Encountering Du Busi Again

Bo Saixi lifted her slender hand, quietly activating the first soul skill of her second martial soul, [Breath of Life]. A pale green, gentle radiance enveloped the group, instantly merging their presence with the surrounding vegetation and crumbling ruins. Perfectly concealed, they slipped into Tiandou City without a sound.

Before them lay a scene of utter devastation; the streets were shattered and chaotic, littered with debris and bloodstains.

Large groups of remnants from the Tianhun Empire rampaged through the alleys, brutally kicking open the doors of civilian homes and wantonly seizing defenseless old men, women, and children.

Cries of mourning and desperate pleas rose one after another. Innocent commoners were dragged and shoved roughly, with no one spared.

The soldiers, their expressions numb and vicious, drove the crowd of civilians toward the massive plaza in the center of the city.

Qian Daoliu's eyes turned cold, a biting chill flashing in their depths. He signaled for everyone to remain silent, then quietly followed the marching troops, slowly trailing them toward the plaza.

As the soldiers drove the civilians toward the central plaza, Qian Daoliu keenly sensed the aura of Evil Soul Masters emanating from them.

Ye Guyi felt the same. She turned to Qian Daoliu and asked, "Ancestor, these soldiers carry a disgusting, evil aura!"

Qian Daoliu nodded in confirmation. Hearing this, Ye Guyi could no longer suppress her rage and prepared to rush out to slaughter the Evil Soul Masters who were butchering the commoners.

It was only by using his soul power to restrain Ye Guyi's movements and voice that Qian Daoliu prevented them from alerting the enemy.

Qian Daoliu wanted to see more; he needed to know exactly why these detestable Evil Soul Masters were slaughtering so many civilians.

Eventually, Qian Daoliu and the others followed the Evil Soul Masters to the plaza.

Above the plaza stood rows of pitch-black, evil altars, cold and sinister.

The soldiers shoved the civilians violently, forcing them into the scarlet Blood Pool at the center of the altars.

As the commoners fell into the pool, they could only let out one shrill, mournful cry before falling completely silent.

Thick, deathly energy rose continuously from the Blood Pool, all of it converging toward the most magnificent main altar in the plaza. Suspended above the altar was a bizarre, giant soul guidance device, radiating a chilling aura that made one's heart tremble.

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi's pupils constricted. With grave expressions, they whispered in unison, "Death God Soul Guidance Device?"

The altar towered into the clouds, capable of radiating its influence across the entire Tiandou City. It was clear that the Holy Spirit Cult intended to hold Tiandou City at all costs, planning to use the Death God Soul Guidance Device to deliver a fatal blow to the Sun Moon Empire at the critical moment.

Looking closer, the device was constructed entirely from pitch-black bones and dark soul guidance chips. Within the hollowed-out patterns of its frame, countless pale ghosts were trapped, struggling frantically and wailing miserably. Endless resentment and baleful energy permeated outward, terrifying to behold.

Nearby, Guang Yao, Jin Lin, Qian Gu Zhenyue, and Qian Gu Zhenxie could no longer control their emotions and felt the urge to vomit.

Even Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng could not help but swallow hard, clearly shaken by the hellish scene before them.

Bo Saixi felt the fetus stir within her. Seeing a woman holding an infant being shoved into the Blood Pool, only for both mother and child to vanish in an instant, her heart surged with fury. Her jade hands clenched tightly, and a cold chill gathered in her eyes.

The tender heart brought on by her pregnancy could hardly endure the tragedy. Her Sea God soul power stirred restlessly, nearly breaking their concealment.

Qian Daoliu quickly turned to press a hand gently on her shoulder, transmitting his voice to soothe her and stabilize her volatile soul power, waiting for the right moment to strike.

After steadying Bo Saixi, Qian Daoliu used his soul power to isolate the group, preventing any premature exposure.

Having done this, Qian Daoliu began to observe the experts of the Holy Spirit Cult atop the altar.

He discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult had truly gone all out this time; they had dispatched seven Title Douluo, including one level-98 Super Douluo.

Furthermore, there were no fewer than a thousand Evil Soul Masters across the plaza, supported by the garrisoned soul master legions of the former Tianhun Empire.

It seemed an impossible task for Qian Daoliu to save the civilians of Tiandou City and eliminate the Evil Soul Masters without suffering any losses.

Moreover, Qian Daoliu did not yet know what hidden strength the Tianhun Empire might possess.

Qian Daoliu decided for the group, "We must go and check the Tianhun Imperial Palace!"

"Understood!"

At these words, Bo Saixi suppressed her rage and followed Qian Daoliu, led by Luan Feng, toward the Tianhun Imperial Palace.

The moment Qian Daoliu flew above the palace, he felt the true foundation of the Tianhun Empire.

At that moment, nearly ten thousand soul engineers were stationed around the Tianhun Imperial Palace.

Deep within the palace, there were seven more Title Douluo.

Among these seven, the strongest was also a level-98 Super Douluo.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu was very familiar with that aura.

It seemed to be none other than Du Busi of the Body Sect, whom he had encountered a year ago.

"This is troublesome," Qian Daoliu muttered to himself.

He calculated the combined strength of the Tianhun Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult.

He no longer held any hope that the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion and the Soul Hall's soul engineer legion could easily take Tiandou City.

"What is it, Your Highness Angel?"

Hearing Qian Daoliu call the situation troublesome, Fire Phoenix Douluo asked with curiosity about the conditions inside the palace.

Qian Daoliu informed them of the experts within the Tianhun Imperial Palace.

Fire Phoenix Douluo gasped.

"Your Highness Angel! Given the current situation, it is impossible for our two soul engineer legions to take Tiandou City!"

"Perhaps we should retreat first and relay this information to His Majesty, so he may mobilize more soul engineer legions to deal with this situation!"

Fire Phoenix Douluo had not yet finished speaking.

Qian Daoliu had yet to utter a word.

Ye Guyi, however, interjected, "No!"

Bo Saixi and the others all felt that what Fire Phoenix Douluo said made sense.

Qian Daoliu's inner thoughts, however, differed from the rest, and upon hearing Ye Guyi's objection, he turned to her.

Thus, Qian Daoliu asked Ye Guyi with an expectant look, "Guyi, the strength between us and the enemy is currently disproportionate. Since you disagree with retreating, what plan do you have?"

Having said this, Qian Daoliu looked at Ye Guyi with curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Ye Guyi suppressed her rage toward the Evil Soul Masters and said respectfully to Qian Daoliu, "Ancestor, I once heard my teacher say that the Death God Soul Guidance Device can only be fired in a fixed direction!"

"Perhaps we can use the Death God Soul Guidance Device to our advantage!"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu's eyes gleamed, and he encouraged Ye Guyi, "Guyi, can you be more specific?"

In truth, this was much like what Qian Daoliu had been thinking.

"Ancestor, my idea is, could the two ancestors..."

At this moment, Ye Guyi lowered her voice until it was only audible to Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.

Qian Daoliu also tactfully shielded their conversation from the senses of those around them.

He listened and nodded in appreciation, and in the end, even Bo Saixi could not help but praise Ye Guyi, "Guyi, you truly are a genius!"

Hearing this, Ye Guyi shyly lowered her head.

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu felt deeply gratified.

Ultimately, Qian Daoliu accepted Ye Guyi's suggestion and addressed the crowd, "The army will deploy according to the original plan and await orders!"

"Luan Feng, Ye Guyi, Bo Saixi, each of you contact your respective Soul Master Legions. We shall launch the full-scale assault in the dead of night!"

"Yes!"

The group responded in unison.