Chapter 822: Absorbing Souls

The Old District.

On the other side.

Jian Changsheng walked alone along the street. Just then, Kongwang's voice pierced through space, reverberating in every corner of the Old District.

"From now on, all living and dead in this Old District... are my hostages."

Jian Changsheng paused slightly.

He looked back in the direction the voice came from, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

"Hostages? Tsk... sounds pretty troublesome."

Jian Changsheng had learned about the existence of the Ghost God Dao from Chen Ling and knew that this struggle would have complications. But now, it seemed this fellow was quite confident in his strength, exuding an aura of "you are all surrounded by me alone."

After thousands of years, the Ghost God Dao had reappeared in the world. Jian Changsheng naturally didn't think this person was boasting; he feared this chaos would be even greater than he imagined. Most critically, Chen Ling had actively courted danger...

"Never mind, you're on your own now; good luck."

He looked down at the faintly glowing privilege in his hand and silently clenched his fist. "The final stage is about to begin. When I use my privilege, an intense battle is inevitable... I need to start preparing in advance."

Jian Changsheng lightly leaped onto the nearest building, using the height advantage to survey his surroundings. He quickly spotted two participants walking side-by-side not far away.

The two participants also heard Kongwang's words from afar and froze on the spot.

"Kongwang? Who is that?"

"I don't know... sounds pretty arrogant."

"I have a bad feeling about this. Could something have gone wrong with this competition? Is someone really planning trouble?"

"Probably not. This is the Tian Shu Domain, with the Skytower here, and plenty of referees on the field. What is there to be afraid of?"

"True..."

As the two spoke, several figures in fluorescent robes swept past above their heads. Judging by their direction, they were heading straight for where the voice originated.

Seeing the referees' unusual actions, a sudden ominous premonition arose in their hearts...

Boom—!!

A dark figure descended from the sky, striking the ground in front of them like a meteorite!

The sudden attack immediately put the two on guard. Their spiritual energy quickly surged as they warily watched the swirling dust... A black-clad figure with a wolf's tail slowly emerged from it.

"Time is running out... let's skip the unnecessary procedures and get straight to fighting."

Jian Changsheng stretched his limbs, then bit his fingertip. A drop of blood slowly seeped out, reflected in his dark eyes.

Blood Scrying.

As the blood dripped onto the ground, a domain rapidly expanded around Jian Changsheng. An ancient and formidable aura of killing intent erupted, forcing both participants to recoil half a step, astonishment appearing in their eyes!

Jian Changsheng flicked his hand, and a blood sword materialized within the domain, firmly grasped in his palm.

"Kill me, or become my strength."

Hearing Kongwang's words, everyone present fell into a dead silence.

The participant who had just been chasing Tutian was intimidated by Kongwang's aura and took a long time to regain his senses. When he looked back, he found that Tutian had already escaped and was gone.

But now was no longer the time to chase Tutian or compete for privileges. Anyone could see that the divine way leading underground before them did not belong to any existing divine path system... This mysterious being, calling himself Kongwang, undoubtedly transcended everyone's understanding.

"Hostages... what are you talking about?"

Someone in the crowd asked with a frown, "This is the Tian Shu Domain! It's the Skystar Position Trial hosted by the Skytower! Do you know what you're doing?!"

Upon hearing this, Plum Blossom 7's eyelid twitched slightly.

He then exchanged a subtle glance with a few others in the crowd. They seemed to share an unspoken understanding and quietly retreated behind the others...

As expected, after that person openly challenged him, Kongwang's gaze slowly fell upon him.

The person felt an extreme chill envelop his surroundings, and his body, which had barely been able to stand, immediately began to tremble uncontrollably!

"Although both the living and the dead can become hostages... sometimes, the dead are more convenient."

Before the person could react, Kongwang's figure vanished into thin air like a phantom. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the person, pointing a finger at his glabella.

His speed was so fast that almost no one reacted. As a wisp of crimson spread from the glabella, a snow-white chain seemed to wrap around something, pulling it forcefully out of the body!

The figure, who had just been speaking, instantly lost all life, collapsing stiffly as if from sudden death!

A hazy soul, entwined by the chain, was hoisted before Kongwang like a pierced piglet.

"An ordinary divine path, uninteresting ability... only the soul's strength is somewhat acceptable." Kongwang's Yin-Yang eyes gazed at the soul, seemingly discerning everything about it. "It would make good nourishment."

As his words fell, the chain entwined around the soul began to glow with a blue light, as if drawing something from its interior. This caused the soul to instantly wither, becoming dim and transparent from its previously solid state.

The blue light flowed along the chain, pouring into another soul Kongwang had seized, making its already substantial form even more lifelike!

That was Fudi, one of the Qiankun Twins!

Fudi's soul, controlled by the chain, floated directly behind Kongwang. Kongwang took a casual step, and the moment his foot touched the ground, an enormous force surged!

Boom—!!!

The next moment, the ground, along with the buildings where everyone was hiding, shattered into fragments. A visible shockwave surged in all directions, forcibly shaking out over a dozen figures!

In an instant, everyone was exposed to Kongwang's sight!

"Oh no! Is he going to kill all of us?!" Li Shengmen's heart sank upon seeing this.

All the participants were deeply shaken. They had just witnessed Kongwang instantly kill several people and knew they were no match for him, so they fled without hesitation!

Kongwang raised his hand, and an immense force pressed down from above, directly slamming two leaping participants back to the ground. Just as he was about to continue chasing the others, several figures in fluorescent robes swept in from the distance!

"Stop!!"

The aura of three Fifth-tier beings erupted simultaneously, forcefully intercepting Kongwang and pinning him in place. Then, like meteorites, they crashed down, blocking Kongwang's escape from three directions!

Under the night sky, these three fluorescent robes were conspicuously bright. On their chests, three numbers were emblazoned.

Kongwang was not surprised by their arrival. With a casual glance of his Yin-Yang eyes into the distance, he saw several more fluorescent figures rapidly approaching!