Nine flame pillars surrounded the soul devouring beast and assaulted the beast and the surrounding remnant souls with a raging flame. Countless souls vanished into nothingness the moment the flame energy touched them.

Furious, the soul devouring beast roared, "You deserve death, human. I'll swallow you alive!"

A phantom appeared above the soul devouring beast before enlarging rapidly. Then, a terrifying roar erupted from the phantom's mouth.

Roar!

The dreadful roar could rupture eardrums and even injure one's soul, which would cause one's combat strength to drop. The soundwave struck Xiang Shaoyun, but thanks to his Nether Soul Dragon Headband, he was barely affected. However, he could sense everyone else's peril. He hurriedly released his Imperial Nether Domain to protect them from the aliens while they were distracted. The domain also enveloped many of the aliens. Xiang Shaoyun did not let go of that opportunity and hurriedly killed a large number of aliens.

"Imperial Nether Clan's Imperial Nether Domain? Even better! So long as I devour you, I'll be able to recover to my peak!" said the soul devouring beast. He showed no fear toward the domain around him. His soul power had reached the level of a God, and even regular Gods would not be his match. He manifested an odd-looking weapon and unleashed a furious stab at Xiang Shaoyun's soul.

His weapon was a true soul weapon, one that could harm even God Realm souls. However, this was Xiang Shaoyun's personal domain. The soul attack might be tricky to deal with, but it could not escape his senses. His nine-colored lotus appeared and instantly pressed down upon the soul weapon.

Boom!

The soul weapon shattered like glass.

Greatly alarmed, the soul devouring beast exclaimed, "What is this? Is that a soul weapon as well?"

The soul devouring beast was a true God Realm cultivator. He had merely lost a lot of his life force, resulting in a drop in his combat strength. Nevertheless, he was still a God, and his combat strength was definitely not weak. The soul devouring beast unleashed another howl, assaulting the entire domain with a sound wave in his attempt to destroy it.

The soul power infused in his sound wave could greatly impact one's soul, and not even Gods were immune to this attack. Unfortunately for him, his opponent was Xiang Shaoyun, the owner of the Nether Soul Dragon Headband. His soul attack was completely useless against Xiang Shaoyun.

"Shout. Keep shouting. Even if you shout yourself mute, it won't help you," said Xiang Shaoyun coldly as he sent the nine-colored lotus crashing down upon the soul devouring beast.

The nine-colored lotus bloomed as its colorful petals spread open. The God Realm energy in the three brands fused with the primal inception energy, causing the lotus to emanate an insanely powerful aura that crushed down at the soul devouring beast. The aura was incredibly domineering. The moment the soul devouring beast was struck, his elderly body cracked open, and he wailed in pain.

"Why are you unaffected by my soul attacks? Damn it!" cursed the soul devouring beast with indignance. His body then transformed into a soul before he hurriedly fled the domain.

"This is my turf. Do you really think you can run?" said Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer as he sent countless chains toward the soul devouring beast. At the same time, his lotus gave chase, not giving the soul devouring beast a chance to flee.

"You're trying to kill me, bastard? Impossible!" roared the soul devouring beast as his soul power grew even stronger as a terrifying explosion erupted around him.

Soul Storm!

That was a terrifying soul attack, and it threw the entire Imperial Nether Domain into chaos. Even the nine-colored lotus was sent flying away. The soul devouring beast took the opportunity to continue fleeing. One ought to admit that this God Realm soul devouring beast was a difficult opponent. After stabilizing the domain, Xiang Shaoyun utilized his main body and continued his pursuit.

Three Lives Fist, Current Life!

When using this technique with the cultivation level of third-stage pseudo-God Realm, he could contend against any God. Xiang Shaoyun's punch seemed capable of erasing all life. The soul devouring beast naturally wouldn't give up so easily. An odd soul weapon appeared in his hand, and he swung it at Xiang Shaoyun.

Soul weapons mainly attacked through soul power, but Xiang Shaoyun was almost immune to all soul attacks. Thus, the soul devouring beast was unable to harm Xiang Shaoyun. Instead, his god body broke apart after being struck by Xiang Shaoyun's punches.

Left with no choice, the soul devouring beast decided to put more effort into fleeing. After all, his trump cards were soul control and soul attack, and both of them were completely harmless against Xiang Shaoyun.

"Hateful human, I won't forget you. The next time I see you, I'll be sure to turn you into my food," threatened the soul devouring beast as he turned ethereal and vanished into thin air.

At this point, Xiang Shaoyun lost all avenues of pursuit. That soul devouring beast truly wasn't weak.

"Without the Nether Soul Dragon Headband, I probably won't be his match," said Xiang Shaoyun with a sigh.

Over the years, the Nether Soul Dragon Headband had saved his life many times. In a way, he indirectly owed the Imperial Nether Clan a favor due to the headband. 

With the soul devouring beast's escape, the remaining aliens became completely helpless against Xiang Shaoyun, Ximen Xue, and Song Tiandao. The others also worked together against the weaker aliens and weren't in much danger. Before long, the group of aliens was defeated.

At this time, Ximen Xue looked at Xiang Shaoyun and said, "You're strong. You're worthy of being my opponent."

"You're also worthy of being my opponent. Too bad I'm not in the mood to fight you for now," said Xiang Shaoyun solemnly.

"What if I insist?" asked Ximen Xue as his battle intent surged.

"You have to defeat him first. He's someone I defeated before. If you can't even defeat him, forget about challenging me," said Xiang Shaoyun as he pointed at Song Tiandao.

Song Tiandao's face turned unsightly as he roared furiously, "Xiang Shaoyun, I challenge you!"

"Forget it. Just wait until your fight with him is over. The winner will be entitled to fight me. Or maybe the two of you want to join hands against me right now? I won't mind," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile.

The two might be strong, but Xiang Shaoyun was confident he could defeat them.

"How arrogant. I'll challenge both of you after the competition ends," said Ximen Xue before turning to leave, his hair flinging around.

"I'll definitely defeat that fellow after this is over," declared Song Tiandao with raging battle intent.

He then prepared to leave, but at this time, Xiang Shaoyun said, "Why don't you travel with us?"