Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 30 The Grim Reaper

"Don't even think about it!"

Seeing this, Cocolia did not hesitate to pull out a soul-guided gun from her waist, point it at the middle-aged man, and said, "Sir, you are not welcome here. Leave that child immediately, or I will take coercive measures."

"Coercive measures?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man seemed to have heard something utterly ridiculous, letting out a low, sneer. "You think you can hurt me with this little toy? How pathetic how naive you are."

Before he finished speaking, five soul rings suddenly lit up beneath the middle-aged man's feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple—five soul rings floated beneath his feet as if they were tangible, radiating soul power fluctuations that sent chills down one's spine.

Two yellow rings and three purple rings, a five-ring Soul King!

The children in the awakening room were already crying in fear of this sudden change, hiding in a corner and trembling. Even the adults who came to adopt children turned deathly pale.

The Spirit Master's expression changed drastically. He himself was only a second-ring Great Soul Master, and he had no power to resist a Soul King-level expert.

Cocolia's hand holding the Soul Guidance Gun began to tremble slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and did not take a single step back, and the muzzle of the gun never deviated.

"Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The middle-aged man's eyes turned cold, and his tone became ruthless. "Perfect. Let the blood of your lot be the congratulatory gift for this little guy's official entry into the darkness. This is an unparalleled honor, and you should feel honored."

As he finished speaking, a phantom wielding a black scythe slowly appeared behind the middle-aged man.

The phantom was several meters tall, entirely black, with only the blade of its scythe gleaming with a cold light. An extremely cold aura emanated from the phantom, like a chilling current from the deepest hell, spreading wildly in all directions.

The temperature in the awakening room instantly dropped to freezing point, and a thin layer of white frost even condensed on the walls.

"I am the messenger of death!"

The middle-aged man slowly raised his head, a crazed glint in his dark eyes. "Today, I will personally send you into the eternal realm of death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the five spirit rings on the Death Messenger lit up simultaneously. As the spirit rings circulated, the ground beneath the middle-aged man's feet began to tremble violently, and jagged cracks spread out like a spider web.

Immediately afterwards, bluish-gray bony hands emerged from the cracks, accompanied by a grating sound of bones grinding together, and skeletons wielding rusty weapons crawled out.

These skeleton soldiers were tall, with eerie blue soul flames burning in their eye sockets. Although their weapons were old and worn, they exuded a strong aura of death.

Within a few breaths, the awakening room was surrounded by twelve skeleton soldiers, and a chilling aura of death completely enveloped the space.

"Skeleton soldier, this guy really is a demonic soul master!"

The Spirit Master's face turned pale. He knew that today's awakening ceremony was likely to turn into a bloody massacre.

He instinctively shielded the several terrified children around him behind him, clutching the soul power testing device tightly in his hand, but he had no idea what to do.

A Soul King-level expert, coupled with these bizarre skeleton soldiers, was simply beyond his ability to contend with.

Cocolia took a deep breath, suppressing her fear. She knew she couldn't panic. Looking at the children surrounded by skeleton soldiers, a strong sense of responsibility welled up inside her.

She turned to the Spirit Master and said, "Your Excellency Spirit Master, let's attack together and hold off this evil spirit master to create an opportunity for the others to escape."

"Okay." The spirit medium gritted his teeth and then nodded quickly.

Judging from the current situation, this evil spirit master clearly intends to wipe everyone out, with absolutely no possibility of negotiation. If they expose their backs and flee in panic now, they will only die faster.

Only by directly restraining them and allowing others to break through, if someone manages to escape and report the incident to the Tianhai City Guard Bureau or the Spirit Pagoda branch, they might still have a glimmer of hope.

"war!"

A deep roar erupted from the Spirit Master's throat. As his soul power circulated rapidly, a layer of fine, bluish-gray scales quickly appeared on his skin. The scales were layered upon each other, as hard as rock.

His tongue grew slightly longer and sharper, and his pupils were tinged with a light yellowish-brown—his beast spirit, the Rock Lizard.

"First Soul Skill: Rock Skin"

A pale yellowish-brown light of soul power emanated from the first soul ring beneath the Spirit Master's feet, instantly enveloping his entire body.

His already hard, bluish-gray scales were now covered with a thick layer of rock armor, instantly increasing his defensive capabilities several times over, making him look like a mobile rock fortress.

Second Soul Skill: Rock Collapse!

Immediately afterwards, the second yellow spirit ring lit up.

The spirit master pushed his hands forward sharply, and several head-sized, earth-yellow orbs of light condensed in front of him. Inside the orbs, boulders could be vaguely seen churning and rolling, radiating violent earth-elemental energy.

With a low shout, these earth-yellow orbs of light shot towards the skeleton soldiers blocking the door to the Awakening Room like cannonballs.

Cocolia, standing to the side, dared not be negligent in the slightest. She quickly raised the soul-guided gun in her hand, her finger tightly gripping the trigger, her eyes fixed on the Grim Reaper not far away, not daring to waver even slightly.

She knew she was just an ordinary person, and the power of the soul-guided gun was limited, but as long as she could restrain the evil soul master for a moment, it would be the greatest help to the spirit master.

"Bang!"

Several dull thuds rang out in succession as the rock-collision orbs emitted by the spirit medium struck the skeleton soldiers blocking the door with pinpoint accuracy.

Although the skeleton soldiers had tough bodies, they couldn't withstand the bombardment of the soul skill. Their bones shattered instantly, and they flew backward, turning into a pile of debris. A gap instantly appeared at the gate.

Seeing this, the spirit medium immediately roared at the adults around him, "Run! Break through here!"

The adults around them were already terrified by the scene before them, but when they heard the spirit medium's shouts, they rushed toward the gap in the gate as if they had grasped at a lifeline.

Several quick-thinking adults bent down and picked up the terrified children beside them, running towards the door with all their might. In an instant, the room was in chaos, with only the sound of hurried footsteps and children's cries.

"Hehe~"

However, looking at the crowd about to escape, the Grim Reaper showed no panic. Instead, a cold, sarcastic smile appeared on his face, his eyes filled with mockery, as if he were watching a ridiculous farce.

He just stood there quietly, without making any move to stop him.

This unusual scene made the Spirit Master who was launching the attack and Cocolia feel a chill in their hearts, and a strong sense of unease instantly welled up in their minds.

Something is definitely amiss. Would this evil spirit master really let them leave so easily?