As the words fell, Lin Xiao's expression turned cold, and one after another, deep blue soul seeds condensed and took shape around him.
The Snow Empress wanted to drag him down with her in death, but he had no intention of staying here. Even if there was a chance she could break through his domain, at this point, he could only take the risk and try.
His Higanbana Flower martial soul inherently possessed power over both soul and flesh. In this soul domain, being able to use soul skills was his greatest advantage.
However, just as he was about to make his move, an aged voice suddenly rang in Lin Xiao's ear.
"Sometimes, killing the opponent isn't the only way to deal with them."
"Teacher?"
Lin Xiao's figure paused. Since his teacher spoke at this moment, there must be another way.
"Boom—"
Large chunks of sand and soil fell, and Electrolux knew this wasn't the time for riddles. Without waiting for Lin Xiao to speak, he proactively explained, "Since you can't handle the opponent before you, why not exile her to another plane first?"
Exile...
As Lin Xiao pondered, a long and complex incantation echoed in his mind.
Lin Xiao gently closed his eyes and chanted the rhythmic incantation together with Electrolux.
The soul power in his body rapidly depleted in large amounts, and a solemn, majestic aura slowly emerged from behind Lin Xiao.
In front of Lin Xiao, the Snow Empress's body seemed to instinctively turn around as if sensing something. Before her eyes, a gate was slowly opening toward her.
In the spiritual domain, the Snow Empress's soul also detected something, but before she could react, streaks of deep blue light shot out from around Lin Xiao, completely sealing her escape routes.
The next moment, her aura suddenly weakened dramatically.
"What have you done?"
The Snow Empress shouted sternly, but Lin Xiao ignored her completely. He advanced toward her and extended his right hand, a fully bloomed Higanbana Flower already open in his palm.
"Boom—"
The gate behind Lin Xiao slammed shut with a resounding boom. The Snow Empress's figure was nowhere to be seen in the room, only the remaining solid ice making the entire space appear much smaller.
Faint rays of light reflected back and forth between the ice layers, casting a somewhat illusory color amid the smoke and dust from the collapsed ceiling.
But Lin Xiao had no intention of stopping to admire it. His figure flickered repeatedly, his arm waving lightly as the surviving array of floating cannons from under the Snow Empress's sword flew back to him and were stored away. Then, he rushed into the tunnel.
"Crack—"
"Boom—"
With the Snow Empress's disappearance, the solid ice had lost its former hardness. Under the heavy pressure, it collapsed with a thunderous roar, burying all traces of this place.
"Teacher, where did the Snow Empress go?"
Though he already guessed in his heart, Lin Xiao still asked one more time.
"That's another plane. You've already touched upon the power of space. After we return this time, I'll explain it to you slowly."
"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded, his feet not stopping as his figure quickly passed through the tunnel.
"By the way, Teacher, since there's another plane, why not let me hide in it instead of exiling the Snow Empress there?"
"What, do you think your teacher made a mistake?" Electrolux chuckled. "The strength growth in your world cannot be separated from soul beasts. If you left her here, her power could only be used by others."
"But by exiling her, one day, when your strength reaches that level, she can become your power. Isn't that what you were thinking?"
Lin Xiao smiled upon hearing this. So Electrolux wasn't some stubborn old man...
"What did you say?"
In the imperial palace of Mingdu, in Emperor Xu Jing's study, Xu Tianran and several ministers were standing with slightly bowed heads before Xu Jing.
"Reporting to Father Emperor." Xu Tianran's voice was low, but he still repeated what he had just said. "Last night, Mingdu was attacked, and several buildings in the commercial district collapsed."
"Truly—cough, cough!" Xu Jing was about to reprimand him when he suddenly choked, his face rapidly turning pale as he coughed heavily twice.
"Where were the city troops? Where were the people from the Illustrious Virtue Hall?" Xu Jing caught his breath and gasped heavily. "What did I raise them for?"
"Father Emperor, the two attackers who struck Mingdu had extremely high cultivation. Ordinary troops couldn't stop them at all, and even the several worshippers failed to catch up."
"What?" Xu Jing had been emperor for several years after all. Though furious in his heart, he still suppressed his anger. "So you're saying the attackers' cultivation surpassed that of the palace worshippers?"
"Exactly." Xu Tianran seemed to hesitate before slowly speaking. "Father Emperor, this is a provocation from the three great empires against us."
"Good, very good!" Xu Jing slammed the table heavily.
He naturally understood what Xu Tianran meant. The Sun Moon Empire's soul masters weren't particularly talented in innate gifts, and to this day, there wasn't a single true Super Douluo native to the Sun Moon Empire.
Those who could cause such havoc in Mingdu and then safely depart under the encirclement of multiple palace worshippers—one could imagine their cultivation level and exactly where they came from.
"Cough, cough." Xu Jing coughed heavily again. "Did anyone see where they went?"
"Reporting to Father Emperor, our people only saw them disappear in the area of the Jingyang Mountain Range. The specific location is unclear."
"Search! Send people into the mountains to search!" Xu Jing's expression was ferocious. "Do those three great empires really think my Mingdu is a place they can come and go as they please?"
"Yes." Xu Tianran responded. "Father Emperor, calm your anger. The Illustrious Virtue Hall's Hall Master Jing Hongchen has already personally led people toward the Jingyang Mountain Range area. I believe news will come soon."
"Hu—hu—" Only then did Xu Jing slowly calm his heavy breathing, leaning slightly back in his chair. "That's somewhat better."
However, at that moment, a guard's voice suddenly rang from outside the door.
"Report—"
"What is it?"
Xu Jing's eyes turned cold as he looked toward the door.
"Report to Your Majesty, just moments ago, someone attacked the Illustrious Virtue Hall. Most of the soul tools inside were destroyed, and the soul engineers suffered heavy casualties!"
"What!"
Xu Jing slammed the table and stood up abruptly. He was about to speak when his face suddenly flushed red, then turned deathly pale. His body fell straight backward.
"Your Majesty!"
The ministers on both sides exclaimed in shock and surged forward.
After hearing the news from outside, Xu Tianran's expression had also frozen on his face. However, as Xu Jing collapsed, he suddenly turned his head, his hands slamming heavily on the wheelchair as if trying to stand.
But without legs, he could only fall back into the wheelchair.
"Fath—er—"
Xu Tianran let out a long wail, slamming the wheelchair heavily, as if resenting his body's disability.
"Your Highness!"
The surrounding ministers had just watched Xu Jing faint from rage upon hearing the news of the Illustrious Virtue Hall's attack, and now seeing Xu Tianran in such grief, they were momentarily unsure which side to console first.
The entire study instantly descended into chaos.
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