What had happened?
The seven guards outside the Hall of Seven Sins had been standing guard outside the door ever since Lu Ping had entered the Hall of Seven Sins. They hadn't moved at all.
They were also curious as to why Lu Ping had taken so long to enter the Hall of Seven Sins. But they abided by the rules. Before Lu Ping left the Hall of Seven Sins, they would not say anything.
But at this moment, there was a buzzing sound.
The sound was not loud, but it pierced through everyone's eardrums. The dust that had accumulated on the beams and eaves above their heads fell to the ground. The ground was shaking, and the Hall of Seven Sins seemed to be shaking.
The seven guards were shocked. Some looked up, some looked down, and some looked behind them. One of them quickly discovered the soul of cry that had pierced through the Hall of Seven Sins and headed straight for the peak.
"Over there!" he shouted.
The gazes of the seven people turned to look in that direction. The visible ripples of the Soul of Weeping passed through the air.
At the peak of Dubhe Peak.
Xu Mai and Ruan Qingzhu, who had just finished their meal, were chatting with a cup of hot tea each. The two of them, who had been waiting for this long, were not as anxious as before. Something strange must have happened in such a long period of time. They just had to wait for the results!
At this moment, the trembling sound from the Hall of Seven Sins reached their ears. From where they were, they could see the entire Hall of Seven Sins. The Hall of Seven Sins seemed to shiver, and the soul of cry spread out from a single point, sweeping through the entire Hall of Seven Sins. That was not the end. From that point, the soul of cry rushed out, heading straight for the peak of Dubhe Peak.
"This..."
Xu Mai, who was sipping his tea, suddenly stood up. Ruan Qingzhu's movements were not any slower.
There had been that shocking sword strike in the morning, and now there was this attack. Xu Mai and Ruan Qingzhu seemed to be stunned, but a figure had already landed in front of them.
The soul of cry arrived in an instant.
The first disciple of Dubhe, Xu Lixue, had a solemn expression. He flipped his palm and took out a bell. He tossed it in front of him, and the bell instantly grew several times larger. There were all kinds of ancient patterns on the bell, showing its permanence.
Pa!
Xu Lixue slapped the bell with both palms. The bell rang, and a ripple shot out from the mouth of the bell, spreading out to meet the soul of cry.
However, Xu Lixue did not relax because of this. Regardless of the result of the collision, 'Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa,' he struck the bell five more times in rapid succession, the sound of the bell did not stop, and the sounds overlapped each other. There were six palms in total. There were six chimes, but the ripples that shot out from the mouth of the bell were innumerable.
Just like that, the two forces collided.
On one side, there was the extremely pure soul of cry, and on the other side, there was the soul of cry and the soul of qi.
The result of the collision was clear in an instant. The countless ripples rapidly shattered, so much so that even the air seemed to have cracks.
The soul from the Hall of Seven Sins finally made it through, and it charged straight into the bell in front of Xu Lixue. However, Xu Lixue did not stop clapping. Coincidentally, it was his seventh palm strike.
Buzz!
An extremely dull sound seemed to be completely enveloped in the bell. The floating bell trembled in the air. Xu Lixue, who was standing behind it, did not come into contact with the bell, and his feet did not move at all, but he still managed to slide back half a step.
The clear sound of the bell rang out again, carrying with it the soul of cry, spreading in all directions. The entire Big Dipper Mountain. Even Pine Creek Town at the foot of the mountain could hear this last bell ring from Dubhe Peak.
Xu Lixue heaved a sigh of relief. With a flick of his wrist, the bell spun in the air. Stuck to the ground, Xu Lixue looked at the two footprints that had been left behind by his forceful retreat, a little dazed.
But behind him, Ruan Qingzhu, who was being protected by him, let out a dissatisfied grumble.
Xu Lixue turned his head and smiled. Such a warm smile appearing on this bearded face really made one want to turn around and jump off the cliff of Dubhe Mountain.
