"So that was what happened. Those two, Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di, reaped what they sowed. One suffered a backlash from his evil power, playing with fire and burning himself, while the other actually died at the hands of a Soul Beast he had tortured and refined the soul of. They truly deserved to die."
After hearing Chen Ping's account, Wang Yan sighed with feeling. "Every Evil Soul Master possesses powerful evil forces, because the abilities they use often exceed what they themselves can withstand. Once that balance is broken, they risk a backlash."
"Chen Ping, for you all to have survived this time was truly a blessing amid misfortune. Ah..."
At this point, Wang Yan sighed unconsciously and glanced at someone.
After finishing his account of the combat mission, Chen Ping first solemnly gathered up the remains of the Fiend Shadow Leopard before him.
After leaving the cave through the tunnel, Chen Ping carefully dug a pit for the Fiend Shadow Leopard and buried it.
Chen Ping sighed. Whatever else might be said, he had salvaged his life thanks to this leopard.
For that alone, erecting a grave for it was no wasted effort.
By now, Chen Ping could not even be bothered to look at Xuan Zi. He himself also bore responsibility for the mission's failure and for not anticipating the Zhongli brothers' presence.
If he had paid more attention to the Soul Beast fur-smuggling case provided by the Star Luo Empire Military, conducted close reconnaissance, discovered the large number of Soul Beast corpses hanging above the cave, and then captured a couple of prisoners to interrogate...
Perhaps he could also have learned that the Death Messenger and the Zhongli brothers had reached a mutually beneficial alliance of some sort.
In the original story, the three Zhongli brothers'