"Found them."
Liu Yuan's voice was low and cold.
He reached out and pulled the girl—who was about to step forward—back into the bushes. The two crouched down, concealing their presence.
The girl was briefly startled, but she quickly understood. Holding her breath, she peered through the leaves toward the clearing.
The moment she saw it, her expression turned grave.
---
There wasn't just one Evil Soul Master.
There were six gathered around the campfire.
Tall, short, thin, fat—each one different in appearance. But without exception, all of them exuded a sinister, chilling aura that made one's skin crawl.
They drank heavily, tore into chunks of meat from a boiling pot, and laughed loudly, their voices crude and twisted.
Yet what truly horrified Liu Yuan and the girl…
Was what lay scattered beside the fire.
Bones.
Not animal bones—
Human bones.
Pale skeletons piled together, some small enough to clearly belong to children. Under the flickering firelight, they looked grotesque and tragic, silently telling the story of countless atrocities.
---
Liu Yuan's expression darkened instantly.
His fists clenched, knuckles whitening.
"Animals…" he muttered through gritted teeth, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
---
At that moment, the girl noticed something else.
Under a nearby tree—
A little boy, no older than four or five, was tied tightly to the trunk.
His face was pale, his small body trembling uncontrollably. A rag stuffed in his mouth reduced his cries to faint, desperate whimpers.
Beside him sat a seventh Evil Soul Master.
Unlike the others, he wasn't drinking.
He crouched quietly, sharpening a dagger against a whetstone. The blade glinted coldly in the firelight.
As he worked, he whispered in a hoarse, snake-like voice:
"Don't be afraid… it'll only hurt for a moment…"
---
The girl's heart pounded.
She could no longer hold back.
"Stop!"
Her clear shout shattered the silence.
---
She burst from the bushes.
"Martial Soul—Possession!"
A Netherworld Leopard phantom appeared behind her. Two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit ring rose in sequence—
A perfect Spirit King configuration!
Her figure blurred into a black afterimage as she shot forward like an arrow, targeting the knife-wielding Evil Soul Master.
---
"Bang!"
Her kick landed solidly, sending him flying into a tree.
In one fluid motion, her claws flashed, slicing through the ropes binding the child.
---
The sudden attack stunned everyone.
The six Evil Soul Masters froze—then surged to their feet, eyes filled with savage fury.
The one who had been kicked staggered up, clutching his side, rage twisting his face.
"Where did this brat come from?!"
"You've got a death wish!"
---
In the next instant—
They all released their Martial Souls.
Grotesque forms appeared: skeletons, vengeful spirits, venomous beasts…
Seven sets of spirit rings rose simultaneously.
All five-ring Spirit Kings.
---
Seven Evil Soul Master Spirit Kings.
Their oppressive auras flooded the clearing like a tide, suffocating the air itself.
They surrounded the girl, grinning cruelly.
---
Her face paled.
One or two opponents?
Manageable.
Seven?
Seven Evil Soul Masters?
This was a death trap.
---
But at that very moment—
Just as all attention focused on her—
A streak of emerald and gold light tore through the darkness like lightning.
"Extreme Speed!"
Liu Yuan moved.
---
His figure vanished from sight, faster than anyone could perceive.
He slipped into the encirclement like a phantom.
---
The first Evil Soul Master—
A skeleton wielder—
Froze mid-smile.
A thin red line appeared on his forehead.
---
The second—
A vengeful spirit user—
Didn't even react before Liu Yuan's hand flashed across his throat.
---
Fast.
Too fast.
Beyond the limits of a Spirit King's perception.
---
Liu Yuan became death itself—moving between moments, unseen and unstoppable.
Each flash—
Another life extinguished.
---
Thud.
Thud.
Bodies hit the ground one after another.
---
In the span of a single breath—
It was over.
---
When Liu Yuan finally stopped, he stood in front of the little boy.
Behind him—
All seven Evil Soul Masters lay motion
less.
Dead.
---
Silence fell.
The fire crackled softly.
Leaves rustled in the wind.
Nothing else.
---
The girl from Shrek Academy and the rescued child stood frozen.
Eyes wide.
Minds blank.
---
What… just happened?
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