Chapter 10: The Soul Bell (Part 2)

The remaining altar-level professionals of the Gu Mi family scattered like birds and beasts; they no longer dared to resist. In just a moment, the majority of their experts were killed. Without any experts to hold them back, they were utterly defeated, unable even to form a talisman array to defend themselves. They lost all courage and could only flee desperately.

Guo Shier said, “What a scene of doom!”
Eagle Demon replied, “The North Talisman Sect must have been in an even worse situation back then…”
Hearing this, Guo Shier became firm again. He nodded and said, “Kill them. We can’t erase this kind of hatred.”
Luo Zhan said, “Blood for blood. Eagle, we can go fight now!”
Eagle Demon said, “Good. Let’s go together. What about Nan You?”
Nan You nodded. “My injuries are under control. Let’s go.” He actually didn’t want to fight so fiercely, but in this team, he couldn’t slack off. The three of them rose and flew away from Guo Shier’s altar.

Guo Shier said, “With all three of you working together, it should be fine. Their morale is broken.”
Chen Tianyao said, “Shier, we can’t stay here for long.” Seeing that those guys were all blinded by rage, he couldn’t help but warn him.
Guo Shier nodded. “Breaking through their defense isn’t easy. I’ll go talk to my master.” He also felt that staying here longer wasn’t a good idea. The recent battle had dealt a devastating blow to the Gu Mi family. Killing so many altar-level professionals had caused heavy losses among their lower-tier altar professionals, and it would take hundreds of years to recover.

He teleported to Luo Jie’s side and said, “Master, let’s prepare to leave!” Seeing Luo Jie’s blood-red eyes, he was shocked. He said, “Master, let’s leave quickly. Your soul needs rest…” His face showed concern.
Luo Jie laughed loudly, “Haha, it’s fine, Shier. I think the real experts from the Gu Mi family are coming!”
Qi Nanshan also flew over. He said, “It will take at least a few hours to break through this defense shield. We don’t have that time…”
Guo Shier decisively said, “Let’s go down!”
Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan understood what Guo Shier intended. They exchanged a glance, slapped their altars to retract them, and flew onto Guo Shier’s altar. Guo Shier said, “Chen Tianyao, protect us!”
Chen Tianyao nodded. “Okay!”

Guo Shier put the altar directly on an open area and began to recite scriptures silently. Instead of wasting soul energy to break through the defense shield, it was better to eliminate the soul hazards posed by his master and Grandpa Nanshan. After their attack just now, they had acquired a large amount of souls. If they didn’t purify and organize them promptly, the arrival of more enemies might drive them completely mad—a situation that must absolutely be avoided.
Luo Jie said, “I don’t know how much time we have…”
Guo Shier replied, “No matter how much time it is, it’s better than doing nothing. Master, Grandpa Nanshan, sit down.” He stopped talking and immediately resumed reciting the scriptures.
Chen Tianyao was very interested and couldn’t help but approach.
At that moment, a blood mist flew in from afar, raising thick clouds of blood mist along the way. As soon as Guo Shier’s soul fluctuations started, the Blood Woman rushed back quickly. She also needed her soul purified. In such a short time, her soul had grown rapidly, and her body was almost fully solidified.
Eagle Demon and the other two killed several severely injured altar-level professionals. They too sensed Guo Shier’s soul fluctuations, though extremely faint. With years of experience, they immediately realized he was purifying his soul, so they rushed back without hesitation. Eagle Demon had another habit: whenever Guo Shier’s soul started to fluctuate, his first reaction was to protect himself from interference. Thus, he was somewhat annoyed that Guo Shier was being so bold—after all, this was a battlefield.
The Blood Woman quickly arrived at Guo Shier’s altar. The handsome old man immediately poked his head out and shouted angrily, “Get away!”
Guo Shier was startled by his shout, and his soul fluctuations paused for a moment. The Blood Woman ignored the handsome old man completely and disappeared above Luo Jie’s head, returning to the altar.
The handsome old man was so angry that his head shook wildly, but he didn’t dare provoke Luo Jie, knowing he would protect his protégé. Although Guo Shier also protected others, he was Luo Jie’s disciple. If a conflict arose, the handsome old man wasn’t sure he could suppress the Blood Woman, so he grumblingly retreated.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but laugh. He closed his eyes and continued reciting the scriptures. Now wasn’t the time to talk—time was too critical.
All the remaining professionals of the Gu Mi family hid, with no one daring to come out. The entire city was dead silent, except for the crackling sound of flames and faint soul fluctuations.

