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At the thunderous low shout, the scalps of the four Evil Soul Masters instantly went numb, and a sense of dread surged into their hearts.

Soul Power howled out from their bodies as the four gathered together, every Soul Ring on their bodies activating. For a moment, white, yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings gleamed against one another.

Rolling death aura spread from their bodies, plunging the entire square into darkness.

The tall, thin middle-aged man looked around grimly. "Who is it?!"

The villagers nearby were all stunned, not knowing what had happened.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a violent wind swept through the area, instantly obscuring the world's light. Within the gale, a dark green mist spread outward. In the blink of an eye, the entire Maple Leaf Village was shrouded in that mist. At the same time, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, and a figure appeared before everyone, floating in midair.

"Who did you call a mad dog?" Du Busi's voice was as cold as ice.

"Du... Du Busi!" Once the tall, thin middle-aged man saw who it was, his expression changed drastically, his face draining of all color.

"So you recognize this old man. Since you know who I am, then you should know what to do." Du Busi said.

"He's Du Busi?" The three Evil Soul Masters beside the tall, thin man were also shocked upon hearing the name. This was a rank-98 Super Douluo. Others might not know much about the Body Sect, but the Holy Spirit Cult knew many of the continent's rumors.

We're finished!

The few of them inwardly cried out in alarm. They had not expected the arrival to be an elder or deacon of the Body Sect. The Sect Master himself had come.

For a moment, all four were weighed down with worry. Faced with a rank-98 Super Douluo, they were like chickens, liable to be slaughtered at will.

The four exchanged glances. The next second, violent black Soul Power burst from their bodies, and a Soul Ring lit up on each of them.

The terrifying Soul Power Fluctuation made the surrounding villagers' breathing hitch as they watched in terror.

"Disgusting Soul Power. Disgusting beasts." Du Busi slowly raised his left hand and spoke indifferently. As he spoke, he lightly snapped his fingers.

Snap!

The crisp snap was like the toll of a funeral bell. In an instant, the dark green mist filling the sky nearly solidified, piercing directly through the four Evil Soul Masters' bodies. Strangely, their bodies suffered no damage, but just as the four stared in confusion and prepared to activate their soul skills—

Suddenly, they discovered in horror that their Martial Souls were slowly withering away before retracting into their bodies. The Soul Power within them seemed to have been cut off midway, and they could not use even a trace of it.

"It seems your Holy Spirit Cult still does not know enough about this old man." Du Busi said calmly. "This one spent decades finally finding a disciple capable of inheriting the Body Sect's legacy, only for you to kill him. Tell me, how are you going to repay those decades?"

As the final two words fell, the sky erupted with a deafening boom, like thunder crashing overhead.

The fury in Du Busi's heart had nearly reached its peak. He was already over two hundred years old. Perhaps he could live for several more decades, but he did not dare guarantee that he could find a suitable successor in that time. If the legacy ended with him, how would he face the ancestors of the Body Sect?

"Don't worry. This one will not let you die so easily." Du Busi simply floated there without making a single movement, yet the four Evil Soul Masters on the ground rose into the air as though someone had grabbed them by the throat, their faces turning red.

Crack!

In an instant, the sound of bones breaking rang out.

"Ah...!"

Broken. The bones in all four of their limbs had shattered, and agonized wails burst from their mouths.

That was the immense gap between a Soul Emperor and a Titled Douluo.

Outside Maple Leaf Village.

A figure was racing toward the village. That person was naturally Qin Ze.

Before he even reached the village, he could already see the dark green mist blanketing it in the distance.

At the sight, panic appeared on Qin Ze's face, and his heart filled with anxiety. Though only five years old, he erupted with a strange power at that moment.

Buzz!

Qin Ze raced along the small path toward the village. What he did not notice was that, at some point, a golden ball of light had appeared around his heart. Like a spring, it continuously gave him strength.

All of a sudden, Qin Ze realized that his speed had increased considerably, but he did not think too much about it.

When he arrived at the stream not far from the village, Qin Ze nearly failed to keep his footing. His body stiffened as he stared at the scene before him. In front of him lay one mangled corpse after another.

"Auntie Chen, Auntie Wang, Big Fatty..." The closer Qin Ze got to the village entrance, the more hurried his breathing became, names spilling one after another from his mouth.

Several aunties who had greeted him that morning were dead. Big Fatty, who often asked him for candy, always had a runny nose, and was not even two years old yet, was dead too, lying beside his grandmother.

Thud!

Qin Ze's legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed. At that moment, the mist enveloping Maple Leaf Village began to disperse.

Seeing this, Qin Ze swallowed hard and hurried into the village, anxiety filling his eyes.

Inside the village, Du Busi had already withdrawn his Soul Power. The Evil Soul Masters, however, had every bone and tendon in their bodies shattered and lay on the ground wailing like dead dogs.

"Lord Soul Master!" Zheng Long had already regained consciousness. He stepped forward a few paces in trembling fear and respectfully called out to Du Busi.

Hearing him, Du Busi glanced at him. "Go clean up the bodies."

They were merely dead people. He had seen plenty of them.

At those words, Zheng Long's eyes turned red. Maple Leaf Village had only around a thousand residents to begin with, yet nearly a hundred had died this time. Quite a few of them had even been children. Everything had happened too suddenly for them to react.

But what had happened had already happened. Zheng Long suppressed the grief in his heart and hurriedly made arrangements for the villagers' bodies to be collected.

Since Ke Lan had gone to Baihe City and had not yet returned, the village was leaderless at the moment.

Several hundred villagers spread out, continuously gathering the bodies of the dead from around the square. Only today did everyone gain a deeper understanding of Soul Masters.

Before Soul Masters, ordinary people were merely lambs waiting for slaughter, unable to muster even the slightest strength to resist.

"A Ze!" As the villagers wept while collecting the bodies of the dead, someone spotted Qin Ze hurrying back, panting heavily.

Hearing the shout, Qin Ze froze for a moment.

With one glance, he saw what seemed to be several hundred people collecting the mangled corpses scattered across the ground.

What happened?!

Qin Ze was confused.

"Auntie Li, what happened in the village?" Qin Ze ran up to a woman and asked.

Auntie Li's eyes were still red, clearly showing that she had cried. "Our village was attacked by Evil Soul Masters. A Lord Soul Master just came and dealt with those Evil Soul Masters. Otherwise, Maple Leaf Village would probably have been wiped off the map."

Evil Soul Masters!

Qin Ze stood there in a daze. If there was anything most feared on Douluo Continent, it would surely be Evil Soul Masters. They were a group of lunatics who could kill at will for the sake of raising their Soul Power Level. The key was that they were powerful, leaving you unable to resist.

Right, Auntie Li said a Soul Master saved them. Could it have been Du Busi? Qin Ze thought.

After saying this, Auntie Li did not wait for Qin Ze to respond. She simply lowered her head sorrowfully and continued collecting the bodies.

Qin Ze looked at everyone, then quickly ran toward the square.