Gu You darted through the winding alleys of the town, constantly evading pursuit.
"I just hope these guys don't have any way to communicate with each other. Otherwise..."
Gu You lowered his head bitterly. A one-star mission, my ass! If this kept up, he would lose his life.
If he really managed to complete this mission and get out, he would definitely report it to the Spirit Transmission Hall and demand serious compensation for his losses.
This was a fucking one-star mission?
Would you believe it? Gu You certainly didn't.
"Haha! This feels amazing. It's been so long since I last got my hands on blood." A burly man rolled his wrists and shoulders as a terrifying blood-red figure appeared behind him.
Mutated evil martial soul—Bloodthirsty Bear!
"Yeah, it's about time you had some fun." An incongruous voice rang out.
Hm?
"Who's there? Which blind fool is that?" Berserk Battle's muscles began to swell violently. Four soul rings flashed beneath his feet.
"Your grandpa." Gu You stepped out of the darkness.
"You know, in my life, I, Berserk Battle, have always liked arrogant people. Because the blood of arrogant people tastes even better!" Berserk Battle said casually. His aura grew denser and denser, until his blood energy spilled outward, filling the air with an indescribable stench of blood.
"Oh? You want to eat my flesh and drink my blood? That depends on whether you have the ability." Gu You snorted coldly and waved his hand. An invisible field enveloped the two of them.
It was the fourth soul skill of his Creation Heaven Phoenix, the Creation Unyielding Domain, granted to him by the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff.
Within this domain, its elemental conversion effect had no consumption whatsoever. He could wield any attribute with a single thought, and the effects of all attributes were increased by 50%.
"You're a Soul Master? Impossible! How could there be a Soul Master in a place like this? Who exactly are you?"
Berserk Battle sensed the abnormality around him, and his heart filled with shock. This seemed to be a domain skill—how was that possible? Judging by this person's build, he was probably still very young, yet he possessed a legendary domain!
In Berserk Battle's understanding, every Soul Master who possessed a domain was exceptionally powerful.
"Who am I? Just a nobody. My purpose is to kill you!" Violent elements gathered in Gu You's hand, melding together into a nine-colored spear.
He could fight without restraint, completely unafraid that Berserk Battle would call for reinforcements. Within the range of the Creation Unyielding Domain, no aura could escape.
Not even the slightest mental fluctuation.
In other words, if Gu You killed Berserk Battle within the Creation Unyielding Domain, not a trace of aura would leak into the outside world.
Now that he had broken through to Soul Ancestor, the Creation Unyielding Domain could cover a radius of at least forty meters.
Although its range seemed small, in actual combat, it was more than sufficient for close-quarters fighting!
Naturally, Gu You could not fight Berserk Battle at range. In close combat, Berserk Battle's Bloodthirsty Bear martial soul possessed greater overall strength than his. Though he held no advantage, if they fought a battle of ranged attrition and Berserk Battle carelessly left the range of his field, the other Evil Soul Masters would notice, and that would be a huge problem.
"Kill me? Hahaha! I, Berserk Battle, have been rampaging through life for so long. There are plenty of people who want to kill me. Whether they're stronger or weaker than me, do you know what happened to them?"
"They all became nourishment for my Martial Soul Evolution!"
"Third Soul Skill! Bloodthirsty Demon Bear Transformation!"
Behind Berserk Battle, the massive phantom of a Bloodthirsty Bear appeared.
His originally muscular body instead began to shrink. Terrifying blood-red patterns emerged all over him. On closer inspection, they seemed like flowing blood, exuding an imposing aura.
"Ah, this feeling! It's all back—my power is all back!" Berserk Battle grinned and swung his fist, then his face twisted savagely.
"Kid! Take a punch from me first. Let me see just how powerful a Soul Master with a domain really is!"
Boom—!
The air itself let out an explosive crack. Even Gu You could not help nodding at the terrifying force behind Berserk Battle's punch.
"Who gave you that confidence?"
Yet he showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, he focused, took a deep breath, and burst forward as well, thrusting his spear.
Boom!
Their collision was like the detonation of artillery shells. The surrounding airflow was forcibly compressed, erupting in a fierce blast.
"Argh!" Berserk Battle roared as the arm he had thrown his punch with was pierced through and torn apart by the spear.
"No!"
Bang!
A body flew out, scraping across the ground before tumbling backward for several more meters, sparks even flying from the friction.
"No! Impossible! Your strength... My lord, save me!"
Berserk Battle scrambled to his feet in panic, clutching his butt and shouting toward the sky.
That brutal scrape had ground everything away, leaving only a smooth patch behind.
Blood streaked the ground where he had scraped across it.
"It's useless. No matter what method you use, your lord won't come save you." Gu You walked toward him step by step. "I'll give you a more peaceful way to die. Either kill yourself, or I'll do it myself." A drawing sword gradually formed in Gu You's hand, covered in intricate patterns and resembling a short Tang saber. In truth, Gu You had simply shaped it according to his own preferences.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" As Gu You drew closer, a trail of blood flowed from the corner of Berserk Battle's eye. Then he shouted madly, "Go to hell!"
His fourth purple soul ring lit up instantly.
Bloodthirsty Annihilation Kill!
"You're beyond saving." Gu You shook his head. How could he fail to see through such tactics? In the end, it was nothing more than a final burst of brilliance before death.
Berserk Battle charged at Gu You, his hands transforming into two bear paws as terrifying blood energy gathered around them.
Snap!
Gu You snapped his fingers.
The chaotic elements from the elemental spear had long since intertwined within Berserk Battle's arms. All Gu You needed to do was detonate them.
Boom—!
"Ah! My hand! My hand!"
Under Gu You's calm gaze, one of Berserk Battle's hands was violently blown apart.
This sudden change forcibly interrupted Berserk Battle's soul skill.
"I grant you mercy. Kill yourself. With but a single thought, I can decide whether you live or die."
Gu You spoke calmly.
"No—!"
Berserk Battle let out a miserable cry. Gu You sneered. "Weren't you acting so arrogant just now? You killed so many people, so why are you this scared now? Who knows how much human flesh and blood you've consumed in your life, nurturing the evolution of your martial soul. But do you know that the deaths of those ordinary people were ten thousand times more painful than yours! Ten thousand times!"
"I've never believed that all Evil Soul Masters are bad. Even if one possesses an evil martial soul, as long as they can restrain their vile nature and their urge to devour, they are no different from ordinary people. At the same time, their strength far surpasses that of ordinary soul masters."
"You are definitely going to die today..."
(Since this book began updating only one chapter at a time, it hasn't been making much money. The author's new book, <Starry Sky Martial Arts: What Is Lifespan? My Strength>, is now available. Anyone interested is welcome to give it a read; you can find it by opening the homepage.)
(This one is still being updated chapter by chapter for now. The author will also try writing more new fanfiction in the future.)
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