Deep inside the Mountain Cave, within the Ice Palace, a white-robed man stared at a cone-shaped ice sculpture, his brows tightly furrowed.
Just then, a black-robed man flew into the Ice Palace and landed without a sound.
The black-robed man said respectfully, "Church Master, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a Soul Master have arrived outside. Would you like us to...?"
His meaning was clear: go outside and kill both the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and the Soul Master.
The white-robed man gazed at the conical ice sculpture and said slowly, "Since they managed to find this place, perhaps they can help us. Against the Shadow, bring Ling Yun and Red Face in."
The man called Against the Shadow respectfully acknowledged the order. Without any visible movement, he vanished like a ghost.
The white-robed man stared at the ice sculpture, amusement flickering in his eyes as an elegant smile curved his lips.
Against the Shadow, Ling Yun, and Red Face entered from outside and stood respectfully to one side, awaiting the white-robed man's orders.
"With Against the Shadow leading the formation, activate the combined fusion skill," the white-robed man said.
All three respectfully complied, and nine Soul Rings appeared around each of them.
The twenty-seven Soul Rings interlocked, forming a strange pattern.
The white-robed man walked into the center of the strange pattern, slowly raised his right hand, and pressed against empty air. In an instant, the three men vanished along with their Soul Rings.
Silence settled over the Ice Palace once more, as though no one had ever been there.
In the silent tunnel, Cao De's eyes glowed red as he advanced slowly, holding the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword.
Tap, tap, tap. Cao De could hear nothing but his own footsteps.
It's a little too quiet! Cao De frowned slightly and proceeded