"Not good!!!"
"Everyone, retreat quickly!"
Dai Yueheng, with his White Tiger Martial Soul, possessed strong senses and clearly felt an astonishing amount of soul power accumulating inside the cave.
Xixi was the first to react, grabbing Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo, who were closest to her.
Her Lightning Leopard Martial Soul's speed was pushed to its limit, transforming into a golden light as she sped towards the rear passageway.
"Boom!!!"
Unfortunately, her speed was ultimately no match for the corpse explosion and the detonation of the soul-guided bomb.
The soul-guided bomb, already buried in the passageway, exploded first, the terrifying explosion causing the entire cave to shake.
The explosion shattered the corpses in the passageway into fragments, which then began to explode again, filling the entire cave with deafening explosions.
The entrance to the cave collapsed, the sound of rocks crashing to the ground echoing throughout the cave.
Xixi, along with Chen Zifeng and Gongyang Mo, were blasted away as soon as they reached the passageway, instantly losing consciousness and collapsing inside the cave.
The cracks inside the cave widened, massive amounts of rock fell, and fissures appeared on the ground.
"Damn it!!!"
Dai Yueheng's eyes widened in fury as he cursed, watching the Grim Reaper kneel in prayer before vanishing into the shadows.
He and Ma Xiaotao had no time to think; the two of them, along with the tallest member Yao Haoxuan, fiercely protected Xixi and the other unconscious team members.
"Activate the Soul Guidance Barrier!"
"Quick!"
Ma Xiaotao, no longer the proud phoenix she once was, had her once crimson hair covered in dust, and blood trickled from her mouth, clearly indicating a serious injury.
Hearing Dai Yueheng's words, she hurriedly retrieved the Soul Guidance Barrier from her storage device and activated it.
Three blue honeycomb energy shields enveloped the entire area, and numerous rocks crashed against them, creating ripples.
"Hehehe, this isn't over yet."
The Grim Reaper retreated towards the outside world through a passageway. Looking back, he saw a large number of falling rocks and a faint blue light, and let out another chilling laugh.
His face beneath his black robe grew even paler.
At the same time, inside the cave, the rate of corpse explosions accelerated, and the continuous explosions finally destroyed the entire mountain structure.
The entire cave began to collapse, countless cracks spread across the ground, and then it crumbled.
Half of the mountain's rocks began to fall like a block castle with its pillars removed.
Dai Yueheng's heart sank. He realized that this time, their chances of survival were slim.
A group of Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level, plus a Level 6 Soul Guidance Barrier, simply couldn't withstand the weight of half a mountain!
The blue Soul Guidance Barrier was now showing spiderweb-like cracks, and it looked like it was about to collapse.
In fact, the fact that this Soul Guidance Barrier had lasted this long was already a testament to its excellent quality.
"Sister Xiaotao, I'm so sorry!"
The usually taciturn Yao Haoxuan suddenly hugged Ma Xiaotao, shielding her beneath his body and tucking a golden invincible shield into her arms.
He didn't know if the shield could save Ma Xiaotao's life, but he hoped for a miracle.
The barrier shattered completely, exposing the three people, along with the three unconscious ones on the ground, to the shadow of the massive boulders.
The first to suffer were the unconscious Xixi and the others, who were immediately crushed under the rocks, their fate unknown.
Dai Yueheng unleashed his full soul power, desperately trying to hold onto the rocks, but the increasingly heavy rocks crushed his spine, forcing him to his knees.
He'd probably be a white tiger soon.
"Yao Haoxuan! What are you doing?!"
Ma Xiaotao finally reacted, but the invincible shield had already been activated, and Yao Haoxuan had long since disappeared from sight, probably crushed somewhere by the rocks.
A support/control type soul master, gone.
Outside, Xuanzi was drinking when his mental power suddenly jolted.
He turned his head and was completely dumbfounded.
Half of the mountain where Dai Yueheng and the others were had collapsed!
"Oh no!!"
"Children!!"
Roman was also stunned, muttering to himself in the distance,
"My Meili-chan."
"What kind of luck is this? The explosion actually destroyed the mountain structure?"
"Sigh, it's my turn!"
