A high-level soul master's large-scale destructive soul skill could cause hundreds or thousands of them to die. To deal with soul masters, only soul masters would suffice.
Under the meticulous cultivation of the Spirit Hall, the Sacred Dragon Sect had many experts. The Sacred Dragon Legion, led by Xie Yue and Yan, was directly separated from the Spirit Hall to form a sect.
This soul master legion's cultivation was incredibly formidable, with more Soul Kings and Soul Emperors than one could count on two hands, plus two Soul Sages and one Soul Douluo—Xie Yue, Yan, and Tuobaxi—making them even more difficult to deal with.
Therefore, when Tang Sui saw countless soul master soldiers swarming towards her, she merely twitched the corner of her lips and turned to flee, her dark silhouette merging into the architecture of Gengxin City, which was shrouded in a heavy atmosphere.
"What?! She actually fled?" Even Xie Yue hadn't expected Tang Sui to leave so abruptly.
"Damn it, don't run!"
A crimson light erupted from Yan. The Flame Lord, with horns on its head, suddenly enlarged behind him and charged rapidly into the city.
Among the soul master legion, soul master soldiers skilled in flight formed swarms, flanking from both sides to prevent blind spots. They quickly occupied the high ground, attempting to track Tang Sui's movements.
At the same time, his second yellow spirit ring lit up, activating his second spirit skill, Granite Guard, for maximum defense, just in case the city had laid an ambush.
However, the ambush he had anticipated did not appear. As he entered the city gate, the desolate and chaotic streets, along with the traces of people's lives left behind in their haste to depart, met his eyes.
Much of the grain, unsold weapons, and other trinkets had not even been collected by their vendors, left sitting there alone.
Tuobaxi, who arrived a step later, frowned. Besides the soldiers who had just entered the city, he sensed no other aura, nor could he detect Tang Sui's whereabouts.
To dare to come before their soul master legion alone, she indeed had some skill.
As Tuobaxi pondered, Xie Yue, who had surveyed the scene, also turned and issued orders to the soul master legion:
"All soul master soldiers skilled in flight, step forward and quickly surround the walls of Gengxin City. The rest of you, search the city in groups of ten! Quickly determine the situation within!"
Hearing this, the Spirit Hall Empire soldiers who had followed their superiors into the city quickly dispersed, forming teams of ten and searching the city.
Yan frowned, thinking of something, and said to Xie Yue, "Xie Yue, Patriarch Tuoba and I will take some people to check the rear city gate. What if it's just a feint to disrupt our attention and manpower, and she intends to slip out the back door!"
"Good. Patriarch Tuoba, thank you for your trouble." Xie Yue nodded, exchanging a glance with Tuobaxi.
The two immediately transformed into streams of yellow and red light, flying towards the rear city gate of Gengxin City.
A Soul Sage and a Soul Douluo, they reached the rear city gate in mere moments.
However, neither the flying soul master soldiers who had taken to the air to monitor Tang Sui's movements as soon as she turned and entered the city, nor themselves, had detected any soul power fluctuations along the way.
"Strange, the rear city gate is closed? Could that girl not have run out?"
Yan looked at the massive rear city gate, over thirty meters high, his brow furrowed. He immediately ruled out the option of Tang Sui having fled by scaling the wall.
Although their speed might not match hers, the eyesight of their trained reconnaissance soldiers was no joke.
Tuobaxi recalled the unusual aura he hadn't detected during their flight and turned to look at the city, dotted with tall buildings, his gaze deep. "Perhaps she hasn't arrived yet. She intended to feign a retreat to deceive our eyes, but instead, she fell a step behind us. She might even be hiding somewhere now, eavesdropping on our conversation."
Yan snorted, "If it weren't for the need for the resources within Gengxin City, this mere city, with one soul skill, would be half-destroyed!"
So, the reason she didn't leave was because she didn't want you to get your hands on it so easily.
