Chapter 151: My heart and my actions are as clear as a bright mirror; everything I do is justice!
"White Tiger Slaughter Formation!"
Zhu Zhuqing let out a low shout as the long-nurtured Slaughter Skull burst forth with sharp brilliance once more.
A surge of blood-red light rose, ripples spreading.
That layer of crimson radiated outward with the girl at its center.
In the blink of an eye, it filled the entire valley, even dyeing the air a scarlet hue.
Within it, the group of evil soul masters immediately felt a chill in their hearts, their strength slightly suppressed.
But this was only the beginning!
"Awoo~!"
Deafening howls rang out.
Hundreds upon thousands of undead spirits of varying forms slowly emerged from the slaughter formation.
Their eyes glowed crimson as they surrounded the evil soul masters and their beast souls from all directions, as if looking at a group of dead people.
"What is this thing?!"
"This is impossible! How can there be so many beast souls?!"
The evil soul masters were terrified out of their wits, their faces turning pale as paper.
Even counting both themselves and their beast souls, they only numbered a few dozen.
But the wolf souls around them numbered at least in the thousands!
That ferocious aura pressing toward them made it hard for them to even breathe.
"Kill!"
With the girl's command, the army of undead spirits instantly moved.
"Awoo~"
The undead spirit army howled, turning into a tide of soul beasts as they surged forward.
The momentum was terrifying, the pressure overwhelming.
"Quick! Attack! Defend!"
The evil soul masters snapped out of their panic and hurriedly joined the battle alongside their beast souls.
The beast souls were powerful, often destroying several undead spirits with a single strike.
However, ants can bite an elephant to death.
One Bone-Splitting Undead Bear had just smashed several undead spirits to death with a swing of its arm.
Before its attack even finished, it was surrounded by dozens, then hundreds of undead spirits, and completely submerged.
"Pfft!"
"Ah!"
The sounds of blood spurting and screams rang out, strangely pleasing to the ear.
In less than a minute after the battle began, the evil soul masters were already retreating step by step, suffering heavy casualties.
"Damn it! Why does this little girl have so many beast souls?"
The leader's face turned extremely ugly.
If this continued, in less than two minutes, he would be reduced to nothing!
"Let's give it our all!"
The leader gritted his teeth, madness flashing in his eyes.
With a roar, he activated a forbidden technique without hesitation.
"Secret Art: Life Sacrifice!"
Black qi surged; red light burst forth.
The evil soul master continuously poured his life force into the injured Hell Demon Tiger King in front of him.
His face instantly turned pale.
But the aura of the Hell Demon Tiger King rapidly skyrocketed!
Amid swirling black qi, its combat power directly soared to the Soul Douluo level.
"Roar~"
The Hell Demon Tiger King let out a deafening roar.
Its soul power erupted fully, blasting away all surrounding undead spirits.
The next moment, its bloodthirsty and violent tiger eyes locked onto Zhu Zhuqing in the distance.
"Little girl, I admit, you are strong!"
"But I am stronger!"
The evil soul master leader pushed himself up against the rock wall, madness on his face.
"My natal beast soul, the Hell Demon Tiger King, is enough to tear you to pieces and scatter your soul!"
"Are you sure?"
Zhu Zhuqing cast him a casual glance.
Immediately, her martial soul possessed her body, transforming her into a Hell Spirit Cat girl as six soul rings rose and hovered around her.
The first three soul rings were unremarkable.
But the last three made the leader's heart suddenly sink.
"Hundred-thousand-year soul rings?!"
As the soul rings lit up, the pressure of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring descended like a mountain.
All the evil soul masters and beast souls felt their legs go weak.
But what shocked them even more was that as the second hundred-thousand-year soul ring lit up, a figure burst forth from it.
"Awoo~"
As it charged forward, its body rapidly expanded!
In a matter of moments, it transformed from a small black monkey into a terrifying giant ape over ten meters tall!
"ROAR—!"
The Titan Giant Ape let out a roar that shook the entire valley.
The sound waves surged, making the evil soul masters' eardrums ache, their blood churn, and their legs so weak they could barely stand.
In an instant, it crossed over a hundred meters and appeared before the fully empowered Hell Demon Tiger King.
The Titan Giant Ape made no unnecessary moves, simply throwing a plain punch.
Yet its power was like a hammer of destruction!
"BOOM!!!"
The explosion was earth-shattering, even space rippling under the immense force.
Amid the surging shockwaves, the Hell Demon Tiger King didn't even have time to scream.
Its freshly enhanced massive body was directly smashed apart.
It turned into countless black fragments, merging into the slaughter formation and being completely annihilated.
"Pfft—!"
The leader, who had just made bold claims seconds ago, spat out a mouthful of blood.
His body staggered back several steps before crashing heavily against the rock wall.
His face was deathly pale, and his eyes filled with despair.
His proud natal beast soul, the Soul Douluo-level power he had obtained by sacrificing his life force, had been instantly killed in a single move?!
"How is this possible…"
"How can there be such a powerful beast soul?"
He collapsed onto the ground, staring blankly at the Titan Giant Ape standing ahead.
Judging from its aura alone, this giant ape might even rival the master behind him who controlled them!
"The game is over."
The cold voice sounded again.
In the next moment, the army of undead spirits went completely berserk, their offensive surging.
In less than five seconds, all remaining beast souls were completely devoured.
Those evil soul masters were either dead or gravely injured.
The once-arrogant group was now reduced to corpses covering the ground and dying wails.
"Evil soul master, are you ready to die?"
Zhu Zhuqing walked forward slowly, her steps calm.
With each step she took, an injured evil soul master was executed on the spot by the undead spirits.
By the time she approached, only the leader remained.
"You! Who exactly are you? How can you have such strength?"
The leader stared at the girl walking forward, surrounded by the army of undead spirits, his voice filled with shock.
"Spirit Hall Saintess, Zhu Zhuqing."
Zhu Zhuqing spoke calmly, without a trace of emotion.
"Saintess?!"
"Are you joking?!"
The leader's eyes widened like copper bells as he screamed in disbelief.
"You, an evil soul master who manipulates souls just like us, can become the Spirit Hall Saintess?!"
Zhu Zhuqing's tone was indifferent. "Do you have a problem with that?"
"I have a huge problem with it!"
The leader shouted hysterically, his eyes full of madness and unwillingness.
"You keep calling us evil soul masters!"
"But you look even more like one than we do! Why can you be the Spirit Hall Saintess?!"
"My heart and my actions are as clear as a bright mirror; everything I do is justice. Who are you to judge me?"
The girl calmly spoke the words Bai Lu had taught her.
But recalling his identity, a trace of impatience flashed in her eyes.
"Forget it. I can't be bothered to explain to you. You're not worthy of hearing it."
As her words fell, she raised her hand and flicked lightly.
"Swish!"
A sharp earth spike suddenly shot up from the ground, like a blade piercing straight upward through his head.
"Urgh!"
The evil soul master's body trembled before he died on the spot.
"Buzz~"
The Slaughter Skull flickered as a black-red soul covered in patterns floated out of the corpse.
The moment it appeared, it ignited and burned away.
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End of Chapter
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