After Zhao Wuji gives the order to kill them, five Soul Emperors charge at Su Linfeng and Dugu Yan.
Linfeng simply sighs—"Courting death."
A golden aura erupts beneath his feet as his Golden Flame Domain expands. In the blink of an eye, Linfeng's figure flickers like a golden streak of light—the divine technique "Golden Crow Arc-Light."
Before anyone realizes what happened, all four attacking Soul Emperors fall from the air like puppets with their strings cut, their bodies lifeless. Even Zhao Wuji and the bandit leader are stunned speechless: a Soul King had just annihilated four Soul Emperors in an instant.
The bandit leader, recovering first, unleashes his Sixth Soul Skill – Blood Blade, a crimson arc that tears through the air with killing intent. But when it strikes Linfeng, it shatters like glass against steel. The attack that could normally slay a Soul Emperor doesn't even scratch him.
Zhao Wuji alone sees it clearly—Linfeng had moved, but so fast that even he only caught an afterimage. It's the true speed of the Golden Crow Arc-Light, the inherited power of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
Realizing the danger, Zhao Wuji releases his own power—Third Soul Skill: Gravity Amplification—and the ground around them trembles. Dugu Yan is forced to her knees, pinned by the crushing weight, and even Linfeng's robes stir under the pressure.
The bandit leader tries to seize the chance to finish the job—but Linfeng moves again. The Golden Flame Domain flares to its full power. The air turns silent, heat distorts the space itself, and both enemies feel their souls tremble.
Then the massive phantom of a Golden Crow unfurls behind Linfeng, crying sharply as divine fire floods the forest. The bandit leader sees only a black-gold bird rushing toward him before everything fades to darkness. He dies instantly, unable even to react.
Zhao Wuji can barely breathe inside the domain. For the first time, the infamous Immovable King Zhao Wuji, once called the "Bandit of Douluo," feels fear. A Soul King had just slaughtered Soul Emperors as if they were nothing.
Desperate, Zhao Wuji activates his Seventh Soul Skill – True Spirit: Vigorous Diamond Bear! His body swells to five meters tall, muscles bulging like living stone, his defense and strength surging by hundreds of percent. But instead of fighting, he turns to flee.
Linfeng's wings blaze. Nine fiery chains burst from the Golden Crow's feathers and wrap around the giant bear's body, pinning him in place no matter how he struggles.
Panicking, Zhao Wuji roars, "If you kill me—she'll die from the poison too!"
The chapter ends on that tense cliff-hanger.