"The soul of cry, an extremely pure soul of cry, a simple rhythm that anyone can achieve, an incredible speed of circulation, and an unheard of penetrative ability." Xu Lixue spoke of what he had experienced. He knew that Ruan Qingzhu was only complaining because she also wanted to personally explore the depths of the bell.
"How fast is it?" Xu Mai asked, immediately getting to the crux of the matter.
"A speed that I have never seen before," Xu Lixue said with certainty without even thinking.
A speed that had never been seen before had caused an effect that had never been seen before.
The three people on the mountain were all top-notch experts, so the logic naturally did not need to be so simple.
"The Hall of Seven Sins seems to have offset a large part of it," Ruan Qingzhu said.
"Yes." Xu Lixue nodded. "But this did not affect its speed, nor did it affect its penetrative ability. Only part of the soul of cry was digested in the process."
"What if it doesn't?" Ruan Qingzhu asked.
Xu Lixue lowered his head and looked at the half step he had been forced back.
"If it doesn't, then I will have to rely on Senior Sister to resolve it," Xu Lixue said with a smile.
"Hmph, I don't believe that you don't have a way," Ruan Qingzhu said disapprovingly. The two of them were both Xu Mai's top disciples. Although one was a Seventh Academician and the other was a First Disciple, and there was a difference in status, when they interacted with each other, it was more like they were fellow disciples.
"What a good bell. In your hands, a mid-grade Lv 4 Divine Weapon shines even brighter than a high-grade Lv 5 Divine Weapon. " As Ruan Qingzhu spoke, she looked behind Xu Lixue, at the ancient bell that had grown several times larger than it was before.
"Senior Sister is too kind," Xu Lixue said humbly. As Dubhe's First Disciple, his humility was a bit too much.
Ruan Qingzhu was already used to this and did not say anything else. She took a step forward and looked at the Hall of Seven Sins, the entire Seven Stars Valley, and the entire Big Dipper Mountain Range.
Outside the Hall of Seven Sins, the seven Seven Sins guards were somewhat at a loss.
Within the Seven Stars Valley, on the mountain range, the various peaks, and the various courtyards had clearly sensed the extraordinary soul power surging on Dubhe Peak. However, it was not like when the sword had appeared on Alkaid Peak in the morning, where people had immediately come to investigate. Dubhe Peak was not a place that could be casually entered and exited. Dubhe Peak had a floor and a hall, and the strength of the guards was even higher than that of the various peaks and courtyards.
The head of the seven peaks was not just a title.
The alarmed people were all waiting, waiting for Dubhe Peak's orders.
Dubhe Peak did not have any orders. The people from the various peaks and courtyards relaxed, but it was inevitable that there would be some speculations about this matter. Some people, after realizing that something was amiss, began to feel somewhat uneasy.
"It's the Hall of Seven Sins."
On Merak Peak, the first disciple, Zhan Ren, was explaining the situation to his teacher, Song Yuan.
Xu Mai and Ruan Qingzhu were waiting on Dubhe Peak, and so were they.
There had been no news for an entire afternoon, which made them feel somewhat uneasy. From their point of view, this should have been an extremely simple matter. With the strength of the Hall of Seven Sins, what suspense would there be if they wanted to do something to a newcomer?
However, such a simple matter had not come to an end after an entire afternoon.
"What is Xun Guo doing?" Song Yuan was somewhat uneasy. He was one of the seven dignified Fellows, but he had actually lost his mind because of a mere newcomer. This seemed extremely absurd to him.
"I'm not sure." But there was nothing Zhan Ren could do about his doubts. Let alone the people of Merak Peak, even those of Dubhe Peak were not allowed to enter the Hall of Seven Sins. At this moment, Xun Guo was in the Hall of Seven Sins, conducting an examination on Lu Ping. They had no way of contacting Xun Guo at this time.
Thus, they did not know, nor would they think.
Xun Guo was already dead.
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