Chapter 150: A One-vs-Four Sweep in Sendai! Special Grade Cursed Tool: Soul-Stealing Chain!
Lin Xuan wiped the blood off the Soul Releasing Blade, casting a cold glance at the corpse by his feet whose eyes remained wide open in death.
He looked decent enough on the surface, but the bloodlust on him was so thick it had almost materialized; this kind of hypocrite was even more nauseating than an Evil Soul Master who killed openly.
Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze and was about to move when he suddenly came to a sharp halt.
In the shadows behind him, something seemed to be wriggling and crawling, emitting a fine, scalp-numbing rustling sound, like countless insect legs scuttling across the ground.
A cold light flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes as he whipped around, slashing his blade toward the shadows behind him!
"Clang—!"
The black meat cleaver was sliced in two. The broken blade spun through the air and embedded itself into the nearby ruins.
Simultaneously, that patch of shadow suddenly came to life!
No, it wasn't a shadow! It was an endless swarm of black insects!
They were dense and layered, pouring out from every crack in the ruins and crawling from every inch of shadow on the ground.
Each one was the size of a fingernail, pitch black all over, with shells gleaming with an oily luster.
They had sharp mouthparts, and their six slender legs scurried across the ground, making a tooth-gritting rustling noise.
The insect tide surged toward Lin Xuan like a black wave, blotting out the surroundings!
Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, understanding what was happening. It seemed that Evil Soul Master Soul Saint couldn't hold back any longer and had made his move...
Unperturbed, a thick layer of darkness surged onto the Soul Releasing Blade.
The darkness was like a living thing, spreading along the blade until the entire weapon was dyed a pure, ink-black. Then, he delivered several consecutive slashes at the incoming black insect tide!
Wherever the blade passed, the darkness opened like an abyssal maw, swallowing all those insects whole.
However, the moment Lin Xuan dealt with the swarm in front of him, a dark figure abruptly appeared behind him!
It was the Insect Demon!
Beneath his hideous insect mask, his crimson eyes flickered with monstrous killing intent. Holding the remaining half of the black meat cleaver, he hacked down viciously at Lin Xuan's back!
Lin Xuan didn't look back; he simply leaned forward slightly. The blade grazed past his hair, severing a few black strands.
Simultaneously, he used the momentum to spin his body and delivered a fierce kick, striking the Insect Demon square in the abdomen!
"Boom—!"
The terrifying force sent the Insect Demon flying like a cannonball. His body crashed through several houses, sending rubble flying and dust billowing, before finally coming to a stop in a pile of ruins.
Lin Xuan twirled his blade and stood tall, looking down with a disdainful gaze at the Insect Demon struggling to crawl out of the ruins.
He extended his left hand and beckoned the pathetic figure with a finger, his voice cold as a blade.
"Come. Continue."
The Insect Demon gritted his teeth, his face beneath the mask twisting to the extreme, his killing intent almost overflowing from his eyes.
He stared fixedly at the silver-white school uniform Lin Xuan was wearing, his voice raspy and ruthless.
"When did a monster with Ultimate Darkness appear in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?!"
Lin Xuan gave a cold laugh. "You don't know me?"
He paused, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes as he continued, "No rush, you'll find out soon enough."
Before his voice even faded, his hands directly formed a seal!
The shadows beneath his feet suddenly surged like ink dropped into clear water, expanding crazily. In the next instant, a massive, pale shadow descended from the darkness with a boom.
Shikigami: Max Elephant!
Its trunk was as thick as a pillar, and as its four feet hit the ground, the earth trembled. A terrifying pressure swept in all directions, causing the surrounding rubble to jump and rattle!
Seeing Max Elephant descend from the shadow, the Insect Demon was stunned, but then a look of wild joy appeared in his eyes, and his voice even trembled.
"So it's you! Lin Xuan!"
He let out a chilling laugh, one filled with ruthlessness.
"We hadn't even gone looking for you yet, and you actually delivered yourself to our door! Good! Very good! If I can kill you here, I'm sure the Holy Cult will help me become a Titled Douluo!"
Lin Xuan had a strange look in his eyes. Was the brain of an Evil Soul Master really this dysfunctional? Kill me? Do you think you're a Limit Douluo?
He didn't care to waste any more words. Lifting the Soul Releasing Blade again, he charged straight at the Insect Demon!
