Merging with Demon Spirits

Flesh and blood were devoured, turning into a pitch-black skeleton. Not a shred of meat clung to the frame, only the hollow eye sockets flickering with a ghostly green light.

Anyone who saw this scene would feel their hair stand on end. That green light in its eyes was the soul of the dead, imprisoned.

Figures streaked through the air one after another, doing their best to get away from the area where Lin Feng stood.

”It’s an Undead!”

A pitch-black skeleton—after death, even the soul could not find peace.

No reminder was needed; anyone could tell what Soul Skill this was.

Mountain Demon, ranked 51st on the Earth Chart, innate skill ”Undead”, Cursed Soul Type.

It was a Divine Level Soul Skill among curse-type Soul Skills.

Those hit could only watch as their flesh was mercilessly devoured, until in the end only a skeleton remained, gradually turning jet black.

That was also where the name ”Undead” came from.

At the same time, that Undead would be controlled by the Soul Skill’s owner, and the Undead would retain part of its power from life.

The Mountain Demon was notorious, a Demon Spirit unique to Earth.

This Demon Spirit was extremely rare.

Some had performed Refinement on this Demon Spirit, but no one had ever been heard of successfully absorbing the ”Undead” Soul Skill.

This type of Demon Spirit wasn’t something one could absorb just by having good talent.

Among cursed Soul Skills, this was the one Soul Skill people feared the most.

Bar none.

Originally, Lin Feng’s Soul Skill set was already insidious and terrifying. Now, with ”Undead” added in, the many Abnormal People all knitted their brows, their wariness deepening; some even showed outright terror on their faces.

Under everyone’s gaze, that black skeleton with green light in its twin pupils crouched slightly, then leaped up from the ground. In midair, its Spiritual Power Wings unfurled as it flew toward Lin Feng, landing beside him.

The Abnormal People’s expressions shifted. They exchanged a look, a trace of dread in their eyes.

A teammate was killed, then turned into the enemy’s helper! Next, they would have to fight their former teammate!

The Abnormal People glared, faces full of killing intent as they stared at Lin Feng.

He, however, was calm, even with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

”Damn it!” Under the oppressive atmosphere, an Abnormal Person roared, his voice filled with fury, but also tinged with fear.

This scene truly made one shudder.

Some people do not fear death, but they do not want to be denied peace afterwards and become a puppet without consciousness under someone else’s control.

That seemed far more terrifying than death itself.

”Counting the Undead, Lin Feng already has four Divine Level Soul Skills.”

”Maybe more. He’s been deliberately hiding his Soul Skills this whole time.”

”Lin Feng really did perform Refinement on the Soul-devouring Beast.”

The attacks halted once more, and the Abnormal People discussed in uneasy tones.

Lin Feng was not Yun Kai.

In a ten-star-level Space Gate, trying to besiege Lin Feng was almost impossible.

Even if it was possible, the casualties would be horrific.

One Stand released, and Lin Feng could easily break free.

After what had already happened, no one wanted to become the second Undead.

”Brother Feng lives up to his name!”

Up in the air, Yun Kai, who was urgently speeding up his Refinement of the ”Key”, couldn’t help but sigh inwardly at this moment.

Even under siege by dozens of Kings, Lin Feng was still overwhelmingly strong—so strong it inspired fear.

At least, within a ten-star-level Space Gate, there was no one who could claim a guaranteed win against Lin Feng.

Not even an Emperor!

Life Soul Possession consumed Soul Power heavily; Abnormal People were continuously dropping out of the Life Soul Possession state.

Each of them kept their eyes on Lin Feng at all times, yet no one dared make the first move.

For the moment, the situation seemed deadlocked.

Although they held an absolute advantage in numbers, facing Lin Feng with the ”Stand” Soul Skill, it was difficult to pin him down.

One careless mistake, and they would face Lin Feng’s suicidal explosive attack.

Once within the blast radius, even if they could withstand the explosion’s damage, it would be hard to defend against those extremely insidious Soul Skills one after another.

Of course, if they didn’t care about the cost, Lin Feng was not unkillable. After all, his Soul Power was finite. But who was willing to do that? At this moment, many Abnormal People shifted their gazes covertly toward an old man in blue, long sword in hand, his face gaunt.

Feeling the surrounding gazes, displeasure immediately surfaced on the old man’s face.

His identity had been exposed.

He understood that if he didn’t act, the others wouldn’t have the guts to move either.

Very soon, the old man dispelled his Spiritual Power Wings, feet stepping on the void. He no longer concealed his Emperor-level strength, and from his body a vast, overwhelming aura burst forth, so powerful that even the surrounding space showed faint distortions.

”There really was a hidden Emperor.”

Feeling this surging aura, Lin Feng also turned his gaze toward the old man and said with a smile, ”So what if you’re an Emperor?”

The words were arrogant, but no one mocked him.

Because the one saying them truly had the right.

The old man stared at Lin Feng, eyes vicious. His figure suddenly vanished, and in the next instant his ghost-like silhouette appeared before Lin Feng, the sharp sword in his hand stabbing toward Lin Feng’s throat.

In Lin Feng’s pupils, the sword rapidly enlarged, but his expression did not change. Silver light flashed under his feet, and in that instant his figure turned blurry.

”Sss!”

The sharp sword struck Lin Feng’s throat, yet passed through empty air. A breeze stirred, and that figure gradually dispersed.

The old man’s expression remained unchanged. He gave a cold snort and was about to pursue the fleeing silhouette when a fierce sound of wind breaking came from behind.

”Boom boom boom!”

