Evil Spirit Masters on the Prowl

"Damn it, these scum!"

Liu Xinghan clenched his fists, gritting his teeth. It was the first time he had felt such fury.

It would be intolerable if these Evil Spirit Masters were allowed to live.

"Elder, have they all left?" Liu Xinghan asked darkly.

Hun Yue shook her head. "No. They're coming!"

Liu Xinghan was instantly startled.

They were coming?

Had the other side already discovered the two of them?

With that thought in mind, a Soul Tool appeared in his hand almost instinctively.

Rank 5 Soul Tool, Thunderclap Spear!

This was the reward he had received after becoming a Rank 4 Soul Engineer.

At the same time, several black shadows darted out from the nearby houses.

"Hehehe, didn't expect two fools to come here looking to die."

As the strange laughter rang out, a total of seven people surrounded Liu Xinghan and Hun Yue.

The seven wore identical blood-red robes. It was impossible to tell whether they had originally been that color or had been dyed red by blood. Their cruel, crazed gazes locked tightly onto the two of them as though they were prey.

"Did you slaughter this village?" Hun Yue asked coldly as she assessed them.

"That's right. This was my masterpiece. Too bad there weren't any pretty women in this village. I didn't even get my fill."

As he spoke, he licked his lips. There seemed to be scraps of flesh still caught between his teeth. Looking at Hun Yue, he chuckled strangely. "Little girl, your voice sounds pretty nice. Take off that veil and let me have a look!"

Holding the Thunderclap Spear, Liu Xinghan looked at the ugly man as though he were already dead.

A Titled Douluo could not be insulted!

As the Ninth Elder of the Elder Hall, Hun Yue's Soul Power was at least Level Ninety-Four.

To so provocatively insult a Titled Douluo, this Evil Spirit Master was truly courting death!

Sure enough, Hun Yue flew into a rage. She thrust out her palm, and terrifying Soul Power surged forth like a tidal wave, blasting directly toward the Evil Spirit Master who had spoken.

"Not good, she's an expert!"

The Evil Spirit Master's expression changed drastically. Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly unleashed his Martial Soul.

Three yellow, one purple, and three black Spirit Rings rose around him.

This Evil Spirit Master was actually a Soul Saint?

Although it was not the optimal Spirit Ring configuration, it was still astonishing. At the very least, his Fifth through Seventh Spirit Rings were all Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings!

A blood-red broadsword appeared in his hand.

This was his Martial Soul, the Blood Soul Blade!

The blade passively possessed the ability to drain blood. By absorbing the energy within blood, it could rapidly strengthen its user's cultivation, making it far faster than normal cultivation. Who could resist such temptation?

This was also the main reason its owner had ultimately become an Evil Spirit Master!

His seventh Spirit Ring lit up. Martial Soul Avatar!

A phantom Blood Soul Blade more than ten meters long suddenly swept across the sky, instantly cleaving apart the wave of Soul Power Hun Yue had unleashed with her palm.

Though his strike succeeded, there was not the slightest hint of joy on his vicious face.

What happened next filled him with terror!

Boom!

A powerful aura erupted from Hun Yue, unmistakably revealing the presence of a Titled Douluo.

Two yellow, two purple, and five black Spirit Rings rose around her.

A massive floating shadow stood upright behind Hun Yue.

This was her Martial Soul, Ghost!

Her title had also originated from it!

"Run! She's a Titled Douluo!"

The Evil Spirit Masters were so frightened that their hearts nearly leaped out of their mouths. Their scalps went numb as they could not understand why they had been so unlucky this time.

Hadn't they merely massacred a village to find some fresh flesh and blood to eat?

How could they encounter a Titled Douluo in such a remote place?

What the hell was this?

"Trying to leave?"

Hun Yue sneered, and her fifth Spirit Ring lit up.

Fifth Spirit Skill, Ghost Hand.

