Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

Energy surged from Xiao Fan's eyes, and a massive amount of soul power poured out, transforming into a huge warhammer in mid-air, which smashed straight down towards the opponent's head.

"boom!"

The warhammer formed from the power of the soul smashed into the opponent, and the soul body, which had originally expanded to a size of three zhang, became like a sponge filled with water.

As Xiao Fan slammed his hammer down, streams of black and red energy were forged from the opponent's soul.

And her previously swollen body visibly became smaller.

"Ok?"

Even in the other person's eyes, Xiao Fan seemed to detect a momentary struggle.

Seemingly understanding that the black and red energy was the reason why the other party lost his mind, Xiao Fan manipulated his soul power, wielding his soul warhammer and smashing it down on the other party's soul time and time again.

As Xiao Fan moved, streams of black-gold energy were forged from the opponent's body, causing his body to gradually shrink.

This scene was just like Xiao Fan being a blacksmith, hammering away at his work of art.

However, what is being forged is not an inanimate object, but this mysterious soul.

Strands of black and red energy disappeared along the chains, and Xiao Fan could also sense that the soul in front of him had changed from being completely devoid of instinct after death to being in a dazed and confused state.

Occasionally, he can even utter a few words that sound like human speech.

"boom!"

Xiao Fan slammed his hammer down again, and the soul body, which was originally three zhang in size, had now returned to the size of a normal person under Xiao Fan's hammer blow.

The violent aura that had been emanating from the other party had subsided considerably.

Although his eyes remained mostly dazed, the occasional glint of light in them indicated that Xiao Fan was not simply wasting his time.

Just when Xiao Fan thought that the person in front of him would gradually regain his senses and that he would be able to learn some secrets about this place from him, a scene that caught Xiao Fan off guard appeared.

"Oh!"

The soul, which had been normal in the beginning, suddenly exploded and collapsed in front of Xiao Fan after it returned to the size of a normal person.

As the soul exploded, bursts of despair and resentment erupted. However, most of the resentment was absorbed by the chains, with only a small portion remaining in the air before merging into the surrounding environment.

Xiao Fan looked at the vanished soul before him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

As most of the resentment and negative emotions were absorbed by the chains, with very little dissipating into the air, the surrounding resentment increased by a barely perceptible amount.

This led Xiao Fan to a bold guess.

All the resentment in this space is generated after the collapse of a soul.

The wisps of resentment that arise from the outside world emanate from this space.

But if that's really the case...

With this thought in mind, Xiao Fan continued his search in the space and soon found another soul that was similar to the one imprisoned by the Lock Mind.

With each hammer blow, black and red energy flashed out from the soul's body, only to be absorbed and disappear by the chains.

As Xiao Fan expected, once the soul entity returned to its normal size, it collapsed right before his eyes.

Looking at the dense resentment in the space before him, Xiao Fan couldn't even imagine how many souls had collapsed here to generate such a dense resentment that had lingered for years.

Xiao Fan stood there in silence, but soon he was surprised to find that another illusory soul was gradually pushed out from the base of the chains and finally imprisoned again at the very top of the thought.

Upon seeing Xiao Fan, the newly emerged soul's eyes flashed with hatred and madness, its lips uttering a silent murmur before it could even utter a word.

The chains completely bound him, and all reason vanished from his eyes, plunging him into madness just like his previous soul form.

Xiao Fan hadn't expected that the souls on these chains could be replaced, and those souls seemed to come from the unknown space at the end of the chains.

It's a pity, Xiao Fan had just tried it too. The chains came from underground, and although there was an array to block them, it wasn't impossible for him to get there.

He just couldn't guarantee that he could find out the truth without anyone noticing.

As Xiao Fan watched the black and red energy being drawn from his body once again after he had just been bound by chains, he was about to investigate when he suddenly stopped.

The blood-red token in his arms was slightly warm at the moment, which meant that Hunze and Hunyu had found the target's trail.

Xiao Fan left a wisp of dark flame in place, marking it inside a stone.

This will also make it easier for him to investigate in the future.

After doing all this, Xiao Fan left for a place without souls, and then carefully tore through space to leave.

