The surface of the Cloth Cover caved in for an instant, then immediately sprang back into shape.
Just then, the bishops of Spirit Hall had already completed their next move.
The male bishop leading them... Tuo Bajun.
He strode forward, a thick layer of earthy-yellow Soul Power surging around him.
The instant he released his martial soul, a layer of golden scales covered his entire body.
His frame swelled rapidly, transforming into a massive Western Wyvern, all four feet planted on the ground as his long tail swept across.
Covered in golden scales, his dragon body stood imposingly within the Pink Cage, radiating overwhelming pressure.
Six Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.
The glow of an optimal configuration shimmered around him.
He roared, and his first Yellow Soul Ring lit up.
Another layer of heavy, earthen-brown Dragon Armor covered his golden scales, instantly raising his defense to a new level.
The other bishops released their martial souls in succession.
One Soul Master wielded a Snake Lance martial soul.
Its head curved and forked like a serpent's tongue, its entire length blue-violet, while a cold, sinister gleam shone at its tip amid the shifting light of his Soul Rings.
One burly man was covered in black Demon Bear fur, his eyes bloodred as his bear paws slammed against the ground with resounding thuds.
One Giant Elephant martial soul wielder stood over twenty feet tall.
His grayish-white elephant hide was as rough as old tree bark.
His two curved tusks shone ivory-white, and every step cracked the ground into spiderweb patterns.
One Soul Master possessed a pitch-black giant tiger martial soul, slightly smaller than Dai Mubai's White Tiger but no less ferocious.
Another had a cheetah martial soul that crackled with violet lightning.
Clearly an agility attack-type Soul Master, he vanished,