Five Evil Soul Masters

In the early hours of the morning.

At the cave entrance, Chen Yangyu woke up and switched shifts with Yi Zonghui. He would stand guard for the latter half of the night, everything orderly and organized.

Su Ling, who was napping with his head on Zhang Lexuan's lap, seemed to be sleeping especially soundly. He suddenly turned his head in his sleep, each breath of warm air brushing against her lower abdomen.

Feeling the waves of warmth against her lower abdomen, Zhang Lexuan pressed her pink lips together, a faint flush coloring her face.

Then, her legs involuntarily squeezed together, and her breathing gradually became short and rapid.

This feeling was too strange... too awkward.

She wanted to turn Su Ling's head to the side, but she was afraid that moving too much would wake him.

Looking at Su Ling, all the sharpness in his face from the daytime had vanished, leaving only a steady tranquility.

After hesitating again and again, Zhang Lexuan gave up. She did not want to break this peace, nor could she bear to.

From the shadows, Xuan Zi saw the scene and smiled meaningfully, the corners of his mouth rising wildly.

Everything was developing in the direction he had anticipated...

Just then.

Xuan Zi, still wearing an indulgent grin, sensed several waves of Soul Power drawing near.

His aged brows rose as he carefully probed their auras.

Bloody, gloomy, and nauseating.

"Evil Soul Masters?"

Xuan Zi leaped high into the air and overlooked the entire forest. Before long, he spotted a group of figures in black robes not far away.

Their goal was clear. They were rushing straight toward the cave where Su Ling and the others were, making no attempt to conceal the thick evil aura around them.

Three Soul Ancestors, one Soul King, and one Soul Emperor.

"They're after that brat Su? Hmph! The nerve!"

Xuan Zi was furious.

In his eyes, these five Evil Soul Masters had come specifically for Su Ling. They must have learned of his talent and wanted to nip him in the bud before he could grow stronger.

Aside from the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, only Zhang Lexuan and the five Inner Court disciples knew of Su Ling's existence and talent.

"Lexuan is impossible. Those five children have also been under this old man's watch..."

Xuan Zi's heart jolted.

That meant Shrek had rot hidden within it!

Good. Very good!

Those scum had actually infiltrated Shrek!

They had pulled off a perfect trick right under their noses!

Xuan Zi's eyes reddened as he stared at the five Evil Soul Masters, suppressing the fury in his heart as he concealed himself in the darkness.

Though enraged, Zhang Lexuan was a Soul Sage, while the strongest among those five Evil Soul Masters was merely a Soul Emperor. They likely could not stir up much trouble.

This was instead a fine opportunity for the children to grow!

Only those who dared raise their weapons against Evil Soul Masters, whose hands were stained with the blood of those scum, could be considered true comrades and true Shrek disciples!

Inside the cave.

Su Ling slowly opened his eyes, rose to his feet, and looked outside. At the same time, Zhang Lexuan's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"Sister Lexuan, someone's coming, and they're Evil Soul Masters!"

"Mm, I sensed them too. There are five of them, and the strongest is a Soul Emperor."

Their voices were not quiet. Chen Yangyu, standing at the cave entrance, immediately realized the severity of the situation upon hearing them.

He promptly got up, lightly kicked Yi Zonghui, then turned and called out loudly to the other three.

"Everyone, be alert! Evil Soul Masters are coming!"

The group instantly woke up, summoned their Martial Souls, and swiftly took up their positions. Then they all turned to Zhang Lexuan.

"I'll deal with the strongest Evil Soul Master. The other four are yours. Be careful! Evil Soul Masters are sinister and cunning, unpredictable and treacherous. Though you are stronger than them, you must still remain vigilant!"

"Su Ling, stay with Chen Yangyu and the others. Remember to protect yourself."

With that, Zhang Lexuan immediately possessed her Moon Martial Soul. Two yellow, two purple, and three black Soul Rings appeared with overwhelming force as she lightly sprang forward.

"Understood!"

The six answered in unison. With Soul Rings circling their bodies, they followed Zhang Lexuan out of the cave.

Outside the cave.

The moment Su Ling and the others emerged, Zhang Lexuan, who was far ahead, locked onto the Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master. Without a word, her fifth black Soul Ring lit up.

