Soul Emperor

"Crack!"

The sound of a bone snapping came from Light Dragon's right hand.

In the end, he couldn't catch Tang Wulin's blow. Even the bones in his hand had broken.

"Damn you, you little brat!"

Light Dragon roared. The white Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up, and he swung his left hand hard at Tang Wulin.

But suddenly, a white orb of light appeared in front of Light Dragon.

In an instant, it burst open. The dazzling white light made Light Dragon's already injured eyes hurt even more.

But Gu Yue didn't stop. Several fireballs and a number of ice spikes had already coalesced beside her, then shot toward Light Dragon.

At the same time, silver light flashed around her as she activated her space element. Gu Yue appeared directly behind Light Dragon.

A silver dagger appeared in her hand. It looked like a Soul Tool.

"Shhk!"

The Soul Tool seemed to have tremendous penetrating power. It actually pierced Light Dragon's bronze-colored skin.

"Ah!"

Light Dragon cried out in pain again and raised his foot, stomping hard at Gu Yue.

But the fireballs and ice spikes Gu Yue had conjured earlier had also struck Light Dragon. Although they hadn't caused any substantial damage, they still made him ache.

"You... I'll make you pay for this!" Light Dragon covered one eye with one hand and pulled something from his pocket with the other.

"Not good, he's calling for help!"

Xie Xie recognized the object in Light Dragon's hand as a portable Communication Soul Tool. Once activated, the Soul Tool linked to it would flash and sound continuously, while also pinpointing this location.

Silver light flashed around Gu Yue again, and she instantly appeared in front of Light Dragon, trying to snatch the Soul Tool.

But Light Dragon was simply too fast. Even Gu Yue's Teleport couldn't catch up, and Light Dragon still managed to activate the Soul Tool.

The Soul Tool fell to the ground, emitting a piercing alarm. It was clearly giving the person on the other end its precise location.

"Smash it!" Gu Yue's eyes narrowed as she hurled a fireball at the Soul Tool.

But the result was almost absurd. The Soul Tool was completely unharmed.

"Heh!" Light Dragon sat on the ground and sneered twice. "You think you can destroy my Soul Tool? Just wait until my brother gets here. You're all dead!"

"You talk too much. Believe me, I'll kill you right now!" The powerful penetrating Soul Tool appeared in Gu Yue's hand again, and she pressed it against Light Dragon's neck.

"Gu Yue, calm down!" Tang Wulin hurriedly called to her.

"I am calm. But to be safe, we should keep him in our hands for now."

Gu Yue wasn't acting impulsively. On the contrary, she was perfectly calm. A Soul Grandmaster wouldn't call for anyone weaker than a Soul Elder. No matter what, they had to capture Light Dragon first.

"Xie Xie, call Teacher Wu!" Gu Yue shouted to Xie Xie.

"Okay!"

Xie Xie immediately lit up the Soul Guidance Communicator on his wrist and dialed Wu Zhangkong's number.

But just then, a bullet came from nowhere and struck Xie Xie's Soul Guidance Communicator with pinpoint accuracy, smashing it.

All three of them immediately looked around, trying to find the source of the attack.

"Hahaha, you're finished! My brother's here! You're all finished!" Light Dragon shouted with laughter.

"Shut up!" Gu Yue impatiently kicked him in the face.

"Something's wrong. The ground is shaking!"

Gu Yue could control the earth element and was quick to notice something amiss.

"Look up!"

Gu Yue suddenly pointed overhead.

"That's... a mecha?" Xie Xie saw a black mecha, ten meters tall, appear in the sky. "A Black-Grade Mecha!"

"What's a Black-Grade Mecha?" Tang Wulin didn't know much about mechas.

But Xie Xie had been born into a mecha family and had grown up learning about them. He knew exactly what a Black-Grade Mecha meant.

"Black-Grade Mechas are second only to Red-Grade Mechas. And a Soul Master needs to be at least a Soul Emperor to pilot one!"

"Soul Emperor!" Hearing those two words, Tang Wulin couldn't hide his shock. He might not understand the rest, but he knew all too well what a Soul Emperor was.

There couldn't be many Soul Masters of that level in all of Eastsea City!

Just then, the three of them also saw the source of the tremors they'd felt in the ground.

There were more than a hundred White-Grade and Yellow-Grade Mechas, with several Purple-Grade Mechas mixed among them.

As soon as this mecha legion appeared, it surrounded the entire perimeter of Snack Street. The Soul Masters who climbed out of the mechas took control of the tourists and shopkeepers who hadn't yet left.

"Which bastard's got the nerve to lay a hand on my brother?" A middle-aged man's voice came from inside the Black-Grade Mecha.

"Brother! I'm over here!" Hearing the voice, Light Dragon immediately shouted toward the Black-Grade Mecha.

"Shut up!" Gu Yue kicked Light Dragon in the face, knocking him unconscious.

"How dare you!"

A dark-skinned middle-aged man over two meters tall appeared beside Gu Yue in an instant. He raised his broad palm, reaching to grab her.

Silver light flashed around Gu Yue. Thankfully, she reacted in time and Teleported to Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

"So you're the ones who bullied my brother?" The middle-aged man turned and looked at the three of them.

"That's Guang Biao, the captain of the East Sea City Mecha Brigade!" Xie Xie recognized the middle-aged man before them.

"So what?" Gu Yue retorted defiantly.

"What a proud little girl. Let's see if you can keep that attitude when you face my methods."

Tang Wulin stepped forward and put himself in front of Gu Yue. In a stern voice, he said, "Senior, your brother started the trouble. We only fought back because we had no choice."

Guang Biao snorted. "I don't care who started it. All I know is that my brother's covered in injuries and one of his arms is broken. How do you suggest we settle this?"

"How do you want to settle it?" Tang Wulin asked in a low voice.

"Simple. All three of you kneel and apologize to my brother. Then the one who broke his arm can step forward and cripple both their own hands. I might consider letting this end here!"

"I'm the one who broke your brother's arm. I'll take responsibility for everything and accept whatever punishment you give me. Let my two friends leave. How about that?" Tang Wulin said.

"Tang Wulin! What do you mean? I don't need you taking the blame for me!" Xie Xie walked up to Tang Wulin's left, the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand already glinting coldly.

Gu Yue also moved to his right, took Tang Wulin's hand, and nodded to him.

Guang Biao stood where he was and applauded, an odd smile on his face. "What a touching little team! And don't say that I, the captain of the mighty East Sea City Mecha Brigade, am bullying you. I won't use any Soul Skills. If you can last five minutes against me, we'll call tonight's business settled."

"Senior, you'd better keep your word!" Tang Wulin gritted his teeth.

"Of course!"

Guang Biao took a step forward, and rings of light appeared beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, purple.

A total of six Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet. He really was a Soul Emperor.

At the same time, the phantom of a draconic Soul Beast appeared behind him. It was his Martial Soul, Iron Armored Dragon—a fairly high-quality draconic Martial Soul.