"Whoosh—Bang!"
Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky above the Soul Beast Forest. The Soul Masters leading their teams in other directions, searching for their targets, looked up. To the west and north, two Cardinals in golden-robed, red attire raised their heads. No longer wandering aimlessly, they changed their direction and charged towards the erupting fireworks signal.
Within the Twin Domain, Tang San sat with his eyes tightly shut, seizing the moment to circulate the Profound Heaven Skill and meditate to recover.
The Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Ox Python stood guard on either side, their colossal bodies forming two exceptionally strong defensive walls around Xiao Wu and Tang San. They were on high alert, ready to launch an attack at any moment, prepared to strike the Spirit Hall Soul Masters who had been isolated and trapped in the domain by Tang Sui in real-world opportunities.
Colloquially known as—luring them in to kill!
Watching as their Soul Sages disappeared one by one from the ground or fell silently into the shadowed domain hidden in the treetops, never to reappear, Yan, with his crimson eyes fixed on the figure of Tang Sui, who briefly emerged from the domain only to sink back down and flee, circling the forest and refusing to face them head-on, fumed:
"Tang Sui! Is all you know how to do is hide?"
"And is all you know how to do is gang up on me?"
Tang Sui's voice, carrying from all directions within the spreading shadows, made it impossible to pinpoint her location by sound alone.
There was a hint of weakness in Tang Sui's eerie voice.
Hearing this hint of weakness, Yan became even more enraged.
That feeling of having her within reach, yet being unable to touch her, was infuriating!
Judging by her condition, she was on the verge of soul power exhaustion, yet she continued to play this cat-and-mouse game with them, relying on her bizarre domain.
If not for the fact that even Elder Gui dared not easily venture into the domain, Tang Sui would not be alive right now!
"Old Gui, that girl is continuously draining our soul power. The weakness from casting the domain hasn't even passed yet; we need to find a solution quickly!" Yue Guan glanced at Gui Mei, whose forehead was also beaded with fine sweat. In his agitated state, he couldn't help but cough a couple of times.
"I know. But that girl is too cunning! Our reinforcements have been kept behind by her, constantly circling and delaying, yet they are unable to link up!"
Did Gui Mei not understand this logic?
But he now had less than thirty percent of his soul power remaining.
He had seized the opportune moment at the start, and the instant Tang Sui stepped into the domain, he had followed right behind her.
However, what greeted him was the dual assault of the Azure Ox Python and the Titan Giant Ape, whose attacks were already prepared!
What's more, that peculiar domain space actually had a suppression effect.
If he hadn't possessed considerable mastery over shadows, he would have almost perished in that brat's domain!
But...
"Just wait, I've already discovered it. That brat is staying on the ground for longer and longer periods. Before our soul power and mental energy are depleted by her, she will exhaust herself first!" A cold glint flashed in Gui Mei's eyes.
He had already discovered it.
Now, the time Tang Sui appeared on the ground was longer than before, and that soul skill, which seemed to ignore all physical means, was also becoming unstable, her form flickering in and out of existence.
Coupled with the pursuit during this period, he was certain that her soul skill was definitely related to the consumption of mental energy!
Maintaining the domain itself required a vast amount of mental energy, and now, with the use of her soul skill... heh, he would see how long that girl could last!
It wasn't just Gui Mei who noticed this; the other Soul Saints with rich combat experience, including Yan, who had been through trials in the Death Grand Canyon, also sensed Tang Sui's growing exhaustion.
Within the domain, several minutes had passed without any Spirit Hall Soul Masters being lured in. The Titan Giant Ape's expression grew solemn, "Her mental energy seems to be close to exhaustion."
Xiao Wu's eyes trembled, and her voice grew tight, "What does that mean..."
The Azure Ox Python scanned Tang San, who was still tirelessly mending his internal injuries, and said in a deep voice, "The domain can indeed restrain the Soul Masters thrown into it, but the prerequisite is that the domain owner's mental energy or soul power must be sufficient for them to sustain the domain, and also to overwhelm the Soul Masters trapped within with their mental energy."
"She hasn't thrown any more human Soul Masters in for a while. If it's not because the Spirit Hall powerhouses outside are almost gone, then it's the second possibility: her current mental energy is no longer sufficient to bring in new Spirit Hall Soul Masters."
"If another one is brought in, the entire domain might collapse, and we will be exposed to the enemy's sight!"
"Spirit Hall, you've gone too far! Big Brother, if it truly comes to it, we'll fight them to the death!" the Titan Giant Ape roared.
Did the Azure Ox Python not want to go out and help?
But its reason told it that it could not rashly act.
"Second brother, bear with it. I don't know if those two human Soul Masters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill can still be unleashed. Moreover, if it were possible to release us to kill those Spirit Hall human Soul Masters, Tang Sui would have done so long ago," the Azure Ox Python let out a long bovine bellow, its beastly eyes, shimmering with blue-green light, profound. "The reason she hasn't done so... is likely because the outside is more dangerous than we imagine, and the enemy... has likely arrived with reinforcements, and they are all powerful!"
Xiao Wu's pupils contracted, and she looked up at the dark night sky in a daze, "Then Sui Sui..."
"Bang—!"
The ground was blasted into a deep, sunken crater by a soul skill.
Forced into her ethereal form, Tang Sui rolled on the ground, her hair and clothes stained with dirt and grass leaves, looking utterly disheveled.
Her face was now as pale as paper. Compared to Tang San, who had already reached his limit, even though the energy from the Spirit Hall Soul Masters she had consumed during the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School's offensive and defensive battle was still being converted within her body, the pursuit and evasion had taken their toll. The thousand or so Soul Sects and above experts were now mostly depleted. Sudannox.com
"Full Moon—!"
Hu Liena and Xie Yue's human Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the sharp moon blades in their hands spun, drawing the surrounding airflow with them.
In the spreading scarlet mist, Tang Sui, who was diverting another portion of her strength to resist the effect of the red mist, felt a sweetness in her throat and involuntarily spat out a mouthful of blood mist. But she didn't have time to wipe her mouth; instead, she quickly dodged to the side, evading the moon blade that grazed her flying hair.
"Swish, swish,"
Half black and half dark red strands of hair fell to the ground. The severed lock of hair stood out conspicuously among the long strands.
Five Soul Saints, plus Yan, and the two Title Douluo, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were watching with menacing intent and had released their Martial Souls, surrounded Tang Sui, making it impossible for her to escape.
"Attack!"
Gui Mei let out a sharp command, and the others all surged forward.
Tang Sui gritted her teeth, concentrating the little remaining mental energy she cautiously possessed on the attackers surrounding her. Her movements shifted as she engaged with Gui Mei and the others who charged at her.
"Bang—!"
Tang Sui, taking Yue Guan's palm head-on, was sent flying. Three dark figures leaped high from the ground, appearing behind Tang Sui in the blink of an eye. Their soul power gathered, and they struck down heavily towards her!