The Tang Sect Wants to Take Lu Jun Away

Soul Power Fluctuations suffocating enough to take one's breath away surged from each of the twelve people.

The Soul Rings emitted by their martial souls made Lu Jun's pupils contract sharply.

Two Soul Emperors and ten Soul Kings!

This was combat power that should never have appeared in the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform!

The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform had level restrictions. Generally, Soul Ancestors above level forty were absolutely unable to enter.

Of course, there were other ways to get in.

The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform and the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform each had passages leading into the other's territory.

However, those passages were guarded by powerful Guardian Soul Spirits. They were immensely strong, and Soul Masters within the restricted level range could never pass through them easily.

In other words...

They had come from the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform?

Gu Yue Na clenched her pearly teeth. Looking at the black-clad figures, fury rose within her.

Just when they thought of something, it came knocking.

These people must be the so-called Tang Sect.

They had really set their sights on Lu Jun.

At that thought, Gu Yue Na stopped pretending. She clenched her hand in the air, and the Silver Dragon Spear appeared.

Seeing this, the leading black-clad man stepped forward. Six Soul Rings shone beneath his feet—two yellow, three purple, and one black. The pressure of a six-ring Soul Emperor crushed down like a mountain.

His eyes behind the mask locked onto Lu Jun, his voice icy.

"Target confirmed. Execute the order."

The next instant, his entire body shot forward. He threw a punch at Lu Jun and the others, and every tree in the path of his fist wind shattered.

The instant they moved, Lu Jun reacted with astonishing speed. He drove the Ice Abyss Sword heavily into the ground and activated his First Soul Skill with all his strength.

Extreme Cold Power surged forth like a tsunami, instantly turning everything within a hundred meters into a frozen Deadly Domain.

Falling leaves froze into Ice Sculptures, and even the Soul Emperor's charging speed dropped by thirty percent.

Lu Jun froze for a moment, never expecting his Soul Skill to be so powerful.

But he quickly glanced to the side and realized that Gu Yue Na had used the power of the Silver Dragon Spear to amplify his elemental power severalfold.

"Run!"

Gu Yue Na shouted softly. She grabbed Lu Jun's hand and used Spatial Teleportation to swiftly leave the scene.

"Spatial power? Who is that little girl?"

The black-clad Soul Emperor who had failed to catch them growled.

Another black-clad Soul Emperor said anxiously, "Forget who she is. Hurry and chase them. We don't have much time left. They're only two Soul Grand Masters—I refuse to believe we can't catch them."

Inside the monitoring room, the piercing alarm blared through the air.

Leng Yaozhu pushed open the door, her long red hair cascading down her back like a waterfall.

"Your Excellency."

The moment she entered, all the technicians bowed to her.

"Skip the formalities. What's the situation?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform has been invaded. They forcibly locked down our system, and for the time being, we can't force them out of the Spirit Ascension Platform," a technician said.

"How long until it is restored?" Leng Yaozhu's expression remained unchanged.

"Five minutes. Five minutes will be enough."

The technician replied gravely.

"Though we don't know what kind of advanced technology they used, our overall strength still exceeds theirs."

"Continue."

Leng Yaozhu's gaze remained fixed on the final image displayed on the main screen.

The number of Soul Rings surrounding the twelve black-clad figures.

"Two Soul Emperors and ten Soul Kings?"

Leng Yaozhu's voice seemed to rise from Nine Nether Hell as her slender fingers slammed down on the Control Console.

"Tang Sect. What a Tang Sect!"

"Instead of staying put in Shrek City, they came here to invade us?"

"They even dared set their sights on one of mine. They've got some nerve."

Leng Yaozhu turned to the technicians, tangible fury flickering in her phoenix-like eyes.

"Can you trace their IP address and find where they logged into the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform from?"

"We can confirm that they are not within the Spirit Pagoda's territory."

"They are here."

As he spoke, the technician provided an address.