Simultaneously, the Shikigami Max Elephant raised its trunk, and a terrifyingly massive stream of water blasted out like a white silk ribbon, annihilating the tide-like insect swarm in the surroundings!
Although he was ecstatic, the Insect Demon still had some brains. From the brief exchange just now, he knew very well that Lin Xuan's strength wasn't something he could easily overcome.
With a wide wave of his hand, endless Bone-Eating Demon Insects instantly rushed out from the ruins in all directions, pressing down on Lin Xuan like a black tide!
Lin Xuan first forced the Insect Demon back with a slash, then slammed the Soul Releasing Blade into the ground!
Vast Soul Power poured into the blade, and the earth began to shake.
Then, all the shadows seemed to come alive. They leapt from the ground, peeled off the walls, and surged from the ruins, transforming into countless pitch-black blades that churned crazily in the air!
The Bone-Eating Demon Insects were ground to pieces by the shadow blades, their black carcasses falling like rain.
The terrifying Soul Power pressure rose wave after wave, clearing all the ruins within a radius of dozens of meters!
But just as Lin Xuan finished off these Bone-Eating Demon Insects, three black insects—each the size of a human head and looking utterly disgusting—flew straight out of the dust!
Their mouthparts were sharp as needles, glinting with a dark green light as they lunged straight for Lin Xuan!
Lin Xuan slashed out, and the Soul Releasing Blade instantly cut the three insects in half. However, their bodies then exploded into a large amount of foul-smelling green slime that splattered everywhere!
The Insect Demon's figure suddenly emerged in the sky, letting out a "jie jie jie" evil laugh.
His body instantly exploded, transforming into a Bone-Eating Demon Insect magnified countless times. It was pitch black all over, its shell covered in hideous barbs, its six legs as sharp as scimitars, and its blood-red compound eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light in the darkness!
He opened his bloody maw and lunged at Lin Xuan to tear him apart!
However, just as the foul slime was about to touch Lin Xuan, his figure abruptly vanished, replaced by a fluffy Tu Tu appearing in his original position.
The slime splashed onto Tu Tu, instantly corroding it into a pool of bloody water.
The Insect Demon was startled and quickly looked around, but even after searching several times, he couldn't find Lin Xuan's figure.
Suddenly, a scorching aura came from above. He whipped his head up to see Shikigami: Nue diving toward him at high speed, wreathed in golden lightning!
The Insect Demon sneered and directly controlled the Bone-Eating Demon Insects on his right to tear at Shikigami: Nue.
At the same time, he immediately had the insects from other directions move in to fill the gap, surrounding himself completely.
He thought he had made himself foolproof, but unfortunately, Lin Xuan's methods far exceeded his imagination.
A faint sound of breaking air rang out. The Insect Demon looked down and saw that a pitch-black chain had instantly wrapped around his waist!
Special Grade Cursed Tool: Ten-Thousand Mile Chain!
A terrifying force came from the chain. Before the Insect Demon could resist, he was dragged right out of the surrounding insect tide!
He turned his head in panic and saw Lin Xuan charging toward him from the other end of the chain, blade in hand. His robes fluttered in the wind, and his gaze was cold as a knife!
The Insect Demon's face became even more distorted as his sixth and seventh Soul Rings lit up together!
Seventh Soul skills—Martial Soul True Body!
His already massive Bone-Eating Demon Insect body expanded again, turning entirely blood-red. Eerie patterns appeared on his shell, and the barbs on his six legs grew wildly, resembling six scimitars!
Sixth Soul skills—Yin Demon Slash!
A thick, sinister energy rose from the two scimitar-like legs beneath him. He then swung them repeatedly, unleashing countless dark-red slashes toward Lin Xuan!
The slashes were as dense as rain, tearing through the air with piercing shrieks!
Facing these attacks, Lin Xuan actually didn't dodge. He charged straight into them!
In the next moment, the Yin Demon Slashes landed on Lin Xuan, and his body instantly turned into a pool of shadow! The Soul Releasing Blade and Ten-Thousand Mile Chain fell toward the ground below!
No! It was a decoy!
The Insect Demon's heart skipped a beat as he felt something was wrong! In the next instant, a sense of death swept over his entire body, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
He whipped his head around to look behind him, but before he could fully turn, he already saw Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan was already behind him. Not only that, the thick shadows beside him were rapidly transforming into a brilliant radiance.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Pure Glaze!
Not good! It's Ultimate Light!
