Lazo Mask

Lazo Mask!

Dugu Bo listened, and his eyes instantly lit up.

That was right. His poison was powerful, but those were soul bones. Were soul bones not even stronger? They could completely withstand his poison.

Dugu Bo spoke again. "Hall Master, is there only one of those Immortal Herbs?"

He still very much wanted his martial soul to evolve. It would be even better if there was one.

"Yes, but as long as you don't pull out the roots, it will grow again, so there's no need to worry about that."

Xu Xin said as he gnawed on a chicken leg.

"Good!"

"Since that's the case, our whole family will be staying here. The Hall Master doesn't mind, does he?"

Dugu Bo chuckled. This was great.

He wasn't losing out. He absolutely wasn't losing out on this deal.

"Of course you can. We can just have them build another house later."

"M-Me too, I want to live here too."

"And, and, Little Xu Xin, I want to join your Shadow Hall too."

"I want to be the Third Elder!"

With chicken still in her mouth, Liu Erlong stood up and spoke excitedly, just short of putting her leg up on the stool.

"Sister Erlong, you're too weak..."

Xu Xin spoke lazily.

Liu Erlong waved her fist and threatened angrily, "What? Little Xu Xin, are you asking for a beating?"

Whoosh!

A Ninja Soldier instantly subdued Liu Erlong.

Xu Xin immediately waved his hand, and only then did the Ninja Soldier swiftly retreat.

"Hiss, that hurts!" Liu Erlong rubbed her arm and gave a soft snort.

A Yin quickly healed her, and she was soon fine.

"Sorry, Sister Erlong," Xu Xin apologized awkwardly.

"It's fine, it's fine. Your subordinates are really protective of their master."

Liu Erlong gritted her teeth. These strange-looking people were truly powerful.

Dugu Bo and the other two were also slightly stunned. They really were strong—quick to strike, appearing and vanishing without a trace.

Who knew how they had been trained?

"Erlong, if you want to join our Shadow Hall, I agree."

A Yin spoke softly.

"Yay! Sister A Yin is the best!"

"Hmph, hmph!"

Liu Erlong was delighted and shot Xu Xin a glare.

Xu Xin gave a bitter smile. This little girl...

"Miss A Yin, may I ask why you've always worn a mask?"

Dugu Bo asked curiously. Even now, he had never seen her true face.

A Yin froze and looked at Xu Xin. Xu Xin reached out and tightly held her hand, tapping her palm to tell her not to worry. Nothing would happen.

A Yin understood and immediately removed her mask.

At that moment, Dugu Bo sensed that the Ninja Soldiers around them had weakened.

"You look better like this!"

Liu Erlong immediately pressed herself against her.

Dugu Bo curiously examined the Ninja Soldiers and asked in confusion, "Hall Master, First Elder, could it be that these subordinates are controlled by this mask?"

At Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Xin and the other person also realized it and immediately looked at the Ninja Soldiers.

Their strength really had dropped somewhat.

Xu Xin smiled. "Naturally. When the mask is worn, these Ninja Soldiers have strength equal to the mask owner's, and they are controlled by both the mask owner and me."

"They are absolutely loyal and protective of their master!"

As his words fell, Xu Xin summoned his martial soul. "Second Soul Skill: Lazo Mask!"

As the Soul Ring beneath Xu Xin's feet appeared, the Tara Mask trembled slightly. A cloud of black mist emerged, then soon dispersed.

A Ghost Shadow Mask appeared before everyone.

The mask was purple all over, with two dark blue horns on top and a row of sharp teeth across its mouth.

The entire mask looked incredibly slender.

This mask was called the Lazo Mask, and it could summon Claw Shadow Soldiers. (Some also called them Blade Shadow Soldiers, but the author preferred Claw Shadow Soldiers.)

In Jackie Chan Adventures, it had been worn by Ratso, and was ultimately removed.

As for A Yin's Nijia Mask, it had been worn by Zhou and was also ultimately removed.

Holding the mask in his hand, Xu Xin looked at Dugu Bo. "Senior Dugu, you are the Second Elder of the Shadow Hall. This mask is for you."

Dugu Bo accepted the mask and examined it carefully.

He glanced at A Yin and found that the woman had not undergone any particular changes.

Gritting his teeth, he put it on directly.

The next instant, black mist began to rise from Dugu Bo's body. It came quickly and vanished just as quickly.

"I... I feel like all my attributes have increased somewhat, by around 20 percent."

Dugu Bo spoke excitedly. A 20 percent increase to all his attributes!

That was a massive boost.

"Because I've already reached level 23, the boosts provided by these masks have increased as well," Xu Xin explained calmly.

"Senior Dugu, try again and see if you can summon anything."

Upon hearing that, Dugu Bo immediately began to experiment.

At a thought, several Ghost Shadow Soldiers emerged from the ground and respectfully prostrated themselves before everyone.

"This..."

"This..."

"What are these? They're so strange."

Liu Erlong stared at the newly appeared Ghost Shadow Soldiers in astonishment, her eyes fixed straight on them.

These newly appeared Ghost Shadow Soldiers had slender bodies and pointed heads. Their two legs were also thin and sharp, while the long iron claws on their hands were incomparably keen.

"Senior Dugu, these are the soldier type of the mask on your face. I like to call them Claw Shadow Soldiers. Their offensive power is very strong."

"Right now, their strength is the same as yours, Senior Dugu. They are all at the Soul Douluo level."

"And Senior Dugu, you can summon eighty of them."

Other than A Yin, everyone wore shocked expressions as they listened to Xu Xin.

Eighty Soul Douluos! Even those major powers might not have that many.

The Shadow Hall was terrifying indeed!

"Dugu Bo thanks the Hall Master!"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo solemnly bowed to Xu Xin. Shadow Hall, from now on, I, Dugu Bo, belong to you.

"Senior Dugu, there is no need for this. Since we are all veterans of the Shadow Hall, we are family."

"Also, Senior Dugu, you can store this mask in the back of your hand. Whenever you want to wear it, simply will it into place."

"However, when the mask is stored in the back of your hand, both the number and strength of the soldiers you summon will be halved."

Listening to Xu Xin's explanation, Dugu Bo did not think much of it. Having something was better than having nothing.

At that moment, a black pattern of the Lazo Mask had already appeared on the back of Dugu Bo's hand. Understanding what to do, Dugu Bo immediately placed the mask against it.

The mask turned into black mist and disappeared.

The strength of the Claw Shadow Soldiers around them instantly dropped by a tier.

With another thought, the Lazo Mask appeared once more.

Liu Erlong watched from the side, her heart stirred. She wanted a mask like that too. It was a little ugly, sure, but it was powerful.

"Little Xu Xin, don't you think it would be a bit unreasonable for me, the Third Elder of the Shadow Hall, not to have a mask?"

Liu Erlong chuckled and blinked at Xu Xin.

There was none of her earlier irritable demeanor left. She now looked gentle and virtuous.

Xu Xin's mouth twitched. This woman really changed faces fast.

"No. Not a single one left."

Xu Xin shook his head.

"When will there be more? If I, the Third Elder, don't have a mask, wouldn't that be embarrassing to say out loud?"

"I'm the face of our Shadow Hall!"

At this point, Liu Erlong had completely treated herself as a member of the Shadow Hall. Every other sentence out of her mouth was about the Shadow Hall.