Volume 2: The Source of Life Chapter 30: A Strange Battle

  "Hum!" My right foot stomped the ground fiercely, and the powerful bear-like strength of Wuqin Xi burst out. The wooden floorboards of the houses in Montel Village couldn't withstand my force, and the boards beneath my feet suddenly creaked and collapsed.

  I ducked down, narrowly avoiding Kent's white arc of light coming from the gate. At the same time, I shook my arms and flipped them over, taking off the lining shirt on my body and using it to scoop up the fragments flying towards me with the sound wave.

  "Humming..."

  The poisonous bees hovering above my head were less than a foot away from me, and just as they were about to threaten my life, my wrist shook, and the wooden chips in my sleeve shot up into the air with a loud "whoosh", like a black smoke screen. The swarm of poisonous bees summoned by the vengeful spirit let out a mournful hum, and in an instant, they were swallowed up by the dark screen.

  It all happened in a flash, and yet it seemed slow. Ken and the others certainly didn't expect this outcome, their reaction was half a second too late.

  That's enough!

  I knocked down the poisonous bee, my hands circled around me, and my shirt flashed back onto my body like lightning. At the same time, I violently bounced backwards from the ground, bursting through the already battered wooden wall with a loud "boom".

  Rumbling...

  The wooden house, which had been tortured by three vengeful spirits, finally collapsed with a groan, and the smoke billowed out like a lid being lifted off a boiling cauldron, churning and surging in all directions, providing me with excellent cover.

  "Halt! Don't run!"

  Behind me, Jet and Kens' urgent voices echoed, Yin Ni was more direct in her actions, not saying a word as she continuously fired two sonic attacks, unfortunately, her aim was off by a bit. I performed the Fierce Beast Eighteen Road Stealth Step Cat Shape Step Down Down, but even my clothes weren't touched.

  Three Soul Masters against one of me, if it's a straight-up fight I'll definitely lose, but when it comes to escaping, those three are a bit inferior.

  Kens and the others were almost driven mad, seeing but unable to catch, watching their target escape right before their eyes, and it was still under the circumstances of their well-planned ambush. As the "Golden Combination" of the Yuuhou Sect, this was absolutely a frustrating thing that made them want to vomit blood.

  "Don't run!" Jet howled.

  Those who don't run are fools.

  A faint smile hung at the corner of my mouth, and a good idea suddenly sprang from the bottom of my heart. Originally, with my fierce beast eighteen road stealth step, as long as I ran away with all my might, I would definitely be able to seize the opportunity to escape from Kens and others, just like last time. But I deliberately teased them with fast and slow movements, gradually running into the center of Montel village.

  I've figured out their psychology. For the proud Legacy of the Soul, honor is above all else. If I let them escape from under their noses again this time, they will consider it a lifelong shame.

  Soon, the villagers were startled by the intermittent explosions. Kanori, Guto, and the village chief and villagers ran out of their houses one after another in terror, and then they saw an unforgettable scene - under the dark night sky, Montel Village's benefactor Fang Cheng was being chased and killed by three furious Soul Masters with all their might.

  The scene was magnificent, Kens swinging his broadsword with all his might, every muscle in his body bulging like an enraged fighter, releasing wave after wave of white light arcs similar to "Vacuum Slash".

  Jie Te's fingers stretched forward, and a dull silver ring on his finger emitted a faint blue light. Countless poisonous bees were summoned by him, gathering like a yellow cloud, buzzing loudly as they chased me relentlessly.

  Yin Ni then clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her lips slightly parted, and with each pursuit, a blue light wave was released from her throat, striking my back.

  "Rumble!"

  Whether the three Soul Reapers joining forces is a powerful killing machine, I dare not confirm, but one thing I can confirm - Kensuke's trio are absolutely qualified demolition experts. Jett's summoned poisonous bees are somewhat decent, Kensuke's broad-backed great sword, and Innie's indiscriminate sonic boom are simply excellent tools for breaching cities and annihilating all traces.

  Every place I pass through will definitely be followed by Kent's sword light, then blasted by Innie's sonic boom, and finally swept away by Jett's summoned locusts.

  One explosion after another chased my butt all the way, the scene was like a disaster movie, exactly like a tornado passing through. As I ran further into the residential area of Montel village, countless wooden houses were reduced to rubble with the help of the "three demolition experts", and broken wood, beams, and tiles flew everywhere; poultry, pigs, cattle, and sheep were frightened and ran wildly; terrified villagers let out sharp, ear-piercing screams; children wailed, old people sobbed, young people angrily shouted...

  Everything is in chaos, everything has fallen apart.

  "Stop it at once! Lord Kens, what are you doing?! The old village chief, worn out like a candle in the wind, finally couldn't help but speak up. Although the Soul Reaper was high above all villagers, if they let Kens and his group continue to wreak havoc, the entire village of Montel would be completely doomed."

