As Wu Feng's voice fell, three figures appeared behind him.

"Big brother, let's kill this guy together," one of the burly men said coldly.

"A-Tu, take the fox and the others and leave first. This is a matter between the two of us," Wu Feng said coldly, staring at Lin Chen.

"Big brother!" A-Tu tried to argue.

"This is an order. If I win, I'll come to find you. If I lose, then it's my death here. Tell the Ghost King there's no need for revenge on my behalf," Wu Feng said coldly.

"Spirit King!" The faces of the others changed dramatically.

"Obey the order. Have you forgotten the oath you took?" Wu Feng's gaze turned cold as he looked at them.

"Yes!" The other three nodded. A-Tu came over and placed the unconscious fox on a cart.

"Lin Chen, if you're a man, don't make it hard on my brothers. Let them go," Wu Feng said coldly, staring at Lin Chen.

"Fine," Lin Chen waved his hand.

Not far away, several figures appeared, surrounding the area—it was Zhao Xiaohua and her group.

Wu Feng was secretly startled; he had not sensed the presence of these people at all just now.

If he had not chosen a one-on-one fight but had opted for a brawl instead, none of them would have likely gotten away.

"Alright, let's begin!" Lin Chen said indifferently.

Wu Feng nodded, then suddenly asked, "Do you know why I am called the Spirit King?"

"Don't tell me you can control souls," Lin Chen said with a light laugh.

Wu Feng, taken aback, gave Lin Chen a look and suddenly said, "You guessed right."

As his voice fell, a black aura enveloped Wu Feng's hands, and two white spirits appeared in his palms.

"Damn!" Lin Chen almost jumped up in shock. Souls, this world actually had the existence of souls!

The scientific community had always been divided on the subject of souls, which was essentially just academic hokum meant to bamboozle the public.

In the superpower world, however, the existence of souls was an established fact.

Not only did souls exist, but there were also people in the superpower world who could control them.

Cases like the 1999 Island Nation Hello Kitty murder, the 1985 North Sea Pirate Restaurant massacre, and the 1985 Sendai double murder were all spirit-related killings, but the truth was hidden due to some unknown reasons.

And unluckily, Lin Chen's enemy today happened to be Wu Feng, a Spirit Controller.

Seeing the shock on Lin Chen's face, Wu Feng couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Lin Chen, today I'll show you the prowess of a Spirit Controller."

As his voice fell, the two white evil spirits in Wu Feng's hands charged towards Lin Chen in an instant.

What the hell, fighting against spirits, has the world gone mad? Lin Chen was instantly dumbfounded.

"System, how do I fight against souls?" Lin Chen had no choice but to seek help from the system.

"Aren't you a pyro-user? Fire is of yang, the very essence that subdues ghosts and spirits," the system reminded him.

At that moment, Lin Chen, chased by the ghost spirits, was running all over the place without any semblance of a master's poise.

Even Wu Feng was a bit bemused. Was this the legendary master? Just by releasing two of the lowest-level spirits, he had scared this man into running amok.

"Damn it, you think I'm a pushover just because I haven't shown my fangs? You really think I'm a hellokitty?" Lin Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks, with flames surging in his hands.

Intimidated by the fierce flames in Lin Chen's hands, the two white evil spirits were instantly scared off and fled back.

"Hahaha, that's right, I'm the badass here. I haven't lifted a finger yet, and when I do, even the evil spirits turn tail and run," Lin Chen said proudly, hands on his hips, as he watched the two evil spirits he had scared off.

"Hmph, useless things," Wu Feng snorted coldly, flicking his hand, and accompanied by a terrifying ghostly wail, another red evil spirit burst forth.

What was even more shocking was that as soon as this evil spirit emerged, it devoured the two fleeing spirits in one gulp.

"Damn, this one seems even tougher," Lin Chen was taken aback and hurled two fireballs towards the evil spirit.

