Meanwhile, after Li Changsheng left with Ma Xiaotao, the battle outside grew even fiercer.
"Seventh soul skill, Phoenix True Body!"
Facing the invaders before him, Yan Shaozhe did not hesitate. The seventh soul ring beneath his feet lit up at once as he charged straight at them.
The black-robed leader swept his bone staff, blocking Yan Shaozhe's attack as his ghastly green flames collided explosively with Elder Xuan's Gluttonous Giant Claws.
His scarlet eyes swept toward the depths of the Sea God Pavilion—the fluctuations of the Black Phoenix's evil fire had vanished completely!
"The Saintess's aura... has been cut off!" Another Evil Soul Master shrieked as he flung out chains, only for Cai Meier to intercept them.
Although Ma Xiaotao had yet to join the Holy Spirit Cult and they had not even seen her in person, they had already decided in their hearts that she was the Saintess, just like the Blue Silver Saintess, Tang Ya, who had joined not long ago.
"Your target was Xiaotao?!" Yan Shaozhe's pupils contracted sharply. Seemingly realizing something, the fury and killing intent in his eyes reached an unprecedented intensity.
To him, Ma Xiaotao was not merely a student. She was practically his daughter. And now, someone actually dared set their sights on his daughter—who could possibly accept that?
"Retreat!"
Seeing that the situation had turned against them, the black-robed leader decisively crushed a blood-red crystal. The blood mist barrier withstood Elder Xuan's blow head-on, but the backlash made him spit out black blood as he roared, "Jing Hongchen has led us astray!"
"Heaven Devouring Earth!" The phantom of Elder Xuan's Godly Taotie Bull threw back its head and roared. The patterns on the Golden Tree suddenly lit up—the formation Mu En had left behind erupted with suction force, while Xian Lin'er's Soul