Chapter 192: Soul Search Technique!

"Who is this guy? He has Qin Shi's aura on him, so they must have fought." Scratching his head, the fatty was quite interested in the mysterious youth before him.

The Tianxuan Divine Sword had devoured powerful blood energy, its tip becoming increasingly enchanting. One could sense that the quality of Tianxuan had improved slightly, though it was almost imperceptible without careful attention.

Yang Tian's expression was calm, his black hair flying. His eyes were clear as he looked up at the few people, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth. Some wounds had already penetrated to the bone, and some debts could only be washed clean with blood.

The small sword clanged, exuding a bloodthirsty intent. Wherever Yang Tian passed, behind him lay corpses, all turned into skulls.

His gaze falling on Li Hongtao, Yang Tian sneered inwardly. The man was scared to death; seven people had died before him in an extremely cruel manner, turned into skeletons with eyes wide open in death, their souls taken by Yang Tian.

"We meet again. I said I would kill you sooner or later." Looking down at Li Hongtao, Yang Tian smiled faintly. Before him, Tianxuan hummed, emitting a bloody light, eager to devour Li Hongtao's blood energy.

"Who the hell are you? At least let me die knowing!" Li Hongtao's face showed fear, terror rising in his heart, but he secretly wished Yang Tian would strike and kill him, triggering the soul body within him to slay this fiend.

"Heh, I won't kill you. I know you have a soul clone inside you, but..."

Yang Tian smiled. The Golden Crow Divine Furnace appeared before Li Hongtao, whose expression changed drastically, staring at Yang Tian in disbelief. Just as he was about to speak, he was thrown into the furnace, and Yang Tian stored it back into the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

"This..." Seeing this, the fatty scratched his head vigorously. What kind of deep hatred was this? Yang Tian had directly imprisoned Li Hongtao, and he sensed there were a few others inside as well.

After doing all this, Yang Tian sighed, then said to the fatty, "Let's find a place to hide first. I reckon someone will be here soon."

"Alright." The fatty nodded, and together with Yang Tian, they vanished from this area, leaving behind only seven bleached bones, not a trace of blood.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after they left, an illusory figure appeared in the void. It was an old man, his cold gaze fixed on the bones on the ground.

"The essence blood has been sucked dry. A bizarre technique." The old man's face was gloomy as his powerful soul force swept across the surroundings.

With his arrival, several divine beasts rushed over, each carrying an old man with terrifying strength.

"Who did this?!" An old man exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief as he looked at the seven skeletons on the ground. The essence blood inside had been devoured!

"Could it be the Demon-Slaying Legion?" Another old man mused. Although these were all collateral disciples, they still carried the family's bloodline, so this could not be taken lightly.

"Where has Tao'er gone?" In the void, the illusory old man glanced around, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. He immediately activated the soul body within Li Hongtao.

The illusory old man closed his eyes for a moment, then his expression turned extremely grim. The other old men noticed his change and felt a bad premonition. He was an elder of the clan; for him to be so furious, Li Hongtao must be in trouble.

"How is this possible?" The illusory old man frantically urged the soul clone within Li Hongtao, only to find a mysterious force blocking him. Unease rose in his heart.

The illusory old man's expression shifted rapidly. Just then, a flash of insight struck him, and he recalled something from a year ago—the soul force had been blocked by this same energy.

"Elder, what's wrong?" A Li family steward noticed the rapid change in the illusory old man's expression and couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, the illusory old man gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "It's that little bastard Yang Tian!"

"What?!" Several people exclaimed in shock, their eyes bulging with disbelief. It had only been half a year; how could Yang Tian possess such strength? These people were all Transcending Mortal experts; even a War King could not easily kill them.

After the exclamations, some were still skeptical. This method was very different from Yang Tian's usual style, and their strengths were not proportional.

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian sat cross-legged on the ground. He rubbed his hands, picked up Li Hongtao's void ring, extinguished the soul body inside, and a large pile of items clattered down.

