Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"I acted a bit impulsively..."

Zhang Lexuan watched Xu Tianming's retreating figure as he entered the cave, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

He could have waited for the Heavenly Soul Empire's military to arrive. Although the mission's evaluation would be lower then, the presence of the Heavenly Soul Empire's military would have significantly reduced the mission's danger.

Of course, it's also possible that Xu Tianming knew she was there and wouldn't put him in any danger.

A few seconds later, Zhang Lexuan also entered the cave.

Xu Tianming carried the beast carcass, his face covered in dust and blood, but his bright eyes scanned the inside of the cave.

To his surprise, the passageway deep inside the cave entrance was not as filthy and blood-stained as he had imagined; it looked like an ordinary cave.

He instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

But now that he's already in, he can't just back out because of this; he can only be more careful and cautious.

"Oh, you've brought blood food so early today? Why are you all in such a sorry state?"

After turning a corner, a sleazy-looking robber glanced at Xu Tianming's clothes and then his gaze fell on the fresh animal carcass in Xu Tianming's hand.

He took the animal carcass from Xu Tianming's hand with a very natural movement, turned around and walked inside.

"Master said we're running out of blood food lately, so we need to find a chance to slaughter a few villages and get some fresh blood... The women we brought last time have all been used up, they don't excite me at all!"

The lewd robber spat as he spoke, clearly dissatisfied.

But then his voice became excited again.

"Our targets have been set: a few villages in the Heavenly Soul Empire. Hehe, I've scouted them out. There's a stunning beauty in one of the villages! Her looks, her figure... tsk tsk tsk... After Master's finished enjoying himself, shall we two give it a try?"

Xu Tianming's eyes narrowed slightly as he listened to the other person's words.

It seems he arrived just in time!

If they had arrived a few days later, these bandits would probably have already raided the village.

But now, these people have no chance!

"Huh? Skinny monkey, why aren't you saying anything?"

The sleazy robber turned his head and glanced at Xu Tianming with some confusion.

Xu Tianming lowered his voice and imitated the voice of the skinny monkey he had just killed, replying, "I ate some ash when I caught this beast, cough cough, my throat is sore."

Imitation of the original voice will certainly not be very similar, but adding some cracked or hoarse sounds makes it very difficult to distinguish.

Upon hearing this, the lewd robber immediately mocked, "You're really useless! This beast got you all messed up! Don't get drained when you're with women later!"

Xu Tianming did not respond, but simply kept his head down and continued walking forward with the lewd robber.

Soon, the two walked out of the passage and entered a relatively large space.

As soon as Xu Tianming entered the space, he stopped in his tracks.

This space is as clean as the passageway we came from, without any clutter or filth, and is even cleaner than a typical cave.

But the moment he stepped into this place, Xu Tianming's pupils contracted.

Human skin!

Countless human skins!

The walls of the entire space are roughly carved hemispherical shapes, but on these hemispherical walls, almost every square meter of wall is covered with a human skin!

Or rather, the entire surface of the wall is decorated with human skin, each skin stretched to its limit, the skin of the limbs and torso completely torn apart, and some skins have cracked because they have been dried for too long.

Even though Xu Tianming had prepared himself, he still couldn't help but catch his breath and feel his heart clench when he saw this scene.

A clean cave, walls covered in human skin...

A faint, sweet, and slightly fishy smell wafted into Xu Tianming's nostrils. He looked at the flickering lamps hanging on the wall.

Ordinary lamps wouldn't emit this smell, and considering the human skins hanging on the wall... he guessed it might be corpse oil.

His stomach was churning, but Xu Tianming forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit.

It's very empty here, there's not even a single person in sight.

The sleazy robber headed toward another cave entrance ahead, not directly, but rather in a crooked and erratic manner, taking a very strange route.

Something's strange here!

Xu Tianming's eyes narrowed, and his fingers rubbed together slightly as he followed the path of the lewd robber, making some subtle marks along the way.

As he followed the lewd robber closer to the cave entrance, several rustling sounds came from the other side of the cave.

"Damn it, I died after only a few tries! Useless piece of trash!"

"Exactly! If there weren't only a few left, I wouldn't even be able to get down!"

"Forget it, the master said he's going to pull off another job in the next few days, and catch a few fresh ones then. Damn, this stuff's all rotten!"

"Brother, how about... we sneak off to play..."

"You might not care about your life, but I do! Have you forgotten what Master said?! If you really interfere with Master's plans, you'll die a much worse death than these bitches!"

The voice was filled with deep fear, and the volume was kept extremely low, as if afraid of being overheard.

The lewd robber walked straight in, glanced at the naked women on the wooden beds, their bodies covered in purplish-blue pinch marks, their pupils already dilated, and his face turned very ugly.

"Can't you guys be a little gentler?! There are only a few of you left! I haven't even had my fun yet!"

The robbers who were getting dressed by the bed grinned and said, "It's alright now, it's still warm."

The lewd robber cursed, "Go to hell! Who wants to kill someone! Hurry up, drag him away, skin him, and wash him clean. If the owner smells even a hint of it when we hang him up, you're all in big trouble!"

Upon hearing the word "master," the robbers fell silent. Instead, they dragged the dead women from the wooden bed toward another cave, leaving one person behind to clean up and remove the stench.

Xu Tianming kept his hands tightly pressed against his sides, afraid that he might not be able to resist making a move.

He had witnessed a lot of intrigue and deceit in the royal family, but he had never seen anything so naked and bloody before.

"These guys are all so reckless when they play with their hands. Skinny Monkey, when we get back from this operation, you better be smart and go after a few of the better ones first, or you'll regret it!"

The sleazy robber shared his insights, but Xu Tianming had already sentenced him to death in his mind.

Soon, the sleazy robber separated from Xu Tianming to deal with the wild animals.

Xu Tianming wandered around these caves but didn't find the evil soul master with the Soul King cultivation level mentioned in the intelligence. Instead, he encountered several Soul Venerable level individuals.

And, even more disgusting, hell on earth!

Without alerting the enemy, Xu Tianming found a secluded spot and gathered light energy in his hands to sense them.

Light can always find the most filthy and evil darkness!