The Third Piece: Bart Mask! Night Bat Group!

Chapter 33: The Third Mask—Bart Mask! Night Bat Group!

Xu Xin glanced at Liu Erlong.

This girl... she really didn't seem to be joking.

"Ahem, Sister Erlong."

"Um... Turn the Tide! isn't a Soul Bone Skill!"

Xu Xin said awkwardly, scratching his head.

"Huh?"

"If it wasn't a Soul Bone Skill, why did you shout it so grandly?"

Liu Erlong rolled her eyes at Xu Xin irritably. This guy...

"Ahem."

"Sister Erlong, didn't you think shouting that line out loud was really badass?"

"And it had so much presence, didn't it?"

"It was insanely cool, okay?"

Xu Xin chuckled, seeing nothing wrong with it!

What a great line, what an imposing reversal!

Turn the Tide!

Didn't that sound awesome?

The corner of Liu Erlong's mouth twitched. Where had this guy learned all this ridiculous nonsense?

"Ahem, alright, alright."

"You brat, learn something proper, okay?"

Liu Erlong smacked him on the head. As she carefully recalled the words, though... hmm... Turn the Tide, activate!!

It seemed... perhaps... maybe... it actually wasn't bad...

Hehehe.

For some reason, the more Liu Erlong repeated it, the more addicted she became...

Turn the Tide, activate!!

...Not bad!

"Hehe, I just thought it felt better to shout it that way."

"The greatest function of this Soul Bone is to enhance Spiritual Power. It can also fire Spiritual Power attacks."

"That beam just now was a Spiritual Power attack."

Xu Xin gave a casual explanation.

He had originally thought that, even if it was an External Soul Bone, it should have been the One-eyed Ghost Bat's pair of wings. Who would have thought it would be its eyeballs instead?

How great would it have been if he could fly?

His own mask couldn't fly either. What a pity.

However, the Ghost Shadow Legion did have one unit that could fly: the Night Bat Group!

That bunch was also capable of appearing and disappearing without a trace.

They were the Ghost Shadow Legion's only air force, so their strength went without saying.

"That's fine, then. Come on, let's hurry back. We can witness the next mask together!"

Liu Erlong said excitedly. She could no longer wait.

Xu Xin nodded. When he had finished absorbing the Soul Ring, he had already learned what the third mask was.

He had simply forgotten what kind of Ghost Shadow Soldiers the third mask had.

After packing everything up, the two quickly returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At that moment, Dugu Xin had already returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and was carefully tending to Lu Xing'er.

"Xing'er, eat this. It's good for the fetus."

Dugu Bo handed Lu Xing'er a dose of medicine. He had made it according to the alchemy manual. Its effects were excellent, and it had no side effects.

Lu Xing'er nodded and did not refuse. Since he had brought it over for her to take, there definitely shouldn't be any problem with it.

After so long, their alchemy skills had long since become proficient. Not to mention, they had all-purpose Ninja Soldiers assisting them at the side.

A Yin was mainly responsible for Dugu Bo's poisons, while the Ninja Soldiers mainly prepared ordinary medicines. Dugu Bo handled the more difficult medicinal preparations.

Each had their own duties.

When they saw Xu Xin and Liu Erlong return, the others became excited as well. They were also very curious about what Xu Xin's third mask would look like and what abilities it would possess.

"Everyone's here."

Xu Xin said with a smile. It was rare for so many of the elders to be present.

"Hall Master, enough with the pleasantries. You're already level 34—let us see what kind of new legion our Shadow Hall has."

Dugu Bo said with a smile.

At level 34, that soul bone had not provided Xu Xin with much Soul Power, but it had given him a great deal of Spiritual Power. (PS: He hadn't suppressed his level; he had simply focused mainly on increasing his Spiritual Power.)

His Spiritual Power had risen by a huge margin. Gaining over a level's worth of Soul Power was already quite good.

"Exactly, Hall Master, hurry up!" Liu Erlong urged as well.

Lu Xing'er tugged on Dugu Xin's hand and looked at Xu Xin with equal curiosity.

A Yin also cast him a curious look, touching the mask pattern on her hand.

"Third Soul Skill: Bart Mask!"

