Xiao Yun remembered the treasure map of the Soul Saint Mountain Stronghold king that the waiter had mentioned during the day. It was said to have been split into several pieces and scattered throughout the Star Luo Mountain Range.
These groups had all come treasure hunting. Most likely, some of them had fragments of the treasure map, while the others wanted to seize them, gather the complete map, and locate the treasure.
Listening to their exchange, Xiao Yun finally understood the situation with this treasure map. The one-eyed big man had one piece, and the woman wearing a bamboo hat with black gauze over her face had another. Those two brothers and the three mercenary brothers were probably here for those two pieces.
The battle erupted without warning.
The three mercenary brothers made the first move, directly summoning their martial souls. Three ants appeared behind them, pitch-black all over yet covered in many flame-colored, flame-like patterns—officially the fairly common insect-type Fire Red Soldier Ant. At the same time, five soul rings appeared beneath each of their feet: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple. All three were Soul Kings, and by Xiao Yun's senses, they had roughly rank 58 Soul Power.
The Fire Red Soldier Ants were larger than calves, crimson all over, their six legs like iron hooks, while their mouthparts glowed with a dark red light.
The three mercenaries directly used Martial Soul Possession. Then their lower bodies transformed into ant-men forms, while their upper bodies remained human. Their figures also shot up to more than two meters tall. The three exchanged a glance, moved swiftly, and pounced toward the one-eyed big man from three directions at once.
The one-eyed big man was not afraid in the slightest. Behind him appeared a giant bear more than four meters tall, silver-white