Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 330: Chapter 244: Still Shaken

”I’m waiting for you here, come if you dare.”

Tian Qing’s roar echoed, making Lin Feng and the others two kilometers away curl their lips into a slight smirk.

”That idiot, does he think we’re stupid?”

Yu Qiao disdainfully commented.

There, on the other side, was a large force of over two hundred people. Even if their group of seven was strong, going over there would result in them facing one Soul Skill per person, and there’d be no return.

In the Other-dimensional Space Gate, it’s never about having more people to gain an advantage. If that were the case, it would simply be a contest of numbers.

An invincible Sixth Grade is more intimidating than a hundred Sixth Grades.

”Alright, let’s start searching for the Abnormal People who are alone.”

Lin Feng said, ”Who has a detection Soul Skill?”

The Dragon Fish he refined had innate skills involving bubbles, and the Soul Skills also enhanced the power of bubbles, but he hadn’t absorbed any detection Soul Skill.

Finding a lone Abnormal Person in such a vast world is possible, but would be too slow.

Yun Kai was the same; all the Soul Skills he absorbed were offensive.

”I have a Golden Soul Skill, Peeping Eye,” Yu Qiao said.

”And the others?” Lin Feng asked.

Yu Qiao’s Soul Skill was something he, as the team leader, naturally knew about.

A detection Soul Skill is also one of the Soul Skills that an Assassin must master.

Given Yu Qiao’s strength, the range of Peeping Eye shouldn’t exceed fifty meters.

With a distance of fifty meters, the naked eye could already see, even beyond that, so what’s the need for a Soul Skill?

Peeping Eye is a Soul Skill that leans towards sensing direction.

For example, it’s used in pitch-black nights or foggy and other harsh environments, and it also has the ability to break through Illusion Realms. It’s a very practical Soul Skill.

However, for searching for people, it seems a bit pointless, even though it’s a Golden Soul Skill, it’s not as useful as Yang Fan’s refined Second Grade Sound-seeking Beast.

”I don’t have one either,” Zhan Tianyu spread his hands and said.

The Six-armed Celestial Demon he refined is a Divine Level Demon Spirit, and the Soul Skills absorbed are all about violent output. The detection Soul Skill, the teammates naturally have, so it’s unnecessary for him.

Ye Qiu was evidently the same; the Thorny Demon Dragon is also a Divine Level Demon Spirit, and absorbing detection Soul Skills would be an overuse of talent.

For a Demon Spirit Master, every Soul Skill is precious; a single Demon Spirit can absorb a maximum of only ten Soul Skills.

Especially for a genius like Ye Qiu, who refined an Earth Chart Demon Spirit, every Soul Skill is critical, and considerations must be made for the coordination and development of Soul Skills. There might even be a professional team planning them, so they can’t just be absorbed casually.

”You don’t mean to tell me that none of you have a detection Soul Skill, right?”

Lin Feng looked at Yang Ningbing and Huang Tianze, now the only two left.

Earlier, he considered that this hunt would require detection Soul Skills, but he thought, among the seven of them, there would be at least one person with one.

But now it seemed that might actually be the case.

Of the seven-member team, each one counted as a force of violent output, their professions were either Assassins, Thunder Series Mages, or Berserkers, each one more violent than the last.

Just when the atmosphere was becoming a bit awkward, Yang Ningbing stepped forward.

”You bunch of violence maniacs, thankfully I have Mind Wind.”

With that said, Yang Ningbing closed her eyes and entered the Demon Transformation state. A gentle breeze blew, spreading outwards in all directions.

”The seven of us, instead of searching for lone Abnormal People, it’s faster to hunt small teams,” Lin Feng reminded.

Mind Wind, Silver Soul Skill.

Though not a high level, it’s perfect for finding people. Lin Feng didn’t expect that as a Thunder Technique user, Yang Ningbing would absorb such a support Soul Skill.

A minute later, Yang Ningbing opened her eyes and flapped her wings, flying in a certain direction; Lin Feng and his group either flew or traversed through the forest close behind.

The Jade Seal Spatial Gate is vast, a forbidden land for the Human Race.

But for Abnormal People, it’s just an ordinary place. This time, apart from Tian Qing’s over two hundred people, there are hundreds of thousands scattered across this spatial gate.

The majority are inside Jade Seal City, but there are also many Martial Artists and Demon Spirit Masters in the forest and wilderness.

There were some who ambushed and attacked them before, but they have now become prey for the seven-member team.

Sealing an Other-dimensional Space Gate isn’t a matter of who has the bigger reputation, stronger power, or more people, but is witnessed by bodies and blood that the enemy feels fear and thus withdraws from the Other-dimensional Space Gate.

The seven-member team was fully prepared for this. Amidst screams and wails, Lin Feng remained as indifferent as ever, while the expressions on the other six grew colder, their actions more decisive.

As the slaughter began, word quickly reached the Aliens within this spatial gate.

The majority began to flee, but some gathered together, trying to track Lin Feng’s whereabouts.

Some hid in dense bushes or secluded corners, lurking like venomous snakes.

But the outcome was inevitably futile.

In this small-scale guerrilla war, the Lin Feng team had no match at all.

The seven-member team, though small in number, were representatives of the Three Heroic Academies.

Each one could be regarded as one of the strongest of the younger generation of the Human Race.

The seven-member team, like the scythe of death, silently reaping lives one by one.

In this war, devoid of right or wrong, the seven had no other choice.

Though seemingly cruel, it was a necessity.

In less than half an hour, as lives fell one by one, panic began to spread in the forest. Those Abnormal People who were originally continuing their hunt for Demon Beasts or lying in ambush began to quickly retreat.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the forest, the sound of rushing wind arose, accompanied by waves of Spiritual Power as figures dashed past. Leading them was a young man in green robe.

