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The night was deep, yet the sky remained bright.
Outside the Frost-Snow Forest.
Xiao Lin and Shi Mo were currently on the night watch together, guarding a small ice hut beside them. Unlike Shi Mo, who stood guard with meticulous precision, Xiao Lin appeared much more relaxed during his watch.
He liked to take this time to specifically temper his Bloodline Power.
Since they had not yet entered the Frost-Snow Forest, they were surrounded by an endless, level expanse of ice and snow. If there were any disturbances—any rustle of wind or movement in the grass (though there was hardly any grass here)—Xiao Lin would be able to react instantly.
Suddenly, Xiao Lin felt a premonition of crisis.
Subconsciously, Xiao Lin activated his Vajra Imperishable soul power protection and scanned the surroundings. Xiao Lin's sudden movement caught Shi Mo's attention. Realizing they might be in danger, Shi Mo immediately possessed his Black Turtle Martial Soul.
His fourth soul ring flashed beneath his feet.
Following the flash of the purple soul ring, a thick, earthy-yellow, armor-like soul power appeared on Shi Mo's body. A three-meter-tall phantom of a giant Black Turtle manifested around him, shielding the ice hut within its form.
"Captain Xiao Lin, what's happening?"
Shi Mo knew Xiao Lin wouldn't react this way without reason, so he asked with a heavy expression. If anything truly felt wrong, he would immediately wake the other companions inside the ice hut.
Boom!
Xiao Lin didn't respond verbally.
Instead, the sound of a heavy impact rang out as he was struck.
"Impossible!" Xiao Lin shouted, his face filled with disbelief.
He had always trusted his Vajra Imperishable Divine Skill. Now, bolstered by his Bloodline Power, his defensive capabilities were arguably not inferior to Shi Mo's. In fact, if Shi Mo didn't use several soul skills to buff himself, Xiao Lin might even surpass him.
Now, Xiao Lin stared in shock at his abdomen, which had been slightly dented by a heavy blow. It was a specialized attack that felt as if it wanted to twist his internal organs into a knot; the pain was excruciating.
The most lethal part was that he still hadn't discovered any trace of the enemy. Xiao Lin turned his head toward Shi Mo and commanded him to wake Tang Ni and the others immediately. He then calmed his mind to observe the changes in the environment.
On the permafrost, on the ice layers... there were no footprints or signs of movement.
Where is he?
At this moment, although Xiao Lin felt the pain, his body was protected from the inside out by the Vajra Imperishable soul power.
Consequently, the pain was only temporary. In less than a second, he had regained his combat stance. A Horned Dragon Staff, silver-white in the middle and golden at both ends, was summoned by Xiao Lin.
The air around him grew heavy.
This sense of heaviness forced the hidden Kakumbo to reveal his true form.
"Interesting. No wonder you could kill those two idiots!"
Seeing his figure exposed, Kakumbo didn't seem to care.
He chuckled as he expressed his disdain for his two former comrades, showing no concern even for the people waking up inside the ice hut. Fighting at a numerical disadvantage was nothing new to him.
He was actually quite curious now: why did Xiao Lin look like nothing had happened after being hit by his third soul skill?
Normally, when a Soul Master or even a soul beast was hit by his attack, their internal organs and intestines would have been twisted into a ball, leaving them unable to move.
It was precisely because Kakumbo possessed such an offensive soul skill that he wasn't worried about the others getting up. Even the one he saw with the Black Turtle Martial Soul, Shi Mo, would only take a few more hits to deal with.
Even if one's external defense was excellent, could their internal organs be protected just as well?
In Kakumbo's eyes, the only true threat was this fellow, Xiao Lin.
At this moment, Xiao Lin was also curious about Kakumbo's Martial Soul.
This guy was fast!
The moment he released the Horned Dragon Staff, Xiao Lin sensed that Kakumbo had already moved ten meters away. In fact, when Kakumbo finally revealed himself, he was indeed more than ten meters out—closer to twenty meters, even.
