Chapter 841: Gray Maiden

With Xu Yang's protective spiritual aura, everyone's agitated emotions quickly calmed down. The 50,000 elite soldiers behind them also gradually regained consciousness under the guidance of Xu Yang's spiritual power.

Meanwhile, Yun Yixuan and his 10,000 golden-armored warriors in the middle of the battlefield looked extremely grim. They had not anticipated encountering this form of attack at all.

"Little youth, rarely troubled, looking up at the surrounding sunshine!"

As everyone looked on in confusion, an incredibly clear child's singing voice resonated across the void of the battlefield.

Soon, a young girl, about ten years old, dressed in a dark robe and barefoot, appeared floating in the void. She quickly entered everyone's view, her clear bell still shaking continuously in her hand.

Yun Yixuan immediately focused on the girl's aura. However, what simultaneously shocked him and Yun Xiao, who was standing near Xu Yang, was that the bell in her hand was emitting the aura of the Seventh Prince!

Xu Yang had kept his plan with Ling Yao a secret, even from Yun Xiao. Therefore, when this scene unfolded, Yun Xiao's look of utter shock quickly caught Yun Yixuan's attention.

In fact, Yun Yixuan had been secretly observing Yun Xiao's expressions to determine if Xu Yang was connected to this development.

Only when he saw the equally shocked expression on Yun Xiao's face did Yun Yixuan feel reassured that the entire situation had nothing to do with Xu Yang.

The sudden appearance of a bell with the Seventh Prince's aura was not Xu Yang's doing. With this realization, Yun Yixuan finally lowered his guard against Xu Yang and focused all his attention on the girl holding the bell.

"Big brothers, it's a bit unfair for so many of you to enter the Eastern Domain just to bully Uncle Huwan."

"Little Gray, this is no place for you to be playing. Leave immediately; these people are too powerful!"

It was clear that the five heavily wounded beast spirits were very concerned about the little girl and quickly urged her to leave.

However, the little girl in gray seemed to be growing increasingly angry, fixing her cold gaze directly on Yun Yixuan.

"I don't care who they are. They trespassed into the Eastern Domain and injured my uncles. This girl will definitely get justice for you!"

As soon as the little girl finished speaking, she suddenly increased the frequency of shaking the bell in her hand. Moments later, as the bell's sound resonated, a nearly perfect gray silhouette rapidly materialized behind her. This gray soul form astonishingly possessed the exact same spiritual appearance as the Seventh Prince!

Upon seeing the Seventh Prince's silhouette, Yun Yixuan's heart soared as if pumped with adrenaline, and he recklessly lunged toward the girl's location.

"Little girl, tell me quickly, where did you obtain this soul? If you give me the answer, I promise not to harm anyone here, not even your uncles; I will let them go. But if you don't cooperate, I will not hesitate to kill everyone here, including you."

The little girl showed no fear of Yun Yixuan. Suddenly, the Seventh Prince's demonic soul, which had been behind Yun Yixuan's body, soared into the air, simultaneously releasing a Sky Martial-level soul pressure that pressed down heavily on Yun Yixuan's head.

Yun Yixuan was extremely agitated at this moment; being so close to the answer made him appear incredibly frenzied. Each of his attacks unleashed an incomparable, powerful force.

Soon, the little girl, who possessed the Seventh Prince's demonic soul, began to struggle.

This was precisely why the five great beast spirits had simultaneously urged her to leave when she first appeared.

This girl possessed astonishing talent, and the fact that she could interact with the five great beast spirits suggested she had a notable background. However, her current power level was simply no match for Yun Yixuan's.

In the face of such a significant disparity in raw power, any compensatory martial arts or techniques proved to be negligible.

As expected, Yun Yixuan suddenly thrust his long spear, and an immensely powerful dragon soul aura instantly shattered the little girl's protective energy shield.

Had it not been for the Seventh Prince's demonic soul acting as a barrier, that initial thrust would likely have already harmed the little girl in front of him.

"Attack with me! We absolutely cannot let this damnable fellow harm Little Gray in the slightest!"

Huwan and the five Crow beast spirits once again soared into the air, dragging their heavily injured bodies as they ferociously attacked Yun Yixuan from behind.

It was precisely at this moment that Yun Yixuan, unable to contend with attacks from both directions, found himself powerless to defend. Xu Yang finally made a forceful entrance.

Having observed the battlefield situation for some time, he effortlessly integrated himself perfectly into the current combat system. Single-handedly, he abruptly halted the attack rhythm of the five great beast spirits, effectively saving Yun Yixuan's life.

Otherwise, judging from Yun Yixuan's perspective moments before, it would have been impossible for him to simultaneously counter powerful forces from two directions. Even if he wasn't instantly annihilated, severe injury would have been inevitable.

"You, didn't I tell you not to interfere?"

Xu Yang sneered, "Your life is far more precious than theirs. If you were to die here inexplicably, just like the Seventh Prince, I would ultimately be blamed!"

As Xu Yang's words faded, his Jade Bone Divine Sword materialized. With a horizontal sweep through the air, an incredibly powerful burst of sword energy instantly erupted, slicing the formation of the five great beast spirits in front of him into pieces.

The complete shattering of the formation halos around the bodies of the five old elders meant that their combined powers could no longer achieve perfect fusion. This effectively halted the rhythm of their confrontation prematurely, thereby also saving their lives.

"Leave this place to me. You go and apprehend this little girl. If all goes well, once we subdue her, we'll be able to obtain all information regarding the Seventh Prince's whereabouts, and the Sacred Fire Divine Sect will finally be able to clear its name."

Xu Yang's actions, akin to those of a master strategist, had completely swayed Yun Yixuan's thoughts. In particular, Xu Yang's sudden intervention to save him moments ago caused Xu Yang's standing in his mind to rise sharply.

Yun Yixuan, who had initially harbored significant doubts about him, now had no choice but to shift the focus of his suspicion elsewhere, particularly to the forces behind this little girl.

"Little girl, if you do not reveal the whereabouts of this soul today, I will absolutely not let you go!"

As Yun Yixuan finished speaking, he had already taken the lead, locking onto the girl's energy fluctuations. He activated his extreme movement technique and rushed towards her location.