Chapter 235: Exorcising Corpses

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"Are you prepared to face death?"

Zeng Yi's cold voice echoed in the dark forest, a sharp and icy intent began to permeate, as if it had the power to sever everything, causing a shiver in everyone's hearts.

"Don't worry, Brother Zeng! It's just a head. Even without it, I'll still be a hero after eighteen years!" Niu Man patted his chest and laughed heartily, showing no expression of fear towards death.

"Uh..."

Zeng Yi felt a little awkward. He had just put on a show, but he didn't expect his own comrade to ruin it. He quietly whispered to Niu Man, "Brother Niu, I was talking to them."

Suddenly, Niu Man's face also showed embarrassment.

Looking at the two of them, Xu You couldn't help but almost burst into laughter. It's already at this point, and they still have the mood to joke around?

However, Yu Qi's face was filled with anger. Faced with this situation, how could that guy still spout such arrogant words?

He had expected that the Specter would release his Soul rings, and then he could enjoy the fear on the faces of these three people, and listen to their pleas for mercy, which would bring him great satisfaction.

However, that didn't happen. It was impossible!

What courage did he have to face the oppression of a Soul Emperor and still remain calm? He must be pretending, it must be so.

Just you wait, I will make you beg for mercy, and it will be pleasant to hear.

Yu Qi gritted his teeth, clenched his fists tightly, and his whole body trembled slightly. He couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and wanted to devour Zeng Yi immediately.

"Hehe, to be able to say such words, I'm even more interested in you, my little plaything." the Specter laughed hoarsely, his face covered in a mist that made it difficult to discern his expression.

If not for Yu Qi telling him, the Specter would have thought that this person's strength was at most at the Soul King level, and had just recently advanced to that stage. He would never have thought that this person was a Soul Anestor, daring to speak such words to him.

It seems that this person is extremely arrogant!

Thunk, thunk~

The Specter tapped the ground with his skeletal staff, and his purple Soul rings started to shine. Six purple arrays surrounded the three of them.

Seeing the actions of the Soul Emperor, Xu You and the others couldn't help but be on guard and moved closer to Zeng Yi.

As Soul Kings, they were no match for a Soul Emperor. But they knew that a Soul Emperor couldn't do anything to Zeng Yi.

A violent gust of wind swirled around the three of them, creating a visible tornado in the area, protecting them. Zeng Yi became cautious, not because he was afraid of the Soul Emperor, but because these evil Soul Masters always had some sinister tricks up their sleeves. If they used poisonous attacks, Zeng Yi could blow the poison away.

Feeling the raging tornado in front of him, the Specter's mood also became serious. He could sense that these three people were not as easy to deal with as the previous ones.

Creak~

A cracking sound of mud was heard, and a withered arm rose from the ground, startling the only female in the group, Xu You.

Niu Man and Zeng Yi also looked in astonishment at the ghostly hand that emerged from the purple array. Within their surprised gazes, the arm pushed the ground and lifted its whole body, like a terrifying ghost crawling out of hell, extremely horrifying.

In the blink of an eye, six corpses climbed out. They were tattered, their faces resembling skeletons, and their sunken eye sockets burned with a ghostly green fire. They surrounded the three of them, letting out low roars.

"That's Lin Tong and Zheng Hai! How did they end up like this?" Xu You recognized two familiar figures among the six corpses.

Although the flesh and blood of the two had dried up, and their bodies were like skeletons, it was still possible to make out some of their features, combined with the clothes they were wearing.

"They are already dead. This bastard killed them and turned their bodies into puppets." Zeng Yi's face turned extremely gloomy, as his suppressed killing intent seemed to overflow.

Now, Zeng Yi understood what the Soul Emperor meant by "plaything."

Not only did he kill people, but he also shamelessly played with the bodies of the deceased. It was simply unforgivable!

Although Zeng Yi had no feelings towards Lin Tong and the others, he could imagine how many innocent people had died at the hands of this Soul Emperor.

"Hehehe, not bad, this is my Masterpiece. Later, you can become one of them too." the Specter laughed ominously. He enjoyed the feeling of enveloping his prey with fear.

This was his fourth Soul skill, Corpse Drive. The Soul ring came from a very rare Soul beast, the Parasite Gu, an extremely evil Soul skill. With this Soul skill, one could control other people's bodies and use them in battle. The controlled bodies had about fifty percent of their original strength, and the number of bodies that could be controlled increased with each additional Soul ring.

These six bodies were all experts of the Soul King level when they were alive. Even if they could only exert fifty percent of their strength, they were still comparable to a Soul Anestor expert.

"Indeed, not bad. However, the dead should stay in hell. I will personally send you and your disgusting puppets there." Zeng Yi said coldly.

Still, he couldn't sense the slightest hint of fear from Zeng Yi, which made the Specter very displeased.

"I hope you can say that with the same calmness later."

"Attack! Tear them apart!"

With the Specter's command, the six puppet corpses roared and attacked Zeng Yi and the others.

Yu Qi also moved, wanting to tear apart the detestable Zeng Yi right away.

Swish~

A huge sword aura was casually swung by Zeng Yi, directly cutting one of the puppet corpses in half.

"Both of you go deal with Yu Qi. Be careful, I will handle this Soul Emperor myself." Zeng Yi quickly instructed, his body surged with Soul power, and four Soul rings quietly appeared. The pitch-black pupils turned a merciless silver, shining with a cold light in the dark night.

Whoosh~

The raging tornado suddenly dispersed, turning into a powerful windstorm that swept the surroundings. The strong gust of wind made both Yu Qi and the Specter uncomfortable, causing them to close their eyes and take several steps back.

Zeng Yi's figure flashed and disappeared from his original position. His bamboo knife drew a beautiful arc in the darkness, with the sword light flashing and disappearing.

One of the puppet corpses was cleanly sliced into two by Zeng Yi's knife and fell to the ground.

Although these puppet corpses had some strength, they moved stiffly and were extremely slow. Even if they had the strength of Soul Ancestor experts, they couldn't pose the slightest threat to Zeng Yi.

Feeling the surge of Soul power under his feet, Zeng Yi jumped away in an instant, breaking through the area where he stood earlier.

They can still use Soul skills?

Zeng Yi was somewhat surprised. He remembered that it was one of Lin Tong's Soul skills. He didn't expect that even after he died, he could still use it.

But that was it.

Zeng Yi felt the continuing attacks and instantly vanished from his original position.

Forward Steps Slash!

Winds of Decisive Slash!

Zeng Yi's figure flickered in space at a speed almost impossible to catch with the naked eye, rapidly moving.

In an instant, four sword lights flickered almost simultaneously in space.

Plop, plop, plop~

In just a second, the remaining four puppet corpses were cleanly sliced into halves from head to toe, falling to the ground.

Although the limbs of those puppet corpses still struggled and twitched, they could no longer stand up and continue fighting.

Yu Qi and the Specter finally opened their eyes. They were dumbfounded as they saw the six puppet corpses all lying on the ground, stunned. How did it happen in just a few seconds?

What had just happened?

And standing in front of them was a figure holding a wooden knife, his eyes gleaming with a sharp coldness, staring directly at them. What surprised them even more was that this person only had four Soul rings shining on him.

It was a configuration of three purple and one black Soul ring.

This was simply unbelievable.