Fate

The situation in Belun is becoming increasingly tense. The roads around the manor have been blocked off, and some yellow-clad Soul Master have appeared from time to time. These Soul Master are all Battle Soul Master from the Life Spirit Academy, who are specifically assisting the city lord's guards in searching for the murderer. Their Soul Power Level are basically all above level 30.

Geese leave their calls as they fly by, and people leave their traces as they pass through. Even if these Soul Masters are Frisk the existence of the Heart, they will still relentlessly pursue the truth and find traces of past activities, which is only a matter of time.

Of course, whether the Life Spirit Academy and the City Lord's Guard will find the Heart first, or whether the apocalyptic catastrophe that sweeps through Belun will arrive first, is a question.

While the Bai Cai side remained calm in the eye of the storm, some of the geniuses participating in the competition, following their predetermined fate, had already encountered the hurricane and lightning.

Rewind to the beginning, with seven reserve players and seven main players, after a brief period of adjustment, they finally embarked on their competition journey.

The seven main members need no introduction: Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Xiaotao, White Tiger Dai Yueheng, Soul Chasing Sword Chen Zifeng, Ice Element Ling Luochen, Rainbow Dragon Gongyang Mo, Lightning Leopard Xixi, and the unlucky Yao Haoxuan. All of them are top-notch experts, and after many days of training, both their individual strength and teamwork have reached their peak, firmly grasping the leadership of the team.

Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Jiang Nannan were already weaker than the seven main players, and there were gaps between them, so their performance in the free-for-all was poor, and they were completely relegated to supporting roles.

In terms of Soul Power and age, Jiang Nannan should be number one and should normally be the captain of the seven-person team. However, the girl is an agility-type character and a female Soul Master. She is alone and lacks support, so it is difficult for her to convince others.

Second in line was Dai Huabin, Power Attack System Soul Master with Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He was equally deserving of the captain's responsibility. Unfortunately, the girl in men's clothing wasn't interested. She and Xiao Xiao were only willing to accept one of them, and the two vetoes immediately crushed Dai Huabin's ambition.

As for Ning Tian, as a support player, he had a falling out with one side in private. Apart from Wu Feng, he couldn't command the other teammates at all. Taking on the job would be like asking for trouble, so of course he didn't want to become the captain.

The seven-person team was torn into four pieces, resembling a handful of iron filings, almost sparking. It was already a great show of restraint that they didn't immediately attack their teammates; their unity and cooperation were truly terrifying.

Of course, the reserve team members are already insignificant to the Shrek Academy. As long as the main team members are unaffected, even if there are many troubles, it will not affect the outcome of the game.

After Xuan Zi revealed the monitoring mission, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao immediately understood what the veiled reminder of the end of the selection meant. Before the selection began, Bai Cai clearly already knew that this mission was not simple and that unexpected events were very likely to occur.

If any other Soul Master had delivered this message, even Wang Yan, it wouldn't have made Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao so wary. After all, Shrek's reputation was renowned, and ordinary forces would avoid them like the plague. Moreover, with an elder leading the team, how could anything go wrong?

However, the repeated victories, the trust built up as a result, the legendary stories of returning from the Far North, the resulting adoration, and a touch of girlish affection—all these combined to keep Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao on their toes regarding that reminder.

Therefore, even though they were all just small fry when facing Evil Soul Master, and even though they were furious, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao remained vigilant. While the inner court disciples charged into the enemy ranks and tore apart the Soul King, the two of them stayed behind and released their Soul Skill from a distance.

Xuan Zi noticed the two's wary demeanor and gave them a rather approving look. Due to a painful lesson, Xuan Zi was very sensitive to this. As fellow Soul King, the seven chosen ones had underestimated the Evil Soul Master too much and had become somewhat reckless, actually charging into the center of the enemy's territory.

It should be noted that these Soul Masters are quite powerful, and in their desperate counterattack, they could very well injure several people. Moreover, Evil Soul Master have many tricks up their sleeves; blood manipulation, Curse, and poisoning are all common occurrences. Once injured, the consequences could be dire.

