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The manifested Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, under the control of Huan Xing, unleashed a deafening roar.
The abilities of the Three Ghosts of the Huang family were unique—they each summoned a grotesque monster that charged forward. The three monsters were drenched in blood, and from afar, Xu Yuan could sense their overwhelming blood energy fluctuations.
However, this wasn't their most prominent feature.
In Xu Yuan's perception, the most striking characteristic of these three Blood Demons was the chaotic mix of bloodline powers they exuded.
Bloodlines—this was something Xu Yuan had studied.
He had stored Tang Wulin's blood energy in his dreamscape and researched the process of extracting the Golden Dragon King's bloodline power. He had even attempted to purely absorb Tang Wulin's blood energy as a form of medicinal supplement for himself.
But he hadn't achieved any tangible results.
Still, this didn't mean he hadn't made progress. At the very least, his understanding of bloodlines was extremely thorough.
The chaotic bloodline energies emanating from these three Blood Demons startled Xu Yuan from afar.
This wasn't ordinary chaos.
It was like a garbage dump, having absorbed and mixed countless bloodlines.
Fortunately, these bloodlines hadn't perfectly fused into one. Otherwise, Xu Yuan couldn't be sure if he'd be able to deal with the Blood Demons of these three evil soul masters.
The Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear's claws glowed with five streaks of dark golden light, which it slammed down fiercely.
The five streaks of dark golden light, sharp as blades, spread out in a fan-shaped area along the ground toward the distant horizon.
The five claw marks struck the three Blood Demons.
"Roar!"
The Blood Demons charged forward heedlessly. Their bodies instantly split open under the attack of the claw marks, creating deep, penetrating fissures.
However, that was the extent of the damage.
Their limbs, continuing forward, quickly regenerated.
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
Strange.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three soul-guided cannon shells had already been fired, directly descending upon the location of the three Blood Demons.
The sudden appearance of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear caught the three black-grade mech pilots off guard.
In fact, these three cannon shells had already been launched before Xu Yuan intervened, and there was no time to recall them.
They could only pray that they wouldn't accidentally harm this righteous stranger.
Xu Yuan paid no mind. With a single thought, a streak of light shot out from the body of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, retreating far away from the center of the cannon shell explosions.
When the cannon shells detonated, flames filled the sky. Within the blaze, a streak of light flashed, returning to Xu Yuan's spiritual sea.
At this moment, Xu Yuan's gaze remained fixed on the core of the explosion.
Based on the principle of "smoke without injury," these three Blood Demons shouldn't have been completely obliterated, right?
"I'll make you pay with your lives!"
The venomous voices of the Three Ghosts of the Huang family echoed. Xu Yuan let out a sigh of relief.
After the initial probe, he now had a basic understanding of the nature of the Blood Demons. At this point, Xu Yuan began to formulate ideas about these three Blood Demons.
These were energy constructs.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful their regeneration ability, under the penetrating claw marks of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, they should have sustained severe injuries rather than simply separating and reuniting.
And as long as they were energy constructs, Xu Yuan had some degree of advantage over them.
Before the smoke cleared, Xu Yuan saw three ghostly figures darting out—these were the true forms of the three evil soul masters. Their eyes were filled with bloodlust as they rushed forward.
Severe wounds covered their bodies.
It was clear that the explosive blast had dealt significant damage to the Blood Demons, suppressing the abilities of the three evil soul masters. Moreover, when the Blood Demons were injured, the three evil soul masters themselves also suffered simultaneous harm.
Xu Yuan couldn't help but feel pity for these three evil soul masters.
Evil soul masters were known for their bizarre and formidable powers, and these three were no exception. Their Blood Demons were undoubtedly difficult opponents. However, the mechs of this era imposed a severe counter to the Blood Demons.
Regeneration abilities?
What about the wide-area coverage attacks of soul-guided cannon shells that annihilated the energy constituting their bodies?
This was something they couldn't resist.
At the same time, Xu Yuan felt reassured.
He was inside his mech, and now he felt confident.
