Annihilated, the Zhongli Three Brothers! (Please Follow)

"Word Spirit: Hearing Aid!"

"Ahem, Word Spirit: Kamaitachi."

An enormous domain spread out. Within it, every trace of wind and sound became an eye, the most diligent of modelers, constructing a three-dimensional map of the entire Black Thorn Forest in Lin En's mind.

This Word Spirit belonged to the lineage of the King of Sky and Wind. It was actually quite a useful support-type Word Spirit, and could even evolve into Vampiric Sickle, stirring up shards of air within its domain.

Considering safety, it was quite good for a hybrid to possess this Word Spirit—far better than awakening something like Rhine.

Within Kamaitachi's three-dimensional map, every detail of the forest was visible at a glance. There were few Soul Beasts in this forest, and they were mostly of darkness and evil attributes. Their strength was abnormally greater than that of Soul Beasts outside.

Among them, a jumble of sounds entered Lin En's mind. They did not belong to Soul Beasts, but humans.

Through Psychic Synchronization, Lin En commanded Qiu'er's body to stop ahead.

Qiu'er, having just exited that instant, still felt unsatisfied. That extreme speed had brought the two of them to the heart of the Black Thorn Forest almost instantly.

Qiu'er felt that if she could use this ability freely in the future, what prey would she fail to catch? If she needed to escape from the Core Zone later, even Di Tian would never catch her.

"Lin En, what's wrong?"

Lin En used Kamaitachi to confirm it once more and said, "No mistake. Even if this kind of stench turned to ash, it would still disgust me enough to puke. From ten miles away, I can smell it—the stink of socks fermented in a pickled-cabbage vat for three years."

"They're those damned Evil Soul Masters!"

Lin En's voice concealed fury and killing intent. Even though he was a Fire King bloodline of a more clerical nature, his essence was still rage and slaughter.

Qiu'er understood the anger in Lin En's voice. Although Lin En had never told her what he had experienced in the past, judging by this, those Evil Soul Masters had to be his enemies.

Her friend's enemies were her enemies. Since they were enemies, there was nothing more to say. Kill! Kill! Kill!!

The third crimson vertical eye lit up faintly. Terrifying spiritual power instantly swept across heaven and earth, and the sinister aura that had once flowed like a babbling stream became exceptionally viscous.

Even the white clouds in the sky were scattered. Qiu'er's spiritual power was far inferior to that of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but in terms of quality, it was much higher.

If spiritual attributes had an ultimate form, then Qiu'er could certainly be called ultimate. Her Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light were merely additions to her spiritual attribute.

Massive spiritual power was more useful than Word Spirit: Hearing Aid. One of Kamaitachi's strengths was its low consumption.

"Found them!"

"Partner, let's go!"

Qiu'er locked onto the target. The Imperial Auspicious Beast's Death Proclamation descended alongside a spiritual pulse. It might not work well outside, but in a place where Soul Beasts gathered like the Star Dou Great Forest, this command was the law of the Soul Beast world.

A golden streak pierced the pitch-black forest. Shrubs like the grotesque hands of vicious ghosts were reduced to ashes by light and fire.

A group of Evil Soul Masters was so intimidated by that vast spiritual power that they did not understand what had happened.

"Third Brother, what's going on?"

At the center of the Evil Soul Masters stood three elderly men shoulder to shoulder. The Evil Soul Master called Third Brother revealed a look of horror.

"Big Brother, we've been locked onto by an unknown existence! Judging by that presence, it might be a Beast King!"

The leading old man snorted coldly. "A Beast King?"

"Anything dares to act arrogantly before us Zhongli Three Brothers now?"

"Do they think all these Holy Spirits of ours are just for show?"

"Perfect. I happen to be lacking a beast soul, and one has actually delivered itself to my doorstep!"

The Evil Soul Masters immediately formed a battle formation. Qiu'er and Lin En stood on the branch of a black tree. Looking down, Lin En said quietly,

"That level of organization... Heh, looks like they aren't Holy Servants, but higher-ups leading Holy Spirit Disciples."

"Qiu'er, can you sense their cultivation levels?"

Qiu'er swept them with the crimson vertical eye on her forehead, then grinned. "Three seven-ringers, four six-ringers."

"A bunch of trash."

"Take this, then—this young lady's super invincible heaven-burning, earth-destroying Dance of Chaotic Ages!"

Scorching flames covered the ground from above like an apocalyptic flood. The black forest ignited under the intense heat, and golden dragons seemed to rise within the fire.

Lin En covered his face. He should have known better than to tell her so many fantasy stories. The once dignified Auspicious Beast had become a little too chuuni, and her naming sense was even worse than Lin En's.

