Huo Qi was beside himself with rage, and even thinking about it filled him with lingering dread. The Wolf Bandits were notorious for their cruelty, and this time, the even more depraved Ape Bandits had joined them. Never mind women-even for a man taken captive, death would probably be a luxury. More chilling still was the prospect of that perverse, inhuman torture.
He truly did not dare imagine what his teacher, Xue Ke, and Xue Yun'er had endured in all the time that had passed since last night.
Beside him, Ya Qing and Meng Chen exchanged a glance. Beyond the deep worry in their eyes, there was fear.
Od, the Soul Emperor steward, had been torn to pieces at the Cold Moon Hotel. That scene had been far too horrifying.
Ya Qing said, "City lord, deputy hall master, our greatest priority right now must be to bring them back. At the same time, notify Heaven Dou City and the surrounding major cities as quickly as possible, and have them send high-ranking Soul Masters at Soul Sage level or above as reinforcements. With the Wolf Bandits and Ape Bandits running rampant, I fear even our inner city is no longer safe. Until reinforcements arrive, we must strengthen our guards and defenses."
The single Soul Emperor escort remaining in their party could not give them the slightest sense of security.
After all, they had only just reached adulthood. Even Huo Qi, the most gifted among them, was merely an early-stage Soul Ancestor. The rest were all Soul Elders or Soul Grandmasters.
With such meager cultivation, and little skill in combat to boot, they were far too weak to face the savage Wolf Bandits and Ape Bandits!
They could be torn apart in a single encounter!
Reynard, the lord of Noricia City, and