novelhk Chapter 78 What are you barking like a dog?
Chapter 78 What are you barking like a dog?
Chapter 78 What are you barking like a dog?
Xie Mo already knew what had happened.
A group of wolf bandits, whose origins are unknown, suddenly attacked the village during the leisurely days after the New Year. Perhaps because of its remote location, or perhaps because of its weakness, the village suffered its most brutal massacre during its happiest time.
Although the main characters are surrounded by Soul Masters, the majority of humans on the continent are still ordinary people, with Soul Masters making up only a very small portion. This is why it's considered a cause for celebration when a village produces even one Soul Master.
Aside from taxes, the sense of security that comes with having a Soul Master is different. Even if the Soul Master is not in the village, if they have a good reputation, bandits will avoid the area altogether.
Xie Mo didn't know if there were any Soul Masters in this village, but things turned out this way.
Instantly transforming into the Five Spirit Kings, Xie Mo flew towards the village ahead, burning with rage, under the coachman's terrified gaze.
Xie Mo hovered above the village. It was a small village, with a small portion of the houses burning and many others damaged. Apart from the wolf bandits, there was hardly a single human being on the ground.
Of course, he could still sense some human presence, though it was very faint, and he could hear women screaming in pain.
"I don't really like the New Year's gifts you gave me, but I hope you'll like the gifts I gave you."
"Damn beast! Die in the bitter cold!"
"Frozen World!"
Xie Mo's expression was indifferent, and the reluctance in his eyes was quickly replaced. He didn't care about human lives; he just wanted to vent his anger.
With a heavy clench of his right hand, ice instantly spread from the ground beneath him, enveloping the entire village and radiating extreme cold.
Naturally, some wolf bandits noticed Xie Mo's arrival. After shouting a few times, the screams stopped instantly. They came out of the house in disheveled clothes and roared angrily at Xie Mo in the sky.
As ice flowers bloomed on the bodies of the ordinary wolf bandits, their life force rapidly faded away. However, the deaths of their companions did not frighten them; instead, they stared at Xie Mo with even greater bloodlust.
One of the blue wolf bandits angrily stepped on the ice sculpture of his companion's corpse and flew into the sky. With a soft sound, the ice sculpture shattered, and the blue wolf bandit was abruptly stopped in mid-air.
The enormous wolf body suddenly arched backward, like a large bow drawn to its fullest extent. Its two front paws came together above its head, and a burst of azure light shot out, transforming into a two-meter-long azure light blade that slashed straight at Xie Mo.
"The Shield of Thick Earth!"
Xie Mo raised his right hand, and a flash of yellow light appeared. A cube about three meters in size appeared out of thin air in front of Xie Mo, directly blocking the cyan light blade, leaving only a shallow wound on it.
The blue wolf bandit fell down unwillingly, its eyes flashing with bloodlust, constantly stepping on the ice sculptures of its companions, trying to avoid being frozen.
This group of wolf bandits was not large, consisting of only a few dozen ordinary wolf bandits and one blue wolf bandit.
Xie Mo watched the leaping and bounding blue wolf bandits with an expressionless face, nocked an arrow, drew his bow, and the Five Elements Arrow emitted a dazzling light. He aimed at the blue wolf bandits, turned around, and shot it directly!
The Five Spirit Arrows transformed into a golden streak of light and instantly shot into a perfectly intact house in the distance. The next second, a deafening explosion occurred, leaving only a crater in the once-perfect house, accompanied by a scream.
"Damn it, you despicable bastard!"
A sinister sound appeared, and at the same time, a phantom plume of black smoke shot out from the explosion, cursing Xie Mo in the sky.
"Despicable? If killing you like this is despicable, then I will always be the despicable one."
Xie Mo snorted coldly. He hadn't noticed the other party's presence at first, but the entire area was frozen. Although he had used up almost half of his soul power, he still sensed something unusual at the end, and the last arrow forced him out.
"You ruined everything I had!"
The black smoke formed a phantom human figure, who was still cursing Xie Mo furiously.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have used the soul I had accumulated for my breakthrough here."
The illusory figure had a ferocious expression. His martial soul was a ghost, which could absorb souls to help him break through. After awakening his martial soul, he went to attend the funeral of his relatives and discovered this. In the end, he gradually degenerated and became a fallen soul master.
In order to obtain souls more effectively, he chose to cooperate with the wolf bandits. He didn't need much flesh and corpses, only souls, while the wolf bandits killed everyone except women for food, and didn't need souls.
After a series of difficult communications, he joined this gang of wolf bandits and, in just two and a half years, rose from level 20 to level 49. Keep in mind that his original soul power was only level 2.5.
However, in order to dodge Xie Mo's attack, he used his fourth soul skill to save his life. Due to its immense power, he could only continuously consume his soul to replenish his strength, leaving him with very little soul left to accumulate for his attempt to break through to the Soul King level.
"There's no point in saying more, just go die."
Xie Mo continued to draw his bow and nock an arrow, too lazy to pay attention to the evil villain's remarks. Why waste words with a fallen soul master like you?
The illusory figure's gaze sharpened. For some reason, the opponent's attacks were very effective against him; otherwise, he wouldn't have expended so much energy.
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of heartache. This was the soul power of ten villages that he had accumulated. Ordinary people have little soul power, so it is very difficult to accumulate it.
Sensing the immense power in Xie Mo's hand, the illusory figure swiftly charged towards the Azure Wolf Bandit. Better to die for a friend than for myself; at least this opponent could act as a human shield to block some of the force.
He had also witnessed the scene created by his opponent and believed that he was not as fast as his opponent. However, he did not believe that his opponent's energy consumption was small. He thought that if they fought a few more times until his opponent ran out of soul power, it would be his turn to shine.
Seeing the illusory figure merge into one, making it easier for him to aim at the target, Xie Mo's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed his Hundred Steps Piercing Yang technique. Even though the Azure Wolf Bandit's speed had become too fast after his Bloodlust, making his figure somewhat illusory, he still relentlessly pursued the target.
The Five Spirit Arrows shot out, and the Azure Wolf Bandit, relying on his instincts, sensed that he could not dodge the attack. He then unleashed his Azure Light Blade again, this time a full four meters long, and swung it toward Xie Mo.
The illusory figure also used its soul skill, and black mist followed closely behind, flying towards Xie Mo. This form consumed a lot of soul power, and he just wanted to kill this monster as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, things did not go as they wished. The cyan light blade was crushed instantly upon contact, turning into specks of light and disappearing in an instant. The black mist that followed was also annihilated by the power of the Five Elements Arrow.
A look of terror appeared in the eyes of the blue wolf bandit. Compared to its foolish clansmen, it still understood the preciousness of life.
With a loud explosion, the blue wolf bandit was pierced through, his entire body turned into minced meat, leaving only an unrecognizable head rolling on the ground.
"Cough cough, I don't believe you still have the strength!"
The illusory figure's eyes were filled with anger; his little treasure trove was almost empty!
Xie Mo calmly looked at the illusory figure, his two palms facing each other, with the source of the five elements appearing within them.
In an instant, the five elemental energies in the vicinity were completely plundered and continuously transformed into soul power within the body.
"What are you barking like a dog?"
Xie Mo tilted his head to look at the illusory figure, his previously listless aura rising steadily.
"Woof woof, sir, I was wrong."
The illusory figure immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
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