thefictionvixens Chapter 76 The Cunning Evil Soul Master
Chapter 76 The Cunning Evil Soul Master
Chapter 76 The Cunning Evil Soul Master
Deep within the cave, bandits continued to pour out to join the battle, but whether it was Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, or Xixi, each of them was busy mowing down the bandits on a large scale.
The band of thieves was led by three Soul Kings, who were carefully dealing with Ma Xiaotao and her two companions.
Beibei shouted and was about to rush forward, but Ye Nanxiao stopped her with a hand, saying, "Don't rush."
Wang Yan looked at Ye Nanxiao with a puzzled expression. Ye Nanxiao called out to Ma Xiaotao, who was waving her phoenix wings, "Sister Xiaotao, step back a bit."
Upon hearing Ye Nanxiao's voice, Ma Xiaotao didn't think twice and quickly retreated to create space.
Dai Yueheng seized the opportunity and ripped a Soul King-level opponent apart, blood splattering everywhere. Immediately afterward, the dazzling White Tiger Meteor Shower was unleashed, blasting away the enemies who wanted to circle around and attack Gongyang Mo and his companions.
Ye Nanxiao flashed forward, and the extreme cold that had been gathering power suddenly erupted.
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng were closest when they heard a deep, hoarse voice in their ears: "Go on a killing spree."
Extreme cold pervaded the air, and thick icicles broke through the ground, spreading forward like thorns. The sharp icicles pierced directly through the bandits in sight, turning them into ice sculptures before they could even scream.
All I could see was a white light.
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng looked at Ye Nanxiao in surprise, not expecting him to suddenly erupt.
Huo Yuhao spotted a bandit with a white spirit ring just like himself. This bandit only had a single white spirit ring. Huo Yuhao released a mental shock, and purple-gold flames instantly shot out from Huo Yuhao's eyes. The mental spirit skill combining the Purple Demon Eye and the Soul Shock burst forth instantly.
The bandit targeted by Huo Yuhao shuddered violently, and then, a scene that left Huo Yuhao dumbfounded appeared.
The bandit's head exploded like a rotten watermelon, scattering bright red blood, white brain matter, and other strangely colored substances everywhere. The other bandits nearby were terrified and quickly scattered, completely bewildered as to how their companion had died.
Huo Yuhao was shocked. He never expected that the power of his soul impact could reach such a level. Watching the corpse with its shattered head slowly fall to the ground, the shocking scene made Huo Yuhao vomit with a "whoosh!" He had to remember that just a moment ago it was a living person!
Seeing Huo Yuhao vomit, Xiao Xiao, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but bend over and vomit as well.
Just then, a sharp, long howl echoed from the depths of the cave, "Who dares to oppose the messenger of death! You will all die! You will all become my corpse slaves!"
Upon hearing this sound, the bandits did not become excited; instead, they quickly retreated, and each of them trembled with fear.
"Watch out!" Huo Yuhao had just finished vomiting when he suddenly shouted, because his mental detection revealed to his horror that the corpses on the ground were growing larger and turning red at an alarming rate.
Apart from Ye Nanxiao's frozen corpse, the rest of the bodies turned into terrifying bombs. Violent roars echoed throughout the cave, and horrific explosions accompanied by flying flesh and blood throughout the cave.
The seven inner disciples, who were in the midst of a fierce battle and had killed a large number of enemies, were not so lucky; they were right in the epicenter of the explosion.
"Not good!" Ma Xiaotao's pupils shrank sharply as the corpses around her and the other six monsters swelled violently, and there were five more corpses behind Ling Luochen.
"What a pity." Ling Luochen sensed the fluctuations of soul power around him and looked at the white figure standing in front of him, a look of despair appearing in his eyes.
"I've heard that girls who smile a lot are lucky." A familiar voice rang out, and Ling Luochen's eyes widened. "You, weren't you at the very front?"
Wang Yan's eyes widened in fury as he roared. A white streak of light shot into the cave entrance, revealing Elder Xuan, who was observing from outside. Elder Xuan had not expected that the power generated by this explosion would surpass that of an ordinary Soul Emperor.
Another figure draped in a black robe flashed to Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng's side.
