Battle Against Evil, Lei Chen Descends

The instant her Martial Soul possessed her, the pressure of a forty-first-level Soul Ancestor merged with a holy aura that innately suppressed Evil, sweeping toward the two Evil Soul Masters like a tidal wave.

The teasing expressions on the two Evil Soul Masters' faces instantly turned grave, even tinged with fear.

That suffocating holy aura, like the scorching blaze of the sun, made them feel suppression and danger from the very depths of their Martial Soul origins.

"Could this be... the Sacred Angel Martial Soul?!"

"That's right! The Sacred Angel Martial Soul that the elders repeatedly ordered us to kill at any cost the moment we found it!"

One of the Evil Soul Masters cried out, his voice full of terror.

The Sacred Angel Martial Soul was the bane of all Evil in the world. Its holy attribute naturally suppressed the dark, deathly, and resentful powers of Evil Soul Masters, often allowing it to unleash strength far beyond its own soul power level.

Even more terrifyingly, Soul Masters with this Martial Soul could kill and purify evil creatures, transforming their filthy energy into the purest power of purification. Not only could they rapidly restore their soul power in battle, they could even use it to advance their cultivation!

Thus, to Evil Soul Masters, Soul Masters possessing the Sacred Angel Martial Soul were the deadliest hunters, while Evil Soul Masters like them became the other side's best "cultivation resources."

For that very reason, the Holy Spirit Cult had an ironclad rule: once a bearer of the Sacred Angel Martial Soul was discovered, they had to spare no effort to strangle her in the cradle immediately.

So, after their initial shock, intense greed surfaced in the eyes of the two Evil Soul Masters once more.

Fear and greed intertwined, driving them to make a mad decision.

"If we kill her and bring her corpse back to offer to the elders... they'll surely grant us a great reward!" The other Evil Soul Master licked his chapped lips, murderous light blazing in his eyes.

"Attack together! She's alone. Even if she restrains us, the gap in our soul power levels isn't large. We have a chance!"

The next moment, both men activated their Martial Soul possession.

The first Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul was surprisingly a skeleton. His body abruptly grew taller, bones crackling all over as his skin turned ashen white. Pale green soul flames flickered in his eyes, and four purple soul rings, exceeding the optimal configuration, rose beneath his feet.

The other Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul was a zombie. As his body swelled, his nails turned black and sharp. He let out guttural growls, and fetid corpse miasma spread through the air. His soul rings followed the normal configuration of two yellow and two purple.

"Fourth Soul Skill—White Bone Prison!"

"Third Soul Skill—Corpse Poison Eruption!"

The skeleton Evil Soul Master struck first. His fourth soul ring flashed, and countless deathly white bone spikes shot up from the ground, forming a massive cage intended to restrict Ye Gu Yi's movements.

At the same time, the zombie Evil Soul Master opened his mouth and spewed a stream of dark green, foul-smelling poisonous mist toward Ye Gu Yi within the cage.

Facing their combined assault, Ye Gu Yi's azure eyes remained icy calm. The wings behind her fluttered lightly, and her body moved with the agility of a fish. As her first soul ring lit up, her cool, clear cry rang out:

"First Soul Skill—Radiant Light!"

Brilliant golden light erupted from her body, like a miniature sun rising within the forest. As that light, filled with pure holy aura, shone upon the White Bone Prison, the sturdy bone spikes melted and collapsed like ice and snow beneath the blazing sun.

The incoming corpse poison hissed beneath the holy light and was instantly purified completely, unable to leave behind even a trace of stench.

"What?!" The two Evil Soul Masters were horrified. They had not expected their powerful soul skills to be so utterly powerless before her holy attribute.

"Second Soul Skill—Holy Spirit Slash!"

Ye Gu Yi seized the chance to counterattack. A sword of light formed entirely from soul power condensed in her hand, and she transformed into a streak of golden radiance, charging straight at the skeleton Evil Soul Master. Wherever the light sword passed, even the air seemed to be purified, carrying an unstoppable, razor-sharp momentum.

The skeleton Evil Soul Master hurriedly formed a bone shield to block it, but Holy Spirit Slash possessed an extremely strong suppressive effect against Evil. The light sword easily tore through the shield, leaving a charred wound across his chest. Holy energy invaded his body, making him let out a pained scream.

"Third Soul Skill—Sacred Benediction!"

Ye Gu Yi pressed her advantage. Her third soul ring lit up, and a gentle yet powerful golden halo spread outward from her.

As the halo swept past, her soul power fluctuations visibly intensified, and both her speed and strength increased considerably. The two Evil Soul Masters, grazed by the edge of the halo, felt as though they had been scorched by branding irons. The soul power throughout their bodies became restless and unstable.

With one side rising and the other falling, Ye Gu Yi completely seized the upper hand. Using the Sacred Angel Martial Soul's aerial advantage and its absolute suppression of Evil, she drove the two Evil Soul Masters into a miserable state. Their wounds grew more numerous, while their soul power was rapidly depleted by the ceaseless erosion of holy aura.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Radiant Spirit Formation!"

Seeing that the moment was right, Ye Gu Yi gave a sharp cry, and her fourth soul ring blazed brightly.

A complex, profound golden magic formation instantly appeared beneath the two Evil Soul Masters' feet. Countless holy chains shot out from the formation, tightly binding and imprisoning them.

The purifying power within the chains was like red-hot iron bars, burning their bodies and souls. They released incomparably miserable wails as the black mist around them churned and evaporated like boiling water.

Ye Gu Yi hovered in the air. The Sword of Holy Light condensed in her hand once more, and her icy gaze locked onto the two Evil Soul Masters, whose auras were rapidly weakening, ready to deliver the final blow.

Just as the Sword of Holy Light was about to fall, a sudden change occurred!

Without any warning, everything in the forest seemed to have had its pause button pressed.

The howling wind, the Evil Soul Masters' wails, the swaying leaves, even the energy fluctuations filling the air... everything froze completely in that instant.

Ye Gu Yi remained in her sword-swinging stance, yet she discovered that she could not move even a finger. The surging soul power within her was like a frozen river, utterly stagnant. The two Evil Soul Masters were likewise frozen with expressions of pain and distortion, unable even to move their eyes.

An indescribably vast pressure descended silently. It was not violent, yet it carried an absolute authority, as though the entire heaven and earth had come crashing down.

Before this pressure, whether it was Ye Gu Yi's proud holy soul power or the filthy evil power of the Evil Soul Masters, all seemed as insignificant as dust. Not a trace of resistance could arise.

Space rippled slightly, and a figure appeared soundlessly between the three of them.

He wore simple robes, with black hair and black eyes. His appearance was exceptionally handsome, and faint seven-colored radiance flowed around him. A violet-gold lightning mark flickered faintly between his brows. He was none other than the Plane Lord, Lei Chen.

Lei Chen's gaze calmly swept across the frozen battlefield before finally settling on Ye Gu Yi's azure eyes, filled with shock and disbelief. He spoke lightly, his voice seeming to resound directly within their souls. "You fought well, but this ends here."

"I can't let you kill them just like that."