Ning Rongrong raised the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Boosts to "strength," "speed," and "defense" landed precisely on Xu Chengye and Zhu Zhuqing. At the same time, she held her Soul Power Folding Fan and occasionally swung out several Soul Power Blades to help clear out any stragglers.
Liu Yuxi activated her Martial Soul, and several barbed vines burst from the ground, tightly binding a few Soul Beasts attempting to circle around for a sneak attack. The thorns on the vines pierced their bodies, instantly paralyzing their movements.
The four worked together seamlessly. Though they faced dozens of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, they did not fall behind in the slightest.
Snow Empress stood beside Shen Lian, her ice-blue eyes calmly sweeping over the battlefield. Only when a Soul Beast occasionally broke through the four's defenses, or a high-level Soul Beast attempted a sneak attack, would she raise a hand and point—a cone of ice shot forth, precisely freezing that Soul Beast into an ice sculpture. Her movements were crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
In only a short while, those Soul Beasts stubbornly resisting had been nearly wiped out. Only a few remained, trembling as they huddled within the cracks of the cliff, without even the courage to raise their heads.
Shen Lian withdrew his Martial Soul and fixed his gaze on the Deep Sea Black Tortoise King as he said calmly:
"Now, it is time for you to fulfill your promise."
The Deep Sea Black Tortoise King promptly bowed, his tone respectful.
"This old man will immediately issue the order for every Soul Beast on Soul Beast Continent to submit to you, my lord!"
As the Deep Sea Black Tortoise King loudly declared toward Eagle Beak Cliff, "Soul Beast Continent is willing to submit to Lord Shen Lian," Soul Beasts