Devouring Soul Emperor

Chapter 351: Chapter 351: Rescuing the Hostages

Just when everyone thought Chu Qingyun was about to charge at Mu again,

a scornful smile lifted the corners of Chu Qingyun’s lips.

’Do you really think I’m an idiot?’

Chu Qingyun leaped up again, but this time, he didn’t charge toward Mu. Instead, he shot straight up, jumping toward the top of the valley.

He was going to... save them!

After a moment of shock, Mu suddenly realized what was happening. His expression changed drastically, and he roared anxiously, "Watch out! That kid is going to save them!"

Hearing this, Chu Qingyun, already in mid-air, had eyes filled with utter mockery.

’You’re only realizing it now? It’s too late!’

Before, he had been beaten until he coughed up blood time and time again, even going so far as to actively suppress the green dot on his right arm, preventing it from releasing its emerald power to heal him.

It was all for this moment!

"Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!"

Chu Qingyun shouted, and behind him, the towering Martial Soul Illusion materialized. Ten vines sprouted out at extreme speed.

Under Chu Qingyun’s control, the ten vines split into five groups. Xia He and the other four could all see two vines rushing toward each of them like lightning.

One vine shot toward the Martial Soul Hall’s Martial Spirits surrounding Xia He and the others, stopping them from landing a killing blow.

The other vine instantly wrapped around the five chains of shimmering Primordial Power bound to their abdomens.

With a twist and a pull from the vines, all five chains immediately snapped.

Their sealed Qi Seas were freed. Tyrannical Primordial Power surged like a tidal wave, instantly coursing through their nearly-depleted meridians.

Power returned to the five men’s bodies!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

With five thunderous sounds, the wooden frames were instantly shattered. In that moment, Xia He and the other four were all free!

"Catch!"

Chu Qingyun shouted to them again. With a flick of his arm, five elixirs shot through the air. Xia He and the others caught them instinctively.

"Swallow them. After this, you’re on your own!" Chu Qingyun said with a smile. Then, he tapped his toes against the cliff face and dropped back down into the valley.

At this point, Xia He and the other four had absolute trust in Chu Qingyun. Without hesitation, they each swallowed the elixirs in their hands in one gulp.

The elixirs melted the moment they entered their mouths. A surging medicinal power flowed rapidly to their limbs and bones, transforming into immense strength that lay dormant within their bodies.

Faint streams of white Qi puffed from the nostrils of all five men.

Spirit Level elixirs—Giant Elephant Frenzy Pills!

Among the surrounding Martial Soul Hall Martial Spirits, aside from Mu, there were a few Level 2 and Level 3 Martial Spirits. That was why Chu Qingyun had given each of them a Giant Elephant Frenzy Pill.

With their talent and strength, plus the aid of the elixirs, even if the five of them working together couldn’t slaughter the Martial Soul Hall members, they should have no problem protecting themselves.

"Kill!"

"You Martial Soul Hall bastards, go die!"

Now free and having taken the elixirs, the five men immediately struck, unleashing their full combat strength as they charged the people from the Martial Soul Hall.

As proud Guard Generals of the Great Xia Dragon Guard, being captured was already a great humiliation—and by their greatest enemy, the Martial Soul Hall, no less! It was an outrageous shame that could only be washed away with their enemies’ lives!

Landing back in the valley, Chu Qingyun saw Mu’s incredibly foul expression.

He had thought victory was in his grasp and planned to sadistically torture and kill Chu Qingyun, but to his surprise, the entire situation had been orchestrated by him. All along, he himself was the one being played for a fool!

How could this not enrage Mu!

But anger was anger; Mu was ultimately a relatively calm person and didn’t let his rage cloud his judgment.

"Chu Qingyun, aren’t you going to take an elixir? With that pathetic bit of strength you have, what else can you do but rely on elixirs?" Mu said, staring at Chu Qingyun with a grim expression.

To this, however, Chu Qingyun just gave a calm smile and said, "Mu, don’t try to provoke me. Such petty tricks won’t work on me. Besides, I don’t need an elixir to deal with you."

Chu Qingyun was well aware of the side effects of elixirs, so he had decided from the very beginning not to rely on them excessively.

Besides, when it came to dealing with Mu, he still had one more move he hadn’t used yet. And that was...

"Profound Celestial Divine Pattern!"

Chu Qingyun’s eyes narrowed. He unleashed the Fourth-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern, and his entire body began to glow with a faint, earthy-yellow light.

Then, he also released the suppression on the green dot on his right arm. A faint trace of emerald power flowed out from it, instantly healing all his previous injuries. Even his pale complexion returned to a healthy, ruddy color.

"Mu, take another one of my strikes!"

Chu Qingyun shouted coldly. His hand, glowing with a faint yellow light, once again gripped the Thundercloud Sword. Pushing his Thunder Light Sword Qi to its absolute limit, he slashed at Mu once more.

"You’re courting death!"

Mu’s expression darkened. Primordial Power surged from his entire body as he also put forth his full strength, meeting Chu Qingyun’s sword with his own.

With Xia He and the other four rescued and now, fueled by Elixir Power, slaughtering the Martial Soul Hall’s Martial Spirits, the situation was getting out of control. Mu wanted to finish off Chu Qingyun as quickly as possible so he could go and provide support.

CLANG!

The two charged ferociously at each other. Two swords, two types of Sword Qi, once again collided violently!

"How can this be!?"

After this latest collision, Mu couldn’t help but cry out in shock.

A wave of power, nearly as strong as his own, radiated from Chu Qingyun’s strike. The force was so great it even left Mu’s arms feeling slightly numb!

After taking that blow head-on, Chu Qingyun had only slid back slightly. Boosted by the Fourth-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern, Chu Qingyun’s power had increased immensely, drastically closing the gap between him and Mu!

"That’s... a Secret Technique!"

Noticing the yellow glow on Chu Qingyun’s body, Mu gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with both envy and anger.

Just a few days ago, during the life-or-death challenge, Chu Qingyun didn’t have such a powerful Secret Technique. In only a matter of days, he had actually mastered a Secret Technique of this caliber.

It was simply unbelievable!

As for Secret Manuals, there were perhaps a rare few in the Martial Soul Hall with enough talent to cultivate them.

But Secret Techniques were different. Because of a fundamental difference in their physical nature, the people of the Martial Soul Hall could never cultivate them, no matter how many resources they had.

This was also what they hated most about human Martial Artists!

"Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!"

Chu Qingyun let out a soft cry. His Martial Soul Illusion appeared, and, infused with Primordial Power, ten vines hardened like iron. Wielding terrifying power capable of splitting mountains and cracking stone, they suddenly stabbed toward Mu.

"Damn it, block them!"

Mu roared, and a massive amount of Primordial Power erupted from around his body. With the refined Primordial Power of a Level 3 Martial Spirit, he forcibly blocked the ten vines!

Distracted by the Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine, Mu found himself unable to suppress Chu Qingyun for the moment.

In the resulting stalemate, the two types of Sword Qi clashed madly against each other.

One side held the advantage in quality, the other in quantity.

Finally, both sides’ Sword Qi broke through simultaneously, and the two longswords truly slammed into each other!