A ghostly hand reached out from the void, radiating terrifying black energy. It grabbed the Soul Saint Evil Spirit Master. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. The ghost hand still held him firmly.

At the same time, Hun Yue's second Spirit Ring lit up.

Second Spirit Skill, Ghost Curse!

The massive Ghost phantom behind Hun Yue spat out six rays of black light, each attacking one of the remaining six Evil Spirit Masters.

After five of them were struck by the black light, they immediately fell without a sound.

The remaining one possessed a rat-type Martial Soul. One of his Spirit Rings actually held the rare Spirit Skill of burrowing underground. When Hun Yue's attack arrived, he immediately dove into the earth and narrowly avoided the strike.

Hun Yue frowned at the sight.

With him hiding underground, it really would not be easy for her to find him.

"Elder, leave this one to me."

Liu Xinghan immediately volunteered.

The Summoning Tome appeared in his hand, and two purple Thousand Year Spirit Rings slowly rose.

Looking at Liu Xinghan's two Spirit Rings, Hun Yue was astonished. His first two Spirit Rings had both reached the Thousand Year level, defying all convention. On top of that, he was the Pope's Disciple. His future was limitless.

His second Spirit Ring lit up, and the enormous body of the Ancient Demon Tree rose before Liu Xinghan.

With a thought, the Ancient Demon Tree's underground roots immediately began to move. Like enormous earthworms, they rapidly pursued the Evil Spirit Master with the Ghost Rat Martial Soul.

One major trait of Plant-type Spirit Beasts was their exceptionally powerful roots. They were especially agile underground, like tentacles, and possessed formidable offensive power.

Boom!

The ground exploded, and a figure was flung out in disarray. It was the Evil Spirit Master.

"Die!"

Liu Xinghan roared. He was filled with killing intent toward these Evil Spirit Masters, so he showed no mercy whatsoever.

Whoosh!

A branch tore away from the Ancient Demon Tree, transforming into a black wooden spear that pierced straight through the chest of the Evil Spirit Master with the Blood Rat Martial Soul.

Dead!

In the blink of an eye, only the Soul Saint remained alive from the seven-man Evil Spirit Master squad.

It was unclear whether Hun Yue had done it deliberately.

The massive ghost hand did not crush him to death outright. Instead, it slowly tightened, as if it wanted the Evil Spirit Master to gradually experience the terror of death.

"Bastards! Lord Heavenly Venerate won't let you off!" the Evil Spirit Master roared with a twisted expression.

"Lord Heavenly Venerate?"

Liu Xinghan and Hun Yue were both surprised by that title, especially Hun Yue.

Liu Xinghan was still young and did not know much. But as the Ninth Elder, Hun Yue knew very well.

Under Spirit Hall's relentless pursuit, Evil Spirit Masters on Douluo Continent were few in number and weak in strength. They were nothing more than rats hiding in the dark.

Hun Yue had believed that this Soul Saint Evil Spirit Master might already be the largest of those rats.

She had never expected there to be a Lord Heavenly Venerate behind him.

What cultivation did this Lord Heavenly Venerate possess?

A Soul Douluo?

Or a Titled Douluo?

Were there actually Evil Spirit Masters of that level on the continent?

The more she considered it, the more terrifying it became!

If it was true, then that person's existence was undoubtedly a ticking time bomb. Once it exploded, it would inevitably bring about another bloody catastrophe!

Such things had happened in history before.

A thousand years ago, a Titled Douluo-level Evil Spirit Master had slaughtered ordinary people. In less than a month, he massacred hundreds of thousands.

Because the Evil Spirit Master's methods were bizarre and his strength formidable, Spirit Hall had dispatched three Titled Douluo to hunt him down repeatedly, yet he had escaped every time.

In the end, it was only when Qian Chongshan, the Great Enshriner of the Worship Hall at the time, personally took action that the Titled Douluo Evil Spirit Master was slain!

After a thousand years, had an existence as powerful as a Titled Douluo appeared among the Evil Spirit Masters once more?