Chapter 159

Wang Yan's voice exploded through the cavern, drowning out the waves of fighting and screams. "Stay sharp! You've seen how much blood is on these people's hands. Killing one saves countless others! Show no mercy!"

Everyone's spirits lifted, and their footsteps quickened. After extending nearly a hundred meters, the cave suddenly opened up, like a natural funnel expanding violently from a narrow passage into a vast underground space. The ceiling hung high above, its top invisible. Stalactites all around resembled inverted swords, glinting with eerie cold light beneath the glow of Soul Rings.

The battle was taking place here.

The lights of Soul Rings flashed and interwove—yellow, purple, and black dazzling the eye. Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was the most striking of all. Blazing golden-red flames raged around her body, and wherever she passed, the bandits turned to ash before they could even scream. She simply crushed her way through them; no one could withstand even a single exchange. Gongyang Mo stood at the center of the battlefield, streams of colorful light constantly shooting from his body and landing precisely on every official team member. The others faintly formed a circle around him, protecting him tightly. Yao Haoxuan had transformed into a four-meter-tall giant, his fists repeatedly pounding his own chest. Each blow sent a ring of yellow light spreading outward and made the ground tremble. He guarded Gongyang Mo's back, and any bandit attempting to approach from behind was blasted away with a single punch. On the other side, Ling Luochen waved her Ice Staff, freezing the charging bandits into ice sculptures with streams of cold air before her teammates casually shattered them.

The bandits who still had combat strength had bloodshot eyes. Most of them were Soul Masters, and three were even Spirit Kings. Yet