Chapter 46: The Ten Most Brutal Spirit Abilities of Evil Spirit Masters, the Demeanor of the First Angel God
"I wonder if those ahead of us are the Judgement Squad from Spirit Hall?"
Su Haichao stepped out of the carriage, walked forward a few steps, and asked in a loud voice.
At this moment, the captain of the Judgement Squad looked at the distant carriage and, combining the scene with the faint fluctuations of spirit power emanating from Su Haichao, already had a rough guess in his mind.
However, he did not let down his guard. When hunting Evil Spirit Masters before, there had been instances where they used their own kind's lives as bait to gain trust before launching a sneak attack.
"We are the Spirit Hall Judgement Squad, currently pursuing an Evil Spirit Master Spirit Elder—specifically, the Spirit Master next to those three Wolftaken. Might I ask if he was slain by you?"
"Indeed."
Su Haichao responded and then took out his identification.
"I am Su Haichao, former Hall Master of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall. This is my identity token. I am currently en route to Heaven Dou City to take up a new post. I encountered this Spirit Master on the road; he attempted to ambush me and was killed in retaliation."
After speaking, Su Haichao tossed the token over.
"Qian Ying."
The Judgement Captain gave an order.
The scout member nodded, flickered forward to catch the token, and after careful verification, signaled to the squad that there were no issues.
The Judgement Captain's expression softened slightly, yet he still did not relax his vigilance.
"Hall Master Su, please step back a bit. We need to process the body of this Evil Spirit Master."
Su Haichao nodded and turned back to the carriage.
Standing by the carriage, Tang San witnessed the entire process. After seeing the Judgement Squad's full operation, only one thought remained in his mind: Professional.
Seeing their subsequent actions, Tang San felt even more moved. When it came to slaying Evil Spirit Masters, Spirit Hall was perhaps the true expert.
A Spirit Master called Bai Jia summoned a massive shield and walked toward the Evil Spirit Master's corpse with steady steps, while the member named Qian Ying stayed hidden behind Bai Jia the entire time.
Upon reaching the corpse, Bai Jia activated a Spirit Ability, causing his defense to surge. Qian Ying then burst with speed, his figure flickering as he left two massive wounds on the Evil Spirit Master's body—one at the top of the head and the other directly over the heart.
After the attacks landed, Qian Ying retreated quickly, and Bai Jia also backed away slowly, keeping the shield in front of him at all times.
Finally, the Judgement Captain stepped forward and stored the Evil Spirit Master's corpse into a storage spirit tool.
The whole process seemed tedious, but in reality, it was completely finished in just two short minutes.
Only then did the ten Spirit Hall Judgement members, including the captain, fully relax.
"I am Qian Lei, the captain of the Spirit Hall Judgement Squad."
The Judgement Captain walked toward the carriage and took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Su Haichao, former Hall Master of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a moment. Only after thoroughly confirming Su Haichao's identity did Qian Lei introduce the members around him.
"Captain Qian, was this Evil Spirit Master very strong? Why was he able to escape from the Judgement Squad?"
Su Haichao was somewhat puzzled. According to the rules of the Spirit Hall Judgement Squad, when dealing with a Spirit Elder-level Evil Spirit Master, they should have dispatched a Spirit King-level powerhouse. With a Spirit King's strength, they shouldn't have let a Spirit Elder escape.
Qian Lei took off his helmet, revealing a resolute face underneath, and spoke with a hint of helplessness: "Originally, it was basically impossible for him to escape. Who knew he possessed an extremely troublesome thousand-year Spirit Ability, the Blood Explosion Technique. He used this technique to blast a gap and narrowly escaped."
"Blood Explosion Technique?" Tang San's ears twitched; Qian Lei's words instantly piqued his curiosity.
"Captain Qian, what kind of Spirit Ability is this Blood Explosion Technique exactly?"
Seeing that the one asking was the child adopted by this Spirit Hall Master, Qian Lei did not hesitate and explained: "This Blood Explosion Technique is one of the ten most brutal Spirit Abilities that an Evil Spirit Master can master, ranked tenth. Its effect is to trigger the blood inside a corpse to explode, and its power is extremely terrifying."
Hearing this effect, Tang San couldn't help but think of the Corpse Explosion Technique used by that'Strongest Spirit King' in the second part of Douluo Continent; the two effects were quite similar.
Feeling even more curious, Tang San couldn't help but press further. After all, Su Haichao was a member of Spirit Hall, and looking at this Judgement Captain's attitude, the previous inquiry clearly didn't involve secrets. He naturally didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.
"Then Captain Qian, what are these ten most brutal Spirit Abilities?"
"Five of them are similar to the Blood Explosion Technique, namely the Bone Explosion Technique ranked ninth, the Flesh Explosion Technique ranked eighth,"
"the Corpse Explosion Technique ranked seventh, and the Soul Explosion Technique ranked second."
Just by hearing the names, Tang San roughly understood the effects of these Spirit Abilities. They were clearly using different parts of a corpse as detonators. The more body tissue used, the higher the ranking of the Spirit Ability.
He originally thought the Corpse Explosion Technique was the limit, since it could directly detonate an entire corpse, but he didn't expect there to be even stronger ones, with one ranked directly at second place.
"Soul Explosion Technique—could it be detonating the soul?"
"Correct, it is indeed detonating the soul."
Qian Lei's expression was grave, and his tone was serious: "The explosion techniques of other Evil Spirit Masters are one thing; even if their power is extremely terrifying, they still have flaws—they must use a fresh corpse to detonate. But the Soul Explosion Technique is different. As long as there is a soul, it can be activated, and the explosion produces a mental attack."
