The dying Ma Hongjun appeared out of nowhere, and with his last breath, he propped himself up with his hands and used his body as a human shield. Three daggers of varying depths pierced his back, one of which landed in a fatal spot, piercing his heart directly through his chest.
Blood gushed from his mouth. His eyes, barely open, stared at his comrades, their faces smeared with blood and tears. His lips trembled as he managed to utter two words—
"Hurry up..."
Dai Mubai struggled to open his eyelids, which were covered in blood, and finally managed to see the scene before him. Suddenly, another beam of cold light shot into his field of vision.
A sharp pain shot through his neck. He opened his cracked lips, trying to say something, but only a large amount of bright red blood spilled from his mouth. The dagger that had pierced his neck had extinguished his last words before they could be uttered. In his dying moments, all he could see in his eyes were the helpless images of his companions falling to the ground.
The world of the Shrek Six Monsters has fallen into eternal darkness, and they can no longer open their eyes and wake up.
With Tang San's help, Xiao Wu was resurrected and became a real human, gaining a second life. The rise and fall of her chest gradually disappeared, and she died again, leaving only a shriveled and wrinkled skin hanging on her skeleton.
Hu Liena, who delivered the second blow, and Xie Yue, who helped deliver the final blow, stood at the edge of the cave entrance for a few seconds before leaping into the pit. For the third time, Hu Liena drew her poisoned dagger and pierced their hearts to ensure they were completely dead before preparing to extract their soul bones.
"Nana, Xie Yue."
Qian Yuelong's voice came from behind.
The brother and sister, who were already holding their short knives and ready to strike, paused and looked up at the figure standing against the light above the pit.
Looking at the six freshly unearthed corpses in the pit, Qian Yuelong remained silent for two seconds under the questioning gazes of the brother and sister before saying, "When collecting the soul bones, be gentle with the removal process. Afterwards, have someone bury them on the spot... and then erect an unmarked tombstone."
This was her last act of kindness.
Xie Yue looked down at the corpses at his feet. Although he was puzzled, he didn't ask directly because of his high emotional intelligence. Without any doubt, he nodded in agreement with complete trust.
After Qian Yuelong turned and left, Xie Yue frowned and asked, "Sister, did Yuelong already know these guys before?"
He was referring to a time earlier than when he entered the Spirit Hall Academy.
Hu Liena nodded, understanding immediately, and looked at Ning Rongrong's corpse not far away: "I heard Grandpa Ghost say that when Yue Long was training in the Martial Arts Arena as a child, she encountered Ning Rongrong, the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's sect leader, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong. Grandpa Ghost didn't tell me the specifics, but if I were to guess..."
Hu Liena did not say what followed explicitly.
This time, Xie Yue remained silent.
He looked at the lifeless Ning Rongrong and sighed, "It can only be said that they were ultimately not meant to be."
Hu Liena, who had more empathy than her brother, nodded silently and continued to work diligently.
Meanwhile, the chase between Tang San, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei was not yet over.
Even though Tang San's flight speed was enhanced by his soul bone and teleportation soul skill, Ghost was still able to catch up with him, despite Ghost being a titled Douluo of the agility-based attack type.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Demons and Monsters!"
The faint black mist dissipated rapidly, and the slender humanoid ghostly figure released multiple identical ghostly clones, each inheriting 40% of the original martial soul's soul power.
They followed Tang San closely, flying out from the shadow beneath his feet to form an encirclement, and then quickly detonated. The resulting explosive force was no less than the power of a single-target attack from a powerful attack-type Title Douluo!
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Tang San's gaze darkened, and a golden light shot out from between his eyebrows, transforming into a twelve-foot-long golden scepter, which he held horizontally in front of him and spun around.
The sacred golden light of the Poseidon's Scepter shone upon the twisted and expanding ghostly clone.
A sharp, piercing howl, like that of some wild beast, assaulted the eardrums.
Like a vampire that would turn to ashes if exposed to sunlight, Tang San's soul skill, which contained explosive power, was stillborn, and even the ghosts and demons close to him were greatly affected.
"ah--!"
The ghost that came into contact with the golden light of the divine artifact screamed in agony. Its arm, exposed to the radiance, seemed to be corroded, hissing and emitting black smoke. Its skin turned into black ash as if it were being burned. Its whole body seemed to be evaporating under the divine light of the sea god's scepter.
"Old ghost!"
Yue Guan's expression changed drastically as he activated the multiplied Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum under his Martial Soul True Body and approached the ghost.
"Watch out, there's something strange about that weapon!"
Ghost decisively pushed its speed and soul power to the limit, rushing into the shadow of the petals of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum. With the protection of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, it rushed out ten meters and left the range of the artifact's light.
The Ghostly Martial Soul is an extremely unique physical martial soul.
He died once when he was young, but by chance, his soul was able to re-enter his body and he even awakened his martial soul by accident.
However, because of the special way he awakened his martial soul, his martial soul was also special.
Strictly speaking, his martial spirit is his own soul, a type of physical martial spirit. He himself is actually a living dead, and his body is just a shell. Even if the shell dies, as long as his soul is not destroyed, he can still reshape his body, at most gaining a few levels of soul power.
However, the drawback of using the soul as a martial spirit is that its weakness is similar to the holy light released by the six-winged angel martial spirit.
This divine light is the nemesis of his martial spirit, not to mention that the Trident of the Sea God also carries the radiance of a god.
If that golden light were to fall on an ordinary person, it would feel like the warmth and comfort of being bathed in sunlight. Ordinary people would be cured of minor ailments after being exposed to the divine light. But when it fell on a ghost, it was no less than the unobstructed contact of human skin with molten lava. It felt as if it were setting his entire body on fire, and the intense pain went straight to the depths of his soul.
What terrified the ghost the most was that the golden light emitted by the strange trident weapon summoned by Tang San was even more terrifying than the holy light released by the six-winged angel martial soul that he had once felt.
The divine power contained within left him no chance to break free; he could only desperately urge his soul power, which was constantly melting under the golden light, to sustain him.
If it weren't for his old partner's quick reaction, using his Martial Soul True Body to briefly block the holy light for him, he wouldn't even have been able to unleash his Soul Skill.
Although Qian Yuelong's Floating World Golden Lotus is not a six-winged angel martial soul, it still possesses that sacred aura that makes his martial soul feel instinctively uncomfortable.
This is why, although he admired Qian Yuelong when he was young, he rarely appeared with Yue Guan to face Qian Yuelong.
Tang San's eyes lit up when he realized that the Sea God's Light would have a natural effect against ghosts and demons.
Before he could even rejoice at having found a breakthrough, a stabbing pain rose from his heart, as if he had lost something important. Despite being within the warm light of the artifact, Tang San felt a chill run through his body.
The last time he felt this kind of heart palpitation was a few years ago when Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for him in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Could it be...
A deep unease rose within Tang San, his eyes wide with fury as he stared in the direction of the town. Thick, menacing red veins squeezed into his eyes, and the joy of finding the ghost's weakness vanished instantly.
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