"This kid really has some tricks. Last time I cleaned him out, and now he's gathered plenty of good stuff again." Licking his lips, Yang Tian looked at the pile on the ground—pills, blood stones, spiritual herbs, everything imaginable.

"Tsk, three hundred high-grade blood stones!" At this moment, Yang Tian's gaze was fixed on the blood stones before him. He clicked his tongue. These blood stones were top-grade, and some rare treasures in the cultivation world required high-grade blood stones to purchase.

"Too bad, I can't see the contents of these jade slips." Looking at the three jade slips before him, Yang Tian pouted. The ancient aristocratic families had very high-level methods for preserving techniques and martial skills; these jade slips would self-destruct if opened by an outsider.

"With these spiritual herbs, I can refine some third-tier pills." Yang Tian collected the herbs from the ground, then took out the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.

At the very bottom of the furnace, Gu Mo and Li Hongtao felt a sense of regret at not meeting sooner, chatting with each other. Gu Mo was extremely weak but far from death.

Clang, clang! Tapping the furnace body, Yang Tian smiled, "Having a good chat, aren't you?"

"Yang Tian, let me out! I'll kill you!" Li Hongtao's eyes instantly turned bloodshot as he roared inside, wishing he could grind Yang Tian to dust.

"Heh, your elder brother died at my hands. Do you want to join him on the road?" Hearing this, Yang Tian touched his nose and chuckled.

"Kill me? Do you dare?" Li Hongtao suddenly gained courage, directly challenging him. He had a soul clone inside him and wasn't afraid Yang Tian would dare kill him.

"Haha, you're relying on that soul clone inside you, aren't you..."

As Yang Tian's words fell, a large hand suddenly appeared in the Golden Crow Divine Furnace. Under Li Hongtao's terrified gaze, it drilled directly into his brow.

Moments later, accompanied by an angry shout, a soul clone was pulled out.

"Grandfather!" Li Hongtao's eyes widened instantly, his mouth agape in disbelief.

"Tao'er..." The illusory old man was shocked, his gaze fixed on the scene inside the furnace. His eyes bulged as he saw the miserable state of the people inside; even Gu Mo was scorched.

"How about that? Now you have no backing. Enjoy your life in there. Some things come with a price." With a faint smile, Yang Tian's soul force vanished from the furnace.

"This is a space? How is this possible?" At this moment, the illusory old man noticed this small world and couldn't help exclaiming. Even as a War Emperor, he lost control.

"Ancient Tree!" Sensing the ancient aura inside, the old man's gaze immediately shifted to three small trees, an extreme fervor surging in his eyes.

Seeing the old man's expression, Yang Tian clenched his fist and sneered, "Li Dong, have you seen enough? Be careful you can't pull your eyes out."

Li Dong—this man had appeared in the Yang family before, and his relationship with Yang Tian's father was very hostile. As the saying goes, the father's debts are passed to the son. Yang Tian had detested Li Xuan and Li Hongtao since childhood, grinding his teeth in hatred.

Hearing this, anger surged on Li Dong's old face. His venomous gaze swept over Yang Tian as he coldly shouted, "Little bastard, do you want to know why your parents were captured?!"

The extremely venomous words struck Yang Tian's heart, instantly stirring up a storm. But having experienced too many ups and downs, his expression did not change much.

"Old dog, if you speak now, I might let Li Hongtao die a bit more painlessly. If you dare to beat around the bush with me, I'll keep him alive in there for life!"

"Haha..." Hearing this, Li Dong threw back his head and laughed, his face twisted. He roared, "If anything happens to Hongtao, you'll never know. I tell you, your parents aren't dead yet!"

"Do you want to know where they are?" Looking at Yang Tian's stern face, Li Dong calmed down and said softly.

"Heh, I happen to know the soul search technique. Why don't I just take a look at your memories?" At this moment, Yang Xiao walked over slowly, a half-smile on his face as he looked at Li Dong, speaking calmly.