Chapter 742: Uniting Against the Enemy

Chapter 742: Uniting Against the Enemy

"Gui Mu already knows that we've escaped, and now that I've lost contact with Fellow Daoist Mo Guang, I'm sure Gui Mu will catch up to us soon. We have to get to the Baleful Cleansing Pond as soon as possible," Han Li said.

"In that case, we don't have to worry about being exposed, so the best way to proceed would be to search the souls of those two Infernal children. I'll go right now," Shi Chuankong said, then abruptly vanished from the spot. Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

Han Li and the others hurriedly made their way to the entrance of the cave before turning their attention to the bank of the karmic fire lake.

The two children were still cultivating with their eyes closed, completely oblivious to the looming threat behind them.

In the next instant, Shi Chuankong appeared behind them without any warning, then reached out for the backs of their necks.

Han Li was looking on from afar when Weeping Soul suddenly sprang out of the cave, instantly arriving behind Shi Chuankong before raising a hand, and a burst of bright red light emerged over the palm of her hand as she chopped down toward the back of his neck.

Everyone was very alarmed to see this, but before they had a chance to do anything, Shi Chuankong was sent flying forward before tumbling heavily onto the ground, then crashed into a mountain face in the distance.

Only then did Han LI and the others notice that there was a gray shadow clinging to his back, and that had been the target of Weeping Soul's attack.

Shi Chuankong reacted very quickly, and a burst of tremendous spatial force surged out of his body before erupting in all directions, and the gray shadow that was clinging to his back was sent flying like a kite, but quickly drifted back down onto his back to cling to him again.

A grim look appeared on Weeping Soul's face as she swept a sleeve through the air to release a bright red chain, which sprang at Shi Chuankong's back like an agile spirit snake.

The gray shadow seemed to be quite wary of the red chain, and it voluntarily detached itself from Shi Chuankong before drifting away to the side.

The two Infernal children were rather taken aback by this turn of events, but they remained calm and collected as they rushed to hide behind the gray shadow.

The gray shadow gradually transformed into an Infernal being with a hook nose and a deathly pale complexion, and he screeched in a high-pitched voice, "You Luo! What is the meaning of this?"

"I owe no explanation to you, Yin Xiao," Weeping Soul replied in a cold voice.

At the same time, she was also communicating to Han Li and the others through voice transmission.

"This man has mastered the laws of shadow illusion, and he's at the pinnacle of the High Zenith Stage. His law powers grant him exceptional concealment abilities, so make sure to be on your guard."

"We can't afford to be delayed here. Everyone, attack at once and aim to end this battle as quickly as possible," Han Li said with slightly furrowed brows.

A cold look appeared on Weeping Soul's face as she released around dozen bright red chains out of her sleeves, all of which intertwined in mid-air as they converged toward Yin Xiao.

A cold sneer appeared on Yin Xiao's face, and instead of retreating, he advanced directly toward the chains.

In the instant that all of the chains pierced into his body, he began to ripple like the surface of a disturbed lake, and the chains passed through him without any impediment before piercing into the ground amid a chorus of loud clangs.

As soon as his voice trailed off, a streak of sword light shot forth, and it pierced through Yin Xiao's chest in the exact same instant that he was freed from Shi Chuankong's spatial restriction.

Simultaneously, a black dragon claw swooped down from above before closing itself around Yin Xiao's head, preparing to crush both his head and soul at once.

"Hold on a second!" Han Li hurriedly called out, and at the same time, he summoned a series of Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, all of which were flashing with Divine Devilbane Lightning and plunged into various important acupoints on Yin Xiao's body.

Ravaged by the Divine Devilbane Lightning, Yin Xiao howled in agony, while Shi Chuankong heaved a long sigh of relief.

Earlier, Weeping Soul had jolted Yin Xiao's soul with her powers, and Han Li had pounced on the opportunity to unleash his Mantra Domain, buying Shi Chuankong enough time to use his silver lute, and that was how they had managed to subdue Yin Xiao so quickly.

However, Shi Chuankong was still yet to recover from his injuries, so he had suffered a great deal of backlash from forcibly unleashing the power of his silver lute.

Even after Yin Xiao was subdued, Baili Yan was still on high alert, keeping his claws firmly locked around Yin Xiao's head.

Han Li was just about to approach Yin Xiao when Weeping Soul said, "Master, you already overexerted yourself back in the karmic fire passageway, so take a rest for now and leave the soul searching to me."

"Alright," Han Li replied with a nod, and Weeping Soul stepped forward before tapping a finger against her own glabella, upon which the dark red demonic eye re-emerged.

A burst of dark red light erupted out of the demonic eye before sweeping across Yin Xiao and the two Infernal children, and Han Li was quite surprised to see this.

Even with his immense spiritual sense, he definitely wouldn't be able to search the souls of three people at once.

All of a sudden, the two Infernal children opened their eyes, then got up into seated postures in an unsteady fashion, and their eyes were completely dim and devoid of life, making them resemble a pair of puppets.

As for Yin Xiao, he reflexively resisted momentarily, following which the light in his eyes also began to fade.

Moments later, the red light emanating from Weeping Soul's demonic eye faded, and the two children immediately fell unconscious again.

"Did you find out anything?" Han Li asked.

"The Baleful Cleansing Pond is a sacred area of the Infernal Tribe, and these two children are yet to undergo their baptism by karmic fire, so they're not true Infernal beings yet. Hence, they haven't actually ever been to the Baleful Cleansing Pond. As for Yin Xiao, his spiritual sense is quite powerful, and even in his current state, he's still able to resist my soul search technique, but I've managed to get a rough idea of the Soul Cleansing Area's layout," Weeping Soul replied.

"That should be enough," Han Li said with a nod.

"In that case, we no longer have any use for him, right?" Baili Yan asked, and before anyone had a chance to reply, he closed his dragon claws in one forceful motion, crushing Yin Xiao's head.

"No!" Weeping Soul exclaimed, but it was already too late.

Baili Yan turned to her with a perplexed expression, as did Han Li, and he realized that even though Weeping Soul was willing to help him, that didn't mean that she was willing to truly betray the Infernal Regional Monarch.

After all, she had benefited immensely from his care, and she didn't want to repay his kindness with ingratitude.