With these Armored Warriors, plus Ming Xin's greatly increased strength, Lin Beiya could once again confidently clear out the Evil Soul Masters within the Saliker Province.
However, to his surprise, for several days in a row, he couldn't find any Evil Soul Master groups in the surrounding area.
Expanding his search dozens of kilometers outwards, he only found a few scattered Evil Soul Master strongholds.
"That's strange. Did these guys know there would be a cleanup operation and leave Saliker Province in advance?"
While Lin Beiya could accept this possibility, he still decided to be cautious.
He once again used Phantom Demon Emperor Fist to control hundreds of birds, and these natural scouts immediately began a carpet search of Saliker Province.
Two days later, dozens of birds flew back simultaneously, their eyes filled with terror.
Lin Beiya's gaze instantly became solemn; things were indeed not as simple as he had imagined.
He quickly had the birds recall Shi Nuo and Ming Xin, who were protecting trade routes and mining areas.
Before the two could even ask what was happening, Lin Beiya directly pulled them towards the northeast of the main city.
"Shitou, Xiao Ming, follow me. Those guys might be planning something big."
"Those guys? Evil Soul Masters?"
Lin Beiya didn't explain; they would understand once they arrived.
Following the birds, the three brothers soon reached a spot nearly a hundred kilometers northeast of the main city.
Just by approaching the area, the three felt a bloody Aura soaring into the sky—this was an Aura that only an extremely large number of Evil Soul Masters gathered together could emit.
"Are these guys trying to unite and invade Sarikel?"
"I don't think there could be any other reason."
Lin Beiya nodded, agreeing with Shi Nuo's guess; besides this, he couldn't think of any other reason... In a clearing in the forest, hundreds of Evil Soul Masters gathered.
They were scattered in groups of three to five, clearly from different organizations, and there were even some lone Evil Soul Masters.
The surroundings were covered with white bones, both human and animal, making the atmosphere of the place exceptionally eerie.
At the center of the clearing, dozens of people, including the man with the hooked nose, stood.
"Everyone, I've called you here, and I believe you all know why."
"You must have seen the changes happening in Sarikel."
"If we don't act soon, we'll just be picked off one by one."
"You know how dangerous Slaughter City is. Rather than enter there and gamble on a slim chance of survival, why don't we unite and kill those three snot-nosed brats?"
"That way, Sarikel's order will return to its original state, allowing us to continue our free reign."
Upon hearing this, the scene fell into silence. Everyone here had their own ulterior motives.
Although their words showed disdain for Lin Beiya and his two brothers, they were extremely wary of their strength.
No one wanted to be the first to charge in and fight Lin Beiya and his two brothers to the death.
Uniting was fine, but if they had to lead the charge, they might as well go to Slaughter City.
"You make it sound easy. When those three kids arrive, will you and your people be the vanguard?"
"Exactly. You must be aware of the strength of the three old ghost brothers. Even they fell into the hands of those three kids. Why do you think we should follow you to our deaths?"
The hooked-nose man had clearly anticipated the difficulty of uniting the Evil Soul Masters here, so he sneered:
"I'm not forcing you to act together. If you don't want to participate, just go to Slaughter City, won't you?"
"Anyway, staying here will only lead to being defeated one by one by those three kids, and eventually, you'll all turn into dust."
Upon hearing this, many Evil Soul Master leaders showed conflicted expressions.
Go to Slaughter City? They didn't dare.
Fight Lin Beiya? They didn't want to.
Neither path seemed easy, so they could only look at each other, seeking others' opinions.
However, before they could hesitate for long, three golden figures appeared on a giant tree to the south.
"I don't think you need to worry about that problem, as none of you will live past today anyway."
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves. The Evil Soul Masters in the clearing heard Lin Beiya's voice and instantly scattered, casting wary glances.
Looking at the three stern faces in the distance, which even their golden armor couldn't warm.
The hooked-nose man, the instigator of everything, felt his heart tighten instantly, not expecting the three to arrive so suddenly.
After a few seconds, the hooked-nose man could only force himself to calm down and urged those behind him:
"You've seen it. If we don't kill these three guys today, none of us will escape safely."
"What are you waiting for? Attack together!"
This time, his words were not met with any rebuttal from the general Evil Soul Master populace.
With their lives on the line, they didn't want to face the oppressive Aura brought by Lin Beiya alone.
Watching the hundreds of Evil Soul Masters surrounding them, ready to fight, Lin Beiya's lips curled into a disdainful smile.
It was still the same saying: if you're not strong enough, no matter how many people come, they're just enough to get stuck in a lion's teeth.
An astonishing Aura emanated from Lin Beiya, and the hundreds of Evil Soul Masters present instantly felt as if they were being targeted by some fierce beast; the terrifying pressure made many of them tremble.
Before the Evil Soul Masters could make their move, Lin Beiya launched his attack first, raising his right fist, and a lion's roar echoed through the entire forest.
"Lightning Light Speed Fist!"
The fully unleashed hundreds of millions of punches instantly condensed into a giant golden lightning net, launching an indiscriminate attack towards the Evil Soul Masters.
Weeds, trees, and even Evil Soul Masters were constantly hit.
Weeds and trees snapped, while Evil Soul Masters were sent flying by countless punches.
The weaker ones died on the spot, and even the stronger ones spat out fresh blood.
Only a few Spirit Emperor-level powerhouses were still struggling amidst the golden light.
Wails instantly filled the entire forest.
The few leaders who had intended to unite and launch an attack were immediately terrified, abandoning their subordinates' lives and fleeing towards Slaughter City in the east.
Going to Slaughter City might be a one-in-ten chance of survival, but staying here, they were certain of 100% annihilation.
That kid's strength was immeasurable.
Lin Beiya gave Ming Xin and Shi Nuo a look, and they immediately nodded and quickly chased after the fleeing Evil Soul Masters.
Meanwhile, Lin Beiya communicated with the Corpse Qi to begin harvesting the remaining lives on the ground.
"Corpse Stench Netherworld Wave!"
After a while, amidst countless screams, dozens of Soul bodies broke free and were sent by Lin Beiya into the Netherworld.
Having completed all this, Lin Beiya also joined the pursuit of the Evil Soul Masters.
Originally, they were scattered, and the three brothers would have had to spend time and effort searching for them everywhere, but they hadn't expected them to gather together.
This undoubtedly brought great convenience to the trio's cleanup operation.
Just as Lin Beiya, after several Teleportation, was about to catch up to a panicked fleeing Spirit Emperor, a faint Aura leaking out a few kilometers away caught his attention.
After quickly dispatching the Spirit Emperor in front of him with Starlight Extinction, Lin Beiya flashed a few times and appeared before a black-clothed man.
"Oh? Was I discovered?"
"But that saves me the trouble of looking for you."
"Such a powerful physical body. Will you hand it over obediently, or shall I take it myself, young man?"