Ten Thousand Year Third Spirit Ring: Attribute Burst

The dozen or so remaining Evil Soul Masters unleashed their martial souls and surged out in a rush. White, yellow, and purple lights flickered through the pitch-black night.

The leader's martial soul was a mutated scythe, with four Soul Rings beneath him: white, yellow, yellow, and purple.

He stepped forward with a sinister grin.

"So it was you, you little brat, who killed my two bro—"

Before he could finish, his voice abruptly cut off, like a chicken with its neck clenched.

What had he seen?

The Evil Soul Master Boss stared in disbelief at the man slowly approaching him.

Yellow, purple, black?

What kind of monster was this? Soul Rings could be arranged like that? His own fourth ring was only a mere thousand years, yet this man's third ring was already ten thousand years!?

"Brothers, get him together! So what if it's ten thousand years? He's only a Soul Elder!" The Evil Soul Master Boss gritted his teeth and called for his underlings to attack. They had one Soul Ancestor, two Soul Elders, and ten Soul Grandmasters. So what if he had a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring? He was still only a Soul Elder! If they rushed him together, he would still die!

This Evil Soul Master Boss did not know what a black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring represented. That was the greatest embarrassment of rogue soul masters—they lacked basic knowledge.

A black Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring meant that this person's physical constitution was already as strong as a Spirit King's, enough to bear such tremendous power!

Xia Tianling said nothing. Watching the Evil Soul Masters charge at him, he directly activated his First Spirit Skill.

Storm Axe, appear!

Gripping the Storm Axe, now transformed into a long-handled weapon, with both hands, the Thousand-Year Second Spirit Ring beneath his feet lit up as well.

Thunder God Form, Thunder God Aid Me!

"Crackle, crackle."

Blue lightning surged over his body and battle axe, releasing a piercing buzz.

Lightning was the greatest bane of dark and evil forces. Even someone as powerful as Ghost Douluo would be suppressed by it, much less these Soul Grandmasters with only two or three rings. Under the suppression of lightning, they could barely exert half their strength.

Seeing that the Evil Soul Master Boss was already less than five meters away, Xia Tianling calmly stepped back with one leg, raised the Storm Axe diagonally upward, and lit the black Soul Ring beneath his feet.

Ten Thousand Year Third Spirit Ring, Lightning Half Moon Slash!

This spirit skill came from a powerful Plant-type Spirit Beast, the Sky Thunder Vine. As expected, the Sky Thunder Vine had granted the Two-Piece Set an exceptionally powerful offensive skill—Attribute Burst.

If this skill was activated with the Hammer, a violent lightning explosion would erupt the instant it came into contact with the target.

If it was activated with the axe, it would unleash a slash formed from lightning.

When used through the Storm Axe, it possessed both effects, and both had been greatly amplified.

Xia Tianling recalled an animated show he had watched as a child. He felt that the name of one character's move suited this skill perfectly, so he had simply borrowed it for himself.

The Evil Soul Master Boss was beginning to regret his decision. Looking at the crescent-shaped slash and the Storm Axe rushing toward him, he felt that being the first to charge had been far too rash.

But there was no medicine for regret now that things had come this far. He could only activate his strongest thousand-year spirit skill, raise his enormous scythe, and prepare to clash head-on with the Soul Elder before him.

Yet the moment their attacks collided, he realized that the person before him was absurdly powerful. His proud attack was completely outmatched. The Evil Aura accumulated on his scythe from slaughtering dozens of people crumbled and melted at an astonishing speed, like butter meeting a hot iron.

His martial soul itself, the Evil Scythe, shattered into fragments in the ensuing collision and vanished.

Reality was that cruel. Under the triple suppression of martial soul, spirit skill, and attribute, a single Lightning Half Moon Slash instantly killed seven or eight Evil Soul Masters, including the Evil Soul Master Boss and two Soul Elders.

Only two or three weaklings at the edge of the charge survived, but Xia Tianling, after dispelling all his enhancement states, quickly hacked them to death with his axe and smashed them to death with his Hammer.

Evil Soul Master Boss: You have no martial virtue! Do you even know how to play? You opened with an unbeatable hand!

There was nothing more to say about these Evil Soul Masters. Xia Tianling had come intending to slaughter them all, so naturally he would not hold back. He hated trouble and feared that delays might bring unexpected complications. Coupled with his naturally cautious nature, opening with his strongest skill was the best choice.

Once he had determined that his opponents were weaker than him, he could wipe them all out at once with the force of lightning. Besides, there was no need to spare anyone this time, so naturally he used his most powerful move.

Coming back to himself, Xia Tianling withdrew his martial souls and stared blankly at the charred corpses scattered across the ground.

It seemed that after crossing that line, it was not as difficult to accept as he had imagined.

Seeing that the battle had ended, Bibi Dong withdrew her domain and walked over, patting her disciple on the shoulder.

"Kid, you did well this time. There are still a few extremely faint auras inside. They were probably ordinary people captured by them. Go take a look." With that, she took the lead and headed toward the occupied house.

Xia Tianling came back to his senses at her pat and hurried after her.

The room was filthy and disorderly. Dirt and blood had mixed together, forming hardened purple clumps.

Several desiccated corpses lay slumped against the wall, along with a hunched, skeletal man. He had probably escaped while the Evil Soul Masters were using him for cultivation, only to be killed by Xia Tianling outside. That was why he had narrowly survived.

Bibi Dong stepped forward and probed him with her Soul Power, then shook her head.

"He can't be saved. His body is completely depleted. He won't live until tomorrow morning."

After Bibi Dong's Soul Power circulated through him, the hunched man also seemed to have a brief final resurgence. Struggling, he spat out a few breathy syllables.

".Thank. You. Kill me."

"Give him a quick death. Living like this is suffering too." Bibi Dong left those words behind and turned to walk out.

The corner of the skeletal man's mouth twitched slightly, then he closed his eyes.

He knew what had happened outside. With such a huge commotion, it would have been impossible not to know. Seeing the Evil Soul Masters who had tortured him and the people of his village slaughtered to the last was revenge enough.

Xia Tianling walked over with an anguished expression. With a soft sigh, he reached out and pierced the man's brain with the power of lightning.

"Rest in peace."

He walked outside, took out a jar of oil from his Storage Ring, and tossed it into the room.

Blazing flames swallowed the small house.

The flickering fire burned away not only sin, but also cleansed the wronged souls of those innocent people who had died tragic deaths.

Entering the small house next door, Xia Tianling saw several beds inside. On one of the beds beside Bibi Dong sat a haggard woman, holding a piece of bread and taking small bites as she muttered something.

Several naked women lay on the other beds, but they were already dead. Judging from the wounds on their bodies and the sharp objects scattered nearby, they appeared to have taken their own lives.

Anyone with half a brain would know what it meant for women to be in a place like this. The bloodstained chains scattered around them and the foul stench had already explained everything.