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After Xue Tianxing dealt with the boss, he turned around and joined the battlefield with Shui Bing'er and her sister, and Dugu Yan.
The five people, who were already suppressed to the point of suffocation, completely lost the ability to resist with the addition of Xue Tianxing.
Xue Tianxing's Ice Phoenix martial spirit was fully displayed, and the ice blades were like the scythe of the god of death, constantly harvesting the soul power and vitality of the five people.
The Shui Binger and her sister's martial soul fusion skills continued to suppress the five people, making it difficult for them to even dodge.
Dugu Yan's Green Phosphorus Snake King poison was like a maggot in the tarsal bones, constantly corroding their bodies and making their movements slower and slower.
"No! I don't want to die!"
One of the Soul Masters roared in despair and tried to turn around and run away, but was pierced through the chest by an ice spike from Xue Tianxing and lost his life instantly.
In just a few minutes, the remaining four men fell to the ground one after another. Their faces showed not only the fear of death but also the anger at the third brother's betrayal. If the third brother had not deserted, they might have been able to hold on for a while longer, and even had a chance to break through.
They also felt regret for their own ignorance of life and death and their rash ambush of Xue Tianxing's team - if they had known that the other party was so powerful, they would not have dared to take action even if they had a hundred times the courage.
With the five people completely losing their lives, the battlefield finally returned to calm.
At this moment, the boss who was seriously injured by Xue Tianxing woke up from his coma with his last breath.
He opened his eyes with difficulty, and when he saw the five cold corpses on the ground, his eyes were instantly filled with despair and grief. He made a "ho ho" sound in his throat, but could not even utter a complete sentence.
He wanted to struggle to get up and avenge his brothers and sisters, but as soon as he exerted force, he felt heart-wrenching pain all over his body.
He looked down and found that his limbs were twisted and deformed, his meridians were completely broken, and his soul power dissipated like a flood - he was useless, not only became a disabled person, but also completely lost his identity as a soul master.
Xue Tian walked up to him, looked down at him, and spoke in a calm but cold tone:
"Don't panic. I'll ask you a few questions and then I'll send you on your way."
The boss slowly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, staring at Xue Tianxing.
Xue Tianxing asked:
"Who sent you to assassinate us? Are you from the Spirit Hall, or some other faction of the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Xue Tianxing thought that these people were the same as those sent by Xue Ye from the Tiandou Empire last time. They were mercenaries hired by a big force. Their purpose was to get rid of him, but they didn't want to reveal their identities, so they chose to ambush in the Xingdou Great Forest.
When the boss heard this, he was stunned, his eyes full of confusion - what assassination?
They had clearly decided to ambush in order to steal the soul bones, so how did they become killers sent by others?
He was silent for a moment, then spoke with difficulty, his voice as hoarse as a broken gong:
"I... I can tell you the truth... but I have a request..."
He paused, his gaze fell on the five corpses on the ground, a hint of pleading flashed in his eyes, and then he continued:
"If one day... you catch that runaway Third Brother... and he uses the six of us as atonement for our sins... please... spare our families..."
Xue Tianxing looked at the pleading in his eyes, his heart moved slightly, and he waved his hand:
"Don't worry, he can't escape."
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures suddenly appeared from the depths of the dense forest. They were the two Soul Saints who were secretly protecting Xue Tianxing and his group.
They were holding a person in their hands - it was the third brother who had just tried to escape.
At this moment, the third brother had lost his previous arrogance. His face was full of fear, his body was trembling, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.
When the boss saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, and then a hint of relief flashed in his eyes - this traitor was finally caught!
But when he saw the powerful soul power fluctuations emanating from the two Soul Saints, he couldn't help but laugh at himself, and his laughter was full of despair and sadness.
It turned out that from the beginning to the end, they had been secretly protected by the Soul Saint! The ambush that the seven of them had risked their lives for was probably like a child's play, and posed no threat at all in their eyes.
If they had known this earlier, they would not have come to provoke Xue Tianxing's team even if they starved to death!
The boss's laughter grew louder and louder, and finally turned into a shrill cry, with tears mixed with blood sliding down his cheeks.
He knew that all his and his brothers' struggles had become a huge joke.
Xue Tianxing looked at him like this without any sympathy in his heart - since these people dared to rob and even wanted to kill to silence them, they should have expected such an end.
He spoke again, his tone cold:
"Now, tell me the truth—why did you ambush us?"
The eldest brother gradually stopped crying, and the light in his eyes completely went out.
He took a deep breath and slowly told the whole story - from their search for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, to the discovery of the Earth Flame Snake's corpse, the realization that the spirit bones had been taken away, to the third brother's proposal to "kill people and take the bones", and everyone's decision to ambush... Everything was told without reservation.
After listening to this, Xue Tianxing frowned slightly - he didn't expect that these people would dare to ambush them in the Star Dou Great Forest just to snatch a soul bone.
It seems that the temptation of soul bones can indeed make many people lose their minds.
He glanced at the corpse on the ground and the seriously injured boss, then looked at the third brother who was captured by the Soul Saint, and a cold light flashed in his eyes:
"Since you're willing to do anything for the soul bones, you must be prepared to pay the price."
After listening to the boss's confession, Xue Tianxing's eyes showed no emotion.
He raised his hand towards the eldest brother on the ground and the third brother who was being held by the Soul Saint. His fingertips condensed the soul power of extreme ice, and two ice lines shot out instantly, wrapping around the bodies of the two men like chains.
With a "crackling" sound, the eldest and the third were frozen firmly to the ground, their bodies stiff, unable to even move a finger.
"Sister Yanyan."
Xue Tianxing spoke softly, without any extra words, but with an unquestionable order.
Dugu Yan immediately understood and a cold arc appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She raised her hand and waved, and the purple poisonous mist of the Green Phosphorus Snake King surged out like a tide, accurately covering the two frozen people.
The poisonous fog fell on the ice surface, making a "sizzling" corrosive sound. The originally crystal ice layer was instantly dyed dark purple and continued to penetrate into the interior.
The boss was already on the verge of collapse after being frozen by the extreme ice.
When the venom of the green phosphorus snake penetrated the ice layer and entered his body, he couldn't even utter a muffled groan. The light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and he swallowed his last breath completely. His body lost all vitality in the ice shell.