"Damn it, was this little brat born a rabbit? She sure flies fast."
"We absolutely can't let her get away. Orders from above are to bring her back, dead or alive! The boss said he'd turn us all into corpse slaves if we failed."
"What?! Mommy, I don't want to become a corpse slave!"
"Quit your blabbering and hurry up!"
Nearly all the Evil Soul Masters in the group were Five-Ring Soul Kings or four-ring Soul Elders.
The strongest among them was only a Soul Emperor.
The girl they were hunting, however, had a very unusual martial soul.
It was an angel with two wings, constantly radiating pure light and holiness.
The holy angel.
It was the degenerated form of the six-winged angel, a result of the Angel God's shattered divinity and the damage to the angel bloodline ten thousand years ago.
And this young woman was none other than—
Ye Guyi, a descendant of the former Angel God, Qian Renxue.
"Damn it, these bastards really won't let up!"
"At this rate, they'll definitely catch me. I have to find a way to take them down one by one."
Just as Ye Guyi surveyed the surrounding terrain,
preparing to pick off the Evil Soul Masters pursuing her one at a time,
the Soul Emperor leading them launched an attack.
"Fifth Soul Skill—Phantom Forest!"
A cloud of black mist surged forth.
Countless skulls shot out of the thick mist, sweeping toward Ye Guyi over a wide area.
Faced with such a wide-ranging attack,
Ye Guyi had no choice but to stop and defend herself.
"First Soul Skill—Holy Light Illumination!"
As her first soul ring flashed,
the holy angel martial soul behind her instantly radiated sacred light.
It purified every last incoming skull.
"Now's our chance!"
"Quick, cut off her escape!"
While Ye Guyi was fending off the attack,
the other Evil Soul Masters rushed forward and surrounded her.
By the time Ye Guyi realized what had happened,
she was already trapped within their encirclement.
"Oh no!" Ye Guyi immediately sensed trouble.
The Soul Emperor from earlier stepped forward.
"Are you going to come back with us willingly, or should we kill you and take your corpse back to complete our mission?"
"In your dreams!"
"Fourth Soul Skill—Holy Light Spirit Formation!"
A formation of light appeared on the ground, immobilizing all the Evil Soul Masters.
The purifying power it released also ceaselessly cleansed the evil aura from their bodies.
Her second and third rings lit up immediately afterward.
"Third Soul Skill—Divine Praise!"
"Second Soul Skill—Holy Spirit Battle!"
Once Ye Guyi finished enhancing her attributes,
sacred power gathered in the sword in her hand.
As she continued purifying the Evil Soul Masters' evil auras, her cultivation also grew considerably in that brief span.
"We can't let her attack!"
"This formation is weakening us! We have to break this damned thing, now!"
"Everyone, together!"
The Evil Soul Masters activated their martial souls in unison, and the powerful surge of evil they released instantly shattered the light formation.
But the radiance on Ye Guyi's sword had already finished gathering, and she thrust it forward.
The sacred sword light streaked like a meteor chasing the moon, killing two four-ring Evil Soul Masters outright.
"Die!"
"Sixth Soul Skill—Evil Spirit Charge!"
Seizing the opening, the Soul Emperor unleashed an attack at full strength toward Ye Guyi.
Ye Guyi had no time to defend herself.
Just as she was about to take that fatal blow with her own body,
the Ice Empress's voice thundered through the air.
"All you scum can die by this empress's hand!"
A wave of extreme cold swept over them.
The Evil Soul Masters instantly froze into ice sculptures.
The Ice Empress clenched her little hand. "Ice Explosion Technique!"
Bang! Bang! Bang...
The Evil Soul Masters exploded one after another like fireworks.
Watching this unfold, Ye Guyi's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
"S-so strong! She wiped out all those Evil Soul Masters with a wave of her hand. Could she be a Titled Douluo?"
After eliminating the Evil Soul Masters, the Ice Empress turned her gaze toward a patch of woodland. "Get out here! Did you really think this empress hadn't noticed you?"
Ye Guyi looked over in confusion.
A black-clad man with bloody marks covering his face flew out of the undergrowth.
He was a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, and his martial soul was a blood puppet.
He was clearly the boss of the Evil Soul Masters from earlier.
Looking at the Ice Empress, he said, "Your Eminence, this is a matter between our Holy Spirit Cult and this girl. It seems to have nothing to do with you. I hope you won't interfere."
"Otherwise, don't blame our Holy Spirit Cult for taking endless revenge against you."
"Who the hell are you to threaten this empress?"
"Die, you little bastard!"
The Ice Empress wasted no words. Her first strike was a devastating blow.
She blasted the Soul Saint Evil Soul Master straight into fragments.
"Hmm?" The Ice Empress suddenly frowned, sensing that something was wrong.
The Evil Soul Master she had reduced to fragments hadn't shed a single drop of blood.
Just then, Chen Mo flew over using a Level 3 Soul Tool Flying Device and warned her, "Ice Empress, that was only a clone. His real body is fleeing five hundred meters to the southeast."
"Don't even think about escaping this empress!"
The Ice Empress immediately pursued him in the direction Chen Mo had indicated.
Beside him, Ye Guyi stared at the one purple and two black soul rings beneath Chen Mo's feet, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Chen Mo also turned to look at the girl before him.
The instant he saw her angel martial soul, he guessed her identity.
There was only one person with an angel martial soul during the Douluo II era: Ye Guyi!
No wonder those Evil Soul Masters had pursued her so relentlessly.
After all, the holy angel was the sternest mother an Evil Soul Master could have!
Ye Guyi was sizing Chen Mo up as well.
He was already a Soul Elder at such a young age, and his soul ring configuration defied all common sense. More importantly, he traveled with a Titled Douluo. He must have an extraordinary background.
The Ice Empress flew back just then.
Chen Mo asked, "Did you finish him off?"
The Ice Empress looked utterly confident. "Of course. Who do you think I am?"
"That fellow was a mere Soul Saint, yet he actually thought he could take this empress down with him. He truly had no idea how high the heavens were or how deep the earth ran."
"This empress sent him to hell with a flick of her hand."
Ye Guyi spoke cautiously. "Thank you both for saving my life. May I ask who you are?"
"My name is Chen Mo, and she's my underling..."
Before his words had even faded, the Ice Empress's fist landed on Chen Mo's head.
Bang!
"I'll give you one chance to rephrase that," the Ice Empress said, clenching her fist.
Chen Mo hurriedly corrected himself. "She's my great-aunt."
"Hmph. That's more like it." The Ice Empress lifted her chin haughtily.
Chen Mo continued, "We're heading to Mingdu. We happened to see you being chased by Evil Soul Masters along the way, so we stepped in to help."
"What's your name, and why were those Evil Soul Masters hunting you?"
After a moment's thought, Ye Guyi said, "My name is Ye Yiyi. Like you, I'm heading to Mingdu. On the way, I came across a few Evil Soul Masters attacking a village, so I killed them. I never expected that would bring other Evil Soul Masters after me."
Although Chen Mo and the Ice Empress had saved Ye Guyi, this was still their first meeting, so she hadn't given them her real name.
Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.
Ye Yiyi?
Ye Guyi was pretty wary.
She'd actually used an alias.
The Ice Empress interrupted them. "Enough chatter. It's almost dark. Let's find somewhere to stay first."
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