Encirclement, Stealing the Eight Spider Lances

With the addition of the ultimate move, the Soul Sage Assassin, the Martial Soul Avatar, the explosive power of the Soul Saint Assassin far surpasses that of Soul King Soul Emperor level Assassins.

Therefore, even if they remain in the capital, the other party may still take the risk and attack.

With a You Chen's Clone hidden nearby, Amona was naturally able to stop the attacker.

The identity of a Soul Sage is impossible to sever ties with; it is absolutely possible to link them to a certain candidate.

This means that at least one competitor can be eliminated.

On the other hand, if the opponent holds back and doesn't make a move, the longer Amona stays, the more time she wastes.

Just like fishing, if the fish don't bite, you catch nothing.

If you really can't wait any longer and leave the capital, it's pretty much the same situation as leaving now.

Now that the Soul Emperor no longer needs to conceal his identity, he can unleash his full power, significantly increasing his threat level. You Chen may be forced to act prematurely.

This means it might be impossible to catch a Soul Sage- level fish. Of course, even without fishing, You Chen, who already possesses the ability to see into the heavens, could easily capture it with a single move.

But this could very well reveal more.

Exposing the true strength of You Chen's Clone just for the sake of becoming Soul Sage was undoubtedly a terrible move.

Even if we manage to capture the assassin, the fact that he acted outside the imperial city means there are few witnesses, making it difficult to convict him. At most, we can only eliminate a Soul Sage.

Such a loss would probably be painful for the candidate, and might even be seriously injured, but compared to revealing that Amona also possesses Soul Sage- level power, it is nothing.

In short, if the goal is to weaken competitors, staying in the city to fish will yield a higher potential reward.

But leaving the city offers more of a sense of freedom.

Not only can assassins act more recklessly, but on Amona's side, You Chen also has more room to maneuver.

In the blink of an eye, Amona had finished communicating with You Chen. Leading Zhu Zhuqing and the guards, she stopped chasing the assassins and chose to leave the city.

Seeing Amona choose to leave the city, everyone involved in the assassinations, including Dai Mubai, smiled.

'Fool! It seems his environment has limited his imagination? Surely he could have imagined that I could send Soul Sage Saint to hunt him down?'

Dai Mubai was secretly delighted, and then, in a tone of a junior requesting an elder, he tactfully gave the two Soul Sages, Ettore and the captain of the personal guard assigned to him by the emperor, the order to leave the city and hunt down Amona.

In addition, assassins from other factions also followed suit in perfect unison.

Killing Amona is naturally the primary objective, but obtaining evidence of other candidates' assassination attempts would be even better.

Before Amona completed the formalities to leave the city, many assassins had already mingled among the general public and made their way there.

It's clear they're planning to encircle and surround Amona's team.

However, for Amona, who had activated the global map cheat, this was a pointless division of forces.

Amona's team repeatedly avoided more than half of the ambush by taking illogical and unconventional routes.

Although this outcome frustrated the assassins, they did not react too violently.

After all, they had already prepared themselves for the possibility that some of their ambush troops would not be effective, and in their view, even if so many troops were wasted, Amona was still doomed to die.

It's difficult to calculate exactly how many factions planned to attack Amona that day.

Soul King level assassins are rare, but Soul Grandmaster and Soul Elder level assassins are not so difficult to cultivate for candidates of their class.

Before the advent of Hidden Weapon, the Douluo Continent was severely lacking in external means of combat.

These Soul Grandmaster and Soul Elder cannot effectively unleash destructive power beyond their realm.

Even so, it was still relatively easy to slightly slow down Amona's team and deplete the Soul Power of the Soul Master in the team.

When Soul Master loses their Soul Power, their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.

For Titled Douluo hasn't reached a higher level of life cultivation, once their Soul Power is exhausted, their combat strength will drop by more than just one major realm if their physical training is insufficient.

Even Soul Sage could be killed by Soul King.

This is why Dai Mubai and others thought it was very foolish for Amona to flee the capital city in such a panic after being assassinated.

They slaughtered hundreds of Soul Master along the way, and in order to speed up their escape and avoid being caught by other ambushes, they didn't have time to clean up the traces of the battle.

Finally, the main assassination team caught up with Amona's group, following the trail they had left behind.

