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This Soul Sage trembled and turned his head, only to see a scene akin to Purgatory before him…

The living beings who had just stood behind him had turned into cold corpses on the icy ground in the blink of an eye…

Quivering, he spit out a sentence, "How… How did this happen? Dead... All dead!"

These people had all paid the price of life for their carelessness!

If he hadn't reacted in time, perhaps he would have ended up the same way, wouldn't he?

The few Soul Masters who had luckily survived were sitting on the ground in disarray, their gazes towards Xu Sheng filled with thick fear…

A stark contrast to their previous demeanor!

Seeing this scene, Xu Sheng spoke indifferently, "They didn't have to die; it was all because of your decisions!"

Hearing this, the leading Soul Sage immediately snapped back to reality…

With eyes filled with immense hatred staring at Xu Sheng, he rebuked, "Shut up, you despicable wretch!"

It was all because of this man in front of him!

His companions had fallen to this miserable fate because of him!

As the fury raged, the Soul Sage's pupils became filled with bloodshot veins, and the murderous intent within him soared to its peak…

However, Xu Sheng remained unruffled, "Now you realize anger, huh? But sadly, you, having lost most of your companions, are no match for me!"

"The gap in soul power rank cannot be bridged by rage alone!"

Although he didn't know why these people so scorned him just because he was a Plant System Soul Master…

It was clear they had all paid a severe price!

This statement was undoubtedly like igniting a powder keg…

The Soul Sage, having lost his reason, frantically charged towards Xu Sheng, "I will use your life to commemorate them, Sixth Soul Skill!"

However, the next second, he fell into utter despair…

His full-powered attack couldn't even break through the opponent's barrier!

Xu Sheng didn't even move, "Useless, your attack can't hurt me in the slightest!"

"If you don't want your remaining companions to die, then surrender!"

The Soul Sage paused, glanced at his companions who had completely lost the will to fight, and "thud", knelt on the ground…

A sense of powerlessness surged within him…

"You've won; we truly are not your match!"

A slight smile graced the corners of Xu Sheng's mouth, "Since you're not willing to fight anymore, then tell me, who sent you to ambush us here?"

The former answered almost reflexively, "I cannot tell you that!"

After a pause, he added, "Even if you kill all of us, my answer will remain the same!"

It seemed to him that revealing information was more terrifying than death itself!

Xu Sheng frowned slightly and turned towards the other Soul Masters, "What about you? Unwilling to speak as well?"

"I can assure you, as long as you spill who's behind this, you can live!"

The Soul Masters' faces brightened, ready to divulge the information…

But the next second, as if remembering something, their faces turned deathly pale and they silently lowered their heads…

Just then, Gui Mei came over, dragging a half-dead Soul Douluo who still had a glimmer of life left, and unceremoniously tossed him onto the ground after…

Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Gui Mei exclaimed in surprise, "Xu Sheng, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless!"

Looking at the state of the corpses, it seemed they had suffered greatly before death!

Hearing this, Xu Sheng shook his head, "My original intention was merely to incapacitate them, but the result…"

These Soul Masters, it must be said, died due to their own negligence!

Gui Mei waved a hand dismissively, "Enough, they're dead, so be it. None of this is important!"

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"As long as these ringleaders are still alive, that's fine, we still need to question them to find out who's pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

Who exactly had leaked information about himself and Xu Sheng, leading them into this ambush?

Suddenly, his gaze turned to the two men on the ground...

Gui Mei stared at them coldly, "Speak up, who sent you?"

However, both of them kept their lips sealed, silent...

Gui Mei laughed bitterly with extreme annoyance, "Won't talk? Good, very good!"

After speaking, he turned his head sideways and walked towards those pale-faced Soul Masters with a bad expression...

"What about you lot, will you speak?"

Despite their inner fear, they still chose not to compromise...

"You can give up on that hope; we will never talk!"

"That's right, even if you kill us, you won't get any information!"

"Kill if you must, slice if you wish, but don't dream of getting even a shred of information from us!"

Gui Mei didn't want to waste words either, "Fine, if no one's talking, I'll indulge you!"

In the blink of an eye, one of his Soul Rings lit up...

A thick Black Mist rose from the ground, and like the shadow of a demon, it slowly emerged and started to tear at those Soul Masters...

In just over ten seconds, these men had lost their lifeforce...

Xu Sheng raised his eyebrows, seemingly not expecting the other to actually take action...

"Elder Gui, why did you kill them? These people were no longer a threat to us!"

Gui Mei answered, calm and composed, "Since these guys won't talk, keeping them alive is useless!"

Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment but said nothing more...

If you decide to kill, be prepared to be killed; this is an unchanging truth throughout the ages!

The two witnesses to this unilateral slaughter couldn't believe it, "You... you really killed them all, you're just like a demon!"

"You will suffer retribution; they had clearly surrendered!"

"Surrender? What is that? I don't know of such a thing!"

Gui Mei showed a look of disdain, "However, I'll give you one last chance. If you also don't want to reveal who's been pulling the strings, you'll share their fate!"

In his battles, there were only the dead and the living!

The former, hearing this, spat out a mouthful of saliva fiercely, "Bah!"

Gui Mei was not angered but instead started to laugh...

"You've got guts. In your next life, you'd better not have them again!"

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Watching Gui Mei walk out with blood on the hem of his robe, Xu Sheng sighed, "Elder Gui, you took care of them all?"

Gui Mei didn't bother to hide it and nodded, "Yes, we still don't know who was behind this, and these people definitely can't be allowed to leave alive!"

"Otherwise, the next ones they send won't just be Soul Masters of this caliber!"

To be able to train such Death Soldiers, it must be no ordinary force!

Upon seeing this, Xu Sheng spoke again, "Earlier, when I asked those Soul Masters who was directing them, they seemed like they wanted to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, as though they were threatened!"

Gui Mei narrowed his eyes, "You mean to say..."

"These guys weren't necessarily trying to kill us but were threatened?"

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