Death God Messenger

Everyone followed the clues and quickly ventured deeper into the forest.

After about half an hour, the dense woods ahead gradually thinned, and a cave wafting the stench of blood and decay appeared before them.

Through the three-dimensional image of Spiritual Detection Sharing, a scene straight out of hell struck at everyone's hearts.

More than a dozen human skins, peeled off intact, hung conspicuously on the stone walls at the cave entrance. Several were even the size of children.

Fragments of bones lay scattered across the ground. Even more appalling, several mummified babies had been carelessly discarded in a corner.

The farther they probed into the cave, the more mangled corpses they found, and the more unbearable the scene became.

"Ah—!"

Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao had never seen anything so horrifying. They let out terrified screams, their faces instantly turning white as paper.

Just then, a jumble of footsteps and curses came from inside the cave. Dozens of bandits, armed with blades and radiating bloodlust, charged out of the shadows.

"Keep your wits about you!"

Ma Xiaotao shouted sharply,

"These scum deserve to die! They're the ones who killed all those innocent people! Kill them!"

The flames of battle in the Shrek group were thoroughly kindled by their fury.

Without waiting for orders, the members of the main team charged into the bandits like猛 tigers charging down a mountain.

Ji Jing's figure flashed past like a ghost. Wherever he went, bandits fell dead.

These rabble were no match for Shrek's geniuses.

In the blink of an eye, the battle was over.

Dozens of bandit corpses lay strewn across the cave entrance, the ground stained red with blood.

But before anyone could catch their breath, a sinister, shrill cry suddenly rang out from deep within the cave:

"Who's there?! How dare you oppose the great Death God Messenger! You'll all die! You'll all become my most loyal Corpse Slaves!"

Before the words had even faded, Huo Yuhao saw an extremely horrifying sight through the perspective of Spiritual Detection Sharing—

Every corpse was swelling and turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Careful! It's a trap!"

Huo Yuhao shouted in alarm.

Everyone's internal alarms went off.

All those wearing metal wristbands immediately activated their Soul Tools!

One after another, Level Six Soul Tool shields sprang into being, forming a sturdy energy barrier that protected them.

The next second,

"Boom—boom boom boom—!"

Deafening explosions erupted inside the narrow cave!

Every corpse transformed into a terrifying flesh-and-blood bomb at the same time!

A frenzied shock wave, mixed with stinking chunks of flesh and deadly corpse poison, swept toward everyone!

The instant Dai Yueheng activated his shield, he instinctively threw himself toward Chen Zifeng beside him, trying to protect him.

But the explosion came too fast and covered too wide an area. Though Dai Yueheng remained unharmed beneath his shield, the edge of the shock wave still struck Chen Zifeng hard.

Chen Zifeng screamed as he was blasted away like a kite with its string cut. He slammed heavily into Dai Yueheng and was knocked unconscious on the spot, gravely wounded.

Fortunately, unlike in the original story, he hadn't had one of his arms blown to pieces. That was a blessing amid the misfortune.

Yao Haoxuan, however, wasn't so lucky.

The violent explosion instantly tore through the Soul Power defense he'd hastily assembled. Half his body was blown into a mangled ruin, and he died on the spot!

Ma Xiaotao, Xixi, and Ling Luochеn managed to survive the explosion through their formidable strength and Soul Skills, but they were still wounded to varying degrees and left in a sorry state.

It had all happened in the blink of an eye.

"Boom!"

With a tremendous crash, a figure dropped through the cave ceiling. It was Xuan Zi, who had sensed something was wrong and rushed over at top speed.

When he saw the carnage before him, his usually drowsy eyes instantly blazed with overwhelming fury and murderous intent.

As the aftershocks of the explosion gradually faded, the survivors stared in horror at the scene before them. They looked at Yao Haoxuan's mangled corpse and Chen Zifeng, gravely wounded and unconscious. For a moment, they could only stand there, too stunned to speak.

Only Ji Jing remained expressionless behind the sturdy Soul Tool shield.

He calmly gazed into the depths of the cave.

From the moment they refused to wear the Soul Tools, he had already foreseen that there would be casualties.

He didn't care.

As their leader, he had fulfilled his duty and given them the chance to choose.

They had refused out of pride, so they would have to bear the consequences of their choice.

Just as everyone reeled in shock, a gaunt figure in a loose black robe suddenly charged out from deep within the cave.

The light of his Soul Rings flickered around him: three yellow and two purple. He was unmistakably a Five-Ring Soul King!

This was none other than the so-called Death God Messenger.

"You bastard! You dared to hurt a Shrek student? You're asking for death!"

Xuan Zi roared and instantly completed Martial Soul Possession.

An overwhelming pressure engulfed the entire cave.

He reached out and grabbed at the air. A gigantic palm, condensed from Soul Power, appeared out of nowhere and came crashing down on the Death God Messenger!

The moment Xuan Zi appeared, the Death God Messenger had already been scared out of his wits. Faced with this world-shattering grab, he was even more terrified.

At the brink of death, a vicious glint flashed in his eyes. He actually tried to activate his evil spell again, hoping to detonate Yao Haoxuan's mangled corpse nearby!

"You still dare to resist!"

Xuan Zi's gaze sharpened. He diverted a surge of Soul Power and instantly enveloped Yao Haoxuan's body, severing its connection to the evil spell.

That brief delay gave the Death God Messenger his chance. His body slipped like an eel, escaping the grip of the Taotie Giant Palm by the narrowest margin.

He knew perfectly well he was no match for Xuan Zi. His only hope of survival was to take a hostage!

His gaze instantly settled on the weaker members of the reserve team.

With a flash of his black robe, the Death God Messenger turned into a shadow and rushed at the reserve team, carrying a pungent, foul wind. His clawlike, withered hand reached straight for Xiao Xiao, who looked the most delicate!

Xiao Xiao's face turned deathly pale. She tried to dodge, but found her body stiff with fear. She was about to fall into his clutches!

But just as his hand was about to touch Xiao Xiao's shoulder, the Death God Messenger's body suddenly stiffened. As if struck by a spell that froze him in place, he came to an eerie halt in midair.

At some point, Ji Jing had silently appeared behind him.

One of Ji Jing's hands had already closed firmly around the Death God Messenger's head.

The Death God Messenger was horrified beyond words. He tried to mobilize his Soul Power to fight back, but it was already too late.

A pure, warm aura suddenly surged from Ji Jing's palm.

It was the power of absolute Goodness!

Like a flood bursting through a dam, this power surged forcefully into the Death God Messenger's body.

His evil, dark, and poisonous Soul Power, cultivated over many years, instantly clashed violently with this pure power of Goodness!

"Ugh... Ah..."

The Death God Messenger couldn't even manage a full scream before his body began convulsing violently. His eyes bulged, and black blood streamed from his seven orifices.

In a single breath, the life within him was utterly destroyed. His head lolled to one side, and he died on the spot.