Xuan Zi Massages Su Ling's Shoulders

Facing the two swift streaks of black light,

the short Evil Soul Master narrowly dodged them, but several bloody gashes were still carved across his throat.

There was no helping it. Su Ling was too fast, and with his vision impaired by the night, he had no time to react. Minimizing the damage was already his limit.

But before he could steady himself, the residual thunderous might around his neck erupted in an instant. Ultimate Thunder and the aura of Destruction burrowed wildly into his body through the wounds.

"Aaaahhh!!" The short Evil Soul Master clawed at his neck in agony and collapsed to his knees.

At that moment, he felt as though countless ants were racing from his throat into his internal organs, devouring every cell in his body!

Su Ling inwardly sighed in regret. He flicked the blood droplets from his hand, and as his second purple Soul Ring lit up, a gigantic dragon eye rose behind him.

A bloody mark slashed diagonally across its pupil, while its gaze seemed as deep as an abyss.

The moment the short Evil Soul Master saw that Truth-Breaking Eye, his scalp went numb, a chill running from his toes to the crown of his head.

He felt as though some unknown terror had set its sights on him!

No, I have to leave! Otherwise, I'll definitely die!!

The short Evil Soul Master tried to burn his Martial Soul's origin.

The next second, Su Ling raised an eyebrow slightly. The Truth-Breaking Eye narrowed, and a pitch-black bolt of lightning as thick as a basin shot forth!

"Whoosh, crackle."

"No!!!"

The short Evil Soul Master roared unwillingly, watching helplessly as the lightning swallowed him whole until he vanished into nothingness.

"Second Brother!!"

The other three Evil Soul Masters were both shocked and enraged. The short Evil Soul Master had been the most talented among them, possessing a top-tier evil Martial Soul like the Soul-Devouring Corpse Skull and countless sinister methods.

How could he possibly die at the hands of a Soul Grandmaster?

"Junior Su, nicely done!" Chen Yangyu praised him first, then circled behind the Soul King Evil Soul Master while he was overcome with grief.

"Your Second Brother is right here! Take this spear!!"

"Aaaahhh!!"

The Soul King Evil Soul Master's eyes nearly popped out. The pain was so intense that even his Martial Soul dissipated. Clutching his bleeding backside, he dropped to his knees and sprawled on the ground.

Strike while he was down and take his life. Chen Yangyu and Yi Zonghui rushed forward together, mercilessly beating the fallen foe.

Xiao Ying and the petite senior girl also seized the opportunity, launching lethal attacks while he was caught off guard.

Meanwhile,

Zhang Lexuan stepped lightly through the air. Her third and fourth Soul Rings lit up at the same time, firing several crisscrossing beams of moonlight.

She was like a laser turret, unleashing her full firepower.

The Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master's eyes reddened beneath his hood, and he was filled with regret for rushing to accept this mission to "besiege Shrek Inner Court disciples."

The intelligence had said that Shrek's soul-hunting party consisted entirely of Inner Court Soul Ancestor students, led only by an upperclassman with the cultivation of a Soul Sage.

It was not as if he had never killed a Soul Sage before, but the Soul Sage before him was not only battle-hardened—her Martial Soul was even stronger at night.

He had been suppressed throughout the entire battle!

Now, another barrage of light beams came shooting toward him, sealing off every route of retreat!

Left with no choice, the Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master used his fifth soul skill again.

His black Soul Ring lit up, and a yellowed, wrinkled sheet of bloody skin instantly appeared and unfurled. It was covered in bloodstains and looked like human skin.

The bloody skin blocked Zhang Lexuan's entire combination attack before finally exploding into a pool of blood.

The Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master wore a pained expression, then activated his Martial Soul. It was an incomparably bizarre scroll painting, depicting six sheets of bloody skin. Five of them had already been damaged and were gradually fading from the painting.

"I lost five sheets of human skin because of you. Bitch, I'm done playing with you!"

He flung out a stream of black mist. Then his sixth Soul Ring lit up, and his whole body turned into a streak of light that burrowed into the painting.

The scroll rolled itself up and shot into the sky.

