As night spilled over the trail like ink, Tang San and Lin Zhixia had just slipped into their planned resting cave. The entrance was concealed by vines, and dry firewood was piled inside. Lin Zhixia was using her Star Blade to ignite a spark when her fingers suddenly paused, and her Star Pattern Bracer gave off a faint blue glow. "Someone's coming—at least eight Soul Masters. Their Spirit Power Fluctuations are mixed. They should be Spirit Hall's outer-ring pursuers."
Tang San instantly extinguished the fire. The Blue Silver Emperor silently wound itself around the vines at the entrance, while three Poison needles condensed at his fingertips. "They're after us. Zhi Xia, use Star Breath Perception to lock onto their positions. Once they approach the entrance, take out the Agility Attack System Soul Masters bringing up the rear first. I'll seal the entrance with Blue Silver Prison, then break their defenses with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Remember, leave no one alive, so they can't send a message."
Lin Zhixia nodded. Her Star Breath Perception spread out like a spiderweb—eight trackers were approaching along the trail, their footsteps snapping dry branches with sharp cracks. At the front was a bearded Soul Master with a broad-bladed saber at his waist, his Soul Power Level at the peak of Soul King. Behind him followed five black-clad Soul Masters gripping Black-Iron Spears. The last two were Agility Attack System Soul Masters in tight black clothes, hunched over as they searched from side to side, their Soul Power at the early stage of Soul Emperor.
"Thirty steps from the entrance." Lin Zhixia lowered her voice, four thin Star Chains forming at her fingertips and winding around the rocks above the entrance. "The two Agility Attack System Soul Masters are on the right, five steps from the