Emperor Cold Heaven Snow Dance Shining Sun

Once the assignments had been made, they began to move.

The moment they stepped into the cave, the blood stench—dozens of times stronger than outside—made them sick.

Fortunately, they had been carrying out their plan for some time, and Mu Xuanheng had faced both death and Evil Soul Masters before.

Xixi leaped forward, accelerating with her Lightning Leopard, and began hunting down the bandits inside the cave.

Yao Haoxuan pounded his chest, boosting their combat strength.

Mu Xuanheng simply used his dragon claws to kill the bandits one by one.

Ma Xiaotao breathed flames, scorching the enemies charging at them.

The number of enemies in front of them kept growing.

Hundreds of bandits heard the noise and began surging toward them.

To the bandits, they were no ordinary enemies—they were almost impossible to defeat. But they also blocked the only way out. Whether the bandits wanted to fight for their lives or flee, they had no choice but to head this way.

Naturally, Mu Xuanheng didn't use the inefficient Chaofeng Dragon Claw. Instead, he opted for a faster way to mow them down.

An ice spike struck the first attacker in the charge. Ice spread from the impact, forming a massive crystal that sealed him inside.

The crystal shattered, sending out new ice spikes that struck the people behind him and formed another enormous crystal.

After several repetitions, a swath of bandits had fallen.

Ma Xiaotao said, "Not bad, Junior Xuanheng. I can't let you take all the credit. Phoenix Wing Soaring, Phoenix Fire Line!"

Dai Yueheng shouted, "Avenge the people of our Star Luo Empire! White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

The Soul Chasing Sword and Lightning Leopard also kept up their attacks.

"We can't waste any more Soul Power. We'll carve a path through and find their leader," Ma Xiaotao quickly decided.

The leader of the Hand of Death was the very foundation of the organization.

If they didn't kill this Evil Soul Master, then even if they killed everyone else, the Hand of Death would rise again.

"I'll lead the charge!" Dai Yueheng's first and third Soul Rings lit up. He activated White Tiger Protection Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, then charged forward.

Any bandit who dared to pounce on him was easily torn apart.

Many bandits were terrified of Dai Yueheng and began to flee.

Ma Xiaotao breathed flames, killing the bandits around them. Mu Xuanheng manipulated wind and fire to sweep through them as well.

Their energy was limited. They couldn't leave a single bandit alive.

"Heh heh, trying to run? We've got people stationed at the cave entrance."

Mu Xuanheng's claws tore apart a bandit who lunged at him. He stared straight in the direction the bandits were heading.

Chaofeng grew even more excited—not with the thrill of knowingly walking into a tiger's den, but with a sense of the unknown, a feeling of challenge.

"Would the Corpse Explosion Soul King really be this dangerous?" Mu Xuanheng frowned slightly. He raised his hand and fired several ice spikes at the corpses, sealing them in ice.

"Are you not worried our target might have a hidden move?"

Chen Zifeng said, "What's there to fear? The captain and vice-captain are both Soul Emperors, and you've got Soul Emperor-level strength too. Are we really going to lose to a Soul King?"

They didn't slow their charge. Before long, they reached a wide-open area.

He immediately asked Electrolux, "Elder Yi, can you suppress the corpses' explosions? If not, I'll activate Eternal Frozen Domain as soon as I get inside."

For some reason, Emperor Cold Heaven Snow Dance Shining Sun always failed. He could already use Emperor Palm and Emperor Sword, but Snow Empress never explained why. The only large-scale freezing move he had left was Eternal Frozen Domain.

His original plan had been to activate the domain as soon as they entered and freeze every corpse.

Then he remembered that Electrolux's Necromancy was the natural enemy of all Evil Soul Masters. With him here, there was no need to expend so much energy.

"Boy, Necromancy isn't something you can learn on the spot. Though I think you're a promising student with plenty of talent, you've already chosen your path. There's no need to learn my Necromancy just to deal with a particular group."

Mu Xuanheng was exceptionally talented in every respect. Electrolux didn't think he needed Necromancy, and his path was no worse than Necromancy.

"But Elder Yi, you're here. Why not just cast it yourself?"

Electrolux briefly took over his body. "I've prepared a way to stop the corpses from exploding. Go ahead without worry."

With his greatest concern taken care of, Mu Xuanheng had no more reservations and immediately charged ahead.

They reached the open area and saw the Evil Soul Master.

But the place was full of corpses.

The corpses were the true fighting force of the Hand of Death.

They were surrounded on all sides by corpses.

"Mu Xuanheng! Let's clear out these corpses as fast as we can!"

Flames burst forth, ice crystals shattered, and gales swept through.

One corpse after another fell to their Soul Skills, but the Evil Soul Master showed not the slightest fear.

He was a Soul King facing Soul Emperors. Why wasn't he trying to escape?

The oddity confused Mu Xuanheng, and the power of his Soul Skills weakened a little.

Even in the original story, this Evil Soul Master had tried to escape.

Why was he so confident? Was it because he and Gongyang Mo had switched places?

He didn't understand, but with his own abilities and Electrolux's help, they could kill this Evil Soul Master no matter what.

"I see them." Huo Yuhao spotted them with Spiritual Detection.

The Evil Soul Master also saw the eight people standing on the outskirts.

He let out a long howl. "You dare oppose the Messenger of Death? I'll turn every one of you into my corpse slaves!"

One corpse after another began to swell and turn red. Wang Yan immediately realized what was happening: "They're about to explode! Fall back!"

Bei Bei rushed forward and stood in front of the others.

Dai Yueheng had seen a similar Soul Skill before. He immediately activated all his enhancement skills and tackled Xixi to the ground. Yao Haoxuan enlarged his body to shield Ling Luochеn.

Ma Xiaotao and Chen Zifeng each prepared to defend themselves.

They all had just one thought: "It's over."

A few seconds passed. Nothing happened. The expected corpse explosions never came.

The first to react was the Evil Soul Master who had cast Corpse Explosion. "Impossible! This is my trump card! What's going on?"

"It was you!" There was no need to search the area for the cause. Gray light had already begun to emanate from Mu Xuanheng.

There was no doubt he had forcibly stopped the explosions.

"Who are you? How could you stop my Corpse Explosion?"

The gray in Mu Xuanheng's eyes faded back to brown-black. "Mu Xuanheng!"

He struck with a long-range claw attack and sent shards of ice flying around them. As long as they captured and restrained the Evil Soul Master, the rest would be simple.

The Evil Soul Master could tell that the ranged claw attack wasn't powerful enough to kill him outright, but his keen sense of danger told him he would die if it hit.

He looked around. Ice crystals surrounded him; there was nowhere to run.

"My lord, save me!"

The Evil Soul Master's shout threw everyone into confusion. He was supposed to be their greatest enemy—how could someone even stronger be here? The information they'd received hadn't mentioned anyone else.

Dai Hao couldn't have given them false information, especially with Dai Yueheng here.

"What? Run!"

Mu Xuanheng made his decision at once. Whoever could make an Evil Soul Master call for help rather than flee on his own was no ordinary opponent.

The ranged claw attack struck the Evil Soul Master, but no one followed up with another attack. Their only priority was to escape.

"Since you've come all this way, you're not leaving!"

The first to die was none other than the Corpse Explosion Soul King.

His soul drifted before a man in white, who held a banner in his hands.

"My lord, why did you kill me?" He was confused and furious, but didn't dare raise his voice to challenge the man. He was afraid.

"Become nourishment for my Holy Spirit Chess, you and your followers. Heh heh heh."

Vengeful spirits drifted out of the corpses around them, controlled by the banner.

Electrolux, seething with anger, cried, "Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"