With the Sun Moon Empire's Central Infantry Main Force and First Soul Engineer Legion stationed in Heaven Dou City.
Only then were the remnants of the Heaven Dou Empire within the city completely purged.
At this point, the Heaven Dou Empire had been utterly destroyed.
As for the remaining Evil Soul Masters hiding in the shadows,
Qian Daoliu had no intention of letting them go either.
While arranging for the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion and Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion to rest,
Qian Daoliu joined forces with Bo Saixi to protect Ye Guyi.
Qian Daoliu used god-level Spiritual Detection, while Bo Saixi ensured Ye Guyi's safety, as they repeatedly swept through Heaven Dou City.
In the end, they helped Ye Guyi kill nearly a hundred Evil Soul Masters.
Ye Guyi's level rose to 80, officially advancing to Soul Douluo rank.
It was time for her to obtain her Eighth Soul Ring.
Even after doing all this, Qian Daoliu still wasn't satisfied.
He had Ye Guyi fully unleash her Holy Angel Martial Soul.
Then Qian Daoliu channeled Angel Soul Power into Ye Guyi, while Bo Saixi channeled Life energy into her.
Two vast streams of power poured ceaselessly into Ye Guyi's body. Qian Daoliu's angelic radiance was pure and blazing, while Bo Saixi's gentle Life essence was abundant and vibrant. Both merged with the Holy Angel Martial Soul.
Ye Guyi spread her snowy-white wings. Holy light unfurled from her body and enveloped all of Heaven Dou City. A soft radiance spilled through the streets and lanes. The sick and injured found their pain fading, while the frail grew stronger day by day.
At the same time, the boundless holy power cleansed the traces left behind by the Evil Soul Masters.
The people throughout the city basked in warm, radiant light. Overjoyed, they knelt and bowed toward the source of the holy glow, praising Ye Guyi for her blessings.
Specks of shimmering white faith rose from every corner of the city, drifting ceaselessly toward Ye Guyi.
Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi exchanged a nod, understanding that the white light filling the sky was the faith gathered by the people, continually nourishing the Holy Angel Martial Soul.
Bathed in an immense influx of faith, the four wings on Ye Guyi's back suddenly shuddered and spread wide. As snowy light mist billowed, a new pair of wings quietly emerged from her shoulder blades, opening alongside her original pair and forming the majestic shape of a Six-Winged Angel.
Waves of holy light spread outward once more. Her Soul Power surged higher and higher, and the sacred aura filled all of Heaven Dou City.
Ye Guyi's four-winged Holy Angel Martial Soul had completed its evolution, transforming into a Six-Winged Holy Angel Martial Soul and finally breaking free of the shackles of martial soul degradation.
Delight flashed through Qian Daoliu's eyes, and he exclaimed, "It's Martial Soul Evolution!" Bo Saixi gazed at Ye Guyi, hovering in the air as a Six-Winged Angel, her eyes and brows full of warmth.
The immense tide of faith continued to pour into her. The light of the Six-Winged Holy Angel Martial Soul grew ever more substantial, and holy radiance circled around her.
Seeing Ye Guyi's four-winged Holy Angel Martial Soul change into a Six-Winged Holy Angel in the sky, the people of the city bowed with even greater devotion. The endless glimmers of faith made the Six-Winged Angel's presence grow ever more formidable.
"My Martial Soul has evolved!"
Feeling the changes in her Martial Soul, Ye Guyi murmured, overjoyed.
As the one experiencing it firsthand, Ye Guyi felt the changes most clearly.
Slaying the Evil Soul Masters and gaining the power of faith had given her foundation a qualitative leap. Otherwise, her Holy Angel Martial Soul would not have evolved before she had obtained her ninth Soul Ring.
At that moment, Ye Guyi felt immense gratitude toward Qian Daoliu.
She knew that Qian Daoliu had not only saved her life, but had also helped her fulfill her ancestors' dying wish—to rebuild Spirit Hall—and given her the hope of becoming a god.
"Great Ancestor, thank you!"
Then Ye Guyi threw herself into Qian Daoliu's arms like a young girl, sobbing silently.
Qian Daoliu knew how to comfort a young girl, so he could only pat Ye Guyi gently on the back and soothe her softly.
"Good girl, don't cry!"
"So many people are watching!"