Roman put down his binoculars, his mental power almost instantly locking onto the location of Dai Yueheng and the others.
Dai Yueheng had already been knocked unconscious, his bones almost completely shattered, and he was only a few minutes away from death.
A black hand appeared around Dai Yueheng's body and then dragged him into the imaginary space.
Imaginary space is a special space that theoretically doesn't exist, but alchemy allows it to exist; neither time nor space can affect it.
There's no need to worry about Dai Yueheng suddenly dying inside.
Roman usually uses it as a dimensional pocket and a refrigerator.
"There's still someone alive?"
Roman was surprised to see that the girl named Ma Xiaotao was still breathing!
He instinctively manipulated the surrounding rocks to create a triangular shelter for her, and also slightly healed Ma Xiaotao's injuries.
Then, a terrifying aura suddenly appeared above his head, causing the surrounding rocks to drop even further.
Roman gasped.
"What is Xuanzi doing?"
If Roman hadn't quickly created the triangular shelter, Ma Xiaotao would have been turned into mincemeat.
"My boss only wants Dai Yueheng. Little girl, live on."
Xuanzi looked devastatedly at the collapsed area below, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
"Children!"
"Who's still alive?!"
Xuanzi's hands trembled, and earthen-yellow soul power permeated his body.
His powerful spiritual energy instantly sensed a group of escaping bandits in the distance.
"It's you!!"
"I'll eat your flesh!"
Enraged, Xuanzi unleashed his power again, a beam of azure light striking his back.
"I (Douluo vulgarity)!"
"Xuanzi, what have you done?!"
"Release your power! Save people first!"
Old Song's originally kind face flushed red.
He had told Xuanzi to watch the main team for a while, but he hadn't expected such a commotion.
This old bastard even wanted to unleash his soul power, fearing there might be survivors below!
"Yes, yes, save people first!"
"Get up!"
Xuanzi seemed to have found his backbone, his Taotie Divine Ox possessing him, controlling massive amounts of soil and rocks to levitate in mid-air.
Ma Xiaotao appeared before them. Old Song transformed into a azure shadow, picked up Ma Xiaotao, and searched around for any survivors.
"One, two, three..."
"Gone, all gone!"
Old Song sensed the children's presence everywhere on the rocks.
This meant their remains had been crushed into a pulp.
Xuanzi muttered to herself in a daze,
"Impossible."
"How could this be?"
"What have I done!"
Old Song, his face flushed, looked at the bewildered Xuanzi and roared,
"You old bastard!"
"Send Xiaotao to the military camp for treatment first!"
"I'll go bring the reserve team back!"
Xuanzi muttered to herself upon hearing the reserve team,
"Reserve team..."
"I'm going to save Sui'er!"
Xuanzi made a move to fly to where Bai E and the others were, but was slapped back by Old Song. She was now furious.
"They're not in danger! You're the one in danger!"
"I'll go bring the children back!"
"Can't you understand human language?!"
"Haven't you made enough trouble already?"
Xuanzi, like a robot receiving orders, carried Ma Xiaotao and flew towards the military camp.
Old Song dared not let this old man go to Bai E and the others!
...
"Boom~"
Bai E and the others, who were fighting with Amon, suddenly stopped, staring in shock at the distant mountain peak that had collapsed halfway.
"Oh?"
"Interesting, it seems something happened over there."
"I remember your senior was over there, right?"
Bai E repelled an old Amon who tried to approach with a sword and said:
"Was it you who did this?"
A young Amon adjusted his monocle, revealing a smile, and said:
"My savior."
"Don't throw mud at me, I was just playing a game with you guys."
"It must have been that Grim Reaper."
"Heh, I underestimated him."
Suddenly, a scarlet lion's head smashed towards the young Amon, turning him into mincemeat.
"Don't get distracted!"
"They..."
Medmos was about to say something when he suddenly realized his mind was blank, and he couldn't remember what he wanted to say.
"They're dangerous, aren't they?"
"Don't think too much during a fight."
A girl named Amon successfully stole Medmos's thoughts.
Then, an ice cage made of several solid ice blocks appeared in the center of the group, and Tibo used the Hundred Realms Gate to disperse everyone.
