"Freaky stuff..."
The Soul Dragon Emperor blocked the elemental skills attacking from all directions.
In its eyes, Chen Shu and Er Ha were no longer visible, only the dazzling array of colorful lights remained.
Since the battle began, Er Ha's attacks had not ceased, and they contained various attributes, as if the SS-class Er Ha had mastered all elemental skills in the world.
However, the Purple Soul Emperor did not rush nor take any counter-attack actions.
Even if it was at a disadvantage, as long as there was no danger to its life, dragging out the fight was its intention.
Time passed slowly.
Chen Shu's brow furrowed, sensing something was amiss, and he issued a command to Er Ha.
Er Ha, who was fiercely attacking, nodded. A spatial imprint appeared on its body and those of its three clones.
In the next second, all four Er Has teleported, arriving at the four sides of the healing-type contracted spirit, the White Fox, perfectly sealing off all its escape routes!
"Hm?"
The White Fox's heart skipped a beat; its instincts screamed that a great crisis was imminent!
As expected, the four Er Has' eyes turned blood-red, and a terrifying aura emanated from them. Brilliant multicolored light enveloped a radius of ten thousand meters, and the elemental forces in the world became extremely violent.
"Roar roar roar!"
In an instant, the sky above was torn apart, and four dazzling, multicolored pillars of light descended, accompanied by an aura of extreme destruction!
These were the same skills Er Ha had used to attack the Purple Soul Emperor before!
However, the difference was that these were four skills, and the ones unleashing them were four Er Has who had consumed the ultimate berserk potion!
Their power was on a completely different level than before, capable of threatening any creature below the legendary tier!
"Not good!"
The Purple Soul Emperor's heart leaped, instantly sensing the danger. It quickly transmitted a message to Ling Chen:
'Quickly recall it to your contracted beast space; it can't withstand this blow!'
For Ling Chen, if a contracted spirit were to perish, his path to becoming legendary would essentially be severed.
Even if the Purple Soul Emperor were to devour Chen Shu, it might not be enough to turn things around.
The two were already intertwined, and the Purple Soul Emperor did not wish for Ling Chen to be unable to reach the legendary tier for his entire life.
Concurrently, the Purple Soul Emperor's soul power domain began to rapidly contract, eventually transforming into a massive soul shield that hovered above the White Fox.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the four pillars of ultimate destructive light struck the soul shield.
However, in an instant, the shield developed spiderweb-like cracks, and then it shattered with a bang, disappearing into nothingness.
The violent elemental power surged towards the White Fox without any reduction in force.
"Roar—"
The White Fox's body cracked, its face filled with fear and pain.
The attack from above had not yet reached it, but the mere aura of its impact had already severely wounded it!
In the next second, it unleashed a series of healing skills, all cast upon itself.
But as the multicolored light pillars approached, the White Fox's body continued to spray blood, and its life force waned.
Once the light pillars struck its body, any healing skill would become useless.
It would definitely be instantly killed!
At the critical moment, the White Fox vanished from its spot, successfully returning to its contracted beast space.
Although the Purple Soul Emperor's defensive skill was instantly shattered, it still managed to buy Ling Chen a little time, allowing him to successfully save the White Fox.
"That was close..."
Ling Chen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if his entire body had gone limp.
No one had anticipated that Er Ha would suddenly unleash such a terrifyingly powerful skill.
But at this very moment,
A mournful howl echoed through the battlefield.
Ling Chen stiffened, then his expression changed drastically.
He saw the contracted spirit with a human face and a bird's body flying backward, its heart and skull shattered by two terrifying, multicolored pillars of light.
Its life force plummeted, and in the blink of an eye, it dissipated, turning into a corpse that fell into a ruin...
"How... How is this possible?!"
Ling Chen's mind went blank. Just as he had breathed a sigh of relief, this sudden turn of events occurred!
His path to legendary... was it ruined just like that?
"Damn it!"
The Purple Soul Emperor was also shaken, and an uncontrollable killing intent erupted!
If Ling Chen's path was severed, wouldn't it also be unable to advance to the legendary tier?
"Why?! How could this happen?!"
Ling Chen's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked towards Chen Shu in the distance.
At that moment, Xiao Huang slowly opened its mouth, and Chen Shu waved at him.
And beside him, two Er Has were barking and howling, their eyes filled with a spark of intelligence!
"Six dogs?!"
Ling Chen's mind trembled as he finally understood.
Even without consuming the berserk potion, Er Ha's clone could reach Lv11, allowing it to create three clones. If it consumed the ultimate potion, wouldn't it have gained further enhancements?
Chen Shu had hidden the other two clones of Er Ha precisely to achieve a surprising effect!
Now, it seemed he had succeeded!
Both the Purple Soul Emperor and Ling Chen had their attention fixed on the White Fox, never expecting the other contracted spirits to be in trouble.
After all, among Chen Shu's contracted spirits, only Er Ha possessed sufficient attack power; the other three were not a cause for concern.
But no one had expected this to happen at such a crucial moment...
"I... I was careless!"
Ling Chen's face contorted, his fists clenched. He had actually overlooked Er Ha's divine skill, Clone.
"Despicable human!"
The Purple Soul Emperor's gaze was icy as it stared directly at Chen Shu, its eyes filled with immense hatred.
"Who the hell said I'd fight you fair and square?"
Chen Shu shrugged and said, "Did you forget your brother 'Bandit's' old trade?"
He no longer harbored any hope of saving Fang Si, only wishing to kill Ling Chen by any means necessary, to avenge Fang Si and the others who had sacrificed themselves!
"Now... what should I do?"
Ling Chen felt a sense of bewildered helplessness and instinctively asked the Purple Soul Emperor.
"Kill him!"
The Purple Soul Emperor's gaze was chilling as it simultaneously recalled the corpse of the fallen contracted spirit into its body.
"If I can devour him, my strength will greatly increase, and I might be able to revive him!"
"Revive... is that possible?"
"Possibly."
The Purple Soul Emperor did not make a definitive statement, as even legendary contracted spirits might not be able to achieve such a feat.
"Alright! Then kill him!"
Ling Chen took a deep breath, forcibly calming his emotions.
With one contracted spirit fallen and another severely injured and recalled to the contracted beast space, the situation had indeed shifted.
At this moment, the Purple Soul Emperor said in its mind, "Recall the other two contracted spirits!"
"Hm?"
Ling Chen slightly blinked, then without hesitation, he recalled the Demon God General and the Black Great Dog into the contracted beast space.
He was also worried that Chen Shu might pull off more tricks.
If one or two more contracted spirits were to fall, he would truly have no hope.