Just then, a drawn-out clapping sound came from the depths of the street's shadows.
"Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic!"
A hoarse, eerie voice rang out, and a figure draped in a wide black robe slowly emerged from the shadows of the building, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present.
No one expected that someone was hiding in this place.
Beneath the black robe, a layer of eerie black mist swirled, and his entire being exuded an aura of evil.
Xu Qing's brows furrowed suddenly, a strong sense of alarm rising in his heart. He could clearly sense that chilling aura.
Evil Soul Master?!
Just then, the thug who had been following Xu Qing and Gu Yuena saw this and turned to run away.
The Evil Soul Master let out a sinister laugh, "Hey, where do you think you're going?"
In an instant, the Evil Soul Master's figure appeared in front of the thug.
The thug turned to run away in fright, only to see a sharp claw pierce straight through his chest.
What's even more terrifying is that the thug's entire body was rapidly shriveling up at a visible speed, his flesh and blood, his vital energy being completely drained away. In just a few breaths, he turned into a wrinkled, dried-up corpse, collapsing onto the cold stone floor.
"Brother--!!"
The hatch of a damaged white standard mech was smashed open with a bang, and a thug scrambled out in a disheveled state.
Witnessing his companion turn into a dried corpse in an instant, grief and rage clouded his mind. He roared, his Soul Power exploded, a White Soul Ring appeared behind him, and a pair of gray-black wings suddenly grew from his back. He pushed off the ground with both feet and charged towards the black-robed Evil Soul Master without regard for anything else.
I'm going to kill you!
He was just an ordinary Soul Master at the first level, barely able to fly short distances thanks to his Martial Soul Wings. But in front of this Evil Soul Master, that little bit of power was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Without even moving a step, the Evil Soul Master waved his wide sleeves, and several jet-black Soul Power chains shot out, instantly Entanglement the thug's limbs.
"Let me go!!" The thug struggled desperately, flapping his wings, but the chains tightened more and more, and he couldn't break free at all.
Dark Soul Power surged wildly into his body along the chains, causing his life force to rapidly drain away. Warm blood seemed to penetrate his flesh and flow backward along the black chains into the black robe.
In just a few breaths, the thug who had been roaring and struggling just moments before fell silent. His body was completely drained of blood, and his body hung limply on the chains. Another desiccated corpse was casually tossed to the ground.
Gu Yuena took a half step forward, a chill quietly gathering in her palm, icy mist slowly swirling around her, her cold eyes fixed on the black-robed figure.
Xu Qing stood a few steps in front of Gu Yuena, and faint golden dragon scales reappeared on his right arm. Soul Power surged beneath his feet. He had not yet fully recovered the power he had expended in the battle against the mecha, but he dared not relax in the slightest when facing this enemy of unknown origin.
A strange, eerie laugh emanated from beneath the black robe.
"What an unexpected gain," the Evil Soul Master's voice was hoarse and grating, his gaze fixed on Xu Qing, filled with greed. "It's rare to encounter such pure holy light energy. If you were to grow stronger, I can't even imagine what you would become. And look at the sheer amount of blood energy you possess... tsk tsk... if I could devour you, my cultivation would definitely advance even further."
As soon as he finished speaking, the black robe suddenly bulged outwards, and thick, dark mist billowed out from the hem, enveloping most of the street.
The other thugs who crawled out of the white mech were trembling with fear, cowering behind the collapsed wreckage, their courage to escape almost completely gone.
Just as the black mist was about to approach Xu Qing, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Xu Qing's body.
The moment it touched the golden light, it was like cold water being poured into a scalding fire; a sizzling sound immediately rang out as it was continuously melted and disintegrated within the golden light.
The Evil Soul Master narrowed his eyes, and four Soul Ring slowly rose behind him, one yellow and one purple.
Soul Ancestor?!
Before Xu Qing could think further...
The Evil Soul Master launched an attack the next moment.
Come! Become my nourishment!
He raised his hand high, and the black mist suddenly contracted, condensing into several ferocious black mist demonic shadows. The demonic shadows roared and howled, their fangs bared, and they pounced from different directions.
The magnificent golden Soul Ring beneath Xu Qing's feet lit up once more, and with a dragon's roar, his right hand transformed into a golden dragon claw, its cold light gleaming.
The fatigue from the fierce battle with the mechs still lingered in his body, but facing the imminent threat of death, Xu Qing once again activated the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul with all his might.
" Xu Qing, leave the left side to me," Gu Yuena's voice rang out from the side.
Countless ice spears flew out with a whooshing sound, densely packed like a torrential rain, aimed directly at the two black mist demonic figures rushing in from the left.
The moment the ice spear struck the demonic shadow, its body froze solid, then exploded with a deafening roar, turning into scattered black mist.
The remaining demonic shadows had already rushed close. Xu Qing leaped up, his dragon claws carrying an aura of light and holiness as they slashed out fiercely.
Clang!
Golden claws tore through the black mist, instantly slicing a demonic shadow into pieces.
And it slowly faded away in the golden light.
After Xu Qing dealt with the two demonic shadows, the stone slab beneath his feet suddenly shattered, and his figure transformed into a golden streak of light, charging straight towards the Evil Soul Master.
The Evil Soul Master looked at Xu Qing, who was rushing towards him, with a cold, mocking glint in his eyes, as if he had been waiting for him to get close.
Just as he was about to reach the Evil Soul Master, Xu Qing didn't step forward. Instead, he flipped his right hand, producing two round objects, which he then hurled at the opponent with all his might.
Two round objects streaked across the night sky, shooting out with a whooshing sound.
The Evil Soul Master looked puzzled. Before he could even see what was flying towards him, two loud bangs exploded right in front of him!
A violent shockwave swept in all directions, billowing smoke and dust instantly spreading outwards, and the dark, malevolent energy was torn apart and scattered by the flames of the explosion.
"What?!"
Amidst the smoke and dust Evil Soul Master's angry shouts rang out.
The moment he realized something was wrong, he hastily erected a defensive barrier. The force of the explosion slammed into the barrier, causing it to tremble violently and crack like a spiderweb.
Even though he wasn't directly and severely injured by the explosion, the violent shockwave still forced him to stagger back several steps, and the edges of his black robe were burned in several places by the flying shards.
On the other side, just as the explosion rang out and everyone's attention was drawn to the battlefield, the gang leader quickly gave a wink to his few remaining men.
His gaze swept over the three people engaged in fierce combat, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes. Not daring to linger any longer, he quietly retreated under the cover of the smoke and dust raised by the explosion.
The remaining henchmen were already terrified, and seeing their boss signal them, they dared not stay in this dangerous place any longer, and quickly followed their leader.