Chapter 20 Mountains, Rivers, Grass, and Trees; Sun, Moon, and Stars!
"We are surrounded."
Hu Liena put Zhou Chen down and spoke with a grave expression.
The third ability of the Demon Fox Martial Soul was possessing exceptionally powerful perception. Hu Liena clearly felt that within a radius of several hundred meters, there were numerous human auras.
As expected, in the next instant, many indistinct figures suddenly appeared all around.
Their movements were quite agile; in just a few breaths, they approached Hu Liena and Zhou Chen, completely surrounding the two.
These figures were all dressed in black clothes, totaling dozens of people, and every one of them was seething with killing intent!
"Is this the Spirit Hall's Enforcement Corps?" Zhou Chen asked in a whisper.
Hearing this, Hu Liena shook her head and said with an unsightly expression, "No. In the Hunting Soul Forest, people from our Spirit Hall have no need to act furtively."
"Hehe, what a beautiful little girl!"
A rough, cold laugh rang out, and a man in black with an exceptionally burly figure and a touch of domineering air stepped out from the crowd. He coldly sized up Zhou Chen, then took out a portrait from his bosom.
By the faint moonlight, Zhou Chen clearly saw that his own face was printed on that painting!
"That is right, it is you."
The leader of the men in black sneered and shouted loudly, "Martial Soul, Possess!"
Instantly, a layer of intense pale white light erupted from the leader's body. Ten sharp claws popped out from his hands, the bones all over his body crackled, his muscles swelled abruptly, white hair grew all over his body, and his whole person grew to over two meters tall!
And on his forehead, four faint black lines emerged—three horizontal and one vertical—forming precisely the character "King"!
"White Tiger Martial Soul?"
After seeing the appearance of the black-clothed leader possessed by his Martial Soul, Hu Liena instantly lost her voice and said, "Are you a member of the Star Luo Empire's royal family?"
It was widely known that the top-tier Beast Martial Soul, White Tiger, which was as famous as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, was possessed only by the Dai family of the Star Luo Empire's royal family!
Then, the identity of these men in black was simply self-evident. They were definitely death soldiers sent by the Star Luo Royal Family!
"Your Star Luo Empire has such great audacity! I am the Spirit Hall Saintess, Hu Liena. The Spirit Hall Elder, Ju Douluo Yue Guan, is nearby. Let me see which of you dares to touch me!"
Hu Liena blocked in front of Zhou Chen and spoke aggressively!
Hearing these words, the black-clothed leader was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Hu Liena, who are you bluffing? Our Secret Guard knows the matter of you running away with Zhou Chen clearly! As for your reliance, Ju Douluo, that old man is currently searching for you in the Hunting Soul Forest; how could he attend to things here?"
"As long as we kill both of you, who will know it was done by our Star Luo Empire?"
As soon as his voice fell, the black-clothed leader stomped his foot violently. Six shining soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—quietly rose from beneath his feet, and a surging pressure of soul power also lunged at their faces!
"Six soul rings, a Soul Emperor!!"
Hu Liena clenched her small, fair fists, her face turning pale.
She was only at level thirty-one, and Zhou Chen was now weak to the extreme; how could they possibly deal with a Soul Emperor powerhouse?
This was not the end. In the next moment, something that made Hu Liena feel even more despair happened!
Looking over, dazzling lights appeared on the bodies of those dozens of men in black. Martial Souls were released, and soul rings rose. They... were all soul masters!
Moreover, these men in black were all at least Soul Elders above level thirty!
"System, is there a way?"
In such a desperate situation, Zhou Chen could only rely on the system.
"Ding... Does the host have one hundred thousand gold soul coins?" the system asked in return.
"System, if you do nothing to save me from death, the costs you invested in the early stages will all be sunk."
Facing the system's attempt to take advantage of the fire to rob, Zhou Chen did not get angry but spoke unhurriedly.
"Ding... This system can help the host awaken the second Martial Soul in advance!"
"Ding... Awakening the Martial Soul requires time. Please delay for the time of ten breaths, Host."
"Good!"
Zhou Chen nodded, looked at Hu Liena beside him, and whispered solemnly, "Can you hold these guys off for the time of ten breaths? I have a way!"
"I can try." Hu Liena gritted her teeth and said.
Just at this moment, the leader of the men in black suddenly shouted, "Undue delay brings trouble; kill them!"
In the next moment, the leader of the men in black waved his hand abruptly, and these dozens of Soul Elders immediately pounced!
"Demon Fox, Possess!"
With the release of the Martial Soul, Hu Liena seemed to become more beautiful. A fluffy, fiery red fox tail grew from her buttocks.
Pale red light emerged from her body. Her eyes flashed lightly as she looked at these men in black. Third Soul Skill—Charm!
Instantly, the men in black who were preparing to unleash their soul skills immediately stagnated. Hu Liena's unique charm made people uncontrollably want to look at her and give up their own resistance!
With such powerful charm, it is no wonder Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong chose her as a disciple.
"Looking for death!"
Seeing that his subordinates were actually all charmed, the leader of the men in black flew into a rage.
He waved his claws abruptly, and ten streaks of silver light flashed across the air in a crisscross pattern. They instantly knocked Hu Liena, who was only at level thirty-one, flying several meters away, spitting blood from her mouth!
With the master injured, the Charm soul skill naturally lost its effect. Those dozens of black-clothed Soul Elders suddenly sobered up and immediately began releasing their soul skills!
For a moment, overwhelming soul skills crushed towards the two of them!
However...
"Boom!"
A golden pillar of light that penetrated heaven and earth suddenly descended, enveloping Zhou Chen and Hu Liena within it. All attacks released by the men in black were completely shut out!
As for Zhou Chen in the center of the light pillar, his entire body now radiated an ancient and desolate aura. At the center of his eyebrows, a point of light shone brightly!
"Hum!"
Accompanied by the hum of a sword, in the next second, a small golden sword about ten centimeters long darted out from the center of Zhou Chen's eyebrows. As soon as this small sword met the air, it immediately swelled in the wind, turning into a golden-yellow ancient sword three chi and three cun long!
At the first sight of this sword, Zhou Chen was stunned, because he had seen the appearance of this sword before!
"Carved with mountains, rivers, grass, and trees on the left; inscribed with the sun, moon, and stars on the right... This is the sword of the Sacred Path cast for the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan by the gods gathering the copper of Shou Mountain—the Xuanyuan Sword!"
(End of this chapter)
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