A portion of the light orb had its energy forcibly extracted and transformed into a blood-red beam of light that was injected into the Soul Master's body, causing his aura to surge instantly!
"He's using the power of his living soul to strengthen himself!" Bai Xuan's face darkened. "We must interrupt him!"
Huo Yusen understood and shouted, "Huo Fei!"
Huo Fei's figure suddenly appeared like a ghost, as fast as lightning, his bayonet aimed straight for the Soul Master's throat.
But the Soul Master just smiled contemptuously, raised his hand and waved it, and a blood-red barrier appeared in front of him, actually blocking Huo Fei's full-force attack!
Huo Fei was stunned for a moment, then quickly retreated!
"It's useless. I'm invincible in this magic circle!" The Soul Master laughed wildly, drawing out even more of his life force.
His body began to swell, and strange blood-red patterns appeared under his skin.
"You bad guy! You're not allowed to hurt the children anymore!" Qiqi's eyes welled up with tears as she watched the orbs of life force dim as their power was drained.
She bit her index finger and used her blood to quickly draw a complex rune on her small palm.
"Qiqi, what are you doing?!" Huo Yusen was startled when he noticed the powerful spiritual energy suddenly emanating from her.
"You can use this trick when you encounter an extremely wicked villain..."
Qiqi's little face was full of determination, "Heaven and Earth are the origin of all things; with blood as the guide and the heart as the lamp; to vanquish evil and let righteousness endure—break!"
As she uttered the last word, the blood talisman in her palm burst forth with dazzling golden light, transforming into a golden pillar that shot straight up to the ceiling of the basement!
Wherever the beam of light passed, the crimson runes shattered, and a gap was forcibly torn open in the trapping formation!
The monsters that were exposed to the golden light melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the sun!
"This...this is...the Pure Yang Exorcising Curse?!" The expression beneath the Soul Master's mask finally changed. "Who exactly are you?!"
Qiqi didn't answer. Her face was pale from excessive consumption of spiritual energy, but her eyes remained firm.
She took out a handful of pills from her bag and put them in her mouth, then took out a stack of talismans.
At first glance, they were all top-level exorcism talismans and soul-suppressing talismans.
"Brother Xiao Jiu, let's break that evil magic circle together and rescue the children's souls!"
“Okay!” Huo Yusen stepped forward and stood beside the little girl, silently supporting her.
Huo Fei walked behind the two, like a guardian deity protecting them.
"Breaking the formation won't be that easy!" The Soul Master sneered and tried to step forward to stop him.
"Uncle Huo Fei, stop him!" Qi Qi shouted.
Huo Fei immediately stepped forward with his knife, launching a fierce attack to restrain the Soul Master.
Huo Yusen assisted him, occasionally forcing back the Soul Masters who tried to break through, thus restricting his movements.
Qiqi focused on cracking the central magic array, throwing all sorts of high-level talismans into it as if they were free.
"You won't stop me!" the Soul Master roared, drawing upon the power of his life soul at any cost, his entire being almost transformed into a blood-red sphere of light.
As his strength surged, his mind also began to become clearly confused.
"You will all die! Your souls will become my collection!"
He launched a frenzied attack, and crimson energy surged toward the three of them like a tidal wave.
Huo Fei barely managed to withstand the attack, and the area between his thumb and forefinger was cracked from the force of the impact.
Huo Yusen was also affected, falling to the ground with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Qiqi's face turned pale, but she didn't stop trying to break the magic array.
Finally, the moment Qiqi affixed the last Soul-Suppressing Talisman to the core of the magic circle, the entire blood-red magic circle trembled violently and then shattered with a crash!
The imprisoned orbs of life-giving light were finally freed, and as if summoned by some force, they all drifted off in a certain direction.
That's the direction their bodies are facing.
"No—!" the Soul Master roared in despair.
The magic array shattered, he lost his source of power, his swollen body began to shrink, and his aura rapidly declined.
"Now!" Huo Yusen seized the opportunity.
Huo Fei immediately stepped forward, his bayonet flashing like a venomous snake, bypassing the Soul Master's defenses and stabbing straight into his heart!
But just as the blade was about to pierce through, the wooden mask on the Soul Master's face suddenly shattered, revealing the distorted face of a middle-aged man.
A resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and he bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His essence blood transformed into a strange teleportation array in the air, enveloping his entire body.
"Want to kill me? Not so easy! I'll remember you. The next time we meet, it will be your death day!" The Soul Master's venomous voice came from the rune array, and his figure began to fade.
"Oh no, this big bad guy is going to run away!" Qiqi tried to stop him, but it was too late.
The teleportation had been initiated, and the Soul Master's figure gradually disappeared into the formation.
Just then, a streak of light flew in at an extremely fast speed and rushed into the rune array at the last moment after the teleportation was completed!
"Big Cat!" Qi Qi exclaimed in surprise when she saw who it was when she saw the streak of light.
The tiger eagle, which they had left at home, appeared here for some unknown reason and charged into the formation without hesitation.
The rune array shone brightly, then disappeared, vanishing along with the Soul Master and the Tiger Eagle.
A brief silence fell over the basement, with only the lingering eerie atmosphere and the messy scene testifying to the intensity of the battle that had just taken place.
“Tiger Eagle…” Huo Yusen frowned, looking at Qi Qi with concern.
He knew that Qiqi was always very protective of her own and valued everyone around her highly.
"Big Cat followed that bad guy and teleported away." Sure enough, Qiqi lowered her head, her little face tense, but she quickly cheered up again. "But it's okay, although Big Cat is a bit clumsy, he's quite capable. Besides, Qiqi and he have a contractual connection, so I can sense if anything happens to him. I think he did this because he wants to follow that bad guy to his lair!"
Huo Yusen nodded. "That tiger is indeed powerful. Plus, it has your spiritual energy imprint on it, so we can find it no matter how far away it is. If it can really follow us to their lair, that would be a good thing."
Even so, Qiqi was still a little worried.
That big bad guy is quite capable; the big cat's spiritual power hasn't fully recovered yet, and she's afraid something might happen to him.
Qiqi took out a milk candy from her small bag, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth to cheer herself up.
"Once Qiqi has rested for a bit, we'll go find Big Cat and then completely defeat that big bad guy!"
Huo Yusen felt both sorry for the little one and amused by his serious expression.
He walked over, squatted down, and checked Qiqi's condition. "Are you injured? Is your spiritual energy depleted?"
"Qiqi is fine, just a little tired." Qiqi shook her head, then looked in the direction where the orbs of life-giving light disappeared, her big eyes full of expectation, "I hope the children can return to their bodies safely."
The golden light of merit has not yet flown into her body, and it is unknown whether the souls of those children will be able to return safely.
"Yes, I will." Huo Yusen patted her head, his voice gentle.
Then, looking around the eerie basement, he thought, "This place needs to be thoroughly cleaned; we can't leave any hidden dangers."
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