Redemption of the Goddess of Light: A little too much redemption

Anyway, Wang Dong'er had already told them everything she could. If they still fell into the enemy's trap and got hurt, there was nothing she could do about it.

Wang Yan said, "Wang Dong'er has a point. Be careful when you go in, and retreat immediately if anything seems wrong. Even if it means letting the enemy escape, don't get yourselves hurt."

"Wiping out these bandits is just a warm-up mission. What matters is the Soul Dueling Tournament afterward."

"All right, got it." Ma Xiaotao nodded.

"Then everyone, put on your equipment now and get ready to move out."

Everyone took the Inspection Corps' exclusive uniforms out of their rings. Besides the close-fitting outer garments, there was also a layer of inner armor.

The inner armor offered decent protection, capable of weakening even a Soul King's attacks by more than half. No wonder Ma Xiaotao and the others were so confident.

The seven from the Inner Court moved quickly, forming up and creeping toward the hillside.

Wang Yan followed far behind with the Outer Court students.

They were mainly there to experience an inspection mission and did not need to fight.

Ma Xiaotao and the others moved so quickly that they went straight beyond Huo Yuhao's detection range.

When the group reached the foot of the hillside, they found a cave entrance, just as expected.

Several bandits already lay dead beside the entrance, killed by the Inner Court students.

"Let's go. Be careful, everyone."

"Understood."

Huo Yuhao kept his Spiritual Detection active.

Everyone proceeded slowly and carefully into the cave, hearing the sounds of fighting from within.

A thick stench of blood hit them in the face, making them all uncomfortable.

"Ah!" Jiang Nannan suddenly cried out.

Everyone followed her gaze and saw numerous human skins hanging on the cave walls.

These Evil Soul Masters not only killed people but also flayed them. They were truly vile.

The farther they went, the more corpses littered the ground.

Apart from Wang Dong'er, everyone's steps trembled slightly. They had never seen such a bloody scene before.

When they reached the deepest part of the cave, they happened to see Ma Xiaotao and the others kill the last batch of bandits, leaving only the Evil Soul Master leader.

Feeling a little nervous, Wang Dong'er pulled Huo Yuhao into a spot without any corpses. She wasn't sure whether these bodies would explode.

"I am the Death Messenger! Anyone who dares oppose me must die!" the Evil Soul Master roared.

Just then, the corpses on the ground suddenly began to swell.

"Be careful, everyone!" Wang Dong'er warned them again.

She immediately released her Martial Soul and pressed Huo Yuhao beneath her.

The others hurriedly activated their Martial Souls to defend themselves as well.

The next instant, an unbroken series of explosions thundered through the cave. Terrifying blasts of air buffeted them so fiercely that they couldn't open their eyes.

Wang Dong'er clung tightly to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao also unleashed a Soul Skill. Blue-white light emerged from his body, forming a shield that protected them both.

The explosions continued for over ten seconds before stopping.

Wang Dong'er got up and saw the carnage inside.

Blood from the explosions covered the entire cave, along with corrosive liquid that made the surrounding walls hiss and bubble.

The seven Outer Court students had been farther away, with few corpses around them, so they hadn't suffered any injuries.

The Inner Court disciples, however, were badly injured. They lay scattered on the ground, their exact conditions unknown.

Just then, the Evil Soul Master suddenly ran toward the cave entrance.

At the same time, Xuan Zi charged in from outside.

Sensing Xuan Zi's powerful aura, the Evil Soul Master instinctively reached for Wang Dong'er and the others, intending to seize someone as a hostage.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er instantly embraced, and an enormous phantom of the Goddess of Light appeared behind them.

The moment the Evil Soul Master felt the power of light radiating from the Goddess of Light, he suffered excruciating pain, as though he had come into contact with sulfuric acid.

The power of light overwhelmingly suppressed an Evil Soul Master's sinister power.

"Gaze of the Goddess of Light!"

Golden light fell upon the Evil Soul Master.

With a miserable scream, the Evil Soul Master immediately passed out.

Xuan Zi rushed in, seized the Evil Soul Master, and crushed him alive until he burst.

Looking at the carnage in the cave, Xuan Zi was furious enough to want to lash the Evil Soul Master's corpse.

But no amount of lashing his corpse could undo what had happened.

"Xuan Zi, let's check on everyone first. Be careful, everyone. Don't touch the toxic liquid on the ground," Wang Yan warned.

Everyone helped the Inner Court disciples up one by one.

Wang Dong'er realized that, thanks to her warning, things had turned out much better this time than in her previous life. Although several of them were seriously injured, no one had died.

Wang Yan said, "We need to take the children back for treatment immediately. The corpse poison in their bodies is far too dangerous."

"All right. I'll take them back now," Xuan Zi said, feeling guilty.

Xuan Zi had sensed that the strongest bandit in the cave was only at the Soul King level, so he had assumed Ma Xiaotao and the others were fully capable of handling them.

No one had expected the enemy to be hiding such a terrifying killing move.

"Wang Yan, sorry for leaving the others to you. Take them back to the military camp first, then head to Star Luo City for the tournament. Once these students have been treated, I'll bring them over."

"Xuan Zi, let me treat them first. At least their injuries won't get any worse," Wang Dong'er suddenly said, stepping forward.

Xuan Zi looked at Wang Dong'er in surprise. "You know healing Soul Skills?"

"A little, but I'm not strong enough to heal them completely."

"All right. I'll leave it to you."

Although he couldn't understand why Wang Dong'er, a Power Attack System Soul Master, could use healing Soul Skills, it was a tremendous help at a time like this.

"Yuhao, help me."

They had just used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. With Wang Dong'er's Soul Power alone, it would be difficult to use a Soul Skill to save so many people.

Huo Yuhao lent all his Soul Power to Wang Dong'er.

The third Soul Ring on Wang Dong'er's body lit up.

"Moonlight Sacred Healing!"

Just then, Wang Dong'er suddenly felt her third Soul Skill change.

The figure of the Goddess of Light appeared behind them once again.

The Goddess of Light spread her hands, and golden light fell upon the injured students. Their wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Redemption of the Goddess of Light!"

Wang Dong'er had never imagined they would trigger a brand-new Martial Soul Fusion Skill at a time like this.

Xuan Zi and Wang Yan were shocked by what they saw as well. They had never seen two people capable of using a second, different Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

After using Redemption of the Goddess of Light, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's legs gave out, and they fell straight backward. This time, their Soul Power really was completely exhausted.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi hurriedly caught them.

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, who had suffered the lightest injuries, had already woken up. Although they hadn't fully recovered, their wounds were no longer a concern.

The others were in slightly worse condition, but it seemed they no longer needed to return to the academy.

Wang Dong'er parted her lips. It seemed she had gone a little overboard with the healing.