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"Xiao Feng—set fire!"
"Xiao Tian—speed boost!"
As others surged forward, Chen Junting stayed beside Ning Tian, issuing orders.
Under her nine-colored radiance, a crimson beam descended.
Chen Junting moved instantly—sword finger raised. A violet flash sent the Seven Kill Sword rocketing like a grim reaper's scythe. In one effortless sweep, it slit through over a dozen bandits' throats, claiming their lives.
Ning Tian cradled the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, eyes locked on the battlefield.
Her four soul rings flared in unison—fourteen beams of light shot out, amplifying the seven reserves and seven main team members.
Their power surged.
"Senior Ma Xiaotao! Senior Gongyang Mo!" Chen Junting called, sword slicing another charging Soul Master in half. "Beware the evil soul master's tricks—burn all corpses!"
"Got it!" ×2
Gongyang Mo fired a flame-type soul engineering device; Ma Xiaotao unleashed golden-red phoenix fire. Corpses vaporized under their assault.
But with so many bodies and living bandits, the task overwhelmed them. Soon, both abandoned corpse-burning to join the slaughter—only ensuring new kills left no remains.
Just as progress seemed certain—
"Kekeke! Who dares defy me, Death God Envoy!? You will all die… become my undead slaves!"
A shrill cry echoed from deep within the cave.
The bandits didn't rally—they retreated, trembling.
Chen Junting, via Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection, sensed the danger. He roared, "Defend!"
An Invincible Barrier bloomed around him and Ning Tian. Black light erupted—a storm of sword qi blades shot outward.
On the ground, unburned corpses swelled red, veins bulging unnaturally.
Then—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Corpse explosions ripped through the cavern. Flesh and blood rained down.
The reserves were safe—having just entered and actively clearing bodies. But the Inner Court team? Not so lucky.
Though warned by Chen Junting, they'd been too busy fighting and burning to clear everything. Four—Chen Zifeng, Xi Xi, Gongyang Mo, Ling Luochen—managed two Invincible Barriers just in time. They emerged unharmed.
Dai Yueheng wasn't so fortunate. With a split-in-half Soul Master corpse still in hand, he had to endure the blast barehanded. The explosion shattered his internal organs—he spat blood violently, body poisoned by corrosive ichor.
Yao Haoxuan fared worst—his massive frame became a prime target. Only Chen Junting's last-second sword barrier saved him from instant death.
He lay unconscious, critically wounded—but alive.
"Gahahaha! How do you like my Corpse Bombs?" The Death God Envoy cackled. "Even if you burn some, I still have—"
"I'll kill you!"
Ma Xiaotao erupted—her entire body ablaze. Unscathed by the explosion (she'd kept her distance), she lunged with righteous fury.
"Fifth soul skill—Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike!"
A solid golden-red phoenix hurtled toward the evil soul master.
Seeing doom near, the Death God Envoy hurled a surviving Soul Master bandit into its path.
BOOM—!
The phoenix detonated—the backlash launched Ma Xiaotao backward, body scorched, poison already eating into her flesh.
She'd charged recklessly—and paid the price.
The Death God Envoy wasn't spared either. His right arm was blown off due to his cultivation being lower than Ma Xiaotao's.
Before he could flee—
a terrifying suction yanked him toward the entrance.
"You think you can run!?" Elder Xuan's roar shook the cavern.
Light blazed—pure white energy flooded every corner. Poisonous blood, scattered remains—all vanished.
Xuan Zi stood at the cave's mouth—furious, terrified.
Seeing Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng gravely wounded, Yao Haoxuan near death, his eyes burned with rage.
"You deserve to die!"
His gaze pinned the evil soul master—trapped in earth-yellow soul power.
With a crushing gesture—
the Death God Envoy turned to dust before even screaming.
"How are they!?" Xuan Zi rushed forward, voice cracking.
Wang Yan had already administered antidotes and healing pills. Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao stabilized. But Yao Haoxuan? His organs were saturated with blood poison—without immediate hospital care, death was likely.
And he might not survive the journey back.
Xuan Zi's face twisted with regret. He was like this last time, and he was still like this this time.
"It's all my fault!"
"Elder Xuan—self-blame won't save them."
A calm voice cut through.
Chen Junting and Ning Tian stepped forward. In Ning Tian's hand: two pills.
"My mother's formula," she said. "Stronger than Teacher Wang's."
"Hurry—give them to Yao Haoxuan!"
Xuan Zi's expression was anxious, and he repeatedly urged.
Ning Tian complied.
Thanks to the Breaking Clan's pharmaceutical mastery, the pills worked faster. Under Xuan Zi's own inspection, Yao Haoxuan's condition improved. He channeled soul power to warm the boy's body.
After a full hour—when Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao had long since awakened—Yao Haoxuan finally stirred.
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