Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Xiao Fan looked at the towering mountains and forests ahead, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes. He had been searching alone for so long, knowing full well that there were people from the Soul Palace in these mountains, yet he still couldn't find them. No wonder the people from the Soul Palace were so confident.

In the original story, Xiao Yan and his companions relied on Zi Yan to subdue the Queen of the Stone-Devouring Ants. With the sheer number of these ants, they were able to overturn the Soul Mountain Range and find the location of the Soul Palace. Similarly, it was only through the dense swarm of Stone-Devouring Ants that they were able to easily invade the Soul Palace.

However, this method is clearly not suitable for Xiao Fan alone now.

However, no matter how vast the Lost Souls Mountain Range is, it has its limits. After two more days of careful searching, Xiao Fan finally found a clue.

"The fluctuations we just experienced must have originated from this area..."

On a mountain peak, Xiao Fan, shrouded in black clothing, hid behind a boulder, surveying the mountain range ahead. This black clothing was formed by Xiao Fan using Chaos Fire, perfectly concealing all his aura. After his trip to the Ancient Emperor's Cave, Xiao Fan was full of confidence and there was no way he could reveal his presence.

Then, Xiao Fan concealed himself and continued to approach forward. Soon, a palace filled with a strong dark style appeared in Xiao Fan's perception.

"Sure enough, this is it!"

As he approached this location, Xiao Fan finally sensed a faint aura emanating from it. His eyes lit up as he surveyed the area around the palace.

Who would have thought that such a branch of the Soul Palace could hide as many as seven or eight Dou Zun powerhouses, two of whom were even the renowned Black and White Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Palace!

Concealing his presence, Xiao Fan quietly sneaked into the central palace. If it weren't for the fact that Yao Lao was in their hands and he was worried that they would use Yao Lao to blackmail him, Xiao Fan would not have been afraid to attack directly.

"Hmph, such a trivial skill, how dare you show off your amateur skills before an expert!"

As Xiao Fan approached the palace, he sensed an extremely powerful spatial blockade that sealed off the entire palace's atmosphere. If the other party hadn't allowed him to pass, probably no one would have been able to enter.

However, for Xiao Fan in his current state, such methods are extremely easy to counter.

With his hands gently placed on the spatial barrier, Xiao Fan carefully mobilized the surrounding spatial power, while also constantly regulating the flowing energy to prevent any hidden powerhouses from detecting him through the energy flow.

In about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Xiao Fan had successfully separated a passage in the spatial barrier without anyone noticing, a passage large enough for him to pass through.

"It's done!"

Xiao Fan looked at the passage in front of him with a smile and entered it directly. Then, he walked towards the central hall with ease.

What? Why do you know how to do it so well?

I'm sorry, but Mo Shang of the Soul Palace is about to break through to the Dou Zun level and is highly valued by the Palace Master. He is already very familiar with the Soul Palace.

Mo Shang was familiar with the architectural style of the Soul Palace, so wouldn't Xiao Fan understand it too?

As Xiao Fan entered the main hall, he sensed the soul power of the Soul Hall experts sweeping over him, but thanks to the cover of the Chaos Fire, they did not detect his presence.

Following the familiar aura he sensed, Xiao Fan walked through the hall for a while before finally seeing Yao Lao again.

The old man is still imprisoned deep within this palace, in the center of a large hall. However, compared to the past, it is slightly better that the old man's soul essence is no longer being extracted. It seems that because of Mo Shang's rise, the Soul Palace feels that it can gradually win over the old man and has seen his value.

"That's good..."

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Yao Lao in the center, pondering how to save him. After all, including himself, there were at least three Dou Zun present in this hall, and the Old Ghost Zhaixing possessed a jade tablet capable of summoning the Black and White Heavenly Venerables. If something unexpected happened, saving Yao Lao would become much more difficult...

Seeing that Yao Lao was unharmed, Xiao Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze falling on a corner of Yao Lao's black robe.

"It really worked..."

With Xiao Fan's soul power, he could naturally sense that an extremely profound array was set up around Yao Lao, and the space had long been suppressed by the array. If someone went forward without knowing this, they would probably only be suppressed.

