Devouring Soul Emperor

"Boss, there’s a strong fluctuation of Primordial Power up ahead. There must be a Treasure!"

"Heheh, more business for us. Same plan as always: Number Two and I will go in. The other three of you, guard the entrance."

The voices grew closer. Soon, five men appeared outside Chu Qingyun’s room, peering in with malicious intent.

"Primordial Stones! Those are Primordial Stones!"

"Upper Grade Primordial Stones! They’re all Upper Grade! Boss, we’ve struck it rich this time!"

The eyes of the two men in the back instantly filled with undisguised greed.

As for Chu Qingyun, they ignored him completely.

A mere Tier One Martial Artist was nothing to them. Among the five of them, even the weakest was a third-level Martial Artist.

Led by the Boss and Number Two, the five men filed in, blocking the doorway.

The five of them unhesitatingly released their auras. To further intimidate Chu Qingyun, they even revealed their Martial Souls.

The Boss was a sixth-level Martial Artist, and Number Two was a Fifth-level Martial Artist. Both possessed Tier Two Martial Souls.

The other three were third and fourth-level Martial Artists, all with Tier One Martial Souls. The power gap between them and the Boss and Number Two was immense.

"Kid, seeing as you took care of this Puppet for us, kowtow a few times to your big brothers here, and we’ll let you live."

The Boss said with a sneer, looking at Chu Qingyun.

Although Chu Qingyun had already collected most of the Primordial Stones, they would never have guessed that he had a Storage Ring.

So, in their eyes, Chu Qingyun had just defeated the Puppet and hadn’t had a chance to take the Primordial Stones yet.

"Heheh, just kowtowing isn’t enough. If you want to leave, you’ll have to crawl between my legs."

Number Two chuckled, lifted a leg, and planted his foot on the doorframe, blocking the exit.

"That’s right! Crawl under Second Brother’s crotch like a dog!"

"And if you bark like a dog a couple of times, it’ll be perfect! Hahaha..."

The men in the back joined in the jeering. They didn’t take Chu Qingyun seriously at all.

’Kneel and kowtow? Crawl under his crotch and bark like a dog?’

A grim, cold smile suddenly appeared on Chu Qingyun’s face.

Before, if he had run into this group, he probably would have been in big trouble.

But now... things were completely different.

’Go!’

Chu Qingyun gave a mental command, and a silent order was transmitted to the Puppet standing beside him.

The Puppet’s eyes flashed. It suddenly erupted into action, lunging toward the Boss in two steps. Its right arm lit up with a blinding Primordial Power glow as it threw a vicious punch.

The Puppet’s punch held no technique, only the purest Primordial Power and strength.

But the Primordial Power and strength behind this punch were comparable to that of a peak seventh-level Martial Artist!

The Boss was caught completely off guard. He never imagined that the seemingly deactivated Puppet could still move, let alone attack him.

In his haste, he didn’t even have time to use his Martial Soul and could only release a little Primordial Power for a simple defense.

BANG!

That little bit of Primordial Power was instantly shattered by the Puppet’s ferocious blow.

Pure Primordial Power and terrifying strength exploded against the Boss’s body.

Like a kite with its string cut, he flew backward, spewing blood. He slammed heavily against the back wall, leaving a human-shaped bloodstain before falling to the ground, motionless.

A single strike. A sixth-level Martial Artist, killed in an instant!

Despite the brilliant result, Chu Qingyun felt a pang in his heart.

That single strike had completely consumed the Primordial Power he had previously infused into the Puppet. He had put in a full thousand Upper Grade Primordial Stones!

’Just one punch used up a thousand Upper Grade Primordial Stones!’

The Boss was dead, but Number Two and the other three were still there. Not daring to be careless, Chu Qingyun grabbed another thousand or so Primordial Stones, shattered them, and slapped the Primordial Power into the Puppet.

"Run! Run!"

"He killed the Boss in one punch! He’s a monster! A total monster!"

When Number Two and the others snapped back to their senses, their disdain for Chu Qingyun was gone, replaced by terror and awe.

The four of them were scared out of their wits, scrambling and crawling their way out.

However, Chu Qingyun controlled the Puppet and gave chase.

He could let the others go, but Number Two had to stay.

The reason was simple: his Martial Soul was a Tier Two Martial Soul, which was exactly what Chu Qingyun urgently needed right now.

With enough Primordial Power to support it, the Puppet burst forward with astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it caught up to Number Two and threw another punch from behind.

This time, under Chu Qingyun’s deliberate control, the Puppet only unleashed the Primordial Power and strength of a sixth-level Martial Artist and intentionally avoided Number Two’s vital points.

Even so, the punch left Number Two heavily injured, completely robbing him of his ability to resist.

After having the Puppet drag Number Two back into the room, Chu Qingyun silently gauged the cost. He found that a strike equivalent to a sixth-level Martial Artist’s had consumed the Primordial Power of about three hundred Upper Grade Primordial Stones.

However, the chase and the return trip, despite being just a few steps, had also consumed the Primordial Power of over forty Upper Grade Primordial Stones.

’It even consumes so much Primordial Power just to walk... This thing... it’s a bottomless pit!’

Chu Qingyun wailed inwardly. He could vaguely see a future where this Puppet bankrupted him...

"You said you wanted me to crawl between your legs? And kowtow, and bark like a dog?"

Chu Qingyun sneered at Number Two, who was sprawled on the floor like a dead dog.

Number Two’s face was deathly pale. He hurriedly said, "Sir, sir, I was wrong! I was blind to have offended you, sir! I’ll bark like a dog! WOOF, WOOF WOOF! Sir, please, just treat me like a fart and let me go! I can crawl between your legs..."

"Crawl this!"

Chu Qingyun barked coldly and stomped on his back. Power surged through Number Two’s body, shattering his heart.

After Number Two died, his Martial Soul slowly materialized over his body. Chu Qingyun summoned his Devouring Martial Soul and swallowed it, along with the Boss’s Martial Soul.

Chu Qingyun put all the remaining Upper Grade Primordial Stones into his Storage Ring.

He also found two large bundles on the bodies of the Boss and Number Two. But since time was short, he couldn’t be bothered to look inside. He stuffed them into his Storage Ring, planning to examine them carefully after he got out.

After leaving the room, he continued forward. Along the way, his Storage Ring didn’t heat up again.

And Chu Qingyun didn’t stop, either, just kept moving ahead.

Chu Qingyun had lost interest in the rooms on either side.

He had a faint suspicion that the best items in all these rooms were probably in the two he had already visited.

As for the others, they were likely just set up as decoys to confuse people.

After walking for nearly ten more minutes, the view before Chu Qingyun suddenly opened up. He had emerged from the somewhat dim corridor.

Looking back, Chu Qingyun saw three corridors behind him.

’It seems all three corridors lead to the same place. Everyone will eventually gather here.’

’I wonder what’s in the other two corridors...’

Although Chu Qingyun was curious, having come this far, he naturally wasn’t going to turn back to check.

Up ahead, he could faintly hear the sounds of shouting and fighting. Chu Qingyun followed the noise and walked toward it.