Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

When Wen Yu came to his senses again, the scene before him had drastically changed.

The city filled with skeletons had disappeared, replaced by narrow, damp, dark corridors.

”Safe now!”

The reminder from the Demon Lord reached Wen Yu’s ears, and both he and Tang Haofei sighed almost simultaneously.

No matter how much Wen Yu’s soul power increased, or how many times Tang Haofei had activated the Life and Death Battle Execution, facing a terrifying Level 11 powerful expert, their powers still seemed insignificant.

The Demon Lord glanced at the still-frightened Tang Haofei and Wen Yu, and nonchalantly said, ”After all, a Level 11 powerful expert, even when they were at Level 5, their strength wasn’t too much different from yours now, and yet you still think you can fight a Level 11 powerful expert with just Level 5 prowess?”

After saying this, the Demon Lord sneered slightly, then tugged Wen Yu’s sleeve and dragged him forward.

...

The corridor wasn’t long, filled with the odor of Demonic Qi, and an unknown, malevolent scent that made Wen Yu feel dizzy and nauseous.

”This is also the seventh floor of the Heavenly Palace, belonging to a branch of the Demon Path spearhead --- the Eight Extremities Demon Palace. The scent you smell should be the aura emitted during the cultivation of Demon Path techniques.”

”The smell is unpleasant, but it won’t harm the body.”

After saying this briefly, figures appeared ahead.

...

”Who goes there...”

”Clap.”

Before the guard could finish speaking, the Demon Lord had already thrown a token-like item at him.

The guard glanced at the token briefly, then respectfully saluted the Demon Lord.

”Where’s Bai? Call him to see me.”

Ignoring the guard’s bewildered expression, the Demon Lord acted with straightforward and rough decisiveness.

The guard, however, looked bewildered, first glancing at the Demon Lord and Wen Yu and Tang Haofei behind him, then at the token in his hand, seemingly realizing something, he immediately smiled and respectfully said to the Demon Lord.

”Please follow me, distinguished sirs, I will report immediately.”

After saying that, the guard took out a walkie-talkie-like device, said a few words into it, then turned and led the three further down the corridor.

...

”Tap... tap... tap...”

”Tap... tap... tap...”

Hurried footsteps resounded in a pitch-black tunnel, with spooky dark green flames floating everywhere, making the corridor feel like a ghostly domain, coupled with distant indistinct screams and wails, this scene made the owner of the footsteps shiver involuntarily.

The footsteps accelerated until the owner stopped before a tightly closed steel door.

”Reporting to the lord, the person Lord Bai asked to watch for some time ago, has arrived.”

Upon finishing the sentence, the ghostly fire in the corridor suddenly brightened, followed by a low voice from behind the door.

”Got it.”

The low voice was calm, but in this eerie confined space, the echoes resonated continuously, making the sound appear strange and terrifying.

Hearing this, the owner of the footsteps breathed a heavy sigh of relief, paid a simple respect, then retreated as if fleeing.

Noticing this scene, a bemused chuckle came from behind the door, and the voice spoke again.

”Bai, the Demon Lord has arrived.”

...

”Mm.”

Bai responded mildly, his gaze still fixed on the ”corpse” encased in ice ahead.

The naked corpse, within the crystalline structure like an ice block, appeared to be asleep, with bizarre crimson markings on its body standing out under the dim green light.

The voice behind him spoke again.

”So, satisfied with it?”

Bai nodded.

”Couldn’t be more satisfied. By the way, the Soul Grafting Technique, no issues with it?”

”No issues. Theoretically, this technique is feasible. I doubt the Demon Lord would resort to any tricks on such matters.”

”Well, as long as you say so, I’m reassured.”

Bai casually praised the shadowy figure behind him—a topic Bai knew little about, yet the person behind him, versed in the Demon Path studies, was perhaps the most knowledgeable in the Universe of Immortals and Heroes.

Seemingly remembering something, Bai spoke again.

”By the way, have we uncovered the identity of my new body?”

In the darkness, the sound of pages flipping could be heard, and after a pause, the hidden voice spoke again.

”Wanping, a Peak Level 5 professionist, with the profession of Tri-Soul Demon. Hmm, this profession’s compatibility with foreign souls is decent, no wonder it stands out among many samples. As for identity on Earth...”

”Not sequenced, unaffiliated, a lone wolf. Oh, that’s interesting.”

Footsteps echoed in the dark as a hunched figure, standing about one and a half meters tall, slowly emerged from the darkness, handing a soot skin notebook to Bai.

Bai examined it intently.

”Wanping, with no family or allies. Enemies: known grudge with Sequence Number 2—Wen Yu (one-sided, with Sequence Number 2 not holding a high level of animosity towards Wanping), also listed on the military’s wanted list, with a life-and-death feud against another professionist named Ye Nan!”

Below were detailed accounts of Wen Yu and Ye Nan’s appearances and estimated strengths.

Upon seeing this, Bai sneered, casually summoned a dark green energy to tear the soot skin notebook to shreds!

”Give him some cosmetic surgery, change his appearance, he has offended too many!”

Sequence Number 2 plus Earth’s military might seem like two simple titles, but they represent the strongest powers and most powerful independents on Earth.

”Don’t want to help him take revenge or anything?”

The hunched figure seemed to tease.

”I have no such mind; I’ve finally caught a glimpse of hope to live again. Honestly, living quietly, seeing the scenery, eating well, sleeping with women, beats anything else! Oh, and that guy Wanping, has he rid his body of the residual soul completely?”

”All cleared. In fact, this Wanping was a subject presented by the Blood Soul Sect. Before you issued the command to acquire Earth professionists, Wanping had already been used by the Blood Soul Sect for experimental purposes, wrecked beyond recognition, practically dead when delivered.”

Hearing this, Bai nodded lightly.

”Grind it once more; I don’t want a messy scenario of two wraiths fighting over a body!”

”Understood.”

Hearing the hunched figure’s words, Bai slowly exhaled, his gaze locking once again on Wanping’s corpse.

After a while, Bai licked his lips slightly and turned to walk out the door.