Tang Sui, who had arrived at the city gate a step late and was currently hiding in the shadows of a wall over fifty meters away, snorted softly. Sensing a group of soldiers approaching, she blended into the shadows.
Tuobaxi, who had been standing at the rear city gate, suddenly raised his eyes. He stomped his foot, and his palms were covered in a golden-white soul power.
At the same time, a White Armored Earth Dragon, about forty meters tall, even taller than the city gate, suddenly materialized. Its long tail, covered in a metallic sheen, swept powerfully. The immense pressure from above instantly turned the blacksmiths' proud creations into a pile of ruins.
"Boom! Boom!"
Dust billowed, and the ground trembled.
Hearing the commotion, Xie Yue leaped from roof to roof. With a few bounds, he landed not far from Tuobaxi, who had unleashed his martial soul, and quickly asked, "What happened? Have you found Tang Sui?"
"Patriarch Tuoba?" Yan also looked at Tuobaxi in confusion.
A circle of golden-white soul power fluctuations emanated from Tuobaxi, dispersing the swirling dust. He looked at the empty ruins, a cold glint in his eyes. "Yes, I found her. She's still in the city and couldn't get out, she just fled."
Hearing this, Yan's eyes lit up. "Still in the city? Then she's dead! Let's use the strategy of 'trapping a turtle in a jar' to leave her with no escape route!"
Xie Yue and Yan thought along the same lines. The former spoke, "Patriarch Tuoba, seal off the city."
Tuobaxi's lips curled into a sinister arc. He stomped heavily on the ground, cracking the cement road like a spiderweb and sinking deep. He then landed on the head of his martial soul, the White Armored Earth Dragon.
"Sacred Dragon Legion's Sacred Dragon Sect disciples, heed my command and form the array!"
His voice, imbued with powerful soul force, spread throughout Gengxin City, and even Tang Sui, hiding in a residential house, heard it.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
Soul power fluctuations of varying strengths spread from all corners of the city. Pseudo-dragons, identical to the White Armored Earth Dragon released by Tuobaxi but smaller and of different sizes, rose from the city, trampling houses.
Rectangular spirit seals, one after another, lit up, encompassing Gengxin City.
Under the dark sky, a giant, golden-white energy shield, like a barrier, enveloped Gengxin City. Just as Bai He had led the Swift Hall disciples to form a giant Great Crested Tern, the Sacred Dragon Sect also possessed its own formations.
"Again?"
Tang Sui's brow furrowed. Her mental power, which enveloped the entire Gengxin City, began to be shaken by another force slowly rising.
"This is..."
"The Sacred Dragon Sect's defensive great formation." The system's voice was somewhat cold, with a hint of familiar mockery. "They want to play the 'trapping a turtle in a jar' game too."
'Don't say it like that. I've changed my mind now.'
Tang Sui's lips curved into a faint smile, but her eyes held no mirth.
'I'm no longer planning to trap a turtle in a jar.'
The Fox Mask, in sync with Tang Sui's thoughts, giggled, 'Yes, compared to trapping a turtle in a jar, herding a dog into a closed door is much more fun.'
The Ape Mask routinely threw shade, 'Although the Sacred Dragon Sect is like the Diamond Mammoth, a tough old turtle type, they are not actually turtles.'
Da Fei Chu was somewhat excited, 'Let's fight! It'll be like seeing them in a helpless rage!'
Fu Shen said enviously, 'That's nice... The Spirit Hall Empire has recruited so many outstanding talents. Looking at our Slaughter City, alas, although fanatics are steadily increasing, we desire more well-trained armies. They are so good, and they even sent us opportunities.'
Lao Mian said slowly, 'Resources and manpower, we lack both... Since they are also plundering, we can take a gamble and grab as much as we can.'
Tang Sui's gaze deepened, and the arc of her lips widened.
'That's right.'
—Author's Notes—
Goodnight QAQ