"Give me back my soul skills and soul rings!"
A biting frost swept towards the Amons in front of him, and a scarlet fire serpent appeared out of thin air, turning all the frost into white steam.
That was the stolen flame that belonged to Medmos.
"Your soul skills are not bad, lend them to me for a while."
"Didn't I leave you two soul skills?"
"That should be enough for you."
Ling Luochen was furious. She didn't expect there to be such an insidious ability, that someone could actually steal soul skills and soul rings!
She hadn't even had a chance to unleash her full power before most of it was taken away.
"Senior Sister Luo Chen, be careful!"
The crimson flames, undiminished in power, rushed towards Ling Luo Chen.
Ti Bao immediately used the Hundred Realms Gate to teleport Ling Luo Chen.
Seeing this, the Amons tried to steal Ti Bao's ability, but none of them succeeded.
"Heh, just as I expected."
Bai E continued to swing the Dawn-Invading Greatsword, its light flashing among the Amons.
However, Bai E's light quickly faded, and a soul-guided ray gun was aimed at his chest. After a brief charge, a dazzling light shot out!
That was Bai E's ultimate light. Bai E's pupils shrank, and he held the Dawn-Invading Greatsword in front of him, blocking the attack.
Bai E quickly returned to the group, where Wang Yan was rapidly analyzing the Amons' abilities.
"Everyone, the opponent's martial soul possesses unimaginably bizarre abilities."
"These people are all puppets; the opponent's true form should be among them. We must find a way to locate it."
"Tibao, tell them to maintain high-speed movement as much as possible, so they don't get locked on!"
"The opponent can very likely steal the martial soul directly!"
The Amons listened to Wang Yan's analysis and smiled as they said,
"The true form?"
"We actually miss the true form quite a bit too."
"If you find him, remember to beat him up for us."
With that, all the Amons reached out towards the group in the center, preparing to try stealing again.
Bai'er and Maidemus stood back to back, while Xia Die behind them had a somewhat awkward look in her
eyes, hesitant to speak. She recognized the true form of these people; so far, the opponent's bizarre abilities had never affected her.
In the distant forest, Xia Die also saw the figure of a white-robed priest flash by.
"Partners, although their abilities are unpredictable, their combat skills are average."
"If we maintain high-speed movement, they might not be able to steal our abilities."
"Senior Sister Ling Luochen was targeted and had her soul ring and soul skill stolen because she was too slow."
Madmos nodded, his lion-like eyes flashing with golden light.
Just as the tension was about to reach its peak, the Amons suddenly lowered their hands.
"Ah, what a pity, I wanted to play with you a little longer."
"Looks like it's not possible now."
"Goodbye, savior."
A claw made entirely of hurricane-like energy covered all the Amons, erasing the entire grove of trees from the map.
To Bai E and the others' horror, the monsters smiled before their bodies were shattered, seemingly feeling no pain at all.
Old Song descended from the sky, urgently glancing at everyone.
Only after confirming the state of the reserve team did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She was now genuinely afraid; if something happened to the reserve team, she and Xuanzi would have no face to return.
"Kids, let's go back to the camp. Your seniors are in trouble."
...
In a forest in the Mingdou Mountains, the Grim Reaper was leading a band of bandits away.
"Hehehe!"
"What Shrek Inspection Group? Nothing special."
"This victory is enough for me to advance within the Holy Church."
"Advancing means I can exchange for more resources and offer more and better sacrifices to the great Grim Reaper!"
As for the Holy Spirit worshipped within the Holy Spirit Cult, he scoffed at it, at most paying lip service to it.
What bullshit Holy Spirit? It's not even as good as the Grim Reaper he worships.
He only reluctantly accepted their doctrines because the Holy Spirit Cult provided enough resources and strength.
Just then, the Grim Reaper suddenly noticed a figure blocking their path.
It was a man wearing a black pointed soft hat, a monocle over his right eye, and a smile on his face.
"You're quite capable."
"But it's a pity you can't leave the Mingdou Mountains today."
"If you run away, someone might beat me up."
"After all, Father hates evil spirit masters."
"Stealing..."
(End of Chapter)
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