The Grim Reaper Descends

The pitch-black, deathly silent Death God Ray erupted with a roar. A towering black mist, laden with the endless, shrill shrieks of Vengeful Spirits, swept across the entire field. The paving stones on the ground were instantly eroded into fine powder, and the surrounding air was frozen by the power of annihilation.

The terrifying torrent of destruction rolled over, carrying the resentment of ten thousand slaughtered souls, its momentum utterly horrifying.

Zhongli Wu watched as the black mist shrouded the battlefield. His tense body finally relaxed, and a wild, arrogant grin curled his lips as he felt ecstatic: It's a good thing I charged the Death God Tower in advance! Now those two Limit Douluos are sure to die!

But just as the black mist reached its peak, a sudden change occurred on the field.

Within the Death God Ray, Bo Saixi unleashed her second martial soul, the Life Scepter. A brilliant, pearlescent curtain of life light erupted, using its intensely vigorous life force to hold back the Death God Ray while quietly accumulating the energy of the Death God.

Qian Daoliu kept his eyes locked on the energy fluctuations. Seeing that the moment had arrived, he shouted sharply, "Xixi, now!"

As his voice fell, the two of them, along with Ye Guyi, flashed away, gracefully escaping the range of the ray's bombardment like streaks of light.

The out-of-control Death God Ray continued unabated, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth as it slammed directly into the Tianhun Empire's ten-thousand-strong Soul Engineer Legion five kilometers away. Along the way, buildings, vegetation, and soul power barriers were all dissolved and annihilated, leaving nothing behind.

In the brief moment that Qian Daoliu and Zhongli Wu were locked in their schemes, the Tianhun Empire's ten-thousand-strong Soul Engineer Legion and the experts of the Body Sect finally reacted.

Du Busi was the first to release his Body Martial Soul, instantly enveloping Princess Wei Na within a soul power barrier.

At the same time, Du Busi issued an order to the Tianhun Empire's Soul Engineer Legion and the experts of the Body Sect: "Everyone, activate your martial souls and release the coordinated defensive barrier!"

Hearing this, six Title Douluo experts were the first to release their martial souls, shielding Princess Wei Na and Du Busi.

As for the rest of the Tianhun Empire's ten-thousand-strong Soul Engineer Legion and the remaining experts of the Body Sect, they also released their martial souls and activated the coordinated defensive barrier on the spot under Du Busi's urging.

But the Death God Ray was far too terrifying; even the ninth-tier defensive soul tools wielded by Limit Douluos like Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi could not withstand it.

Without the obstruction of Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu, the terrifying Death God Ray crossed the five-kilometer distance in an instant and slammed fiercely into the formation of the Soul Engineer Legion.

The coordinated defensive barrier condensed by ten thousand people was as fragile as paper, shattering and exploding in an instant.

The tyrannical power of death and annihilation swept across the field. Where the ray pierced through, it tore a straight, several-meter-wide path. All the soul engineers within that path were instantly vaporized, leaving no trace behind.

The soul engineers on the periphery of the path were also severely wounded by the shockwave, with severed limbs and debris scattered everywhere; the casualties were extremely heavy.

More than half of the Tianhun Empire's nearly ten-thousand-strong Soul Engineer Legion was wiped out in one blow, and the remaining soul engineers were terrified out of their wits.

Du Busi had led the group in a hasty retreat, but he had ultimately underestimated the speed of the ray.

Of the six reinforcing Title Douluos, five were killed instantly, leaving no bones behind.

The lucky survivor, Du Busi, protected Princess Wei Na, but he and the only remaining Title Douluo were left covered in cracks, their soul power dissipating, severely wounded and in a wretched state.

Seeing that Ye Guyi's plan had succeeded, Qian Daoliu immediately issued an order through his communication soul tool to Luan Feng, Ye Guyi, Bo Saixi, and the others who were watching the battle from the sidelines.

"Now!"

"Luan Feng, Ye Guyi, Bo Saixi, coordinate with your respective Soul Engineer Legions and launch an all-out attack!"

Luan Feng Douluo, watching from afar, saw her pupils shrink, her eyes filled with shock.

She looked at the peerless power Qian Daoliu displayed by wiping out a ten-thousand-strong legion and severely wounding powerful enemies through mere strategy, her heart surging with endless admiration.

This fiery and sincere Fire Phoenix Douluo felt her eyes quietly fill with extreme adoration, her heart overflowing with deep reverence for Qian Daoliu's ability to command the situation and look down upon the world.

It was just a pity that Qian Daoliu was already taken.

She looked at the high-spirited Qian Daoliu not far away.

The Fire Phoenix Douluo was the first to respond respectfully to Qian Daoliu: "Yes! Your Highness Angel!"

