And within the Douling Empire, both the civilians and Soul Masters naturally also noticed the abnormalities in the sky, and looked up one after another…
"Look quickly, what are all those beams of light appearing in the sky? Could it be that the Soul Masters from the Xingluo Empire and Soul Land have come to save us?"
"No... Something's not right, these beams of light are clearly filled with a strange aura, I'm afraid it's the work of the evil Soul Masters!"
"Evil Soul Masters? What are they doing creating this phenomenon? Just to prove that the Douling Empire is under the control of the Holy Spirit Cult?"
"It can't be that simple. If I were to guess, this is another method by the Ghost Emperor to transform us into evil Soul Masters!"
"What?? What are we still doing here? Let's run for it! Quick!"
"Run?? It's impossible to escape. It seems like the evil Soul Masters have set up Formations in every city. That is to say, the entire Douling Empire is within the range of the Formations!!"
As if to confirm these words, the beams of light in the sky started to become extremely unstable, and with an intense tremor, burst forth suddenly…
In an instant, the power contained within spread out, forming a web-like crimson membrane in a very short time, which then gradually began to cover downwards, seemingly trying to envelop all living beings within the Douling Empire…
In contrast, both the civilians and Soul Masters of the Douling Empire were frightened to the point of losing all color in their faces…
"What... what do we do, what do we do? If we're covered by this thing, we'll definitely die, we'll definitely die!"
"Damn these evil Soul Masters, they actually want to wipe us out in one fell swoop??"
"Who will come to save us? I don't want to die, nor do I want to become an evil Soul Master!!"
"I must escape, I must escape. As long as I get out of the Douling Empire, I can surely survive!!"
Having said this, a portion of the Soul Masters began to flee towards a certain direction like mad, hoping to leave the Douling Empire before the crimson membrane descended...
Little did they know, this was just a futile struggle, because every border of the Douling Empire had already been sealed by the evil Soul Masters, making escape impossible!!
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Outside the Douling Empire!
Witnessing the phenomenon unfolding before them, the hidden Soul Masters clenched their fists...
Clearly, unlike the clueless civilians of the Douling Empire, they were very aware of what was happening!
"Damn it, the evil Soul Masters seem to have started the ritual. Once that thing in the sky fully covers the Douling Empire, all the Soul Masters and civilians will be forcefully transformed!"
"No, we have to communicate this to Hall Master Tang and the others immediately, or else it will be too late!"
"Even if we send the message now, by the time Hall Master Tang and the others make it back to the Douling Empire, it will be too late!!"
"If we had known the evil Soul Masters would start the ritual so soon, we should have charged at the imperial palace right from the start. Killing even one would have been good; if not, at least we could have delayed them!"
"Doing so would have just been a futile sacrifice. Even the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion and the powerhouses from the Xingluo Empire weren't sure, and if we had gone, it wouldn't have changed anything!!"
Upon hearing this, the leading Ultimate Douluo struggled to suppress the rage in his heart…
He said coldly, "Enough, talking about this now is pointless. Immediately contact Hall Master Tang and the others, and pass on the message that the evil Soul Masters have started the ritual!"
Although he himself was eager to rush into the Douling Empire and fight against the Ghost Emperor and other evil Soul Masters…
Reason told him not to act so rashly!
For doing so could potentially bring an even greater disaster to the Douling Empire!!
With these words, the other Soul Masters also calmed down and began to use communicators to reach out to Tang Wulin and the others…
However, the result they received was unacceptable…
"Damn it, what's wrong with this communicator? Why can't it reach Hall Master Tang and the others?"
"Same here, when I activate the communicator, all I can hear is a chaotic noise!!"
"Just when we need it to work, it fails us—connect, connect!"
"Damn it, could it be that the signal in this space has been interfered with by the transformation ceremony, unable to establish communication?"
"It seems that way; it's likely impossible to contact Hall Master Tang and the others through the communicator now!"
No matter how they tried, the communicators yielded no response...
This Ultimate Douluo was clearly aware that continuing to use the communicator was futile...
He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, we have no choice but to send someone to make contact!"
He glanced at the two Soul Masters, giving an order, "You, and you—if I remember correctly, you two are agile-attack class Soul Masters, right?!"
Upon hearing this, the two Soul Masters nodded affirmatively...
With their confirmation, he continued, "Good, you must proceed at full speed along the preplanned route and ensure that you inform Hall Master Tang and the others of this matter!"
Right from when Tang Wulin and his team departed, they had anticipated the communicators might be useless!
Therefore, they had already devised a return route to Soul Land to facilitate message delivery!
"Yes!"
Without any hesitation, the two immediately released their Martial Souls and ran at full speed. In just a blink, they disappeared from everyone's sight...
After completing all this, the Ultimate Douluo sighed, "Hope they can deliver the message to Hall Master Tang and the others quickly."
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The Spirit Pagoda, within the Ten Thousand Beast Platform!!
The Azure Oxpython, who had not felt the aura of the Titan Ape for a long time, was becoming increasingly tense...
He couldn't help but say, "My brother has been gone for so long; could it be that he still hasn't found Wulin?"
If I had known it would be like this, I would have gone to look for Tang Wulin myself!
All of a sudden, Gu Yuena spoke up unexpectedly, "Azure Oxpython, you look quite pale!"
Seeing her, the Azure Oxpython's pupils suddenly shrank...
But recovering his composure, he replied, "Gu Yuena? How come you're here??"
Damn it, when did she appear? Why didn't my spiritual power sense her at all??
Gu Yuena responded calmly, "I naturally came to check on the situation at the Ten Thousand Beast Platform. After all, with the Titan Ape gone, keeping this space stable must be quite the pressure on you alone!"
"Indeed, but after the last incident, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform will not easily collapse again," he said.
He wasn't surprised that she knew about the Titan Ape leaving the Ten Thousand Beast Platform!
Gu Yuena mused, "Is that so? Then that's really good news for the Spirit Pagoda!"
After a pause, she continued, "However, you must have sent the Titan Ape away at this critical time for some urgent matter to tell Wulin, right?"
The Azure Oxpython didn't deny it, looking straight at her, "Exactly, but as you should well understand, I cannot tell you the specifics!"
Gu Yuena pursed her lips, "Mm, I've already guessed as much!"
"Of course, I also trust you would not do anything to jeopardize the plan!"
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