The Soul-Shaking Bell has a drawback: its attack range is too vast. Even with the best control, it's impossible to prevent lingering sound waves in the air. However, the power of these residual waves varies depending on the operator's skill.
Lin Xiao Tian had long noticed that the Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators could only barely control the Soul-Shaking Bell.
Of course, this level of control was more than sufficient to instantly kill ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Although the sound waves had a wide attack range, their speed was immense. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators had no time to completely evade. Even if they did manage to dodge, the direct attack from the Soul-Shaking Bell would still affect them through the residual waves.
Being struck by the Soul-Shaking Bell would immediately devastate the soul. For cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, soul attacks were almost fatal.
But only for those below Nascent Soul!
Nascent Soul cultivators had their souls tested by tribulation lightning and possessed spiritual domain protection. Ordinary soul-damaging weapons had little effect. Some Nascent Soul cultivators' souls were even more resilient than their physical bodies.
Lin Xiao Tian feigned a difficult evasion; in reality, he was completely unaffected.
A flicker of surprise flashed in the Xu family cultivators' eyes, astonished that Lin Xiao Tian could dodge the Soul-Shaking Bell. But immediately, a cold sneer reappeared on their lips.
They clearly perceived the Soul-Shaking Bell striking Lin Xiao Tian with the previous attack, meaning his soul must have been hit.
"Haha, alien, you're finished."
"Didn't expect you to hold on. Seems you have some skill."
"No matter how great your abilities, if your soul is struck, you won't live much longer. Let's join forces to kill him and keep him barely alive. Only a living being can continuously provide us with flesh and blood."
The Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged glances, seeing the anticipation in each other's eyes.
Obtaining a living alien meant a constant supply of flesh and blood. As long as Lin Xiao Tian lived, they could rely on him to cultivate countless excellent disciples for the Xu family.
The flesh and blood of aliens could cause a complete transformation of their bodies, acting as a potent elixir for improving physique!
Lin Xiao Tian didn't understand what they were saying, but their greedy expressions clearly indicated nothing good.
Just as the Xu family members were smugly congratulating themselves, a figure appeared beside them silently.
With the Divine Concealment Technique, any slight distraction would cause them to miss Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian unleashed a palm strike, directly sending the cultivator holding the Soul-Shaking Bell crashing to the ground.
*Puff!*
A mouthful of fresh blood erupted.
The cultivator struck by Lin Xiao Tian stared at Lin Xiao Tian in mid-air with shock.
Lin Xiao Tian's attack was so sudden that the others didn't react. By the time they did, the Soul-Shaking Bell had already fallen into Lin Xiao Tian's hands.
Lin Xiao Tian picked up the Soul-Shaking Bell and began circulating his spiritual energy to control it.
"Quick, stop him! Don't let him use the Soul-Shaking Bell!"
One of the Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators roared.
The Soul-Shaking Bell was their family's most powerful weapon, capable of immense destruction. If Lin Xiao Tian turned it against them, they would be finished.
Seeing this, the other Xu family Foundation Establishment cultivators charged towards Lin Xiao Tian.
The Soul-Shaking Bell was imprinted with the Xu family's restrictions, and controlling it required time.
Lin Xiao Tian had also sensed this when he acquired the Soul-Shaking Bell.
However, Lin Xiao Tian wasn't in a hurry to break the restrictions immediately; he planned to continue his act.
The reason he was unwilling to reveal his true strength was primarily due to his apprehension about the array hidden in this area.
It was a perception array, covering almost every corner of the ground, like a net constantly monitoring every movement on the continent.
The perception array had many functions, the most important being its ability to gauge the strength of cultivators within its range. The stronger the cultivator, the higher the degree of perception.
Although the Xu family's array already covered this area, if it were to be broken, everything that happened within the array would be inherited by the perception array. Then, those controlling the array would know what transpired here.
Lin Xiao Tian dared not reveal strength exceeding the Foundation Establishment stage primarily due to this fear. He wasn't afraid of the Xu family, but there were too many powerful individuals on this continent. Until he had a better understanding of this world, Lin Xiao Tian was hesitant to expose too much.
Lin Xiao Tian continued his charade, dodging the Xu family cultivators while carrying the Soul-Shaking Bell.
With the boost from the Divine Concealment Technique, once he disappeared from their sight, it became very difficult for them to find him again.
And because the Xu family wanted to capture Lin Xiao Tian, they were unwilling to disable their own array, meaning reinforcements wouldn't arrive anytime soon.
But the absence of reinforcements now didn't mean there wouldn't be any later!
What Lin Xiao Tian needed to do now was to completely annihilate the Xu family using his Foundation Establishment level strength before they could summon any aid!
Lin Xiao Tian dodged for a while, estimating that the time was right, and then he lifted the restrictions on the Soul-Shaking Bell.
"This is bad! The Soul-Shaking Bell's restrictions have been lifted!"
"Things are out of control! Quickly! Go find support from other families..."
The Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been previously struck by Lin Xiao Tian, spitting blood, shouted towards the entire Xu family.
With the amplification of spiritual energy, his voice reached every ear within the Xu family.
"We really didn't want to call for help, but there's no other choice now!" a Xu family elder gritted his teeth.
If other families were to arrive, even if Lin Xiao Tian were subdued, the Xu family wouldn't be able to claim him for themselves.
"What a pity!" a Xu family elder sighed.
However, the moment his words fell.
A majestic sound reverberated through the Xu family.
The Xu family elder suddenly felt his vision blur. He forcefully steadied his mind; he couldn't afford to be distracted at a time like this.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
The Xu family disciples in front of him were like straw, falling one after another.
The ground was littered with Xu family disciples, and his heart lurched.
"It's the Soul-Shaking Bell..."
Before he could finish this sentence, he collapsed to the ground. However, the power of the Soul-Shaking Bell didn't seem to have reached its full potential, as he still retained a sliver of consciousness.
He was still alive.
But the others in the Xu family were not so fortunate.
Lin Xiao Tian had deliberately controlled the power of the Soul-Shaking Bell's sound waves so that they would precisely destroy the souls of Qi Refining cultivators. Coupled with the sound waves' penetrative ability, no one was spared, even if there were others hidden within the Xu family.
After a comprehensive attack, Lin Xiao Tian once again scanned the area, confirming that only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators remained in the Xu family, and then he ceased his attack.
Lin Xiao Tian put away the Soul-Shaking Bell and then looked at the downed Xu family cultivators.
The next moment, he led the Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators out of the Xu family compound.