"Fifth Soul Skill—Moonfall!"

Zhang Lexuan's Martial Soul erupted with golden light, instantly splitting into a golden crescent moon. The golden arc descended from the sky like the scythe of death!

Golden light blazed in its wake. It was so fast that only an afterimage tearing through the night could be seen as it silently slashed toward the Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master.

The Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master revealed a startled expression, clearly not expecting her to strike so decisively!

Didn't these Shrek students who always shouted about justice usually start by throwing out some trash talk to humiliate him?

Elsewhere.

Chen Yangyu and Yi Zonghui charged straight toward the strongest Soul King Evil Soul Master. They intended to focus their fire and kill the strongest one first!

The Bright Silver Spear was razor-sharp, the Armadillo Shield impregnable. The two worked together with flawless coordination, beating the Soul King Evil Soul Master back step by step while forcing him to protect his rear.

The remaining three Soul Ancestor Evil Soul Masters were left to Su Ling and the three senior sisters.

All three senior sisters had entered the Soul King realm. Naturally, they did not fear opponents who were only Soul Ancestors, but they did not let down their guard.

The slender senior sister had an auxiliary-type Martial Soul and immediately bestowed every enhancement on Su Ling and the other two. Several streams of light flowed into their bodies.

Their attack, strength, defense, speed, and Soul Power recovery speed instantly increased by 20%.

Senior Sister Xiao Ying's Martial Soul was a broad saber engraved with tiger stripes. Every move she made carried a sonic boom, violent beyond compare.

The last senior sister, petite in stature, had a pure white silver wolf for her Martial Soul. Its claws were incomparably sharp, and it was extremely fast. She was clearly an agility attack-type soul master.

Su Ling chose the shortest Soul Ancestor Evil Soul Master. His Soul Ring lit up behind him as he directly activated his first Soul Skill, Prison Breaker, to strengthen himself.

It stacked with the enhancement provided by the slender senior sister.

Violent black lightning shrieked!

Su Ling raced toward the short Evil Soul Master while raising a hand and firing a Palm Thunder. A fierce bolt of lightning shot forward.

Sensing the terrifying aura contained within the black lightning, the short Evil Soul Master did not dare take it head-on. He wisely dodged aside, feeling baffled at the same time.

How could a mere two-ring Soul Grandmaster possess such destructive power?

But next, the black bolt of lightning suddenly turned after missing him!

"How is that possible?!"

A flash of astonishment passed through the short Evil Soul Master's eyes. He had not expected the lightning strike to track him.

Since he could not dodge it, he would not dodge!

He snorted coldly. Black mist began to rise from his body, and a horrifying floating head with rotting flesh emerged. His third Soul Ring behind him suddenly lit up!

That disgusting head spat out an infant soul body drenched in blood and saturated with baleful aura.

"Waaah... waaah..." An eerie cry rang out.

Facing the black lightning that was nearly upon it, the Blood Infant's crying abruptly stopped. It suddenly opened its mouth wide and swallowed the bolt, but before two seconds had passed, its belly violently swelled.

The Blood Infant let out a pained scream and exploded with a bang!

"My Blood Infant!"

The short Evil Soul Master cried out in alarm, his heart aching terribly. This was a precious treasure he had refined for 444 days, one that had saved his life many times.

It had even swallowed attacks from Soul Emperors. How could it possibly be blown apart by a simple lightning strike from this little brat?

It had to be because he had used the Blood Infant too many times, causing too much wear and tear for it to withstand that lightning strike.

That had to be it!

"I'll kill you and refine you into my new Blood Infant!!"

The short Evil Soul Master roared. He turned his head from side to side, searching for Su Ling with venomous eyes.

But by then, after receiving two layers of speed enhancement, Su Ling had silently reached his left side. Both Qilin Claws crackled with lightning.

The next instant, two black flashes shot straight for his neck.

The Palm Thunder had merely been Su Ling's feint. His true killing move had been hidden in those Qilin Claws!

"Little brat! How dare you!!"

Alarm bells blared in the short Evil Soul Master's heart. Seeing the cold gleam of the Qilin Claws, he almost instinctively leaned backward.