Two hours later, the anxiously waiting Yang Lingqing finally received a Thought Transmission from Yang Lingrui.
The last True Intent demonic cultivator had also fallen under the nine of them's combined assault.
This man's cultivation and combat strength were on par with the blood-arts demonic cultivator they had faced earlier. With nine of them joining forces, including Yang Lingrui, whose killing power was formidable, it should not have taken so long to slay him.
But during the fight, knowing he had reached the end of the road and had no chance of survival, the man used a secret Soul Dao art to entangle his soul with that of Dong Ruoyin, the ancestor of Donglai Sect.
Unless they could separate the two souls with precision, killing him would also cost Dong Ruoyin her life.
Faced with this, Dong Ruoyin had already resolved to die and prepared to perish alongside him.
But Yang Lingrui, Huo Yuan, and the others had fought shoulder to shoulder with her. They would not simply let her sacrifice herself.
After a brief discussion, the other eight quickly formed a battle arrangement led by Yang Lingrui, with Huo Yuan assisting and the other six lending their support. They began separating the two souls.
At the critical moment, the power of the Bright Mirror that Chen Yang had bestowed upon Dong Ruoyin years ago played a vital role.
When the Soul Dao demonic cultivator tried to merge his soul further with Dong Ruoyin's, he triggered that power and was repelled by it.
Guided by its wondrous force, Yang Lingrui could see the boundary between their souls.
He then issued the Soul-Calming Decree and the Spirit-Shattering Decree in succession, using spatial isolation to sever the connection between their souls.
Finally, Huo Yuan wielded the Dragon-Slaying Method to cut their souls