Devouring Soul Emperor

The monster’s three ghastly green eyes darted around, but they couldn’t find Chu Qingyun at all.

Meanwhile, its nose was twitching incessantly.

Just then, Chu Qingyun suddenly ripped a large piece of fabric from his shirt and threw it in front of the monster. Then, he flashed away again and hid off to the side.

It had locked onto "Chu Qingyun’s" position.

The monster roared, its mouth gaping open. The disgusting, half-severed tongue shot out again, rocketing toward the piece of cloth.

"Hmph, I’m over here!"

Chu Qingyun was incredibly fast. He suddenly appeared beside the monster’s head, then unleashed his Thunder Light Sword Qi, severing the monster’s nose with a single slash!

He had noticed earlier, while falling from the cliff, that when its vision was obstructed, the monster would twitch its nose, using its sense of smell to pinpoint his location.

It had smelled his scent on the vines, which was how it had detected his sneak attack beforehand!

The nose, unlike its primary combat tendrils, couldn’t possibly grow back after being cut off.

The monster let out a wretched howl. All its fleshy tendrils thrashed violently, ripping the four Iron Walls to shreds!

Its sharp claw, meanwhile, swiped viciously at Chu Qingyun!

But Chu Qingyun was prepared. With a flicker of his body, he vanished once more.

With its nose gone, its sense of smell was neutralized. Chu Qingyun then used Stealth, robbing it of its sight, and the Hidden Qi Technique, cutting off its senses.

Now, even as Chu Qingyun moved swiftly around it, the monster couldn’t see him clearly at all, only catching occasional glimpses of a blurry figure!

"Thunder Light Sword Qi!"

Chu Qingyun abruptly appeared beside the monster, his Thunder Light Sword Qi slashing down viciously and leaving a deep wound on its neck!

The tendrils, tongue, and claw all shot toward the spot where Chu Qingyun had just been standing.

However, Chu Qingyun retreated immediately after his strike, giving it no chance to counterattack!

One slash after another!

With every slash, Chu Qingyun left a deep Sword Mark on the monster’s neck, from which chaotic Martial Soul Power continuously leaked out.

The monster grew more and more agitated, more and more frenzied.

Even Tunfeng didn’t dare stand near it anymore, keeping his distance.

His heart was also filled with utter terror.

Because he couldn’t see or sense Chu Qingyun’s position either. All he could perceive was a faint, blurry figure that would occasionally appear by the monster’s neck to land a strike.

"Last strike—break!"

For his final strike, Chu Qingyun revealed himself completely.

The monster’s neck was already more than halfway severed. Chu Qingyun gripped his Thundercloud Sword with both hands, unleashed his Thunder Light Sword Qi, and brought it down in a single, decisive slash!

BANG!

The monster’s massive head slammed to the ground. Its body swayed twice before it finally collapsed, unwilling to accept its defeat.

GULP...

Tunfeng swallowed hard. He stared at the decapitated monster, its body now lifeless on the ground, his eyes still filled with a thick, undeniable shock.

’He killed a monster like that almost single-handedly.’

’The Great Xia Dragon Guards have a captain this formidable!?’

And just then, Chu Qingyun turned his gaze to Tunfeng.

Seeing that Chu Qingyun had noticed him, Tunfeng’s scalp went numb with fright. He couldn’t even muster the slightest thought of resistance; he just turned and fled.

But Chu Qingyun just gave a cold smile.

’Trying to run?’

’Not a chance!’

"Thorny Black Arrow!"

Since there was no one else at the bottom of the cliff, Chu Qingyun had no reservations about using his Martial Soul. He directly manifested his Black Arrow Martial Soul and loosed an arrow.

The Tier Three Soul Technique, Thorny Black Arrow, was a guaranteed hit within five hundred meters!

Tunfeng hadn’t gotten far before a black arrow caught up to him, piercing him through the back of the heart. The Black Arrow then exploded with a BANG, blowing his entire upper body to smithereens!

Tunfeng had a Spirit Level Treasure Saber; if he had chosen to resist, it would have taken Chu Qingyun a bit more effort.

But his courage had long since been shattered. He didn’t dare fight Chu Qingyun again.

Chu Qingyun walked over, picked up the Spirit Level Curved Saber that Tunfeng had dropped, toyed with it for a moment, and casually tossed it into his Storage Ring.

He hadn’t really studied sabers, especially an uncommon weapon like a Curved Saber.

Tunfeng’s body had already vanished, transforming into a ball of Martial Soul Power. Chu Qingyun casually collected it, only to find it was just an ordinary Tier Two Martial Soul. He couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

Right now, his Devouring Martial Soul was 90% strengthened. He was just two Tier Three Martial Souls away from advancing to Tier Four. Chu Qingyun almost wished another group from the Martial Soul Hall would show up for him to kill...

He glanced at the decapitated monster in the distance, then back at the Thundercloud Sword in his hand, and couldn’t help but shake his head.

’My Thunder Light Sword Qi is still just a Sword Qi Seed. It’s too weak, too short. If I had Sword Qi that was a few meters long, I wouldn’t have needed to go through all this trouble. I could have killed that monster with a single strike!’

But right at that moment, the monster’s corpse suddenly vanished without a sound, just like the other Martial Soul Hall members, transforming into a large, multicolored mass of Martial Soul Power.

The Martial Soul Power of a normal person, or even a typical member of the Martial Soul Hall, was a single, uniform color.

But the Martial Soul Power from this monster was like a mix of different paints poured together and stirred violently. The resulting color was indescribable, giving off a chaotic and twisted sensation.

’This kind of Martial Soul Power... can it be devoured?’

Chu Qingyun walked over. He hesitated for a moment beside the large mass of Martial Soul Power before attempting to communicate with his Devouring Martial Soul.

Unexpectedly, the Devouring Martial Soul wasn’t picky at all. With an excellent appetite, it swallowed the entire mass of Martial Soul Power whole. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

A moment later, Chu Qingyun received a portion of pure Martial Soul Power—a mixture of the Martial Soul Power from three Tier Three Martial Souls and seven Tier Two Martial Souls.

However, he only obtained the Martial Soul Power; he couldn’t preserve the Martial Souls themselves.

Considering this, and recalling the monster’s appearance, Chu Qingyun secretly began to form a guess about the creature’s origin...

But he quickly pushed those thoughts aside and used the newly obtained Martial Soul Power to strengthen his Devouring Martial Soul!

Because the monster’s Martial Soul Power was all mixed together, the Devouring Martial Soul absorbed all of it in one go.

The Devouring Martial Soul, already 90% strengthened, instantly broke through its limit after receiving the new Martial Soul Power and began a new evolution.

The chaotic mass of the Devouring Martial Soul began to swirl from its very center, like a small vortex, continuously contracting and gathering inward.

When the entire Martial Soul had condensed into an almost invisible point, it instantly expanded again, returning to its previous form as a mass.

However, the Tier Four Devouring Martial Soul was much more solid than the mass it had been before, and its color had become much deeper.

If the Devouring Martial Soul at Tiers One, Two, and Three was like a cloud of gas, then the current Devouring Martial Soul was like a ball of cotton.

The Devouring Martial Soul still had no distinct form, which left Chu Qingyun a bit speechless. ’You can’t make out anything at all.’

But this wasn’t the time to get hung up on that.

The most crucial thing was... the Devouring Power!