Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Control, absorb, transform…

Turn the enemy’s strength into increasingly stronger nourishment for oneself.

At this moment, Wen Yu suddenly felt that perhaps his gains in this Demon Fiend occupied area might very well be bigger than he had originally anticipated!

…

The wriggling of the plant mass before him lessened, and at the same time, the plants gradually withered.

It continued until the Almighty Demon Vine retracted its branches. Accompanied by a series of CLICKETY-CLACK noises as hard objects hit the ground, a large pile of shattered bone and scales scattered onto the earth.

In just a few short minutes, a Demon Fiend with around 10,000 physique points had been thoroughly drained by Wen Yu.

Casually picking up the Level 7 magic crystal that had fallen to the ground and carefully sensing the power emanating from his body, Wen Yu took a deep breath.

A 200-to-1 conversion rate; quite considerable!

A 200-to-1 ratio. This meant that just one Demon Fiend provided Wen Yu with a 50-point increase to his physique limit. One shouldn’t underestimate these 50 physique points. As the saying goes, many a little makes a mickle.

Wen Yu’s Limit Breakthrough Level item, the Almighty Demon Vine, wasn’t like Tang Haofei’s True God Dominant Body, which broke limits extremely quickly but came with harsh conditions.

Its broad adaptability was the advantage and strength of the Almighty Demon Vine.

Feeling his own strength rise once more, a fierce glint slowly ignited in Wen Yu’s eyes.

Considering the level of the Demon Fiend squad he had just encountered, it would likely be difficult for Wen Yu to take them on directly. However, if he struck first and utilized the Netherworld, whittling them down little by little might not be a major problem!

At this thought, Wen Yu lightly patted Victor on his shoulder.

Victor understood instantly and vanished from Wen Yu’s shoulder, slowly making his way back in the direction they had come from.

If a tactic succeeded the first time, it proved its viability. The enemy wasn’t some inviolable saint who wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.

As a pragmatist who prioritized absolute efficiency, Wen Yu would naturally exploit the enemy’s weakness and press the attack relentlessly. He wouldn’t get carried away and abandon the simplest, most effective method to engage the remaining nine Demon Fiends in a head-on battle!

…

While Wen Yu was attempting to hunt down the Demon Fiend patrol squad ahead.

「At a location far away from Wen Yu.」

Luo Hai looked at the three subordinates now gathered before him and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Originally, Luo Hai’s team had eight people. In this hunting reward plan, an eight-man team was already considered a relatively large group. Moreover, all members of Luo Hai’s team were carefully selected, top-tier individuals. At least in Luo Hai’s opinion, his team’s strength was second to none in the entire hunting plan.

Now, half of the team had assembled, and the remaining four were converging toward his position. Furthermore, after scouting the area, he confirmed there were no enemies nearby; the situation was excellent.

Given the current circumstances…

Thinking this, Luo Hai slowly squinted, carefully recalling the order Lord Heaven’s Path had given him before the teleportation.

Luo Hai naturally understood that the so-called hunting reward plan was merely a pretext devised by Lord Heaven’s Path. True powerful experts wouldn’t bother with such rewards. Or rather, compared to the benefits of completing Lord Heaven’s Path’s orders, those minor rewards were utterly insignificant.

After a while, Luo Hai opened his eyes and retrieved a compass from his space ring.

The compass displayed a myriad of constantly moving dots, which seemed to confirm its function: this device could track the real-time positions of all participants in the hunting reward plan!

”My lord, what should we do next?” one of Luo Hai’s team members asked, perhaps feeling they had lingered in one spot for too long.

”Complete Lord Heaven’s Path’s order!” Luo Hai replied without raising his head.

”Found it!”

The next second, Luo Hai let out a soft cry of surprise. He quickly put away the compass and looked at his three puzzled team members. These men might be powerful, but they were of humble origins and knew nothing of the Heavenly Dao’s true orders.

Seeing the bewildered eyes of his teammates, Luo Hai lowered his voice.

”At the final moment of teleportation, Lord Heaven’s Path issued an order to me. This is the Token Lord Heaven’s Path bestowed upon me.”

Words alone were not enough proof, so Luo Hai decisively presented the item bestowed by Lord Heaven’s Path to lend weight to his upcoming words.

Upon seeing the Token in Luo Hai’s hand, the three team members immediately bowed their heads respectfully. The Token’s authenticity was beyond question; no one would dare to forge an item from Lord Heaven’s Path within the Heavenly Palace.