Furthermore, this guy was an expert at concealment!
Xiao Lin hadn't sensed Kakumbo's approach at all initially.
It was only because his senses had become incredibly sharp after tempering his Bloodline Power and undergoing intensive mental strength training. Whether it was an enemy's attack or something else, he now possessed a special intuition that would warn him of danger.
Lastly, this guy's offensive methods were formidable!
Xiao Lin possessed the protection of his Vajra Imperishable soul power and Bloodline Power, and after consuming Immortal Herbs, his physical body itself had already achieved the Vajra Imperishable Body.
Forget peers with the "strongest attack" capabilities; even experts at the Soul Ancestor or Soul King level would find it difficult to wound him.
Internal Reversal?Related to gravity?Concealing himself while moving at extreme speeds?Is that also a gravity effect?
Xiao Lin secretly dismissed these theories, his eyes locked onto Kakumbo. It didn't matter; now that the man had exposed himself, Xiao Lin would not lose sight of him again.
"Boss Kakumbo, you're too fast!"
"Kakumbo, you idiot!"
At that moment, two men ran out from the Frost-Snow Forest.
One man had his Cobra Martial Soul possessed; his legs had already transformed into a snake's tail, allowing him to slither forward at high speed.
The other was a short, middle-aged man with a mustache. A pair of butterfly wings, as black as ink, had grown from his back. On these giant wings were four red spots that looked exactly like the eyes of a demon.
"Shi Mo, Tang Ni, leave those two to you. Leave this man to me; I will defeat him."
Since he knew Kakumbo possessed extreme speed, deep concealment methods, and weirdly powerful attacks, Xiao Lin naturally wouldn't let the other team members take unnecessary risks.
It was best for him—the natural counter to such abilities—to defeat Kakumbo.
"Ho ho! Defeat me? Even Broccoli and Potato wouldn't dare say they could defeat me, yet a brat like you, who isn't even a Soul Ancestor, thinks he can?"
Kakumbo was so amused by Xiao Lin that he laughed.
Instead of getting angry, he actually prepared to duel Xiao Lin one-on-one. In the next second, Kakumbo fully released his aura as a Soul King. A torrent of soul power surged toward Xiao Lin, attempting to crush him.
Xiao Lin's expression remained unchanged.
Guarded by his Vajra Imperishable soul power, he fully unleashed his Bloodline Power. In an instant, Xiao Lin's aura rose like a soaring dragon, completely unafraid of Kakumbo's pressure.
He even seemed to be faintly suppressing the older man in return.
"Impossible... this feeling!?"
Sensing Xiao Lin's aura, Kakumbo's expression shifted slightly, and the corner of his eye twitched. He was genuinely shocked.
One had to remember, he was a Rank 58 Soul King, just a step away from becoming a Soul Emperor!
Finding himself suppressed in terms of aura, Kakumbo's shock was quickly overtaken by a surge of killing intent. If he let this group escape, they would surpass him in just a few years.
He wouldn't even know how he died!
However, he had no intention of letting Xiao Lin's group escape anyway!
Monster geniuses were better off dead as early as possible.
He didn't want to be tortured to death by his Boss, having his soul scattered to the winds. Realizing Xiao Lin was not easy to deal with, Kakumbo immediately resorted to his strongest methods. In a flash, two yellow and three purple soul rings blossomed beneath Kakumbo's feet.
Before long, Kakumbo's aura changed drastically, then vanished without a trace. His entire body disappeared from Xiao Lin's sight along with it.
This abnormal phenomenon caused alarm bells to ring loudly in Xiao Lin's mind.
What kind of Martial Soul is this?
In the next heartbeat, Xiao Lin's forehead suffered a heavy blow. He was sent flying backward, crashing directly into the large trees at the edge of the Frost-Snow Forest.
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