A Bitter Battle Against Mo Yu

"What's the rush? They have no chance of escaping now. Don't you think it's more interesting to make them collapse from within first?" Mo Yu said calmly.

"Yes, my lord is wise!" Xue Feng thought about it and agreed. A high-level Soul Emperor, a high-level Soul King Evil Soul Master, and three ten-thousand-year soul beasts could even fight a Soul Douluo! "Aren't you curious why the soul beasts chose to join forces with us against you?" Mo Yu said as he stroked the feathers of the Black Feather Eagle beside him.

Neither of them responded, though they found it strange as well.

"Ah, how boring. I don't like disobedient children! Let me tell you! Your Spirit Hall has penned so many soul beasts within this Death Grand Canyon. Those soul beasts with some intelligence have long been unwilling to wait here for Spirit Hall people to slaughter them.

Of course. Who would want to stay in a hellhole like this? So I took the initiative to communicate with them and promised that if they helped me break through to Soul Sage, I could take them by force out of this damned place! How does it feel now? The hunter and prey have switched places. Does it feel good?

Just as you slaughter soul beasts and Evil Soul Masters without restraint, what we are doing now is no different." Mo Yu laughed loudly.

"Enough. The game ends here. Once I become a Soul Sage, what will the defenses here amount to?" With that, Mo Yu prepared to kill the two of them directly.

He had already achieved his goal, so there was no need to waste any more time.

"Wait, I have something to say." Long Yu finally managed to speak.

Honestly, after hearing what this Evil Soul Master called Mo Yu had said, his heart had been shaken as well.

But after thinking it through, Long Yu already knew how to refute him.

"Oh? You brat can still speak? A mere level-twenty-five Soul Grandmaster can still open his mouth after taking Xue Feng's blow. Your physical constitution truly is extraordinary. You would make such an excellent corpse puppet," Mo Yu said, looking at Long Yu with great interest.

"Some of what you said is indeed true. This world is one where the weak are prey to the strong, where the strong rule the weak, and history is written by the victors.

But in the great war ten thousand years ago, the Angel Clan won. They defeated the Evil Soul Master forces and became the Angel God.

We were taught that Evil Soul Masters like you should be eradicated. Perhaps you are pitiful, but fate decreed it. From the moment you chose such evil cultivation methods, this was your destined end.

Spirit Hall gave you a chance. We did not kill you immediately after your martial soul awakened; that was the choice we gave you. But you still chose the cultivation methods of an Evil Soul Master," Long Yu said steadily.

"The number of people one kills has never been the standard for judging a person or a force. What matters is why they kill.

A soldier defending his country would not feel guilty for killing too many invaders. On the contrary, the more invaders he killed, the better he fulfilled his duty.

Yes, I admit that Spirit Hall kills people as well. Some deaths may result from struggles between factions, but Spirit Hall has also executed countless criminal soul masters and Evil Soul Masters.

We do not kill to satisfy some twisted desire. We kill to protect others and shoulder responsibility.

Spirit Hall will kill many more people in the future. Whether individuals or forces stand in Spirit Hall's way, Spirit Hall will eventually clear them away one by one and unify the continent.

Perhaps many will die when the continent is unified, but people ten thousand years from now will only be grateful for that unity.

Without unification under heaven, how can there be peace under heaven?" Long Yu said.

He truly was not speaking nonsense. The Sun Moon Empire and, tens of thousands of years later, this continent would be invaded. Long Yu remembered that they seemed to have even been driven out.

"You may call me selfish and hypocritical, but I only do what I believe is right," Long Yu continued.

He glanced at Qian Renxue with some concern. Something was off. How could Qian Renxue have been persuaded so easily?

Then he actually saw a faint smile on Qian Renxue's face.

His vision had been too narrow.

He had still underestimated Qian Renxue.

"Hahaha! What a fine fate! Fate decrees that you will die today!" Mo Yu said somewhat manically.

He then struck at Long Yu with his palm. A casual palm strike from a peak Soul Emperor was simply not something Long Yu could withstand.