”Lord Heaven’s Path has commanded! Our team’s mission has now changed!”

”It is updated to: Hunt down His Highness the Young Master! He must not be allowed to leave the Demon Tribe occupied area alive!”

The remaining three exchanged glances. Lord Heaven’s Path’s order was to kill His Highness the Young Master? This…

Perhaps noticing his team members’ hesitation, Luo Hai continued, his words like a devil’s temptation, ”Upon completing the mission, you will earn Lord Heaven’s Path’s favor and can have anything you desire. As for His Highness the Young Master,” Luo Hai sneered, ”the moment he stepped into the Demon Tribe occupied area, his status became no different from ours!”

”Don’t forget, there’s no oversight here. And think carefully, who truly holds power in the Heavenly Palace now…”

When committing a crime carries no consequence and instead brings immense benefits, so-called hierarchies, laws, and regulations become mere jokes.

Therefore, for Luo Hai’s team members, the choice was rather simple…

…

「In another part of the Demon Tribe occupied area.」

Wu Long also held a Positioning Compass, carefully distinguishing the glowing points on it.

After a while, Wu Long slowly lifted his head and looked to his side.

A woman, an old man, a child… These were all his team members. Likewise, these were his strongest allies and support from eons past.

”Did you find him?” the charmingly beautiful woman spoke softly, her body coiling around Wu Long’s as if boneless.

Wu Long was unfazed by the woman’s actions; through long periods of fighting alongside her, he had become thoroughly familiar with her personality and temperament.

”Found him. He’s quite far from us.”

”Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go,” the old man nearby, puffing on something resembling a long-stemmed pipe, mumbled indistinctly.

”Yes, Wawa, lead the way. You’ve memorized the target’s life aura, haven’t you?”

”Hmph, of course, I remember! And Wu Long, I’m telling you for the last time, don’t call me Wawa! I’m fucking hundreds of thousands of years old this year!” a childlike voice erupted from the child. His rosy cheeks and indignant expression, however, only elicited a fond chuckle from the old man nearby.

”No matter how old you are, you’re still just a Wawa to this old man… Wawa, it’s getting cold, remember to wear more clothes…”

The old man’s teasing made Wawa roll his eyes dramatically. Then, squinting, he began to employ his tracking ability.

After a moment, Wawa extended a finger, pointing east.

”In that direction. At least tens of thousands of kilometers away from us.”

”Alright, let’s go.”

Hearing Wawa’s words, Wu Long immediately set off, heading east first.

The three behind him followed closely. Just as their four figures were about to disappear into the depths of the Demonic Qi, a puzzled, childlike voice drifted from the distance.

”Dalong, what do you think Lord Heaven’s Path is up to? Why the order for us to kill Luo Hai?”

”I don’t know,” Wu Long’s reply was exceptionally blunt.

”How strange,” an old voice sounded. ”Isn’t Luo Hai part of Lord Heaven’s Path’s faction?”

”What’s so strange about it? We’re from the Continuation Faction, aren’t we? And yet, we still have to carry out Lord Heaven’s Path’s orders. We’ve been given a new life; how can you not even understand something so simple…”

”At this point, what do factions even matter anymore…”

…

「In another direction.」

A hulking man stared intently at the compass in his hand. His face was ferocious, missing one eyeball. His body was covered in black patterns and purple, centipede-like scars. He was significantly taller and more powerfully built than even Wu Long.

After a moment, the brute put away the compass, a vicious smile spreading across his lips.

”Wu Long… Heh, Lord Heaven’s Path’s order suits my taste. I, Li Yang, have been wanting to meet this fellow for a long time…”

”Tsk, tsk, and that woman… Hehehe… Hehehehe…”

…

「Deeper within the Demon Tribe occupied area.」

A swarm of black insects instantly enveloped a Peak Level 7 Bone Demon. The sound of CRUNCH, CRUNCH echoed from afar, and the Bone Demon’s piercing wails were incessant.

Strangely, though the wails seemed earth-shattering up close, they became almost inaudible beyond a ten-meter radius from the Bone Demon.

As the CRUNCH, CRUNCH grew more intense, the Bone Demon’s cries dwindled. After a moment, a BUZZING sound arose as the swarm slowly detached from the Bone Demon, leaving only a few pools of black blood on the ground.

The whirring of the insects’ wings seemed to coalesce into a low, aged female voice.

”Sigh, what misfortune. To think we’ve landed near a Demon Tribe Camp. In that case…”

”That brute Li Yang… it seems he’s managed to save his hide for now…”