Soul Snatching
Luoxia City was named after the rosy clouds when the sun set in the west. It was the first city on the official road to the Qilian Ghost Mountain.
Now, what entered everyone's eyes was a mountain of corpses and severed limbs. The scene was comparable to Asura hell. A gust of fishy wind blew past, bringing along countless corpse flies, and the smell of decay filled every corner.
"What, what the hell is going on?"
Seeing Lu Wei like this, everyone couldn't help but move to the sides. The amount of dry rations that this big fatty took out from his storage ring every day was almost equal to the total amount of the nine of them combined. Only God knew what he would look like if he spat it out.
Long Chen couldn't help but frown deeply. "This doesn't seem like something that different armies would do. Logically speaking, even if those ten generals had committed treason, they shouldn't be so tyrannical …"
Walking behind Long Chen, the cold and resolute man nodded his head, seemingly agreeing with Long Chen's words. This man was said to be the second prince's guest, and was a figure close to the think tank among the crowd. His name was Chu Shan.
Amongst the ten people, Chu Shan was one of the few who was able to remain calm in the face of such a miserable situation. He walked forward and looked around. Soon after, his face turned ashen and his voice became increasingly deep.
After a while, under everyone's gazes, he said, "Originally, we still had a twenty percent chance of survival. Now, it looks like we are doomed."
"If I'm not mistaken, the ten generals and the entire army have been possessed by the Deviant Souls!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people couldn't help but gasp. Some of them even took a few steps back with pale faces. They cried out involuntarily, "Let's hurry up and run. At worst, we'll just leave the Black Dragon Empire. This mission is impossible to complete. How can the ten of us take the heads of ten Divine Transformation Stage powerhouses from ten thousand people!"
Everyone looked at each other, but they did not know what to do. Long Chen naturally saw that they wanted to retreat.
"Everyone, there's no need to be so worried. The Empire has personally issued such a mission. They definitely won't send us to our deaths. Moreover, do you think the Empire will let us escape?" Long Chen said leisurely.
Chu Shan took a deep look at Long Chen and added, "Just as Brother Long said, ever since we accepted this mission, I'm afraid that the various strongholds have already put us on the list of those who are not allowed to leave. Once we escape, we'll become wanted criminals in the entire Black Dragon Empire. With our cultivation, we won't be able to escape for more than two days …"
However, Chu Shan was also thinking about another sentence Long Chen had said. Why would the Empire give him such a suicidal mission?
Perhaps there really was a turning point.
"Let's continue moving forward. It's best if we split into three groups. That way, if something happens, we won't be completely wiped out." Chu Shan suggested.
Now that they knew that even if they tried to escape, only death awaited them. Everyone could only nod their heads in agreement, but they still regretted accepting this mission.
However, many of them had no choice but to come here. They were sent here by their superiors.
"Soul Snatching? Interesting … "
Long Chen walked among the crowd. He couldn't help but smile. If the changes here were all caused by the Soul Snatching, then perhaps things would be much simpler. There might even be many benefits.
Soul Snatching, Long Chen had personally experienced it once in his previous life.
It was in an extraterritorial battlefield. Originally, that battlefield was a training ground for many strong cultivators. However, there was a sudden change. Hundreds and thousands of strong cultivators lost their minds and fell into endless slaughter.
Long Chen was the same. However, after more than ten years of slaughter, he finally returned to his original nature. He also obtained the Soul Essence Origin from the Soul Snatching, and his strength soared!
The so-called Soul Snatching was, in fact, the resentment and killing intent left behind by the living souls from ancient times.
Once the Soul Snatching began, everyone would fall into endless slaughter and form the Soul Essence Origin. The Soul Essence Origin was the purest blood spirit!
"In my previous life, I was muddle-headed for more than ten years because of the Soul Snatching. I didn't expect to encounter it so early in this life …" Long Chen murmured.
In his mind, he was already planning how to obtain the Soul Essence Origin and how to kill ten Divine Transformation Stage generals.
If it were ten Divine Transformation Stage generals in the past, he might have been a little afraid. However, now that he knew that they were all Soul Snatching, he had no fear at all.
The crowd passed by three cities in a row. They only stopped when the sky was dark. Their cheeks were full of cold sweat and their clothes were soaked through.
"You, did you notice that there are no living creatures in these three cities? Even the bodies of soldiers in the last city are starting to appear …"
"Although the three cities are small, there are about 20,000 people in each city. This is simply too cruel."
…
Just as everyone was discussing and trembling in fear, Chu Shan's eyes flashed. He said to everyone in a deep voice, "Didn't you notice that these soldiers are all cavalrymen? There are many horses around the bodies of the soldiers in the city. Moreover, the horses' bodies are still warm!"
Long Chen looked at Chu Shan with admiration. He thought that this person was really intelligent. What he found with his divine thoughts, Chu Shan actually knew everything.
"You, what do you mean by that?" Lu Wei's stomach was trembling. He seemed to be afraid. "If that's the case, then we should quickly retreat!"
"That's right, that's right. Look at the situation in these cities. How can we win against this group of demons?" A few women couldn't help but cry out.
Long Chen shook his head and laughed. "What he means is that the army in front of us shouldn't be all troops. It should only be cavalrymen. He deduced that if we chase after them, we shouldn't encounter ten generals at the same time …"
"If we're lucky, we might only encounter two Divine Transformation Stage generals. Then, this mission will be considered completed by twenty percent."
Long Chen's explanation made Chu Shan look at him in a new light. However, the others were confused.
The burly man shouted, "But how can the ten of us fight against an entire cavalry army? An army of ten thousand people, at least two thousand cavalrymen!"
Long Chen shook his head. Before he could say anything, Chu Shan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Idiot. When the third city entered the city, the soldiers began to die. This means that they are killing each other. At least a few hundred people have died!"
"Let's go. If we rush over now, we might be able to make it in time." Chu Shan didn't want to explain anymore.
As Chu Shan rushed out, everyone followed closely behind.
Under the moonlight, everyone quickly saw the corpses of many horses and soldiers. Some of the blood was even in a warm state.
Soon, the sound of shouting and killing could be heard in the distance.
"It's best to attack when there are only about thirty of them left. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome …" Long Chen said lightly.
Under the cover of his divine thoughts, the situation in front of him was clear in his mind.
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