When assassins at the Soul King and Soul Emperor levels began to appear, the Soul Master in Amona's team, who were already somewhat weakened, inevitably suffered casualties.

Those guards who were neither members of the Beast Soul Alliance nor Soul Master of the Casas Family, but were sent by other nobles, naturally abandoned their masters and began to flee after the death toll exceeded ten digits.

This situation, however, did not alarm the battle-hardened members of the Beast Soul Alliance.

However, as time went by, casualties eventually occurred.

Seeing her loyal subordinates die tragically, Amona erupted in rage, revealing strength far exceeding that of ordinary Soul Emperor. She killed several Soul Emperors in retaliation and then escaped a distance once again.

The assassins, however, did not continue their pursuit.

The reason is simple: unlike those low-level assassins, these Soul King Soul Emperor level assassins are not assassins, but people of standing.

After their deaths, others must dispose of their bodies properly to prevent their identities from being revealed.

The Soul Emperor killed by Amona's outburst were all members of the Royal Guard, so their traces had to be completely erased.

Besides...

That's also because, so far, the only ones still chasing Amona are the royal guards sent by Dai Mubai.

The royal guards believed that they no longer needed to intervene.

Next up was their captain's turn to face off against the elder of the Ettore tribe.

"I never expected that a mere Soul King could cause us such losses. It was my mistake. I shouldn't have worried about the other forces. I should have cleared the area directly and then killed Monaldo. That way, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

The captain of the personal guard had a gloomy expression.

Those royal guards killed by Amona were all his men, not just subordinates, but brothers!

What should have been a sure thing turned into the deaths of several brothers. How could he not be furious?

Ettore glanced at him and said calmly, "Anyone who rashly kills other candidates will only make enemies for Dai Mubai. You would never do such a thing. So, stop with the useless regrets. Kill Monaldo to avenge your men and comfort their spirits in heaven."

"Um."

The captain of the guard nodded silently. Although Ettore's words were harsh and unpleasant to hear, they were indeed the truth.

With two Soul Sage attacking side by side, victory should be assured.

However, something shocking happened.

In their eyes, Monaldo was like the protagonist of a storybook. In a moment of crisis, he risked his life to protect Zhu Zhuqing, deeply moving the duke's daughter. Then, his Martial Soul resonated with hers, merging and summoning the Hell White Tiger, which forcefully repelled them and made a hasty escape...

At least in their eyes, that's the truth.

Looking at the crumbling hills and the land that looked like it had been plowed, both Soul Sage fell silent.

The captain of the guard, filled with remorse, vented his power on the earth. "Damn it!"

Even Ettore had maintained a calm and composed demeanor, had a somewhat somber expression, but he still offered words of comfort, "Although they escaped successfully, Monaldo used a special secret technique to save the Zhu Family's daughter and his men, which not only exhausted his potential but also left him severely injured. He definitely won't recover for at least a year or two. While this isn't the best outcome, it's... barely enough to get by. As for revenge, that's something Mu Bai can only handle."

A glint flashed in the captain of the guards' eyes. He looked up and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you helping him recruit me?"

Ettore smiled, "No, I just hope you won't hold a grudge against Mu Bai because of your subordinate's death. After all... with Monaldo's potential diminished, his talent and background make him the most likely candidate to become emperor."

The captain of the personal guard sneered, "My strength and status are all bestowed by the royal family. I wouldn't be so ungrateful as to be so disrespectful. You can rest assured!"

While Ettore was talking with his captain of the guard, several kilometers away, Amona, who should have been seriously injured, was not only unharmed, but also her subordinates from the Beast Soul Alliance who had been affected by the attacks of the two Soul Sages and were either seriously injured or killed were safe and sound.

Amona and Zhu Zhuqing increased their Martial Soul compatibility in a desperate situation, completing the Hell White Tiger. Although they were seriously injured, they managed to escape successfully... These were not real events, but illusions created by You Chen using the Stardust Illusion.

The two women have indeed made progress in their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but it will take time before they can truly unleash it.

The reason for creating this illusion is that, at this stage, it is more in Amona's interest to temporarily hide herself, make others believe that Amona has lost her threat, and then let the dogs fight each other, rather than to eliminate her competitors.

