Chapter 163: Escaping Death, Greater Crisis
Within the Plane Origin Sea, the seven-colored flowing light remained as tranquil as ever, reflecting Lei Chen's calm and rippleless expression.
His gaze seemed to penetrate layers of space, clearly'seeing' that golden stream of light stumble slightly yet resolutely disappear into the distant horizon, finally finding a hidden mountain stream to land and begin the arduous process of healing and regulating her breathing.
"Not bad." Lei Chen nodded slightly, uttering a two-word evaluation with a hint of subtle praise in his tone.
With Ye Guyi's current Soul Power cultivation at level 70-plus, facing a highly targeted ambush squad consisting of a Titled Douluo, two Soul Douluos, and over ten Soul Saints, the final result was not her falling. Instead, she managed a breakthrough in the heat of battle, combining the use of the Angelic Domain with the channeling of True Sun Fire so exquisitely that she brazenly counter-killed a Soul Saint, heavily injured the leading Titled Douluo, and ultimately made a successful escape.
This record of achievement, no matter which angle it was viewed from, could be described as stunning. It was enough to prove that her years of experience had not been in vain; her talent, temperament, and decisiveness in battle were all worthy of inheriting the Angel God Throne.
This tempering on the edge of life and death was far more valuable to her than any previous smooth-sailing hunt. Lei Chen could feel that after this battle, Ye Guyi's Spiritual will seemed to have undergone another refinement, becoming even more resilient, and her compatibility with the Angel God Throne had faintly increased by a fraction.
This was exactly the effect he wanted to see.
However, beyond the praise, Lei Chen's eyes quickly regained their depth. He clearly realized that although Ye Guyi had successfully escaped this time, it also meant that her relatively'safe' hunting career had come to a complete end.
"The price is... total exposure." Lei Chen's gaze seemed able to pierce the future, seeing the chain reaction this event would trigger.
Ye Guyi's appearance, approximate age, cultivation level, and most crucially—her signature, unique Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul—all this key information had been clearly seen by that ambush squad.
Perhaps that squad was currently in chaos due to their Titled Douluo being heavily injured and their target escaping, but it wouldn't be long before this intelligence was inevitably transmitted back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters at the fastest speed through special channels.
At that time, the high-level members of the Holy Spirit Cult would no longer just'suspect' that some force was targeting them; they would clearly know who the enemy was and what kind of existence they were.
What did this mean?
It meant that from now on, it would be impossible for Ye Guyi to use the "Full Map Cheat" granted by Lei Chen to easily lock onto those isolated, weaker Evil Soul Masters for precision hunting as she had in past years. Once the Holy Spirit Cult confirmed her existence and threat, they would never give her another chance.
Those Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Saint and Soul Douluo levels would inevitably shrink their range of activity, either gathering at the main or Branch Altars under the protection of the strong, or traveling in groups accompanied by high-level Soul Masters. For Ye Guyi to find targets as easy to take down as before would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
The even more severe challenge lay in the fact that the Holy Spirit Cult's reaction would definitely not be limited to passive defense.
Before this ambush, although the Holy Spirit Cult was somewhat alert, they mostly thought it was just the individual actions of some self-proclaimed righteous Soul Master sects or hidden experts. Only those Titled Douluo elders below level 95 within the cult would take it to heart, organizing a few not-so-successful captures.
As for those Super Douluos whose cultivation reached level 95 or above, or even top-tier existences within the cult at the Limit Douluo level like Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling, most of them were immersed in using the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate The Innate Secret Method, striving for higher realms and seeking breakthroughs.
Regarding 'trivial matters' on the cult's periphery, as long as they didn't touch the foundation, they were too lazy to personally intervene, leaving it to the lower elders to handle.
After all, in the eyes of those top experts, as long as it didn't threaten the safety of the Holy Spirit Cult's Main Altar or involve an existence that could truly threaten their lives, the loss of a few peripheral members was not enough to make them interrupt their precious secluded cultivation.
But... the appearance of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul would completely change all of that.
What did the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul signify? The core high-level members of the Holy Spirit Cult, especially those old fogies who had lived for hundreds of years, knew all too well. This wasn't just a simple attribute counter; it was an absolute natural enemy stemming from bloodline and the very essence of the Martial Soul!
For an Evil Soul Master, even encountering a Soul Master with a common holy-attribute Martial Soul was a target that had to be eliminated as a priority to prevent them from growing into a major threat.
And the Six-winged Angel was a legendary existence, a god-level Martial Soul that once stood at the peak of the Douluo and suppressed an entire era. Its power of purification and its restraining effect on evil were far beyond what ordinary holy Martial Souls could compare to.
Once a possessor of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was allowed to grow smoothly and cultivate to the level of Titled Douluo or even higher, it would be a total catastrophe for the entire Holy Spirit Cult!
At that time, it wouldn't be them hunting others; instead, all of them would become the perfect'sustenance' on the growth path of this Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul possessor, to be completely purified and devoured by her holy power.
This fear and wariness originating from the depths of the soul were enough to make any top expert of the Holy Spirit Cult unable to sit still in their place of seclusion.
Lei Chen could fully foresee the upcoming developments: when the exact intelligence of Ye Guyi possessing the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, along with the astonishing combat power she displayed, reached the ears of those Super Douluos and Limit Douluos secluded at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they would absolutely be unable to remain seated.
Secluded cultivation, suppressing backlash—everything had to be temporarily set aside in the face of the 'Six-winged Angel', a massive threat capable of overturning the Holy Spirit Cult's orthodoxy and even threatening their lives.
Existences like Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling, and even Ye Xishui, were very likely to personally emerge from seclusion, utilizing all of the Holy Spirit Cult's energy and intelligence network to strangle Ye Guyi in the cradle at any cost before she truly grew enough to threaten them.
"The true storm has only just begun."
Lei Chen murmured softly to himself, his gaze once again turning toward the mountain stream where Ye Guyi was hiding and healing.
For Ye Guyi, the previous hunts were tempering and accumulation, but from this moment on, what she would face would be a full-scale pursuit from the darkest and most powerful evil forces on the Douluo. This was the cruelest and most real test of whether she could carry the Angel God Throne; in a sense, it had already completely exceeded the scope of a mere test.
The Plane Origin Sea continued to flow silently, but a new undercurrent had already begun to surge and gather in the shadows of the Douluo Douluo. Ye Guyi's exposure was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake; the ripples it stirred were bound to evolve into a terrifying wave that would sweep through everything.
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