Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao
chapter-2616

Chapter 2616: Soul Extinguishing Drum

Silence instantly enveloped the surroundings. No one could speak a single word.

Everyone thought that Ling Han had yielded, not daring to provoke Heaven Transforming City. In any case, this would have been the smartest choice. Heaven Transforming City was far too powerful. They were the oldest force in the Celestial King Graveyard, and they were founded by the earliest members of the Celestial King Graveyard.

At that time, all of the Celestial Kings had possessed immense backgrounds, backgrounds so profound that they couldn’t be executed. At the same time, they also possessed terrifying strength and talent themselves. It was rumored that they were all monarch stars.

Thus, just Heaven Transforming City alone could rival the Desolate Moon Alliance, the Ten Thousand Dragons Alliance, and the Seasons Alliance.

Ling Han had brought calamity upon himself.

“He’s dead meat!”

“Who would’ve thought! He’s actually this vicious!”

“Vicious my a*s! That’s nothing but recklessness! He’s seeking death!”

Some admired Ling Han’s indomitable spirit, while others shook their heads in pity. A Fifth Heaven Celestial King yearning to challenge Heaven Transforming City? Death couldn’t befall him fast enough.

Meanwhile, Xu Huan and the others all wore ice-cold expressions. They were filled with rage.

Ling Han actually dared to kill their companion before them?

‘Damn it!’

Xu Huan laughed with fury. “Very well. Very well! I’ve never come across such a haughty person before. You’ve truly opened my eyes!”

Boom!

He unleashed his aura, summoning numerous dragons that bellowed in the surroundings. In fact, the roars of these dragons could directly shock Fifth Heaven Celestial Kings unconscious.

Boom!

He strode forward, instantly causing the earth to quake.

He was a Sixth Heaven monarch tier, with his Vitality Index reaching an impressive 11,000. This was a level that could almost rival ordinary Seventh Heaven Celestial Kings.

However, how could there be other Sixth Heaven Celestial Kings present? All of them had already entered the Ancient Tomb to search for treasures. Thus, Xu Huan’s aura instantly knocked many of the nearby cultivators unconscious. Those slightly further away also swayed and stumbled, and it was as if they were all drunk.

One had to realize that these people were all Celestial Kings. This was proof of Xu Huan’s immense power.

“Now that Young Master Xu has stepped forward, this arrogant brat is definitely going to die!”

“Humph! He actually dared to provoke Heaven Transforming City? Does he not know the meaning of death?”

“We can’t kill him just like that. We have to extract his soul and burn it with the Myriad Refining Cauldron for tens of thousands of years. We have to subject him to a slow and painful death and force him to regret his decision to provoke Heaven Transforming City!”

Zhao Qing and the others spoke with anger behind Xu Huan. They weren’t infuriated because of Liu Yuheng’s death, but they were instead infuriated because Ling Han had dared to challenge the dignity and might of Heaven Transforming City.

“You must die!” Xu Huan said. He strode toward Ling Han, with each step powerful enough to shake heaven and earth. He was a monarch tier, someone whose mastery of the Great Dao was far superior to that of ordinary Celestial Kings.

The spectators were all stunned. Just then, they had still been fully confident in Ling Han’s abilities. Upon witnessing Xu Huan’s astonishing aura, however, they couldn’t help but waver.

Perhaps… this person was even more powerful!

Ling Han remained unfazed and unmoving. Regardless of how the tsunami-like waves of aura surged over, he remained still like a colossal mountain that soared to the heavens. What did it matter that a tsunami was crashing over? If it struck him, he would simply send it back to where it had come from.

“Capture him!” Xu Huan finally lashed out, reaching out with his right hand.

Boom!

The Regulations condensed, transforming into gigantic azure pythons that radiated with strength and might as they swooped down on Ling Han.

Zhao Qing and the others sneered. Even if Ling Han were at the Sixth Heaven, he would still be easily captured by this technique.

After all, Xu Huan was a monarch tier!

Pa!

Just as everyone thought that Ling Han was facing inevitable defeat, they saw him stride forward and swing his hand, slapping Xu Huan across the face. Xu Huan directly flew into the air, opening his mouth and spitting out blood and teeth.

Everything appeared simple and easy, like an adult bullying a child.

Silence enveloped them again. No one could speak.