Returning to the Netherworld Ancient Battlefield, Xiao Fan followed the information on the token and headed towards the location where Hun Ze and the others had sent the signal...

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Inside the space that Xiao Fan had previously explored, deep underground, a dark figure sat inside a vast, profound, and complex array.

The entire formation was drawn underground, with flames burning in the void, and dense battle energy merging into the formation.

Beneath the surface shrouded by this formation lies a vast abyss, within which countless souls are arranged like cocoons...

Chapter 18 The New Dragon Emperor?

"strangeness........"

A dark, hoarse voice echoed in the space, and a black figure, as if liquid, gradually condensed from the ground, transforming into a black human form.

"How come several spirits were refined so quickly..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black figure vanished from the spot and reappeared in front of one of the souls whose resentment had just begun to be extracted.

"Um!?"

Before the shadowy figure could speak, it immediately let out a surprised exclamation.

He was in charge of everything in this space; no one else could possibly step into it.

So even though Xiao Fan had erased his aura and even restored the place where they had just fought to its original state, the black-clad figure still sensed something was wrong.

After all, this entire space was like his domain. The changes around him and the unusual spiritual energy that had been consumed made him realize that someone had entered this place.

"boom!"

A violent aura swept across the heavens and earth in an instant, and the originally calm space suddenly erupted with extremely terrifying fluctuations.

As if suddenly bursting from the void, streaks of pitch-black flames instantly spread to every inch of the space.

The struggling, howling souls, upon sensing the raging flames, were filled with intense resentment, hatred, madness, and regret...

A series of negative emotions suddenly surfaced, only to be rapidly absorbed by the chains.

"Hehe, this is interesting..."

Unable to find the person it was looking for, the shadowy figure murmured softly. Then, it looked at the soul in the distance, its eyes wide with resentment as it stared at it. A flame enveloped the soul, which gradually dimmed under the scorching heat of the flame.

"Food should have the awareness of being food; it affects appetite..."

The Flaming Lunch completely stripped the soul of its intelligence, even losing its roaring and resentful emotions.

A wisp of flame emerged from the soul and landed in the black shadow's hand. Images flashed through it, and finally, a pitch-black figure wearing a bronze mask came into his view.

"Found you... little mouse..."

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"This...this bloodline pressure...she really is His Highness the Dragon Emperor's offspring!"

On Donglong Island.

The Grand Elder looked at Zi Yan, who was radiating a terrifying aura, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

Thousands of years!

They finally received news about His Highness the Dragon Emperor again.

Most importantly, the Grand Elder looked at the Dragon Emperor's Seal floating above Zi Yan's head, which meant that His Highness the Dragon Emperor had already handed over the throne of the Ancient Dragon of the Void to the young master.

"See Young Master!"

The Grand Elder was the first to bow down.

The rest of the powerful figures from Donglong Island dared not disobey and had no objections, even though Zi Yan's aura was weak and she was merely a Dou Zun.

But in their eyes, Zi Yan is the incarnation of the Dragon Emperor.

As a descendant of the Dragon Emperor and possessing the Dragon Emperor's Seal, Zi Yan's identity is legitimate!

"you.........."

What are you doing?

Zi Yan opened her eyes. As she regained consciousness, the power she had used to awaken gradually subsided. Zi Yan looked at the vast group of ancient dragons bowing down to her, somewhat incredulous.

Many of these are legendary Dou Sheng powerhouses.

Why should someone like her, a mere Dou Zun, worship her? Zi Yan was filled with curiosity about this "father" she had never met before.

"Young Master, now that you have received the Dragon Emperor's Imperial Seal, you are the true new Dragon Emperor, and we will naturally respect you as our master!"

The Grand Elder raised his head, overcome with emotion, tears streaming down his face:

"The ancient dragon clan of Taixu was once so glorious, but now it has split into four, each serving its own master. This is all because of the sudden disappearance of His Highness the Dragon Emperor. If only... the ancient dragon clan of Taixu would not have split to this extent and almost turned against each other!"

The Grand Elder's voice trembled slightly as he suppressed his emotions:

"Now that you have returned, you will surely win back the hearts of the other three islands and restore the glory of the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void!"