My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

The phantom of a soul surged forth from the eerie light on the ground and from the black sword in Lin Mo's hand!

Wind Wolf, Dark Ink Spider...

There were even Liu Sanguan and the brave warriors he had previously slaughtered.

Even as spirits, their faces still bore expressions of astonishment and fear!

Dozens, hundreds, nearly a thousand souls!

They were pulled by an irresistible suction force, as if swallowed by a black hole, and all rushed towards the top of Lin Mo's head!

They converged, squeezed, and collapsed wildly!

Finally, it formed a dark purple sphere with a diameter of no more than one foot.

On the surface of the sphere, countless pained faces sometimes bulge out and sometimes sag.

Purple electric arcs traveled and coiled around it.

It exuded a putrid stench that seemed to freeze the air on the entire battlefield!

[Soul Corrosion] The corrupted soul core has been fully formed!

It sounds long, but the condensation process actually only takes a few breaths.

"What...what the hell is this?!"

"It's not a physical attack...it's a soul attack...it's a curse-like energy attack!"

"Form ranks! Defend! Quickly!"

Yin Xue hovered on Lin Mo's shoulder, his blood-red eyes wide open for the first time, filled with extreme shock.

"I never imagined that the souls of those small fry could be used to this extent..."

As for Mu Ran, his expression became even more solemn!

He tried to sense the rhythm of the shape on the sphere of light from which the soul had condensed, but to no avail.

"This is... the pure corruption and annihilation energy resulting from a qualitative change in the soul!"

Mu Ran cried out in disbelief. His "Slash Manifestation" ability had completely lost the possibility of capturing and transforming this kind of attack that was not based on physical kinetic energy or elemental laws!

"Irreconcilable...unable to be composed into a melody! What on earth is this?!"

His obese body trembled slightly.

Looking at the White Tiger Legion soldiers still preparing to defend, he practically roared the order: "Scatter! All of you scatter! Get away from that sphere! Interrupt him with your strongest ranged skills! Now—!!"

However, it was too late.

Lin Mo aimed his five fingers at the area where they were located, gently clenched them, and then pushed forward.

"go."

The core of the soul seemed to emit a shriek.

It then transformed into a dark streak of light, trailing a long tail of flame, and flew away at an eerie speed.

Fear, like the coldest tide, engulfed everyone.

"Attack! Shoot it down!"

With a bloodshot look in his eyes, Mu Ran swung his hands repeatedly, unleashing solid sonic blades at the core in an attempt to detonate or intercept it prematurely.

Several warriors reacted quickly, and fireballs, ice arrows, and holy light blasts shot into the air.

The archers among the White Tiger Knights also unleashed a volley of arrows.

But all the attacks, upon contact with the corrupted soul force field surrounding the dark core, vanished without a trace.

Their power was drastically reduced; the arrows rusted before they even hit the target!

A hint of despair flashed in Mu Ran's eyes, but he did not back down.

Instead, he took a deep breath, and a surge of powerful energy rose throughout his body. He then pressed his hands lightly in front of him.

Layers of sound barrier shields, as thick as glass, were rapidly stacked together.

He was still trying to fight for a chance of survival for those behind him.

Just as the dark soul core flew to within about twenty meters of the center of the cavalry and warrior formation—

It stopped.

Like an evil eye, it coldly looked down at the terrified creatures below.

Then, it erupted.

There was no earth-shattering roar, but a dull rumble that struck the depths of the soul.

Centered on the core stagnation point, a sphere of destructive light with a diameter of over fifty meters instantly expanded!

Wherever the light passed, the air was completely distorted and ionized, producing crackling and popping sounds.

At the epicenter of the explosion were a dozen White Tiger cavalrymen and three warriors who didn't have time to deploy their full protective shields.

They couldn't even let out a scream.

The body, armor, and weapons instantly vaporized and dissipated, leaving not a trace behind!

The cavalry and warriors on the outer edge were violently thrown back by the shockwave.

The sturdy white armor quickly became dull and cracked!

The body, exposed to subsequent energy radiation, immediately became riddled with holes, and its life force rapidly dissipated.

The magical shields that the heroes hastily erected crumbled like paper.

They coughed up blood, their eyes filled with endless fear and resentment, as they were thrown about, their fate unknown.

The dozens of layers of sound barrier that Mu Ran had stacked up shattered one by one the moment they came into contact with the light sphere.

His obese body trembled violently, and blood seeped from his mouth, nose, and ears.

But he ultimately managed to withstand the first and most intense wave of impact thanks to his level 50 strength.

He was violently pushed backward, his internal organs seemed to shift, and he was seriously injured.

However, this is just the beginning.

What was left after the explosion was not a pile of scorched earth.

Instead, it presents an even more despairing scene—a land of corrupted souls!

The original explosion center and the surrounding 100-meter radius.

The ground had turned into a dark purple swamp.

It was thick, sticky, and bubbling away.

It was midday, but the area was dimly lit, like dusk.

Countless more tormented souls floated, wailed, and struggled within it.

"Ah—! My legs! My legs are melting!"

A cavalryman who had miraculously survived the first explosion roared in terror.

He looked at his legs as they touched the dark purple swamp.

Those legs were being corroded at a rate visible to the naked eye!

It was as if it had been soaked in strong acid.

He desperately tried to climb out.

But more lingering soul fragments entangled him, dragging his screams into an even deeper, viscous mass.

"I...I still have medicine! There's still hope!"

A wounded hero muttered to himself with a crazed look in his eyes.

He hurriedly took out the potion from the ring and tried to treat it.

However, they discovered that the potion's light was quickly extinguished by the surrounding corrupting aura.

The wound not only failed to heal, but began to fester and ooze black pus and blood!

Not only that, even the air is filled with toxins.

Every breath the person inside took made their lungs feel burning and cold.

This [Land of Corrupted Souls] is the true killing move of the [Soul Corruption Realm]!

The wailing gradually faded away.

The 100-strong White Tiger Knights were almost completely wiped out.

That team of B-rank heroes, except for two or three who were protected by Mu Ran at a distance, all perished!

They either die in an explosion or are trapped in a corrupted land, suffering a painful death from the continuous erosion of their souls.

The scene was deathly silent.

Yin Xue flew back to Lin Mo's shoulder, looked at the scene before him that could only be described as purgatory, remained silent for a moment, and then gently exhaled.

"The range, the power, and the disgusting aftereffects... it's almost on par with a level 80 skill. I feel like you'd be fine even without using Holy Revelation."

Lin Mo slowly stood up and patted the dust off his black robe.

His face was slightly pale.

That just now almost drained all the soul stored in the black sword and consumed a lot of his mental energy.

He ignored Yin Xue's sentiments and didn't check the attribute values ​​that had surged due to the kill.

He simply gazed calmly into the distance.

There, he dragged his heavily wounded body alone to the edge of the corrupted land.

He leaned against a large tree and looked up, his gaze meeting Lin Mo's across this land of death.

This seemingly young boy in black robes not only possesses terrifying basic attributes, but also wields this power...

This child must not be allowed to live!

He thought this to himself, but the next moment Lin Mo's figure flashed across the Corrupted Land.

Did I let you out?

The cold words sent a chill down Mu Ran's spine.

Lin Mo had already arrived in front of him.

Then Lin Mo reached out and grabbed him by the collar, ruthlessly throwing this last survivor back into the Corruption Land.

Mu Ran felt her body gradually melting away, staring coldly at Lin Mo, and roared with her last bit of strength.

"The gods will not forgive you!"

Lin Mo stared at him expressionlessly.

"I will not forgive your gods either."