Chapter 225: Spirit Emperor's Plan, Sabotaging the Planar Passage_2

Qin Xiao spoke in a deep voice, "Behind this Soul Master, there followed quite a few powerful demons..."

As soon as his voice fell, he had already disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, both the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Soul Sage from the Martial Soul Hall saw the demon figures mentioned by Qin Xiao.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King did not really care, after all, the life and death of these people did not concern him much.

"Those not of our kind, are sure to have a different heart."

Among humans, he trusted no one but Qin Xiao and did not bother with the rest.

"Not good! Archbishop!"

The Soul Sage from Martial Soul Hall let out an alarmed cry. But all he could do was shout out in alarm at the situation before him.

Helpless, with limited strength, he was powerless.

And it wasn't just him.

Despair also struck the red-clothed bishop in question from the Martial Soul Hall.

"My fate is sealed!"

"It's a pity I couldn't bring back the important message..."

"Second Priest, I have failed you..."

The red-clothed bishop was falling apart on the inside.

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Spatial Swap!"

Was this a hallucination before death?

The red-clothed bishop couldn't believe that the voice he heard was real.

He took it to be just another illusion, similar to the ones before.

Since the Soul Masters from the Demonic Plane had almost all gathered together, in the forefront, where could there be a powerful person left?

But before his thoughts even settled, his vision suddenly went dark.

When he reappeared, he found he was only a distance of a mile or two from the Spatial Door.

"I've been teleported?"

He was astonished.

Everything that happened to him was so sudden.

Instinctively looking back, he saw a purple-clothed youth, who had appeared at his position without him knowing when, silently waiting for the several powerful Winged Demons that were approaching!

"He saved me!"

The red-clothed bishop finally understood what had happened.

This was a good person!

But he would die!

However, as he thought about it, he increasingly felt that something was amiss—why did that person seem so familiar?

Suddenly, a spark of realization flashed through his mind.

"Wait, I remember now, that person... he is Qin Xiao!"

"A Titled Douluo-level powerhouse!"

At this moment, the red-clothed bishop's heart settled back into his stomach.

The several Winged Demons were indeed powerful, but it also mattered who they were facing.

His own cultivation level was definitely not enough to stand a chance, but if they were facing Qin Xiao then it was different, they were no more than chicks at best.

"Ao ao ao..."

However, the several Winged Demons were unaware of what sort of enemy they were facing.

When they saw a human blocking their way ahead, blissfully unaware of impending death, they became even more excited and sped up, rushing toward Qin Xiao while howling.

"Truly oblivious to death!"

The Soul Sage from Martial Soul Hall slightly narrowed his eyes and snorted in disdain.

Crackle and pop.

A series of electric arcs flickered, and without Qin Xiao having to make a move, just the arcs emanating from his body turned the Winged Demons into charred remains.

After doing all this, Qin Xiao turned around, stepped out, and had already disappeared into the air. In just the span of two breaths, he had reappeared in front of the Spatial Passage with the red-clothed bishop from Martial Soul Hall.

"Given the current situation, you shouldn't be in such a sorry state, right?"

Qin Xiao was very puzzled—wasn't the situation reported to be going well? How could there be people being hunted down?

And it was even a Soul Douluo-level red-clothed bishop, which made even less sense.

"Your Highness Thunder Emperor, the situation is not as you think..."

The red-clothed bishop, coming back to his senses, hurriedly replied, "Things have changed! I was returning to Soul Land to seek help!"

"What?" Qin Xiao frowned, "What exactly happened?"

The red-clothed bishop answered: "Previously, we had successfully purged most of the demons in Alba Territory. Even if there were a few that slipped through the net, they hid like rats in the sewers, daring not to show themselves.

However, after the Second Priest ordered the Soul Masters who were about to break through to be sent back, the unexpected happened.

Our plan was eventually exposed ahead of time, a Demon Lord bordering the Alba Territory sensed the anomaly and dispatched demonic legions for a probing attack...

