Couldn't Understand, Simida

"This..."

The entire Soul Guide Train had been sliced apart. It originally had twenty carriages, but now only the seven behind the engine remained. The severed rear showed obvious cut marks; touching them felt icy to the bone.

Gu You was equally astonished. It seemed that quite a lot had happened at the back of the train. Yet when he had pretended to sleep, he had not heard a single sound. Who possessed such heaven-defying means, capable of bringing a Federation-registered train running on tracks within Shrek City into this frozen wasteland? It was clearly no longer on rails, but had been dragged here.

"Cold!"

"It's so cold!"

Most of the people on the train were ordinary civilians, with only a few Soul Masters among them. Gu You estimated that the temperature around them was below minus twenty degrees Celsius. An ordinary person would likely risk going into shock after half an hour outside.

Those factors were still uncertain, because Shrek City was currently in spring. Some people wore more clothes, while others wore less. Naturally, those wearing less were more likely to freeze to death.

Most people chose to return to the train. After all, there was still some warmth inside. But the more they did so, the greater the danger became.

People were coming...

Dozens of black figures descended from the sky. They wore pitch-black masks engraved with the shape of vines.

"If you don't want to die, get out here now," said the leader. His voice was so sinister that it was impossible to tell whether he was male or female.

"Why should we listen to you?" a middle-aged man outside the train shouted.

"Why? Hahaha, because I can decide whether you live or die whenever I please!"

Five Soul Rings rose beneath his feet. The other black-clothed figures also released their Martial Souls, every one of them possessing four rings.

"How... how is that possible?"

Some people were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground. Despite the bitter cold air, people continued to emerge from the train.

"That's more like it. Be obedient, and you might live a little longer. Hand over everything you have first, so you don't cause any trouble after we get back."

"I'll fight you! We're dead either way! Soul Masters on the train, they're Evil Soul Masters! There's no way we'll survive!! If that's the case, then I'll fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a Soul Master hero..." a young man roared. Since he had become a Soul Master, he would let the dignity of a Soul Master shine in his final moments.

"That's right! We're dead either way." Three more two-ring Soul Masters stepped forward.

The wind and snow remained bitterly cold, but no one else came forward. All that remained on everyone's faces was despair and ruthlessness.

"Seeking death!"

Strange formations began to emerge in the surrounding snow. After faint black light flashed, Corpse Puppets appeared before everyone, dozens of them in all.

"My little darlings, don't kill those people. The boss needs them. But those who stubbornly resist will become nourishment on your path of evolution!"

Giant Stone Formation!

The young Soul Master's third ring lit up. His Martial Soul was the earth element, and countless huge walls burst from the ground, enclosing everyone within an area.

"Don't give up. The Federation won't abandon us. Hold on! Just hold on a little longer." As soon as the young man finished speaking, something that drove him into despair appeared. Cracks began spreading across the earthen walls. A rotten hand broke through, followed by countless more.

"No!"

Two Corpse Puppets shoved the young man to the ground, and screams began without end. It was not just him—the other three Soul Masters who had released their Soul Rings were also being devoured by several Corpse Puppets. The stench of blood filled the air, and everyone could even see bloody intestines spilling out.

"Ah!"

Someone screamed. Living in peaceful times, who among them had ever seen such a scene?

Even Gu You felt nauseated. With his current strength, he might be able to defeat these Corpse Puppets, but he would not have enough strength left to fight the Evil Soul Masters outside.

Do I have to use that move? Gu You pondered. Yun Ming had previously given him a Soul Guide Connector. Even if they were thousands of miles apart, Yun Ming and Old Madman could sense Gu You's Soul Power fluctuations. As long as Gu You forcibly expended a large amount of Soul Power or absorbed powerful evil spirit energy, he could receive rescue.

Forget it. Perhaps this was the real trial. Gu You abandoned the idea. He stored all his belongings in his Soul Guide Storage Ring, then hid it in his mouth, waiting for the Evil Soul Masters to search him.

His voice might have changed a little, but these Evil Soul Masters had never heard him speak before. If he also put on a foreign accent, who could tell?

"No! Those five thousand Federation Coins are my daughter's tuition!"

"Get lost! You stinking bitch, if it weren't for the boss, I'd have slaughtered you already."

Gu You looked over and saw the beautiful girl's mother from before. But now, she looked like a crazed shrew, rolling on the ground and crying nonstop. Her daughter's eyes held fear, but even more curiosity...

"Yours!" A black-clothed man walked up to Gu You.

"Couldn't understand, simida." Gu You deliberately used a slight eastern accent.

"What the hell?" The black-clothed man was instantly dumbfounded.

"I'm from Star Luo. I just arrived on the Douluo Continent, and I never expected something like this to happen just from taking a train. I don't have much money left either. Only my clothes are worth anything. Sir, search me if you don't believe me."

"Star... Star Luo native?" The black-clothed man carefully examined Gu You. They had even run into a foreigner? These uncultured Evil Soul Masters were actually fooled by Gu You.

After searching him thoroughly, the black-clothed man left while cursing, muttering that foreigners were really poor.

Listen! It was snowing...

Thud!

Someone collapsed from exhaustion, but no one paid attention. There had originally been over two hundred people on the train, but now only a little over thirty remained. Excluding the seventeen severed carriages, more than a dozen had frozen to death along the way alone.

Gu You's body was very strong, so this wind and snow meant nothing to him. He was now close to 1.7 meters tall. Unless someone carefully examined his bone age, no one could tell that he was a nine-year-old child.

"Too slow! Too slow!!"

A black whip lashed through the air. After several synchronized screams, the long line quickened its pace.

"I think you must be very curious about how you woke up in this frozen wasteland. We've received word from above, so we can tell you now. This is the Far North border. Noranalin City is ahead of us, our destination. Once we arrive there, you will be freed."

Behind the wind and snow stood a blurry city. From afar, it appeared prosperous, with towering buildings rising like the only salvation in this icy world.

"As for how we brought you here? We went to great lengths. The boss doesn't like those border refugees. Their essence blood is insufficient, and they're weak, so they improve cultivation too slowly. After that, we devised a special plan. We divided into six groups, directly seized control of city trains, tasted some city folk, and forcibly brought them here."

"You might ask, won't the Federation government intervene? Of course they will. The Federation is great, but by the time they found out, we had already reached the border cities. The most prosperous cities here are only second-tier cities. We investigated them. The executives of second-tier cities are only Soul Emperor level. Even with plenty of reinforcements, we still had a way to deal with them: cutting off the carriages. I refuse to believe you wouldn't save the people inside. And that was exactly what happened. Whenever someone pursued us, we cut off a carriage, forcing them to rescue it first, until only you remained... One train was lucky enough to be rescued by a Titled Douluo. Our dozens of brothers were left behind there and couldn't return..."