Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Many powerful experts were involved in this Hunt Reward Program, and the Heavenly Dao had no shortage of its own pawns.

As squad after squad (or group, or individual) finished assembling, each squad leader repeatedly cross-checked the orders disseminated by the Heavenly Dao before announcing them to their teammates.

From a God’s Vision perspective, the mission targets shockingly encompassed nearly everyone participating in the Hunt Reward Program!

It was foreseeable that this order from the Heavenly Dao would completely disrupt the Hunt Reward Program, making it even more bloody and cruel.

Was this a form of Gu-cultivation, trying to select the mightiest one from among these people? No! This was merely a simple case of them slaughtering each other!

But, aside from the Heavenly Dao, who else could fathom all the details of this order, and furthermore… the fundamental purpose hidden beneath it!

「On the Seventh floor of the Tiangong」

In an unknown location within the area occupied by the Demon Tribe.

Flickering green flames, like horrific ghost-lights, cast a faint glow across the entire space. Through this dim light, one could vaguely discern a closed room, similar to a basement.

In the center of the room, a handsome young man in a Daoist robe sat quietly, his eyes closed.

Until a certain moment when he sensed a subtle Space Fluctuation approaching from afar, the young man slowly opened his eyes.

”It’s started…”

A low murmur escaped the young man’s lips. These words, seemingly spoken to himself, unexpectedly received a response.

”Is this your plan?”

A calm and indifferent voice sounded from not too far away.

Hearing this voice, the young man lightly nodded.

”The plan has begun; I should be going now. In the meantime, thank you for helping me find this temporary resting place.”

The young man’s words left the Mysterious Man speechless. After a while, the Mysterious Man said in a slightly annoyed tone, ”Hey, don’t forget, this isn’t for free!”

”Don’t worry, I know. If nothing unexpected happens, I might have to trouble you to help me out once more.”

”I can help you, but the price… hehe… Moreover, Lord Demon Lord, you must understand, given my current state—neither truly alive nor dead—things that genuinely catch my eye are few and far between…”

The previously calm and indifferent voice had instantly turned into a mercenary’s haggling tone. Even though the Demon Lord had dealt with this person before, he still couldn’t stand their seemingly split personality. When there were no conflicts of interest, they were as aloof and cool as a statue, acting decisively, their methods sharp and resolute! Yet once it came to profit…

That was when they became utterly meticulous, determined to squeeze every last drop out of a deal!

”Sigh…”

The Demon Lord, too, was somewhat helpless against this guy.

”Rest assured, your wish is something only I can help you fulfill!”

After saying this, the Demon Lord’s figure instantly vanished. However, a Spiritual Fluctuation was immediately transmitted into the Mysterious Man’s mind.

”Soul Grafting Technique: transplanting one’s own soul into a fresh body whose original soul has perished…”

”Forbidden…”

”Prerequisite conditions…”

”Necessary items and tools…”

The Mysterious Man meticulously reviewed the Soul Grafting method and its prerequisites, as detailed by the Demon Lord. After some time, wild laughter suddenly erupted, echoing throughout the basement.

Violent power, like a raging storm, swept through the entire basement until cracks spiderwebbed across its walls. Only then did the laughter gradually cease.

”Summon! Pass my decree: gather all Demon Path followers below the fifth floor and capture 100 otherworlders who have entered the Heavenly Palace! Their level is irrelevant!”

「Elsewhere」

As for the events unfolding in the Demon Tribe’s occupied zone, Wen Yu was naturally oblivious.

At this time, Wen Yu was squinting, enjoying the warm current flowing back from the Almighty Demon Vine.

Looking at the Almighty Demon Vine before him, which was enveloping a Soot Skin Demon Fiend, and then at Victor on his shoulder, a savage smile slowly curled Wen Yu’s lips.

The facts have proven that there are no saint fighters in this world!

With their limited reconnaissance capabilities, the demon fiend patrol squad couldn’t detect Victor at all. The Netherworld teleportation battle strategy completely pinned down the entire demon fiend squad!

This is the second one, and it’s predictable that there will be a third, a fourth...

Wen Yu, at this moment, was like a file, slowly slicing meat from this demon fiend squad, feeding himself until he was thoroughly sated!

Not until the Almighty Demon Vine had completely drained the Soot Skin Demon Fiend did Wen Yu finally let out a satisfied sigh.

He lightly patted Victor’s body.

”Continue!”

This simple and relaxed slaughter, as well as the method of gaining physique points, which felt as easy as pie falling from the sky, made Wen Yu insatiable!

「In stark contrast to Wen Yu」

At this moment, Hak felt nothing but fear! This fear largely stemmed from the unknown. Yes, the unknown, because Hak had no idea what method the enemy had used to make his teammates disappear one by one.

He had never experienced anything like this despite countless battles since birth, clearing innumerable enemies for the Dominator!

PFFT.

The sound, like a muffled fart, came from behind, accompanied by the screams of his comrades. Hak barely suppressed the terror of the unknown in his heart and shouted fiercely,

”Be alert, then run fast! The intelligence has been sent out; reinforcements from our comrades are almost here!”

Despite saying this, Hak himself knew that while the intelligence had indeed been sent, he had no idea when reinforcements would arrive. His current location was within the front lines, in a defensive blind spot outside the key fortified areas. All patrol teams in this sector combined probably wouldn’t exceed ten. Furthermore, the nearest assembly point was far away...

One could only say the future was uncertain...

However, the Cyclops Giant Demon running beside him suddenly stopped.

”Stop!”

The roar boomed from the Cyclops Giant Demon’s mouth. Hearing this word, coupled with the Cyclops Giant Demon’s remarkable strength and the authority he had built up, the remaining few Demon Fiends gradually halted.

”What’s wrong?” a confused Hak asked.

”Shh... Listen...”

Hearing this, Hak immediately pricked up his ears.

BOOM... BOOM BOOM...

A faint rumbling sound carried to Hak’s ears from the distance.

”That sounds like... Rex’s booming bomb...”

”It doesn’t just sound like it, it *is* it!” the Cyclops Giant Demon declared with absolute certainty.

”Hak, I think we’ve been tricked...” the Cyclops Giant Demon said.

”Didn’t you notice? The four members who disappeared all had physique points below 10,000!”

”That unknown enemy isn’t strong at all; they just have some peculiar skills.”

”They used a spatial ability to forcibly teleport our teammates some distance away and then killed them. This method of operation proves that the unknown enemy isn’t confident enough to face all of us together!”

It wasn’t hard to deduce one fact from the Cyclops Giant Demon’s words—this Cyclops Giant Demon was much smarter than Hak.

”So we...”

Heh.

The Cyclops Giant Demon grinned, casually glanced at the one remaining teammate with physique points below 10,000, and said softly, ”Since we’ve figured out the enemy’s methods, let’s give them a big surprise!”