Therefore, Xiao Fan closed his eyes, sensing the barely perceptible wisp of chaotic fire on Yao Lao's robes (given by Mo Shang when they first met), and carefully began to manipulate it...

Chapter 211 The Star-Picking Old Ghost (Second Update)

Inside the main hall, the illusory soul of the old doctor floated peacefully within the formation, having fallen into a deep sleep.

Although he didn't know why the Soul Palace had given up on extracting his soul essence from his body, the array set up outside was suppressing the recovery of his soul power every moment.

Unable to obtain a replenishment, Yao Lao could only resist the suppression of the formation and slow down the loss of his soul power by falling into a deep sleep.

Just as the old apothecary was fast asleep, he suddenly noticed the movement coming from his robes, and then woke up, looking around at the desolate and empty hall.

Although he didn't see anyone, Yao Lao understood that there was definitely more than one powerful Soul Hall expert hiding in the shadows.

Noticing the movement coming from the hem of his clothes, Yao Lao narrowed his eyes and glanced at his robes. He saw a black flame that blended perfectly into the color of his clothes and was now spreading towards the array patterns that sealed around his body.

Upon noticing the movement of the flame, Yao Lao immediately understood what was happening and was greatly alarmed. He carefully examined the surroundings of the hall with half-closed eyes, but found nothing.

Imprisoned within this grand hall, only Elder Yao truly understood the strength of the Soul Hall's protective forces. According to Elder Yao's calculations, even with his disciple's extraordinary talent, he could only reach the Dou Zun realm at most. However, the number of Soul Hall experts guarding this hall far exceeded that...

However, Yao Lao dared not make a fuss, fearing that his unusual actions would alert the powerful figures of the Soul Palace, which would then harm his disciple.

Then, in this unusually quiet atmosphere, Yao Lao watched as the black flame eroded the array traces that trapped his body, leaving only a trace of connection. Then, like a weak dragon, it spread towards his body.

Even though he already knew about the existence of this strange flame, Yao Lao still found it hard to believe. If he hadn't been watching it with his own eyes the whole time, he probably wouldn't have even noticed the flame landing on him...

The black dragon stopped on Yao Lao, burning away the restrictions that had been binding Yao Lao's movements. Yao Lao moved his body almost imperceptibly and found that he had regained control of his body.

At this point, Xiao Fan had been waiting for an opportunity to make a move.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, several powerful fluctuations of battle aura suddenly appeared outside the main hall.

"boom!"

Several familiar auras appeared outside the Soul Palace branch hall, and terrifying auras poured into the main hall.

"Xiao Yan, disciple of the Medicine Venerable, pays his respects to the Soul Palace!"

As Xiao Yan's voice fell, behind him, Venerable Feng, Venerable Tie Jian, Venerable Tian Huo, numerous powerful figures from the Starfall Pavilion, and two other powerful figures who had also reached the Dou Zun realm all appeared outside the main hall.

Aside from Venerable Feng and Venerable Tiejian, with Xiao Yan's current title as champion of the Pill Gathering, it would be no problem for him to win over Dou Zun experts. Of these two Dou Zun, one was someone who had received a favor from Yao Lao and took the initiative to seek him out, while the other was someone Xiao Yan had helped after paying a certain price.

Sensing the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from outside the main hall, Xiao Fan, hidden in the shadows, raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that Xiao Yan and the others would arrive in the Western Regions so soon, coinciding with his own plan.

Xiao Fan's original plan was to sneak into the hall, forcibly rescue Yao Lao, and then leave. However, with the arrival of Xiao Yan and the support from Xingyun Pavilion, Xiao Fan began to have new plans.

"Teacher, don't worry..."

Xiao Fan looked at the imprisoned Yao Lao in the center, transmitted a message, and then fell silent again.

Inside the formation, when Yao Lao heard the voice from outside the hall and Xiao Fan's telepathic message, a warm feeling welled up in his heart, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

"I, Yao Chen... at least I haven't gone blind again..."

