On the other side, Xu Xiaoyan lowered her head, her expression grave as she said, "Aruheng big brother, there are more and more evil Soul Masters ahead, what should we do?"
Neither of them had the dark aura of an evil Soul Master, making it easy for them to be discovered!
Aruheng soothed in a low voice, "Don't panic, just pretend you didn't see them and walk straight past!"
Xu Xiaoyan nodded slightly, and the two of them walked straight ahead...
At first, no one noticed them, but just as they were about to leave, a voice suddenly rang out...
"Wait, I've never seen you before, and...your aura doesn't look like that of evil Soul Masters at all!"
"Speak, who are you??"
Aruheng clenched his fists, "The worst-case scenario has still happened!"
As soon as this was said, the rest of the evil Soul Masters and Spirit Pagoda members immediately stared at Xu Xiaoyan and the other person with wary eyes, ready for battle at any moment!
Xu Xiaoyan lowered her voice and said, "We have just joined the Holy Spirit Cult and haven't undergone the transformation ritual yet!"
The evil Soul Master opposite them narrowed his eyes and said, "Haven't undergone the transformation ritual, huh? I see, that does fit your situation. Follow me, I'll take you to the place for transformation!"
Aruheng and Xu Xiaoyan glanced at each other and were both stunned...
They were just joking, who would really want to become evil Soul Masters!
The former's tone turned colder, "What? You don't want to go?"
Xu Xiaoyan was about to make a move but was stopped by Aruheng...
He said without any change in expression, "Of course, we're honored to become evil Soul Masters, please lead the way!"
And so, led by the former, they took the elevator to the fourth floor and then entered a very sinister-looking room...
What met their eyes was a bizarre array drawn in blood on the floor, with an evil Soul Master standing at each point, head bowed, muttering some kind of chant...
However, seeing their arrival, they all stopped their actions...
The leading evil Soul Master glanced at Xu Xiaoyan and her companion, who carried no evil aura, and naturally guessed their purpose...
He said indifferently, "Stand in the center of the array and release your Martial Souls, and you will be transformed into evil Soul Masters. The higher your soul power rank, the longer the transformation will take!"
Being watched by eight or nine evil Soul Masters, they had no choice but to step towards the array...
On the way, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but ask, "Aruheng big brother, what should we do? It would be very difficult to deal with so many evil Soul Masters in a short time!"
Aruheng grinded his teeth and said, "Xiao Yan, if you release your full power, how many can you bind?"
Xu Xiaoyan sensed the aura of these evil Soul Masters, "All of them! But...for that Soul Douluo level evil Soul Master, the control effect won't last more than two seconds!"
Aruheng took a deep breath, "Two seconds, huh? That means the control time for the other evil Soul Masters will be longer, that's enough!"
"Once the ritual starts, we make our move!"
If they failed, they would be subject to the evil Soul Masters' counter-attack!
He might be able to escape, but Xu Xiaoyan, being a control-class Soul Master, would likely perish here!
As they talked, they had already reached the center of the array and released their Martial Souls...
The leading evil Soul Master closed his eyes and said coldly, "Transformation ritual, begin!"
Just like before, all the evil Soul Masters continuously released their soul power, bowed their heads and chanted the intricate incantations...
Vaguely visible, the array drawn with blood on the ground "thud" burst forth with purple-black flames, gradually burning towards the center...
Aruheng shouted lowly, "Xiao Yan, now!"
Once touched by the flames, they might lose the chance to release their soul skills!
Xu Xiaoyan, without any hesitation, instantly lit up her second soul ring...
Second soul skill, Starlight Feedback!!
The Star Staff in her hands burst forth with dazzling silver radiance, enveloping all the evil Soul Masters in the room, directly interrupting their spellcasting and plunging their minds into temporary chaos...
Aruheng thought to himself, "What an opportunity!"
The light from his sixth soul ring lit up, and his aura instantly skyrocketed several times over...
He charged towards the Douluo Level evil Soul Master, and with his own formidable physical strength, he decapitated him effortlessly with a single arm blade...
Then, with the fluidity of flowing water, he grabbed the heads of two other evil Soul Masters and smashed them into the ground...
In the blink of an eye, three evil Soul Masters had fallen!
The remaining evil Soul Masters' eyes gradually regained clarity, seeing that they were about to recover from the confusion...
Xu Xiaoyan certainly wouldn't let them succeed, "Think you can break free, not so easy, third soul skill, Glittering Starlight!"
As the Star Staff shone once again, the evil Soul Masters were once more paralyzed...
Even though their minds were very clear, their bodies couldn't move at all...
Just like that, they watched as Aruheng slaughtered them and their comrades one by one...
Soon, the room was filled with the corpses of evil Soul Masters and the stench of blood...
Xu Xiaoyan covered her forehead, clearly feeling a bit unsteady...
Aruheng rushed over to support her, anxiously asking, "Xiao Yan, are you alright?"
The corners of Xu Xiaoyan's mouth lifted into a smile, "Don't worry, Brother Ru Heng, I've just expended too much Soul Power! But... we succeeded!"
Aruheng earnestly replied, "Yes, we did. Your control ability is the most terrifying I've ever seen!"
This was group control, no less. Had it been single target control, perhaps it would have lasted even longer!
"Give me a few minutes to rest, then let's continue looking for the place where Wulin's parents are imprisoned!"
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Xie Xie was constantly surveying his surroundings, murmuring, "I wonder how everyone else is doing. The security inside the Spirit Pagoda doesn't seem that tight!"
Gu Yue suddenly spoke up, "That might not be the case, we might have been under surveillance from the moment we entered the Spirit Pagoda!"
Xie Xie shuddered, cautioning warily, "Gu Yue, don't... don't scare me like that!"
Gu Yue gave him a glance, "As a Council Member of the Spirit Pagoda, do you think I need to joke about such things?"
It was customary for the Spirit Pagoda to install surveillance cameras on all floors, all feeding into one room!
However, she didn't understand why they hadn't been exposed yet.
Could it be… the people of the Spirit Pagoda were waiting for them to delve deeper before capturing them all in one fell swoop!
...
In a certain room on the top floor...
Inside there were dozens of surveillance screens of various sizes, but each one had been destroyed...
In front of them stood two evil Soul Masters cloaked in black robes...
"The surveillance screens have all been smashed. As long as no one comes in, the abnormalities won't be noticed!"
"Yes, this is all we can do now!"
If one observed closely, they would notice bloodstains on their black robes...
Clearly, a battle had taken place before...
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