Deep within the Evil Demon Forest, year-round gray-black mist shrouded the land.
Dozens of high-altitude detection Soul Tools hovered around the forest's perimeter, their Soul Tool rays sweeping across the treetops day and night.
Farther away, several Soul Engineer legions had already established their camps. Large encampments connected to one another, sealing off every exit from the Evil Demon Forest.
Low rumbles could still be heard from afar. Every half hour, high-altitude reconnaissance Soul Tools streaked across the forest overhead.
So long as they detected Soul Power fluctuations, the nearby long-range Soul Tool artillery platforms would immediately calibrate their positions.
Over the past month, the Holy Spirit Cult had lost its last few outer strongholds.
Two secret supply transportation routes had been cut off. Nearly a hundred Evil Soul Masters responsible for gathering supplies outside had been killed or injured. The survivors could only keep retreating deeper into the forest, to the point that they were now even beginning to lack the blood food needed for cultivation.
The Sun Moon Empire still employed siege tactics. It did not rashly invade the Evil Demon Forest; it merely blockaded, scouted, advanced, then blockaded again.
For every ten li they advanced, the Soul Engineer legions built new detection towers and defensive positions. They were shrinking the encirclement, forcing the Holy Spirit Cult to expose the location of its headquarters.
This forest, which had sheltered the Holy Spirit Cult for many years, had now become a prison of death.
Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters, underground council hall.
Pale Soul Tool lamps illuminated the stone pillars on either side. A heavy stench of blood lingered in the air, while hurried footsteps occasionally sounded outside the hall. Evil Soul Masters responsible for relaying orders constantly came and went, yet they brought no good news.
Ye Xishui sat