Just as Xuan Zi was about to seize the leader and teach the seven chosen ones a lesson, Frisk something amiss before he could finish speaking.

A Level 98 Super Douluo possesses formidable mental strength; a moment's attention to the enemy leader revealed the truth.

The opponent can control the corpses, but doesn't use them in combat; it seems they are luring the enemy deeper into their territory.

Xuan Zi realized he had miscalculated and immediately slipped into the cave.

The enemy leader neither fled nor joined the battle. Instead, he gave a cruel smile and directly unleashed his Martial Soul, activating his fourth Soul Skill.

"Heh heh, they're dead, and you won't live either!"

[Oh no, could it be...?]

Xuan Zi's eyes flickered, and the Godly Taotie Bull instantly possessed him. Nine Soul Ring —two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—and an almost solidified Soul Power pressure, like a cannonball exploding, instantly blasted away the enemy Soul Master, and incidentally knocked away the seven main players Dai Huabin and Wu Feng at the edge of the battlefield.

Before a moment had passed, Xuan Zi flashed across dozens of feet, grabbed the enemy leader with one hand, his five fingers like iron pincers, and with a little force, crushed a Soul King, the red, white, crisp, and tender flesh scattering all over the ground.

Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, and Chen Zifeng, the five front-row soldiers, were sent flying backwards. Before they could understand what was happening, the enemy's corpses exploded, causing the cave to tremble and sending Rock Smash flying everywhere, nearly hitting them.

Yao Haoxuan landed first, a chill running down his spine, his voice hoarse, "What... is this?"

The cave was completely unrecognizable, littered with broken bones, rotten flesh, stones, and fragments. There were more than a dozen craters in the center of the battlefield, clearly indicating that anyone who had stayed there would likely have perished.

This power surpasses most fourth-level Soul Skill, and it inflicts area damage that is impossible to dodge. Even if a defensive-type Soul Ancestor were to be brought in, their chances of survival would be slim.

In terms of physical enhancement, after possession, Beast Martial Soul are significantly stronger than Martial Soul, and defensive Martial Soul are much stronger than other Martial Soul types. Even excluding on-the-spot responses, defensive Battle Soul Master are more resilient than normal Battle Soul Master by at least one level.

In other words, Yao Haoxuan and Xixi, in terms of pure survivability, are far inferior to defensive Soul Ancestor. Chen Zifeng is even more fragile; if he had been hit head-on just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Several people broke out in a cold sweat. Dai Yueheng half-squatted down, stretched out his tiger claw to stir the bloodstains, and a wisp of green smoke rose from the claw, with a faint smell of blood.

"Corpse poison, and corrosive Soul Power." Dai Yueheng's expression was solemn as she turned to look at the outside of the cave.

The reserve team members were positioned on the outside of the cave, on the flank. Even if they avoided a direct attack, the situation was still far from optimistic. They were under a double attack of corrosion and corpse poison, and even a little bit of it had to be dealt with with caution. Moreover, three of the seven reserve team members had not yet reached the Soul Elder.

"I hope you will take this as a warning and not act impulsively. Every enemy has a trump card, so you must act cautiously to prevent any accidents."

Xuan Zi finally spoke, "This is Corpse Explosion, an explosive Soul Skill. Among Evil Soul Master, corpse-controlling Martial Soul are rare, and Corpse Explosion Soul Skill are even rarer."

"Explosion-type Soul Skill are all top-tier Soul Skill. Compared to fire explosion and rock explosion, the chance of obtaining Corpse Explosion Soul Skill is much higher. However, they are usually produced from Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. This mission reminds us that we should never underestimate any opponent."

Who could have predicted that the bandit leader of this mission would possess a corpse-controlling martial Martial Soul, and that his fourth Soul Skill would be Corpse Explosion?

Two generations of Shrek Seven Devils nearly died at the hands of a Soul King who lacked even Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, possessing only three Hundred-Year Soul Rings and two Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

"Phew, that scared me to death! Luckily..."

Behind Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao peeked out, but before she could finish speaking, Wang Dong pressed her back down.

Perhaps some people already anticipated this and are willing to make changes.

The butterfly's wings have already disrupted everything.