Chapter 17: The Nightmare Devil Arrives

Ting Yu also wore a look of great surprise and excitement on her face. After a long while, she said, “So your Soul Pet is this strong!”

Chu Mu just smiled and didn’t say anything.

Zhang Luo, however, remained rooted to the spot, staring at the dead Ten-legged Centipede.

It had taken him a very long time to capture this Ten-legged Centipede. He had invested a lot of effort into it over the past few months. Most importantly, with the Ten-legged Centipede dead, he definitely had zero chance of making it into the top ten in the upcoming Life-and-Death Duel. If he didn’t make it into the top ten, he would be brutally killed!

Thinking about his own death, Zhang Luo nearly broke down completely. His body trembled violently as if he had lost all control…

“I… I will kill you!”

Suddenly, a dagger appeared in Zhang Luo’s hand. He charged fiercely towards Chu Mu.

It was clear Zhang Luo had lost his mind. If he was going to die, he would drag Chu Mu down with him!

“Swish!”

A silvery figure leaped swiftly. Sharp claws slashed across Zhang Luo’s chest. Zhang Luo, who had only rushed halfway, came to an abrupt halt, standing frozen in place and looking in terror at the cold Moonlight Fox…

Little Mo Xie crouched low on the ground, its silver eyes fixed coldly on Zhang Luo. It bared its teeth, and its incredibly sharp claws were dug into the earth, leaving long scratch marks!

“Take one more step, and you will be the one to die,” Chu Mu said coldly.

Zhang Luo stood there, cold sweat pouring down. If that follow-up slash had hit his neck earlier, he would already be dead!

A moment later, seeing that Zhang Luo no longer dared to act rashly, Chu Mu walked over to where the Soul Cores lay and collected both of them.

After the fight ended, Chu Mu naturally saw no reason to stay. He turned around, intending to leave.

“Trying to leave?”

At that moment, Ge Qing sneered and began chanting the Soul Contract Incantation.

A blue pattern slowly formed on the ground. From within the curtain of light, Ge Qing’s Soul Pet gradually appeared!

“Hiss, hiss, hiss~!”

A snake nearly two meters long shot out from the circle of light!

Scale Snake!

A high-rank Soul Pet. The color of the cold, gleaming scales on its body was enough to prove this was a terrifying fourth-stage creature!

Fourth stage, high rank. Its strength was already very close to the Fang Wolves that the Stewards had used to attack them!

Chu Mu frowned. He had assumed that since this place was close to the Camp, those in Zhang Luo’s circle wouldn’t dare to act recklessly. He hadn’t expected Ge Qing to still make a move.

Ting Yu beside him also looked unhappy, clearly not expecting these people to be so shameless and bold as to cause trouble near the Camp.

“Ah! Ah! Aaaaah!”

Suddenly, a heart-wrenchingly shrill scream rang out!

A fight was about to break out, but it was disrupted by this sudden, agonized scream!

Everyone was stunned. Their eyes turned toward Zhang Luo, who had suddenly gone berserk.

Zhang Luo, having suffered some unknown attack, clutched his chest inexplicably. His face turned deathly pale. Sweat streamed down his cheeks, and his entire face contorted almost together from the pain!

The screams continued. Zhang Luo began rolling wildly on the ground. His agonized appearance sent shivers down everyone’s spine!

“Nightmare Devil… it’s a Nightmare Devil…” a young man suddenly realized, pointing in terror at a faint, shadowy green figure that had appeared around Zhang Luo’s body!

The green shadow, like a Ghost, grew more and more distinct. It horrifically enveloped Zhang Luo. Zhang Luo’s body began to convulse, veins bulging all over him, and his pupils kept dilating…

“His Nightmare Devil actually advanced a stage at this moment…” Ge Qing’s face also turned ugly, completely unprepared for this sudden turn of events.

A Nightmare Devil that devours its master’s Soul!

Clearly, Zhang Luo’s Soul Power was no longer sufficient to sustain the now advanced-stage Nightmare Devil. His Soul would become nourishment for the Green Nightmare Devil, resulting in a miserable death.

The Nightmare Devil—this was the demon inside every Soul Pet Tamer surviving on the island. Watching yet another person be devoured by a Nightmare Devil, Chu Mu, Ge Qing, and the others all turned pale…

One day, they too would end up like Zhang Luo…

…

Once the Green Nightmare Devil flared up, the Stewards were able to sense it. After Zhang Luo’s Soul was devoured, the Green Nightmare Devil on him became a masterless Soul Pet and was quickly taken back by two Stewards.

With the Stewards arriving, Ge Qing naturally didn’t dare to act recklessly anymore. He could only glare at Chu Mu with an icy gaze.

“Hmph, you killed Zhang Luo. I will avenge him. On the day of the duel, just wait to be swallowed by my Scale Snake!” Ge Qing had no intention of letting Chu Mu off easily. After Chu Mu left, he made this harsh threat.

Chu Mu ignored Ge Qing’s threat. Who would win or lose was still hard to say!

After returning to the Wooden Cabin, Chu Mu couldn’t help but think of Zhang Luo’s miserable state at death. A shadow of gloom settled in his heart.

This wasn’t the first time Chu Mu had seen someone’s Soul devoured by a Green Nightmare Devil, but every time he witnessed it, he felt as if his heart was gripped by a terrifying demon’s claw.

In fact, Chu Mu’s White Nightmare Devil had already reached the terrifying fifth stage! If the White Nightmare Devil could be summoned to fight for him, Chu Mu could easily defeat all his competitors, as the White Nightmare Devil and the Green Nightmare Devil were not on the same level at all.

Almost all of Chu Mu’s current Soul Power was spent feeding this White Nightmare Devil. It was impossible to summon this devil to fight for him until his own strength reached a certain level. All Chu Mu could do now was try everything to avoid ending up like Zhang Luo.