The sky had already turned completely black, the land shrouded in the veil of night, and the ground had fallen into a stalemate.
Yan, whose strength had been restored, almost ground his teeth to dust, the friction of his tightly clenched jaws emitting a "creak" of toothache. He looked at Xie Yue, his eyes full of unwillingness, "We can't just leave like this!"
Leading a thousand-strong Soul Master army to attack a city, not to mention the three thousand imperial soldiers beforehand.
But in the team they led, so many Soul Kings and above experts had gathered, even a Soul Douluo-level expert and over thirty Soul Saint powerhouses, and yet they couldn't even take down Tang Sui alone.
If they were to return to the Spirit Empire dejectedly, let alone the blow their own prestige would suffer, if they were to be punished by Her Majesty because of this, disappointing Her Majesty, that would be what they feared the most...
Xie Yue, who was thinking the same thing, pressed his lips flat. For a few seconds, he tightened his grip on the Moon Blade, took a deep breath, and was about to order the remaining soldiers to retreat when Tuoba Xi suddenly raised his hand to stop Xie Yue, who was about to speak.
Xie Yue looked at Tuoba Xi with confusion. The latter's eyes gleamed, and he used a telepathic voice transmission to whisper to Xie Yue: 'I think Lord Yan is absolutely right. We can't retreat. It's Tang Sui who can't hold on, not us.' Su Dan Novel Network
Xie Yue was stunned and replied with the same communication method, 'What do you mean by that?'
'If you were Tang Sui, would you let go of personnel from a force that has clearly declared itself an enemy? Moreover, we still have many experts at the Soul King level and above. Wouldn't the top priority be to kill as many enemy Soul Master powerhouses as possible to severely weaken them?'
Tuoba Xi, who was old and cunning, pointed out the anomaly in Tang Sui's situation and stated with certainty, 'Although her domain is unpredictable, domains always require one's own soul power and spiritual power to support them, to continuously provide energy. It's not like soul skills with extremely powerful destructive capabilities, which only require a fixed amount of soul power and spiritual power to be released.'
'To pull so many powerhouses of my Spirit Empire into the domain at once, although the internal situation is full of crises, there are no more powerful killing means. Therefore, I can conclude that Tang Sui must have consumed a large amount of soul power and spiritual power. She is the one at the end of her rope.'
Xie Yue's heart stirred, 'What does Sect Master Tuoba mean?'
Tuoba Xi quickly transmitted a few more sentences to Xie Yue. Yan, who had escaped from the support of two Soul Masters and could now stand on his own, saw Xie Yue raise his hand and make a few gestures to the others. The others understood and relayed Xie Yue's hand signals in an orderly fashion.
Shadows, which were her eyes.
Tang Sui, who was in the Twin Spirit Domain, saw the movements of Xie Yue and the others on the ground, and a flicker of thought crossed her eyes as she guessed the meaning of this action.
However, next, Xie Yue and the others retreated the scattered imperial soldiers, and even the energy barrier that had originally surrounded Geng Xin City was removed.
It looked like they were about to pack up and go home.
'How can this be judged? It will be a favorable situation for both sides, yet they are willing to give up and leave?' The inherently suspicious Fox Mask spoke in its usual subtly meaningful tone.
Tang Sui, who had not expected to actually scare them away, also found it somewhat unbelievable.
Monkey Mask grunted twice, still unsatisfied, 'Human Soul Masters are quite nourishing.'
Da Fei, immersed in the competition of dividing energy, took a moment to say, 'Just be careful... Ah! Damn it, you god of fortune with thick eyebrows and big eyes, how dare you hoard energy! Damn it, don't grab it! That's mine!'
God of Fortune said sadly, 'How is this hoarding? I just want to convert more energy for the little master.'
Old Face remained silent, but he attacked the energy being digested within the domain with full force, rapidly absorbing and collecting it like a storm.
The system, hearing this, said: '...In the end, it's me who does the energy conversion, isn't it?'
Tang Sui: '......'
