Chapter 106: Escape
The black fog did not spread to the others.
Lei Ying and the rest merely cast a glance at the distant fog before withdrawing their gazes and focusing fully on the evil soul masters before them. They trusted that Lin Beiya could deal with any trouble that came his way.
"Third Soul Skill—Endless Fire Pillar."
With the amplification from the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, the flames around Lei Ying grew even more terrifying. A column of raging fire erupted violently from the ground, instantly engulfing an evil soul master in front of her.
There wasn't even time for a scream—the man was reduced to ashes on the spot.
A simple increase in soul power could not erase the gap between martial souls. The Blazing Lion martial soul was among the strongest on the entire continent.
After killing one enemy, Lei Ying did not lower her guard. She had already sensed someone approaching from behind.
"Little bitch, you're ruthless. Let me cool you down from the inside out."
A blood-red longsword radiating icy malice stabbed straight toward Lei Ying's back. Just as she was about to unleash another fire pillar to swallow him whole, a long arrow infused with wind-element energy shot in from afar and struck the evil soul master squarely in the back.
Blood sprayed from his mouth as the immense force of the arrow sent him flying dozens of meters through the air. He crashed to the ground and died on the spot—never rising again.
Lei Ying raised an eyebrow and nodded toward Qiu Tete, who was drawing her Demon-Breaking Bow in the distant forest. She smiled back in response.
Every member of the team—except Lin Beiya—was fighting in coordination rather than alone.
Wei Xu wielded the Dragon Roaring Spear as he darted through the evil soul masters, swiftly taking two lives. However, he soon found himself surrounded.
Just as three evil soul masters were about to strike him down, countless vines erupted from the ground in an instant, binding the three tightly like dumplings.
Wei Xu would never waste such a golden opportunity.
The Dragon Roaring Spear split into three and shot forward, piercing straight through the bodies of the trapped evil soul masters and killing them instantly.
Meanwhile, Shi Nuo—who had activated three soul skills that boosted strength and defense—appeared utterly relaxed on the battlefield.
From start to finish, he kept his arms folded across his chest. The Iai Barrier repeatedly bounced back any evil soul master who rushed at him.
And whenever an enemy lost balance due to a deflected attack, Yu Quan and Si Min swooped down from the sky to harvest their lives with precision.
Seeing his subordinates falling in droves, the sinister man—protected in the center—could no longer sit still. He roared angrily at the remaining evil soul masters:
"Go kill that little girl with the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul first! Without her buffs, these brats won't amount to anything!"
At their leader's command, several evil soul masters immediately shifted their gaze toward Mo Xue, who was being protected behind Ye Lüsu. They surged toward the trio in a frenzy.
Ye Lüsu's eyes hardened. He knew his moment had arrived.
The enemy was about to launch a rabid assault on their support.
Just as he was about to summon vines around himself, a massive, ghostly green soul body suddenly appeared in front of him.
"I'll handle this, Senior."
"Hm?"
"Ming Xin, you little brat, what are you doing? Get back to Mo Xue's side!"
In Ye Lüsu's mind, Ming Xin certainly had great potential—but he had begun cultivating far too late. At merely the rank of a Soul Master, how much trouble could he possibly cause?
Yet what Ming Xin did next shattered his understanding completely.
Wearing the Cancer Gold Cloth, Ming Xin slowly raised a finger and pointed at the evil soul masters rushing toward them. Rings of dark green light silently spread outward.
"Praesepe Underworld Waves!"
The struck evil soul masters collapsed to the ground instantly. One by one, their souls began to drift out of their bodies.
Confusion was written all over those translucent faces—they had no idea how they had ended up in such a state.
Without awakening his Cosmo, Ming Xin was still unable to open a passage to the Underworld through telekinesis. Thus, he could only annihilate these twisted souls on the spot.
"Praesepe Soul Burial Wave!"
A brilliant white light enveloped the souls. A terrifying pulling force tore them apart in an instant, shattering them completely.
Even the always-composed Ye Lüsu was left dumbfounded by the sight. He turned to look at Ming Xin beside him and said—
"Another little monster showed up?"
Defeating several enhanced Soul Elders with nothing but Soul Master cultivation—such a feat was simply unheard of.
Ming Xin shook his head, showing no hint of pride.
Having comprehended the cancer Battle Technique, he naturally understood its drawbacks. If Praesepe Underworld Waves failed to hit its target, the enemy's soul could not be stripped away, and the other technique would have no chance to be used at all.
He had merely taken advantage of the enemy's ignorance of his abilities.
If he truly wished to become strong, he still had a very long road ahead of him—at the very least, he needed to continuously improve the hit rate of Praesepe Underworld Waves.
As the number of evil soul masters continuously decreased, the balance of the battlefield also began to subtly shift.
Watching from afar, the sinister man grew increasingly anxious. No matter how hard he tried, he could not accept that his once-invincible ability had been crushed by a group of children.
"Damn it, we retreat—head straight for the City of Slaughter!"
"Huh? But we haven't killed enough civilians yet!"
"Enough nonsense! If those brats finish off the rest of our people, we won't even have the chance to reach the City of Slaughter!"
"O… okay!"
With the two subordinates guarding him, the sinister man turned and fled eastward without a second glance.
But how could his movements possibly escape Lin Beiya's perception?
"Trying to run? You're dreaming."
"Hahaha, brat, you'd better worry about how you're going to survive inside my black fog."
"Being blind feels pretty good, doesn't it—"
Before the Soul Ancestor could finish speaking, a golden beam of light pierced straight through his throat. Even in death, he could not comprehend how his opponent had so accurately pinpointed his location.
"Who said I needed my eyes to find you?"
"There are a hundred ways to kill you."
As the Soul Ancestor fell, the black fog scattered completely, leaving only the final Soul Ancestor staring at Lin Beiya from afar.
This was the inherent flaw of Flower of Fear martial soul's support.
Even knowing defeat was inevitable, not a single one of the remaining evil soul masters chose to flee—because they no longer felt any fear of death at all.
As the final Soul Ancestor activated his fourth soul ring, three more hideous giant rats burst from the ground. Together with the undead rat that had previously blocked Starlight Extinction, they lunged toward Lin Beiya in a frenzy.
Without the slightest ripple of emotion in his eyes, Lin Beiya slowly raised his hand. Threads of lightning crackled around his palm.
"Arc Geminga!"
As the arcs of electricity condensed into a brilliant blue sphere, Lin Beiya hurled it straight into the rat swarm.
An overwhelming pulling force dragged the four giant rats toward the center of the electric orb—along with the Soul Ancestor himself.
"BOOM—!"
An explosion erupted, and the shockwave swept across the entire village. Even the team members still fighting other enemies were drawn by the deafening blast.
What met their eyes was a massive crater more than several dozen meters wide.
Ye Lüsu and the others sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
Was this really power on the level of a Soul Ancestor?
The rat Soul Ancestor had been completely obliterated, leaving not even a trace behind. Lin Beiya turned his gaze in the direction the sinister man had fled and curled his lips into a disdainful smile.
"Where do you think you can run to?"
After giving Ye Lüsu a brief nod, Lin Beiya activated his telekinesis and vanished from the spot.
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End of Chapter