After becoming immortals, the gap between each realm was as vast as the difference between heaven and earth. Jade Fox Demon Immortal and the others were simply too weak. Their innate abilities could deal with Nether Soldiers at the Heavenly Immortal level, but they were of little use against Golden Immortal-level Nether Soldiers who controlled Domain Power. On top of that, the Nether Soldiers were already on guard, so there was no chance of using Ling Tian's little tricks against them again.
Yun Tian and Bu Wen were only quasi-Golden Immortals, and outside the realm they were also suppressed by the power of its laws. Faced with attacks from several Golden Immortal-level Nether Soldiers, they had fallen completely onto the back foot. If their movement techniques hadn't been exceptional and their teamwork flawless, they would have been unable to hold on much longer.
With that in mind, Yun Tian and Bu Wen resolutely chose to burn their souls.
A strange power spread, and the auras of Yun Tian and Bu Wen instantly grew much stronger. Strange spatial ripples shimmered around their bodies. Their attacks became far more ferocious. The Sword Embryo in Yun Tian's hand unleashed a crisscrossing torrent of Sword Qi, and Refined Gold Qi burst forth. A few metallic clangs rang out, and the battle spears in the Nether Soldiers' hands snapped. Several who couldn't dodge in time even had their armor sliced open.
"Not good! They—they're burning their souls!" The mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivator was aghast. Without hesitation, he ordered, "Retreat, quickly! They can't maintain this state for long. We'll avoid their edge for now."
As he spoke, he withdrew without hesitation. The other Nether Soldier leaders didn't dare hesitate either and scattered in every direction.
"Tsk, tsk. Even burning our souls only restores us to mid-stage