Listening to the masks' increasingly off-topic chatter, Tang Sui sighed inwardly, lowered their voices, and quietly observed Xie Yue and the others on the ground, who seemed to have gathered their personnel and were preparing to leave.
Whether out of caution or for other reasons, Tang Sui did not retract her domain.
Even though half of them had perished, Xie Yue and the others were still a formidable force.
They landed on the rooftops and found an open space without deep shadows, where they rustled down, seemingly ready to give up.
Tang Sui watched them step towards the main gate of Geng Xin City, behaving extremely docilely along the way.
However, just as Tang Sui's gaze slightly relaxed, a sudden change occurred.
"Wisdom Head Soul Bone Skill, Illusion Breaking!"
A crown-like white soul bone appeared on Tuoba Xi's forehead.
A dense surge of spiritual energy erupted, even pushing back Tang Sui's spiritual power that covered Geng Xin City.
At the same time, a faint trace of energy pierced through the swamp-like black mud and infiltrated the Twin Spirit Domain, locking onto Tang Sui.
Danger!
The alarm in Tang Sui's brain sounded, her pupils contracted, and the next second, as brilliant soul power light flashed on the ground, her figure suddenly disappeared within the dark domain.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body!"
"Fifth Soul Skill!"
"Sixth Soul Skill!"
Led by Tuoba Xi, over thirty Soul Saints and the remaining Soul Kings and Soul Emperors simultaneously unleashed their strongest single-target or group attacks. It was as if they had all activated prediction skills, all precisely targeting Tang Sui as she rushed out of the domain.
No, I can't evade the Void Mask either!
Under Tuoba Xi's Wisdom Head Soul Bone Skill, having been locked by spiritual skills, she could no longer be immune to these physically meaningful soul skill attacks.
Amidst the dense rain of soul skill attacks, Tang Sui moved with incredible speed, weaving through them like a ghost. She seized every tricky opening, avoiding the soul skills that her intuition told her posed a great threat, and then condensed her dense energy into a membrane, forcibly taking on another batch of unavoidable soul skill attacks.
"Where do you think you're going!"
This time, it was the Soul Masters of the Spirit Empire who transformed into hyenas smelling a bone, unleashing a continuous stream of various soul skills.
Buildings collapsed, the solid ground that had recovered its normal form cracked, and the mineral resources that had not been collected in time were turned to dust in this dense rain of attacks, with few surviving.
They no longer held back, determined to put Tang Sui to death.
The consumption of demonic power, soul power, and spiritual power increased exponentially with every passing second.
A biting cold wind whipped Tang Sui's scattered long hair. Her hair, adorned with a layer of black and red light, fluttered in the void due to the violent air currents and rapid movement. A deep black light flashed in Tang Sui's dark blue eyes, her pupils revealing a chilling coldness. The entire person was like a drawn sword, exuding a fierce and murderous aura.
"Sea Moon Fire Jade!"
Demonic power was fiercely injected into the Martial Soul fused with her soul.
A deep, dark blue emerged from the suddenly appearing golden-red flames, like rippling waves, washing over the brilliant soul skills that were blocking her path.
"Qing Nü Fang!"
An bone-chilling extreme cold spread, merging into the spreading wave of flames. Immense energy overflowed, like a howling storm, and everyone felt a coldness originating from their souls.
What is this?
Is it a soul skill?
Tuoba Xi, who had not expected Tang Sui to still have a hidden hand, grunted. The backlash of spiritual energy caused a trickle of blood to seep from the corner of his mouth.
"Sizzle—!"
It was as if surging flames were being extinguished by cold water.
Tang Sui, who had fused the energies of the two Martial Souls, shouted and pressed her clasped hands downward. The flowing cold fire instantly froze, also encasing the soul skills that were about to strike Tang Sui, forming a circular, blanket-like ice barrier that temporarily separated Tang Sui from the covetous Soul Master experts!
—Author's Notes—
Accompanying someone in the hospital, it might take two or three days. This month is really tough QAQ