As the Soul Rings beneath Xu Xin's feet rose and fell, yellow, yellow, and purple light flickered. His martial soul, the Tara Mask, floated before him.

The Tara Mask trembled slightly as black aura gathered, and a mask slowly formed within the black mist.

The mask was entirely yellow, with two short horns. Beneath its eyes was black coloring, and it had a pointed mouth full of fangs.

The mask slowly fell into Xu Xin's hand.

Upon seeing this mask, Xu Xin finally remembered.

At first, he had only known its name and had not known what it actually looked like...

Wasn't this Bart Mask the one worn by Xiao Yu's dog? Xu Xin remembered that dog seemed to be called Scruffy.

Although it had been worn by a dog in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Ghost Shadow Soldiers it summoned were incredibly formidable.

"Sister Erlong, this Bart Mask is yours!"

Xu Xin did not hesitate in the slightest and handed the mask directly to Liu Erlong. This girl had been coveting it for a long time.

"Great, great!"

Liu Erlong did not hesitate either. She took the mask and put it on immediately.

The moment she put on the mask, Liu Erlong, the Third Elder of the Shadow Hall, truly lived up to her title.

The instant she put it on, black aura began to swirl around Liu Erlong's body, while a Bart Mask pattern appeared on the back of her hand.

"Turn the Tide!"

"Open!!!"

Liu Erlong, wearing the mask, suddenly shouted those words.

Her voice already carried an echo because of the mask. Now that she had shouted that line, she genuinely startled everyone.

No...

Xu Xin could not help himself. She had just said that phrase of his was a little cringeworthy, so why was she using it herself now?

A Yin was also a little dumbfounded. How had this girl become like this after going out for a while?

As Liu Erlong's words fell, black phantoms began appearing all around them. Those phantoms gradually solidified, transforming into Ghost Shadow Soldiers one after another.

The Ghost Shadow Soldiers summoned by the Bart Mask were powerfully built, with sharp claws and a pair of enormous wings curled up behind them, as though they could soar into the sky at any moment.

Liu Erlong looked at the Ghost Shadow Soldiers, planted one foot on a stool, and said, "You lot, fly for me!"

A Yin broke out in a cold sweat. This girl... who had she been learning from?

Lu Xing'er covered her mouth and smiled. Being so carefree was nice too.

It had to be Liu Erlong. There was no other woman like her.

As Liu Erlong finished speaking, the Bat Soldiers around them instantly shot up from the ground. Their wings beat as they flew a circle before descending again.

After the Bat Soldiers had demonstrated their flight, Liu Erlong nodded in satisfaction. "Get back for me."

The next moment, the Bat Soldiers vanished...

Only after doing all that did Liu Erlong take off the mask and place it on the back of her hand. The mask turned into black mist and disappeared.

"You... why are you all looking at me like that?"

Seeing the ill-intentioned looks in everyone's eyes, Liu Erlong was somewhat bewildered... Why was everyone looking at her like that? Had she done something wrong?

"Sister Erlong, you look awesome!"

Xu Xin no longer knew what to say and could only give her a thumbs-up.

A Yin held her forehead. "Xing'er, I think you need to properly teach this girl a thing or two."

Lu Xing'er was a refined young lady, so such things were not difficult for her.

"Sister A Yin, no! I don't want to learn all that stuff. How boring." Liu Erlong waved her hands repeatedly. She had no desire to suffer through that.

Xu Xin did not involve himself in such matters. He would just let them arrange it themselves.

Pulling Dugu Bo aside, Xu Xin asked, "Second Elder, do you know of the Ye Family?"

"The Ye Family?"

"Does Your Excellency mean Ye Shengxin's Ye Family in Heaven Dou City?"

Dugu Bo slowly asked.

"Mm... If Ye Shengxin's martial soul is the Nine Heart Begonia, then that's the one I'm looking for," Xu Xin said.

"That is indeed the case. Ye Shengxin's martial soul is the Nine Heart Begonia. But I wonder why Your Excellency is looking for them?"

Dugu Bo asked curiously.

He knew that Ye Shengxin's healing abilities were incredibly powerful—absurdly so. He had sought Ye Shengxin's treatment before, but even he had been helpless.