Star Luo Empire, Aha Kuwa Province, Rex County, Yi Er City
Ba Nan Pass was the most famous passage on the continent. To the north lay the Balak Kingdom of the Heaven Dou Empire, while to the south was a subordinate kingdom of the Star Luo Empire called the Southern Kingdom. Yes, though it was called "Southern," geographically it belonged to the northern part of the Star Luo Empire.
Aha Kuwa Province lay between the Central District of the Star Luo Empire and the Southern Kingdom, and Yi Er City was the prefecture city of Rex County in the province's north. Situated on the main north-south official road, it was prosperous in trade and convenient in transportation, making it the main city in Aha Kuwa Province second only to the capital.
Twenty to thirty li outside Yi Er City, in the suburbs, there was a sect called the Magic Sheep Sect. Its core inheritance was the Weiss Family's Three-Eyed Magic Sheep Martial Soul, a seventh-grade Top Martial Soul.
The Magic Sheep Sect was a rising sect that had grown rapidly over the past fifty years. The sect had nearly a thousand Soul Masters, including as many as three Soul Douluo. It was outstanding among mid-tier sects; any higher, and it would be close to the level of the Seven Great Sects.
Red Forest Mountain, Magic Sheep Sect
Inside the grand, brightly lit main hall, the sect master Guido Weiss could not help giving a bitter smile. "Third Brother, do you think we did the right thing? Wan Ying Yi from the Great Soul Arena still hasn't responded. There's this strange silence, and almost a month has already passed..."
"If we hadn't chosen the wrong side five years ago and ended up in trouble, and if that one from the City Lord's Mansion hadn't demanded so much and pressed us so hard, why would we ever resort to this? Tomorrow, have second brother keep a close watch in the city, and strengthen our defenses too," Third Brother Wilbur Weiss said helplessly.
At that moment, in a small grove a few hundred meters from the Magic Sheep Sect's mountain gate, a large group of black-clad people surrounded a dozen or so high-level Soul Masters dressed in various attire. The four Soul Masters at the front, three men and one woman, clearly radiated powerful auras as they watched the Magic Sheep Sect. The leader was none other than Chen Hong.
"A dark, windy night—the perfect time for murder and arson. The ancients truly didn't lie to me!" Chen Hong shook his head and sighed.
"Every so often, someone gets jealous of our Great Soul Arena. They already take a thirty percent cut from the local Great Soul Arena, yet they still aren't satisfied, when our final profit is only a little over thirty percent. Truly, a snake's greed knows no bounds. Yi Er City has been making the biggest fuss. The City Lord's Mansion is hard to touch, but this Magic Sheep Sect has been far too arrogant," said Chen Xun.
"This is the tragedy of a sect with shallow foundations." A slightly hoarse voice rang out, metallic in quality and tinged with a violent air. This person was named Ximen Rongcheng. "I hope killing the chicken to warn the monkeys this time has some effect, and makes those idiots behave themselves for a few years."
"It's killing the monkey to warn the chickens. Those tigers would never be so shortsighted, and they never enter the field themselves," Chen Xun said faintly.
"Ever since that catastrophe fifty years ago, far too many forces have been reshuffled," Chen Hong sighed.
"The Council of Elders passed this punishment against the Magic Sheep Sect this time also because Soul Fighting City hasn't unsheathed its sword in a long time. If blades are left too long, they become dull," the remaining female Soul Master, Yang Jingxue, continued.
"Jingxue, I didn't expect the Yang Family to send you. Since you're here, we have even greater confidence," Chen Hong said with a nod.
"Mainly, I haven't come out to move around in a long time. I've hit a bottleneck, so this counts as a rare opportunity too," Yang Jingxue said with a faint smile.
Yang Jingxue looked to be in her thirties, tall, with an oval face and a well-proportioned nose. A few faint crow's feet had crept to the corners of her eyes, but her eyes still carried a bright, graceful spirit.
In truth, Yang Jingxue was already over seventy. She was a level 89 peak Soul Douluo from the Seven Absolute Bow Yang Family.
"Elder Chen, all the outer patrols and hidden sentries have been cleaned up," a black-clad man came over and reported.
"Is everyone here?" Chen Hong turned and asked.
"The Soul Fighting Legion's First Brigade, two hundred fifty-five men, all Elite Soul Masters above Soul King. One company of fifty each to the east, west, and north, and the two companies on our side as the main assault force, one hundred men. Everyone is present. All the worship elders and guest elders have also arrived," Cheng Nanxing replied at once from nearby.
