Evil Eye

A soul beast with a bizarre appearance appeared not far away.

It had no body and no limbs.

Instead, it was a massive, incomparable eyeball, hovering in mid-air without any leverage.

Around the eyeball, several tentacles danced incessantly.

Such a strange form hardly seemed like a soul beast that should exist on the Douluo Continent.

However, Ye Luochen quickly recalled the corresponding name in his mind.

Evil Eye.

A soul beast unique to the Sun Moon Empire.

The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, ranked second on the list of Fierce Beasts, was an Evil Eye with heaven-defying strength.

"No wonder no other soul beasts came; with an Evil Eye nearby, I'm afraid the surrounding soul beasts have long since fled."

Inside the membrane space, the gray-robed elder's voice rang out.

Hearing this, Ye Luochen frowned and said:

"But how could an Evil Eye appear in such an outer region?"

The elder explained:

"This situation is not uncommon. Because the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign holds court here, the Evil Eye clan has always acted without logic or reason in the Evil Demon Forest, behaving with total impunity.

I just didn't expect us to be so unlucky as to run into one."

"Then are we just supposed to wait for it to leave on its own?"

Ye Luochen spoke with some reluctance.

With this happening, the bait made from the Mandala Snake would likely become the Evil Eye's meal, and the half-day of waiting his group had endured would be in vain.

The elder's words followed immediately:

"If it leaves on its own, that would be fine.

But what I fear is that, given the strength of this Evil Eye, it might bring us some trouble."

Hearing this, Ye Luochen was slightly taken aback.

He then turned his head to carefully examine the Evil Eye not far away.

When he was at Shrek, he had learned how to judge the strength of an Evil Eye.

First was the size and the number of tentacles.

The larger the size and the more tentacles it had, the greater its cultivation age.

Second was the attribute, which could be judged by the color of the tentacles.

For an Evil Eye, the more uniform the tentacle color, the fewer attributes it possessed, and the stronger its power.

The Evil Eye before them had a diameter approaching one meter, and the six tentacles around its eyeball were a uniform silver-white.

Judging by these characteristics, this Evil Eye's cultivation was around fifty thousand years, and its attribute was the most formidable mental attribute of the Evil Eye clan.

Its strength could absolutely be described as formidable!

"Are you worried that it will discover us?"

After forming a rough judgment of the Evil Eye's strength, Ye Luochen quickly guessed what "trouble" the elder was referring to.

Facing Ye Luochen's guess, the elder nodded slowly.

"Correct. Mental power is the most formidable innate ability of the Evil Eye clan, and this Evil Eye's cultivation is quite impressive."

"If we were further away, there would be no need to worry, but the problem is that this distance is a bit too close."

Just as the two were communicating, the Evil Eye drifted a bit closer.

It was now only a few meters away from the location of the membrane space where they were hiding.

"At such close range, even though this camouflage is provided by a Class 9 soul tool, I do not have full confidence that we won't be detected."

"We can only pray that its attention remains on the Mandala Snake."

Inside the membrane space, the group kept their eyes fixed on the Evil Eye.

Fortunately, as if the elder's words had come true, the Evil Eye did not linger long after floating over and circling once.

Instead, it quickly drifted toward the large tree not far away where the Mandala Snake was placed.

Then, several tentacles began to reach out toward the Mandala Snake.

Watching this movement, the elder and Ye Luochen both breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed the creature had indeed been attracted by the Mandala Snake.

Presumably, after swallowing it, it would depart.

But the next moment, the hearts of the two, which had just relaxed, instantly tightened again.

Just as the Evil Eye's tentacles were about to touch the Mandala Snake, it suddenly paused in a strange manner.

Immediately, a distinctly human-like expression flashed across the massive eyeball.

As an Evil Eye Tyrant whose cultivation had reached the monarch level, it possessed considerable intelligence.

It keenly sensed that something was wrong.

This Mandala Snake was in a severely wounded state.

It looked like an easy meal, but snake-type soul beasts were notorious for being cunning and treacherous.

How could it be heavily injured and, instead of finding a hidden place to heal, be coiled so brazenly atop the tree canopy?

It was as if it were afraid other soul beasts wouldn't see it.

Something was wrong; it was a trap!

The Evil Eye Tyrant's tentacles suddenly retracted, and then, its massive single eye lit up abruptly.

Rings of strange, silver, distorted light patterns instantly spread outward.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, everything began to warp as the light patterns spread.

"Damn it!"

Upon noticing the Evil Eye Tyrant's actions, the old man's expression changed instantly.

He naturally recognized this technique.

A mental field, the innate soul skill of the Evil Eye clan.

It could indiscriminately suppress all beings within its range whose mental power was weaker than the caster's.

Although as a Level 9 soul engineer, the old man's mental power was certainly far stronger than this Evil Eye's.

But the problem was that because he feared the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, he could not easily unleash his full capabilities.

Relying solely on a soul tool, he feared he would struggle to withstand this Evil Eye's methods.

Sure enough.

As the light patterns emitted by the Evil Eye Tyrant touched the boundaries of the membrane space, the natural-colored camouflage instantly faded away.

It revealed a pale golden transparent membrane and the few people hiding within it.

Screech!

A sharp cry erupted from the Evil Eye Tyrant's body.

The next moment, a massive, terrifying silver light shot out from its giant eye, heading straight for the location of the membrane space.

Evil Eye Gaze!

The moment it acted, this Evil Eye Tyrant went straight for one of the most powerful innate attack soul skills of the Evil Eye clan!

Because humans and the soul beast clan were already at odds like fire and water.

And these few humans before it had actually dared to set a trap.

Although it had seen through it, it did not stop this Evil Eye Tyrant from instantly entering a state of rage upon discovering them.

Seeing that this Evil Eye used a lethal move the moment they met, the old man cursed angrily:

"Damn it!"

"You few find a safe place to hide first. Wait for me to lure this Evil Eye away before I come back to find you!"

As he spoke, the old man waved his hand, and the membrane dissipated.

A massive soul tool barrier lit up, steadily blocking the silver light.

Subsequently, several soul tool rays landed precisely on the Evil Eye's eyeball.

Screech!

The Evil Eye Tyrant roared again in pain.

Seeing that the opponent had been successfully provoked, the old man tapped his feet and flew into the air.

While continuing to draw aggro, he began to flee rapidly toward the distance.

With his strength, he could certainly kill this Evil Eye directly.

But this was the Evil Demon Forest, the territory of the Evil Eye clan; who knew if there might be any special circumstances.

If they were unlucky enough to alert that Sovereign, the few of them would likely lose their lives here.

Therefore, the old man intended to lure this Evil Eye far away.

Then, he would use his speed advantage to shake it off and return.