Seeing this, everyone's faces changed. With Saul's maniacal laughter, the soul warriors formed from his soulforce charged at Ye Wenyan and Sikong Zhengqing.
These soul warriors were like puppets on a string. They followed Saul's commands strictly, and Saul was the one pulling the strings. He didn't even need to personally attack. The soul warriors alone were enough to break through Ye Wenyan and Sikong Zhengqing's blockade.
"Help!" Ye Wenjun shouted. He took the lead and charged forward. Before he even arrived, the aura of his sword arrived. The sharp light of his sword slammed into the chest of one of the soul warriors, piercing right through it.
However, the soul warrior wasn't affected in the slightest, and continued to charge forward. They were formed from soulforce, and attacks of this level couldn't harm them at all. Saul only lost a little of his soulforce.
At Ye Wenjun's call, the Alliance's members no longer hesitated. One by one, they scrambled to be the first to charge forward.
Ye Wenyan's sword-light circled around, immediately trapping four fully-armored Soul Warriors. Unlike the fierceness he displayed against Saul earlier, his sword instantly became gentle. He didn't fight them head-on, but instead focused on tangling with them. His swift movements constantly shuttled back and forth between these Soul Warriors.
However, Sikong Zhengqing wasn't willing to be outdone. He waved his wooden staff, and dense wood-type elemental energy instantly transformed into countless threads that wrapped around the five Soul Warriors. It was clear that he was determined to win. Even if he had to fight alongside Ye Wenyan, he still wanted to see who was stronger.
Ye Guangjian, Ye Ruida, and the others weren't as strong as Ye Wenyan's group, but they weren't weak either. They surrounded three or four soul warriors, and even Ye Haoran, the weakest among them, had to fight one against two.
But it wasn't enough. Saul continued to 'summon' more soulbeasts. They weren't particularly strong, but they weren't afraid of death. They were invulnerable, and as long as Saul provided them with an endless supply of soulforce, they were nearly immortal. This made it much more difficult for the Alliance to deal with them.
More soul warriors added to the pressure on the humans. Ye Wenyan's group had grown from four to six, and so had Sikong Zhengqing. Though he still wanted to win, he knew how dangerous this was. Six was the limit of what they could handle. It wasn't that they couldn't handle more, but if they made the slightest mistake, they could lose their lives. At the very least, they didn't need to do this until the last moment.
Seeing that the human camp was in danger, Bing Ling, who had been hesitant to act, finally made up her mind. She turned to Little Tanuki and said, "Little Tanuki, you must take care of Lu Xuan and Ling Jin. I'll go help them."
Of Lu Xuan and Ling Jin, one was completely immersed in cultivation, unaware of the outside world, and the other had lost most of his fighting strength. Without anyone to protect them, Saul could kill them both with a snap of his fingers.
Little Tanuki's tail swayed gently, and she nodded like a human. "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, Xuan is here!"
Bing Ling nodded, and without further hesitation, she charged into the fray. She was a powerhouse who'd dominated the Heaven Region for countless years, so she naturally knew how powerful the Five-Tailed Dragon Raccoon was. If Saul attacked Little Tanuki with his full strength, then Little Tanuki would definitely lose. However, if they were to restrain Saul, then the soul warriors who didn't have self-awareness would be far from enough to deal with Little Tanuki.
Accompanied by a resonant phoenix cry, the Profound Ice Phoenix's Blood Sword was unsheathed, and the ice spirit joined the battle. The Phoenix Soaring the Ninth Heaven Sword Technique instantly turned into a sky full of sword images. The five Soul Warriors that Saul had just summoned were immediately trapped, greatly reducing the pressure on Ye Wenyan and the others.
Bing Ling didn't choose to transform immediately. Transforming consumed a lot of her strength, and it would be a waste to use her Phoenix True Body against these soul warriors who couldn't be killed. After all, she was the Celestial Thearch's disciple. Though she hadn't received Ye Tian's true teachings, her swordsmanship was extraordinary under Ye Tian's guidance, and it was more than enough to deal with these soul warriors.
When Bing Ling joined the fray, Saul took a second look. Before Ye Wenyan and Sikong Zhengqing arrived, there were only four people in the Jiuhua Alliance who caught Saul's attention. One was Ling Jin, a member of the demon race, one of the three most powerful races in the Heaven Region. The second was Ye Wenjun, whose swordsmanship was peerless, and whose demonic swordsmanship was unparalleled. The third was Lu Xuan, who had many tricks up his sleeves, and whose swordsmanship was superb. The fourth was, of course, Bing Ling.
As the famous Ice Phoenix of the Qing-Yun Realm, Saul couldn't be more wary of Bing Ling. This was why Bing Ling had fallen from grace. If she were at her peak, Saul wouldn't even have the right to speak directly to her.
However, he only paid a little more attention to Bing Ling. No matter how strong she had been, it was all in the past. Now, she was just a person who didn't even have a physical body. Saul, on the other hand, was the strongest being on the Sky Sword Continent! No one else!
Very soon, Saul discovered the unprotected Lu Xuan and Ling Jin, and could not help but rejoice in his heart. The two of them were existences that he was wary of, especially Ling Jin. The previous wave of eruptions had allowed him to witness the might of the Heavenly Demon Clan. If not for the huge gap between their cultivation levels, it would be hard to say if he, Saul, would still be standing here.
Once Ling Jin recovered, combined with the transformed Bing Ling and the Jiuhua Alliance's Seven Saints Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Saul couldn't guarantee his victory.
By now, Saul had summoned quite a number of Soul Warriors. Maintaining so many Soul Warriors with strength above the Virtualized Realm was a huge drain on his strength. However, if he could use this opportunity to kill Lu Xuan and Ling Jin, he was willing to pay a little more.
Saul didn't take Little Tanuki, who stood guard in front of Lu Xuan and Ling Jin, seriously. Although the monster race had a place in the Heaven Region, their status was lower than that of the human race. Aside from a few races with powerful bloodlines, most of the monster race were at the mercy of others.
"Summon, form again!" Saul roared.
Another three Daoist Soul warriors appeared in the void and then completely solidified.
The Bing Ling had long since noticed Saul's movements. As soon as the three Soul Warriors appeared, the Bing Ling immediately unleashed a Phoenix Feather of Auspicious Radiance. Countless blades of sword aura surged forth like ten thousand swords.
This time, however, Saul was prepared. The Soul Warriors that he'd summoned were beyond his capacity. They weren't meant to be used against the Jiuhua Alliance. The moment the Bing Ling made its move, Saul controlled them to retreat instead of advancing. The five Soul Warriors surrounding the Bing Ling exploded with power, forcing the Bing Ling to turn around and save itself.
The three Soul Warriors who'd managed to escape the Bing Ling's encirclement didn't hesitate to step on the wind and charge toward Lu Xuan and Ling Jin.
Little Tanuki, who'd been crouching all this time, narrowed its eyes. It shook its fur and stood up, its five tails gently waving.
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