The carriage was deathly silent, the smell of blood hanging in the air.
All the passengers were silent as cicadas in winter, their faces deathly pale. They held their breath, not even daring to raise their heads.
The burly Wang Chen held a Soul Tool Gun, his eyes scarlet and bloodthirsty. The savage aura pouring from him nearly suffocated the entire carriage.
Xiao Chen sat in his seat like a bystander, without a trace of an ordinary passenger's panic or fear, staring fixedly at the Evil Soul Master before him.
His greatest concern at that moment was whether any accomplices lurked in the shadows.
If he acted rashly and came under attack from several Evil Soul Masters, Na'er and the innocent ordinary people in the carriage would inevitably be caught up in it, suffering heavy casualties.
To be safe, he decided to speak first, pretending to strike up a conversation to probe him, using the opportunity to draw out his background and confirm whether anyone else lay in ambush.
Xiao Chen spoke slowly, without the slightest fear in his voice. "You came alone to hijack this train and brazenly slaughter Federation citizens. Aren't you afraid the Federation will hunt you down afterward, leaving you nowhere to hide?"
The sudden question instantly drew Wang Chen's full attention.
Wang Chen whipped his head around, his scarlet eyes locking onto Xiao Chen. Seeing that he was merely a boy of around ten, his face immediately filled with mockery, and his wild laughter rang through the carriage.
"Ha ha ha! A little brat who doesn't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth runs! If I dare hijack a train alone, of course I've got nothing to fear. Who are you to stick your nose into my business?"
The murderous aura around him surged. Greed and killing intent filled his eyes as he fixed them on Xiao Chen and said with a savage grin, "You're young, but you've got some nerve, daring to provoke me."
"Since you're so unafraid of death, I'll drain your blood first and make you my first victim!"
After hearing that, Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered to fish for information. From the man's tone, confidence, and manner of acting, he could be completely certain that this Evil Soul Master was working alone, with no accomplices lying in ambush.
With the greatest hidden danger weighing on his heart completely eliminated, the concern in Xiao Chen's eyes faded, replaced by cold killing intent.
Since the man was alone, there was no longer any suspense about this battle's outcome.
Xiao Chen's composure enraged Wang Chen.
In his eyes, everyone on the train was trembling with fear, yet this boy alone remained perfectly composed and spoke provocatively. It was the greatest insult to him.
His face twisted savagely as he advanced toward Xiao Chen, step by step.
With every step, the carriage trembled slightly. His violent Soul Power spread unchecked, exerting an overwhelming pressure.
Watching the burly figure draw closer, Xiao Chen's expression remained unchanged. With a quiet stir of his mind, he had no need to stand up or even raise his hand to gather power.
This was the absolute advantage of a Detached Martial Soul!
Others had to act with their own bodies to undergo Martial Soul Possession and release Soul Skills, but his Wither Martial Soul could escape the body's confines and strike by surprise.
Hum!
Pitch-black Soul Power silently gathered behind Wang Chen. Without the slightest warning, three cold, hideous Wither Skeleton Skulls instantly took shape, carrying destructive power as they silently locked onto their target.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three sharp sounds of air being pierced rang out almost simultaneously as three Wither Heads struck Wang Chen squarely in his unguarded back!
"Aaaah! What the hell was that?! Who dares ambush me?!"
Sudden, searing pain instantly swept through his entire body. Wang Chen shuddered violently as bone-chilling Annihilation Power surged madly into him through his wounds, ravaging his meridians and Soul Power.
The intense agony made him howl and scream on the spot, his face filled with disbelief and fury.
He had kept his eyes fixed on the boy ahead the entire time and had not detected any Soul Power fluctuations or anyone making a move, yet his back had suddenly suffered a devastating blow!
That wasn't right. I'd checked-there weren't any experts on this train.
Forcing back the agony, Wang Chen wrenched himself around, his scarlet eyes filled with malice as he tried to find his attacker.
But the instant he turned his head, Xiao Chen's eyes became black as ink, and Soul Power surged around him as he fully completed Martial Soul Possession.
Indeed, his Wither Martial Soul could not only leave his body but also possess him like a Beast Martial Soul.
As he raised his hand, the air trembled again. Another three Wither Skeleton Skulls took shape and, bearing destructive force that would crush everything, once again slammed precisely into Wang Chen's back!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three dull impacts rang out in succession. The destructive power piled up layer upon layer, sweeping through Wang Chen's entire body.
Wang Chen was utterly stunned. His mind went blank, leaving nothing in his heart but shock and fear.
Just seconds earlier, he had been swaggering arrogantly, planning to drink blood to break through, only to inexplicably suffer six bizarre attacks the next moment. Only a few short seconds had passed!
All six Wither Heads struck home, and the bizarre withering effect erupted instantly, frantically stripping away his vitality and unraveling his Soul Power.
Visible gray-black markings instantly spread across his burly body, and his once-vigorous, violent Soul Power rapidly dissipated like floodwater pouring through an open gate.
His body, so powerfully built just moments before, shriveled at a visible rate. His muscles collapsed, his blood and vitality withered, and more than half the strength of his formidable physique was drained away in an instant.
Weakness, powerlessness, stabbing pain in his meridians, severed Soul Power-countless negative effects stacked up instantly. Wang Chen's legs buckled, and he nearly collapsed to the floor.
With his condition plummeting and his life hanging by a thread, Wang Chen panicked badly. Gritting his teeth, he mobilized all his remaining strength and roared, "Bloodthirsty Bear, activate!"
Blood-red Soul Power erupted, and the phantom outline of bear claws faintly appeared.
But Xiao Chen gave him no chance whatsoever to turn the tables.
Quick of eye and hand, Xiao Chen's gaze turned cold as he instantly activated his second Soul Skill!
"Second Soul Skill-Soul Sand Devour!"
Fine grains of brownish-yellow Soul Sand appeared out of thin air and, like a tsunami of quicksand, instantly engulfed Wang Chen completely, imprisoning him tightly.
Countless fine grains of Soul Sand writhed, squeezed, and burrowed ravenously. On one hand, they compressed and restrained Wang Chen's body, sealing off his movements and the circulation of his Soul Power; on the other, they bored into him through his pores and seven orifices, specifically corroding, tearing at, and devouring his soul.
To be honest, even now, Xiao Chen himself found it somewhat incomprehensible.
His Soul Spirit was clearly an Evil Eye, so logically, the Soul Skills it produced should have leaned toward mental abilities. Yet the second Soul Skill he had unlocked was this ability to devour souls.
Although devouring souls did count as a mental ability, he truly could not understand the summoning of Soul Sand. Soul Sand in Minecraft had no such function.
But there was no denying that this Soul Skill was truly powerful.
Now completely engulfed in Soul Sand, Wang Chen did not even have time to scream. The agony inflicted on his soul far exceeded physical pain, instantly plunging him into a haze as what remained of his consciousness was frantically extracted and ground away.
Xiao Chen quietly watched the imprisoned Evil Soul Master, and a sudden doubt arose in his heart. Could I actually be a born Evil Soul Master?
The Evil Soul Master was me all along?
The thought passed in an instant, and Xiao Chen immediately set his mind straight.
No, Aunt Leng told me long ago that I'm a legitimate Dark Attribute Soul Master. I walk the Path of Righteous Darkness, unlike those Evil Soul Masters who have fallen into evil.
That's right, that's right. Vice Spirit Pagoda Master Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu confirmed it herself.
Xiao Chen hesitated no longer, allowing the Soul Sand to continue devouring and grinding away until that Bloodthirsty Bear Evil Soul Master, guilty of countless evil deeds, lost consciousness.
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