  The old village chief shouted twice, but unfortunately, Kens and the other three people who were enraged by me either didn't hear him or ignored him. Anyway, when they ran past the villagers including Village Chief Gut, Monkas, and Kanori, they didn't even glance at them.

  Not only that, but Yini also cooperated and came up with two sonic booms, blasting a group of anxious villagers nearby into a frantic scramble.

  "What a disaster!" The village chief was so angry that his whole body trembled, and his thin frame seemed to be on the verge of collapse at any moment.

  "This is outrageous!" Guternak's son was hot-tempered and, supporting his father with one arm, cursed loudly: "What kind of vengeful spirit is this?! Attacking our village's great benefactor without distinguishing between right and wrong, and causing destruction everywhere..."

  "Shut up!" The village chief hastily pulled on Gute's arm, pressing his throat and urging: "My son, you mustn't be impulsive! Even if Lord Kens and the others...the authority of the Soul Masters is not something that we ordinary people can touch!"

  "Are we just going to watch them kill Fang Cheng and then raze our village of Montel to the ground?!" Gutte's face turned bright red, his chest heaving rapidly like a bellows full of air: "Even if they are Soul Reapers...if they don't give us a way out, I'll fight them to the death!" With that, Gutte wordlessly hoisted the village elder onto his back and set off in pursuit of Kens and the other three with his sturdy legs.

  Kanori's brother Monkas, who had been silent all along, nodded with his cane and gave a glance: "Take the brothers to help the villagers retreat to a safe place!"

  "What about you?" Monkas saw that Kanoli was also going to follow Gute, and hastily pulled his sleeve, dissuading him: "Brother, we don't have to offend Master Yihu for the sake of an outsider!"

  "Bang!"

  Kanori suddenly slapped a palm on Mong Kas's face, hitting him so hard that he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

  "You're simply pig-headed! Is Lord Fang Cheng an outsider? Our village was able to smoothly get through the Ling Shu crisis and has its current reputation all thanks to him. If he falls, will the nearby Tang Jia Village, Xu Jia Village, Luo Shui Village, and Tian Shan Village give up the opportunity to trample us to the ground?! Kanori glared at his younger brother with a stern expression: "If you can't even distinguish between friend and foe, then you're not worthy of being my younger brother!"

  After finishing speaking, Kano turned around and chased after Guto and the village chief's back figure without looking back, leaving Mokasu stunned on the spot, covering his red and swollen face with a shameful lowered head.

  ……

  Although it seems like I've been desperately fleeing from the three Kens, in reality this situation is largely an illusion created by me.

  Apart from keeping a safe distance from the "Golden Trio", most of my attention has been focused on the villagers of Montel Village.

  When I saw Gutter, the village chief, Kano and the young men from the village who had helped me find the spirit mouse and kill the spirit wolf last time appear, I knew that the timing was almost right.

  No matter how high the status of the Soul Master is, no matter how much the villagers fear and respect the Soul Master, there is one thing that remains unchanged - humans are emotional animals, and human hearts absolutely have emotional biases.

  Whether it's my care for the village of Montel during this period, or acting as an "arbiter" to build up the "influence" in each village, ordinary villagers regard me as a fair and kind person who wholeheartedly helps them. What's more, seeing with their own eyes three Soul Masters destroying the village, anyone with a normal mind would strongly resent Kens and his group.

  This is certainly not enough, far from being able to overthrow the awe in the hearts of the Soul Masters... I still need to add more fuel to the fire...

  As I gazed at the storage warehouse in Montel Village, which was getting closer and closer, a deep smile flashed across my eyes. Gut, the village chief, Canole and nearly 100 villagers followed Kens and the others as they chased after them, right now.

  Under the gaze of everyone, my rapidly running figure suddenly stumbled, as if I had been tripped up by something. The villagers led by Guter and Kanos immediately cried out in tension. Kens and Yini, who were hot on my heels, had already turned red with excitement, and upon seeing this, they were overjoyed. Kens exerted all his strength, grasping the broadsword with both hands, and with a "whooshing" sound, instantly slashed out two intersecting arcs of light that chased after me.

  Innie also used both hands to clasp her chest, and a blue sound wave rippled out of her lips for an instant.

  Jie Te's hands rose, his left hand summoning poisonous wasps and his right hand summoning flying moths. The two kinds of venomous insects converged into two black torrents that rapidly rushed towards me to devour me.

  Ten meters, three meters, two meters...

  Just as all the attacks were about to blow me into pieces, my body suddenly shrunk and disappeared from their sight.

  Fierce Beast Eighteen Road Stealthy Steps, Leopard Shape Steps! Divine Speed Steps.

  Kens' face was shocked, his hands grasping the sword in a daze; Yini covered her mouth with her hand, her face disbelieving; Jete's mouth was wide open, his eyes almost popping out. And the village chief and nearly a hundred villagers behind them let out despairing wails.

  As I disappeared, the three Soul Masters' full-force attacks all hit the warehouse above.

  The warehouse stores thousands of spirit mice, currently the lifeline of Montel Village.

  "Boom!"