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu pointed to the people of Heaven Dou City looking up at them below, as well as the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion and Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion stationed outside the city.
Following the direction of Qian Daoliu's finger, Ye Guyi saw Qiangu Zhenyue, Qiangu Zhenxie, Jin Lin, and Guang Yao among the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion, all watching her with amused expressions.
Ye Guyi's expression instantly stiffened. She pulled away from Qian Daoliu's embrace and returned to her usual cool, distant manner as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall.
Qian Daoliu felt his arms suddenly empty and couldn't help complaining to Bo Saixi, "Guyi's a good kid in every way, but she just doesn't act like a child!"
Hearing this, Bo Saixi couldn't help but nod in agreement. "Yes, Guyi is far more mature than others her age!"
"That has a lot to do with how she grew up!"
"What we need to do is guide her, protect her, and nurture her!"
"And most importantly, believe in her!"
Bo Saixi was deeply moved and said a great deal to Qian Daoliu.
After listening, Qian Daoliu nodded in agreement.
In the end, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi took Ye Guyi on several more flights around Heaven Dou City, healing its people.
Only then did they return to the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion's camp.
They began making their next arrangements.
Since the greatest threats within the Heaven Dou Empire—the empire's remnants and most of the Holy Spirit Cult's remnants—had already been eliminated by Qian Daoliu and the others,
Qian Daoliu planned to take Ye Guyi, Bo Saixi, and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest first, so they could obtain the Soul Rings they needed.
As for the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion, it would temporarily follow the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion in eliminating the remaining Evil Soul Masters within the Heaven Dou Empire.
After Qian Daoliu and the others obtained their Soul Rings, they would return to the Sun Moon Empire to report in.
Fire Phoenix Douluo fully agreed to obey Qian Daoliu's orders. "Lord Angel, rest assured!"
"I promise that when you return from hunting Soul Rings, I'll bring you back a Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion tempered by blood and fire!"
Qian Daoliu was very satisfied with her response. "Then I'll leave it to you, Fire Phoenix Douluo!"
The next day, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi led Ye Guyi, Qiangu Zhenyue, Qiangu Zhenxie, Jin Lin, and Guang Yao away from the Soul Hall Soul Engineer Legion.
They set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.
Of course, along the way, Qian Daoliu still led Spirit Hall's younger generation in eliminating Evil Soul Masters.
Perhaps because news of the battle in Heaven Dou City had spread, the Evil Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire were now hiding themselves away.
Ordinary people would never spot an Evil Soul Master unless they examined things closely.
But Qian Daoliu was no ordinary person. The moment he spread out his god-level spiritual power, no Evil Soul Master within several kilometers could escape detection.
So Qian Daoliu simply had Spirit Hall's younger generation work together seamlessly, killing Evil Soul Masters along the way.
During this time, Ye Guyi suppressed the Evil Soul Masters, Guang Yao controlled them, and Qiangu Zhenyue, Qiangu Zhenxie, and Jin Lin handled close-range offense.
Of course, the final kills still went to Ye Guyi.
Bo Saixi handled security, while Qian Daoliu analyzed and coached Ye Guyi and the others on their fighting styles and techniques.
At the same time, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi gained a better understanding of the others' fighting styles.
For instance, although Ye Guyi was a girl, she completely forgot the flight advantage of her Angel Martial Soul when fighting. Like Qian Daoliu, she favored close combat—she was a downright brawler.
Qiangu Zhenyue and Qiangu Zhenxie also fought as if their lives meant nothing, and they had the trump card of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Jin Lin, meanwhile, was a complete close-combat fighter. His Martial Soul was the Platinum Crocodile King, combining offense and defense. He fought as if his life depended on it, too.
What surprised Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi most was Guang Yao.
Her Martial Soul was the Starlight Scepter. At night, it could restrain an enemy completely regardless of their level.
Of course, its weakness was obvious: its effect was greatly reduced during the day.
Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi took note of all this.
They had already begun planning how to train the group further.
The journey from Heaven Dou City to the Star Dou Great Forest wasn't far.
But Qian Daoliu and Ye Guyi's group took a full ten days to get there.
Most of those ten days were spent improving the five-person team's practical combat abilities.
On the tenth day, Qian Daoliu and the others finally arrived at the outskirts of a vast city of ruins.
Countless Soul Beasts stood guard atop its walls.
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