This was far too powerful… Even a Sixth Heaven Celestial King couldn’t withstand a single strike, and he was sent flying with a single slap! Just how colossal was the gulf between them?

Zhao Qing and the others had still been sneering a moment ago, yet at this instant, their sneers froze on their faces. All that remained was a sense of numbness and fear.

This man… Just what kind of freak was he?!

Peng!

Xu Huan crashed to the ground, with his originally white robes now tattered and covered in dust. He appeared as disheveled as could be.

He crawled up, his eyes filled with fury, humiliation, and terror. In just a single strike, his chin had almost been smashed into smithereens. Not only had he lost several teeth, but even his jaw had been completely shattered.

As a Sixth Heaven Celestial King, he had actually failed to withstand even a single strike?

He was unwilling to accept this! He was unwilling to believe this!

Xu Huan shook his right hand, retrieving an extremely small drum, one that was only the size of his palm. It was bright red, and it was as if it were dripping with blood. There were more so wisps of black air rising from it, transforming into countless tortured souls.

“Aaah! My head hurts like hell!”

“It’s as if there’s a ghost wailing in my mind!”

“Same here!”

Everyone clasped their head. Some had blood dripping from their eyes, while others had blood seeping from their ears or nose. Many more of them were bleeding from all orifices, resulting in a bloody and terrifying scene.

They were all Celestial Kings! Regardless of how weak they were, they had all reached the level of Regulations! Yet, they were actually bleeding because of this small drum!

“This is Lord Xu’s Soul Extinguishing Drum!” Zhao Qing exclaimed.

“Who would’ve thought? Lord Xu actually bestowed his Soul Extinguishing Drum on Young Master Xu!”

“Haha! It’s said that the Soul Extinguishing Drum was forged using Divine Metal as its base before being wrapped with the hide of a Ninth Heaven Immortal Beast. With each person the Soul Extinguishing Drum kills, it can absorb a blood soul and thus elevate its might.”

“After all these years, just how many people has the Soul Extinguishing Drum killed? Once it awakens, perhaps even a large majority of Ninth Heaven Celestial Kings will be unable to rival it.”

“Humph, before a Celestial Tool, what else can this brat do?”

The seven people rediscovered their air of arrogance and haughtiness. They weren’t arrogant because of their cultivation alone, but also because of their background.

They genuinely possessed powerful supports!

With a Celestial Tool in hand, Xu Huan instantly recovered his confidence. He wore a baleful expression as he glared at Ling Han, and he said using his divine sense, “You truly should have accepted my offer and severed your own arm and leg! Now, however, I still won’t forgive you even if you kneel down and beg me!”

This person had actually dared to knock his teeth out and send him flying? If Xu Huan didn’t exact revenge for this, how could he face others in the future?

Ling Han shook his head, saying, “You speak too much nonsense. Hurry up and awaken your Celestial Tool!” If he hadn’t been curious about this Celestial Tool’s might, he would have already killed this annoying person with a single smack.

Xu Huan instantly exploded with rage. He roared with laughter, saying, “Very well! Then I’ll show you the might of this Soul Extinguishing Drum!” He held the drum with his left hand, and struck it with his right.

Thump!

A wisp of smoke rose into the air, transforming into an azure spirit that immediately lunged at Ling Han.

If Xu Huan’s father had been present, he could have activated the full power of this Celestial Tool and summoned a Ninth Heaven evil spirit. However, Xu Huan was far too weak to activate the full power of the drum, so the azure evil spirit that he summoned was naturally far below the Ninth Heaven as well.

However, Xu Huan was still a Sixth Heaven monarch tier, after all, so combined with the might of the Celestial Tool, he managed to summon an evil spirit at the Seventh Heaven.

This was already quite extraordinary. This was equivalent to a Sixth Heaven Celestial King unleashing an attack at the Seventh Heaven. Was this not freakish enough?

Moreover, Xu Huan continued to strike the drum. A second, third, fourth… More and more evil spirits started to appear, joining the entourage that was surrounding Ling Han.

Xu Huan’s face immediately became pale. He needed to expend a huge amount of energy to summon each evil spirit. After all, he was only at the Sixth Heaven, so it was naturally a difficult task for him to awaken the Soul Extinguishing Drum.

Even so, he still wore an expression of delight as he summoned 81 evil spirits in total. This was more than enough to tear Ling Han to shreds.