Boss Wang's Attack

"How so?" Wu Tie grew even more curious. What kind of situation could make the richest man in a city abandon his own business and head somewhere he did not want to go?

Moreover, the more they knew about their employer's circumstances, the better. Their lives depended on it.

"Captain Wu Tie must know that a week ago, I took my two sons into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts. Unexpectedly, we encountered the Saintess of Spirit Hall. She thought my son was somewhat talented and wanted him to become her cultivation partner."

"Chosen by the Saintess to be her cultivation partner? How is that possible?! Brother Li, you must be joking! Everyone knows the current Saintess is already in her twenties. Why would she take a fancy to some little brat?!"

Wu Tie's face was full of disbelief. The name of Saintess Bibi Dong was known throughout the continent. He had heard that her cultivation had already reached the level of a Titled Douluo, yet she needed some little brat as a cultivation partner.

"Not the current Saintess—the next Saintess. When I saw her, she had only just turned six. Her Martial Soul had probably only just awakened, and Snake Lance and Pufferfish were taking her into the Star Dou Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts!" Li Ming rolled his eyes and replied irritably.

"So it was the next Saintess. No wonder your whole family is heading to Spirit City!"

Wu Tie murmured, though doubts rose in his heart. He felt that Li Ming was most likely telling the truth, but he did not understand why the entire Li Family had to move to Spirit City. Clearly, they only needed to send their son there.

As though he had seen through Wu Tie's thoughts, Li Ming smiled bitterly. "You know I'm afraid of my wife. She dotes on our two sons dearly. She cried and made a fuss because she could not bear to leave them, so in the end, we had no choice but to move the whole family to Spirit City."

"No wonder Brother Li's house was so noisy a few days ago!" Wu Tie burst into loud laughter.

"Hehe!" Li Ming awkwardly echoed him, while inwardly breathing a sigh of relief. He had finally fooled Wu Tie. As long as they reached Spirit City safely, they would be safe.

"Boss Wang, Li Ming has come out, but he has the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad escorting him!" Skinny Monkey hurried over to Boss Wang and delivered the news he had just received.

"The Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad? I never expected Li Ming to hire them. This is troublesome!"

Boss Wang frowned. As the strongest Soul Hunter Squad in Ze'an City, the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad's information was practically common knowledge. They had seven members, four of whom were Soul Emperors. In particular, their captain, Wu Tie, was said to have reached level 67 in Soul Power, three levels higher than Boss Wang himself.

"Then, Boss, should we still make a move?" Skinny Monkey asked.

"Of course. If we successfully get the Li Family's thirty million Gold Soul Coins this time, we can buy resources at the auction house. Then my brothers and I can break through to Soul Saint. Wouldn't it be better to find some remote place and live freely after that?!" Boss Wang said coldly.

They were attacking Li Ming's family because he had heard that this auction would feature a treasure capable of breaking through one's aptitude limits. However, it was far too expensive, requiring at least thirty million Gold Soul Coins. Their Soul Hunter Squad all came from poor backgrounds, and their aptitudes were not particularly high. Their current cultivation levels were already their limits, and it was simply impossible for them to break through directly.

Although they had made quite a bit of money over the years from hunting Spirit Beasts and robbing others, it was still not enough. In order to obtain that treasure, they had come up with the idea of robbery.

"According to the information we gathered earlier, Jiang Xin deposited the thirty million Gold Soul Coins into six purple-gold cards, but they must be on the family members. Skinny Monkey, there are nine of us in total, two more than Wu Tie's group. In a moment, take seven brothers and hold Wu Tie's group back. You only need to stall them for three minutes. Within those three minutes, I'll deal with Li Ming's family and seize the thirty million Gold Soul Coins."

"Understood, Boss!"

Upon hearing Boss Wang's arrangements, Skinny Monkey and the others immediately responded.

"They're here!"

Boss Wang raised a hand, and Skinny Monkey and the others instantly hid behind the trees. Watching the carriage speeding toward them in the distance, cold smiles appeared on every face.

"Stop the carriage. There are people in the woods ahead!"

Wu Tie suddenly gave the order as they traveled along the road. The entire convoy immediately stopped, while every member of the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad swiftly scattered and warily watched the distant woods.

Li Ming also looked toward the forest. Seeing that birds above it had been circling without landing for a long time, he understood that Wu Tie was right, and his expression turned grave.

He turned toward the carriage and reminded them, "Xin'er, protect Fei Er and Fan Er."

Jiang Xin nodded and took out a Flintlock Rifle from her Storage Space, ready to give the attackers a fatal strike. Li Fei also took one out, while preparing a Hand Grenade as well.

"Which friends are playing a joke on me, Wu Tie? Come out and let me have a look!"

Wu Tie dismounted and walked to the front of the group, speaking in a carefree manner. Yet his eyes were filled with gravity, and he did not let down his guard in the slightest.

Clap! Clap! Clap! A burly middle-aged man soon emerged while applauding. With a smile at the corner of his lips, he sighed, "As expected of the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad!"

"So it's you, Wang Erniu! Have your brothers come out too. I know your Soul Hunter Squad has nine people, so don't even think about hiding!"

Wu Tie was somewhat surprised upon seeing the newcomer. He glanced into the forest before speaking slowly.

"My name is Wang Ao now, not Wang Erniu. Remember that!" Boss Wang snapped in exasperation.

"Got it, got it!"

Wu Tie nodded repeatedly while signaling to the squad members behind him. The six immediately understood. They activated Martial Soul Possession one after another, their Spirit Rings of various colors circling their bodies.

Li Fei quietly pulled back the curtain and took a look. He discovered that only three of the six members of the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad had optimal Spirit Ring configurations. The other three had white, yellow, purple, purple, purple configurations. Yet even with such configurations, they had become Ze'an City's number one Soul Hunter Squad. It showed just how difficult it was for commoner Soul Masters to increase their strength.

Knowing they could no longer remain hidden, Skinny Monkey and the others emerged from the forest one by one and gathered behind Wang Ao. They too activated Martial Soul Possession and revealed their Spirit Rings.

Compared to the Wu Tie Soul Hunter Squad, the Spirit Ring configurations of Wang Ao's team were much worse. Of the eight of them, only Skinny Monkey had an optimal configuration. For the rest, their First Spirit Rings were mostly white.

"Skinny Monkey, do as we discussed earlier. Take the others and hold Wu Tie back. I'll go kill Li Ming's family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Wang's Martial Soul appeared behind him—a Tibetan Mastiff. He instantly activated Martial Soul Possession, his purple Spirit Ring lit up, and he charged directly toward the carriage carrying Li Fei's family.

Fourth Soul Skill: Blade Shadow Triumvirate!

Wu Tie activated his Martial Soul, a Wutie Blade. Six standard-configured Spirit Rings appeared, and as they lit up, Wu Tie transformed into an afterimage and charged toward Boss Wang. With one slash, three thousand blade shadows appeared, blanketing the entire sky.

Every blade shadow seemed almost tangible, their edges gleaming with light and carrying an unstoppable momentum as they sealed off every route of retreat for Boss Wang.