The Zhongli Three Brothers' pupils suddenly contracted at the sight. Without the slightest hesitation, they transformed into three plumes of green smoke, leaving the four six-ringers behind to suffer.

Ultimate Fire instantly burned them so thoroughly that not even ashes remained. Only black scorch marks on the ground proved they had ever existed.

Evil Soul Masters had no intention of protecting their companions. If they died, it only meant their skills were lacking. They deserved it.

The three plumes of smoke formed by the Evil Soul Masters reappeared, surrounding Lin En and Qiu'er in a triangular formation.

"What kind of flames are these?!"

Zhongli Di looked utterly incredulous. The heat waves left by the high temperature made his body tremble uncontrollably.

Their eldest brother, Zhongli Tian, lowered his gaze, bloodthirsty light gleaming in his eyes.

"Heh heh heh."

"Such heat... Could it be the legendary Ultimate Fire? What a windfall for me."

"I'm only missing one natal beast soul. You killed members of my Holy Spirit Cult, so repay me with your souls! I'll make you howl for seven days and seven nights!"

Three gray staffs appeared in their hands at once. Gray scales crawled up from their withered palms.

A total of twenty-one Soul Rings shone in the air. The gemstones at the cores of the staffs glowed crimson, and countless blood-colored beast souls emerged from within, each letting out a shrill howl.

Those howls were not threats, but pain.

The auras of those blood-colored beast souls were mixed. Some were thousand-year Soul Beasts, while others were Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Without exception, all were rare Soul Beasts.

Among them, two beast souls stood out in particular: a Netherworld Ghost Tiger and a Ghost Shadow Leopard Emperor!

Both were top-tier Soul Beasts. Lin En had once killed a Netherworld Ghost Tiger himself and knew how troublesome such Soul Beasts were.

The Ghost Shadow Leopard Emperor was one of the apex Soul Beasts among agility attack types. Its land speed ranked in the first echelon, even faster than the Rainbow Deer King of the past!

Qiu'er was utterly enraged.

She had originally only wanted to avenge Lin En, but she had not expected these damned humans to toy with the souls of Soul Beasts!

Killing was one thing. The strong preyed on the weak; that was normal. But even she understood that one could kill without torturing. How dared these humans torment Soul Beast souls like this?!

Compared to these people, Wan Demon King was as pure as a little white flower.

"You deserve to die!"

Qiu'er growled in anger. The majesty of the Imperial Auspicious Beast pressed down upon the earth. Lin En's Golden Eyes also lit up, and two Soul Rings emerged and shone as dragon scales spread across him, ready for slaughter.

Lin En recognized the three of them. Blood-red beast souls, along with three nearly identical faces—there was no doubt they were the Zhongli Three Brothers from the original story: Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren.

Their Martial Souls were Netherworld Serpents, typical Evil Martial Souls.

When they appeared in the original story, they had been High-Tier Soul Douluos, each capable of confronting a Titled Douluo head-on.

But there were still fourteen years until then, and Evil Soul Masters were famous for cultivating quickly below rank ninety. They should only be Mid-Tier Soul Saints now.

Zhongli Tian sneered. "Judging by the aura, it should be a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It can actually speak human language? And there's even a Soul Grandmaster?"

"Interesting. The world truly has changed. A Soul Grandmaster dares provoke Soul Saints now. Should I say you're admirably brave, or that you don't know your own limits?"

"Don't know our own limits? Hmph. You truly don't know your own limits either."

The black forest suddenly moved. It was no metaphor—it was actually moving!

The earth suddenly cracked apart, and countless clumps of soil were forcibly heaved into the air by immense power. Thick roots gleaming with cold metallic luster burst forth from the churning earth.

The tips of the roots instantly pierced through the chest of the weakest, Zhongli Ren. The other two were also surrounded by roots coming from every direction.

The Black Thorn Tree unfurled its branches and leaves. Its once fragile leaves were now sharper than steel blades, seemingly splitting even sunlight in two and scattering patches of light and shadow across the ground.

Countless black vines intertwined into black dragons, swallowing every blood-colored beast soul.

The entire process took only ten seconds. Amid such tremendous spectacle, the Zhongli Three Brothers, once so imposing in the original story, were completely subdued.

Thick roots locked the three men within the tree, while thin vines pierced their flesh, seemingly drawing out their life force.

A wooden face emerged from the trunk of the Black Thorn Tree beside Qiu'er. Both of them knew that face very well—it was Wan Demon King's face.

"Mere seven-ringers dare threaten the Auspicious Beast and toy with Soul Beast souls? Where do you think that leaves the dignity of our Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Auspicious Beast, they no longer have any ability to resist. Soon, they will become nourishment for this Black Thorn Forest."