Alarm bells rang in the Insect Demon's mind. A suffocating sense of death coiled around him like a python, making his heart almost stop beating!
But he had no time left to dodge. Lin Xuan directly mounted his back, reached out with both hands, and slammed them onto his face!
Dazzling radiance enveloped the Insect Demon's entire body. The thick evil and blood energy vanished instantly like snow meeting a scorching sun, rising in plumes of black smoke!
The Insect Demon's wails followed, a sound so shrill it was as if his very soul was being incinerated!
Under the Ultimate Light, he was like a creature meeting its natural predator, with absolutely no power to fight back.
In the radiance, his body began to rapidly turn to ash and dissipate. His shell peeled away, his insect legs snapped, and his compound eyes grew dim...
The wailing gradually died down. After the radiance faded, only a pile of ash remained, slowly drifting away in the night wind...
Having dealt with the Insect Demon, Lin Xuan withdrew the Soul Releasing Blade and Ten-Thousand Mile Chain into his shadow. He casually patted the dust off his shoulder and looked up, his gaze crossing the burning ruins to look into the distance.
The flames flickered in the night wind, casting the entire ruin in shifting light and shadow.
Atop two dilapidated buildings—one to the left and one to the right—two figures stood, watching the scene with solemn expressions.
Wu Ya and Shi Hu.
Having witnessed the entire process of Lin Xuan killing the Insect Demon, the hearts of the two were currently filled with extreme complexity.
The Insect Demon was the strongest among the four of them, a level seventy-six attack system Battle Soul Saint, and his Bone-Eating Demon Insect Martial Soul was even more bizarre and unpredictable.
Yet even so, that monster had been killed in front of Lin Xuan without any power to resist.
As expected of the famous strongest genius in history, truly terrifying... This thought surfaced simultaneously in both of their minds.
A hint of retreat flashed in Wu Ya's seductive eyes.
She wasn't sure what Lin Xuan intended to do. Was it to get out by killing everyone?
Or was it simply to walk the path of righteousness and kill powerful people like them who slaughtered at will?
Shi Hu was thinking the same thing as her, unable to figure out what Lin Xuan's goal actually was.
But soon, the two of them understood.
Lin Xuan patted his other shoulder, then looked up and stared at them with indifferent eyes, his tone so calm that no emotion could be heard.
"Not going to make a move yet? Don't tell me... you're fantasizing that I'll form a three-way deadlock with you and let the situation remain in balance?"
After saying that, he gave a mocking laugh and shook his head.
Shi Hu and Wu Ya understood in an instant: Lin Xuan meant trouble!
Almost at the same time, both of them attacked!
Shi Hu waved his large hand, and a massive phantom of a cannon appeared out of thin air before him.
The cannon was pitch black, its muzzle as thick as a water vat, with dark red Soul Power patterns flowing across its surface, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
Martial Soul: Heaven-Shaking Cannon!
The muzzle aimed at Lin Xuan, firelight rapidly condensing within the barrel, and then it fired!
"Boom—!!!" The terrifying artillery fire tore through the night sky. Wherever it passed, the earth was plowed into a trench three feet deep; gravel flew, and dust filled the sky.
The speed of the artillery fire was astonishing; almost as soon as the firelight was seen, it had already arrived!
At the same time, Wu Ya leaped high into the air, and the ruins beneath her feet suddenly exploded.
A massive, ink-black snake surged from underground. Its body was as thick as a water bucket, covered entirely in pitch-black scales, with eyes as cold as frost, flicking its scarlet tongue.
Martial Soul: Black Water Profound Snake!
The Black Water Profound Snake opened its bloody maw, spitting out a large amount of foul-smelling black venom toward the ground.
The venom surged out like a tide, rushing toward Lin Xuan, covering the sky and earth. Wherever it passed, the ground was corroded, emitting puffs of white smoke, and even the air became acrid and unbearable.
Artillery fire and venom, from left and right, descended simultaneously!
Lin Xuan remained unhurried. His second Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and a Tu Tu leaped out from the shadows in the distance. His figure instantly vanished, completing a swap with the Tu Tu.
"Boom—!" The artillery fire and venom collided violently at his original position, exploding into a ball of intense firelight. The venom splashed everywhere, corroding the ground within a radius of over ten meters into scorched black.
At the same time, Lin Xuan's figure rushed out from the shadows behind Shi Hu! With the Soul Releasing Blade in hand, he slashed down from above!
The blade edge, wrapped in thick darkness, was silent, yet carried a heart-stopping killing intent.
