One Man, One Axe...

"Who? Who the hell dares!"

The ordinary bandits in the stronghold were instantly alarmed, all of them raising their guard. Several had already drawn their bows and crossbows, firing at Li Chang'an!

But Li Chang'an did not care about those arrows in the slightest. He could not even be bothered to look at them. Those arrows wanted to shake the Eastern Emperor Bell? What a joke!

He simply swept the Pangu Axe sideways, knocking everyone down. Only two Soul Masters remained standing.

Both Soul Masters had two soul rings, each with one white and one yellow. Their configurations were trash to the extreme.

But Li Chang'an had no intention of wasting time here. He had seen the way Zhang Mazi had looked at Hu Liena. He had to get there quickly!

"You two are yours. I'm going inside first!" Li Chang'an shouted to Xie Yue and Yan, who had rushed over, before suddenly exerting force again and charging deeper into the stronghold.

"Shoot him!"

A voice suddenly rang out from within. As soon as Li Chang'an rushed inside, he saw a large wooden cart positioned ahead of him, with three enormous arrows nearly a meter long mounted on it!

"Hmph, so what if you're a Soul Master? If you're not Rank 30, you're still no match for a bed crossbow!" The bandit looked at Li Chang'an arrogantly and waved his hand, signaling his men to fire!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Accompanied by three piercing whistles, the three crossbow bolts shot straight at him from extremely tricky angles. No matter how well Li Chang'an could dodge, one of them was bound to hit him.

"Hmph!"

Li Chang'an's black hair fluttered freely through the air. He pushed off the ground with his toes and leaped into the air, raising the Pangu Axe in one hand and chopping down without any intention of defending himself.

"This..."

Bzzzz...

When the three crossbow bolts neared Li Chang'an, it was as if they had been blocked by an invisible wall of air. Their arrowheads shattered instantly, turning into dust...

Ding, you showed off in front of Zhang San. Points +1...

Before Zhang San and the others could finish being shocked, Li Chang'an's attack had arrived. The massive axe seemed weightless in his hands. He even performed a flourish in midair, and then blood-red flowers bloomed from several people's shoulders...

At that moment, Li Chang'an suddenly sensed several waves of Soul Power. One three-ringed Soul Elder and two two-ringed Soul Grandmasters charged toward him at once!

"Come on!"

Li Chang'an hurriedly retreated several steps. Then his purple soul ring lit up, and a streak of purple light swept horizontally toward them!

"Sir, aren't you a little too confident?"

The three Soul Masters released their martial souls in unison: a rhinoceros, a broadsword, and a staff.

The three martial souls exerted their strength together, white Soul Power light enveloping them as they collided with Li Chang'an's attack.

The purple light was unstoppable, sharp and terrifying. But the three Soul Masters' defenses were equally formidable. After each of them took a step back, they blocked Li Chang'an's attack, though their hands were still trembling...

What kind of martial soul was this? And what kind of soul ring? How could it be so terrifying!

"He doesn't have much Soul Power left. Get him together!" The third soul ring of the Soul Elder wielding the broadsword lit up as he charged first, with the other two Soul Masters following suit.

But with the Eastern Emperor Bell, Li Chang'an did not need to worry much about defense for the time being. All he needed to do was attack, relentlessly attack!

"How is this possible? What exactly is your defense?" The three-ringed Soul Elder was dumbfounded. What was going on? His broadsword could not break the defense of a one-ringed Soul Master!

Although Li Chang'an would be fine for a while, this could not go on forever. With the three of them working together, he found it difficult to break away.

"You brought this on yourselves!"

Without hesitation, Li Chang'an exchanged four Soul Power Fruits, found an opening, and stuffed them into his mouth. He also exchanged another Soul Ring Fruit and swallowed it!

Soul Power, Rank 15!

First soul ring age: 1,193 years!

First Soul Skill, Heaven and Earth Cleave!

After breaking through, Li Chang'an's Soul Power returned to its peak state. With his soul ring improving once more, the power of Heaven and Earth Cleave rose significantly as well!

It was still purple light, but this time it was denser, more enduring, and far more terrifying in aura!

"Argh!"

The three had been circling around Li Chang'an, so they naturally bore the brunt of the attack this time. Aside from the Soul Elder, the two Soul Grandmasters had collapsed onto the ground, blood continuously pouring from their bodies.

"Again, Heaven and Earth Cleave!" Li Chang'an now activated his soul skill at any cost. Another Heaven and Earth Cleave fell, and the three-ringed Soul Elder was naturally struck into serious injury as well.

Just when they all thought Li Chang'an had exhausted his strength, his aura began fluctuating again. That was right—he chose to break through once more to restore his Soul Power as quickly as possible!

He was already extremely anxious, and there was no one familiar here anyway. He did not mind revealing a little more.

Exerting force once more, Li Chang'an charged onward with his axe like a vengeful demon god...

Meanwhile, in Zhang Mazi's master bedroom, Zhang Mazi had already heard the shouting outside and received reports from his men. When he learned that only three bratty kids had come to attack, with no one else behind them, he was no longer afraid.

Three two-ringed Soul Masters dared to cause trouble in his stronghold? They were simply courting death. Now, all he needed to do was enjoy this beautiful young girl as quickly as possible...

To make Hu Liena cooperate, Zhang Mazi had even given her a little aphrodisiac, all so he could have a good time.

And this young maiden's scent was exactly what he liked most...

"Zhang Mazi, get the hell out here!"

Li Chang'an's voice suddenly rang out, startling Zhang Mazi. How had the other party gotten here so suddenly?

But he did not take it seriously. Releasing his Devouring martial soul, he leaped out through the window and looked at Li Chang'an mockingly.

"Kid, what are you doing here? Delivering yourself to death?"

Li Chang'an stared coldly into his eyes and crooked a finger at him. "You touched my woman. Wipe your neck clean and get ready for me to slaughter you."

Zhang Mazi suddenly burst into laughter. A one-ringed Soul Master claiming he would slaughter him? How was that possible?

"Come on, I'll give you a chance. I won't devour you right away. Go ahead and attack." Zhang Mazi laughed.

Li Chang'an raised an eyebrow. "You said it!"

Bzz!

Purple light flashed instantly, and a long, powerful arc of axe light slashed toward him!

Bang!

Zhang Mazi's expression froze forever, because his head exploded on the spot, turning into a cloud of blood mist without leaving a trace behind...

"Hmph. You devour other people's martial souls all the time, yet you don't know to prioritize mental defense. You're asking for death." Li Chang'an shook his head speechlessly. This attack had been planned; he had specifically added a mental attack to it.

Because Zhang Mazi had devoured other people's martial souls, his Mental Power was chaotic and immense, practically ready to explode at the slightest spark. Li Chang'an's mental attack had merely served as the fuse.

Without bothering with Zhang Mazi any longer, Li Chang'an rushed into the room. Then he saw a sight that made his blood boil...