A Forceful Counterattack Amid Rage

Mei Hu noticed that something was off about Wang Sheng's expression and asked in confusion, "Brother Sheng, what's wrong?"

Not wanting Mei Hu to worry, Wang Sheng reassured her, "It's nothing. Keep picking!"

Mei Hu stared at Wang Sheng for a few moments. Seeing that he truly seemed fine, she turned back to the various goods with a smile on her face.

"Xiao'ai, look, this hairpin is so pretty!"

"Hehe, mine's not bad either!"

The two girls immediately lost themselves among the various accessories, while Wu Xiaodong followed beside his younger sister Wu Xiao'ai with a bitter expression, serving as a pack mule.

Wang Sheng subconsciously looked around again, secretly thinking, Was it just an illusion? Or was that killing intent not aimed at me?

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, an hour had gone by. Wang Sheng truly failed to notice anything else, so he finally relaxed.

"Xiao'ai, look at this... Huh?... Where are Xiao'ai and her brother? They were just here!"

Holding a bracelet in her hand, Mei Hu had been about to share it with Wang Sheng, only to find that they had vanished!

"Brother Sheng, did you see them?"

"No. They probably got so absorbed in looking at things, just like you did, that they didn't notice when we walked away!"

Wang Sheng wore a bitter smile. He finally understood why Wu Xiaodong had looked utterly lifeless the moment he heard they were going shopping.

Because girls going shopping was truly deadly!

A whole hour had passed, and Wang Sheng was already carrying all sorts of things in his hands, exhausted half to death.

Yet Mei Hu was still brimming with excitement, without the slightest trace of fatigue, as though she had been pumped full of stimulants.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Wang Sheng's expression changed drastically. He threw everything in his hands in a certain direction.

For a moment, the various goods and bags blocked the view in that direction.

Seeing Wang Sheng's actions, Mei Hu thought he had grown impatient with accompanying her shopping, and her face filled with grievance.

"Brother Sheng, what are you doing? I carefully picked all of these out. How could you..."

But she stopped halfway through her sentence, because a hand gripping a dagger pierced through the pile of goods and lunged straight toward Wang Sheng.

By then, Wang Sheng had already used the Shaolin Movement Technique to dodge three meters away, the Blazing Blade appearing in his right hand.

Blood Flame Impact!

Wang Sheng's First Soul Ring lit up. Both his blade and his entire body transformed into blood-colored flames!

At that moment, the goods and bags fell to the ground, revealing the ambusher.

Wang Sheng gripped the Blazing Blade tightly. His counterattack came in an instant as he charged forward.

But just as he took his first step, another figure appeared. This time, however, the target was not Wang Sheng, but Mei Hu!

"Not good!"

Bang!

Wang Sheng stomped fiercely on the ground, forcibly halting his charge. Borrowing the force, he twisted and changed direction, charging toward the second attacker.

However, he was still a step too late!

Mei Hu had already been dragged several meters away!

Yet the newcomer did not seem to intend to hurt Mei Hu at all. He merely wanted to seize her and quickly flee into the distance.

This made Wang Sheng secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ah!"

At that moment, everyone on the street finally reacted. Most of them were ordinary civilians, and when they saw Soul Masters fighting here—

They screamed and scattered in panic!

Especially when they saw Wang Sheng's body covered in flames, their faces were filled with terror!

Seeing the charred ground wherever Wang Sheng passed, they understood that even brushing against those flames would leave them dead or crippled!

Those farther away immediately fled even farther, while those nearby rushed directly into the shops lining the street and slammed the doors shut!

Inside, they trembled as they watched what was happening outside!

The bustling street instantly fell silent, creating an extremely eerie scene.

The newcomers were naturally the leader and the Black-Faced Man from the trio that had been following them earlier. The Black-Faced Man had attacked Wang Sheng, while the leader had seized Mei Hu.

Mei Hu also came to her senses, and her face changed drastically.

But she immediately gave a faint smile. "Uncle!"

Hearing that, the leader subconsciously looked at Mei Hu, his face full of confusion.

Hm? Is this girl sick? I've captured you, and you're still calling me uncle?

But this girl really is stunning. I knew she was beautiful before, but seeing her up close, she was still so breathtaking. No wonder Young Master had taken a liking to her!

"Uncle, did you capture Meier because Meier is too beautiful?"

Mei Hu asked again, playfully blinking at him.

"Mm, yes!"

The leader immediately felt dazed, and a layer of stone instantly covered his body!

Seeing this while chasing after them, Wang Sheng could not help smiling. "This little girl is truly clever. But her move is really impossible to guard against! As long as someone is captivated by her beauty, even if they're far stronger, they'll be petrified in a single move. The only difference is the duration—the stronger they are, the shorter it lasts!"

"Brother Sheng, be careful!"

Mei Hu clearly understood the situation. Her soul skill had already been exposed, so succeeding with it again was almost impossible.

If she stayed, not only would she be unable to help Wang Sheng, she would become a burden instead.

Thus, while the leader was petrified, she decisively slipped into a shop along the street and vanished from sight.

Wang Sheng finally felt completely relieved!

At the same time, a cold glint flashed through his eyes.

Mei Hu was the closest person to him in this life. He would never allow anyone to hurt her.

Whoosh!

A fierce gust of wind shot toward Wang Sheng. Clearly, the Black-Faced Man who had attacked with the dagger had launched another assault.

Wang Sheng turned around. Sure enough, the Black-Faced Man seemed to have transformed into a venomous snake, his dagger like poisonous fangs stabbing straight toward Wang Sheng's heart from behind.

"A dagger martial spirit, with a poison-type soul skill?"

Poison was terrifying, but first, it had to hit him!

Roar!

The Buddhist Lion's Roar was one of Wang Sheng's proudest martial arts techniques from his previous life!

The attacker was less than four meters away from Wang Sheng and had never expected Wang Sheng to possess such a bizarre attack.

His eardrums ruptured from the shock, and his head throbbed with unbearable pain!

His attack came to an abrupt halt. Clutching his head, he trembled violently!

"Idiot, quickly use Soul Power to seal your ears!"

The Buddhist Lion's Roar was not a single-target attack, but a wide-range group attack!

The stone covering the petrified leader's body was directly shaken off, waking him up!

Unfortunately, his warning came too late!

Because Wang Sheng's Second Soul Ring had already lit up.

Phoenix Flame Soar!

A blood-colored Flame Phoenix appeared, soaring through the sky as it rushed toward the Black-Faced Man!

Before he could even heed the leader's warning and use Soul Power to seal his ears, he was swallowed by the blood-colored Flame Phoenix and instantly turned into a human torch.