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The few of them maintained a tight formation, moving forward vigilantly, their steps brisk but not hurried, simply wanting to leave this dangerous forest as quickly as possible.
But just as he advanced about a hundred meters, a sharp burst of soul power suddenly erupted from behind him, like a sword drawn from its sheath, striking directly at Xue Tianxing's back!
"Be careful!" Shui Bing'er was the first to notice and exclaimed in surprise.
Xue Tianxing reacted extremely quickly and turned around almost at the moment of the soul power explosion. The ice-blue soul power around him surged wildly, and the five soul rings of yellow, purple, purple, black, and black lit up in turn, and the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul instantly possessed his body.
Xue Tianxing raised his hand and condensed a thick ice shield. With a loud "bang", the sharp soul power hit the ice shield, and the ice shield was instantly covered with cracks, but it finally blocked this sudden attack.
Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan immediately stopped, turned around and formed a pincer attack with Xue Tianxing, looking around vigilantly.
From the shadows of the surrounding trees, a series of black figures slowly walked out. They were all wearing loose black robes, with their hats pulled down very low, completely hiding their faces in the shadows, leaving only a pair of cold eyes exposed, like dormant poisonous snakes, staring at Xue Tianxing and his group.
Soon, the men in black robes formed a circle and surrounded Xue Tianxing and the others.
The soul power in their bodies was released without reservation, and soul rings of various colors surrounded their bodies. The dazzling light was particularly dazzling in the dim forest.
Xue Tianxing quickly scanned all the black-robed men, and his heart sank - he clearly saw that among this group of people, there were seven Soul Emperors, four Soul Saints, and in the front stood a black-robed man with an even more powerful aura, surrounded by eight soul rings, and he was actually a Soul Douluo!
The one who just attacked him was one of the four Soul Saints.
"As expected of a genius with innate full soul power and a top-level beast martial spirit."
The Soul Saint who had attacked Xue Tianxing took a step forward and said in a voice as hoarse as sandpaper:
"A Soul King of just over fifty levels can block my attack, he's quite capable indeed.
Unfortunately, no matter how talented you are, you can only stop here today—all of you will die here!"
There was no emotion in his voice, as if he was announcing something insignificant.
The black-robed men around them also slowly approached forward, the fluctuations of their soul power became stronger and stronger, and the oppressive feeling in the air pressed down on Xue Tianxing and the others like a substance, making it difficult for them to even breathe.
Xue Tianxing clenched his fists, stared at the black-robed man in front of him with cold eyes, and asked in a deep voice:
"Who are you? Why are you stopping us?"
He quickly thought about the possible enemies in his mind - was it someone from the Spirit Hall? Impossible, he had just seen Qian Renxue yesterday.
Therefore, Xue Tianxing felt that the most likely person was the Tiandou Empire, or the Xingluo Empire, who wanted to kill him and put the blame on the Tiandou Empire so as to provoke a war between the Barak Kingdom and the Tiandou Empire, so that they could benefit from the conflict between the two countries.
But no matter who they were, the situation was extremely dangerous. One Soul Douluo, four Soul Sages, and seven Soul Emperors—even a Titled Douluo would have to be cautious in dealing with such a lineup, let alone a group of young Soul Masters at the Soul King and Soul Zong levels.
If there were only one or two of them, it would be fine. Xue Tianxing felt that he could still rely on his martial soul fusion technique to resist, but such an ambush team obviously had no intention of letting Xue Tianxing return to the Barak Kingdom alive.
Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan also felt tremendous pressure, but they did not retreat at all. Instead, they pushed their soul power to the extreme. The ice fog and poisonous fog intertwined together to form a solid barrier in front of them, defending their position tightly.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong did not panic. Oscar quickly distributed the prepared sausages to everyone, while Ning Rongrong enveloped everyone with the auxiliary light of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower, instantly increasing their speed, strength, and defense.
Looking at the black-robed men who were closing in on him, especially the Soul Douluo with a terrifying aura, Xue Tianxing knew that conventional attacks would not be able to withstand this group of powerful enemies.
So Xue Tianxing didn't hesitate at all, he took Shui Bing'er's hand and said with a firm look in his eyes:
"Bing'er, use your spirit fusion technique!"
Shui Bing'er understood instantly and held Xue Tianxing's hand tightly, and the soul power of both of them exploded at the same time.
Xue Tianxing's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul circled in the air, and the ice-blue light intertwined together to form a powerful energy storm.
"Frost Sky Phoenix Dance!" The two shouted in unison, and the soul fusion technique was activated.
The Ice Phoenix and Ice Phoenix in the air collided violently, transforming into countless ice-blue light feathers that shot towards the twelve black-robed men around them like a meteor shower.
Wherever the light feather passed, the air instantly condensed into ice, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of ice. The originally lush forest turned into a world of ice and snow in the blink of an eye. The biting cold made the black-robed man's soul power become sluggish.
"not good!"
The leading Soul Fighter's face changed, and he immediately shouted to the people around him:
"You Soul Emperors can't withstand this attack. Stand back! The four Soul Saints and I will hold it off!"
Before he finished speaking, Soul Douluo took the first step.
The eight soul rings around this Soul Fighter lit up at the same time, and the black soul power condensed into a huge shield, blocking in front of him.
The four Soul Saints also quickly moved together and released their soul skills. Some condensed a flame barrier, some summoned rock armor, some released a wind blade vortex, and some deployed a defensive field. The five of them joined forces to build a solid line of defense in front of them.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The ice-blue light feathers hit the defense line like a rainstorm, making a dull loud noise.
The flame barrier was frozen by the cold air, the rock armor was covered with cracks, the wind blade vortex gradually dissipated, and even the black shield condensed by the Soul Douluo was covered with ice on the surface, and the sound of "crackling" was constantly heard.
"I didn't expect you two to have a spirit fusion technique!"
Soul Douluo gritted his teeth, resisting Guangyu's attack while roaring at Xue Tianxing:
"Keeping this kind of talent with you will only bring you trouble in the future. I absolutely cannot let you leave alive today!"
Xue Tianxing ignored the Soul Douluo's roar. He and Shui Bing'er were trying their best to maintain the soul fusion technique, while quickly eating the recovery sausage handed to them by Oscar.
Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda shone brightly:
"The seven treasures have names, the third is soul!"
Two auxiliary rays of light fell on the two people respectively, not only accelerating the recovery of their consumed soul power, but also enhancing the defensive ability of the martial soul fusion technique.
Oscar and Shui Yue'er stayed closely beside Ning Rongrong, vigilantly watching the seven Soul Emperors who retreated to the rear - although these Soul Emperors were temporarily suppressed by the martial soul fusion technique, they would definitely launch an attack once the fusion technique dissipated.