The Holy Light Spirit Array condensed once more, and its purifying power quietly bloomed. In the blink of an eye, it refined the evil aura of the Evil Soul Emperor, converting it into pure soul power that flowed back into Ye Guyi.
Though the amount wasn't much, it was still equivalent to several days of intense cultivation.
All she needed was a bit of time to fully absorb and refine this energy, and her strength would see noticeable improvement.
After completing this process, Ye Guyi retracted the Holy Light Spirit Array and glanced at Zhou Sicheng, her beautiful eyes glimmering slightly. "Well?"
Zhou Sicheng clapped lightly. "As expected of the number one Angel on the continent. Impressive!"
Ye Guyi smiled softly and stepped up to him, retracting her Angel Wings. Her eyes were filled with firm resolve. "This is just the beginning. One day, I will purify every last Evil Soul Master from this world!"
Zhou Sicheng took her delicate hand and pulled her into his arms. "There are still a few more Evil Soul Masters waiting for you to purify."
Ye Guyi wrapped her arms around his neck. She already seemed used to being held like this, pressing tightly against his broad chest.
Under Zhou Sicheng's feet, a pair of ice blades formed as he began gliding rapidly through the corridor.
Flying wasn't possible in the narrow underground passage, but his ice-skating technique was far quicker.
If it hadn't been to give his "sister" some practical experience, even if that Evil Soul Emperor had truly escaped, Zhou Sicheng could have easily caught up.
In the Sea of Spiritual Consciousness, Skydream spoke smugly, "See? My Mental Detection is the best! Not only did it track every move of those Evil Soul Masters, it even found a hidden dark door this well concealed!"
Zhou Sicheng's manifested spiritual form gave his round, shiny white head a good rub. "Amazing, amazing!"
Elder Yi added slowly, "Your little girlfriend's abilities are quite impressive. The Angel lineage is truly the bane of Evil Soul Masters. If she ever grows to the same level I reached in life, even I would be wary of her powers."
Zhou Sicheng smiled. "You flatter us, Elder Yi. Reaching your former level… who knows how long that would take us?"
Elder Yi chuckled. "With your talent, it's only a matter of time before you reach or even surpass it…"
These words of praise weren't just flattery — they came from the heart. Even in the world Elder Yi once came from, Zhou Sicheng's innate talent would be considered top-tier.
He was also deeply grateful he had been able to take root in Zhou Sicheng's spiritual sea during his fusion with Skydream. That massive spiritual fluctuation had given him the opportunity.
Investing in such a prodigiously gifted child offered him a real chance at returning to his peak.
But Zhou Sicheng didn't let the praise get to his head. A genius who hasn't grown yet is still just potential — not a true genius.
He continued, "Elder Yi, I'll need your help again shortly. I want to use Soul Search to find out exactly why this group of Evil Soul Masters came here."
Soul Search was a brutal technique. If the target's soul wasn't strong enough, they could end up mentally broken or even brain-dead.
But when it came to Evil Soul Masters, that didn't matter.
Elder Yi nodded slightly. "It's simple. This is a good chance to teach you the Soul Search Technique as well. With your current soul and spiritual power, as long as your opponent's spirit isn't stronger than yours, you'll be able to perform it on your own in the future."
Zhou Sicheng's eyes lit up. If he could master Soul Search, dealing with Evil Soul Masters would become far easier.
No more mercy — just capture and search their souls. That way, they wouldn't be able to deceive him either.
As he conversed with Elder Yi, Zhou Sicheng and Ye Guyi soon returned to the underground area beneath the casino.
There, Ma Xiaotao had already treated the three young women and the four barely alive civilians.
During the battle, Zhou Sicheng had protected them with his Ultimate Ice, but even so, the shockwaves from the intense combat weren't something these frail people could endure.
If he hadn't deliberately shielded them, they would've been killed by the aftermath alone.
In this world, ordinary people were like ants compared to Soul Masters — weak, insignificant, and lowly…
It wasn't just Evil Soul Masters who saw them as disposable — many nobles treated them no better.
This was simply the norm. Zhou Sicheng couldn't change the world's harsh reality, but he could do what he could to mend the wounds — however small — whenever possible.
At that moment, Ma Xiaotao had gone into the casino. The gamblers had long fled like startled birds after witnessing the chaos.
She had gone to inform the City Lord of Morey City, leaving the follow-up in his hands.
Before leaving with the three rescued girls and the four tortured civilians, Zhou Sicheng used his powerful spiritual force to erase all recent memories from their minds.
Since they were ordinary people, there would be some side effects — like reduced memory retention for a while — but nothing too serious. Over time, they would recover.
Without the trauma of their recent suffering, they might still be able to live normal lives moving forward.
Later, Ma Xiaotao brought the wounded to the City Lord's Mansion, where a healing-type Soul Ancestor was called upon to treat them. Afterward, the City Lord would arrange new lives for them.
The casino itself was taken over by the City Lord's forces to handle all necessary cleanup and investigation.
Meanwhile, Ye Guyi looked at the frozen Evil Soul Masters in the underground space, her Holy Radiant Sword gleaming with sacred light.
Zhou Sicheng turned to her and said, "Give me a moment. I want to try using Soul Search to see if we can find out their purpose."
Ye Guyi nodded slightly, silently standing to the side with her sword in hand. She didn't ask how Zhou Sicheng had learned such a technique.
To her, it wasn't strange at all. Whatever Zhou Sicheng could do never surprised her — her heart belonged to him, and she would support whatever he chose to do without hesitation.
