Dou Qi ke is azeem universe mein, jahan taqat hi sab kuch hai, "Falling Star Pavilion" (jise aam taur par Starfall Pavilion kaha jata hai) aman aur sukoon ki aik alag dunya tha. Yeh maqam, jahan par Xiao Yan ke ustad, Yao Lao (Yaochen), ne apni barri zindagi ka hissa guzara tha aur baad mein usay dobara qaim kiya tha, woh sirf aik jagah nahi, balkay Dou Qi ki kashti thi. Is ki hifazat 'Great Falli
ng Star Formation' karti thi, jis ki wajah se yeh aik aam jungle dikhta tha, aur baghair kisi khaas entry method ke, Dou Zun level ke mahir bhi andar nahi aa sakte thay. Magar taqat ke is khel mein aman hamesha qaim nahi rehta. Burai ki alamat, "Hall of Souls", hamesha un logon ke peechhe rehti thi jinke paas anokhe "Heavenly Flames" ya behtareen alchemist skills hotay thay, aur Yao Lao unka number one target tha.
Kahani us waqt shuroo hoti hai jab Hall of Souls, jis ne pehle bhi Yao Lao ko qaid kar liya tha, ab Starfall Pavilion ko mukammal taur par tabah karne ka mansooba banata hai. Unka maqsad sirf Yao Lao ko dabana nahi, balkay uski faction ko khatam karna aur Dou Qi continent par apna khauf barqarar rakhna tha. Yeh woh naazuk waqt tha jab Xiao Yan ne apne ustad ko bachane aur apni faction ki hifazat karne ka azm kiya. Jang ka maidan tayyar tha, aur har taraf khamoshi ke peechhe toofan chhupa hua tha.
Starfall Pavilion ke ird gird ki fiza mein achanak aik khaufnak Dou Qi pressure mehsoos hua. Yeh pressure itna shadeed tha ke parinday hawa mein hi jism chhor gaye, aur zameen kaamp uthi. Hall of Souls ke lashkar, jin mein kai Dou Zun level ke mahir shamil thay, ne formation ko tor kar andar ghusne ki koshish ki. Unka leader, Hall of Souls ka ek senior Tian Zun (Heavenly Venerate), jiska naam aam taur par pata nahi tha magar uski haibat har taraf phaili hui thi, is hamlay ki qiyadat kar raha tha. Us ke saath mazeed teen Dou Zun aur sainkron lower-level fighters thay. Yeh aik zabardast fouji quwwat thi jiska muqabla karna asaan nahi tha.
Pavilion ke andar, Yao Lao, jo abhi apni poori taqat bahaal nahi kar paye thay, aur Xiao Yan, jo mushkil se Dou Zun level par pohnche thay, ne is khatray ko bhaamp liya. Un ke paas waqt kam tha aur dushman taqatwar. Xiao Yan ne fauran apne saathi Dou Zun, jaise ke Elder Tian Huo (Skyfire) aur dusre mahireen ko ikhatta kiya. Unka plan wazeh tha: dushman ko pavilion ke andar ghusne se rokna aur unko us formation mein phansa kar unki taqat ko kam karna. Yeh aik defence strategy thi, kyunkay seedhi larrayi mein Hall of Souls ka palrra bhaari tha.
Pehla hamla hua. Hall of Souls ke fighters ne apni Dou Qi ko jama kar ke formation par war kiya. Aik shadeed dhamaka hua, jis se poori Sky Star Mountain Range hil gayi. Formation mein dararain parne lageen. Yeh woh lamha tha jab jang ka aghaaz hua. Xiao Yan ne apni "Falling Star Formation" ki quwwat ko apni "Heavenly Flames" ke saath mila kar us darar ko band karne ki koshish ki. Uski pehli biwi, Cai Lin (Medusa), bhi uske pehloo mein khari thi, apni azeem naagin quwwat (snake-woman power) ka istemal karte hue difaa mein madad kar rahi thi. Unka ittehad aur azm unki sab se barri taqat thay.
Jang ke pehle marhalay mein, difaa aur hamlay ki goonj har taraf sunai de rahi thi. Xiao Yan ko ehsaas ho gaya tha ke agar unko yeh jang jeetni hai, toh unhein na sirf physical taqat, balkay roohani (soul) taqat ka bhi istemal karna hoga. Hall of Souls ke leader ka soul pressure itna zabardast tha ke aam Dou Zun uske saamne thehr nahi sakte thay. Xiao Yan ne apni "Di Jing" (Emperor Realm) soul power ko istemal kar ke us pressure ka muqabla kiya.
Yeh sirf jismon ki jang nahi thi, yeh aqal aur roohon ka bhi takrao tha. Har second ke guzarnay ke saath, situation mazeed sangeen hoti ja rahi thi. Starfall Pavilion ki bunyadain hil rahi theen, aur lag raha tha ke kisi bhi waqt yeh jannat numa maqam tabah ho sakta hai.
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