Chapter 299


    The world was never short of curiosities.


    In this vast universe, humans were nothing but frogs in the well.


    Some people carried themselves with boundless insolence, thinking that they were the best of the best.


    On the other hand, some people were in awe of heaven and earth, so they went about their lives as


    though they were walking on thin ice.


    In the middle of the night, an intense fight was going on between a group of humans and ghosts.


    Fortunately, no ordinary person was around at this moment. Otherwise, they would''ve been scared out


    of their wits if they saw the scene.


    Mabel and Beatrix joined forces, making it impossible for the soul bringer to get close to them.


    In the meantime, Jonathan was fighting hard against the terrifyingly powerful Eara Beast. Every


    time it opened its mouth, a dark energy sword surged out, bringing along the metallic stench of blood.


    Several deep gouges had formed across the ground from the beast''s attacks—such was its power.


    When Jonathan was on the ground, the Eara Beast lunged forward and pounced on him. It


    pressed one of its forepaws on his chest and swung at his throat with the other.


    It was extremely savage!


    The coppery smell of blood rushed into his nose.


    Without having the time to think, Jonathan immediately executed his Mongrel Attack. The strength he


    put behind his kick mustn''t be underestimated either.


    The Eara Beast spat out another dark energy de. Jonathan tilted his head, dodging the attack,


    even as the beast dashed forward and avoided his kick.


    The time it took for the beast to dodge the attack was enough for Jonathan to get back up on his feet.


    He turned around to face the Eara Beast in an instant.


    Scowling, it roared at him ferociously.


    Jonathan''s gaze darkened, but he remained still.


    All of a sudden, the beast sped in his direction, unleashing yet another burst of lightning-speed attacks.


    As soon as it sprung over, another dark energy sword flew from its maw.


    Jonathan''s attention was focused solely on the beast. Thus, the moment the beast opened its mouth,


    he was aware of what it was going to do. He tilted his body to the side, allowing the sword to whoosh


    past him.


    At the same time, the beast opened its mouth wide, ready to bite him.


    “Go and die!” Taking out a high-explosive grenade, Jonathan pulled its pin and threw the bomb into the


    beast''s mouth.


    Luckily, I insisted on bringing grenades with me. Otherwise, it''s going to be hard to take down this


    beast.


    The skin of the Eara Beast was just too tough.


    On top of that, it was a weapon spirit. It had no internal organs, so there was no way for Jonathan to kill


    it with his punches.


    Even if he used the Demon yer, it would be difficult to cause any damage significant enough to


    destroy the beast.


    However, the grenade was different as it would attack the beast from the inside after being tossed in its


    mouth.


    The grenade''s power was as great as that of Level Ten Divine Masters. The difference between them


    was that the mana of the masters had to be infused externally, whereas the grenade would explode


    inside the beast.


    The beast only had itself to me. Its mouth was so big that it seemed like a sink when the beast


    opened it.


    When Jonathan threw the grenade, it was as if he had made a m dunk.


    Boom!


    In an instant, fiery mes lit up the sky.


    The Eara Beast was reduced to ashes in a split second.


    The soul bringer''s face turned pale for a moment before intense fury flitted across his eyes.


    “What do you mortals think you''re doing? Are you courting death?” The soul bringer was foaming at the


    mouth.


    The Eara Beast was the Phantom Ruler''s weapon spirit. Usually, the soul bringer didn''t need to


    involve himself in any fights as the Phantom Ruler and its weapon spirit were more than enough to do


    the job.


    The beast was an important assistant of the soul bringer. Losing it was equivalent to losing his right-


    hand man. How could he not be enraged?


    On top of that, it took at least a hundred years to attain a weapon spirit.


    Now his hundred years of effort had gone down the drain. Such pain was unimaginable.


    The soul bringer elerated his attacks on Beatrix, the ruler in his hand akin to a sharp sword. Every


    move was powerful.


    He wasn''t giving Beatrix a chance to make it out alive.


    Beatrix used the Demon yer to deal with him, her expression calm. Meanwhile, Mabel lurked close


    by,unching her attacks every time a good opportunity presented itself.


    At that moment, Jonathan roared, unleashing his Great Sage Force Field.


    He lunged forward all of a sudden.


    As he had tapped into his Haemocore, his strength had surged up to nine thousand pounds in an


    instant.


    What that meant was that he was currently unleashing the strength of someone at the final stage of


    Celestial Soul.


    “Great Sage Seal!” Jonathan appeared behind the soul bringer and crushed him with his palm.


    Right then, the sky lost its light as darkness descended upon them.


    In truth, it was a reckless attack, but Jonathan managed to break the stalemate.


    The soul bringer sneered and didn''t say anything. As quick as lightning, the Phantom Ruler moved and


    stabbed at Jonathan''s underarm.


    The move was so unexpected that it caught Jonathan off guard.


