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"Kill him for me!"
Anna laughed cruelly. With a wave of her large hand, dozens of puppet Soul Masters swarmed toward Xue Qinghe. At the same time, they secretly retrieved hand grenades and incendiary bombs, preparing to launch a sneak attack at the opportune moment.
As long as I kill you, Brother Davis can support Prince Xue Beng, thereby seizing the entire Heaven Dou Empire in one fell swoop. Once that happens, aside from Spirit City, the entire Douluo Continent will be in the pocket of our Star Luo Empire!
Anna sneered as she thought this. As a Soul Master of the Star Luo Empire and Davis's adopted sister, she naturally considered Davis's interests and the Empire's interests above all else.
While Anna was contemplating how to blast Xue Qinghe to death, Xue Qinghe had already made his move. He condensed holy soul power onto his fists and smashed them toward the puppet Soul Masters.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of fists hitting flesh rang out continuously. With every physical contact, Xue Qinghe's holy soul power was injected into the bodies of those puppet Soul Masters, utterly incinerating the parasitic vines within them and helping them regain their freedom.
Anna knew Xue Qinghe possessed this ability and naturally couldn't let his scheme succeed. She immediately manipulated all the puppet Soul Masters to completely surround him!
If the goal were merely to kill, Xue Qinghe could have wiped these people out in an instant. After all, his Martial Soul was no ordinary Swan, but a God-level Martial Soul: the Seraphim!
In terms of quality, the Seraphim Martial Soul could be said to be the highest-ranking Martial Soul on the entire Douluo Continent. It was by no means inferior to Davis's Saintly White Tiger Martial Soul and controlled the Ultimate Holy attribute soul power.
However, Xue Qinghe's goal was to seize political power in the Heaven Dou Empire, so he had to maintain an image of benevolence and kindness. Moreover, after becoming the Emperor of Heaven Dou, he would still need these Soul Masters to serve him.
Therefore, Xue Qinghe did not want to kill them.
Facing the puppet Soul Masters surging forward like a tide, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but furrow his brows. He thought to himself: I have no choice; I can only use the Angelic Domain…
Having made up his mind, Xue Qinghe triggered a thought. An invisible ripple spread out, completely sealing off an area of several thousand meters. All the puppet Soul Masters, including Anna, were enveloped within it.
Within the Angelic Domain, Qian Renxue's attributes in all aspects were instantly boosted by thirty percent. Simultaneously, he controlled the three major attributes: Ultimate Holy, Ultimate Light, and Ultimate Fire.
At the same time, within the Angelic Domain, the enemies' various attributes would be reduced by ten percent. Furthermore, the holy energy permeating the domain acted like strong acid, constantly dissolving the soul power of other Soul Masters.
Moreover, if the Angelic Domain were deployed while in the Martial Soul Avatar state, the buffs to Xue Qinghe would even double!
Finding herself inside the Angelic Domain, Anna frowned tightly. Her heart skipped a beat as she exclaimed, "Is this a Domain? Xue Qinghe actually possesses a Domain? Isn't his Martial Soul just an ordinary Swan? How could he have such an ability? Could it be that, like Sister Yuehua, he has a mutated Martial Soul and awakened an innate Domain?"
While Anna was pondering, Xue Qinghe, sensing the surroundings, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and immediately struck!
"First Soul Skill: Angelic Assault!"
Xue Qinghe flew out at full speed. His fists, the size of sandbags, rained down upon the puppet Soul Masters like a violent storm, injecting holy energy into their bodies.
Those puppet Soul Masters were inside the Angelic Domain; their attributes had decreased, and they had to endure the pain of their soul power being dissolved by the holy energy. How could they pay attention to defending against Xue Qinghe's attacks? They could only lie on the ground, passively taking the beating.
"This is bad. If this goes on, these Soul Masters will break free from my control!"
Anna's heart grew ruthless. She hesitated no longer, lunging toward Xue Qinghe with a sudden stride. She pulled the pins on the hand grenades and the incendiary bomb and hurled them at him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Very quickly, two hand grenades and one incendiary bomb landed at Xue Qinghe's feet. Then, in less than three seconds, a deafening explosion rang out!
Reflected in Anna's eyes, flames roared wildly, shooting into the sky! The fire generated by the incendiary bomb turned into a sea of flames, swallowing Xue Qinghe and the group of puppet Soul Masters!
Only three puppet Soul Masters on the outermost periphery were blasted back over ten meters by the shockwave. All three were Soul King-level experts. Although they weren't killed by the bomb, they were heavily injured. Yet, Anna did not spare even them.
"Second Soul Skill: Parasitic Seeds!"
The purple second soul ring suddenly bloomed with light. Anna waved her hand, throwing out many seeds invisible to the naked eye, which landed on the bodies of the three puppet Soul Masters.
The parasitic seeds merged into their bodies, devouring their soul power at a terrifying speed and rapidly growing into Ink Jade Divine Grass.
Then, the crazily spreading vines pierced through their arms and burst out of their bodies. They merged with Anna's main Ink Jade Divine Grass, feeding their soul power back into Anna's body, helping her recover and increase her own soul power.
"A purple second soul ring! I thought only that monster Davis could achieve this. I didn't expect you to be the same... To be honest, little girl, your talent is absolutely in the top tier of all Soul Masters!"
Suddenly, a magnetic voice came from within the sea of fire. Xue Qinghe walked out of the glare completely unharmed. However, it was only him; the other puppet Soul Masters had been burned alive in despair!
Yet, even though Xue Qinghe was unharmed, he still felt a lingering fear!
Originally, he was controlling his holy soul power to help the puppet Soul Masters break free from the parasitic vines. Suddenly, two wooden blocks and a clay pot fell from the sky, giving Xue Qinghe a massive fright.
In the war against Spirit Hall three years ago, Qian Daoliu had witnessed the various firearms of the Star Luo Empire. He had described the appearance and power of these firearms in a letter sent to Xue Qinghe, who was undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire.
He hoped Xue Qinghe could use the identity of the Crown Prince to gather the blacksmiths of the Heaven Dou Empire, replicate these firearms, and enhance their military strength.
At the same time, it served as a reminder to Xue Qinghe to be extra careful if he encountered people from the Star Luo Empire in the future.
Three years had passed. Although the blacksmiths of the Heaven Dou Empire hadn't produced any significant results, the appearance of these firearms was branded into Xue Qinghe's mind.
Therefore, upon seeing the hand grenades and incendiary bomb, Xue Qinghe hurriedly condensed his holy soul power into a shield to protect himself.
Thanks to the amplification from the Angelic Domain, Xue Qinghe was able to walk out of the sea of fire safe and sound.
Glancing at Anna, who was devouring the soul power of the three puppet Soul Masters, Xue Qinghe furrowed his brows and said, "To think you cultivate using such a method. No wonder you are already a Soul Emperor at such a young age!"
Speaking to this point, Xue Qinghe suddenly drew the longsword at his waist, pointed it at Anna, and said coldly, "It seems you have completely fallen. For the sake of the Heaven Dou Empire, I must execute you thoroughly. Today is the day you die!"
"Tch!"
Anna let out a playful scoff, not taking Xue Qinghe seriously at all. She sneered, "Then let's see what you've really got. Brother Davis has a saying: 'Whether it's a mule or a horse, bring it out for a walk and we'll see!'"
"Third Soul Skill: Tenacity!"
Whoosh—
The piercing sound of breaking wind shrieked through the air. Strands of pitch-black Ink Jade Divine Grass suddenly stabbed out, dancing wildly like spirit snakes in mid-air before shooting straight toward Xue Qinghe!
(End of Chapter)