
Hun Miesheng, this person he would definitely not let go. Such a perfect battle puppet, just right for crafting to guard the Xu Sect.
Having played the role of hands-off shopkeeper for so many days, one couldn't truly do nothing.
He didn't care to deal with bothersome managerial tasks, but to create a few powerful beings to celebrate with the Xu Sect was still within the realm of possibility.
Imagine.
The fame of the Hangman, once leading the Soul Hall to annihilate several powerful forces with Dou Shengs, and now Hun Miesheng becoming his Soul Hall's watchdog, how interesting that would be.
That would probably drive the Hun Clan insane.
Though last time he killed several powerhouses of the Hun Clan, those people were only Soul Hall experts and not held in high regard within the Hun Clan, even hardly considered as part of the Hun Clan. But Hun Miesheng was different, not only was he of the Hun Clan, but he also held a significant status within and was highly valued.
If Hun Miesheng fell into his hands, it would be a serious blow to the Soul Hall.
"However, I am a bit curious, is your formation ready? If it's not, killing you would surely make the Hun Clan spit blood, wouldn't it?" Xu Ran said with a smile.
On the surface, the Hun Clan gathered souls to deceive the Gu Clan, but secretly they plotted the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array. As someone who knew the direction of the plot, he naturally knew. Formations, yet another thing he found interesting.
The Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array, an array that actually encompassed the entire Zhongzhou. Although it was something the Hun Clan had plotted for a millennium on the Continent, it was also terrifying enough.
If he could study some formations, he could set up some protective arrays for the sect. Then, even if he were not present, merely activating the formation could block most enemies.
However, the energy required to activate a typical formation should only need a Demon Core, but Hun Tiandi's ancient array was one that used billions of souls as a sacrifice, reaching a level that could exterminate even a Dou Di.
"How could you know all this? Could it be you heard it from the mouth of the Great Celestial Venerable? No, impossible, they wouldn't know either."
Fear appeared for the first time in the pupils of Hun Miesheng.
The Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array was the greatest trump card of the Hun Clan!
Hun Tiandi had once said that even if a Dou Di really appeared, the Hun Clan could rely on this formation to put up a fight.
Since ancient times, the higher the energy needed to activate a formation, the stronger its power. The Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array, however, required the devouring of countless souls. The entire Zhongzhou was covered by the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array.
Inside the Hun Clan, there were very few who knew about the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array.
Those who worked under the Soul Hall only knew to set up according to his instructions, without any idea about this matter.
Even, he believed, apart from himself, Hun Tiandi had not told anyone the secret of the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array. Initially, it was precisely because Hun Tiandi needed to set up the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array that he was allowed to establish the Soul Hall.
This tremendous secret had always been buried in his heart, one that he would take to his deathbed without revealing.
If this array were exposed, the Hun Clan would be attacked by all the powers of Zhongzhou!
Even if the Great Celestial Venerable told them about the Soul Hall doing some secret maneuvers before their deaths, they would never guess the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array. It was the final move left by a Dou Di of the Hun Clan. In ancient times, this formation buried many Dou Di powerhouses. Even the Gu Clan should not know so thoroughly about the Hun Clan's trump card.
Hun Miesheng was somewhat infuriated with embarrassment.
The members of the Ancient Families, even if they could not recognize the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array, they were insightful. If they knew about this formation, then the time would come for the Hun Clan to mobilize all their strength and become enemies with the entire Continent.
Hun Miesheng was filled with panic, this was no longer a matter for him alone, but rather concerned the survival or extinction of the Hun Clan.
The Hun Clan absolutely could not afford to be enemies with the experts of the entire continent all at once.
The Hun Clan was not yet prepared.
"Did I hit the nail on the head? The expression on your face is quite amusing," Xu Ran teased.
With just a few words, he had scared the Lord of the Soul Hall into a sweat. In the future, this would become a fine story throughout the continent.
Even Hun Miesheng didn't seem to have much better mental fortitude than anyone else.
Fear is an emotion that all creatures experience. Not even those heroes are exceptions.
No wonder Hun Miesheng was so frightened; if Hun Tiandi found out that the secret of the Spirit-Devouring Extinction Array had been leaked, he would slap him dead no matter how much he was valued.
He still didn't know if there was anyone else besides Xu Ran who knew about this.
"Is this Xu Ran? So impressive."
"Just a few words have left this Soul Hall expert in such fear."
Queen Medusa and Yue Mei looked at Xu Ran with adoration, loving the tall man beside them right to their very bones.
This was the Lord of the Soul Hall! Even if they had never been to Zhongzhou, they could guess the dominance and terror of this expert.
But what of it, even if he was such a high-level expert? In front of Xu Ran, where was there any semblance of a hero? If Xu Ran spoke a few more words, he'd probably scare him into pissing his pants.
Queen Medusa and Yue Mei looked at Hun Miesheng with mocking smiles. As peerless experts themselves, Hun Miesheng was no match for Xu Ran and had instead turned to attack those beside Xu Ran, showing no dignity of a true expert. Let alone his current state, even if Hun Miesheng were stronger, they would not fear such a person.
Of course, what they didn't know was that Xu Ran had taken away those people from the Xiao Family when he arrived.
If Xiao Yan was unkind, then there was no blame in him being unjust.
After all, he felt no emotional attachment to the Xiao Family.
Xiao Zhan had long known that Xiao Yan was framed, and he knew even better that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had been killed by him. How could Xiao Zhan be so foolish, to maliciously imagine his own son as some kind of demon? He had been enduring disgrace, all to protect his family. Indeed, a great father. When the time came for killing, it would be an opportunity to torment Xiao Someone.
He was increasingly resembling a villain.
Aside from the people he cared about, it seemed he paid no heed to the lives of all other creatures. When had he become like this? It seemed he was still okay when he had just crossed over, but maybe this was just how it was once someone became powerful.
When you are weak, you think from the perspective of the weak. But once you become strong, you think with the mindset of the strong. In fact, you might not even bother to consider whether those people's lives are worth continuing or not.
"No wonder the Great Celestial Venerable pays so much attention to you, even coming to meet you personally. It seems you really have something special. But as long as you die, the secrets of the Hun Clan will not be leaked. Go to hell!"
"Ten Thousand Souls Worship!"
Countless soul sound waves converged in front of the lord of the Soul Hall, and in an instant, they transformed into a sound wave arrow, shooting towards Xu Ran.
At the same time, Hun Miesheng's palm slowly stretched out, and a sinister black flame suddenly surged out. The black flames rolled, vaguely forming into a human face, and from the mouth of the face, a force of devouring violently burst forth.