The Evil Soul Masters abandoned in the cave by the burly man had already cursed him to high heaven in their hearts. They wished they could kill him.
But Yue Guan, a Soul Saint, was still here. They could only grit their teeth and do their best to fight back.
The fat man's Martial Soul was a giant meat cleaver. Judging by the scraps of flesh still clinging to it, he had clearly killed countless people.
The skinny man's Martial Soul was a small jar. It didn't suit his appearance at all, but that was no reason to underestimate him.
The woman's Martial Soul was a gorgeous rose. Its petals were as red as blood, clearly the result of careful tending.
The three of them had different levels of Soul Power. The fat man was a Soul Elder, while the others were Soul Masters. No wonder they hadn't dared defy the burly man—the gap in their strength was simply too great.
Seeing the seven Soul Rings around Yue Guan, all three went weak at the knees, their fighting spirit gone.
There was nothing they could do. The difference in strength was enormous. One wave of his hand, and they'd be finished. How were they supposed to fight that?
Yue Guan didn't go after the fleeing Evil Soul Masters. Ban Shu understood his plan, too. With Li Yan outside, the burly man was sure to be stopped.
But Ban Shu didn't see it that way. He immediately summoned the Painted Halberd. "Bishop Yue Guan, you should go help Uncle Li. Leave these three Fallen Ones to me."
"Exactly!"
Bibi Dong summoned the Death Spider Emperor beside him and rubbed her hands together eagerly. "I've wanted to teach these beasts who treat human life like dirt a lesson for ages. Don't worry, Bishop Yue Guan. I won't leave a single corpse intact!"
"Can you two handle them?"
Yue Guan looked at them. After they assured him they could, he nodded. "All right. I'll be back to help you as soon as I can."
With that, Yue Guan left the cave. Just as expected, the burly man had already been stopped by Li Yan, and the two were fighting.
The burly man's Martial Soul was rather bizarre. He had somehow summoned several Wolf Bandits, so the battle had ground to a stalemate.
"Fallen One, you dare! Surrender at once!"
Yue Guan barked, then flew into the fray.
"Damn it!"
The burly man was sweating profusely with anxiety. He'd thought the useless fools in the cave would hold them off for a while. He hadn't expected them to show up so soon.
After Yue Guan left, Ban Shu gripped the Painted Halberd and slowly approached the three of them.
His face cold, he raised the Painted Halberd and pointed it at the Fallen Ones. "Beat us, and you get to live. Otherwise, you'll die beneath my halberd!"
"Do your best to stay alive, everyone."
Ban Shu's lips curled into a smile, red light flickering in his eyes. He looked more terrifying than a fiend.
The three Fallen Ones exchanged glances. Why did this kid seem even more terrifying than they were?
But since that Soul Saint had left, it meant they had a chance to survive.
"Whatever happens, attack!"
The fat man and the skinny man exchanged a glance. The fat man raised his meat cleaver. His Soul Rings lit up, and with a grimace, he swung at Ban Shu.
Ban Shu didn't panic in the slightest. His arm muscles tensed, and with a muffled clang, the Painted Halberd caught the cleaver.
The tremendous force jarred Ban Shu's hands and nearly knocked the halberd free. But he gritted his teeth and slowly forced the fat man's blade back, not forgetting to taunt him.
"Is that all you've got? You're not going anywhere!"
"You're dreaming!"
Just then, the skinny man raised his little jar and aimed its mouth at Ban Shu. His Soul Rings flashed, and streaks of blood-red light shot out, hurtling toward Ban Shu.
"Demon God Body!"
Soul Power burst from Ban Shu. Countless bolts of lightning tore through the air, and the red streaks shattered at once, as if they'd run straight into their natural enemy.
"Damn it! What a powerful brat!"
The fat man and the skinny man both retreated several steps to dodge the deadly lightning. They exchanged a glance, turned, and ran into the cave.
"Hmph. Trying to lure me inside?"
Ban Shu sneered and followed without hesitation. He wanted to see what tricks those two could come up with.
The cave wasn't very deep, but it was quite spacious—easily large enough for several hundred people. The farther Ban Shu went, the harder it became to contain his fury.
He looked at the people who had been dead for a long time, then at the villagers penned up in the cave like cattle and sheep. An unnamed fury flared deep inside him.
"Those beasts! They deserve to be cast into the deepest pits of hell!"
Ban Shu stared at the scene before him, red light flickering in his eyes. A Tomoe appeared and vanished.
But right now, killing the Evil Soul Masters was more important. Ban Shu could only suppress his anger and press deeper into the cave.
Meanwhile, the female Soul Master had already faced off against Bibi Dong.
"You little bitch! Go to hell!"
The female Fallen Soul Master waved her hand, summoning countless Rose Vines that whipped toward Bibi Dong.
"How dare you call me that? You're asking to die!"
Bibi Dong had never been called anything like that before. She flew into a rage at once. The Death Spider Emperor shrieked behind her, and her three Soul Rings flashed one after another.
"Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Bind!"
A massive web spread over the Rose Vines, blocking them in front of Bibi Dong.
"Second Soul Skill: Power of Death!"
"First Soul Skill: Death Spider Thorn!"
Green light shimmered over the Death Spider Emperor. It sprayed countless tiny poison spikes from its mouth. They pierced through the Rose Vines and buried themselves in the Evil Soul Master.
"Ah!"
Clutching her face, the Evil Soul Master writhed on the ground in agony. Amplified by the second Soul Skill, the poison needles had become even deadlier. Before long, the woman's whole body was ulcerated, and she lay motionless on the ground.
But Bibi Dong didn't rush over to check on her. Ban Shu had often warned her to be extra cautious when facing an enemy.
What if the other woman launched a desperate sneak attack? She had to make sure that didn't happen.
The best way to ensure an enemy couldn't come back to life was to reduce her to ashes and destroy even her soul.
With that thought, Bibi Dong gathered her Soul Power again and sprayed a web to bind the woman. Then she used her poison needles to pierce her through and through.
Sure enough, once caught in the web, the female Soul Master still wasn't dead. She was struggling, but with such a huge gap in Soul Power, there was no turning the situation around.
"Hmph. I knew you were playing dead."
Bibi Dong smugly clapped her hands. Good thing Xiao Ban had warned her, or she'd have been caught off guard.
"Right, Xiao Ban!"
Bibi Dong hurried deeper into the cave, where she found the same horrifying scene.
She covered her mouth and gagged at the filthy sight before her. She didn't have Ban Shu's strong nerves; seeing all this nearly overwhelmed her.
At last, she made it inside and saw Ban Shu facing off against the two Evil Soul Masters. The Evil Soul Masters were holding several women in their hands, who had clearly only just been captured.
"!"
Bibi Dong immediately hid nearby without making a sound, ready to rescue them at the perfect moment.
"What a bunch of bugs. All you know is underhanded tricks."
Ban Shu sneered at them in disdain.
"Doesn't matter, as long as it works."
The fat man snorted coldly. He slowly tightened his grip around the woman's hand. "Recall your Martial Soul right now, or I'll kill her!"
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