"All of you… are already dead."
The moment those words fell, something changed.
Xun Wei's hair and robes snapped violently despite the absence of wind, and a strange sensation spread outward across the entire city. At first it was subtle, almost imperceptible, but then it descended all at once.
[ Soul Suppression ]
Every soldier froze.
An invisible pressure slammed directly into their souls simultaneously, bypassing flesh, bypassing Qi, crushing them beneath a terrifying unseen weight.
The effect was immediate.
Some soldiers collapsed instantly, their consciousness extinguished before they even understood what was happening. Others tried desperately to resist, their bodies trembling violently as they fought to remain standing.
But the end result was the same.
