Chapter 123 – The Devil
As soon as Wang Lin’s words came out, the expressions of Zhou Zihong’s group suddenly changed. Lin Tao’s face, in particular, was pale. He began to retreat, but the wandering soul immediately leaped toward him after hearing Wang Lin’s command.
Zhou Zihong bit her lower lip. She wanted to stop Wang Lin, but she couldn’t say a word. Senior Brother Yang sighed, a complicated expression appearing on his face.
Lin Tao moved as fast as he could, but not to escape. He dodged back and forth in the area, trying to get away from the wandering souls. He knew that even if he escaped, let alone whether he could escape or not, with the vastness of the foreign battlefield, he knew he wouldn’t be able to reach the transfer array alive.
Thinking about it, he immediately said, “Senior, I have no relationship with Mai Liang. We rarely speak to each other. Please don’t bother me. Senior, I… I’m willing to be Senior’s slave.”
Lin Tao said anxiously as the wandering ghost approached him. Wang Lin smiled faintly. He waved his hand and the wandering ghost immediately stopped.
Lin Tao’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. He didn’t dare to wipe it off. He said respectfully, “Senior, you… you must be an expert from a higher cultivation state. I am honored to be your slave. I have no other intention.” With that, his hand formed a seal and he pressed his forehead. A drop of golden blood flowed out from his forehead towards Wang Lin.
After the drop of golden blood appeared, Lin Tao’s body seemed much weaker. He nervously looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin waved his hand. After being splashed with blood, his gaze fell on senior brother Yang.
After Lin Tao saw Wang Lin receive the drop of golden blood, he immediately sighed. He knew his life was safe. He was extremely intelligent and could be said to be the first to realize that something was wrong. He realized that Mai Liang had died and had been possessed, but he didn’t dare mention it to the other two.
Lin Tao also knew that following Wang Lin was the only way to survive. Even if Wang Lin didn’t kill him and just left him, he would definitely die, so this was a decision he didn’t need to think about at all. When Wang Lin ordered the wandering souls to chase him, he knew that Wang Lin had already realized that he knew, which was why he didn’t play dumb. That would only get him killed faster.
This is where Lin Tao’s intelligence was revealed. He became Wang Lin’s slave without hesitation and even gave him a drop of his soul essence blood.
Once Wang Lin obtained Lin Tao’s soul essence blood, he could kill him with just a thought, but Lin Tao had no other choice. If he wanted to continue following Wang Lin, this had to be done.
Lin Tao immediately moved to Wang Lin’s side. He then pointed his sword at the other two without hesitation. Since he already knew he was a slave, he had to do what needed to be done, even if it was just to show off.
The young man named Yang smiled wryly. Without a word, he patted his forehead and a drop of soul essence blood flowed towards Wang Lin.
He wasn’t any slower than Lin Tao in speculating that Mai Liang’s strange actions were caused by a spirit possession. He had been extremely nervous the entire time. Now that everything was out in the open, he immediately considered his options and decided to become Wang Lin’s slave. Compared to life and death, what was pride? Furthermore, this person was clearly a cultivator from a higher cultivation realm and powerful enough to make this strange creature fear him. If he followed this person, he might have a better chance of rising in the future.
After taking out a drop of soul essence blood, he looked at his junior apprentice sister Zhou Zihong with a complicated gaze and said, “Junior apprentice sister, you…”
Zhou Zihong waved her hand. She looked at Wang Lin while biting her lower lip and asked, “Senior, you… when you possessed that body, was Mai Liang dead or alive?” With that, her gaze calmed as she stared at Wang Lin.
He wanted to ask this question when he realized something was wrong with him.
Wang Lin looked at him and said, “Dead.”
Zhou Zihong sighed. It didn’t matter whether what Wang Lin said was true or false. He didn’t want to continue asking. Intuitively, he thought Wang Lin wasn’t lying. The three of them weren’t even ants in this person’s eyes, so there was really no need to lie.
So, without a word, he sent a drop of his soul essence blood.
Three drops of golden blood appeared before Wang Lin. He opened his mouth and sucked them in. Three dots of light appeared in his divine sense. With just one thought, he could kill all three of them.
In truth, Wang Lin hadn’t been trying to hide anything all this time. Anyone who knew Mai Liang before would have noticed that something was amiss. Coupled with the fact that the wandering souls were afraid of him, anyone would have guessed that something was amiss.
Wang Lin didn’t want to kill them, but if the three of them weren’t smart, then he had no other choice. The fact that he possessed a body was something that shouldn’t be known to others, but after he left the foreign battlefield, it would be easy. After all, 50 years was enough time for a person’s personality to change.