Leng Yaozhu glanced at it and immediately said, "Good. Do everything possible to call back everyone still inside the Spirit Ascension Platform. If the Tang Sect succeeds, it will likely deal them a devastating blow."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

After giving a series of orders, Leng Yaozhu headed straight out.

She rushed toward the address.

She would wipe out that group in one fell swoop!

At this moment, inside the Spirit Ascension Platform world.

Gu Yue Na's silver hair whipped wildly in the fierce wind. One hand gripped Lu Jun's wrist while the other continuously tore open spatial rifts.

With every flash, the two would abruptly appear dozens of meters away before vanishing again.

Using this method, the two of them escaped the black-clad figures' pursuit several times.

"I can't use Spatial Teleportation so continuously..." Her breathing had already become somewhat ragged, silver light flickering in her beautiful eyes. "My Soul Power won't last much longer."

"Still can't get out?"

Lu Jun kept pressing the SOS Signal Device.

But the SOS Signal Device showed no reaction at all. It was as though its signal had been blocked, and it had completely turned into a useless hunk of scrap metal.

"No. It looks like something has gone wrong with the Spirit Pagoda. Some sort of accident has happened."

Lu Jun looked back, the Ice Abyss Sword in his hand dragging streaks of azure frost behind him.

Extreme Cold Power erupted madly, freezing every forest and rock formation they passed.

The pursuing black-clad figures had no choice but to split their attention to break the ice, greatly reducing their speed.

"Considering that this group came specifically for me, their intentions probably aren't good."

"So you'll be fine. Once your Soul Power runs out, find somewhere to hide. I can run on my own."

Even while moving at high speed, Lu Jun's Soul Power remained abundant.

He had absorbed nearly all the Spiritual Power on his body.

Once they got out, he would immediately be able to ascend his spirit to a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.

"Since their target is you, I have even less reason to let them take you away."

Gu Yue Na spoke as she used Spatial Teleportation.

"We're partners, disciples under the same teacher. I can't just stand by and watch you die."

"Even though this is a Virtual World, who knows what they might do to you after they catch you?"

Lu Jun looked at Gu Yue Na again, wanting to say something, but the six-ring Soul Emperor relentlessly pursuing them suddenly sped up again.

"Damn it, there's no time. I'm going all out!"

The next instant, his entire body was shrouded in pitch-black Soul Power. His figure abruptly blurred, turning into a ghostly afterimage. Wherever he passed, the Ice Walls Lu Jun had created shattered like paper.

In the blink of an eye, he had closed in behind Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na.

Lu Jun shoved Gu Yue Na away, but the Soul Emperor's iron fist struck him squarely in the chest.

Bang!

The sound of bones breaking was unmistakable.

Lu Jun spat out a mouthful of blood, yet as he flew backward, he swung his sword toward the ground.

Second Soul Skill, Ice Abyss Slash!

Where the sword pointed, countless ice spikes suddenly burst from the frozen earth beneath the Soul Emperor's feet. Even more terrifyingly, the cold air he had inhaled earlier erupted within his body all at once, and Ice Crystals began forming throughout his internal organs.

The Soul Emperor let out an inhuman scream, his pursuit coming to an abrupt halt.

He had been following behind them the entire time, absorbing the Ice Poison within the cold air. Even a Soul Emperor had begun to suffer its effects.

Gu Yue Na seized the opportunity to grab Lu Jun by the collar and activate another spatial jump.

But this time, the Silver Light had barely appeared before abruptly going out. Her Soul Power had run dry.

The two landed awkwardly at the edge of a cliff. Behind them lay a bottomless abyss, while before them stood the twelve pursuers who had caught their breath.

"Run, then. Why did you stop running?" The Soul Emperor and the other black-clad figures instantly surrounded them so tightly that not even water could pass through.

The leading Soul Emperor wiped icy fragments from the corner of his mouth.

"Take down that kid with the Ice Sword!"