Everyone was on high alert, ready to attack at any moment.
On the left side, Hu Liena gave a seductive smile. "You're truly a genius, Lin Xuan. But it's a shame your teammates can't keep up. Xie Yue and I only need to hold you off, and soon enough, you'll find yourself in a 1-vs-7."
Lin Fan replied coldly, "You're overthinking it. I've never intended to rely on them. In the face of absolute strength, even if you added ten more people to your side, it wouldn't change your fate—you're still going to lose."
"Arrogant bastard," Yan scoffed. "Stop wasting time. You two keep him busy—I'll take care of the rest."
Hu Liena's voice dripped with charm: "Second Soul Skill – Fox Enchantment!"
Her eyes glowed pink, instantly disrupting Ning Rongrong and several others, making them unable to activate their soul skills.
Seeing this, Xiao Wu activated her skill: "Second Soul Skill – Charm!"
Their gazes locked—spiritual pressure clashing. Though Xiao Wu's soul power was lower, her rebirth as a 100,000-year-old soul beast gave her a mental advantage, allowing her to evenly match Hu Liena.
Within a minute, both were forced to retreat. They had taken some mental backlash.
Tang San quickly supported Xiao Wu. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," she steadied herself. "She's not doing much better."
"Martial Soul Fusion Technique!" Xie Yue moved behind Hu Liena and placed his hand on her shoulder.
With that single action, the entire Spirit Hall team sprang into motion.
"Fourth Soul Skill – Light's Decree!" The auxiliary-type soul master Xu Yu released a golden light, covering Hu Liena and Xie Yue.
In the blink of an eye, the two merged into a single figure—neither male nor female, long hair flowing—a fusion entity appeared before everyone: Enchanting Demon (妖魅).
"What just happened? How did they complete their fusion so quickly?" Flender asked in confusion.
"It's likely the support soul master's ability," Yu Xiaogang explained. "It must've drastically shortened the time needed for their fusion."
"Lin Xuan," the strange and ethereal voice of Enchanting Demon echoed, "I bet you didn't expect our fusion to complete so fast, did you?"
"I didn't even bother trying to interrupt it," Lin Fan said coldly. "I want you to lose while fully confident—so you'll admit defeat willingly."
"Fall back. Stay out of the red mist," Lin Fan instructed his team.
Then, wielding the Slaughter Sword, he charged forward.
Enchanting Demon was stunned—he hadn't expected Lin Fan to attack head-on—but quickly reacted by releasing a thick, blood-red mist centered around himself.
As Lin Fan advanced, he felt his senses, movement, and soul power being suppressed.
Clang!
Yet Lin Fan didn't stop. He clashed directly with Enchanting Demon's twin curved blades.
In that instant, Enchanting Demon disappeared—or rather, completely merged into the mist.
"In my red mist, your senses, mobility, and soul power are all suppressed. Even a Soul Emperor would fall to us here."
The voice echoed from all directions, attempting to confuse Lin Fan's orientation.
But Lin Fan remained still. "Second Soul Skill – Eternal Sword Aura!"
Clang—clang—clang!
From behind, blade after blade came slashing, but each was blocked by his soul skill.
"Enchanting Demon's strikes aren't enough to break through his defense," Bibi Dong commented from her seat above, watching the red mist with perfect clarity thanks to her 98-level soul power and 99-level spiritual strength.
"The red mist contains both fox enchantment and moon blade attributes… It's eerie and impossible to see through," Ning Fengzhi frowned.
"I can barely perceive vague silhouettes," Sword Douluo added. "Unless one's spiritual sense is on Bibi Dong's level, it's hopeless."
He glanced at the focused Bibi Dong, realizing just how vast the gap was between them.
"Fusion Technique – Decapitating Slash!" Enchanting Demon stopped playing around.
The twin curved blades fused into one massive saber, slicing down at Lin Fan.
"Slaughter Domain – Killing Thrust!" Lin Fan finally activated his martial soul domain.
The tip of his sword struck the saber's center—BOOM!—splitting it in two. Enchanting Demon was knocked back several meters.
"You can see my attacks?" he asked, shocked.
"The red mist blocks my eyes, but inside my domain, I can sense everything."
Startled, Enchanting Demon quickly concealed himself back into the mist.
Lin Fan could have ended it there with a single strike, but he held back.
He knew Bibi Dong was watching. If he revealed too much of his unnatural strength, she might grow suspicious. He had to pace himself.
Even though his Slaughter Domain weakened Enchanting Demon by 10%, within the red mist, Lin Fan's soul power was halved.
Their fusion state gave them power equivalent to a Soul Sage. In this condition, he couldn't end it quickly.
"Damn it, we're burning through soul power too fast," Enchanting Demon thought, still evading within the mist. "Once we exit fusion and lose the red mist's suppression, we'll never beat him."
Outside, Ma Hongjun was pacing like a panicked chicken. "What's going on in there?!"
"No idea," Flender admitted. "We can only hear the weapons clashing."
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill – Moon Execution!" Enchanting Demon unleashed his trump card.
Using Xie Yue's self-created skill Full Moon Slash, combined with Hu Liena's enchantment power, it became a devastating move equivalent to a Soul Sage's sixth skill.
The twin blades spun rapidly, forming a luminous crescent moon, flying straight at Lin Fan.
Crash!
His defensive soul skill shattered. He raised his Slaughter Sword to block, but the impact sent him flying, gushing blood from his arms.
"Damn… that one hurt." Lin Fan was surprised—it had been a long time since he was injured.
"He's bleeding! Keep going!" Enchanting Demon laughed triumphantly, launching another Moon Execution.
Whoosh—whoosh!
The spinning blades closed in, but Lin Fan didn't defend.
"Out of tricks already?" Enchanting Demon mocked.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
Lin Fan's shirt exploded, revealing his chiseled torso.
From his back, eight jagged black spider legs burst forth, twisting like spears—
The Eight Spider Lances.
No one had ever seen them before.
CLANG!
One spider leg swatted the spinning blade aside like a toy.
"What the hell is that?!" Enchanting Demon cried. "Is that… a torso bone?!"
That's an external soul bone, Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed in surprise. And from the look of it, a spider-type soul beast… rare indeed.