The moment the words left his mouth, a low, hoarse roar echoed from within the clouds. The sound seemed to emanate from the very depths of hell, carrying a bone-chilling cold and an aura of absolute destruction. It made the ground tremble slightly. The runes on the defensive barrier began to flash with a faint light, looking as if they might be breached at any moment.
Immediately after, three colossal black silhouettes slowly descended from the clouds. Each figure stood over ten metres tall, wreathed in thick black mist. Within the mist, pairs of blood-red eyes could faintly be seen, radiating a bloodthirsty glare. Their auras were violent and overbearing. With every step they took, a deep footprint was left in the earth. Black mist seeped from these footprints, corroding the surrounding land. Even the soul power in the air was tainted by this black mist, becoming murky and nefarious.
Qian Renxue took a deep breath. Her angelic wings unfurled to their full span behind her. A golden light erupted from her body, dispelling the surrounding black mist as a sacred aura permeated the air, forming a stark contrast with the Void power.
"They must have been sent by the Void King. Their goal is to reopen the Void rift and invade our world," Qian Renxue said. Though her voice still carried a trace of weakness, it was filled with an unquestionable majesty. "Zhao Feng, lead the headquarters' Soul Masters in holding the defensive barrier. Do not let them get anywhere near the rift's remnants. Lin Mo, you and I will team up. We'll take out the two Title Douluo-level ones on the flanks first, then deal with the peak-level one in the middle together!"
"Understood!" Zhao Feng nodded heavily. Gripping his battle axe, he shouted to the Soul Masters from headquarters, "Everyone listen up! Hold the defensive barrier! Use every soul skill you have to stop these Void remnants from reaching the rift! Even if it costs us our lives, we cannot let them succeed!"
"Yes!" all the Soul Masters shouted in unison. Their soul rings flared simultaneously. A barrage of soul skills shot toward the three black figures. The colorful soul skills intertwined in mid-air, forming a massive attacking net that descended upon the black silhouettes.
However, the moment these soul skills landed on the black mist surrounding the figures, they only let out a sharp sizzling sound before being completely swallowed. They didn't inflict any damage whatsoever; instead, they only made the black mist grow denser.
"It's useless. Ordinary soul skills cannot break through their Void barriers!" Elder Xuanfeng said in a deep voice. He condensed a golden soul skill in his hand—his seventh soul skill, "Golden Wind of Righteousness." The golden wind blades, carrying a potent purifying force, shot toward the black figure on the left. "Lady Xue Yan, young friend Lin Mo, be careful! Their Void power is far more overbearing than the Commander's from before, and they can devour soul power to convert it into their own strength!"
The black figure on the left let out a roar and waved its hand. A massive black palm print slammed toward Elder Xuanfeng's attack. The black palm print collided with the golden wind blades, letting out a deafening boom. The golden wind blades were instantly swallowed, and the black palm print didn't lose a shred of its momentum, continuing its trajectory toward Elder Xuanfeng.
Elder Xuanfeng's expression changed. He hastily dodged to the side. The black palm print struck the ground, blasting out a massive, deep crater. Black mist seeped from the crater, corroding everything around it. Even the solid bedrock was reduced to ash in an instant.
"Lin Mo, let's go!" Qian Renxue shouted. Her angelic wings flapped violently, propelling her forward like an arrow released from a bow. She flew straight at the black figure on the right, condensing a golden beam of light in her hand. It was her core soul skill, "Angel's Judgment." Although her Angelic power hadn't fully recovered, the beam still contained a formidable purifying force. The golden light illuminated the dark sky, contrasting sharply with the black mist.
Lin Mo followed close behind. His pale-blue soul wings flapped, his speed not lagging behind Qian Renxue's in the slightest. He condensed a pale-blue, dragon-shaped soul skill in his hand—his new soul skill attained after his recent breakthrough, "Abyssal Dragon's Roar." Carrying an overwhelming dragon might, the dragon-shaped soul skill charged at the right black figure. It coordinated seamlessly with Qian Renxue's "Angel's Judgment," forming a combined assault of intertwining gold and blue that slammed into the black figure.
Sensing the attack, the black figure on the right let out a violent roar. The black mist around it surged wildly, forming a gigantic black barrier in front of itself.
Boom!
The intertwined gold and blue attack struck the black barrier dead-on with a deafening explosion. The black barrier shook violently, and cracks began to spread across its surface. The black mist continuously dissipated; clearly, the combined attack had dealt it some damage.
"It's working! Keep it up!" Lin Mo roared. His soul rings spun rapidly, and his first soul ring lit up. Pale-blue soul power coated his fist as he smashed it toward the cracked barrier. "Abyssal Fist!"
The fist, carrying immense power, struck the weak point of the black barrier. The barrier shattered instantly, sending black mist flying in all directions.
Seizing the opportunity, Qian Renxue condensed another golden beam of light in her hand. This time, the beam was even more concentrated, and the purifying force within it was even stronger. "Light of the Angel, purify all!" The golden beam struck the black figure squarely in the chest with a sharp sizzling sound. A golden wound appeared on the creature's chest. Black mist continuously spilled from the wound, getting purified by the golden light as the figure shrieked in agony.
Meanwhile, the black figure on the left launched its own attack against Zhao Feng and the Soul Masters. With a wave of its hand, countless black blades shot out from its mist, flying straight toward the defensive barrier.
Zhao Feng's face dropped. He gripped his battle axe tightly as his seventh soul ring flared. "Battle Axe Avatar!" A gigantic battle axe materialized in his hands. He violently swung it, sending a massive red axe aura slashing toward the incoming black blades.
Boom!
The red axe aura collided with the black blades, shattering them, though the axe aura itself dissipated in the process. But immediately after, even more black blades rained down on the barrier. The Soul Masters from headquarters unleashed their soul skills in a desperate defense. The colorful skills intertwined in mid-air with the black blades. Although they blocked most of them, a few managed to slip through, striking several Soul Masters. The men let out blood-curdling screams as the black mist instantly corroded their bodies. Their faces turned pale, and their soul power drained away rapidly.
"Damn it! Use your healing pills immediately! Suppress the Void power inside you!" Zhao Feng bellowed. At the same time, he swung his battle axe again, unleashing an even larger red axe aura at the black figure on the left. "Soul Douluo seventh soul skill: Earth-Splitting Chop!" The red axe aura, carrying devastating power, cleaved toward the creature's legs, attempting to restrict its movement.
The black figure on the left let out a roar and stomped its foot. The ground quaked as a black shockwave surged toward the red axe aura. The two forces collided and instantly nullified each other, but the black shockwave continued its trajectory toward Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng hurriedly retreated while condensing his soul power into a red barrier to block the shockwave. Even so, the massive impact forced him back several steps, and a trickle of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Elder Xuanfeng immediately charged at the black figure on the left. He condensed a massive golden pillar of light in his hands—his eighth soul skill, "Sacred Pillar of Light." Carrying a formidable purifying force, the golden pillar blasted toward the black figure. "Restrain yourself, remnant of the Void!"
The golden pillar struck the black figure squarely in the back. The creature let out a pained shriek as the black mist on its back was purified away, exposing its pitch-black body underneath. The figure shuddered slightly; it had clearly taken significant damage.
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