............

Outside the main hall, as Xiao Yan finished speaking, a series of powerful auras erupted and enveloped the central hall.

"Hehehehe, kid, you really did come up here to die!"

Just then, a hoarse voice rang out from within the Soul Palace, followed by several terrifying figures appearing in mid-air, their gazes fixed on Xiao Yan, filled with icy killing intent.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the experts from the Soul Palace, "Five Dou Zun..."

At this moment, five Soul Hall Dou Zun appeared opposite Xiao Yan and the others, standing in opposition to them from a distance.

"Hehehehe, kid, I didn't expect you could find so many Dou Zun. However, you're not qualified enough to snatch someone from my Soul Palace..."

The leading Soul Hall expert looked at the numerous experts behind Xiao Yan with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"Hmph! Enough said!" Xiao Yan sneered at the people from the Soul Palace. The information they received indicated that the Soul Palace had five Dou Zun guarding Yao Lao. Now it seemed that on their side, there were Feng Zun, Tian Huo Zun, Tie Jian Zun, and two Dou Zun who had come by invitation, Sun Xiang and Er Huang. In addition, there was Xiao Yan's own combat power, which allowed him to fight beyond his level, and... Tian Yao Kui, who had already advanced and was capable of rivaling a Dou Zun expert. In other words, their side had a total of seven Dou Zun experts.

Dealing with five Dou Zun from the Soul Palace is a piece of cake, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the people from the Soul Palace, saying, "I really don't know what gives you your confidence..."

Xiao Yan wasted no time and turned to Venerable Feng and the others, saying, "Seniors, I beg you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Zun and the others behind Xiao Yan stepped forward and blocked the five people in front of them.

The five Dou Zun of the Soul Palace were all stopped, and the other experts were no match for Xiao Yan. Bypassing the battlefield of the five Dou Zun, Xiao Yan flew straight into the main hall.

The Soul Hall experts along the way initially wanted to stop Xiao Yan, but when they saw that the Seven Star Dou Zong expert had fallen to the ground and was in unknown condition after Xiao Yan's attack, no one dared to step forward to stop him.

The five Soul Hall Dou Zun behind him were now blocked by Venerable Feng and others, unable to make a move, and could only watch helplessly as Xiao Yan entered the main hall.

As Xiao Yan entered the main hall, he immediately saw Yao Lao, who was imprisoned in the center, and his eyes instantly reddened.

"teacher........"

Looking at the aged figure of the old doctor in the main hall, Xiao Yan's mind was filled with memories of the lessons the doctor had taught him...

Seeing the array on Yao Lao's body, Xiao Yan's grip on the Xuan Heavy Ruler tightened instantly, and the strange fire within his body roared and surged forth, attacking the array.

"Shh!"

Just as Xiao Yan was about to approach the formation, a whooshing sound rang out, and a pitch-black chain instantly appeared from the void, piercing straight towards Xiao Yan's back.

At the critical moment, Xiao Yan noticed the sneak attack and used the Xuan Heavy Ruler in his hand to block behind him.

"Ding!"

The black chains struck the Xuanzhong Ruler, producing a crisp clanging sound.

With this attack, Xiao Yan's figure was also uncontrollably sent flying forward before crashing to the ground.

"Hehehehe, I didn't expect that you, kid, could actually block my attack."

Xiao Yan turned around and saw an old man standing in the void. The chains in mid-air kept retracting and then being pulled back into the mysterious space behind him.

A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. He had been seriously injured by just one attack. His opponent's strength was probably not weak, even among those at the Dou Zun realm!

Xiao Yan looked at the Soul Palace experts in mid-air with a gloomy expression.

He hadn't expected that, besides the information they had received, the Soul Palace was actually hiding such a powerful figure in secret.

"The people of the Soul Palace are indeed just cowardly rats hiding their heads and tails."

"Hehehehe, kid, you don't need to provoke me. I'm Zhaixing! Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Look, Yao Chen is right there. Go save him, hehehehehe..."

The old ghost who picks stars looks at Xiao Yan with a hint of amusement in his eyes.