Cheng Nanxing, a level 84 Soul Douluo, was an Azure Shadow Divine Eagle Soul Master from among the Chen Clan's followers, and one of the Soul Fighting Legion's deputy legion commanders.
The Soul Fighting Legion was Soul Fighting City's most elite armed military force of Soul Masters. They were all Soul Masters nurtured by Soul Fighting City from childhood, and their backbone consisted of Soul Fighting City's elder families and their followers.
According to its organization, the First Brigade had ten men to a squad, including one squad leader and one deputy squad leader, both at Soul Emperor cultivation; fifty men to a company, with one Company Commander and four deputy Company Commanders each leading one squad; five companies formed one brigade, with an additional one Battalion Commander and four deputy Battalion Commanders at Soul Sage level. In total, it had five Soul Sages, fifty Soul Emperors, and two hundred Soul Kings, for two hundred fifty-five people. The First Brigade that had come this time was also the strongest brigade, the Ace Troops.
"To the north are that old bastard Fang Yuan and his old partner Gui Changhao. As long as we launch the attack signal from the south, they will seal off the entire Magic Sheep Sect.
"Ma Zhibin and Long Wenkai of the Long Family on the east, and that little bastard Zhong Kui and Xue Tianming on the west will attack the Magic Sheep Sect with us. We'll encircle them from all four sides and end this quickly.
"Jingxue, you'll take the first wave."
This time, he and Fang Yuan were the leaders. He would lead the main attack while Fang Yuan sealed them off. The division of labor was clear, and he introduced the situation to Yang Jingxue, who had rushed over.
"Yang Family members, step forward. Ten Thousand Arrows Pierce the Clouds, triple volley!" Yang Jingxue shouted, and over a dozen Soul Masters appeared behind her.
Yang Jingxue stretched out her left hand, and a magnificent wooden longbow appeared, inlaid with seven gems—gold, green, blue, red, yellow, cyan, and purple—representing the seven attributes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, wind, and thunder. This was also the origin of the Seven Absolute Bow.
"Seven Absolute True Body!" Eight soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and four black, began spinning rapidly around Yang Jingxue, and an arrow of Soul Power shining with seven colors appeared on the longbow.
Bow in her left hand and arrow in her right, Yang Jingxue's archery stance was like an exquisite painting, giving people a sense of tranquility and lofty distance.
"Ning Ze, Chen Jingyao," Chen Hong waved his hand and said.
"Yes, Elder Chen." Two Soul Masters stepped out from the dozen or so people and responded.
"Seventh Soul Skill—Seven Treasure True Body. Seven Treasures Out, There is Glazed Tile. First: Strength. Third: Attack. Fifth: Soul. Sixth: Amplification."
Ning Ze's soul rings also expanded along with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Each of the seven soul rings became over ten meters in diameter. The first, third, fifth, and sixth rings—yellow, purple, and two black—shone brilliantly, and together with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's own deep blue body, they completely formed a gorgeous, dazzling glazed pagoda.
"Cure-All Wine Gourd. Fourth Soul Skill: Eye of the Storm. Fifth Soul Skill: Thunder."
As the soul incantation rang out, a huge black-and-white gourd spat out one cyan and one purple droplet that dripped onto Yang Jingxue.
There was no need to mention the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and the other Profound Heaven Gourd Martial Soul was also a top-tier support martial soul.
Yang Jingxue's Soul Power and aura shot upward almost in a straight line, directly breaking through to Titled Douluo. Everyone's gazes turned grave. At this moment, all things were waiting for the arrows to fall.
"Hah..."
The bow was like Moon Laurel, the arrow like a new moon. With one sweep, heaven and earth changed color.
"Papapapapapa..." The rebound of bowstrings kept ringing out after the arrows were loosed. With the aid of the other Support Type Soul Masters, the attacks of the other Yang Family Soul Masters followed right after.
A long arrow dozens of meters in length shot through the air toward the Magic Sheep Sect. Midway, it split into seven attribute arrows of gold, green, blue, red, yellow, cyan, and purple. One became seven, then seven became forty-nine, then split again and again. By the time they reached the sky above the Magic Sheep Sect, they had already divided into over two thousand arrows, and in the end, they split once more into more than sixteen thousand.
Together with the follow-up shots from the other Yang Family Soul Masters, more than twenty to thirty thousand arrows poured down in a slanting torrent, like black clouds pressing down upon a city, threatening to crush it.
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