Ye Nanxiao scoffed, "A messenger of death? You dare to flaunt your inferior corpse explosion spell in front of an archmage?"
The expected explosion was not as violent. Xiao Ye No. 1 and No. 2, who had been lying in wait, suddenly appeared just as the corpses around Ma Xiaotao were about to explode. They slammed their hands on the ground and shouted, "Multiple Ice Prisons!"
The ice spread rapidly, freezing most of the corpses, but a small number still exploded. The poisonous blood from the explosions was highly corrosive, like strong acid, and hissing sounds of corrosion echoed from the cave ceiling to the cave walls. The hidden enemy not only caused the corpses to explode but also imbued them with deadly poison.
Ice prisons protected everyone inside, blocking most of the toxic blood produced by the exploding corpses.
Elder Xuan rushed directly to the Seven Devils. Apart from Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen, the other four students were all seriously injured, and Yao Haoxuan even had some poisonous blood on his body.
"They need immediate treatment! Teacher Wang Yan and I can hold them off here for now," said Xiao Ye No. 2, who was closer to Elder Xuan.
"Are you confident?" Elder Xuan asked anxiously.
"The opponent is a Soul King, I'm confident," Xiao Ye No. 1 replied seriously.
The strange evil spirit master made Elder Xuan dare not be careless at all. With a wave of his hand, he directly enveloped the four injured students and said to Ye Nanxiao with a serious expression, "I'll leave this place to you for now. I'll take them to the military camp. Be careful. Holding out for a quarter of an hour should be enough!" After saying that, he rushed out of the cave like a streak of light.
Some students were injured and their bodies were stained with poisonous blood. Elder Xuan had to transfer Yao Haoxuan and the others immediately. He chose to trust Ye Nanxiao and return as soon as possible.
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng were pounding their blood from the explosion, while Ling Luochen knelt on one knee with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
What was originally an overwhelming situation has turned into such a tragic state.
Beibei and the others were all stunned; it all happened so suddenly.
"Wake up!" A loud shout woke the stunned crowd. The lines on Ye Nanxiao's face had turned blood red, and his bewitching fox eyes flashed with an eerie red light in the cave.
"Hehehe, it seems you discovered me a long time ago." A person shrouded in a black robe flew out. He was very thin, but his face could not be seen. Only the five soul rings, three yellow and two purple, on his body could be seen shining brightly.
"But can you protect so many people? You must have expended a lot of energy just now, right?" the black-robed man chuckled, and a gray-black beam of light shot out, aimed directly at Ma Xiaotao.
The ray struck quickly, and Ma Xiaotao hastily shielded her chest with the phoenix wings, only to be blasted away. Taking advantage of the moment, the black-robed man struck Dai Yueheng with a palm, his withered hand carrying thick, liquid-like black soul power.
Dai Yueheng's blood and qi surged, and in his haste, he had no choice but to take the blow from the man in black robes.
Ye Nanxiao caught Ma Xiaotao in a flash and quickly checked her injuries. As for Dai Yueheng, he had already flown to Ye Nanxiao's side.
Ye Nanxiao pointed a finger, and the frost instantly froze the thick black soul power on Dai Yueheng's body. However, this only temporarily stopped the attack, so Ye Nanxiao had to forcibly separate the thick black liquid from Dai Yueheng's body.
"I was careless. The abilities of evil spirit masters are just too bizarre!" Ye Nanxiao regretted his carelessness.
In just a short while, the man in black robes charged into the crowd in the outer courtyard and slaughtered them.
After the black-robed man slapped thick black soul power onto Xiao Ye No. 1 and No. 2, they were unable to move.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were sent flying by the black-robed man's soul power. Originally, the black-robed man wanted to grab Jiang Nannan, but Xiao Ye No. 3 lifted the hood of his head, revealing Ye Nanxiao's face, and struck out with a palm.
The hand that had transformed into cold jade touched the withered hand filled with thick black liquid, and extreme cold spread out from Xiao Ye No. 3's hand.
The man in black robes was very wary of Ye Nanxiao's terrifying chill. He shouted loudly, forcefully knocked back Little Ye No. 3, and flung out a large mass of thick black substance.