Zhou Sicheng walked up to the Evil Soul Sage. His eyes slowly turned pale gold, and a unique soul fluctuation burst forth from them — Eyes of the Soul activated.
At the same time, within his Sea of Spiritual Consciousness, Elder Yi raised a staff. As he waved it gently, a complex soul formation lit up, accompanied by whispered incantations. Through the Eyes of the Soul, the Evil Soul Sage's mind was locked onto.
With Elder Yi's assistance, Zhou Sicheng directly accessed the Evil Soul Sage's memories. As he witnessed the man's heinous deeds and inhuman acts, Zhou Sicheng couldn't help but clench his fists tightly in disgust.
The only drawback of the Soul Search was that Zhou Sicheng had to experience parts of the target's life from their perspective.
Clearing his mind, he focused on the key memory fragments — specifically, the purpose of this group's mission.
After a few moments, Zhou Sicheng retracted the Eyes of the Soul and turned to Ye Guyi. "I'll leave the rest to you."
With that, he stepped aside.
Ye Guyi nodded lightly. Around her body, two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings emerged. The fourth ring — one of the purples — lit up.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Holy Light Spirit Array — Refine!"
As the skill was unleashed, an ornate and radiant array of holy light bloomed across the entire underground space, enveloping all the Evil Soul Masters present.
Aside from the one Evil Soul Sect member that Zhou Sicheng casually killed, and the Evil Soul Emperor slain by Ma Xiaotao, all the remaining enemies were now accounted for.
Together with the ones Ye Guyi had already purified — one Evil Soul Sect member and one Evil Soul Emperor — nine Evil Soul Masters were frozen here.
Among them, the strongest was the Evil Soul Sage. The rest were all Soul Kings or weaker.
As the Holy Light Spirit Array spread out, divine and radiant energy surged through the underground chamber.
Ye Guyi raised her Holy Radiant Sword, and her second soul ring — yellow — lit up. She unleashed Holy Spirit Slash.
The frozen Evil Soul Masters began to thaw, and in one sweeping strike, she purified them all. The Holy Light Spirit Array then gathered and refined the soul power of the fallen Evil Soul Masters, integrating it into Ye Guyi's body.
When it was all done, a faint smile appeared on her lips. This had been a major gain — one Evil Soul Sage, one Evil Soul Emperor, and eight more Evil Soul Masters of Soul King rank or below — all purified by her hand.
Once she fully digested this energy, her soul power might even increase by one or two entire levels.
It was far more efficient than conventional cultivation — truly a cheat code.
And one that only the Angel lineage possessed.
However, this purification ability wasn't without its limits. The number of Evil Soul Masters an angel could purify depended on the angel's own capacity. If that limit was exceeded, not only would they be unable to receive divine blessings, but their own foundation could be negatively affected.
Therefore, once purification reached its upper threshold, the angel would no longer waste effort on it. Instead, they would simply eliminate their enemies directly.
For Ye Guyi, however, this group of Evil Soul Masters was far from her limit. As the foremost angel beneath the Six-Winged Angel rank—and someone with the potential to ascend to that very level—her upper bound was extraordinarily high.
Zhou Sichen had even thought about it before: once he became strong enough, he would hunt Evil Soul Masters specifically for his sister, fighting battle after battle to nurture her strength and accelerate her cultivation.
After handling everything and finishing the coordination with the City Lord's Mansion, Zhou Sichen took Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao back to the hotel.
Inside the hotel, the three of them ordered some food to replenish their strength. As they enjoyed the meal, Zhou Sichen said, "The goal of this group of Evil Soul Masters was to seize a batch of rare ores. The Holy Spirit Cult has been gathering various precious minerals from locations all over the continent."
Ye Guyi frowned slightly, puzzled. "What do Evil Soul Masters need so many ores for?"
Zhou Sichen thought for a moment before replying, "They don't even know the exact reason. They're just following orders from above."
"But my guess is that it's either to manufacture special Soul Tools or to set up some kind of wicked ritual formations."
Upon hearing his explanation, both Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao nodded slightly in agreement.
Clenching her fists, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but ask, "If most of the Holy Spirit Cult's forces are busy gathering rare minerals, couldn't we use this opportunity to launch a purge against them?"
She then added her reasoning: "After all, such large-scale operations are extremely rare. Now that we know what they're up to, this is the perfect time to strike."
Zhou Sichen nodded slightly. "You're right. According to the memories of that Evil Soul Saint we captured, cities like Luoshan, Maple Leaf City… and several other nearby mid-sized cities all have active Evil Soul Master squads."
"This really is an opportunity. But we still need to report this to the academy. Just the few of us alone won't be enough. If we want to carry out a true purge, it needs to be swift and overwhelming—so fast they don't even get the chance to react."
"The Shrek Inspection Group alone can't cover the entire continent. We'll need to work together with the three great empires—Heaven Dou, Dou Ling, and Star Luo—to launch a coordinated operation."
Ye Guyi nodded thoughtfully. "Judging from the outpost we just wiped out, even a mid-sized city has an Evil Soul Saint leading the team. The situation in larger cities might be even more serious."
"To carry out an operation of this magnitude, we'll need a massive number of Soul Masters. Otherwise, if we alert them too soon, we may never get another chance like this."
Ma Xiaotao also agreed wholeheartedly. "And now that we've destroyed the Morey City outpost, it won't take long before they become wary. If we're going to act, we have to do it quickly!"
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