Power of Thousand Winds, Qian Renxue Arrives

An atmosphere of despair spread throughout the entire town.

There was no way around it—the Wolf Bandits had already breached the defensive line, and the existing defenders had no way to drive them out.

"First Soul Skill: Thousand Winds."

A gigantic wind blade descended from the sky, blocking the army of Wolf Bandits surging into the town and forming a towering wall of wind.

"Domain: Thousand Winds, Myriad Clouds."

The wind wall grew even stronger, radiating an emerald glow as it began absorbing the surrounding natural energy.

At the same time, the Chronicle of Time in Xu Qianqian's hand transformed into the Book of Wind, releasing dozens of green rays of light.

As those lights landed on the ground, they rapidly took the form of summons—wolves, tigers, and leopards, at least in outline—and all of them bore obvious wind-element traits.

The summons charged out at once. Some attacked near the wind wall to stop the enemy, while others entered the wall to launch surprise attacks on the Wolf Bandits.

The stunned and bewildered Wolf Bandits had their joints bitten down on by several summons.

Xu Qianqian's voice carried on the wind and reached everyone's ears.

"What are you standing around for?!"

"Get rid of the enemies inside the defensive line already!"

The leading Soul Ancestor, who had lost an arm, finally snapped out of it. "Brothers, our reinforcements have arrived! Hurry, attack with everything you have!"

The person above probably was not their reinforcement. Though he was puzzled—he had heard that the reinforcements sent this time belonged to the Judgment Hall and were from the Angel Clan—there was no time to worry about that now.

With the Soul Ancestor's reminder, everyone attacked once more.

Under their full-force assault, the Wolf Bandits who had broken through the defensive line and been restrained by Xu Qianqian's summons were slaughtered to the last.

Countless spears, blades, and soul skills rained down on them. Even when the Wolf Bandits recovered from their shock, they had no time to defend themselves.

Xu Qianqian landed on the defensive line and took several deep breaths.

"There are still over seventy Wolf Bandits. How am I supposed to kill them all?"

The Wolf Bandits were temporarily blocked by the wind wall, and with the summons holding them back, they could not break in for the time being.

The Domain could draw upon natural energy to replenish itself, but the gap in strength was not so easily overcome.

The summons could only reach around four to five hundred years of cultivation. She had also tried condensing cards of thousand-year soul beasts, but she had failed. In short, they could not be turned into cards and stored within the Book of Wind.

"Senior, have our follow-up reinforcements arrived?" The leading Soul Ancestor, pale-faced, squeezed his way in front of Xu Qianqian.

The man was trying to confirm Xu Qianqian's identity, as well as whether more troops were coming.

Xu Qianqian's soul power fluctuations were below Rank 20. Though her skills were powerful and broad in scope, she did not seem capable of sustaining them for long.

"A Soul Emperor and a Title Douluo are on their way here." Xu Qianqian glanced at him. "I'm not from Spirit Hall. I was just passing by and discovered that you were fighting the Wolf Bandits."

"Enough, there's no time for this." Xu Qianqian now had long, straight black hair. Other than the conspicuous ahoge atop her head, she looked completely different from before.

"I'll deal with the Grand Soul Master-level ones as quickly as possible. You Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors, find a way to hold the rest back."

"No problem."

The Soul Ancestor did not ask any further questions and simply nodded. If not for the sheer number of Grand Soul Master-level enemies, and the need to protect the town's residents, they would not have been in such a passive position.

As they spoke, the wind wall surrounding the entire town was bombarded continuously. If Xu Qianqian had not been able to use natural energy to bolster it, her Soul Master-level cultivation would not have been enough to maintain it even with a Domain.

"First Soul Skill: Thousand Winds."

The hundred-year soul ring around Xu Qianqian lit up.

"This... this is?" The leading Soul Ancestor said in surprise. "An auxiliary-type Soul Master?"

"I've used my soul skill to enhance your speed. I haven't calculated by how much, so be careful. But as long as you don't resist the skill, your speed should increase."

"They're coming!"

The instant Xu Qianqian's voice fell, the wind wall shattered with a boom, dispersing into a gentle breeze.

The Wolf Bandit leader was utterly enraged. He had suffered such heavy losses just from attacking a single town.

Wolf Bandits were so rare. They were his treasures, his bargaining chips for conquering the world.

The humans here had earned their deaths. Even being cut into a thousand pieces would not be enough.