Zhang Lexuan raised a hand and dispersed the black mist, immediately seeing through the Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master's intentions.

"Don't even think about running!"

"Sixth Soul Skill—Black Moon Fall!"

She gave a sharp cry, and the sixth Soul Ring beneath her feet rose into the air and merged with her Martial Soul.

The full moon above her head instantly dimmed and turned black. Then a black halo split from it and streaked through the sky toward the scroll.

The black ring was incredibly fast. Predicting the scroll's ascending path, it intercepted it directly and enveloped it, leaving it unable to move.

"Wait, wait, spare me!!" The Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master's pleading voice came from within the scroll.

Zhang Lexuan snorted coldly and pressed her hand down. The black moon above her head suddenly fired a straight beam of pitch-black moonlight, piercing directly through the painting.

"Boom!"

The painting exploded into pieces, taking the Soul Emperor Evil Soul Master's life with it. His corpse flew out and fell toward the jagged stone spires below.

On the other side,

Su Ling and the others had also finished their battle.

All five Evil Soul Masters had been killed.

Zhang Lexuan withdrew her Martial Soul, descended from the air, and ran straight toward Su Ling.

"Xiao Ling, you weren't hurt, were you?"

Seeing Zhang Lexuan pull him over and inspect him nonstop, Su Ling smiled helplessly and turned around in front of her.

"Don't worry, Sister Lexuan. I'm not hurt. I just used up quite a bit of Soul Power."

"Mhm. As long as you're not hurt."

Zhang Lexuan smiled softly and ruffled Su Ling's hair. For some reason, she really liked touching it.

"Oh my, Sister Lexuan, you're way too biased. Junior Su is so strong—why don't you ask whether we got hurt too?"

Xiao Ying curled her lips, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

At those words, Zhang Lexuan blushed and quickly withdrew the hand that had been tousling Su Ling's hair. She coughed lightly. "Xiao Ling is someone Elder Xuan instructed us to protect."

"Then why are you touching Junior Su's head, Sister Lexuan?" the petite senior girl suddenly asked.

"I... I... Xiao Ling calls me sister. What's wrong with an older sister patting her younger brother's head?"

"Ohhh." The others smiled meaningfully.

Su Ling shook his head with a wry smile, tugged lightly on Zhang Lexuan, and whispered, "Ignore them, Sister Lexuan. Touch it whenever you want."

[Zhang Lexuan's Favorability +3, obtained 30 Strategy Points]

At those words, the embarrassment vanished from Zhang Lexuan's face. She gave Su Ling a radiant smile, then turned to glare at Xiao Ying, pretending to be angry.

"Xiao Ling is still the best. Stinky Xiao Ying, you've gotten awfully bold, teasing even me!"

"Ah! No, Eldest Senior Sister, I was wrong!"

Watching the two of them playfully squabble, the others exchanged smiles.

Su Ling stood where he was, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.

Just then, a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder.

Who was that?!

Su Ling's heart jolted. Someone had appeared behind him without a sound, and even Zhang Lexuan had failed to notice.

A Titled Douluo? Friend or foe?

"Heh heh, don't be nervous, kid. It's this old man."

Xuan Zi's voice rang out. He looked at the wary Su Ling with a chuckle, deeply satisfied inside.

"So it was you, Elder Xuan. Don't suddenly show up in the middle of the night and scare people!! Wait, why are you here!?"

Su Ling patted his chest, still shaken.

Fortunately, it was Xuan Zi. If it had been someone else, he probably would have been in grave danger by now!

"Haha, this old man followed you all the way. I saw you helping those children hunt soul beasts, as well as your battle with those Evil Soul Masters just now. You performed very well!" Xuan Zi gave him a thumbs-up.

"Is that so? Thank you for the praise, Elder Xuan." Su Ling curled his lips and replied flatly.

This old geezer had scared the life out of him. He held grudges, so he did not feel like being pleasant for the moment.

Seeing the distance on Su Ling's face, Xuan Zi gave an awkward smile and hurried behind him with an ingratiating manner, beginning to massage his shoulders.

"Aiya, look at me. I scared you just now, didn't I? This old man won't do that next time. Hehe, kid, don't be mad..."