Skywater City Martial Soul Hall Master and Luo Feng Arrest Zhao Wuji

Dugu Bo looked at Ye Shuyuan in confusion.

Ye Shuyuan did not answer, his gaze fixed calmly on the field, a faint, elusive smile playing on his lips:

"Just watch."

"Watch?" Dugu Bo's brows furrowed tightly, his tone filled with bewilderment, yet he said nothing more.

"Good, a damn good 'serves him right'!" Flender gritted his teeth, his face slightly twisted with rage.

What did he mean, Ma Hongjun deserved it?

Ye Qingzhou was just standing there spouting cold, sarcastic remarks.

"Why waste more breath on him? Attack!" Liu Erlong had long since lost her patience.

A mere junior daring to speak so boldly to his elders.

In her eyes, Liu Erlong had already cast Ye Qingzhou and Shui Bing'er as proxies for Ye Shuyuan and Dugu Bo.

In a fit of fury, a scorching aura ignited around Liu Erlong's body, and the seventh soul ring beneath her feet lit up.

Her entire body transformed into a fierce fire dragon.

This was her martial soul avatar, the Fire Dragon Avatar.

Flender followed closely behind.

His arms transformed into broad wings, his facial features retracted, and his eyes became as sharp as an eagle's.

Four-Eyed Owl Avatar!

Shui Qingrou's expression changed drastically, and she instinctively moved to intervene, but was stopped by Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo shook his head, and Shui Qingrou could only wait and see how things unfolded.

Ye Shuyuan's expression remained indifferent; he did not panic in the slightest despite Liu Erlong and Flender unleashing their martial soul avatars.

Ye Qingzhou and Shui Bing'er stood on the same line, having no intention of dodging.

They were the targets of Liu Erlong and Flender; one could dodge for a moment, but not for a lifetime.

Liu Erlong's dragon maw opened, and a crimson pillar of fire erupted, scorching everything in its path.

At the same time, Flender flapped his wings in the air, and countless feathers poured down like a torrential rain.

"Second soul skill, Ice Ring Armor." Shui Bing'er did not retreat, instead activating her second soul skill.

Crystal-clear ice crystals spread rapidly from her center, forming a translucent, ice-blue dome in the air that enveloped both her and Ye Qingzhou.

This time, the thickness of the Ice Ring Armor far exceeded what she had used to defend against Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun earlier.

The pillar of fire slammed into the armor, emitting a piercing screech as a massive amount of white steam rose into the air.

Every feather released by Flender carried sharp, piercing force, each impact ringing out with a "ding" sound.

After just the first wave of the assault, cracks began to appear on the Ice Ring Armor.

Shui Bing'er's face turned pale at a visible rate, her soul power being consumed at a frantic pace.

"Ye Qingzhou, I... I can't hold on much longer..." Shui Bing'er's voice trembled slightly.

Ye Qingzhou, standing behind her, placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Fourth soul skill, Extreme Healing!"

The fourth black, ten-thousand-year soul ring beneath Ye Qingzhou's feet released a darkness akin to obsidian.

The Magnolia in his palm released a warm, jade-like emerald glow, which spread out like ripples in water, enveloping both Ye Qingzhou and Shui Bing'er entirely.

The Ice Ring Armor, which was on the verge of shattering, was restored to its original state by the emerald light.

This was the effect of his fourth soul skill, Extreme Healing.

It increased the caster's maximum health and defense values by 150 percent, and any injury sustained would be healed instantly. It was a reinforced version of "Wildfire Cannot Burn Out, Spring Breeze Brings Life Anew."

Most importantly, this soul skill could be stacked with any other soul skill.

Defense skills boosted defense values, attack skills boosted attack power, and speed skills boosted speed.

Only one thing remained fixed, and that was the health value.

However, the effect only lasted for two and a half minutes.

"What... what the hell is this?" Liu Erlong's pupils contracted sharply.

The Ice Ring Armor was clearly about to shatter, yet the moment Ye Qingzhou unleashed his soul skill, it was restored to perfection.

Flender shouted in a deep voice: "Erlong, let's keep going."

Liu Erlong snapped back to reality and joined Flender in intensifying their output.

With the aid of Extreme Healing, Shui Bing'er felt much more at ease.

The soul power within her body was also being replenished.

Heavy footsteps rang out, but Shui Bing'er and Ye Qingzhou paid them no mind.

Two and a half minutes passed.

This scene remained at a stalemate for a full two and a half minutes.

A Soul Elder's defensive soul skill and a Soul Ancestor's amplification soul skill had actually held out for two and a half minutes against two Soul Saints wielding their Avatar of the Martial Soul.

"Erlong, catch!" Flender took a few sugar pills from his storage Soul Tool and tossed them to Liu Erlong.

These sugar pills had been prepared in advance by Shao Xin and served to replenish soul power.

Biting down on them, Flender and Liu Erlong felt their soul power recover.

The two of them unleashed their full firepower.

Half a minute passed.

Crack.

The Ice Ring Armor finally reached its limit, emitting a crisp shattering sound as a massive fissure split open from the dome.

The entire Ice Ring Armor began to crumble and disintegrate.

Just as Liu Erlong's pillar of fire pierced through the shattered Ice Ring Armor and was about to strike Shui Bing'er, the third soul ring beneath Ye Qingzhou's feet flashed and vanished.

"Third Soul Skill, Thousand Flower Shadows!"

The pillar of fire passed right through Ye Qingzhou and Shui Bing'er, and just as Liu Erlong thought she had succeeded, the two figures vanished from where they stood.

Liu Erlong was shocked: "They escaped?!"

How could they escape from this?

Ye Qingzhou supported Shui Bing'er as he arrived at the side of Ye Shuyuan and Dugu Bo.

Shui Bing'er's expression was slightly dazed, but her breathing was steady, and she was in no serious danger.

Life God Trial Third Trial: Rescue one injured person from the hands of a Soul Saint, complete.

A faint, barely perceptible smile tugged at the corners of Ye Qingzhou's mouth.

Clap, clap, clap.

A series of three claps rang out.

Everyone present turned their gaze toward the source of the sound.

The person who had arrived was none other than the hall master of the Skywater City Martial Soul Hall and Ye Qingzhou's father, Luo Feng.

Behind the hall master and Luo Feng followed several members of the Angel Legion, all dressed in plain clothes without any Martial Soul Hall insignias.

Luo Feng spoke with a smile: "I didn't expect to see such a good show the moment I arrived."

Liu Erlong pointed a hand at Luo Feng, her tone laced with anger: "And who are you supposed to be, daring to interfere in our business?"

Ye Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, looking at Luo Feng with a hint of impatience: "What are you here for?"

Luo Feng chuckled, looking at Ye Qingzhou with a touch of pride:

"Martial Soul Hall recently granted me a year of paid leave, so it's the perfect time to come back and spend some time with you all."

"As for your affairs, I had already heard about them from Hall Master Chengye."

Seeing that the newcomers were from Martial Soul Hall, Zhao Wuji instinctively took a few steps back, his heart filled with dread.

Flender, feeling betrayed, nearly coughed up blood: "Chengye, you took our bribes and yet you still betrayed us!"

Chengye remained composed, his face devoid of any ripples as he spread his hands:

"Sigh, you shouldn't have brought up the Medical Saint to leverage your position. I had no choice but to report it to Deputy Captain Luo. At the very least, my decision was the correct one."

Luo Feng waved a hand and issued the order: "Take Zhao Wuji down!"

Zhao Wuji was one of the wanted criminals previously issued a kill order by Martial Soul Hall; capturing him would add to his own list of merits.

"Yes, Deputy Captain Luo."