However, this time the malevolent spirit not only did not dodge but instead opened its gaping maw and spat out two balls of black gas.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by two muffled sounds, Lin Chen's two fireballs were actually shattered by the evil spirit's black gas.

Wu Feng sneered coldly, "Kid, now you know the might of the Blood Spirit, don't you? It was refined from nine hundred and ninety-nine evil spirits."

Lin Chen, using his agile movement technique, constantly weaved and dodged, evading the attacks of the Blood Spirit.

Lin Chen tried to attack the Blood Spirit with fire magic, but it seemed to do little damage to it.

Before long, cold sweat had begun to stream down Lin Chen's body; he could feel the danger of the Blood Spirit—if it touched him, it would devour his vitality.

Seeing that the Blood Spirit could not swallow Lin Chen in a short amount of time, Wu Feng finally lost his patience.

"Lin Chen, today I will let you see the ultimate form of the Blood Spirit." As he spoke, Wu Feng tossed his hand up, releasing countless white souls from within.

The Blood Spirit, abandoning its pursuit of Lin Chen, charged toward the countless white souls.

To one's horror, the evil spirit began devouring the white souls one by one; with each one consumed, its size grew larger, and its color gradually turned as red as blood.

"Damn it!" Lin Chen's complexion grew increasingly ugly, and he had not anticipated Wu Feng would be so difficult to deal with.

Lin Chen could sense that the Blood Spirit was now even more powerful than before, and he even felt a hint of danger.

Wu Feng's face twisted into a ferocious grin, "Lin Chen, let your flesh and blood become nourishment for my Blood Spirit!"

No sooner had his words fallen than the Blood Spirit transformed into a cloud of blood mist and instantly enveloped Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen! Master!" On seeing this scene, several onlookers were shocked, all wanting to rush over to save Lin Chen, but Zhao Xiaohua stopped them.

"Hey, what do you mean by that? Are you just going to watch the master get devoured by the Blood Spirit?" Black Demon said, bristling with rage.

"Get out of my way." Tang Bao'er's body shone with a seven-colored light.

Zhao Xiaohua smiled faintly, "You all underestimate Lin Chen. If he can't handle even a Blood Spirit like this, it's better for him to die here and be done with it, rather than losing face."

As soon as her words ended, suddenly, a golden light filled the center of the blood mist.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, a gold and purple aurora burst forth within the blood mist.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

Accompanied by several piercing screams, the blood mist was instantly swallowed by the golden purple light.

"No!" Wu Feng's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The Blood Spirit was connected to his mind, so when the Blood Spirit was blown to ashes by Lin Chen, Wu Feng also suffered serious injuries.

As the golden light dissipated, Lin Chen walked out slowly, his dark eyes fixed on Wu Feng: "You've lost."

Wu Feng, clutching his chest, looked at Lin Chen with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to have such powerful flames. I've lost fairly. The Death Sentence is nullified; you've won."

Lin Chen smiled lightly, clasped his fist towards Wu Feng, turned, and walked over to An Xiaodi, lifting her in his arms: "Xiaodi, I'm taking you home."

Although Wu Feng had captured An Xiaodi, he did not truly trouble her, nor did he threaten Lin Chen using Xiaodi. Therefore, seeing him as a man of honor, Lin Chen refrained from making another move.

Not far away, Wu Feng watched Lin Chen in a daze: "You're not killing me?"

Lin Chen smiled, "We have no grudges; why should I kill you?"

So saying, Lin Chen turned, carrying An Xiaodi away.

Suddenly, Long Feixue rushed over: "Lin Chen, why are you letting him go?"

"Our grievances have been erased; why should I kill him?" Lin Chen said lightly.

Long Feixue snorted coldly, "Our debts are settled, but we still have scores to settle."

(A new week asks for rewards, recommendation tickets. No rewards or recommendation tickets, how about Old Moon sends a few Blood Spirits to find you tonight?)