Spirit Emperors moved fast and struck with tremendous power, so they could not cluster together like ordinary people. Once the fighting began in earnest, the battlefield spread out over an enormous area.
This was especially true with all the Coalition Army's experts fleeing. Otherwise, slipping onto the battlefield would not have been easy for Huo Hai. Few Spirit Emperors shrouded themselves completely in robes as he did. After all, Spirit Emperors represented the Heavenly Soul Domain's highest combat strength. They had no need to hide their faces.
Still, quite a few dressed this way. Members of the Heavenly Soul Sect and the Death Soul Sect almost all wore such clothing, so no one found Huo Hai's arrival strange. As soon as he entered the battlefield, he spotted a fleeing Spirit Emperor from the Coalition Army.
"Heh, I'll start with you." Huo Hai smiled faintly. Driven by his mental power, the Soul-Severing Art launched on the spot. This time, however, he released only a giant sword, without the human silhouette.
Although the Soul-Severing Art's essence lay in its blade, the human silhouette was the key to executing it. Neither could be dispensed with. If he actually manifested the silhouette, anyone who saw it would surely notice how his technique differed from everyone else's.
The Heavenly Soul Sect, in particular, should have had some records concerning the Soul-Severing Art. Its method of execution was simply too unusual. Besides, the sect's members possessed powerful mental power and could easily perceive how he used it. If he exposed himself, he might become a target for both sides, leaving him in a very unfavorable position.
A giant sword alone, however, posed no problem. Its attack might be powerful, but the Heavenly Soul Sect possessed many methods of attacking the soul. Condensing mental power directly into