These three evil soul masters wouldn't be able to cause any trouble!
Xu Yuan's thoughts took only an instant. However, in that brief moment, the three evil soul masters had already surged dozens of meters forward, getting closer to Mo Lan.
Black halos appeared beside them, and three battered Blood Demons emerged.
Summoning?
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The Blood Demons of the Three Ghosts of the Huang family were the result of martial soul mutations, possessing the ability to devour and strip bloodlines. They had cultivated them into this detached form.
When the Blood Demons were injured, the three of them would suffer backlash. However, most of the time, they severed this connection to prevent the harm from spreading to themselves.
But just now, facing destructive attacks, they temporarily shared the damage to preserve the Blood Demons' combat effectiveness.
Though the Blood Demons appeared more battered, their aura hadn't noticeably weakened.
Xu Yuan switched his martial soul.
His soul rings weren't released outside the mech, so nothing was exposed.
His brain martial soul's first soul ring flickered.
"Do you have a space-transfer soul skill? Transfer these three Blood Demons to my location—I can counter them," Xu Yuan quickly communicated with the Soul Emperor near Mo Lan.
He sensed the spatial fluctuations emanating from this Soul Emperor.
Clearly, the individual was a space-attribute soul master.
The Three Ghosts of the Huang family had the ability to summon Blood Demons, so there was no need for them to endure the three cannon shells directly.
However, to quickly approach Mo Lan, they had summoned their Blood Demons back and endured the impact of the three cannon shells.
As for the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear summoned by Xu Yuan?
The Three Ghosts of the Huang family almost completely disregarded it.
The Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear?
Hmph, no matter how strong its attack power, it posed no real threat.
Still, the bloodline of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear was indeed a powerful one, so the Three Ghosts of the Huang family paid some attention to it.
Upon hearing Xu Yuan's telepathic message, the spatial Soul Emperor's eyes flickered as he glanced in Xu Yuan's direction.
Transfer them over there?
Might as well use this move to catch the three evil soul masters off guard. As for where they were transferred, it didn't really matter.
A flash of silver light.
The three Blood Demons were instantly transported nearly a hundred meters away.
"Hmm?" The Three Ghosts of the Huang family were startled.
However, they didn't panic.
In the air, the three black-grade mechs fired another round of soul-guided cannons.
This time, it was a synchronized barrage.
Shockwave bombs and paralysis rounds were all deployed.
The Three Ghosts of the Huang family weren't worried.
The fifth soul skill surrounding their bodies flickered simultaneously.
As long as their main bodies and the Blood Demons weren't in the same location, even soul-guided weapons designed to counter them could be evaded.
In other words, as long as they weren't hit by simultaneous wide-area attacks, they were safe.
This fifth soul skill was prepared by the three brothers specifically to overcome their own weaknesses.
Blood Demon Swap.
Hmm?
Where are my Blood Demons?
The Three Ghosts of the Huang family were shocked, suddenly looking toward Xu Yuan's location. But where were their Blood Demons?
In an instant, their Blood Demons had vanished, and their connection seemed to have been severed.
Using the link between their martial souls and their bodies, the three attempted to reconnect with their Blood Demons.
In an instant, they sensed their Blood Demons' presence and activated their fifth soul skill, Blood Demon Swap, once again.
However, the result of the swap left them still in their original location.
Blinding light obscured their vision, and they could no longer see Xu Yuan.
"Young man, thank you."
Guo Yuan looked at Xu Yuan with astonishment. Never could he have imagined that the mech pilot who provided critical assistance in eliminating three Soul Emperor-level evil soul masters would be so young.
"Anyone who sees evil soul masters committing atrocities should act to eliminate them if they have the ability—it's a duty."
The spatial Soul Emperor stepped forward, scrutinizing Xu Yuan carefully. After much thought, he hesitantly asked, "Young man, during the commendation ceremony in Tiandou City last time, a mech pilot and a two-word battle armor master eliminated an evil soul master. Was that mech pilot you?"
He had been present at the scene back then.
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