However, the moment that Wolf Bandit stepped forward, a Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor whose speed had been enhanced struck him in the chest with a palm, sending him flying as he coughed up blood.

"My speed increased." The Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor looked at his palm in surprise. His speed had increased by at least twenty percent.

After the Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor made his move, everyone else within the defensive line, including ordinary civilians, picked up javelins and hurled them out to stop the enemy.

"This is really blood-pumping!" Xu Qianqian remarked.

She truly was not used to this kind of battlefield situation, though it could not really be called a war.

Xu Qianqian maintained the Domain while flying into the sky herself.

"Bind."

The moment her words fell, the Grand Soul Master-level Wolf Bandits who had breached the defensive line found their bodies seized by an invisible strand of energy beneath their feet, leaving them unable to move.

There were also the javelins constantly thrown by the commoners, draining their soul power.

Strangle

Xu Qianqian controlled her domain, directly condensing wind blades within it and sweeping them across their necks.

Ssshhh—

Dozens of Wolf Bandits at the rank of Grand Soul Master were beheaded, their crimson blood staining the ground red.

"Roar!"

With so many of their kind slaughtered, the Wolf Bandit leader was utterly enraged. But Xu Qianqian was in the sky, beyond their reach.

The Wolf Bandits vented all their fury on attacking the town, disregarding their own injuries as they sought to turn the entire settlement into ruins.

The Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor's strength had fallen due to his severed arm. Though he was fast, he could not exert his full power. A Wolf Bandit's claws slashed across his chest. Although he dodged quickly, he was still caught by the attack and slammed heavily onto the ground.

The Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor fell to the ground. No one could stand against Wolf Bandits at the Soul Ancestor rank. In an instant, two more Soul Elders and over a dozen young, able-bodied townspeople died.

"She's finally here," Xu Qianqian murmured.

Just as this Wolf Bandit was about to continue its slaughter, a streak of golden light flashed before its eyes.

Angel Assault

The Wolf Bandit's head flew into the air while its body collapsed powerlessly to the ground, blood gushing from its neck.

Several more golden flashes swept past, accompanied by sizzling sounds.

The Soul Elder-level Wolf Bandits were taken out in the blink of an eye.

"Huff—"

Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings declared that this golden-haired woman was a six-ringed Soul Emperor.

At this moment, the surviving Soul Elders and the leading Soul Ancestor in the town finally came back to their senses.

The Spirit Hall personnel knelt on one knee before the woman. The leading Soul Ancestor respectfully said, "Greetings, Elder of the Judgment Hall."

"You've worked hard. You deserve the greatest credit for eliminating these Wolf Bandits. The resettlement of the town's residents will also be left to you. As for the subsequent compensation, I will notify the bishop of Heaven Dou City."

"Yes."

At the golden-haired woman's signal, the Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor rose to his feet. After some thought, he said, "If not for the assistance of that black-haired young female soul master, I'm afraid we would not have held out until now."

Following the Soul Ancestor's gaze, the golden-haired woman looked up into the sky.

Xu Qianqian was already slowly descending.

"Thank you. My name is Qian Renxue, an elder of the Judgment Hall. May I ask how I should address you?"

Qian Renxue studied Xu Qianqian. Seeing that she possessed only one soul ring, she was rather astonished, though it was not the right time to ask further questions.

"Wendy," Xu Qianqian answered casually. "Since everything is settled, I'll be leaving first. Oh, and you're from the Angel Clan, right?"

"That's right." Qian Renxue froze.

"Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect has appeared in Notting City. Perhaps that information may prove useful to you."

"Wait!"

Just as Qian Renxue was about to speak, Wendy before her dissolved into a gentle breeze.

There was no trace of her to be found.

"Huff—"

After taking several deep breaths, Qian Renxue calmed herself.

Qian Renxue knew what took priority. She first had to deal with the matters in town and soothe its residents.

Spirit Hall had searched for a long time before finally eliminating this sizable group of Wolf Bandits.

After handling everything, Qian Renxue left the town.

At this moment, a somewhat gaunt man with sharply defined features stood beside Qian Renxue.

"Uncle She Long, what do you think of that girl from earlier?" Qian Renxue turned to She Long. The two of them had learned quite a bit from the townspeople and even the Spirit Hall Soul Ancestors.

A one-ringed soul master could effortlessly kill Grand Soul Masters, hold off Soul Ancestors for a time, and provide support to everyone. That was even more outrageous than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

It was as though someone had told her—

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not only provide support, but could also smash people like the Clear Sky Hammer.