Bang!
In the next instant, the Nether Ghost Tiger's claws slammed heavily into Qingque's back. The immense force sent her flying, her body tracing an arc through the air like a kite with its string cut before crashing hard onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Third Brother!" Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di's expressions instantly turned incomparably grim. They might have been Evil Soul Masters, but the bond between them was not false in the slightest.
No matter what hardships they had encountered in the past, the three brothers had always faced them together. Yet today, one of them had actually fallen here.
Though his heart brimmed with killing intent, Zhongli Tian quickly calmed himself. He knew full well that he could not lose his composure at a moment like this.
He said to Zhongli Di, "Second Brother, don't panic. Kill that girl first. Don't let her escape. Once she's dead, we'll extract her soul and make her suffer the agony of ten thousand beasts devouring her soul."
"Alright." Zhongli Di quickly composed himself as well. Under his control, the Nether Ghost Tiger charged toward Qingque.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and the Red Gold Lion also pounced in that direction, while the thousand-year beast souls rapidly scattered around the area, once again surrounding Qingque in a tight and orderly formation.
"Hiss... that hurts!"
Qingque could not help sucking in a sharp breath. Then, she sprayed out a mouthful of blood, which cut a glaring arc through the air before splattering across the ground and staining it with a shocking crimson.
At that moment, her back felt as though it had been branded by a red-hot iron. The searing pain made her body tremble slightly.
She did not even need to look to know that her back