However, it was not over yet. The giant skull seemed to know its attack had not succeeded, and immediately released green flames again, sweeping over from all directions...
Huang Si's pupils narrowed as the fourth soul ring at his feet suddenly lit up, and a massive golden shield appeared in front of him. It rapidly extended its shadow, shielding everyone within...
Upon contact, the green flames were blocked from the outside...
While enduring the scorching of the green flames, Zi Yi suddenly let out a roar, and only then did everyone see clearly that his Martial Soul was a purple eagle!
"Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Eagle Sky Dance!!"
The sharp gaze of the Ziyu Divine Eagle swept the surroundings, swiftly flapping its wings...
In an instant, a violent purple storm erupted, furiously dealing both spiritual and physical attacks to the enemies in range!
However, when it collided with the flames near the skull, it only managed to halt them!
This scene made Zi Yi's eyelid twitch, and he thought to himself, "The strength of the person behind this is even greater than I imagined!"
His sixth soul skill was unable to inflict even the slightest damage!
From this, it was evident that they were not opponents on the same level!
With no other choice, he said, "The opponent is strong. Everyone attack together and we must find its weakness!"
The others also understood the severity of the situation and nodded, "Understood!"
No sooner had they spoken than they launched their attacks toward the skull from all directions, of course, to no significant effect!
Only Tang Wulin stood still, his gaze firmly fixed on the giant skull...
Upon releasing the Purple Demon Eyes, he could faintly observe countless strands of energy constantly flowing into its body!
He calmly analyzed, "This skull seems to be absorbing some kind of energy! If we can use a piercing attack with penetrating power, perhaps we can break through the opponent's defense and cause their internal power to leak out!"
Seeing Zi Yi still dazed, he frowned and said, "Huang San, what are you standing there for?"
Tang Wulin did not reply but, under the enhancement of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, once again released a resonant dragon roar...
Without any hesitation, he extended his right hand and, to the naked eye, a Golden Dragon Spear glittering with golden light appeared out of thin air in his palm!
After gripping it tightly, he hurled it fiercely at the forehead of the skull...
The Golden Dragon Spear struck like lightning, hitting its target precisely...
At this sight, Zi Yi's face showed a touch of displeasure...
This Huang San, he had just luckily broken the illusion, and now he was so arrogant!!
Even I couldn't breach the skull's defense, how could he possibly...
But before he could finish, his eyes widened in shock...
The other Yellow-class Fighters were equally stunned, disbelievingly staring at the Golden Dragon Spear embedded in the skull!!
All being Yellow-class Fighters, the difference was so staggering!
Tang Wulin didn't miss this opportunity either. His body exploded with terrifying speed, leaping into the air to deliver a fierce kick to the end of the Golden Dragon Spear...
This sudden intensified force caused the Golden Dragon Spear to instantly tear through the skull, which exploded like a balloon...
Ignoring everyone's astonished looks, Tang Wulin urged, "Everyone, quick, let's go. The evil Soul Master hiding in the shadows may have other methods!"
He was able to handle this skull thanks to the piercing attribute of the Golden Dragon Spear; next time, he might not be so lucky!
Zi Yi looked at him with a complex expression and declared, "Retreat!"
After that, until they left the abandoned factory, they encountered no obstruction by evil Soul Masters or any unusual creatures...
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Only then did Huang Yi, Huang Er, and Huang Si realize that something was off about Tang Wulin's complexion, and all chose to close their mouths and not pursue the matter further...
Tang Wulin forced a smile, "It's okay, it's not something that can't be shared, my parents left me when I was very young, and currently, there is still no news of them!"
Upon hearing this, they all cast sympathetic glances his way...
Zi Yi, however, sensed something, her eyes narrowing, "They're coming!"
Within a matter of seconds after she spoke out, two men dressed in Battle Soul Hall uniforms and donning black masks appeared beside them...
These were surely the support units sent from the Tang Sect's headquarters! The strong aura that faintly emanated from their bodies commanded respect!
One of the Black Rank Fighters spoke in a cold voice, "Are you the Battle Soul Hall members responsible for the investigation of the abandoned factory?"
Zi Yi respectfully replied, "Yes!"
The other Black Rank Fighter gave him a cold glance and commanded, "There's not much time, please inform us of the details!"
Seeing this, Zi Yi did not get angry and explained, "This is the situation..."
After he had relayed the events that transpired inside the abandoned factory...
The two Black Rank Fighters looked at Tang Wulin surprisingly and without further discussion, released their frightening Soul Power and entered the abandoned factory...
They showed no intention of calling Zi Yi and the others to join!
Tang Wulin hesitated, "Zi Yi, shouldn't we assist them?"
Zi Yi shook her head, "No need, if we went in, we would only be a burden. It's best to leave this matter to them!"
Honestly, he hadn't expected that the headquarters would directly send two Black Rank Fighters!
Huang Yi muttered quietly, "Are all Black Rank Fighters this unfriendly?"
Huang Er nodded, "Yeah, just looking at them made me afraid to even breathe heavily a moment ago!"
Zi Yi smiled slightly, "That's only natural, Black Rank Fighters hold a very high status, and only the Hall Master can mobilize them within the Tang Sect. It's normal for them to be proud!"
Tang Wulin nodded in agreement but then asked again, "Zi Yi, now that the Black Rank Fighters have taken over our mission, what do we do now?"
Without any hesitation, Zi Yi replied, "Wait, we just need to wait for the Black Rank Fighters to ascertain the situation of the factory ruins, then we can return to headquarters!"
As for whether they could capture the evil Soul Master, that was another matter!
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Before long, the two Black Rank Fighters had searched the entire factory ruins and successfully found traces of the evil Soul Master's presence, but they did not manage to capture him!
Afterward, they briefly debriefed with Zi Yi alone before returning to headquarters!
Upon their return, Huang Yi urgently asked, "Zi Yi, what's the situation?"
Zi Yi's expression was grim, "There definitely were traces of an evil Soul Master in the abandoned factory. The initial assessment is that they were using the Resentful Spirits from inside for some kind of ritual, and even the souls of those who died in the recent horrific attack were not spared!"
Tang Wulin inwardly exclaimed, "Just as I thought, I wasn't wrong, the evil Soul Master is indeed using the dead Resentful Spirits for wicked deeds!"
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