Chapter 902: Deep Within Dong Wei

Chapter 902: Deep Within Dong Wei

“Reverse Control, an immense disgraceful technique, turns the opponent’s things against them for personal use.”

Now, the Soul Devouring Beasts of Dong Wei were in Lin Nuo’s command. When the souls were devoured, they aided Lin Nuo in controlling the beasts’ consciousness, ultimately leading them back under his control.

These lion-like Soul Devouring Beasts now obeyed Lin Nuo, quickly moving to his side, ready to follow his orders.

“Well, that settles it.”

Lin Nuo said dismissively as he stood atop the back of a Soul Devouring Beast, seemingly showing off to Dong Wei.

Having their Soul Devouring Beasts taken right in front of them was a tremendous humiliation. The people from Dong Wei were barely holding back their anger, muttering curses, yet they could do nothing—could they reclaim them?

Not likely, basically impossible.

The first line of defense had collapsed, and now the second line, originally held by the Soul Devouring Beasts, was left vulnerable.

Even so, they had to try and hold on.

Dong Wei sent out more strange beasts to counter the onslaught of the Soul Devouring Beasts. What they didn’t expect was that after devouring the souls, the beasts had been greatly enhanced, their strength far surpassing before.

It was a battle of beasts against beasts; soon, they couldn’t hold their ground against the Soul Devouring Beasts and were quickly overwhelmed, falling to the ground as they were torn apart, soon becoming nothing but mangled corpses.

The Soul Devouring Beasts launched continuous assaults, aiming to penetrate even deeper into Dong Wei—after all, they weren’t his beasts to tend to. If they perished while charging in, it didn’t concern him.

The beasts were effective, needing no effort from him. After a wave of assaults, they successfully shattered the second line of defense, leaving behind a scene of carnage.

Now they reached the third line of defense, cutting through layers, invading Dong Wei’s home base without giving them a moment to breathe.

Since it had come to this, Dong Wei couldn’t just run away; abandoning their own turf would be utterly humiliating.

They had to hold their ground and resist until the bitter end.

Dong Wei had never faced such a situation; they had turned into the defenders against an invasion, a scenario they had routinely dished out upon others. Who would have thought it would come to this?

“Fall back! Quick, fall back! We need the next plan!”

Guo Ran urgently commanded, ordering his subordinates to retreat to the third line of defense, gearing up for a fresh round of resistance.

As the Soul Devouring Beasts recklessly surged into the third line of defense, their brief time there was soon met with a cacophony of gruesome roars. Despite being reinforced, the Soul Devouring Beasts were swiftly overwhelmed by various Spirit Techniques, collapsing and bleeding dark red blood, their bodies soon becoming lifeless corpses.

It seemed this third line was no joke.

Lin Nuo contemplated and hesitated to enter. Seeing that the remaining beasts were utterly subdued, it was clear they were facing an overwhelming force, making an assault risky.

But to Lin Nuo, this posed no significant concern; he had his own strategies to break the enemy.

Having just lost several Soul Devouring Beasts, they were merely a pawn in his game. As an excellent villain skilled in soul techniques, the dead would prove even more useful.

With countless souls surrounding him, the Soul Devouring Beasts that Dong Wei had helplessly dispatched were ripe for his collection.

Casting his spell—Control of the Dead.

The Soul Devouring Beasts, already marked with his spell, would turn into active zombies upon dying.

In no time, the bloodied remains of the Soul Devouring Beasts rose again, their eyes glowing crimson, revealing sharp claws and fangs—ferocious indeed.

“Turn their bodies to dust!”

Once again, the Dong Wei warriors responded to Guo Ran, intensifying their bombardments on the corpses of the Soul Devouring Beasts, shaking the very ground.

With a thunderous force, the Dong Wei stronghold endured the onslaught, as explosions rocked the area, yet it stood unharmed.

The dead bodies of the Soul Devouring Beasts and other fierce creatures were obliterated, but Dong Wei ultimately couldn’t erase their souls.

As long as the souls remained, they would provide Lin Nuo with the opportunity to unleash his power, giving birth to ghostly beasts that floated indistinctly, pulsating with Demon Soul Power, imposing and overwhelming.

Moreover, there were still some souls that hadn’t been devoured, now ready for Lin Nuo’s use.

Absorb.

Lin Nuo raised the sword in his hand, powerful enough to serve both as a Spirit Sword and a Demon Sword, doubling as a swift weapon.

Beginning the Soul Absorption.

He drew all the souls in, infusing them into the sword, like channeling immense energy, causing the Dragon and Phoenix souls within to surge forth.

No more games; time for action.

Now!

In an instant, Lin Nuo manifested multiple phantoms. This was a technique he often employed, but the situation was different this time. His splitting shadow technique not only created copies of himself but also mirrored his Dragon and Phoenix souls.

This was it; a multitude of Lin Nuos alongside a swarm of Dragon and Phoenix souls left the Dong Wei warriors dumbfounded. So many divine beasts were truly astonishingly eerie, the sheer momentum already crushed their spirits significantly.

Defend, keep defending!

The remaining Dong Wei warriors swore to defend to the death, but they never anticipated the ferocious charge of the Dragon and Phoenix souls—these weren’t mere intangible illusions but ghostly bombs that plunged into the front lines, creating waves of explosions.

Boom!

Dark purple and red flames erupted, engulfing the Dong Wei stronghold, causing many defenders to crumble under the relentless assault, one by one falling to the ground.

The fallen Dong Wei soldiers would serve Lin Nuo, turning into corpses under his control—ghosts at his command. The more Dong Wei warriors that perished, the stronger his influence became.

As Dong Wei’s forces dwindled, Lin Nuo commanded an ever-increasing army of souls—the terrifying aspect of the supreme Demon Ruler, who could conjure an entire army from thin air.

At the third line of defense, Dong Wei was being pushed deeper into retreat, every trap and formation seemingly exposed to Lin Nuo’s perception, getting dismantled one after another, sending the Dong Wei warriors into a panicked frenzy.

Guo Ran felt that this was untenable; he could not coward away like his subordinates, letting himself get trampled upon.

“At this point, you’ll need my assistance.”

Now, Guo Ran had retreated into the depths of the stronghold, a location shrouded in darkness, where he ignited a fire to bring forth some light.

At that moment, he heard a heavy voice echoing through, as the overwhelming Demon Soul Power from outside stirred the bound souls within, leading them to speak to Guo Ran.

Deep within Dong Wei’s stronghold were various souls imprisoned—a powerful Demon Spirit that they initially intended to mold into a formidable weapon against the Refining Demon Sect. It had been controlled just fine, but Lin Nuo’s arrival stirred the surrounding Demon Soul Power, awakening the dormant Demon Spirit.

That was the voice of the Demon Spirit reaching out.

“Stop with your pleasantries. Dong Wei doesn’t need the help of you, the captive! We have our own strategies to overcome the enemy!”

“At this point, you have no other option. With our alliance, we can surely slay him.”

“Not needed!”

“Then there’s no solution. You will have to become a vessel.”

The Demon Spirit broke free from its confines, rushing over to Guo Ran and attaching itself to him.