After Zhou Zihong, Yang Xiong, and Lin Tao became Wang Lin’s slaves, they immediately relaxed and stood behind Wang Lin. Zhou Zihong looked at Wang Lin with a complicated expression. He knew that he was very attractive. Back in the sect, he had been sought after by many other disciples, but he had rejected them all.
Zhou Zihong swore that she wouldn’t cultivate with a partner until she reached the Core Formation stage. But now, she was someone’s slave. If her master asked, she couldn’t refuse. Thinking about it made her heart ache.
She didn’t know that Wang Lin had no interest in her at all.
After collecting three drops of soul essence blood, Wang Lin looked at the wandering soul. He rubbed his chin and sent a message to his three neighbors.
“I want this wandering soul.”
The three neighbors pondered for a moment and then sent their replies.
“Newborn soul eater, there is one thing you don’t understand. Once you are born as a soul, you cannot leave this place.”
“Wandering souls are also a type of soul. They are not as powerful as demons, but anything that has a soul is their food, and likewise, they are our food.”
“We soul devourers can’t directly devour the souls of others. We can only devour wandering souls to make ourselves stronger.”
“With powerful wandering souls, these low-level cultivators have no chance of resisting. Even if high-level cultivators aren’t afraid, as long as there are enough wandering souls, the result is the same. And to us, wandering souls are weapons, slaves, and even food. Have you ever considered the consequences of wandering souls appearing in the world of the living?”
“Newborn soul devourer, let me explain to you: if wandering souls are released into the world of the living, even if they are not numerous, it will be a disaster. Wandering souls in the world of the living are also called demons.”
“If many of them enter the living world, it will become a world of decay, just like the one we were in before. And among the demons, one of them will be a soul eater.”
“There is a law between the world of the living and the world of destruction: anyone who tries to break that law will be killed.”
These were things Wang Lin didn’t know. He pondered for a moment and asked, “Then what kind of place is this foreign battlefield?”
“This chaotic place was opened by strong cultivators from the world of the living. This place is between the world of the living and the world of the decaying, but even so, wandering souls usually cannot enter here. They can only enter after we enter.”
“Even you can’t leave at all, let alone that wandering soul.”
“If you like that wandering soul, I can give it to you, but in the end, you will still have to return to the world of decay. That is the mission of a soul eater.”
The voices of the three neighbors slowly faded away as Wang Lin stood there silently with a restless expression.
The three of them realized that Wang Lin had been standing there silently for a long time. Their hearts were pounding, and they were extremely nervous.
Lin Tao thought that Wang Lin might still feel insecure. He wondered what he should do if Wang Lin wanted to kill him.
Zhou Zihong was thinking about what would happen if she wanted it. She showed a troubled expression.
Yang Xiong grew increasingly nervous as he thought about many things. He was not only afraid for his own safety, but also afraid that Wang Lin would give up Mai Liang’s body to steal his.
Wang Lin’s expression was grim as he flew toward the transfer array. The three slaves immediately followed him, and the wandering soul cautiously followed from afar.
The further they advanced, the more corpses they saw, but as Wang Lin got closer, all the wandering souls stepped aside and didn’t dare to obstruct him.
Such a strange sight naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding cultivators. Someone took the lead, and a group of cultivators began to follow the four of them. Wang Lin didn’t even bother to look at them as he continued flying.
The wandering souls hesitated for a moment and then carefully devoured a cultivator in the back. After realizing that Wang Lin didn’t care, they immediately attacked the cultivators. Screams rang out from the group following Wang Lin as the remaining cultivators fled with their own groups.
One day later, the relocation arrangement was seen. There were more mummified corpses and the area was filled with wandering souls. As a result, this became a forbidden area that no cultivator dared to approach. Those who were lucky enough to get here were attacked by wandering souls as soon as they entered the area.
In the area within a 10 kilometer radius, there was not a single living person other than the lucky ones who had reached the transfer array early and Wang Lin’s group of four.
Looking at the transfer array from afar, he said, “You three enter the transfer array.”
The three of them didn’t dare to resist. They clenched their teeth and flew forward. Fortunately, the wandering souls seemed to have received their orders and didn’t attack the three of them, as they safely entered the transfer array. Afterward, Wang Lin sat cross-legged nearby and stared at the transfer array.
His hand reached out and the trembling wandering soul immediately flew toward him. Wang Lin pointed at the transfer array. The wandering soul tried to resist, but it charged toward the transfer array.