Xiao Ye No. 3 dared not be careless at all. He summoned the Ice Prison to block in front of him. He could not lose his fighting ability like No. 1 and No. 2. He needed to protect Jiang Nannan.
The man in the black robe let out a piercing scream, which startled everyone. He then retreated, grabbing Huo Yuhao along the way and disappearing deeper into the cave.
"Yuhao!" Wang Dong finally realized what was happening, but Huo Yuhao had completely disappeared. Remembering the corpses from the earlier explosion, Wang Dong felt his mind go blank.
In the short time that followed, the man in black robes, with his strange abilities, stormed into the group right under Ye Nanxiao's noses and caused a ruckus. Before leaving, he also grabbed Huo Yuhao.
"Damn it!" More soul power surged from Ye Nanxiao's body, and two more blood-red lines appeared on his face, making it four blood-red lines. He got up, exchanged a glance with Little Ye No. 3, and rushed in the direction where the black-robed man had disappeared.
"Wait for me!" Ma Xiaotao spread her wings and said to Wang Yan, "Teacher Wang Yan, lead the team to retreat!" After saying that, she rushed towards Ye Nanxiao's direction.
Dai Yueheng originally wanted to follow, but Wang Yan stopped him, saying, "Let's all look after each other. We'll retreat first. This is not a battle you can get involved in."
"Damn it!" Beibei slammed her fist against the wall and shouted in frustration.
The strong, fishy stench made Huo Yuhao's chest feel tight. A chilling aura, as if it were baring its fangs and claws, surged wildly into his body from the front of his collar where he was being grabbed. It was a coldness completely different from his ice attribute, cold and evil, with a rolling stench. The cold and dry feeling was like countless venomous snakes crawling into his body.
The messenger of death ran through the tunnel at an astonishing speed, sprinting and pounding his hands against the walls to detonate the explosives he had planted inside.
He was able to lead the Death Hand bandits across the mountains not only because of his evil soul master skills, but more importantly because of his caution and prudence. This was not the first time he had encountered a situation like today. However, as long as he lived, it wouldn't be long before a brand new bandit group would be rebuilt.
Without turning his head, Ye Nanxiao said to Ma Xiaotao, who had caught up with him, "Stay behind me and don't stray even a step."
Ye Nanxiao sensed that a large amount of explosives were buried in the surrounding walls. He made a hand seal with his right hand, and the Extreme Cold Calamity erupted. The soul power in his body surged out and froze the surrounding walls.
"Sister Xiaotao, don't rush. Yuhao only has two white spirit rings. Most evil spirit masters think Huo Yuhao is no threat. There are a lot of explosives buried here, so don't rush in rashly." Ye Nanxiao pulled back Ma Xiaotao, who was thinking of speeding up.
"Okay." No matter how anxious Ma Xiaotao was, she could only listen to Ye Nanxiao. The evil soul master had been able to unleash an attack that surpassed that of the soul emperor. Who knew if he had any other tricks up his sleeve?
Ye Nanxiao was indeed not in a hurry, after all, Huo Yuhao had two great soul beasts inside his body, as well as the only necromancer in the world, Ilex.
"This place is truly disgusting to me," the Snow Emperor's voice rang out in disgust.
"Just a little longer, we'll be out soon," Ye Nanxiao replied.
After settling Yao Haoxuan and the others, Elder Xuan rushed back, only to learn that Huo Yuhao had been captured and that Ye Nanxiao and Ma Xiaotao were in pursuit.
"Damn it!" Xuan Lao's back arched suddenly, his tattered clothes, stained with oil, burst open instantly, and his back muscles swelled up at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, his entire size increased by at least twice, and a spiral-shaped horn grew from each side of his head.
The moment Elder Xuan released his martial spirit, the entire cave was bathed in a yellowish-brown light, and the air inside seemed to solidify.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—nine spirit rings shone with dazzling brilliance and rose instantly, turning Elder Xuan's messy hair completely brownish-yellow.
With a sudden stomp of his right foot on the ground, a huge crater exploded open.
The old man bent down, his large, fan-like hands striking the pit with astonishing speed, blasting a passage through it. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the ground.
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