Sensing the danger behind him, Shi Hu let out an angry roar, and his fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up!
He whipped his head around, opened his mouth toward Lin Xuan, and to his surprise, firelight identical to that of the Heaven-Shaking Cannon lit up within his mouth!
"Bang—!" A blast fired from his mouth, shooting straight at Lin Xuan!
Lin Xuan sidestepped and retreated, turning his blade to deflect the artillery fire.
The firelight grazed his side and exploded into a ball of intense fire within the ruins behind him.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling a bit surprised. He had originally thought Shi Hu was a turret-type Soul Master, slow in movement and attack speed; he hadn't expected him to have such a Soul skills to solve that problem.
However, this was not without a price. Lin Xuan could clearly feel that the power of the artillery fire emitted from his mouth was reduced by more than thirty percent compared to a normal blast.
Just as Lin Xuan landed, Wu Ya's attack arrived.
Her fifth Soul Ring lit up, and a strange green light immediately washed over the Black Water Profound Snake.
Subsequently, the Black Water Profound Snake aimed at Lin Xuan and let out a creepy, raspy roar!
The sound wasn't loud, but it felt as if it drilled directly into his brain. The moment he heard this sound, Lin Xuan's vision blurred for an instant.
Afterward, he saw a large number of venomous snakes appearing beneath his feet, though he didn't know when they had arrived!
Those snakes flicked their tongues, their scales shimmering with a dim light under the fire, rushing toward him crazily, dense and covering the sky and ground!
Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, and instantly saw through that these so-called venomous snakes were nothing but illusions.
He looked again, and those snakes vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.
"Heh, petty tricks."
Lin Xuan flashed, charging directly at Wu Ya.
Wu Ya's expression changed, and she retreated hurriedly, simultaneously commanding the Black Water Profound Snake to spew poisonous mist to block him.
But Lin Xuan's speed was too fast; with a few flashes, he passed through the poisonous mist, the Soul Releasing Blade aiming straight for her throat!
Wu Ya gritted her teeth, her second Soul Ring lit up, and she transformed into a wisp of black smoke, barely dodging the blade.
She appeared ten meters away, shaken, her chest heaving violently.
"You—" Before she could finish, a golden bolt of lightning struck from the side!
Shikigami: Nue swooped down, its sharp claws tearing through the air! Wu Ya rolled to dodge in a panic, a few strands of her hair being cut off.
On the other side, Shi Hu wasn't doing any better.
The Shikigami: Divine Dog, one black and one white, darted crazily around him, every pounce and bite forcing him to divide his attention to deal with them.
Although his attacks were fierce, facing the two extremely agile Shikigami, he had no place to exert his strength, and the wounds on his body increased.
Meanwhile, Ju Zi and Ke Ke had already arrived outside.
The two hid behind a dilapidated house, staring blankly as Lin Xuan fought one against two, battling two Soul Saint powerhouses.
Ke Ke's mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg, her eyes wide, and she muttered in a daze, "Is... is he even human? One person fighting two Soul Saints, and he's suppressing them..."
Ju Zi didn't speak, just clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. Her gaze followed that silver-white figure intently, her heart beating so fast it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.
She knew Lin Xuan was strong, but she hadn't expected him to be this strong.
However, the next moment, the situation changed abruptly.
"Boom—!" A figure flew backward from the center of the battlefield, tumbling and crashing into the house where the two were hiding!
Gravel flew, and dust filled the air.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke were knocked to the ground by the shockwave, and before they could get up, they saw a scene that made their blood run cold.
Covered in blood, Wu Ya stood up shakily from the ruins, and then her gaze fell upon them.
Seeing the two, Wu Ya couldn't help but pause. Her gaze swept over them, looking at those two stunningly beautiful, pristine little faces, and a rage called jealousy quietly surged in her chest.
Without hesitation, Wu Ya grinned hideously and swung a slap directly at their heads!
There was no reason! If one had to be given, it was that she felt like it!
Ju Zi trembled all over, but still gritted her teeth and used a Level 6 Soul Engineer protective barrier, while Ke Ke closed her eyes and shouted, "Lin Xuan, save me!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Ya's hand froze in mid-air. She was stunned for a moment, then wild joy surged in her heart.
Good, good, good! These two actually had a connection with Lin Xuan! And judging by this reaction, the relationship wasn't ordinary!
