Fleeing for Their Lives

The Shining Five Freaks were well-known independent cultivators in the Soul Master world. Now that someone dared to attack them, Tang Feng knew without even thinking that their enemies would not let any of them leave alive.

If they had not been caught off guard first...

The thought flashed through his mind for an instant before he discarded it.

All he could do now was hold them back and buy the children some time to escape.

Martial Soul Avatar!

As his thoughts raced, Tang Feng unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar. The Haotian Hammer smashed toward Fourth Brother of the Shining Five Freaks with lightning speed. With a bang, Fourth Brother was sent flying like a cannonball by Tang Feng.

At that very moment!

A flying sword shot out from Yang Tianlang's position. Its incredible speed tore a streak of azure light through the night sky. The sword pierced straight through Fourth Brother's heart. This was Yang Tianlang's Sixth Soul Skill, Hundred Steps Flying Sword!

"Fourth Brother!"

"Fourth Brother!"

The remaining members of the Shining Five Freaks wanted to rescue him, but the flying sword was simply too fast. They only reacted after it had already passed through Fourth Brother's body.

"Go!"

Yang Tianlang spat out a mouthful of blood and called to Yang Dong and the other two, who had already gathered together.

He had suffered severe injuries. The Boss of Shining Five Freaks' attack had indeed been tremendously powerful, and Yang Tianlang could feel that his internal organs were bleeding heavily.

However, his previous strike had successfully killed one of them, greatly reducing the pressure on both him and Tang Feng!

"You will all die and be buried with Fourth Brother!"

The Boss of Shining Five Freaks shook his head, leaped into the air, and struck Tang Feng with his palm. Only by killing everyone before him could he ease the hatred in his heart!

"Go!"

Yang Dong gritted his teeth and was the first to run toward the outskirts of the forest.

Yang Dong ran ahead, while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao followed behind Yang Yu. Only at this moment did the three youngsters realize that the Soul Master world was even more dangerous than they had imagined. Right beside the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, people actually dared to ambush and kill them.

Having lived two lives, Yang Dong was much more mature mentally. He glanced back at the two brothers, who seemed distraught, and shouted in a low voice, "Pull yourselves together. We cannot let their efforts be in vain. We must leave alive, and then we will make the people behind this pay the price!"

With Yang Dong's encouragement, the two brothers barely managed to pull themselves together, though their faces remained full of worry.

Yang Dong was worried too. His uncle was fighting on that battlefield right now. But he was far too weak; staying behind would only make him cannon fodder. Thus, Yang Dong could only choose to run and lessen the difficulty of their battle.

"Brother, can Grandpa Tang Feng win?" Tang Hao asked Tang Xiao as they ran.

"He can. Don't forget, Grandpa Tang Feng is a Soul Douluo. Those people cannot possibly be his match."

Tang Xiao tried to comfort his younger brother, but even Yang Dong could hear the uncertainty in his voice.

They ran for two hours, encountering several nocturnal soul beasts along the way. Fortunately, those soul beasts were not very strong and posed no threat to them.

Still, Yang Dong had doubts about just how far they could have gone in two hours.

"Hehe, run. Keep running. Why have you three little brats stopped running?"

The moment the three stopped, a mocking voice sounded nearby.

Someone had caught up to Yang Dong and the others!

"Prepare for battle!"

Yang Dong shouted lowly, gripping the Immaculate Sword as his eyes swept through the darkness around them.

"Back to back, so we don't get ambushed."

As the elder brother, Tang Xiao immediately summoned his Haotian Hammer and stood in front of Tang Hao. He scanned their surroundings while speaking in a low voice.

The three stood back to back, their six eyes constantly scanning the area around them.

Yet after those few words, the forest returned to silence, as though the voice had merely been a dream.

But Yang Dong and the Tang brothers both knew that the person who had spoken was nearby, watching the three of them from the shadows like a poisonous snake.

"He wants to keep us trapped here."

Calm returned to Tang Xiao's face, but he could not find a way to break the deadlock.

"Can we force him out?" Tang Hao's eyes flickered as he searched every place where someone might be hiding.

Force him out?

Yang Dong gave a bitter smile at those words. Easier said than done, though it was not impossible!

Third Soul Skill, Ice Array!

The purple Soul Ring on Yang Dong's arm flashed, and a snow-white Ice Array enveloped the three of them before slowly spreading outward.

"Watch the surroundings. I'll channel Soul Power to expand the Ice Array. If he enters its range, he will definitely make a move!"

After leaving those words behind, Yang Dong began continuously expanding the Ice Array.

It consumed a great deal of Soul Power, but Yang Dong had no other choice. If they did not force the enemy out, they would not even be able to leave.

Seven meters!

Nine meters!

When the Ice Array covered an area fifteen meters across, Tang Xiao noticed something wrong. The Clear Sky Hammer flew from his hand as he unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Clear Sky Shock!

The Haotian Hammer struck empty air. A figure broke free at the same time, and a shrill cry came from his mouth.

A painful howl!

It could reduce an enemy's movement speed and had a certain chance of causing fear.

A Soul King!

The moment the figure revealed himself, five Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—circled around him.

"A Soul King!"

Tang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. If it had been that Soul Emperor who had pursued them, the three of them would likely have been doomed. But if it was a Soul King, the three of them might stand a chance if they joined forces.

"Moreover, he's a Support Type Soul King," Yang Dong added.

Seeing Tang Hao's confused expression, Yang Dong explained, "That skill just now only had a slowing effect, and he has been hiding nearby without attacking. Putting those two points together, I think he is a Support Type Soul King. Of course, this guess may not be accurate."

"No matter what type he is, our goal is to defeat him, right?"

"So let's work together and kill him!"

Hearing Tang Hao's words, Fifth Brother of the Shining Five Freaks let out a strange laugh.

Were youngsters these days all so arrogant?

Or had sect disciples begun to look down on Soul Masters like him?

Two three-ring Soul Elders and one two-ring Great Soul Master wanted to kill a Soul King?

These three were looking down far too much on him, a Support Type Soul King!

"Confidence is a good thing, but once you three are dead, both Haotian Douluo and Wind Sword Douluo will surely be heartbroken, won't they? Too bad you three won't live to see it!"

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao attacked from either side with Haotian Hammers in hand!

"You talk too much!"