"Heh heh, instead of running away, you're choosing to attack me?"
The black-robed elder's withered face twisted into a cold smile.
"The only reason I haven't attacked you until now is to confirm your martial souls."
The black-robed elder then raised his martial soul, the Bloody Agate, and to the surprise of Xiao Lin and the others, the Bloody Agate was directly implanted into the body of the Bullet Bee.
In an instant, the terrifying Bullet Bee erupted with an astonishing aura. According to Xiao Lin's judgment, the Bullet Bee's soul power had likely reached over two thousand years.
Not only that, but the Bullet Bee's body began to grow larger.
The blood-red glow emitted from the Bullet Bee's body, and a blood-red light gathered on its surface, resembling an exoskeleton, or perhaps a blood-red armor.
Xiao Lin's heart sank. The black-robed elder's martial soul was clearly a spectral-type weapon soul, much like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Yet, the black-robed elder's martial soul should have been a mental control-type ability. How did it directly cause such a drastic transformation in the Bullet Bee?
By merging the Bloody Agate into the Bullet Bee's body, its fundamental stats had been immediately enhanced.
A burst of invisible soul power instantly exploded, causing the fallen leaves of the Soul Hunting Forest to swirl around before slowly coming to a stop when they reached Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin paused for a moment, knowing that Tang San would likely seize the right moment to attack the black-robed elder. Therefore, his primary enemy was still the Bullet Bee.
However, given the Bullet Bee's cultivation and overwhelming power, Xiao Lin was extremely worried that his speed wouldn't be fast enough, and the Bullet Bee would start killing recklessly.
Speaking of which, among the bodies, Captain A Wei of the Soul Hunting Squad was also a Soul Zun. Even he hadn't had a chance to resist before being killed. Xiao Lin didn't believe that Captain Wang and the others could directly harm the Bullet Bee.
Perhaps Xiao Lin and the others might be exhausted by the Bullet Bee or even instantly killed.
Secretly gathering his invincible soul power at his outer layer, Xiao Lin was preparing to go all out, waiting for the moment when Tang San would launch a sneak attack on the black-robed elder.
At this moment, Captain Wang and Brother Shi Dan stood beside Xiao Lin.
Seeing the scene before them, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Three against three?
Captain Wang's face darkened. He would likely be instantly killed if he had to face the Bullet Bee with its blood-red armored form.
Brother Shi Dan thought the same. Su Yun Tao was a strong assault-type Beast Martial Soul Grand Soul Master after all.
"Xiao Lin, do you have the confidence to take down that old man with one strike?"
At this point, Captain Wang couldn't think of any other solutions and could only hope that Xiao Lin would quickly deal with the elder.
"I do, but..."
Xiao Lin could certainly do it, but he was concerned about whether Captain Wang and the others could handle the Bullet Bee without being instantly killed.
Even Xu Yi, who had decent defense, had his skin scratched and almost suffocated to death, right?
In Xiao Lin's plan, he was supposed to deal with the Bullet Bee.
As long as his soul power was sufficient, Xiao Lin didn't believe the Bullet Bee could break through his Indestructible Soul Force Shield.
"Hehehe! You want to hit me? Do you have the ability?"
The black-robed elder heard their conversation and sneered continuously.
He wasn't a fool. He had already made the Bullet Bee transform into its most powerful form and was attacking with it from the beginning.
The ancient texts spoke of using a soul master's life force, blood, and spirit (fear energy) to fuse and evolve the martial soul.
Now, this power was temporarily used to enhance the Bullet Bee, and now, who could stop him?
"Once I kill you, I'll go elsewhere and continue my experiments."
"Hehehe!"
"You're going to die, old man!"
Xiao Lin directly used a curse that targeted the elder's mother as the center and his entire ancestral lineage as the radius, drawing the elder's full attention to him.
Xiao Lin drew all the hatred onto himself and mocked the elder.
"Alright, alright, you little brat, Bullet Bee, kill him!"
The black-robed elder was furious. In his eyes, these people were all easy targets for slaughter, so he didn't care about the order.
He intended for the Bullet Bee to make Xiao Lin experience the suffocating fear first.
As Xiao Lin charged toward the black-robed elder with his Qiulong Staff, the Bullet Bee instantly turned into a red flash, reaching Xiao Lin's back in a second and attempting to deliver a "friendly greeting" with a heart-stabbing strike.
At this moment, Captain Wang and Brother Shi Dan were both terrified and immediately merged their forces to rush out.
"Ding!"
The Bullet Bee's speed was so fast that it could easily shoot out dozens of bullets in just one second.
But this time, it failed.
As the sharp needle-like syringe of the Bullet Bee was about to pierce Xiao Lin's skin, it was blocked by an incredibly hard shield.
The force of the attack sent Xiao Lin flying toward the black-robed elder.
"Bullet Bee, what are you doing? Kill him now!"
The black-robed elder couldn't see clearly in the darkness. All he could see was a faint silver-white metallic shield around Xiao Lin.
Was it a defensive Soul Tool?
Then just stab a few more times.
The black-robed elder thought to himself and began manipulating Tang San and Su Yun Tao to stop Captain Wang and the others.
Once the other two were defeated by Captain Wang and his team, their consciousness would be restored, and they would fear him even more. Hehehe!
While commanding the Bullet Bee, the black-robed elder didn't forget to run away.
He wasn't going to let Xiao Lin catch up. That metal rod was clearly unbearable.
As a fragile old man, he wasn't going to fight directly.
"Ding ding ding!"
"Ding ding ding!"
Xiao Lin was being relentlessly attacked by the Bullet Bee from behind, and the crisp sound of metal collisions echoed in the black-robed elder's ears.
"Hm? Is this little brat an assault-type soul master, or a defense-type soul master?"
The black-robed elder was confused, sensing something strange.
What kind of family would have such a good defensive Soul Tool?
The black-robed elder thought to himself, and now he was intrigued by the Soul Tool on Xiao Lin.
He was lacking nothing, except for a Soul Tool to protect himself.
However, Xiao Lin would never give him that opportunity.
With the Bullet Bee's help, Xiao Lin's speed was like being pushed by a car, and he was now only one step away from the black-robed elder.
"Damn, this little brat is still chasing me?"
The black-robed elder cursed angrily, then ordered the Bullet Bee to strike Xiao Lin from the front.
His own body continued to circle around the surrounding trees.
"Run, run, just keep running."
Xiao Lin was also furious. Seeing the black-robed elder within range of his attack, he immediately used his soul skill.
"First soul skill, Qiankun Toss."
The Weapon Soul True Body, activated!
Xiao Lin silently chanted in his heart, adding another layer of amplification to his Qiulong Staff attack.
With the power of his 800-year soul ring, Xiao Lin felt his strength surge. The Qiulong Staff in his hands also seemed to have gained a life of its own.
In an instant, Xiao Lin felt as though his soul power was being drained.
The Bullet Bee's attacks were so frequent that Xiao Lin's soul power had been consumed much faster than he had realized.
With no time to think, Xiao Lin decided to trust his instincts.
At that moment, the Qiulong Staff instantly reverted to its original form.
A 2.5-meter long staff, ready for battle, materialized in Xiao Lin's hands.
He threw it forcefully, sending the Qiulong Staff flying straight toward the black-robed elder.
"If you have the guts, catch it. If not, let the Bullet Bee catch it for you."
Xiao Lin smirked. He didn't believe the black-robed elder could defeat his obvious strategy.
(End of Chapter)