Devouring Soul Emperor

Ten vines erupted into the air, using their own bodies to block the incoming Soul Techniques.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A rapid series of chilling, dense explosions followed. Even with the protection of the Tough Soul Techniques, the ten vines were blasted to shreds, exploding completely!

After all, even for a Tier Two Soul Technique, the power unleashed by a Tier Nine Martial Artist was far greater than that of a low-level one!

"Wind-Splitting Finger!"

At the critical moment, Xia He jabbed two fingers forward. Two sharp, cyan blasts of Power formed twin whirlwinds that crashed into the dense barrage of Soul Techniques, shattering and dissipating a large portion of them!

Weakened twice over, most of the power from the nearly one hundred Soul Techniques was dissipated.

The remaining attacks struck Xiao Feng and Chen Yu, but they only caused the pair to falter for a moment. The techniques couldn’t even break through their Tree Demon Guardian, let alone injure them!

In that brief exchange, the two resumed their frantic forward assault, closing the distance to the Martial Soul Hall’s leader to just one hundred meters!

That one-hundred-meter gap was packed with the Martial Soul Hall’s Tier Nine Martial Artists.

However, this did little to give their leader any sense of security.

The absolute, overwhelming power displayed by Chu Qingyun’s five-man team made him despair!

Then, he retreated.

The leader of the Martial Soul Hall’s five hundred-plus Tier Nine Martial Artists retreated under the charge of Xiao Feng and Chen Yu, all with the support of Chu Qingyun’s five-man team!

His retreat instantly and completely shattered the morale and confidence of the Martial Soul Hall’s Martial Artists!

A wave of panic spread through their ranks like a plague.

"Stop them! Fucking stop them for me!"

As he retreated, the Martial Soul Hall leader kicked and shoved the Tier Nine Martial Artists around him, forcing them forward to intercept Xiao Feng and Chen Yu.

Even though they were all Tier Nine Martial Artists, he had been appointed their leader by his superiors, and they were expected to give him their absolute obedience.

At this point, however, the once-imposing Tier Nine Martial Artists of the Martial Soul Hall had become a disorderly mob.

Although Xiao Feng and Chen Yu appeared to be completely surrounded by the men from the Martial Soul Hall, seemingly trapped in a hopeless situation.

But in reality, the pair was only growing more ferocious with every clash. They were in a bloodthirsty frenzy, charging relentlessly toward the Martial Soul Hall leader. With all incoming attacks blocked by the Tree Demon Guardian, all they had to do was kill!

They tore apart and blasted through everything in their path, just as Chu Qingyun had said: cut off the head of the snake!

"It’s about time. We’re going in too!"

"Huang Yinghao, stick close to me and focus on keeping our Tree Demon Guardian up!"

Chu Qingyun glanced at Xia He and Huang Yinghao beside him. He drew the Thundercloud Sword from his waist and, wreathed in furious Thunder Power, led the charge into the ranks of the Martial Soul Hall.

Xia He and Huang Yinghao followed right behind him.

Their mission was to kill every last Martial Artist from the Martial Soul Hall in Shilin Town!

And now, with their momentum at its peak, they were unstoppable! It was time to reap the lives of the Martial Soul Hall’s men!

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"

A burst of Thunder Power erupted, instantly blasting seven or eight Tier Nine Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall to pieces!

His Ten-Star Vine had been shattered earlier. It was now gathering Primordial Power to regrow, bit by bit, but it would be unusable for a short while.

A single Wind-Splitting Finger from Xia He pierced through more than a dozen Martial Soul Hall Martial Artists. The first five died instantly, while the rest collapsed, grievously wounded!

Huang Yinghao’s offensive abilities were somewhat lacking. However, by unleashing his Primordial Power as a Tier Nine Martial Artist, he specifically targeted those who had been wounded by the shockwaves of Chu Qingyun’s and Xia He’s attacks, claiming quite a few lives himself.

With the addition of these three fresh combatants, the rear ranks of the hundred-plus Tier Nine Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall began to collapse entirely, cut down in swathes by the trio!

