Fallen Soul Master Squad

Yan cautiously observed the noble-looking man who was absorbing a Soul Ring.

He narrowed his eyes, recalling the information Qian Renxue had given him regarding Viscount Sindis.

This seemed to be the very man in Sindis's portrait from the intelligence report.

In other words, this man was very likely Sindis, a viscount of the empire.

And the people around him, needless to say, were the Fallen Soul Master squad wanted by Spirit Hall.

It seemed Sindis truly was colluding with the Fallen Soul Master squad.

No wonder the Fallen Soul Master squad, which had always operated along the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, had unusually come to Sunset Forest according to the intelligence Qian Renxue had gathered.

They had come to help Sindis hunt a Soul Ring to break through to Soul Saint!

The two sides clearly had a close relationship.

Yan's gaze repeatedly swept between the richly dressed man seated cross-legged and the vicious Fallen Soul Masters around him before finally settling on Blood Leopard, the tall, thin, sinister leader.

And perhaps it was only an illusion, but at first glance, one appeared noble and composed while the other was violent and ruthless, their temperaments utterly different.

Yet upon closer inspection of their brows, eyes, and facial contours, Yan inexplicably felt that the two bore some resemblance. Could there be a deeper connection between them?

But whatever their relationship was, it no longer mattered. With both groups gathered here today, there was no need to keep searching for evidence of Sindis's crimes.

What happened today was ironclad proof. He could wipe them all out in one stroke and spare himself future trouble.

As thoughts flashed through his mind, the situation before him had already become clear.

Sindis was at the critical stage of absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring and absolutely could not be disturbed. Otherwise, the backlash would leave him dead or crippled.

And the Soul Emperor-level Blood Leopard, along with at least two Soul Kings and several Soul Elders, formed the obstacle Yan had to overcome.

"Then let's make this quick."

With his plan settled, Yan no longer concealed himself. His figure flickered, and he stepped out from behind the enormous tree.

His dark fitted clothes nearly blended into the shadows of the forest. Only his eyes shone with a chilling brightness in the dim light.

The Evil Soul Master squad standing guard immediately noticed Yan.

"Who goes there?!" The nearest Soul Elder had only managed a brief cry of alarm before a pair of pupils seemingly burning with dark gold flames rapidly filled his vision.

Yan did not waste a single word and immediately leaped forward.

The Flame Overlord Martial Soul possessed him instantly. Beneath the Ten Directions Wristband, four slender ring phantoms lit up in sequence.

Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor!

Burning Flame!

Crimson Dragon Tyrant Body!

Molten Domain!

The four soul skills stacked atop one another in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, dark gold crimson flames and a molten domain reflected off one another around Yan, while the phantom of a crimson dragon coiled around him and roared.

The terrifying pressure and heat waves he radiated merely by standing there made the surrounding Soul Elders turn pale. Their breathing grew labored, and even circulating their Soul Power became difficult, as though they stood at the mouth of a volcano on the verge of eruption.

"Stop him!" Blood Leopard, the Fallen Soul Master leader, had his pupils shrink to pinpoints as alarm bells blared wildly in his heart.

As he let out a sharp roar, six Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—appeared beneath his feet.

Without hesitation, he unleashed his soul skill. His body swelled, dark red scales covered him, and he transformed into a savage half-man, half-leopard form. His aura rose to the peak of Soul Emperor as he turned into a streak of bloody light and charged directly at Yan.

However, it was already too late.

Facing a Soul King and two Soul Elders who lunged at him first, attempting to stop him with suicidal attacks, Yan did not even make a complete attacking motion.

He merely casually raised his right arm, covered in dark gold crimson flames, toward the direction from which the three charged. He spread his fingers, then gently clenched them.

The flames within the Molten Domain suddenly contracted. The three Fallen Soul Masters felt as though they had been thrown into a furnace, with terrifying crushing pressure and extreme heat bearing down on them from all directions.

Their Soul Power barriers shattered like soap bubbles, while searing agony tore through their skin, muscles, and bones.

Before they could even fully scream, they were shredded by the combined force of the dark gold crimson flames and the domain, turning into three bursts of flame that ignited in an instant and soon left behind only charred remains.

This was an instant kill brought about by absolute strength!

At that moment, Blood Leopard's pouncing figure had already reached him. His claws tore through the air, aiming directly for Yan's head, their sharp wind carrying a dense stench of blood and corrosive power.

Yan slightly tilted his head. His dark red eyes locked onto that streak of blood, and his right fist—covered in Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor and burning with Burning Flame—struck later yet arrived first, launching a simple punch.

As his fist cut through the air, it burned a vacuum trail through it, producing a shrill howl.

Flame Fall: Sky Piercer!

Fist and claw collided with a thunderous boom.

An energy storm even more violent than any before erupted.

Dark gold crimson flames and dark red bloodlight madly collided and annihilated one another.

Blood Leopard felt as though his claws had struck the core of an exploding blazing sun.

That domineering flame power not only instantly burned through his blood-attributed energy, but an incomprehensibly brutal force also traveled through his fist and arm, violently crashing into his body.

Sindik's entire body shook violently as blood sprayed from his mouth. His scale-covered arms creaked under unbearable strain.

Like someone struck head-on by a meteor, he shot backward even faster than he had come, smashing fiercely into a massive boulder in the distance.

The rock shattered, and he was embedded within it. His aura instantly weakened, his arms dangling limply at his sides. He had clearly suffered grave injuries.

With just one punch, Yan had severely wounded the Soul Emperor-level Blood Leopard.

The remaining two Soul Kings and several Soul Elders were utterly terrified. Looking at the Flame Demon God standing silently within the Molten Domain, as though he had casually swatted away a fly, they could no longer summon even the slightest will to resist.

They turned and fled for their lives in different directions, abandoning both their leader and Sindis, who was still absorbing his Soul Ring.

How could Yan possibly allow them to escape? Every one of them was one of his mission targets.

He instantly used Flowing Fire Burning Shadow. With a flicker of his body, only a slowly fading afterimage of dark gold flames remained where he had stood.

His true body had already become a blazing stream of fire skimming across the ground. In an instant, he crossed dozens of meters and appeared behind the Soul King who had fled the farthest and already rushed into a thicket.

The Soul King only felt scorching heat surge behind him. He turned around in horror and saw a palm burning with dark gold flames rapidly filling his vision.

"No!" The Soul King only had time to let out a despairing wail.

Then Yan casually pressed his palm against the man's back. Dark gold flames entered his body, instantly burning through his heart and meridians.

The Soul King's body stiffened before he collapsed to the ground. A charred palm print marked his back, the flesh around its edges carbonized. No trace of life remained.

Yan did not even look at him. Flowing Fire Burning Shadow moved again, his figure tracing a strange arc as he instantly turned and intercepted another Soul Elder who was desperately fleeing toward the dense forest at the side.

The Soul Elder was so frightened that his soul nearly left his body. His third Soul Ring lit up desperately beneath his feet, condensing an earthen wall in an attempt to block him.