All seven members of the Zheng Tian Advanced Soul Master Academy team were now frozen in place.
The strongest member, Level 58 Soul King Ye Wuqing, had his pupils trembling wildly, seemingly enduring immense pain.
"Damn evil soul masters!"
"Dare to make a move here?
Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by the Star Luo Empire?!"
Amon adjusted his monocle over his right eye, a pleased smile on his face.
"Oh, you have the Golden Leaf Martial Soul."
"A top-tier plant-type Martial Soul. You've trained it quite well; it must have evolved once."
"A normal Golden Leaf doesn't have your sharpness. It seems you absorbed a sword grass with golden bloodline as your soul ring."
"Its overall strength isn't as high as the legendary Blue Silver Emperor, but it's definitely stronger than the Blue Silver King."
"I quite like your Martial Soul. Let me borrow it for a while."
"I'll return your body after the competition."
"As for being hunted down?"
"If I'm really discovered, I'll give them my life. If one isn't enough, I have plenty more."
Ye Wuqing was speechless. As the strongest member of the Zheng Tian team, he received the most care from Amon.
At this moment, Shangguan Can, who had been relatively inconspicuous, screamed.
He was one of the few spirit-attribute soul masters in this competition, and his spiritual power was the strongest among them.
Therefore, he could clearly see the state of his spiritual sea.
However, sometimes ignorance isn't a bad thing; knowing too much can be frightening.
"Captain, Captain!"
"There are worms in my Sea of Spirit!"
"I... I can't feel my body anymore."
Shangguan Can watched in horror as the eerie, illusory worms, composed of twelve transparent rings, slowly crawled into his Sea of Spirit, invading his soul.
First, his Martial Soul was stripped away, then the Soul Rings and Soul Skills connected to it, and finally his soul and body.
"A Soul-Capturing Bell?"
"A spiritual attribute weapon spirit, truly rare. The quantity of spiritual power is vast, but the quality is lacking."
"Remember next time, for a normal soul master, the quality of spiritual power is more important than the quantity."
"If the quantity is too large and uncontrollable, it's prone to overflow and can be exploited."
Everyone on the Zheng Tian team felt a chill run down their spines, their hearts sinking into an abyss.
Because the person in front of them, Amon, hadn't spoken; the explanatory voice was clearly that of their teammate, Shangguan Qian.
Yan'er and Yu Mengdi, struggling to turn their heads, witnessed a scene that sent shivers down their spines.
Because Shangguan Can, who was standing next to her, had stood up at some point, a smile similar to Amon's on his face, and a monocle appearing in his right eye, he was looking at the two of them with interest, saying:
"What's wrong? My dear teammates."
"Is there anything you want to add to my explanation? Just say it."
"After all, I haven't had a systematic education, and a lot of my knowledge was stuffed into my head by some voyeur in my dreams.
" "If I said anything wrong, don't blame me, go find that voyeur."
Ye Wuqing said with difficulty:
"What...did you do to him?"
"Get out of our...body!"
"Captain, what are you saying?"
"What our body? What happened?"
Two clear female voices entered Ye Wuqing's ears.
Yu Mengdi and Yan'er came up behind Ye Wuqing, patted her shoulder, and said with a puzzled tone.
"Yeah, Captain, why did you suddenly kneel on the ground?"
"The ground is cold, get up quickly, Captain, you promised to treat us to dinner."
Two more male voices entered Ye Wuqing's ears from behind.
Whether it was Amon deliberately loosening his control or not, Ye Wuqing actually withstood the Time Worm's corrosive power. His neck, like a rusty machine, slowly twisted, making a creaking sound.
The scene behind him was reflected in his dark eyes: his teammates, led by the two Soul Kings, Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei, looked at him with worried expressions, a touching scene of deep camaraderie.
Of course, that is, they weren't wearing their monocles.
Ye Wuqing's lips parted slightly, his gaze vacant, as if he were trying to express something.
Suddenly, his body trembled, and he stood up again, brushing the dust off his clothes. He conjured a monocle from thin air and put it on his right eye.
"Okay, okay."
"I'll take care of yourselves. We just want to defeat Shrek Academy, that's what we're aiming for too."
The entire Zheng Tian team was now wearing monocles, their smiles bright, yet carrying an unsettling quality.
"Hey, you pervert, I've finished what I needed to do, aren't you coming out?"
Amon, the leader, looked towards the exit of the players' tunnel, a rare hint of helplessness appearing on his usually smiling face.
As soon as he finished speaking, Adam appeared in Amon's field of vision.
Before Amon could speak, Adam said,
"Amon, I should have warned you not to do anything unnecessary."
Amon shrugged, his tone still light and amused, but a hint of seriousness lurked beneath.
"Brother, but in my opinion, this isn't unnecessary."
"You know what I want, and aren't you helping me?"
Adam fell silent. The moment Amon made his move, he had been helping Amon, actively shielding him from external perception to prevent him from being discovered.
This brat only sent a clone, yet he dared to make a move in Star Luo Square; he was afraid no one would notice.
"Father has definitely discovered you. Be careful what you do."
Amon said with a smile,
"I made my move here so Father could see it."
"Father didn't stop me, which means he tacitly approves of my actions."
"If he disagrees, he only needs to send a message, and I will immediately stop everything and return to the sea."
"Besides, I didn't consume the bodies and souls of these seven people; I merely parasitized them."
"After everything is over, I will even help them improve their mental strength as a reward."
"I still want to see why Father values those guys from the Shrek Academy so much."
"Last time was too rushed, and I couldn't force that Bai E to use his full power."
"I can sense a power within him that is completely different from light."
"Every time I try to steal, I'm interrupted by an unknown power."
"This time, I want to try openly and see what power he's hiding."
Adam said calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone,
"If you really want to know, I can tell you."
"It's not a secret."
Amon waved his hand and said:
"No need, I prefer to uncover the truth myself."
Seeing Amon's insistence, Adam stopped trying to persuade him.
As long as this guy didn't actually become an evil soul master, he and Huo Yuhao wouldn't interfere and would basically let him do as he pleased.
Before disappearing, Adam reminded him:
"You've been exposed."
"Roman already knows about your fraudulent act of impersonating Melly."
"He's currently researching an alchemy technique to capture your true form and then teach you a lesson."
"Be careful."
Amon said with a smile:
"Could you use your privileges to change my online name again?"
"I want to play with Dr. Roman again."
"He has a lot of money. Even if I split it with that Melly guy, it would have allowed me to buy a bigger ship on the high seas."
Adam ignored him and vanished into thin air.
(End of Chapter)
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