Chapter 150: Target for the Seventh Soul Ring? Evil Soul Master Lair!
"What's going on here?!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the scene before her, her head buzzing.
Why were the souls of these evil soul masters burning on their own?
"Trying to die? It won't be that easy!"
Bai Lu's eyes turned cold as he acted decisively.
His spiritual power burst outward, instantly wrapping around the souls, preventing them from continuing to self-destruct.
Unfortunately, it happened too suddenly.
Even though he reacted quickly, he only managed to capture a few incomplete soul fragments.
"Careless…"
Bai Lu's eyes dimmed.
A lifetime of hunting geese, only to be pecked by one today.
To control a group of evil soul masters and even implant a self-destruction mechanism into their souls—
It was clear that whoever was behind this had mastery over souls, in some aspects, and was not inferior to his former self.
"Let me see who you really are."
Bai Lu suddenly reached out and directly searched the soul.
His spiritual power was like a giant hand stirring within, frantically searching for the information he wanted.
A few seconds later, from the chaotic and fragmented memories, he finally saw a massive black shadow.
The shadow was unclear, but it emitted a terrifying aura.
Bloodthirsty, brutal, mad!
It was hard to imagine that such a presence could act so cautiously.
"Wonderful. What a coincidence."
Bai Lu slowly opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
"You know who's behind this?"
Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously and urgently.
"That's not a person, but a powerful hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
Bai Lu leaned back in his chair and said quietly.
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast?"
Zhu Zhuqing froze. "But why would it do this?"
"That doesn't seem reasonable, does it?"
She had heard of soul masters keeping soul beasts as pets, and she herself had experience with beast control.
But a soul beast controlling soul masters?
And doing so while preserving their consciousness and memories?
This was simply unheard of!
After all, unless one could control a massive number of beasts, who would bother controlling beings far weaker than themselves?
"No, this is actually very reasonable."
Bai Lu's eyes gleamed with thought. "I can roughly guess why that soul beast is doing this."
The girl asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Bai Lu countered, "Then let me ask you—what's the closest power to Death Canyon?"
"Spirit Hall."
The girl answered matter-of-factly.
"Who is the Pope of Spirit Hall? How many martial souls does she have? And how many soul rings can she still absorb?"
"Death Canyon is closest to Spirit Hall, so why hasn't Bibi Dong brought people here to kill that hundred-thousand-year soul beast and obtain its soul ring? Does she not want to?"
Bai Lu fired off a string of questions.
"Oh right! Bibi Dong's two martial souls don't seem to have complete soul rings yet."
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly realized.
So the reason that the soul beast was controlling soul masters behind the scenes wasn't for anything else; it was to guard against Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong.
"Actually… this might be a good thing for you."
Bai Lu said meaningfully.
"You mean…"
Zhu Zhuqing's heart stirred.
"Your seventh soul ring might have a target now!"
A glint of light flashed in Bai Lu's eyes as he smiled faintly.
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast capable of controlling souls—no matter what kind it is, it will absolutely suit your seventh soul ring!"
The seventh soul ring's fixed ability is the Martial Soul True Body.
Its strength depends on two factors: age and compatibility.
For the girl, compatibility was even more important than age!
"Alright! Then it's decided!"
The girl said decisively. "Where is it? Should we scout first and wait until I reach rank 70 before hunting it?"
"Don't ask me; there's no answer."
Bai Lu shrugged helplessly. "The fragments contained limited information. I didn't even see what the soul beast looked like, so how could I know where it is?"
"What a pity…"
The girl sighed softly. "So we can only search slowly."
"Not necessarily."
Bai Lu pointed in a direction. "Let's continue deeper. In a hidden place to the southwest of the valley, there seems to be a gathering point of evil soul masters."
"This time I'll prepare in advance. I should be able to preserve their souls and uncover the mastermind."
"Southwest direction, got it!"
Zhu Zhuqing didn't hesitate. With her martial soul possessed, she immediately set off at high speed.
Time flew, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.
In the southwestern depths of Death Canyon, within a hidden valley, lay the gathering place of evil soul masters.
A chilling wind howled through the valley, thick with the smell of blood.
More than a dozen evil soul masters sat together, discussing irritably.
"This is really strange. Have you noticed that there seem to be far fewer soul beasts in the valley lately?"
A scar-faced evil soul master spoke first, his tone filled with confusion and dissatisfaction.
"You noticed it too?"
Another immediately chimed in. "I went out for several days and didn't even encounter a single thirty-thousand-year soul beast. It's downright bizarre!"
"Could it be that some outsider evil soul masters entered the valley and are competing with us for resources?"
"Damn bad luck!"
A hot-tempered evil soul master crushed the ceramic cup in his hand and roared:
"They've killed so many that I can't even complete my quota this month!"
"Don't let me find that guy, or I'll skin him alive, torture him day and night, and make him wish he were dead!"
"No need to look. I'm here."
A cold female voice suddenly echoed through the valley.
"Who?!"
The evil soul masters were startled and immediately turned to look.
They saw a cold, stunningly beautiful girl appear like a ghost a hundred meters away.
Her body was surrounded by a blood aura, her eyes icy, clearly not someone to be trifled with.
"Damn! When did she get here?!"
The evil soul masters were instantly alarmed, all standing up and staring at Zhu Zhuqing with vigilance.
"You little girl, where did you come from?"
"How dare you trespass into our territory and compete with us?"
One lecherous evil soul master looked Zhu Zhuqing up and down, his tone frivolous.
"Hahaha, she looks quite delicate."
"I wonder whether your strength or your chest is more impressive!"
The others echoed him, making crude remarks.
"Enough nonsense."
A leader-like evil soul master stepped forward. "Take her down first. Then we'll have plenty of time to strip her and interrogate her properly."
"Boss is right!"
"Take this girl down first; don't let her escape!"
"That's right! We have numbers on our side!"
"Everyone attack together, finish her quickly so we can report back sooner!"
The evil soul masters shouted and no longer hesitated.
They activated their soul power and summoned their beast souls.
In an instant, sinister winds surged within the valley.
One after another, strange and chilling beast souls condensed.
Nether Wolves, Bone Eagles, Death Venom Scorpions…
A dense swarm charged toward Zhu Zhuqing, their roars deafening.
Zhu Zhuqing remained unmoved.
A cold arc curled at the corner of her lips as she spoke calmly:
"Indeed. The advantage is ours."
End of Chapter
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