Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 10 The Grim Reaper's Puppet!

"Stand up!"

After Luo Chen uttered those three words in a cold tone, as if subconsciously, the giant black scythe in his hand seemed to come alive. At the junction of the blade and the hilt, an "eye" suddenly opened!

An eye filled with the aura of death!

As this eye opened strangely, turning its pupils to look at the pile of hyena carcasses before it, almost instantly, the dozen or so hyenas that had long since lost their life force began to stagger and rise from the ground, enveloped in a hazy, gray light…

Under the shocked and incredulous gazes of Bei Bei and Tang Ya, the "resurrected" hyena corpses seemed to possess sentience, bending their forelimbs and kneeling down in Luo Chen's direction!

Upon seeing this scene, not only Bei Bei and Tang Ya, but even Luo Chen himself was stunned for a moment. Although he knew it was probably some kind of puppet control ability, he was still somewhat surprised by the bizarre scene before him.

"Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"

Although Luo Chen himself didn't feel anything when looking at the group of resurrected hyena corpses in front of him, and even felt a bit of familiarity, Bei Bei and Tang Ya behind him both sensed that eerie feeling that sent chills down their spines, and even released their spirit rings.

When faced with the unknown, humans always subconsciously feel fear. This fear comes from the unknown, originates from the depths of the soul, and cannot be erased, especially when it is right in front of us.

Looking at Luo Chen, who seemed like the Grim Reaper had descended upon the world, with a group of corpses kneeling in front of him, even Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who knew him very well, couldn't help but feel their hair stand on end and break out in a cold sweat.

Hearing Bei Bei's words, Luo Chen snapped out of his strange feeling. Seeing the two of them looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy, he couldn't help but smile and say:

"Senior Brother, I know you're all scared right now, but don't be afraid. This is the method I just mentioned, and it's also a new ability I've mastered. I call this ability 'The Puppet of Death,' similar to the methods evil spirit masters use to control the undead..."

"However, my ability can not only manipulate souls, but also directly control their bodies, with no limit to the number I can control. Most importantly, this ability does not consume any resources for me, nor does it produce any backlash. Any dead life form within my control range can be at my beck and call."

Upon hearing Luo Chen's explanation, Bei Bei and Tang Ya exchanged glances before putting away their martial souls and soul rings. This ability was simply too bizarre; even though they had some knowledge of it from books about evil soul masters, this was the first time they had ever witnessed it firsthand.

"So, according to you, you can use this ability to control any dead living being, regardless of their cultivation level or number?"

As expected of Shrek Academy's top genius in the outer court, Bei Bei calmed down from the shock in just a few seconds and discovered the blind spot in Luo Chen's words.

The word "any" encompasses an absurdly large range of life forms. Judging from the current situation, it goes without saying that dead soul beasts can be controlled, and humans are probably an exception as well, but the most important factor is their cultivation level.

The hyena corpses in front of him were at most a hundred years old, so it was normal for Luo Chen to control them. But if these hyenas were a thousand or even ten thousand years old, then this ability would be too abnormal!

An evil soul master who can manipulate powerful dead soul beasts or powerful soul masters at will—this is something that has probably never happened before in the entire history of the continent. If what Bei Bei thinks is true, it will definitely shake the entire continent!

However, Luo Chen shook his head and explained:

"If there really were an ability to control the undead regardless of cultivation level, I could say I'm invincible now. But that's not the case. The only beings I can currently control are those I hunt myself and whose soul strength is no higher than mine."

"Not only that, this ability has a major drawback: the undead puppets I control can only maintain their peak combat power for a maximum of twelve hours, and there are also some limitations. For example, the puppets themselves cannot use skills such as mental attacks."

After Luo Chen explained the situation to Bei Bei and Tang Ya in detail, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the tension they felt when looking at Luo Chen had not completely subsided.

Perhaps Luo Chen himself, as the manipulator, couldn't sense it, but Bei Bei and Tang Ya, as bystanders, could clearly perceive the extremely dense aura of death emanating from Luo Chen!

"I see, but this ability is still a bit too outrageous. After all, the soul is a mysterious and elusive thing. Even a Title Douluo cannot prove the existence of a soul..."

Beibei pondered for a moment before speaking.

Just as Luo Chen was about to say something more to Bei Bei and Tang Ya, a... no, to be precise, two exceptionally powerful energy fluctuations suddenly erupted not far from them!

The power of this energy fluctuation was so great that even Bei Bei and the other two, whose highest level was only a three-ring Soul Master, could clearly sense it. It was an extremely powerful energy fluctuation that they had never felt before!

However, this energy fluctuation came and went quickly, and the three of them could only sense a general direction.

"Let's go take a look!"

"Don't rush, let me use the puppet to scout ahead first..."

With that, Luo Chen moved his mind and controlled the dozen or so hyena corpses in front of him, rushing towards the direction of the energy burst. However, this scene would be quite terrifying to others, because many of these hyena corpses had been decapitated by Luo Chen...

Beibei and Tang Ya were unaware, but Luo Chen understood that the eruption of these two energies most likely came from the collision of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Ilex at the spiritual level. Thinking of this, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

It seems I'm destined to never be with the Necromancer Saint, the Undead Scourge, Ilex...

"Oh right, I almost forgot that Xiao Chen also has the ability to control the undead. But aren't you starting to look more and more like an evil spirit master? Oh no, I misspoke. Even a real evil spirit master doesn't seem as terrifying as you, Xiao Chen..."

Seeing how useful Luo Chen's ability was, Tang Ya smiled and teased him. Bebe, standing beside her, nodded in agreement, saying:

"Indeed, you possess all the abilities of an evil spirit master, and even those abilities they lack. Your talent for cultivation is terrifying. It's hard to imagine the immense disaster you would cause to the continent if you were to fall into depravity one day!"

At this moment, Luo Chen was using the Death God Puppet's ability to establish a mental connection with a dozen or so hyenas to investigate the source of the energy. The next moment, after hearing Bei Bei and Tang Ya's words, he couldn't help but smile and reply:

"Sigh, I'm a peace-loving person by nature, and now I'm a protector of the Tang Clan. As long as no one provokes me, I won't go out of my way to harm the mainland..."

As he spoke, Luo Chen seemed to remember something, his smile slowly fading, a cold glint appearing in his eyes, before he spoke in a calm tone:

"Of course, if one day someone really messes with me, and I actually do something like that, who knows..."

(End of this chapter)