Meanwhile, the front lines were in complete disarray from Xiao Feng and Chen Yu’s assault. Even their leader had abandoned them and fled.

Watching his force of over one hundred and fifty men get completely routed, the expression of Tunfeng, the Martial Soul Hall’s leader in Shilin Town, turned hideous. His eyes betrayed an unconcealable fear.

He suddenly leaped onto a nearby rooftop. Throwing his head back, he let out a long, piercing cry.

「At the eastern annex of the Town Mayor’s Mansion.」

Upon hearing Tunfeng’s cry, hundreds of densely packed Tier Nine Martial Artists from the Martial Soul Hall suddenly looked up. Without a moment’s hesitation, they surged out of the annex like a tide, rushing toward the sounds of battle.

"Captain! A large number of enemies are coming! From the east!"

Xia He’s Perception Power was the strongest, and he was the first to detect the disturbance.

Then, Chu Qingyun sensed it too. A formidable presence was gathering to the east, and he could even hear the faint sounds of battle cries.

The Martial Soul Hall reinforcements were coming!

On the rooftop, a cold smirk appeared on Tunfeng’s face.

’Captains of the Great Xia Dragon Guard, so what if you’re strong? You might have defeated my one hundred and fifty men, but can you defeat five hundred!?’

’I’ll grind you down with sheer numbers!’

Tunfeng had underestimated the strength of Chu Qingyun’s group and had suspected a trap. That was why he had sent the majority of his men to the eastern annex to guard the twelve Tier Three Martial Souls.

But he had never expected Chu Qingyun’s group to be so ferocious that they could rout one hundred and fifty Tier Nine Martial Artists in less than five minutes!

Left with no other choice, Tunfeng had summoned all his men for support.

’My own life is on the line, who cares about anything else!?’

"Xiao Feng, Chen Yu, kill the one on the roof!"

Chu Qingyun cut down several more Martial Soul Hall members with his sword, then suddenly roared to Xiao Feng and Chen Yu.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Feng and Chen Yu blasted aside the enemies around them, leaped into the air, and lunged toward Tunfeng on the roof.

’If Chu Qingyun gave the order, he must have his reasons!’

By now, every member of the elite squad, especially Xiao Feng and Chen Yu, had complete faith in Chu Qingyun.

A team with Chu Qingyun was completely different from a team with Wei Yu!

On the roof, seeing the two lunge at him, Tunfeng couldn’t help but laugh mockingly. "Still trying to kill me? I may not be able to beat you, but do you really think I can’t escape?"

Tunfeng snorted and turned to flee east, intending to rendezvous with his main force.

However, just as he was about to flee, two vines from the Ten-Star Vine suddenly shot out from behind him, wrapping tightly around his legs.

More vines immediately swarmed forward, snaking around Tunfeng’s body.

The moment his Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul had begun to recover, Chu Qingyun had been directing it toward Tunfeng on the roof!

"Die!"

Seeing this, the eyes of both Xiao Feng and Chen Yu flashed with intense killing intent. They pushed their Soul Techniques to the absolute limit!

A dazzling white radiance and a demonic, blood-red light erupted, emitting a suffocatingly violent aura!

"Damn it! Damn it all! Break!"

Tunfeng’s expression was grim. He suddenly drew a curved saber from his waist and slashed at Chu Qingyun’s Ten-Star Vines.

The moment the curved saber appeared, it unleashed a massive amount of Ice Cold Power, and the temperature in the entire area seemed to drop significantly.

It was another Spirit Level Divine Weapon!

SLICE!

Tunfeng slashed with all his might, severing all the vines. He then scrambled desperately across the rooftop, fleeing frantically, and just barely managed to dodge the combined attack from Xiao Feng and Chen Yu.

BOOM!!!

The massive explosion seemed to shake the entire Town Mayor’s Mansion.

A large section of the building, as if crushed by an invisible divine hand, collapsed inward before exploding into a field of rubble!

Tunfeng crawled out from the rubble, covered in dust and grime. With a WHOOSH, he shot off toward the east.

This was a place he wouldn’t stay a second longer!