The old man turned his head. Out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of two Dragon Fish beating their wings as they flew in. His wide sleeve swept out, and instantly a cyan wind wall rose before him.

The next instant, a thunderous explosion roared.

At the same time, a pitch-black skeleton flew toward the old man.

Borrowing the force of the blast, the unscathed old man flickered a few times and once again appeared in front of Lin Feng.

Judging by speed alone, the old man was slightly faster than Lin Feng.

The advantage in speed made the faces of the Abnormal People light up with joy, eagerly awaiting the moment Lin Feng would be restrained.

The old man stepped on the void, walking toward Lin Feng one step at a time. With each fall of his foot, a green footprint was left hanging in midair.

”What kind of Soul Skill or Martial Skill is this?”

Lin Feng’s eyes flickered. Looking at those clear footprints, there was some doubt in his gaze.

Lin Feng guessed it should be some kind of Martial Skill.

Compared to Soul Skills, the Martial Skills of Abnormal People were far more numerous, so not recognizing it was normal.

This green-robed old man also hadn’t entered Demon Transformation, so he was most likely a Martial Emperor Powerhouse.

Still Wind Attribute, a Martial Emperor skilled in speed.

”Wind God Step!”

Not only was there confusion in Lin Feng’s eyes, the many Abnormal People were the same, but one young Abnormal Person muttered under his breath.

The old man strolled around Lin Feng in circles, leaving one footprint after another.

Originally, Lin Feng could have moved far away from this area, but to win more time for Yun Kai to refine the Key, he chose to remain where he was.

When green footprints had covered all around Lin Feng, the old man’s figure disappeared again, and a sharp sonic boom rang in Lin Feng’s ears.

Silver light flashed under his feet, Lin Feng’s body trembled and vanished from where he stood.

”So fast!”

Under the gazes of the Abnormal People, one black and one green figure chased each other like lightning.

The old man had already been faster than Lin Feng to begin with; this time, he completely surpassed Lin Feng.

Lin Feng’s fleeing figure looked somewhat bedraggled.

”A Stand-like effect?!”

While fleeing, Lin Feng glanced back to see the old man’s figure appearing on top of each green footprint. As the old man appeared, the green footprint vanished.

No more time!

A figure flashed in front of him, and Lin Feng suddenly halted. It was too late to evade; he could only let the sharp sword pierce through his chest.

No blood sprayed out. Lin Feng’s left chest was already covered by a blue cloud.

The Illusion Soul Skill had already been quietly released.

”What a neat Illusion!”

The old man frowned slightly. The hard-won opening to attack had been lost just like that.

The old man suddenly thrust out his left hand, five fingers slightly bent, clawing at Lin Feng’s throat like talons.

But in the next instant, Lin Feng’s figure vanished and reappeared a hundred meters away.

The old man looked up into the air; more than half of the green footprints had already disappeared.

He could no longer pursue as he had just now.

The old man pointed his right hand at Lin Feng. Green light gathered at the tips of his five fingers, radiating a dazzling emerald glow.

When the green light condensed into substance, five streaks of green abruptly tore open space and shot toward Lin Feng. At the same time, his figure vanished from where he stood and appeared atop a green footprint, as if he had already predicted where Lin Feng would be in the next instant, ready to strike at any time.

”So fast!”

Astonishment surged in Lin Feng’s heart.

This time, he had no intention of defending. The Stand Soul Skill activated, and an Abnormal Person man appeared in the spot where he had been.

The green light pierced through the man’s body, leaving five bloody holes, then intertwined and wove through the air, quickly wrapping the man up.

The man let out a shrill wail that was cut off almost immediately.

As the corpse fell from the sky, the old man looked toward the southwest, where Lin Feng was calmly watching him.

The old man’s face grew overcast. He suddenly glared at the surrounding Abnormal People and barked:

”You’re still not attacking together?”

Lin Feng was already very fast, and with the defense Divine Skill [Illusion] and the evasion Divine Skill [Stand], even if one got close, they still couldn’t land a hit.

Even with his speed, it was hard to lock onto Lin Feng, let alone for the others.

On top of that, with so many people around, to Lin Feng—who possessed the [Stand] Soul Skill—each of them was just a walking sandbag.

”Brother Feng, I’ve finished the refinement.”

Just as the Abnormal People were itching to move, Yun Kai’s shout came. In an instant, the faces of the Abnormal People all turned ugly, though some looked faintly relieved, as if glad they didn’t have to keep fighting.

”Such fast refinement!”

”Could it be because of the Ancestral Demonization?”

Exclamations rang out one after another.

Yun Kai had already successfully refined the Key and now had the power to close this Space Gate.

If they truly forced Yun Kai into a corner, he could forcibly shut the Space Gate and drag everyone down with him.

”Good, it’s refined.”

The taut string in Lin Feng’s mind eased slightly, and Yun Kai soon arrived at Lin Feng’s side.

He glanced at the pitch-black skeleton, a hint of dread flashing in his eyes as well.

The expressions of the Abnormal People were all extremely unsightly.

They had failed to seize the Key, and the Abnormal People inside the Forbidden Domain Space Gate would soon begin a large-scale retreat.

Besides that, Yun Kai had obtained a ten-star Heart of Space this time. His speed and likelihood of becoming an Emperor in the future would increase greatly and he would inevitably become a threat to the Abnormal People.

Either outcome was something they were unwilling to accept.

”Let’s go.”

The Abnormal People stayed silent for a while, but in the end could only suppress the killing intent in their hearts. After giving Lin Feng and Yun Kai a final, resentful look, they soon vanished into the distant sky.