Evil Soul Master with the Blood Infant Martial Soul

"Kehehe..."

"I never expected to find two such delicious little treats out here in the middle of nowhere."

"Once I eat these two little ones and break through to Soul Emperor, won't it be a piece of cake?!"

A mysterious man in a black cloak, his aura somewhat disheveled, stared greedily at Su Ming and Lan Fozu as they walked toward him from the distant beach.

His name was Shi Lihao, and he was an Evil Soul Master.

His Martial Soul was the Blood Infant, a terror that had made the entire continent tremble several centuries ago.

That was precisely why, when his Blood Infant Martial Soul suddenly awakened at the age of eighteen, he was immediately placed on the wanted list.

Yet by constantly devouring infants' bodies to cultivate rapidly, Shi Lihao had evaded countless pursuits and escaped successfully time and again.

By now, he had become an Advanced Soul King.

He was only twenty years old. In just two short years, he had achieved what many people could never attain in an entire lifetime.

Hmph, just you wait, you damned bastards! Once I become a Titled Douluo, I'll kill every last one of you!

Shi Lihao suddenly spoke with intense hatred.

To someone whose nature had long since become twisted, those sanctimonious soul masters hunted him for no reason other than jealousy of his abilities.

After all, those people had to cultivate painstakingly and step by step, breaking through bottleneck after bottleneck and spending who knew how much time.

Meanwhile, although his Blood Infant Martial Soul had only awakened when he was eighteen, it allowed him to cultivate rapidly by devouring infants' bodies.

Those people were simply jealous of him—jealous that heaven had bestowed such a miraculous Martial Soul upon him.

"Still, this time can be considered a blessing in disguise."

Looking at his empty left sleeve, Shi Lihao first felt a pang of regret, but then an unhealthy flush rose across his face.

Although he had been severely wounded by soul masters not long ago and lost an arm, it seemed to have awakened a new trait within his Blood Infant Martial Soul.

Now, it seemed that infants were no longer the only ones who could benefit him.

Even children who were not very old could accelerate his cultivation.

Otherwise, why would he feel that hunger—the kind he only felt upon seeing infants—when he saw Su Ming and Lan Fozu?

That was exactly why Shi Lihao was so excited.

Devouring infants alone had already allowed him to cultivate so quickly. Now that the range of targets had expanded, wouldn't his cultivation speed increase once again?!

At the same time, this made Shi Lihao even more convinced that he was heaven's favored child and that his Martial Soul was a divine gift.

Otherwise, how could he possess such a miraculous ability?

This greatly bolstered Shi Lihao's confidence!

So what if soul masters hunted him down time after time?

He could still surpass his predecessors and reach the realm of Titled Douluo years ahead of schedule.

However, whenever Shi Lihao thought of that predecessor from several centuries ago, he became somewhat enraged.

If that predecessor had not made such a huge name for himself across the continent, Shi Lihao would not have been noticed so early.

If no one had noticed him, he could have devoured even more infants, and his Soul Power would have long surpassed that of a mere Soul King.

"Should I devour the little boy first? Or the little girl first?"

"Forget it, I'll just swallow them both together. That'll save trouble!!"

Shi Lihao stared fanatically at Su Ming and Lan Fozu as they approached him.

The reason he did not take the initiative and instead waited for the two to come to him was mainly to satisfy his perverse sense of amusement.

He had been hunted by those damned soul masters all this time. Now, he wanted to toy with someone else.

After all, when he had only been devouring infants before, he had never had time to do such things.

Meanwhile, Su Ming and Lan Fozu continued walking and chatting.

It was as though they had never noticed the danger posed by the Evil Soul Master.

"Brother, I really didn't like that beast's aura just now. Why spare his life?" Lan Fozu continued the previous topic.

With her abilities, she had long sensed the evil thing hiding in the darkness.

Not to mention Su Ming.

The reason neither of them had acted yet was because Su Ming had transmitted a message through Soul Power earlier: No rush. Let's have some fun with it first.

That was why Su Ming and Lan Fozu pretended not to notice anything and casually chatted as they walked back.

Yet beneath their words, they were actually mocking the Evil Soul Master lurking in the shadows.

"A beast is still a beast. With his cultivation, he probably hasn't developed true intelligence yet."

"So, let's wait a little longer." Su Ming spoke leisurely.

Lan Fozu burst into laughter. "Brother, even if that beast cultivates for another ten thousand years, it probably still won't gain true intelligence."

"And by then, would you still be on the Douluo Continent?"

"So, it's better to deal with it sooner."

They sneaked out in the middle of the night to hunt soul beasts, yet they don't like the soul beast they found? Then they should obediently become my blood food.

After overhearing most of their conversation, Shi Lihao guessed why Su Ming and Lan Fozu had appeared here.

But in truth, what Su Ming and Lan Fozu meant was roughly this.

As long as one equated the word "beast" with Shi Lihao, the Evil Soul Master, it became easy to understand.

How could a true Evil Soul Master—such a beast—possibly possess genuine intelligence?

Even after another ten thousand years, its beastly nature would remain unchanged.

As for Lan Fozu's question of whether he would still be on the Douluo Continent by then, she meant that once he became a god, would he still appear in the lower realm?

"Kehehe..."

"You two little brats will be just enough to fill my stomach."

A piercing laugh suddenly rang out. Unable to restrain himself any longer, Shi Lihao suddenly appeared before Su Ming and Lan Fozu, blocking their path.

"Y-you're an Evil Soul Master?!"

Su Ming spoke in 'great shock,' his voice 'trembling.'

"That's right. I am an Evil Soul Master, the future ruler of this continent!" Shi Lihao declared with immense pride.

Shi Lihao's state of mind could be said to represent the thoughts of a large portion of Evil Soul Masters.

In their eyes, their Martial Souls were incomparably powerful, and they possessed all kinds of shortcuts for cultivation.

So-called ordinary soul masters were merely jealous of them and persecuted them.

Once gifted Evil Soul Masters like them matured, they would inevitably become the rulers of the continent.

Just as I suspected, this beast was born to be an Evil Soul Master! Su Ming's gaze turned completely cold.

Thinking about it, it made sense. That incomparably evil aura had targeted them while they were still children.

Wasn't this precisely the most bestial kind among Evil Soul Masters?

Anyone with a conscience who encountered such a thing had to kill it without the slightest mercy.

Because creatures like this violated human nature and had no bottom line whatsoever.

No, this kind of beast was not human at all.