Devouring Soul Emperor

The Tier Three Iron Wall Martial Soul had advanced to the Tier Four Forest Iron Wall Martial Soul.

At first glance, there didn’t seem to be much of a difference.

But in the daylight, or upon closer inspection, one could see many new additions to the iron wall: carvings of flowers and birds, fish and insects, and all manner of beasts, and even bas-reliefs of human figures in various poses.

Between the reliefs, streaks of black light flowed.

Nine strange, black Runes floated on the surface of the entire Senluo Iron Wall, and the black light was what radiated from them as they bobbed up and down.

Amidst a series of pained howls, all the Black-Maned Demon Wolves were smashed to the ground, where they rolled about in agony.

Their sharp fangs and claws couldn’t break through the Runes and black light on the Senluo Iron Wall, let alone damage the wall itself.

An ordinary Tier Three Martial Soul would have been instantly torn to shreds by these Demon Wolves, but after its upgrade to Tier Four, the Iron Wall Martial Soul had undergone a qualitative change.

However, despite the Senluo Iron Wall’s immense defensive power, Chu Qingyun couldn’t keep it deployed.

This was a forest, surrounded by towering ancient trees so thick it would take a dozen people to encircle one. Cutting them down with Sword Qi would have been incredibly easy.

But controlling the massive Senluo Iron Wall to smash a path through them was a different story entirely.

So, after repelling the Black-Maned Demon Wolves behind him in one fell swoop, Chu Qingyun dispelled the Senluo Iron Wall and once again burst forward at full speed.

In any case, he had actively dispelled the Martial Soul rather than having it destroyed, so summoning it again would be easy.

The Black-Maned Demon Wolves behind him tried to pounce on Chu Qingyun three more times, but without exception, they were all knocked back by the Senluo Iron Wall. Two unlucky ones even had their legs broken in the process.

At this point, he had more or less left the deepest part of the forest.

Another three minutes of running and he would reach Tu Qiang and the others.

However, before Chu Qingyun could feel any joy, another extremely loud howl erupted from behind him. A terrifying and violent aura rose up and faintly locked onto him.

It was... the aura of the Celestial Spirit Realm Level!

This pack of Black-Maned Demon Wolves had a Wolf King!

Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but shudder inwardly, but he suppressed the urge to look back. Gritting his teeth, he pushed the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern on his body to its limit and fled at top speed.

Chu Qingyun was only a fourth-level Martial Spirit. Facing a Wolf King whose strength was comparable to a Celestial Spirit Realm expert, he feared that even if he used every trick up his sleeve, he would still be no match for it.

Not to mention, the Wolf King had over a hundred Demon Wolves under its command.

Apparently dissatisfied that the large, sixth-level Martial Spirit wolves had failed to capture a mere human, the Wolf King, after trailing unhurriedly behind for a while, finally couldn’t resist taking matters into its own hands.

In just one minute, the Wolf King had caught up.

However, it didn’t approach from behind like the other large wolves. Instead, it leaped from trunk to trunk on the trees to Chu Qingyun’s right.

From the moment Chu Qingyun glimpsed its figure in the corner of his eye to when it overtook him and landed on a tree trunk to his front-right, only two breaths had passed.

With every leap, the sharp Power unconsciously radiating from the Wolf King’s claws tore more than halfway through the massive trees that took a dozen men to encircle.

If a blow from such a claw landed, even Chu Qingyun would be gravely injured on the spot!

The Wolf King stopped in an instant, halting to Chu Qingyun’s front-right. A cruel, green light flickered in its glistening eyes.

It leaped from the tree, its two front claws extended like sharp daggers as it swiped at Chu Qingyun.

’Shadow Splitting Clone Skill!’

Chu Qingyun roared in his mind. His shadow instantly shot out from beneath his feet and merged with the Wolf King’s shadow on the ground.

Five dark shapes rapidly extended from the Wolf King’s shadow, forming five arms that seized its four legs and tail in a death grip, dragging it from mid-air down to the ground!

As soon as the Wolf King hit the ground, it began to struggle violently.

A moment later, it snapped one of the shadow arms, then bit through another. In a flash, in less than five seconds, the Wolf King broke free from the Shadow Splitting Clone Skill.

After breaking free, the Wolf King let out a furious roar to the heavens. Its entire body radiated a violent killing intent as it pounced at Chu Qingyun once more.

This time, it was truly enraged.

A mighty Wolf King, an existence on par with a Celestial Spirit Realm expert, had been tricked by a puny human and slammed into the ground!

A bitter feeling rose in Chu Qingyun. ’If I’d known the Wolf King would come after me personally, I would have prepared more.’

’But as things stand, all I can do is bear it and hold on.’

’At this rate, another minute or two of running should get me to Tu Qiang and the others.’

In less than two minutes, the enraged Wolf King launched five ferocious attacks against Chu Qingyun.

Each time, Chu Qingyun blocked with his Forest Iron Wall Martial Soul.

The Wolf King’s attacks were incredibly powerful. It had shattered and torn apart six of the nine Runes on the Senluo Iron Wall through sheer force. Moreover, even with the wall as a buffer, the impacts left Chu Qingyun’s chest feeling tight, and he had to forcefully suppress the urge to vomit blood.

Finally, Chu Qingyun could see a faint light up ahead.

Lord Ming and his men weren’t sure if Chu Qingyun would actually make a move, but Lord Ming himself had decided to wait until dawn.

If Chu Qingyun hadn’t appeared by dawn, it would basically confirm that he had run off again. In that case, Lord Ming planned to kill everyone there, take Tu Qiang’s sword, and then figure out a way to track Chu Qingyun down.

However, just as he was considering how he could possibly find Chu Qingyun in the vast Blood-soaked Land, Chu Qingyun leaped out of the dark forest with a WHOOSH.

He landed directly opposite Lord Ming, with several dozen people between them.

Lord Ming was instantly overjoyed, but before he could make a move or say a word, another incomparably massive Black-Maned Demon Wolf leaped out of the forest with a THUD.

By the light radiating from everyone’s Primordial Power, Chu Qingyun finally got a clear look at it. The Wolf King was more than a full size larger than the other large wolves, its fur was standing on end, and its vicious eyes were locked onto him.

"Th-that’s a Black-Maned Wolf... a Black-Maned Wolf King!"

"Gods, a Demon Beast on par with a Celestial Spirit Realm expert!"

"That kid is insane!"

Everyone around them began to panic, unable to stop themselves from scrambling backward.

Even Lord Ming’s expression turned grim, and he dared not make a rash move.

But at that moment, Chu Qingyun suddenly swung his sword. "Die, Wolf King!"

"Thunder Sword Momentum!"