Chapter 485: Dark Taotie

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

In the high sky above the battlefield, as the sound of breaking air rang out continuously, countless silver rays shot out from beside Kong Deming, converging above his head and firing toward Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

Unfortunately, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong easily dodged the attacks with a couple of quick maneuvers, then rushed at him at extreme speed.

"Tsk, a mental interference-type ability—so that's how it is, really troublesome."

Kong Deming endured the dizziness and cold feeling constantly coming from his mind, and sneered: "Just with this you want to take me down? That's far too weak!"

As the words fell, a silver light appeared on the path Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong must take, preparing to trap them inside.

Tang Wulin frowned, his third and fifth blood essence soul rings lit up, a resounding dragon roar rang through the sky, and he forcibly shattered the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.

As a result, delayed by that, they were caught up by the black-clad figures behind them.

The black-clad figure suddenly thrust a palm, violent and icy dark power surged toward Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong; Tang Wulin's body flashed with golden light, his spear held horizontally in front of him, blocking the attack just in time.

Meanwhile, Kong Deming and Ye Xi Shui took the opportunity to increase their distance.

Obviously, these two Extreme Limit Douluo-level powerhouses, just as they said, had no intention of immediately fighting Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to the death; their task was to drag the two here, wait for the battlefield below to settle, then muster the nation's forces to crush these two young geniuses.

Three Extreme Limit Douluo-level experts, if they focus on guerrilla tactics, are very difficult to deal with.

Tang Wulin tightly frowned, looking at the mysterious black-clad figure floating in the air not far away, feeling deeply puzzled.

"Who is this guy?" Since the dark aura on this black-clad person is extremely strong and violent, even Huo Yutong's mental detection struggles to see beneath the hood, so he can only rely on speculation.

At first, Tang Wulin thought this mysterious black-clad person was the Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, since he could sense the dragon-attribute martial soul aura from them, and both dark and dragon attributes matched Long Xiaoyao.

But as they exchanged blows more often, Tang Wulin gradually felt a strong sense of discord; the opponent's feeling compared to Long Xiaoyao's initial impression was worlds apart.

Long Xiaoyao's dark attribute gives a feeling of distance and tranquility; although it is dark, it does not feel evil, yet the dark power emanating from this black-clad figure before them is filled with brutal, bloody aura, making any normal person feel deeply uncomfortable.

If Tang Wulin hasn't guessed wrong, this person is probably not Long Xiaoyao.

If it's not Long Xiaoyao, where did the Holy Spirit Sect find another Evil Soul Master at the Extreme Limit Douluo level?

Wait……

Tang Wulin's face suddenly changed, a flash of inspiration struck his mind.

Upon careful thought, the Holy Spirit Sect indeed could have an extra Evil Soul Master at the Extreme Limit Douluo level.

If that's really the case, many problems could be explained.

But this speculation really puts Tang Wulin in a bad mood.

His face grim, he loudly asked Ye Xi Shui:

"Ye Xi Shui, what did you do to Xuan Lao!"

"Oh dear." Ye Xi Shui exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hand, "I didn't expect you to actually notice; I thought he'd turned out like this, and you wouldn't be able to tell."

Saying this, Ye Xi Shui had a mocking smile on her lips, clearly not intending to seriously answer Tang Wulin's question.

She snapped her fingers.

"What's happened to him? You should feel it yourself with your body!" As the snap echoed, the black-clad figure suddenly stiffened.

Next, his body underwent a drastic change.

His originally not-so-sturdy physique rapidly expanded, turning into a monster nearly a hundred meters tall.

This monster resembled a bull, its whole body entwined with an ominous black mist, bearing tiger-like claws; just hearing its roar made one's head ache terribly.

From this monster, Tang Wulin could barely make out the former Xuanzi's Taotie Divine Bull.

But even that was only barely visible; in reality, both its appearance and feeling were vastly different from before—so much so that without prior knowledge that this was Xuanzi, one could hardly guess it was him.

This is no longer the former Taotie Divine Bull martial soul; Xuanzi's martial soul has completely transformed, perhaps now it should be called Dark Taotie.

At least in Tang Wulin's perception, Xuanzi's martial soul bloodline is now far purer and higher than before.

Moreover, strangely, when Xuanzi revealed his Martial Soul True Body, Tang Wulin suddenly felt his five soul bones warm slightly, as if resonating strongly with Xuanzi's image.

No way……

A terrifying guess arose in Tang Wulin's mind.

It is known that the Holy Spirit Sect possesses the soul bone of the Dark Dragon King; after Xuanzi reappeared, his bloodline was greatly optimized, his earth attribute washed into dark attribute, and at his appearance, the Dragon King soul bones on Tang Wulin's body all reacted to him.

Considering these points, it's likely that Ye Xi Shui fused the Dark Dragon King's soul bone with Xuanzi, using this method to fully control him.

Seeing Tang Wulin's expression change, Huo Yutong quickly asked in her mind:

"Wulin, what's wrong?"

Tang Wulin swallowed, then in his mind told Huo Yutong the answer he had just speculated.

Huo Yutong's expression instantly turned strange as well.

"This really is……"

She didn't know how to describe it.

Ye Xi Shui didn't know how they had become; seeing the two standing frozen, she only thought they were shocked by her cruel methods and the fact that Xuanzi had turned into this, and she couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.

"Hahaha, quite surprised, huh? You don't need to be afraid—anyway, this old man's lifespan is almost up; once I use him to kill you, I'll turn you into puppets as well, to replace him!"

Evil Soul Masters are all greedy; Ye Xi Shui, as the leader among them, makes this especially obvious.

Although she feels wary of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, if she truly had confidence in defeating these two stunningly talented youths, she would certainly try every means to turn them into her puppets.

If she could successfully grasp both of them, not to mention the Ri Yue Di Guo, even seizing the entire continent would be effortless.

She flashed forward and arrived atop the head of Xuanzi, now transformed into a Dark Taotie; a bloody red shadow flickered behind her, adding an eerie touch to her presence.

"Come on, Taotie!"

(End of Chapter)