BTTH: Master of Hall of Souls

"Join Soul Hall, and I will make you an empress!"

That magnetic and seductive voice echoed again and again in Queen Medusa's mind, like a devil's whisper trying to drag her into the abyss.

Her head grew dizzy, and her body in midair trembled—about to fall!

This was...

A soul-type secret art!

Soul Coercion!

"Get out of this queen's mind!" Her royal bloodline, steeped in innate pride, suddenly awakened. Her pupils turned a piercing bluish violet.

Just as her spirit was regaining clarity, a strong arm wrapped around her slim waist.

That demonically handsome face of Hun Miesheng was right before her eyes!

Queen Medusa's face froze over instantly. This was the first man who dared lay hands on her!

"Die!"

Violent Dou Qi gathered in her palm and lashed directly toward Hun Miesheng's chest with full force!

The surrounding space rippled, locking Hun Miesheng in place.

Spatial Lock!

"Not bad... You've already grasped Spatial Lock at the peak of Dou Huang. That's normally a Dou Zong's skill."

Hun Miesheng's eyes showed a hint of approval.

With a light tremor of his body, the space-locking energy around him shattered.

His palm casually collided with Queen Medusa's strike.

Boom!

Her voluptuous figure was blasted back hundreds of meters. Blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Join Soul Hall, and I will help you ascend as an empress!"

Hun Miesheng swept his sleeve, arms stretched wide toward the heavens, his face filled with regal pride and confidence.

"The Transformation Pill—I can give it to you."

"Your snake people no longer need to cling to life in the desolate desert."

"Your name will be etched forever on the Dou Qi Continent!"

Hun Miesheng took steps through the air, slowly approaching Queen Medusa.

She staggered backward, her heart swaying.

This... this was exactly what she had always dreamed of!

Almost there.

Reading her expression, Hun Miesheng's eyes suddenly gleamed sharply!

A vast and overwhelming pressure swept across the entire Snake-People territory!

"Aaaahhhh!"

One scream after another rang out!

All snake people except Queen Medusa were crushed to the ground by the oppressive force.

Both threat and grace—applied at once.

"What are you doing?!" Queen Medusa's face darkened.

Hun Miesheng casually lifted one of her clanswomen in his grasp.

"Yue Mei!"

"No, please don't!" Yue Mei struggled in pain and terror.

Ding! Villain Points +1000.

"Do you think you still have a choice, Queen Medusa?"

Hun Miesheng smiled coldly.

Queen Medusa clenched her crimson lips tightly. At last, she looked up and locked eyes with his eerie gaze.

"...Fine! This queen agrees!"

Ding! System Notification: Villain Contract established. Villain Points +30,000.

Hun Miesheng laughed loudly, letting Yue Mei fall as he gently lifted Queen Medusa's beautiful chin.

His fingers brushed the silky strands of hair cascading over her shoulders.

"Now that's more like it."

Queen Medusa bit her silver teeth hard but dared not resist.

"Come with me." Hun Miesheng flicked his sleeve.

"Go where?" she asked hesitantly.

"Since I promised to make you the empress of this continent, I won't go back on my word."

"As interest, I'll first gift you an empire."

Before she could respond, Hun Miesheng tore open space itself, forming a dimensional rift!

"This is…!"

Both Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong's expressions drastically changed.

Tearing through space—teleportation!

That's Dou Sheng level!

Only Xiao Yixian was unfazed. She'd already seen him do this before.

Queen Medusa's gaze flickered. Maybe... this wasn't such a bad deal after all.

…

Jia Ma Empire.

The imperial capital.

"Another peaceful day, huh?"

Inside the imperial palace, a small window opened, and warm sunlight streamed in.

A lively and delicate figure leaned out—Princess Jia Yaoyue of the Jia Ma Empire.

She stretched lazily, her underdeveloped figure sketching a gentle curve. Suddenly, the light dimmed, as though something was blocking the sun.

Looking up, a ring of darkness formed high in the sky, and a faint silhouette could be seen within.

"Sis, look! There's someone in the sky!"

Crown Princess Yao Ye was pulled to the window.

With her mature grace and budding regal air, Yao Ye narrowed her eyes skeptically.

"The capital is a no-fly zone. How could anyone…?" she murmured.

Dou Qi surged into her eyes. Sure enough, she saw a gaping black hole in the sky, and a black-robed man emerging from within.

Their eyes met.

"Are you looking at me?" a voice echoed as if right next to her ear. Her body trembled, and her soul felt like it plummeted into an abyss.

In that instant, an overwhelming pressure swept across the entire capital.

Countless people raised their heads to the heavens!

"Are you planning to seize the Jia Ma Empire as a gift to me?" Queen Medusa asked, voice trembling.

Was he going to conquer a whole empire by himself?

Hun Miesheng crossed his arms, smirking.

"You know nothing of true power."

"All of you, just sit back and watch."

He brushed Queen Medusa's silky hair. She swatted his hand away in frustration.

Xiao Yixian huffed and turned her head.

Hai Bodong looked visibly anxious.

He had no allegiance to the royal family, but the Mittel Clan was his responsibility. If this truly was a Dou Sheng... no one could stop him.

"Now then, the real show begins!"

With a wicked grin, Hun Miesheng raised his sleeves and floated high above the capital.

A ghostly black flame flared into existence before him like a lotus from the underworld.

Buzz—

Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire instantly split into two.

Two into four.

Four into eight.

Eight into sixteen.

…

In mere breaths, it covered the entire imperial capital, hundreds of miles wide.

Darkness swallowed the city like eternal night.

The black flames distorted space and devoured light.

Hun Miesheng stood suspended above it all—like a god.

No. Like a demon god.

Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa gasped for breath. So this... this was the strength of a Dou Sheng?

"What's happening?!"

"Why is the sky dark?!"

"Look! There's someone in the sky!"

…

Panic spread through the imperial capital. Screams and chaos broke out as everyone looked up in terror.

"Tremble, you pitiful mortals!"

"Jie jie jie jie…"

Hun Miesheng waved his hand.

Black flames rained from the heavens.

They grew ever larger in the eyes of those below.

Death itself had come to reap lives!

"Tell me... have you ever seen fireworks fall from the sky?"

(End of Chapter)