Soul Land: Legend of Saint Seiya

Chapter 227: Both Fall in Battle

After a long while, Siegfried's eighth soul skill attack finally came to an end.

However, Tang Zhen and Tang Lie were both Title Douluo. Relying on their sheer physical endurance, they managed to survive Siegfried's eighth soul skill.

As the dust settled, two battered figures were revealed. Their bodies were covered in deep gashes, flesh torn and blood dripping. Their faces were deathly pale, devoid of any trace of color.

"Seventh Brother, I'll hold them off. Find an opportunity and run!"

Tang Zhen's voice suddenly rang in Tang Lie's ear.

"Fifth Brother!"

Tang Lie was momentarily stunned. He instinctively shook his head, wanting to refuse. The two of them together were already no match for their two Title Douluo opponents—if Tang Zhen stayed behind alone, it would be certain death!

"You fool! Do you want both of us to die here?!"

Tang Zhen cursed angrily. Even at the peak of the Clear Sky Sect, losing two Title Douluo elders at once would have been a devastating blow.

"Fifth Brother, if that's the case, then you should go! I'll stay behind to cover the retreat!"

"You leave! As your elder brother, how could I let my younger brother die in my place?!"

"Fifth Brother, you're stronger than me. It should be you who leaves. Just don't forget—when you destroy the Spirit Hall and Nine Star Hall in the future, come to my grave and burn a stick of incense for me!"

"Why must it come to this, gentlemen?"

As the two argued, Sulant chuckled. "Both of you will die here today. There's no need to fight over who stays behind!"

Tang Zhen and Tang Lie trembled. Until now, they had been using soul power transmission to avoid being overheard by Sulant and Siegfried.

"Surprised?"

Sulant maintained his smile. "You should have noticed from our earlier exchange that my attacks focus on mental damage. Do you really think a mere soul power transmission could escape my spiritual perception?"

"Then we fight!"

Tang Zhen and Tang Lie roared in unison, launching their desperate attack.

Against two Title Douluo, leaving one behind to cover the retreat was only viable if they could catch their opponents off guard. But now that the enemy was prepared, they had no choice but to fight to the death in hopes of seizing a sliver of survival.

"Ninth Soul Skill—Blazing Fire Clear Sky!"

"Ninth Soul Skill—Imperial Cauldron Heavy Hammer!"

Both unleashed their ninth soul skills, two massive Clear Sky Hammers crashing down with unimaginable force. The overwhelming power layered upon itself, distorting space with its sheer intensity.

"Ninth Soul Skill—Bloodbath Dragon!"

Facing the desperate assault of the two Clear Sky Sect elders, Siegfried activated his ninth soul ring.

A spectral dragon materialized behind him, its body radiating a dazzling crimson glow that enveloped Siegfried completely.

In the age of legends, Siegfried was a famed dragon slayer. His body, having been bathed in dragon's blood, became as indestructible as steel.

His ninth soul skill was based on this legend. While it did not grant him immortality, breaking through his defenses required an attack at least three times stronger than his base resistance.

Tang Zhen and Tang Lie had only reached Title Douluo after the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion. Under the suppression of the Spirit Hall, they had not dared to openly hunt powerful soul beasts. As a result, the age of their ninth soul rings was not significantly higher than their eighth.

Though the Clear Sky Hammer was famed as the strongest tool martial soul, their soul ring limitations weakened its power. Even with both elders attacking together, they could not shake Siegfried's defenses.

"It's over."

Sulant sneered and once again played his magic flute. The melody was light and fluid, like rushing water cascading down in torrents, yet it also carried the weight of towering mountains, as if connecting heaven and earth, vast and immeasurable.

With the elegant notes of his flute, invisible waves of mental energy rippled outward.

At the same time, Sulant's ninth soul ring lit up.

Sea Enchantress's ninth soul skill—Final Symphony.

"Ah!"

Tang Lie and Tang Zhen screamed in agony at the same time, instinctively covering their ears.

"It's useless."

Sulant's voice rang out indifferently. "My flute's sound doesn't travel through the air—it directly enters your spiritual sea through mental energy. Even if you cover your ears, or even pierce your own eardrums, you won't be able to stop yourself from hearing it."

Tang Lie and Tang Zhen were both soul masters who focused on raw strength. For them, spiritual attacks were nothing short of a natural weakness. If the attacker was weaker than them, they might still be able to resist through sheer soul power.

But Sulant's soul power was clearly superior to theirs. Faced with this inescapable melody, they had no means to resist and could only struggle in endless pain.

Pfft!

Blood gushed from their mouths in large streams. Then from their noses and ears. Eventually, every pore on their bodies began to ooze a sinister crimson liquid.

Thud!

The weaker Seventh Elder, Tang Lie, was the first to collapse. His vision darkened, and he fell face-first onto the ground.

"Old… seven…!"

Tang Zhen's voice became slurred from the sheer agony. He struggled, as if trying to crawl forward to support Tang Lie, but after barely taking two steps, the light faded from his eyes, and the world plunged into darkness.

The Clear Sky Sect… had lost two elders today!

After dealing with Tang Zhen and Tang Lie, Sulant and Siegfried quickly returned to Gengxin City.

"Activate our entire intelligence network in Gengxin City. Those two Clear Sky Sect elders couldn't have come here alone. There must be some disciples with them. Find them immediately."

"Your Eminence, should we eliminate them?"

The head of the Blacksmith Association's external affairs, Silong, asked cautiously.

"No."

Sulant smiled faintly and said, "Once we find them, we can make a move, but don't kill them outright. Just injure them severely enough that they can't leave Gengxin City. When the Spirit Hall arrives, we'll hand over their whereabouts.

"I was wondering who destroyed the Spirit Hall's branch hall, but now it's clear—those two elders from the Clear Sky Sect were behind it.

"Hmph, by then, new grudges and old resentments will all be settled. I'm sure the Spirit Hall will be more than happy to give the Clear Sky Sect a proper 'welcome' on our behalf."

The Blacksmith Association had been rooted in Gengxin City for centuries. To say they had eyes on every corner was no exaggeration. The slightest change in the city, even the movement of a blade of grass, wouldn't escape their intelligence network.

Let alone a few unfamiliar faces.

In less than a day, the locations of the third-generation disciples from the Clear Sky Sect were pinpointed.

Against a few younger disciples, Sulant and Siegfried didn't even need to act.

Yalugoru and Dadi, still furious from Tang Lie's hammer strike, immediately volunteered for the task.

They brutally beat the Clear Sky Sect's Soul Emperor and Soul King disciples into a miserable state, leaving them so injured they wouldn't be able to walk for at least half a month.

(end of chapter)

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