But they were too strong; even a probing attack involved three Greater Demons capable of matching a Title Douluo of Level 97. In addition to that, other powerful beings of various levels were numerous, with a total force of at least 30,000!"

The Red-clothed Bishop talked a lot without taking a breath, and no one interrupted him. Qin Xiao and the Martial Soul Hall echos listened gravely.

"Where are they coming from now? You point it out to me!"

Qin Xiao asked in a deep voice.

There was no time to delay at this moment; immediate action was necessary.

The Red-clothed Bishop promptly replied, "Your Highness, you might as well take me there directly, I'll show you the way."

...

Meanwhile.

In Soul Land.

On a mountain outside Spirit City.

A smile emerged on the face of the Spirit Emperor.

However, when combined with the bloodstains on his face and body, it looked eerie and terrifying.

In front of him were some broken bones and indistinct flesh...

The dozen or so Soul Masters he had summoned using control were now down to five.

As for the others.

They were undoubtedly on the ground.

"I must say, humans are physically weak; only Soul Masters above the Soul King level were able to withstand the power within my body."

"However, these five should be enough; upon self-destruction, each of them would at least be equivalent to the full force of a Title Douluo of Level 95.

And Hu Hansan earlier was even better, capable of unleashing the power of a full-force strike from a Title Douluo of Level 99. Whether or not the Spatial Passage can be destroyed hinges on this move."

That was the Spirit Emperor's plan.

Since he couldn't risk entering Spirit City himself, he arranged for those who could to enter and find an opportunity to destroy the Spatial Passage through self-destruction.

Though these Soul Masters seemed still alive, they were actually dead, controlled by the Spirit Emperor like string puppets.

The Spirit Emperor's thoughts were their thoughts, with absolutely no personal will existing.

And what about the Spirit Emperor's plan?

It wasn't particularly high-end or sophisticated, but it was very practical.

Sometimes simple things are more effective than those that are complicated and fancy.

After all, no one yet realizes that a power from the abyssal plane has already arrived.

"Now, set off; I hope you won't disappoint me. After all, I only have one chance... If this fails, it will inevitably raise greater vigilance among humans, and future actions will be much harder."

The Spirit Emperor spoke softly.

As his voice fell, the five blank Soul Masters' eyes suddenly sparkled, they spread out and headed towards Spirit City.

...

"Hey, Hu Hansan, weren't you off to increase your cultivation level and go Soul Hunting? Why have you come back?"

At the gate of Spirit City, a guard affiliated with Martial Soul Hall greeted Hu Hansan.

He sounded quite familiar with Hu Hansan.

Hu Hansan answered with a smile, "Hey, don't mention it. I had traveled several miles out when I suddenly realized I forgot some items, and had to run back to get them. Isn't that frustrating?"

"Brother, I won't chat much now; let's have a drink together when there's time, hahaha."

Laughing, he casually entered Spirit City.

It's worth mentioning that.

The other four also encountered no obstructions. With their status as Soul Masters, they easily entered Spirit City.

After entering Spirit City, the few had a very clear goal and made a beeline for the plaza in front of Pope Hall.

In the plaza before the hall, they saw their target, that colossal Spatial Passage.

Unbeknownst to them.

Apart from Hu Hansan, the other four had already approached the Spatial Passage closely.

"Didn't you just leave? Why are you coming back?"

Unfortunately, before they could approach the Spatial Passage, the surrounding guards stopped the four.

"Brother, we just left, why can't we get through?"

A Soul Master controlled by the Spirit Emperor asked.

"Today isn't the day for entering another world; even if you just left from here, you'll have to come back in three days to join the next group. "

Upon hearing this, the Spirit Emperor thought to himself, "By the time the next group enters, it'll be too late!"

"No, I can't let this happen. If I want to destroy the Spatial Passage, I have to think of another way..."