Since that was the case, couldn't she use the two as hostages to threaten Lin Xuan to stop?
She immediately changed her mind, withdrew her palm, and the Black Water Profound Snake beneath her feet lunged forward, attacking the two, preparing to break open this Level 6 Soul Engineer protective barrier immediately.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Shi Hu heard Ke Ke's shout, and after a brief daze, he immediately understood.
He roared, his Soul Power surging, and threw himself at Lin Xuan desperately, wanting to pin him down and buy time for Wu Ya!
Lin Xuan's eyes turned cold. He threw a punch, wrapped in terrifying power, hitting Shi Hu square in the chest!
"Bang—!" Shi Hu flew backward like a cannonball, spraying blood from his mouth.
Lin Xuan did not pursue; he reached into the shadows beneath his feet and retrieved an object.
It was a pair of gray-white shackles, with half a rusted chain attached. The shackles were carved with strange patterns, with gray light faintly flowing within them.
Special Grade Cursed Tool—Soul Stealing Lock.
Its ability was to steal one of the opponent's abilities within a certain range for one's own use; the required Soul Power had to be paid by oneself, and the stolen ability could be stored for a certain period, but only one could be stored at a time.
Lin Xuan put the shackles on his hands and clicked them shut with force.
"Click." The next moment, a thick gray light exploded from his body! A massive gargoyle phantom slowly emerged behind him!
The gargoyle was gray-white, with a wingspan of over ten meters, crimson eyes, exposed fangs, and it exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ju Zi and Ke Ke, who were gritting their teeth to activate the Level 6 Soul Engineer protective barrier and struggling to resist the Black Water Profound Snake's attack, were suddenly enveloped by a layer of gray light shield!
Wu Ya was stunned; she recognized this Soul skills.
"This... isn't this that guy Li Haoran's Soul skills?"
She muttered to herself, then suddenly whipped her head around to look at the sky.
She saw that under the night sky, Lin Xuan was hovering above the town, the gargoyle phantom behind him ready to strike, its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky.
He looked down at Wu Ya, his eyes as cold as knives.
"Smash it!" Before his voice faded, Lin Xuan and the gargoyle, like a meteorite, slammed fiercely toward the ground!
"Boom—!!!" The earth roared, dust flew, and gravel splashed everywhere! The entire town was trembling!
Wu Ya was sent flying by the shockwave, tumbling in the air who knows how many times, before crashing heavily into the ruins. She was in excruciating pain, blood gushing from her mouth.
Meanwhile, Ju Zi and Ke Ke, who were also at the center of the explosion, were completely unharmed; that layer of gray light shield had blocked all the impact outside.
The dust gradually settled.
Lin Xuan slowly walked out of the deep pit, casually removed the shackles from his hands, and returned them to the shadows.
He glanced at Ju Zi and Ke Ke, his tone calm. "Get further away."
Ju Zi and Ke Ke nodded blankly, supporting each other as they retreated.
Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze and turned to walk toward the center of the town. His pace was unhurried; he walked for a full minute before arriving at the plaza in the town center.
Here, Shi Hu and Wu Ya were already standing.
The three stood in a triangular formation, firelight burning all around, stretching their shadows long and short.
Shi Hu clutched his chest, the sharp pain from his ribs making cold sweat pour down his forehead. He spoke in a muffled voice, his tone extremely hoarse, "Lin Xuan, do... do you really have to fight to the death?"
Wu Ya also wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, attempting a final effort. "There is no need for us to fight here. The urgent matter at hand should be how to get out. Why don't we join forces and think of a way together, how about it?"
Lin Xuan shook his head.
"It's not important."
Wu Ya was stunned, confused. "Not important? What's not important?"
Lin Xuan said in a flat tone, "How to get out is not important."
He raised his head, his gaze sweeping across their faces.
"Not having you here, to me, is very important."
Shi Hu and Wu Ya's hearts sank to the bottom.
They understood; Lin Xuan was determined to kill them. Today, either they would die, or Lin Xuan would die; there were no exceptions.
The two looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Since there was no way out, they would fight to the death!
At Shi Hu's feet, the seventh Soul Ring suddenly lit up! At Wu Ya's feet, the seventh Soul Ring also lit up simultaneously!
As for Lin Xuan, he raised his hands and formed a brand new hand seal.
Immovable Wisdom King Seal!
"Martial Soul True Body!"
"Martial Soul True Body!"
"Domain Expansion!"
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