Tang San was speechless upon hearing this. This effect was truly ridiculous. A fresh corpse was at least a limiting condition, but when it came to souls, which Evil Spirit Master wouldn't have methods to store souls? Once they mastered the Soul Explosion Technique, it was practically equivalent to carrying an arsenal with them.
"What's even more terrifying is that the Soul Explosion Technique does not affect the user themselves; it only targets other objectives."
Tang San was completely at a loss for words. This wasn't just a Soul Explosion Technique; it was practically a supreme skill born specifically for self-preservation and killing enemies.
Don't look at things like the Corpse Explosion Technique as being heaven-defying; if you placed a corpse next to an Evil Spirit Master, see if he would dare to detonate it easily. But this Soul Explosion Technique actually allowed the Spirit Master to be immune to the explosion damage, could distinguish between friend and foe, and was a mental attack to boot. Such a ridiculous Spirit Ability was only ranked second.
Tang San really didn't dare to imagine how absurd the top-ranked Evil Spirit Master Spirit Ability would be.
Su Haichao watched Tang San questioning Qian Lei and did not stop him. As long as Qian Lei was willing to answer, it certainly didn't fall within the scope of confidentiality. If it were a secret, the other party would naturally answer with 'no comment'.
How could members of the Spirit Hall Judgement Squad leak secrets so easily?
"Captain Qian, telling me this information doesn't count as a leak, does it?"
Tang San couldn't suppress his curiosity and took the initiative to confirm.
"Of course not. In fact, I would rather this information be known by more people, so that the danger everyone faces when encountering Evil Spirit Masters can be reduced."
Qian Lei shook his head and continued with a smile: "Even the complete process of our Judgement Squad hunting Evil Spirit Masters is easy to learn for anyone who wants to know; it doesn't involve any secrets."
"The complete process of hunting Evil Spirit Masters?" Tang San became even more curious.
"It's actually simple, nothing more than three steps: testing the Spirit Abilities, the lethal kill, and the final inspection and cleanup. Testing the Spirit Abilities is to guard against special techniques like the Corpse Explosion Technique and avoid casualties in the squad. The lethal kill requires us to strike together as much as possible for a one-hit kill; one must never underestimate an Evil Spirit Master, as their methods are bizarre and leave no room for carelessness. As for the cleanup, it's about collecting the corpse and bringing it back to Spirit City for complete purification."
A trace of sorrow flashed across Qian Lei's face: "Even so, 5% of our Judgement Squad members are sacrificed every year."
The corner of Tang San's mouth twitched slightly. He couldn't help but think of that 'Number One Academy on the Continent' ten thousand years later. The Judgement Squad specifically targeted Evil Spirit Masters and had a mortality rate of only 5%, while Shrek, besides dealing with Evil Spirit Masters, dealt with various nobles and city lords, yet their mortality rate was far higher. This was truly a bit hard to take.
Don't say that all Evil Spirit Masters were gathered in Slaughter City; that ghostly place was basically one-way. Evil Spirit Masters weren't stupid; how could they voluntarily step into a dead end?
Even if Slaughter City might be a treasure trove for Evil Spirit Masters to cultivate, no Evil Spirit Master had ever walked out of it. Wasn't that enough to explain the situation?
It seemed like a holy land for Evil Spirit Master cultivation, but in reality, it was nothing more than a cage. Otherwise, the successive Supreme Pontiffs of Spirit Hall wouldn't be so hot-headed as to send Evil Spirit Masters into a 'holy land' to cultivate, only to have them break out after their cultivation surged and harm the continent.
Thinking of a certain 'Buddha's' heaven-defying actions, only one thought remained in Tang San's mind: 'You already have a path to your own death.'
In fact, there wasn't much of a problem with Tang San destroying Slaughter City. The real problem lay in the fact that after he became the Asura God, he actually took Slaughter City away completely. If not for that, as long as Slaughter City existed, it would be the best place to dispose of Evil Spirit Masters aside from direct execution.
Destroying the Angel Family and the Angel God Position wasn't the issue, but at the very least, Slaughter City should have been left behind.
Withdrawing his complaints about that 'Buddha', Tang San looked at Qian Lei. "Captain Qian, aren't you afraid of hunting Evil Spirit Masters like this? Is such a sacrifice worth it?"
"It's worth it. This is our family's promise to the people of the continent, and even more so, it is the mission passed down through generations of our family."
A look of reverence appeared on Qian Lei's face. He reached out and patted Tang San's shoulder, then stood up: "Withdraw! Return and report!"
The Judgement members quickly assembled, forming a neat queue.
Qian Lei took out a copper plate from his robe and handed it to Su Haichao: "Hall Master Su, this is the reward for slaying an Evil Spirit Master. Although we are all part of Spirit Hall, rewards and punishments are clearly distinguished. With this token, you can redeem your reward at the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall."
Su Haichao did not refuse and solemnly accepted the token. If nothing else, this Evil Spirit Master was killed by the joint efforts of him, Su Yuntao,
and Tang San. He felt justified in taking this reward.
Qian Lei said no more. He put his helmet back on, and after the squad finished assembling, they sped off into the distance.
This is what the Angel Family should look like, right?
Looking at the departing team, Tang San felt some emotion. Compared to the indecisive Qian Daoliu, the ruthless Qian Xunji, and the love-struck Qian Renxue in the original work, these people before him might only be peripheral bloodlines or even branch members of the Angel Family, yet they instead allowed him to catch a faint glimpse of the demeanor of the first Angel God from back then.
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