Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 44 Soul Palace
at night,

The Monster Mountains are treacherous.
The sky was filled with twinkling stars, which scattered across the land, making it seem as if a fog had risen between heaven and earth. The rolling forests rippled like ocean waves in the night wind.

Bathed in moonlight, Xiao Yue seemed to walk on the wind; her flowing silver hair cascaded like a waterfall, swaying gently in the night breeze, making her traverse mountains and valleys as if they were flat ground.
now,

She leaped and quickly stood atop a mountain, facing the bright moon so close to her, her gaze piercing through layers of mist as she looked into the distance.

The mountains and forests under the hazy moonlight have a unique charm.

"You've followed me all day, and now that you've entered the Monster Mountain Range, you're dozens of miles from Utan City. Shouldn't you show yourself now...?"

Xiao Yue's voice echoed in the quiet night sky. She turned around and looked at the dense darkness behind her, as if she could see the figure hidden behind the layers of tree shadows.

Moonlight filtered through the treetops, dappling the ground. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, making a soft whispering sound, as if someone were whispering secrets. In this deep, secluded forest, every subtle change was exceptionally clear.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Xiao Yue flicked her wrist, and nine golden needles appeared in her hand without her noticing. In an instant, they shot out like shooting stars, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, heading straight ahead.

In the silent air, something seemed to tremble slightly.

Then,

A dark figure drifted down from the treetop and stood ten feet away from Xiao Yue. It was a man shrouded in a black robe, with a mask covering half of his face, revealing only a pair of eyes that gleamed with an inexplicable green light.

"Hehehe! This little girl has quite a keen intuition! Here, take these golden needles back!" The man in the black robe let out a strange, unpleasant laugh.

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, the surrounding air seemed to become oppressive, and a cold aura quietly spread. Several black rays suddenly flew out from his wide sleeves and shot towards Xiao Yue at an extremely fast speed.

Xiao Yue slightly turned her body to dodge, the black rays brushed past her hair and embedded themselves in the big tree behind her, making a teeth-grinding sound.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yue's eyes narrowed slightly. The golden needles she had shot out were now being corroded by a sinister black aura, indicating that the person cultivating this technique was not a benevolent individual.

Sensing the aura emanating from the other person, Xiao Yue had already judged their strength.

"A battle of spirits, huh? That's a worthy opponent..."

Xiao Yue murmured softly to herself,
She had been stuck at the peak of Dark Force for a long time, which corresponds to the peak of Great Dou Master in this world. If the opponent was a Dou King, she would not hesitate to disappear into the Nightfall Mountain. However, if the opponent was a Dou Spirit, it would only ignite Xiao Yue's fighting spirit!
The moonlight, like water, gently bathed Xiao Yue. The blood-red light flashing in her crimson eyes shone even more brightly in the darkness, and her waist-length silver hair danced wildly in the night wind like a galaxy.

"Ok?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the mysterious man in black robes. He sensed an unusual change in the other person and unconsciously became alert.

next moment,
Xiao Yue's figure vanished from the spot, rushing forward like a ghost. The dragon spear in her hand was like blood lightning, pointing directly at the opponent's forehead. The crimson and crystal-clear dragon spear seemed to have a life of its own, emitting bursts of dragon roars mixed with tiger howls!
"Jie Jie Jie..."

A hoarse, strange laugh echoed through the forest. A cold smile appeared on the lips of the man in black robes as he slightly shifted his body, easily dodging the fatal blow.

At this moment, Xiao Yue's waist-length silver hair flew wildly, and the dragon spear in her hand was as red as blood, its tip spitting out a crimson spearhead, breathtaking and awe-inspiring. Her tall and graceful figure, like a Valkyrie, exuded an extremely powerful aura. With a flick of her spear, she sprang into action again, this time leaving a trail of afterimages like a phantom, making it difficult to distinguish reality from illusion. The spear tip drew a dazzling, blood-red light through the darkness, causing a resounding clang in the air as it pierced straight towards her opponent with unparalleled ferocity.

"boom!"

This time, although the man in black robes dodged again, the spear struck a boulder behind him. The boulder shattered instantly, sending countless rocks flying. One of the fragments grazed the man's neck and tore the hem of his black robe.

The black-robed man's pupils contracted as he finally felt the terrifying power contained in Xiao Yue's spear. If he had taken the spear head-on with his bare hands, his entire arm would probably have been shattered into pieces by that fierce, hidden force.

Realizing that he had encountered a real opponent this time, the old man in black robes dared not be careless anymore. With a swift movement, he transformed into a cloud of black mist and quickly traversed the forest, trying to create distance.

however,
Xiao Yue was even faster. She seemed to have mastered her opponent's movements. Her dragon spear was like a rainbow, striking horizontally and vertically with heavy force and unstoppable power! Every strike accurately landed on the black-robed man's path, making everyone's heart pound.

In their first encounter, he suffered several defeats.
This made the mysterious man in black robes snort coldly. He hadn't expected the other party to have such rich combat experience, completely unlike a novice who had just started out. His combat awareness was enough to make even this veteran of several decades feel ashamed.

"I underestimated you! But you think you can hurt me with such a petty trick? Little girl, you'd better hand over your soul obediently! Hehehe!"

As the unrestrained, eerie laughter subsided,
A powerful surge of dark battle aura suddenly erupted from the black-robed man, forming a massive black mist whirlwind that caused trees within dozens of meters to sway wildly.

"Wow!"

As soon as the black mist whirlwind appeared, several pitch-black iron chains, gleaming with a deep, eerie light, came crashing down on Xiao Yue. These chains were extremely strange, with sickle-like hooks at their tips, faintly radiating an eerie, cold light.

The iron chain shot out from the black mist at an extremely terrifying speed, reaching Xiao Yue almost instantly!

Faced with the sudden attack, Xiao Yue's eyes narrowed slightly. She could feel the evil power contained in these chains, a power that made her feel an instinctive disgust.

With a slight turn of her body, Xiao Yue skillfully dodged the chains, her dragon spear leaving crimson streaks in the darkness, each swing generating a sharp gust of wind.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”

The iron chains clashed with the dragon spear, producing a crisp metallic clang and sparks flying. The black-robed man's attack was fierce; the iron chains, gripping the scythe, danced in the night sky like black venomous snakes, attempting to bind Xiao Yue.

"Soul-Binding Lock, are you one of those low-ranking Soul-Binding Envoys from the Soul Palace?"

Xiao Yue raised her eyebrows slightly.

The opponent's signature weapon, combined with their words and the eerie black mist, reminded her of the organization that Yao Chen had mentioned to her and that she had been warned to be wary of—the Soul Palace!

The man in black robes was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Xiao Yue to recognize him. He then let out a series of eerie laughs.

"This little girl does have some knowledge; I didn't expect that someone in your remote, obscure empire would actually recognize us..."

(End of this chapter)