Subsequently, the Fire Phoenix Douluo issued an order to the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion through her communication soul tool: "All personnel, attack! Do not let a single remnant of the Tianhun Empire or Evil Soul Master escape!"

Bo Saixi and Ye Guyi were also stirred with excitement.

They had not expected that the three of them could instantly turn the tide of the battlefield.

This had caused more than half of the Tianhun Empire's nearly ten-thousand-strong Soul Engineer Legion to vanish.

At the same time, it had also wiped out almost all the experts of the Body Sect.

But they also knew that now was not the time for sentiment.

Thus, Ye Guyi and Bo Saixi both issued orders to their respective Soul Engineer Legions through their soul tools: "Soul Hall left-wing Soul Engineer Legion, all personnel attack! Do not let a single remnant of the Tianhun Empire or Evil Soul Master escape!"

"Soul Hall right-wing Soul Engineer Legion, all personnel attack! Do not let a single remnant of the Tianhun Empire or Evil Soul Master escape!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Following this, three armies of soul engineers were seen flying in from the east, south, and west of Tiandou City.

Two of the groups were primarily dressed in black, while the other was dressed in red.

They focused on long-range group combat and did not engage the remnants of the Tianhun Empire head-on.

Instead, each of them released coordinated defensive barriers while simultaneously deploying 5th, 6th, and 7th-tier soul cannons.

They battered the remnants of the Tianhun Empire, leaving them wailing in agony.

Qian Daoliu silently observed all of this with his spiritual power and nodded to himself, "This is the way soul engineers fight ten thousand years later!"

Of course, there were also some opponents among them who could be dealt with by the current Soul Engineer Legions alone.

This included Du Busi of the Body Sect, Zhongli Wu of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the six Title Douluos of the Holy Spirit Cult.

To deal with them, it would still require Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi to take action.

Before Du Busi and Zhongli Wu could make any further moves, Qian Daoliu said to Bo Saixi, "Xixi, I will leave Du Busi to you!"

"I will go and meet Zhongli Wu and the six Title Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult!"

Upon hearing this, Bo Saixi did not object: "Very well!"

Seeing that Bo Saixi had no disagreement, Qian Daoliu turned to Fire Phoenix Douluo and said, "Luan Feng, take Qiangu Zhenyue, Qiangu Zhenxie, Jin Lin, and Guang Yao to assist Ye Guyi in hunting the Evil Soul Masters. Try your best to let Ye Guyi land the killing blows!"

At this moment, Fire Phoenix Douluo's admiration for Qian Daoliu had reached an incomparable peak. Hearing his command, she agreed without the slightest hesitation: "Yes! Your subordinate obeys!"

Following this, under Qian Daoliu's watchful gaze, Fire Phoenix Douluo led Ye Guyi and the others to begin actively hunting the Evil Soul Masters.

Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu set his sights on Zhongli Wu and the six Title Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Qian Daoliu was the first to release his complete Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

He then unleashed his "Seventh Soul Skill—Angel True Body!"

Carrying the Angel Domain, he sped toward Zhongli Wu and the others.

As his words faded, Qian Daoliu stretched out his form, his complete Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul blooming with a roar. A holy and majestic golden light swept across the entire field as he activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Angel True Body, and unfurled his Angel Domain, hurtling toward Zhongli Wu's party.

At this moment, Zhongli Wu was completely stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had intended to use the Death God Tower to snipe a Limit Douluo, but he had unexpectedly wiped out the main force of the Tianhun Empire with his own hands, completely disrupting his side's layout.

The suddenly encroaching holy aura of the Angel God, carrying an overwhelmingly crushing sense of mortal danger, shattered his composure. He could no longer care about the safety of the Holy Spirit Cult members beside him; only one thought remained in his mind: to turn and flee at all costs.

Zhongli Wu immediately released his own Martial Soul, the "Death God Demon Puppet."

Nine soul rings—six black and three red—erupted from it.

Qian Daoliu was only slightly taken aback by the soul ring configuration, but knowing that the person before him was no pushover, he decided to go all out. "Ninth Soul Skill—Breath of the Angel!" he roared, unleashing it.

An intensely blazing light of the Holy Angel suddenly burst forth, tearing through the heavy night and illuminating the entire battlefield in vivid detail.

The pure, holy power of the Angel swept forth in a vast tide, its purifying might—which suppressed all evil—crushing down from the sky.

The brilliant heavenly light washed away the pervasive, deathly black mist and annihilated the rampant, murderous aura, locking firmly onto Zhongli Wu atop the high platform.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

As the supreme holy light flashed, five miserable cries rang out and fell silent.

Qian Daoliu saw that of the six Title Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult, plus Zhongli Wu on the high platform, five had perished instantly.

Only one Title Douluo had transformed into a bolt of lightning to dodge the attack at high speed.

Naturally, Zhongli Wu, a level 98 Super Douluo, had also survived.