"Hahaha..." The Ten-Thousand Souls Corpse King threw his head back and laughed. His laughter sounded like millions of people howling at once, shaking the surrounding rock walls. "A hundred years! I'm finally free! Duan Changfeng!! Your seal couldn't hold me in the end!"
He lowered his head, turning his eye sockets, where eerie green flames flickered, toward Lin Jin.
"So you were the one... who killed my puppet..." There was a hint of amusement in his voice. "You're strong, much stronger than those useless fools. And... I can sense that your soul is delicious."
Lin Jin stared at him and instantly sensed his current strength.
Quasi-Transcendent Level, or a quasi-SS-Rank Weird.
"All that commotion, and this is all you've got?"
The Ten-Thousand Souls Corpse King froze for a moment, then laughed even more brazenly.
"Interesting. Very interesting. Sealed for a hundred years, and I meet such an interesting human the moment I get out."
"You've got far more guts than that old bastard Duan Changfeng. When he saw me back then, his face was as pale as a corpse."
"My strength may have declined severely, but it's more than enough to deal with a human brat like you!"
As his words fell, he raised a massive arm and reached for Lin Jin.
"As the first human to witness my escape from the seal, I'll give you a quick death."
The arm blotted out the sky as it descended straight toward him at astonishing speed.
The air compressed into visible white shock waves that spread outward continuously. Unable to withstand the pressure, the ground cracked inch by inch.
"Then I'll stretch my legs a little."
Lin Jin did not dodge. He clapped his hands together.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."
The ground shook violently.
The next second, countless thick trees burst