Chapter 730 - 728: Master, I’m Here
Mo Lin was desperately running ahead, and the Soul Stealing Ghost was chasing him from behind.
The Soul Stealing Ghost’s body was an oily green, and his right hand held a sickle-like hook.
"I’m going to make a fortune... capturing such a powerful soul, my master will surely reward me," the Soul Stealing Ghost said merrily as he followed Mo Lin.
Mo Lin’s soul would only grow weaker after leaving his body.
The distance between Mo Lin and the Soul Stealing Ghost was noticeably closing.
The Soul Stealing Ghost’s right hand swung the hook with a motion similar to roping a horse.
He kept aiming at Mo Lin.
Then the Soul Stealing Ghost swung the hook from his hand.
Mo Lin’s heart was pierced directly by the Soul Stealing Ghost’s hook.
The next moment, his soul uncontrollably retracted rapidly and was caught by the Soul Stealing Ghost.
"Come with me."
The Soul Stealing Ghost held Mo Lin and quickly departed.
He had no intention of killing Mo Lin.
Originally, Mo Lin was prepared to sacrifice half of his soul to forcibly escape.
But seeing that the other party had no killing intent, Mo Lin refrained from doing so.
He had already summoned Chen Xi.
All he needed to do was endure.
Who knows how long it was before the Soul Stealing Ghost finally stopped his steps.
The Soul Stealing Ghost passed through the house and entered a room.
"Master, I caught a very special soul today," the Soul Stealing Ghost called out to the person in the room.
"Didn’t I tell you not to go out?"
The man angrily rebuked the Soul Stealing Ghost.
The man was about the same age as Mo Lin, with very fair skin and tender cheeks, giving the impression of a wealthy young master who had never worked.
"This soul is very special." The Soul Stealing Ghost took out Mo Lin’s soul and said, "Look closely.
It’s glowing."
Jiang Chen froze for a moment when he saw Mo Lin’s soul, as the soul indeed emitted light.
Like the glow of a firefly.
"A soul? Whose soul is it?"
Jiang Chen questioned the Soul Stealing Ghost: "Do you have any brains?
And you know it’s glowing... how does this soul seem ordinary?
How dare you capture it?" Jiang Chen angrily scolded.
A glowing soul certainly didn’t look ordinary.
If it caused trouble, it would be problematic.
"Of course, I have no brains; I’m a ghost, not a human."
The Soul Stealing Ghost retorted: "This rare thing must be captured and examined."
Jiang Chen covered his cheek with his right hand, feeling wordless for a moment.
This Soul Stealing Ghost simply wouldn’t listen.
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open.
A woman in a floral dress walked into the room.
The moment someone entered, Jiang Chen hurriedly hid Mo Lin’s soul.
"Jiang Chen, did your Soul Stealing Ghost capture something good?" the woman asked Jiang Chen.
"No," Jiang Chen replied decisively.
"Do you think I’d ask without evidence?" the woman said coldly.
A man dressed in black peeked out from behind the woman.
"Brother, I can already smell the fragrance of a soul.
Hand it over." This man was Jiang Chen’s half-brother, Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi was not skilled in much but had a keen sensitivity to special items.
Whenever the Soul Stealing Ghost captured things, Jiang Shi always snatched them.
Jiang Shi even forced Jiang Chen to use the Soul Stealing Ghost to find souls for him.
"No."
Jiang Chen shook his head, refusing.
The soul he acquired was absolutely extraordinary.
To him, it might be a heaven-sent opportunity.
Jiang Chen didn’t want to miss it.
"It seems you really got something good," Jiang Shi saw his brother’s cautious demeanor and concluded he had obtained something valuable.
"Slap!"
Before Jiang Chen could finish his sentence, a fierce slap landed on Jiang Chen’s face.
It was unclear how many times he’d been slapped by this stepmother.
Since his father passed away, this stepmother had been bullying him.
Even his brother humiliated him.
Jiang Chen currently had no status in the Jiang Family.
"How dare you!"
The stepmother angrily rebuked Jiang Chen: "Don’t you know how to share good things?
Your brother is at a critical moment in his cultivation.
If his soul capture technique fails, can you bear the consequences?
This family still relies on your brother for the future."
"Give it here." The stepmother demanded Jiang Chen.
The Soul Stealing Ghost stood beside Jiang Chen, glancing between Jiang Chen and the stepmother.
Remembering Jiang Chen’s previous instructions not to provoke the stepmother, the Soul Stealing Ghost had no choice but to endure.
"I saw it, the glowing soul."
Jiang Shi exclaimed in awe the moment he saw Mo Lin’s soul, "If I consume this soul, I will surely become very powerful.
I might even completely master the soul capture technique."
Upon hearing the term "soul capture technique,"
The stepmother’s eyes lit up.
"Quickly hand over the soul," the stepmother demanded Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen desperately protected Mo Lin.
"No."
When these words came out, Jiang Chen had already risked it all.
He was willing to gamble.
Gambling on the soul’s extraordinary nature.
Gambling that the soul’s owner was powerful.
As long as he gambled right, he would rise.
Otherwise, he would have no status in this family.
"What?" The stepmother instantly exploded with anger.
"You dare defy me?"
The stepmother reached out to grab Jiang Chen’s collar, ready to teach him a lesson.
At this moment, Jiang Chen secretly handed Mo Lin’s soul to the Soul Stealing Ghost, signaling him to leave.
The Soul Stealing Ghost understood instantly, grabbed Mo Lin’s soul, and fled the room.
Jiang Shi quickly chased after, his right hand forming seals.
The Jiang Family’s protective array instantly appeared, like a large white net, enveloping the entire Jiang Family.
The Soul Stealing Ghost collided with the array and was bounced back as if hitting a wall.
Jiang Shi leaped up, and black Ghost Qi surged within him.
"Soul capture."
The black Ghost Qi enveloped the Soul Stealing Ghost.
The black Ghost Qi tightly grasped the Soul Stealing Ghost.
The Soul Stealing Ghost instantly lost the ability to resist.
It wasn’t that he was weak; he was a ghost of the Jiang Family and couldn’t oppose Jiang Family members.
Jiang Shi possessed the bloodline of the Jiang Family, so the Soul Stealing Ghost couldn’t harm Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi moved to seize Mo Lin’s soul.
"Rumble..."
The ground trembled wildly.
"An earthquake?" Jiang Shi instinctively thought it was an earthquake.
But upon reflection, he realized it was impossible.
This place had never experienced an earthquake.
"No way..." Jiang Shi exclaimed with realization.
"Boom.."
A massive black ghost hand suddenly descended.
The Jiang Family’s protective array was crushed by the ghost hand.
"Who dares to harm my master?"
Chen Xi’s voice echoed throughout the Jiang Family.
An overwhelming pressure surged forth.
Everyone in the Jiang Family involuntarily kneeled.
Only Jiang Shi did not kneel, as he possessed the soul capture technique and could barely withstand it.
"I didn’t hurt your master..." The Soul Stealing Ghost was about to explain.
"Bang!"
Chen Xi slapped the Soul Stealing Ghost.
The Soul Stealing Ghost traced an arc through the air, crashing hard to the ground.
Completely powerless to resist.
Chen Xi’s figure was immense, taller than the entire Jiang Family building.
She raised her right hand, cradling Mo Lin in her palm.
"Master, I’m late."
Chen Xi wasn’t intentionally enlarging her body.
Unless she consciously suppressed herself, she could be the size of an ordinary person.
Whenever she unleashed her power, her body would become this large.
This was also a testament to her strength.