The roar of a Seven-Ring Soul Sage echoed through the forest.
Many Soul Masters who had been on their way over withdrew of their own accord. They feared that Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, for he was the tyrant of Ice Seal City.
Ji Wei: a level 81 Soul Douluo whose martial soul was the Fire Bear. Brutal by nature, he allowed no one in Ice Seal City to challenge his authority. Once something caught his eye, it could never escape the mountain of his five fingers.
Last week, several young girls had gone missing from the White Ape Sect. Its sect master, Còu Bai, had gone to investigate, only to disappear mysteriously himself.
The sect master was a level 76 Soul Saint. His disappearance had left everyone in the White Ape Sect in a state of panic.
Deputy Sect Master Còu Lin had received a secret report from a spy in Ice Seal City and led the entire sect out ahead of time. On their way to Snow City, however, they had been ambushed, losing more than half their number.
Ji Wei swept his greedy gaze over the White Ape Sect's ranks.
Several young girls cowered among the White Ape Sect's people. They knew that today, disaster was far more likely than survival.
A horde of soul beasts stood ahead of them, and the Fire Bear Sect behind.
"Leave all the women, and I'll let you go!" Ji Wei accelerated, landing lightly right in front of the White Ape Sect. Murder showed on his face as he fixed his eyes on Deputy Sect Master Còu Lin.
Còu Lin, the deputy sect master of the White Ape Sect, gritted his teeth. His seventh, black soul ring flashed incessantly, as though he were ready to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar and fight to