The reversed defense shield emitted a faint glow. The city had lost its vitality, but the professionals of the Gu Mi family hiding there understood that this was the silence before a great war. When the family sent advanced altar professionals again, that would be the true start of the battle. Everyone was waiting.

Guo Shier repeatedly recited scriptures, feeling somewhat anxious. He could sense the chaos in the souls of Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan, and knew that Luo Jie was on the verge of advancing. Luo Jie had accumulated a large amount of soul energy, just one step away from reaching the eighth level of the altar, but the prerequisite was to purify his soul.

Luo Jie struggled to adjust his soul, and the red color in his eyes gradually faded.

Chen Tianyao sighed inwardly, puzzled by why Guo Shier’s soul could fluctuate so much. It was almost an extraordinary ability. With such soul fluctuations, his master could surely elevate his soul altar to the highest level.

The Blood Woman also reaped great benefits. This time, she killed thousands of professionals in the city. Although there were few altar-level experts, killing so many ordinary professionals brought her immense gains. Combined with her soul altar, her power as a soul priestess soared.

After being refined by Guo Shier’s soul, her strength stabilized rapidly.

Everyone in the team was improving their strength quickly thanks to Guo Shier’s soul fluctuations. Two hours later, Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan were mostly stable again, with clear minds. Guo Shier stopped reciting, and Luo Jie let out a sigh of relief, saying, “It was close, so close… I never thought that the ringing of the soul bell would not only hurt others… but also harm oneself!”

Qi Nanshan checked himself and smiled, saying, “I’m fine now, and my strength at the seventh level of the altar is completely stable. Haha.”

Luo Jie said, “They should be here soon. Hehe, this is their chance. Isn’t it the same for us? This battle will determine whether we can take revenge…”

Guo Shier said, “I believe our strength is enough!” He knew well how powerful the soul altar professionals were. As long as they were careful and eliminated the Gu Mi family’s elites, even if the family wasn’t destroyed, it would decline rapidly.

Chen Tianyao said, “The Gu Mi family still has skilled members. Be careful… A Gu family isn’t that simple.”

Luo Jie narrowed his eyes and asked, “Are you scared?”

Chen Tianyao shook his head. “Since I’m with you guys, what does it matter if I’m scared?” He was telling the truth. At this point, there was no way he could back out. If Guo Shier and the others were defeated, he wouldn’t be able to escape either. If the Gu Mi family won, they wouldn’t show him mercy either.

The group flew back into the air. Guo Shierou stretched and said, “While they haven’t arrived yet, hehe, let’s hurry up and find those remaining altar-level professionals and eliminate them. The more we weaken their strength, the better!”
Luo Jie replied, “Okay!” He slapped the altar, and the Blood Woman appeared, with a strong smell of blood filling the air.
The handsome old man also poked his head out and said, “Bloodthirsty violent woman! This smell… Huh, I can actually smell it! Haha!”
The Blood Woman glanced at the handsome old man disdainfully, ignoring him completely, and said to Luo Jie, “I’ll go look for them!”
Luo Jie nodded and said, “Be careful.” Ever since he took the Blood Woman under his care, he had doted on her greatly, out of the affection a senior has for a junior. It was unclear how the Blood Woman communicated with him, but Luo Jie treated her like his own daughter or granddaughter, unwilling to let her get hurt in the slightest. In fact, the Blood Woman was extremely powerful, especially as a soul entity, which made her even more terrifying.
She was particularly sensitive to blood; wherever there was blood, she could sense what was around it. Many of the escaped altar-level professionals were injured, so she easily found the hiding places of several of them.
After a fierce battle, they eliminated six or seven altar-level professionals. At that moment, a portal appeared out of thin air in the center of the city.
Chen Tianyao had been on high alert. When he saw the portal open, he couldn’t help but shout, “They’re here!”
Hundreds of altar-level experts, along with thousands of Grand Sage-level professionals, poured out of the portal, forming a menacing formation.
Guo Shierou said, “They’ve finally arrived!”
Luo Jie sneered, “Hmph, I thought there would be thousands of altar-level experts… It’s only a few hundred after all.”
Chen Tianyao looked at Luo Jie in exasperation, thinking, “A few hundred altar-level professionals— isn’t that terrifying enough?”
Luo Jie said, “Go meet them!” The group rode their altars and arrogantly headed forward.
Guo Shierou suddenly saw someone familiar and exclaimed in surprise, “Is that… isn’t that Brother Li Ran? What’s he doing here?”
Luo Jie was also surprised. He had seen Li Ran as well and said, “Strange. Could he be from the Gu Mi family?”
Volume 33: The Giant Continent