Liu Bai cried out a warning, "Master, look out! He’s a Soul Master!"
A Soul Master?
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit gathered the surrounding black mist, rose from the ground again, and stared at Su Mo in utter astonishment.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected Su Mo to be a Soul Master.
’No wonder he was able to grab my Spirit Body.’
"Elder Su is a Soul Master?"
Roger’s face was filled with astonishment.
’No wonder Su Mo was so calm before, telling me not to panic.’
Chu Tianxiong said excitedly, "Soul Masters are the bane of Evil Demons! With Elder Su here, we have nothing to worry about. Everyone, rest easy!"
Nearby, the Desolate Old Monster’s face was etched with regret.
’I can’t believe it. Su Mo cultivates both his body and his soul, and he’s reached the pinnacle in both.’
’An incredible figure like him was hidden away in our Desolate Empire, and I never even knew of him?’
’What a blunder!’
’After I return to the Desolate Empire, I must personally visit Su Mo in Qingyang City and offer my most sincere apologies, begging for his forgiveness.’
Learning that Su Mo was a Soul Master, everyone was filled with confidence.
However, the Qu Luo Evil Spirit sneered. "Heh, have you all gotten something wrong?"
"Gotten what wrong?"
Everyone looked on in confusion.
"Soul Masters are indeed the bane of us Evil Demons, but only if their Soul Power is greater than mine. Otherwise, he’ll be nothing but fodder to strengthen my own Soul Power."
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit’s face was a mask of cold arrogance. He had spent hundreds of years accumulating power within the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons, and his Soul Power was immense.
’Su Mo, on the other hand, is a mere eighteen years old. Even if he’d started his Divine Soul Cultivation in his mother’s womb, he couldn’t possibly surpass my Soul Power.’
’Therefore, Su Mo is doomed to be no match for me.’
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit stared at Su Mo, his eyes gleaming as if he’d spotted a delectable meal. He spoke with unconcealed greed, "Your physical body... it’s the most powerful I’ve ever seen on a Body Cultivator. The purity of your vital blood is equivalent to that of several hundred human Martial Artists. If I devour you, I can condense a physical body immediately."
"And your Divine Soul will become a part of me, strengthening my Spirit Body and allowing me to evolve into an even more powerful Evil Demon."
’In his eyes, Su Mo was nothing more than a free sack of experience points, delivered right to his doorstep.’
Su Mo, however, wasn’t the least bit flustered. He asked calmly, "Are you finished?"
Hm?
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit’s face was a mask of confusion.
’I’ve already made his fate perfectly clear. Why isn’t he on his knees begging for mercy?’
’This makes no sense!’
Su Mo said coolly, "If you’re done, then prepare to die."
"Insolence! How dare you tell me to prepare to die?"
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit stared at Su Mo, his rage incandescent. "I’ve decided. After I kill you, I’ll first use your soul as a sky lantern. I’ll make you wish for death but deny you even that relief, torturing you until you’re utterly broken. Only then will I devour your Divine Soul."
"Heh."
Su Mo sneered. With a light wave of his right hand, he materialized a Soul Suppressing Disc.
BAM!
The Soul Suppressing Disc smashed viciously into the Qu Luo Evil Spirit.
"Aaargh..."
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit let out a pained shriek. The black mist enveloping it was blasted away, and its presence instantly weakened by more than half.
"You wretched beast! You dare to hit me with a Soul Suppressing Disc? I’ll kill you!"
Seething with rage, the Qu Luo Evil Spirit materialized a black hand, a full ten meters long, and sent it hurtling toward Su Mo’s head.
BAM!
The massive black hand slammed down on Su Mo, engulfing him completely.
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit sneered, "A trifling Soul Master daring to act so presumptuously before me. He truly overestimated himself."
Instantly, everyone around them began to panic.
Was Su Mo gone?
What were they going to do?
Without Su Mo, none of them were a match for the Qu Luo Evil Spirit. All they could do was wait for death.
"Young Master, I’m coming to save you!"
Xiao Dong anxiously started forward to help Su Mo but was stopped by Xiao Lang. "Xiao Dong, relax. The Young Master is fine."
Fine?
That’s impossible!
Xiao Lang asked, "Xiao Dong, who do you think is stronger, the Young Master or the Qu Luo Evil Spirit?"
"The Young Master, of course!"
Xiao Dong answered without a second thought.
Xiao Lang continued, "If the Young Master is stronger, then why didn’t he dodge the Qu Luo Evil Spirit’s attack?"
"Well..."
Xiao Dong thought for a moment before realization dawned on him. "I get it! It’s because the Young Master’s power is so far beyond the Qu Luo Evil Spirit’s that its attack couldn’t even scratch him. There was no need for him to dodge."
"Exactly! That’s the logic!"
Xiao Lang said with brimming confidence, "And think about it this way: even if the Young Master *was* weaker than the Qu Luo Evil Spirit, he wouldn’t be so weak that he couldn’t dodge an attack. Yet he just stood there and ignored it. That can only mean the Qu Luo Evil Spirit is a total nobody."
SLAP!
Xiao Dong slapped his thigh. "Why didn’t I think of that? Brother Lang, you really understand the Young Master."
"Heh heh."
Xiao Lang boasted, "Other than the Young Miss and the Patriarch, I understand the Young Master better than anyone. He and I even went to Yihong Courtyard together to... you know, ’carry our guns’."
Xiao Dong asked innocently, "’Carry our guns’? What’s that? Is it fun?"
"’Carrying guns’ is..."
Just as Xiao Lang was about to explain, a sharp rebuke came from within the black mist: "Xiao Lang, can you shut your damn mouth? What the hell are you spouting?"
"Listen, everyone! That’s the Young Master’s voice!"
Xiao Lang exclaimed excitedly.
As everyone watched, Su Mo walked out of the black mist, completely unscathed.
There wasn’t a single thing wrong with him.
Xiao Lang laughed heartily. "Hahaha! See? I told you the Young Master was fine!"
Phew...
Everyone let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit, however, was frozen in place, its expression rigid.
’That last attack... I used all of my Soul Power in that strike, intending to kill Su Mo!’
’Why is Su Mo completely fine?’
’This is impossible!’
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit demanded angrily, "You... you brat... How did you do that?"
"How did I do what?"
Su Mo asked, puzzled.
’I just stood there. I didn’t use my physical strength or my Soul Power. I didn’t do a thing.’
"Fine. Fine! FINE! Since you won’t say, I’ll just have to attack you again. I refuse to believe you can withstand it a second time!"
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit’s face twisted into a ferocious snarl as it attacked Su Mo once more.
BAM!
The massive black hand slammed into Su Mo, but once again, he was left completely unharmed, still standing in the same spot.
This time, the Qu Luo Evil Spirit completely broke down.
’My proud Soul Power attacks... they have absolutely no effect on him.’
"My turn, I believe."
Su Mo smashed a Soul Suppressing Disc into the Qu Luo Evil Spirit, which let out another agonized howl. "Aaargh... You despicable brat, you’ve infuriated me! Just wait until I escape and have my fill of blood! I’ll find you, and I’ll tear your entire family to pieces!"
"You think you’re going to escape? Sorry, you won’t get the chance."
Su Mo said, shaking his head.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
One Soul Suppressing Disc after another slammed into the Qu Luo Evil Spirit, grinding its Divine Soul into nothingness.
"I won’t accept this...!"
The Qu Luo Evil Spirit let out a heart-rending roar, its voice growing fainter and fainter until it vanished completely.