Three forces converged on the abandoned Ancient Fortress. Although Hu Xiaotian did not know the Soul-Seizing Art, Visa had helped him master the Mind-Calming Art, and he knew how to resist. Even standing beside her, he remained completely unaffected.
The three rapidly approaching forces visibly slowed. Bewitched by the Hujia Flute Music, the members of the Dangyi Tribe wore utterly bewildered expressions.
The Hujia Flute Music abruptly changed, like howling gales, a sudden downpour, and ten thousand horses galloping together. Like water seeping through every crack, it penetrated the deepest recesses of the Dangyi Tribe members' hearts. Their bewildered gazes turned angry, then savage. As the music grew ever more intense, they charged at one another as though crazed, and the three forces plunged into a frenzied battle.
Everyone, including Zong Tang, was stunned by the scene. Their earplugs kept the Hujia Flute Music from affecting them. Zong Tang was widely experienced and had witnessed the Soul-Seizing Art before, but he had never imagined that Visa, this beautiful girl from another people, was a hidden master of soul seizure.
Xiong Tianba and his fifty warriors had long since prepared for a bloody battle. Though he spoke lightly of it, he knew in his heart that this would be no easy fight. After all, the enemy numbered nearly forty times their own. Against such overwhelming numerical superiority, even victory would inevitably come at a price. The fifty elite warriors had readied their Star-Chasing Repeating Crossbows. Designed by Zhuge Guanqi and improved by Zong Tang, these immensely powerful weapons could fire ten bolts in succession.
Long-range killing with the Star-Chasing Repeating Crossbows had been a crucial part of their plan. They were poised to strike, and Xiong Tianba had prepared to lead the charge himself. Only now did he realize that the