Chapter 1934: Chapter 1934: The Eight Halls Will Remain the Eight Halls

Bang...

Outside the cave, a sudden explosion echoed.

The prohibition and formation set by Xiao Yi shattered loudly.

The old man slowly walked inside.

Boom... Another thunderous explosion.

Niannian, who was sleeping soundly on Xiao Yi’s lap, suddenly woke up.

The old man’s gaze fixated straight on Niannian.

But Niannian, as always, only kept her gaze focused on Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, got up, and pulled Niannian behind him.

"Who are you? No, you’re not human either."

Xiao Yi frowned as he looked at the old man, feeling a wave of terror rise in his heart.

The aura of the old man was clearly far stronger and more terrifying than the middle-aged man before.

"Despicable humans?" The old man’s eyes turned cold.

"Indeed, humans are so cunning, they even used formations to isolate auras, really made it hard for this old man to find."

The old man’s tone was icy cold with killing intent.

To Xiao Yi’s ears, it was even more violent than the thunder outside.

"Pfft." Xiao Yi, just recovering from his injuries, spat out another mouthful of bloody saliva.

"So powerful." Xiao Yi’s eyes narrowed.

"You deserve death." The old man clenched his fist and suddenly took a step forward.

Boom...

An overwhelming aura surged violently.

Xiao Yi hadn’t even reacted before being heavily blasted away.

"Pfft." Another mouthful of bloody saliva was spat out.

In the hands of this old man, he had absolutely no power to resist.

And just then, as the old man stepped forward, he had already launched a punch.

"So fast." Xiao Yi’s pupils shrank.

Such a fast punch, not to mention dodging, he couldn’t even block.

The terrifying might was enough to smash him to bits with a single punch.

Swish...

But, as the old man’s fist arrived, the gale suddenly dissipated, and the aura vanished.

In front of Xiao Yi, Niannian was standing with her hands open, protecting.

The old man’s expression changed, and he kneeled on one knee.

"Your Highness."

Niannian, hearing this, still said nothing.

Her expression remained calm as ever.

It seemed she didn’t know the cost of blocking this punch, didn’t know how strong and terrifying the old man before her was, didn’t know what death was.

That was simply an instinctive defense.

"Your Highness, please return to the Heavenly Capital with the old servant." The old man, while looking at Xiao Yi with vigilance and disgust, also looked at Niannian with reverence.

Niannian shook her head.

The old man’s expression turned anxious, "Your Highness, you are still young, you’ve been alone outside for a long time, the Lord worries day and night..."

Niannian remained immobile and silent.

"Your Highness, forgive the old servant for offending you." The old man flashed forward and carried Niannian.

In the next second, his face turned cold as he stared directly at Xiao Yi.

"Despicable human, die..."

The old man struck at Xiao Yi with a palm.

For the first time in history, Niannian’s pupils shrank, showing a look of panic.

At this very moment, a ghostly hand leapt from the air, blocking the old man’s palm.

With a snap.

The old man was forced to retreat several steps.

In front of Xiao Yi, an elder in a black robe, whose face couldn’t be seen, stood proudly.

"Ghost Hand?" The old man couldn’t discern the face within the black robe but immediately identified the name.

"Wretched beast?" The Ghost Hand Elder sneered.

"Hmph." The old man snorted coldly, his expression furious, but glanced at Niannian in his arms and frowned again.

With another cold snort, the old man knocked unconscious the struggling Niannian and directly flew away using air control.

Outside, thunder roared.

Within the dangerous land, various teams were swiftly moving around.

"You disobey the hierarchy, you deserve death."

The old man’s angry and icy voice exploded throughout the Thunder Light Dangerous Land.

It was unknown what the old man did.

But inside the dangerous land, the aura of those teams was completely wiped out.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, the old man flashed and flew away, disappearing into the distance.

...

Inside the cave.

The Ghost Hand Elder looked at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up.

Judging from the old man’s attitude towards Niannian earlier, he should not harm her.

Xiao Yi chose not to worry for now, instead, his eyes gravely focused on the Ghost Hand Elder.

In their brief encounter last time, Xiao Yi hadn’t felt it clearly.

This time, Xiao Yi clearly sensed it.

The aura of the Ghost Hand Elder before him felt no less than Changtian Wine Demon.

Xiao Yi could only lower his guard.

Such a formidable person, if he truly wanted to kill him, Xiao Yi wouldn’t have the slightest ability to resist.

"Xiao Xun, right?" The Ghost Hand Elder was the first to speak.

"This old man truly wonders where you got the courage to dare to interfere constantly."

"Interfere constantly?" Xiao Yi sneered.

"Are you saying that as an Eight Palace Martial Artist, I should just watch a regular person perish at the hands of a demon beast? Ridiculous."

If it’s the animosity among those family heirs or the conflicts among factions, Xiao Yi wouldn’t intervene.

But watching a regular person perish at the hands of a demon beast? What would he be as a Demon Hunter? What would he be as an Eight Palace Martial Artist?

"Eight Palace Martial Artist? Haha." The Ghost Hand Elder sneered.

"The Eight Palaces have regressed more and more."

"In the past, those wretched beasts wouldn’t dare leave that wild land even a bit, let alone step into the Central Region."

"Nowadays, the Eight Palaces are nothing but a joke."

The Ghost Hand Elder’s tone was filled with disdain.

Xiao Yi sneered, "A joke? Would you dare say that in front of the eight Masters of the Main Hall?"

"If the Eight Palaces are truly a joke, then what are you people who collude with evil cultivators?"

"If the Eight Palaces are truly a joke, you people who are just as vile as evil cultivators, why would you always hide in the shadows, never daring to show yourselves openly?"

The Ghost Hand Elder wasn’t an evil cultivator.

Xiao Yi wouldn’t be mistaken about that.

But, to associate with evil cultivators clearly doesn’t indicate a good person either.

The Ghost Hand Elder’s face turned cold upon hearing this, "Nowadays, the Eight Palaces are fragmented, long since declining..."

Xiao Yi interrupted coldly, "Even in decline, they’re still the Eight Palaces."

"Without the Eight Palaces, would there be today’s continent?"

"Now the Central Region appears turbulent and unstable."

"But without the Eight Palaces, today’s Central Region would have long been in chaos."

The Ghost Hand Elder sneered, "So you admit the Eight Palaces are useless?"

"If they were useful, the situation wouldn’t be turbulent; if useless, why not replace them?"

Xiao Yi sneered, "Replace them, that’s your true intention, isn’t it?"

"Listening to you, could it be you’re trying to persuade me on behalf of Shui Ninghan?"

"Knowing well the Eight Palaces are fragmented and declining, yet you still stir trouble, fear chaos more than anything, indulge evil cultivators spreading havoc."

"With such logic, even if you speak eloquently today, even with Shui Ninghan’s silver tongue full of fallacies, you could never convince me."

"You..." The Ghost Hand Elder paused in his words, frowning.

"Hmph." The elder snorted coldly, then turned to leave.

"Leave your name behind." Xiao Yi stated.

"You’re not worthy to know yet." The Ghost Hand Elder glanced at Xiao Yi.

"Xiao Xun, remember this old man’s words, the Eight Palaces are but a joke."

Xiao Yi sneered, "Remember, the Eight Palaces will still remain the Eight Palaces."

"With just you?" The Ghost Hand Elder sneered with disdain.

"Also, this old man’s actions of saving you today have nothing to do with Miss Shui; she didn’t ask me to find you."

"I just wanted to save you this once."

"Of course, only this once."

As the words fell, the Ghost Hand Elder’s figure flashed and had already disappeared from sight.

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