Unfortunately for him, the Reticulated Python immediately bit down on Mo Yu's hand. With a violent swing, it flung Mo Yu away, while the Golden Crocodile lashed out with its tail and sent Xue Feng flying heavily.

Xue Feng felt as though he had been rammed by a savage bull. Several bones in his chest snapped, and blood flowed without stop.

The Black Feather Eagle then swooped down. Amid Xue Feng's terror, its sharp talons crushed his head directly! The Evil Soul Master Soul King had fallen! "Why? Didn't we agree before? They are our common enemies!" Mo Yu steadied himself with a flip, deeply confused by the actions of the three soul beasts.

To join forces with these three soul beasts, he had spent an unknown amount of effort before barely persuading them. Why had they suddenly changed their minds?

But even so, what did it matter? Fighting three or four at once was not difficult for him.

As a level-sixty-nine Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master, he was exceedingly confident. The strength of an Evil Soul Master was not something ordinary soul masters could compare to.

Such a powerful and rapid cultivation method, yet these hypocrites wanted to ban it. Was becoming stronger a crime? "First Soul Skill, Blood Rain!" Six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—appeared around Mo Yu. His first yellow soul ring lit up, and a cloud of blood mist emerged above his head as countless crimson raindrops shot toward the three soul beasts.

The Black Feather Eagle beat its wings, and a fierce gust blew the raindrops back. Wherever the Blood Rain hit the ground, it hissed, leaving behind small black pits. Its corrosive power was immense.

"Second Soul Skill, Blood Boil!" Mo Yu was not surprised. He instantly activated his second soul skill, Blood Boil, which increased all his attributes by fifty percent.

"Third Soul Skill, Slaughter Demon Fist!" Mo Yu then activated his third soul skill, and dense blood energy enveloped his fists.

The Golden Crocodile's enormous tail swept toward Mo Yu, kicking up clouds of dust. The Black Feather Eagle rose into the air as well, while the Reticulated Python waited for an opportunity to strike.

The massive golden tail whipped at Mo Yu, but Mo Yu actually blasted it aside with a single punch. He then viciously tore open the Golden Crocodile's tail with both hands and hurled it away, sending the Golden Crocodile's huge body flying more than ten meters.

The Black Feather Eagle unleashed black feathers again, sending a dense barrage directly at Mo Yu.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Blood Armor!" A close-fitting suit of crimson armor appeared around Mo Yu's body.

When the black feathers struck it, they actually rang with a clang, failing to inflict the slightest injury on Mo Yu.

"Hahaha! So what if you beasts have betrayed me? Before absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are a joke!" Mo Yu laughed loudly.

"Next, I can slowly torture you all to death! Hahahaha!" Mo Yu then charged directly at the three soul beasts.

"Xiao Yu, let's go. They're fighting among themselves now," Qian Renxue whispered as she moved close to Long Yu.

"No. We need to help them defeat Mo Yu. That is one of my promises," Long Yu said, shaking his head.

Did Qian Renxue not understand what was happening? How could he not know?

"Why?" Qian Renxue was somewhat confused. Even if all of them and the soul beasts joined forces, they might not be able to defeat this peak Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master.

Moreover, neither Long Yu nor she was in peak condition now. The wisest course should have been to flee.

Although the light power of their Angel Clan could indeed restrain Evil Soul Masters, if the gap in strength was too great, she would instead be suppressed.

Just as water restrained fire, but if the flames were too powerful, the roles would be reversed. Qian Renxue estimated that she would need to reach Soul King before she could defeat this Evil Soul Master in a one-on-one fight.

"There is no why. It is a promise and a deal. Phoenix Dance Six Illusions. First Soul Skill: Divine Dragon Body!" Long Yu instantly rushed toward Mo Yu.

Qian Renxue sighed afterward. Though she did not know what Long Yu was doing this for, she could only follow him now.

The two of them and the three soul beasts faced Mo Yu, yet Mo Yu still handled them with ease. Moreover, he had yet to use his sixth soul skill.

The damage of his sixth soul skill could severely wound even a Soul Douluo at close range. Once he reached Soul Sage, its power would rise to another level.

At that time, so long as his opponent was not a Titled Douluo, he was confident that he could break out of this damned place and regain his freedom!