After all, if the Star Luo Empire nobles believe that all seven candidates were assassinated by Amona's faction, it could very well cause unnecessary trouble.

If the seven people fight amongst themselves and some are eliminated first, then when Amona's camp eliminates the remaining candidates, they won't be as conspicuous.

This was the solution You Chen devised for Amona when they were in the imperial city.

Of course, this situation cannot be kept secret for long.

If Amona wants to secure the support of the nobles who actively invested in the Sequence Contest, she must demonstrate that she is in good health.

Even if Amona chooses to communicate with nobles in private and actively asks them to help cover up the news, it is impossible to keep the news hidden for long.

It's impossible to completely keep quiet about the fact that the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce will form a community of interests with these nobles.

However, in the Douluo Continent, where information doesn't spread easily, concealing it for six months to a year is enough.

"It's time to expand the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce's influence throughout the Star Luo Empire."

While Amona's team was shaking off the two Soul Sages, Shrek's group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar and Tang San hunt for their third Soul Ring.

When Oscar acquired his third Soul Ring, everything went relatively smoothly.

As if following the inertia of history, the Shrek team once again encountered the three members of the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, Meng Yiran, and finally gave up the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Then, smelling Xiao Wu's rabbit scent, the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, with a deafening roar, kidnapped Xiao Wu right before everyone's eyes.

Tang San stormed off, killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and absorbed it as Soul Ring...

You Chen's clone, which had always followed the Shrek team, silently watched this scene.

You Chen's gaze was deep as he watched Tang San, who was following the old path, breaking through his limits to absorb the Soul Ring and showing a pained expression, but his expression remained unchanged.

Until... a special Soul Bone aura began to emerge from behind Tang San.

He suddenly made a move, stripping Tang San's Eight Spider Lances and taking control of them.

External Soul Bone differ from ordinary Soul Bone in that they have a period of time to fully fuse with the Soul Master, during which time the Soul Bone can be separated.

Tang San was already in great pain from absorbing the energy beyond his limits. In addition, You Chen's technique was extremely fast, and to be on the safe side, he injected a fast-acting and short-lasting anesthetic into Tang San's back, so Tang San was completely unaware of the process.

You Chen looked at the dark purple External Soul Bone in his hand, but had no intention of absorbing it.

The Eight Spider Lances are External Soul Bone with poison attributes. The most suitable people in You Chen's team to absorb them are Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and... Ye Lingling.

There's not much to say about the first two.

The reason for the latter is simple: Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul is special, and she only has healing Soul Skill.

Even if You Chen entered numerous martial arts techniques into the Beast Soul Alliance's resource list, the power of those techniques would be extremely poor due to the nature of Ye Lingling's Soul Power.

Not to mention that Ye Lingling's martial arts talent was very average, and she had no combat skills before, so she mainly learned movement techniques to enhance her survivability and agility.

He was always just a healing Soul Master with no combat ability.

The Eight Spider Lances ultimately became Tang San's final piece of equipment, so their power and potential are beyond question.

With just this one Soul Bone, Ye Lingling can possess a certain level of combat power, allowing her to briefly hold off enemies who rush at her until her teammates are free to come to her aid.

Given Ye Lingling's strategic position as the top healer in the Douluo Continent, equipping her with such a powerful Soul Bone is definitely not a bad deal.

In comparison, even if Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan obtained the Eight Spider Lances, given their accustomed long-range poison-spraying combat style, they wouldn't actually gain a significant advantage.

One Eight Spider Lances is not enough for them to completely overturn their past combat system.

As for the issue of incompatible attributes, Tang Fozu has personally verified it.

Moreover, the influence of Soul Bone on Martial Soul is far less than that of Soul Ring.

The relationship between life and poison attributes is less one of conflict and more one of suppression.

A perfect match is impossible, but it shouldn't be the case that a single Soul Bone would weaken the user.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan might have been poisoned by the toxicity of their Soul Ring, but this wouldn't have happened to Ye Lingling.

You Chen thought to himself that the Eight Spider Lances were really suitable for Ye Lingling, but he wasn't in a hurry to decide how to distribute them.

After all, there's still work to be done.

You Chen thought to himself, then looked at Tang San, who was slowly opening his eyes.