Devouring Soul Emperor

Chu Qingyun gave Lord Ming no time to be surprised.

Having devoured a Mutant, he once again charged at Lord Ming with his Devouring Power.

Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai were locked in a fierce battle, with no time to pay attention to his situation. As for Lord Ming and the others from the Martial Soul Hall, they were already dead men in Chu Qingyun’s eyes.

So he cast aside all caution and openly unleashed his Devouring Power.

’That black power!’

Lord Ming’s pupils contracted. He saw the ball of black Martial Soul Power in Chu Qingyun’s palm.

Recalling the horrific sight of the Mutant being turned to ash, and the heart-stopping sensation of being touched by the Devouring Power earlier, an unstoppable fear instantly flooded Lord Ming’s heart.

At this moment, he no longer dared to face Chu Qingyun. With a flash, he dodged behind a Mutated Demon Beast.

The Mutated Demon Beast completely ignored Lord Ming, instead locking its eyes on Chu Qingyun and pouncing at him with a wild roar.

"Dammit..."

Chu Qingyun cursed under his breath, sidestepping the Demon Beast’s pounce. Then, he slapped his palm against its body, his Devouring Power erupting once more.

Just as Chu Qingyun was devouring the Demon Beast, the other Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts in the area all attacked, pouncing on him in unison.

Meanwhile, Lord Ming’s eyes lit up. A silver spear reappeared in his hand. He blended in with the mutated creatures and launched a sneak attack, thrusting his spear toward Chu Qingyun from a particularly vicious angle.

"Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!"

Chu Qingyun shouted, unleashing his Tier Four Martial Soul.

A towering Martial Soul Illusion materialized behind him. Ten vines grew out at a rapid pace, each one imbued with Devouring Power as they shot out in all directions.

Each vine swiftly wrapped around a Mutant or a Mutated Demon Beast.

’Devouring Power, erupt!’

Chu Qingyun roared in his mind. Eleven streams of Devouring Power—one from his hand and ten from the vines—erupted simultaneously, beginning to frantically devour the mutated creatures.

At the same time, he unleashed his Thunder Sword, forcing back the other Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts, as well as Lord Ming’s sneak attack.

With the Devouring Power split into eleven streams, the strength of each one was naturally diminished.

The Devouring Power was no longer strong enough to completely suppress the Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts.

The ten creatures bound by the vines began to struggle violently, causing the vines to start cracking.

Meanwhile, the one under Chu Qingyun’s palm also grew restless, its body beginning to emit a blood-red Primordial Power.

"Damn it..."

Chu Qingyun’s brow furrowed. He sent a sliver of his consciousness into his Qi Sea, focusing all his effort on communicating with and activating his Devouring Martial Soul.

As if sensing Chu Qingyun’s determination, the Devouring Martial Soul—previously a motionless, chaotic mass—suddenly began to rotate slowly, its center collapsing inward to form a vortex.

An even greater Devouring Power instantly burst forth!

As Chu Qingyun pressed his palm against the Mutated Demon Beast, the Devouring Power surged out madly, completely enveloping half of the creature’s body!

Under the Devouring Power’s frenzied assault, the Demon Beast’s body withered away at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The ten vines were also completely coated in the Devouring Power.

The Devouring Power suppressed all ten mutated creatures in one fell swoop. Amid their horrified and terrified screams, ten streams of Primordial Power and a faint red energy surged rapidly into Chu Qingyun’s body.

The Devouring Power surged out madly.

The Primordial Power and the faint red energy also rushed into his body at ten times the previous speed.

At this moment, the pressure on Chu Qingyun’s body was nearly ten times what he experienced when normally using his Devouring Power!

Pain flared up in every part of his body, both inside and out.

Drawing from his experience with the Celestial Sword Three Techniques, Chu Qingyun knew this was a sign that his body was reaching its limit.

Fortunately, under the violent surge of Devouring Power, all eleven Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts were devoured completely. In less than ten seconds, they had all been reduced to ash.

The Devouring Martial Soul soon returned to normal.

As for Chu Qingyun, aside from some soreness in his body, he seemed to be largely unharmed.

Directing the vines to collect all the faint red crystals, Chu Qingyun once again set his sights on Lord Ming.

This time, even the surrounding Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts retreated again and again, no longer daring to target Chu Qingyun.

They had lost their reason, it was true, but they still possessed an instinctive fear of the strong.

Chu Qingyun had reduced eleven mutated creatures to ash in an instant, all within ten seconds. In the eyes of any onlooker, such a method could be described with a single word: terrifying!

"Thunder Sword!"

Done with wasting words, Chu Qingyun directly unleashed his Thunder Sword, cleaving down at Lord Ming.

With no more Mutants or Mutated Demon Beasts to hide behind, Lord Ming could only grit his teeth. He once again brandished his silver spear to meet Chu Qingyun’s sword. "Kid, I refuse to believe you have any strength left after a move like that!"

CLANG!

The terrifying power of the Thunder Sword poured forth.

This time, Lord Ming’s confidence was shaken, and the power he could muster was affected. The silver spear snapped in an instant, and the Thunder Power exploded against his body, leaving a mess of grievous wounds.

This time, however, Chu Qingyun gave him no such chance.

The ten vines swarmed forward, binding Lord Ming tightly from head to toe. Then Chu Qingyun slapped a palm against him. The Devouring Power erupted from both within and without, quickly and completely shattering Lord Ming’s defenses.

Under the Devouring Power’s frenzied consumption, Lord Ming lasted a mere thirty seconds before his Primordial Power and Martial Soul Power were completely devoured. He vanished from the world, utterly and completely.

Having dealt with Lord Ming, Chu Qingyun let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing that there were still a few Mutants and Mutated Demon Beasts around, his expression turned cold. He held out his hand, and another ball of Devouring Power gathered in his palm.

At the sight of that black power, the remaining mutated creatures all turned and fled, scrambling madly out of the valley.

Internally, Chu Qingyun breathed a secret sigh of relief.

’Good thing I scared them off. If they had all swarmed me, it would have been a real hassle.’

’Right now, my body even aches when I use the Devouring Power normally, let alone unleashing it in a burst like I did before.’

After a moment’s thought, Chu Qingyun took out a dark-red Elixir Pill that had just been condensed. He split off a thread of Devouring Power and wrapped it around the pill.

Wisps of dark-red energy were drawn from the pill and devoured into his body.

Just as Chu Qingyun had expected, his injured body began to absorb this energy. A warm, pleasant sensation spread throughout his entire being.

The injuries he had sustained from overusing his Devouring Power began to rapidly heal.