Several days later.
Somewhere in a mountain range.
Chen Mo sat cross-legged beneath a large tree.
He calmed his breathing and focused his mind, concentrating intently.
A left arm bone floated before him.
A faint white glow shimmered across the soul bone's surface.
He then poured his soul power into the bone, using it to guide the power within into his left arm.
This was the random thirty-thousand-year soul bone the system had rewarded him with.
The Thirty-Thousand-Year Golden Dragon Left Arm Bone!
Absorbing a soul bone, however, was far from easy.
An intense burning, tearing sensation subjected Chen Mo to excruciating pain.
His brows knitted tightly!
His body trembled slightly, sweat beading on his forehead, while his back was already soaked.
Yet he gritted his teeth and refused to make a sound.
"Strange. Doesn't this guy have a body martial soul? Why is he absorbing a light-attribute Golden Dragon left arm bone?"
Not far away.
The Ice Empress sat on a rock, standing guard over Chen Mo.
Bored, she swung her plump little legs back and forth.
Her little face was full of confusion as she spoke.
Suddenly.
She sensed an evil aura.
"Hmm? Someone's here!"
The Ice Empress abruptly turned her gaze toward the bushes.
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
With a whoosh, she vanished.
Within the bushes.
An evil soul master crept furtively toward Chen Mo, skulking like Voldemort.
"Heh heh heh!"
"Looks like luck is really on my side today. Not only do I get two fine-quality Corpse Slaves, I get a soul bone too."
"Huh? Where did that little girl go?"
"Did she run off?"
"Whatever. I'll take this brat down first. Besides, this is my territory. How far could that little wench possibly run?"
After letting out a series of sinister chuckles.
The fellow summoned his martial soul and prepared to launch a sneak attack.
Suddenly!
Freezing air surged forth.
It was as though winter had descended.
The evil soul master's movements faltered involuntarily, and he said in confusion, "How strange. It's the height of summer, and it was sweltering just a moment ago. Why has it suddenly turned cold?"
"Wait! There's..."
Before he could finish.
A gust of wind and snow swept past.
The surrounding air instantly began to freeze.
The evil soul master was frozen from head to toe in an instant.
Before long, he was encased in a massive block of ice.
"You think you can escape before this empress? You're nowhere near qualified!"
Resting one hand on the ice block, the Ice Empress strode forward with effortless flair.
She did not spare the evil soul master a glance.
This fellow was beneath her notice.
After a long while.
Chen Mo's soul bone fusion entered its final stage.
As his soul power melded with it, the soul bone slowly sank into Chen Mo's left arm.
A golden light flashed.
The fusion succeeded!
Chen Mo let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
"Level 37."
The Thirty-Thousand-Year Golden Dragon Left Arm Bone had given him three levels of soul power and one soul skill.
Not bad at all.
The Ice Empress approached with the frozen evil soul master in tow.
"Looks like you got a pretty decent boost."
"Now that you're finished, I'll leave him for you to deal with."
"This guy tried to ambush you while you were fusing with the soul bone. He also said something about Corpse Slaves. Didn't sound like anything good."
Chen Mo had been concentrating on fusing with the soul bone.
And with the Ice Empress protecting him.
He had not paid much attention to his surroundings.
Corpse Slaves?
An evil soul master!
His expression turned grim, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.
On the Douluo Continent, there was not a single decent evil soul master.
Especially in the current era.
"Evil soul master" was the vilest of insults.
They were the scum of scum.
Even beasts stood above evil soul masters.
These fellows cultivated by devouring the blood essence of ordinary people and soul masters. The truly deranged did not even spare infants, believing that pure souls could improve the quality of their Evil Power.
And that was only the tip of the iceberg.
They slaughtered civilians en masse for nothing more than amusement.
They abducted youths and children to conduct experiments on living subjects.
Their countless crimes against humanity had made everyone on the continent despise evil soul masters.
Chen Mo was naturally no exception.
Looking at the evil soul master before him, he involuntarily clenched his fists.
"Today, I'll use you to test the power of my new soul skill!"
"Light Energy Aggregation!"
Golden light immediately erupted from Chen Mo's right hand.
Countless particles of light began gathering.
This was the soul skill his soul bone had granted him.
The skill would continuously strengthen his left arm, greatly enhancing its strength, explosive power, destructive power, and resistance to blows, while also providing a purification effect.
The Ice Empress waved her little hand, instantly melting away most of the solidly frozen block of ice.
The evil soul master tried to break free and flee, but unfortunately, he had been frozen by the Ice Empress's ultimate ice for too long.
He could not move at all.
Once Chen Mo finished gathering the light, he clenched his right fist and hurled a vicious punch!
Crack—bang!!!
The ice shattered, and the evil soul master shattered along with it.
He was smashed into more than a dozen pieces, dead beyond all doubt.
Looking at the evil soul master's remains scattered across the ground, the Ice Empress said in bewilderment, "Humans are so strange. You're the same kind, yet you slaughter one another."
"No!"
"Strictly speaking, evil soul masters can't even be considered human. They're worse than beasts!" Not a trace of sympathy appeared in Chen Mo's eyes.
He then explained the evil soul masters' countless atrocities and origins to the Ice Empress in detail.
Sure enough.
After hearing about the evil soul masters' crimes against humanity, the Ice Empress, brimming with a sense of justice.
Was so furious that her teeth itched.
"These bastards really are disgusting. No wonder you said they're worse than beasts. You were absolutely right!"
"I swear, if I ever run into these bastards, I'll wipe out every last one I see!"
Chen Mo considered it for a moment.
With the Ice Empress's current strength and her ultimate ice attribute, she could slaughter everyone in the Holy Spirit Cult with ease, apart from Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
After cursing the evil soul masters, the Ice Empress turned her ire on Tang San.
"And that bastard named Tang San! Why did he have to destroy that Slaughter City when it was perfectly fine? He actually let so many evil soul masters loose."
"I wouldn't have said anything if he'd killed all the evil soul masters. But the worst part is that after releasing them, he just dusted off his backside and left to enjoy himself in the Divine Realm."
"I really don't know how someone like that became a god. If I ever get the chance, I'll give him a good kicking!"
"And that Tang Sect he founded probably isn't a nest of good birds either. If I get the chance, I'll teach every last person in it a lesson."
Once the Ice Empress finished her angry tirade.
Chen Mo hurriedly clapped in approval. "Exactly! Give that Tang fellow a good thrashing, and the Tang Sect too."
"We've rested enough. It's time to get moving."
The Ice Empress nodded.
But just as the two were about to leave.
They suddenly heard the sounds of fighting in the distance.
Taking a closer look.
They discovered a group of evil soul masters pursuing a teenage girl.
"How shameless! So many people chasing down one girl."
"Ice Empress, get rea... Huh? Where'd she go?"
Indignant, Chen Mo had been about to call on the Ice Empress to join him in rescuing the girl.
But the Ice Empress had already vanished.
He turned to look and found that she had already charged straight in.
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