In front of the young man was a small red bug, the size of a thumbnail, flapping its wings, producing a buzzing sound.

The strange insect kept changing positions, and the young man followed closely. Beside him was Tian Qing, whose expression was grim, eyes cold as if suppressing fury.

”Have you found them?” Tian Qing asked in a deep voice.

He had initially been naively waiting for Lin Feng to deliver himself, but with Lin Feng and his group going on a frenzied hunt, he couldn’t sit still any longer.

There were so many of them, such a big target, even a fool wouldn’t get close.

At this moment, the original two hundred-person large team was split into thirteen smaller teams.

His current small team consisted of fourteen members, and within a 500-meter distance, another small team was following in search. As soon as they discovered Lin Feng’s team, they could quickly provide support and encircle them.

”My insect tells me they’re nearby; we should be there soon, just ahead.”

The green-robed young leader didn’t look back. He quickened his pace and charged in one direction.

”I see them.”

With a shout of surprise laced with joy, six familiar figures appeared before Tian Qing and his group—it was Lin Feng and the others.

On the ground beside these six figures lay five corpses drained of blood.

At this time, Lin Feng and his six companions also turned around, spotting the arrival of the enemies. Without any hesitation, they quickly fled.

”Chase them!”

Tian Qing shouted explosively, his voice like thunder, rumbling and spreading, alerting other squads not far away.

Simultaneously, he entered the state of Demon Transformation. His once pale purple eyes turned silver, his body grew covered in pitch-black scales with tiny spikes on them, his form expanded massively with terrifying muscles spreading all over, transforming into a giant three meters and fifty centimeters tall. On either side of his forehead, a pair of devilish black horns emerged, and a pair of massive, iron-like wings burst forth from his back. He flapped his wings, accompanied by a howling gale, and rapidly pursued Lin Feng.

”Kill them!”

”Don’t kill; best to capture them alive and play with them slowly.”

The other Abnormal People each used their abilities, speeding towards Lin Feng’s group.

After chasing them for so long, they finally saw figures—they definitely couldn’t let them escape this time.

Led by Tian Qing, they flew increasingly faster, continuously closing the distance to Lin Feng’s team. But just then, out of the corner of his eye, something caught his attention—a glimmer of light.

It seemed like something was reflecting sunlight.

But that place was empty.

Wait, it was a line!

”Be careful.”

Tian Qing shouted loudly, wanting to warn his comrades.

But obviously, it was too late.

Just as his voice fell, there came blood-curdling screams followed by sounds of objects crashing to the ground.

Tian Qing quickly turned back to look, his eyes widening in shock. In his view, among the Abnormal People running on the ground or leaping between trees, suddenly some had their heads gone but bodies still charging forward only to collapse with a thud. Others had their legs severed, screaming wretchedly.

Some were sliced in half, their intestines and internal organs spilling from mid-air, creating a gruesome scene. The upper halves of their bodies, still conscious, showed terror in their eyes until the light gradually faded away.

At that moment, everyone instinctively halted their steps, not daring to make any move.

Seeing their companions’ tragic end, they turned pale, hearts racing, bodies shaking slightly beyond control, shocked and terrified.

In just an instant, three people died, one was maimed. All four were geniuses, but just like that, they were gone or ruined.

”Ah!”

Screams came one after another from not far away, apparently other teams also fell victim.

”It’s a line!”

Huang Ying with Demon Possession on, had a few spots of blood on her fair face, still a little shaken. The person before her had a head severed just one meter away.

If she hesitated for a second, or reacted too slowly, she would’ve been dead too.

Huang Ying approached the corpse, above which was a three-meter-long, white, nearly transparent thread.

The thread was extremely fine, stretching between two big trees, very tough, like an iron wire, even pulling with great force couldn’t break it, only leaving a blood mark on her hand instead.

”So sharp.”

Huang Ying’s face looked grim.

The threads, even at such a short distance, were hard to detect without close inspection.

Easily overlooked when moving at high speed.

The Six-tailed Fox she refined, despite being a Divine Level demon spirit, had weak defense; even with Spiritual Power possession, without timely detection during a high-speed clash, she couldn’t escape a fate of dismemberment.

Thinking of this, she still felt lingering fear.

”So despicable, such ruthless measures.” Huang Ying felt fear but also gritted her teeth.

”It’s Spider Thread; it’s Huang Tianze, the guy who refined the Netherworld Demon Spider.”

Tian Qing’s face darkened.

This time, although his target was Yun Kai, he had some knowledge about members of other teams. Among them, the captain of the Demon Star team, Huang Tianze, who refined the 67th on the Earth Chart, the Netherworld Demon Spider, was a primary focus. However, his threat level didn’t quite match that of Lin Feng, Zhan Tianyu, and Yun Kai.

In previous confrontations, his performance seemed rather average, and thus he was overlooked.

And this oversight came at a heavy price.

Four were already dead on their side, and other teams likely suffered even worse casualties.

Thinking this through, even Tian Qing had a moment of retreat in his heart.

”Everyone, stay behind me, do not disperse.”

Tian Qing called out loudly, his physical defense was strong enough; these spider threads couldn’t hurt him.

The remaining ten-member team regrouped, but their momentum had dwindled, some even wanting to withdraw, but fearing Tian Qing’s intimidation, dared not speak out.

And just as the Abnormal People pursued the small team, the sky gradually darkened, and night fell.

In the night, the killing did not cease, continuing unabated.

And as other teams exited the Space Gate, this hunt game also caused a stir nationwide, even worldwide.