Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue began hunting Evil Soul Masters in the second month after the Star Luo Empire withdrew its troops.
At first, there were only the grandfather and granddaughter and three worshippers from the Worship Hall. The five formed a small squad and roamed the western border's mountains.
Most Evil Soul Masters gathered in groups of three to five. Occasionally, there were gangs of a dozen or so, but rarely more than twenty.
Qian Daoliu laid down one rule: only attack groups of fewer than twenty, then leave immediately. Never linger in battle. Their cultivation had not recovered enough for head-on clashes; they relied on the angel martial soul's natural advantage over Evil Soul Masters.
Their first attack took place in an abandoned mine.
Seven Evil Soul Masters sat around a campfire, roasting a shriveled corpse.
Qian Renxue charged in first, merging with her six-winged angel martial soul. Six golden wings unfurled behind her, and holy radiance lit up the entire mine.
All seven Evil Soul Masters screamed at once. Before the Angel Divine Light, their martial souls rapidly dissolved like blocks of ice doused in boiling oil.
Qian Renxue struck with her palm. A golden palm imprint landed on the leading Evil Soul Master's chest, purifying him into drifting ash before he could even scream.
The remaining six tried to flee, but Qian Daoliu blocked the entrance. His angel martial soul was more powerful than Qian Renxue's, its sacred aura denser. He killed one with each palm strike, leaving the six Evil Soul Masters no chance to fight back.
Seven Evil Soul Masters, from the first strike to the finish, in fewer than ten breaths.
Qian Renxue crouched down, enveloping the essence of Soul Power left behind by those Evil Soul Masters in the radiance of her