    Mabel''s and Beatrix''s faces turned pale as they realized his life was at stake.


    Jonathan''s cultivation was worlds apart from the soul bringer''s.


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    The attack was so abrupt that Jonathan didn''t have the time to dodge.


    Such impulsiveness had brought him only one end—death.


    Despite that, Jonathan wasn''t anyone ordinary. He was an extremely skilled strategist.


    In the face of danger, he activated his Shadow Step and swiftly dodged the fatal attack from his


    opponent.


    It wasn''t because he was fast enough, but because he had expected it. Great Sage Seal was his first


    move, and Shadow Step was his second. In other words, even before the soul bringerunched his


    attack, Jonathan had already moved to dodge.


    However, due to the soul bringer''s speed, it seemed as if Jonathan happened to avoid the charge.


    At that moment, Beatrix released countless sound waves from Demon yer to attack the soul bringer.


    As the sound waves roared forward, she activated the sword''s formation, causing the speed of the


    weapon to suddenly double.


    Crack!


    With no time to dodge, Beatrix''s attack led to the soul bringer''s arm exploding.


    At the same time, Mabel lifted her palm and struck the soul bringer''s back hard.


    Thud!


    Jonathan sprung forward and threw a strong punch in his chest without hesitation.


    Boom!


    The soul bringer was sent flying before he crashed to the ground with a loud thud. He was so severely


    injured that he couldn''t stand back up.


    The three of them had sessfully taken down the soul bringer of Eara Gate together.


    Beatrix wasn''t feeling happy. Walking over to the soul bringer, she said to Mabel and Jonathan,


    “Eara Gate represents the dignified underworld, and the soul bringer is a part of them. Now that


    we''ve attacked him, it means that we''re challenging the ascendancy of Eara. If this matter isn''t


    handled properly, we''ll be doomed.”


    While she was talking, they hade to a stop in front of the soul bringer.


    His arm was broken, but blood was no longer oozing out from the wound. He had used his strong


    vitality to stop the bleeding.


    Though he was in a wretched state, intense wrath shed across his eyes the moment he looked at


    them. “So you know about the might of Eara Gate. You''re going to suffer the cruelest tribtion at


    Eara Gate for hurting me. Just wait and see! You''ll soon wish for nothing but death!” the soul


    bringer sneered.


    Mabel''s and Beatrix''s expression hardened. They knew the soul bringer wasn''t making empty threats.


    Beatrix, especially, knew how terrifying Eara Gate was.


    That was the reason she didn''t want to get on the ghost bus earlier. Unfortunately, since Jonathan had


    insisted, she had no choice as she worried Jonathan would act rashly and offend the soul bringer.


    Little did she expect the soul bringer to be so bizarre. She hadn''t even gotten the chance to talk things


    out with him at all before he engaged them in a fight.


    Surprisingly, Jonathan was calm. Smiling, he said, “If I were you, I wouldn''t threaten the other party like


    this.”


    “Who do you think you are to be speaking to me?” the soul bringer scolded at once. Out of the three of


    them, he was the most displeased with Jonathan.


    Jonathan shook his head. “Looks like you still don''t understand your current predicament. Let me help


    you with that.” After he finished speaking, he suddenly kicked the soul bringer''s face.


    The soul bringer spat out a mouthful of bloody teeth in an instant.


    After that, Jonathan stepped on his cheek, pinning the soul bringer''s face to the ground.


    Needless to say, the soul bringer was utterly furious. Being treated like this was the utmost humiliation


    to him.


    “You''re so dead, mortal!” the soul bringer said. “I will—”


    “Pfft!” Jonathan pressed his foot down harder. The soul bringer coughed up another mouthful of blood,


    unable to speak further.


    The soul bringer wasn''t actually a ghost, but a human with strong cultivation.


    Although Eara Gate was a ce to collect souls and dark energy, its members were all humans


    with different tasks and responsibilities.


    Hence, soul bringers could bleed and hurt.


    Jonathan asked, “Are you still not clear enough?”


    When Beatrix and Mabel saw how Jonathan was treating the soul bringer, the only thought that popped


    into their minds was that things had gotten out of hand. It''s over. There''s nothing we can do now to turn


    the situation around.


    Withdrawing his leg, Jonathan crouched in front of the soul bringer. He sighed. “How can you be a soul


    bringer with such low intelligence? Don''t you know that you''re seeking death when you don''t show your


    enemies mercy? Since you said that you''re going to make our lives miserable, perhaps we should kill


    you first to prevent that from happening.”


    “Do you dare?” The soul bringer shot Jonathan an icy re.


    Jonathan said coldly, “Well, we''ve already offended you, so it''s going to be hard for us to survive. With


    that being said, I can kill you right away andmit suicide after that. But why didn''t I do that?”


    The soul bringer froze.


    It seemed like he finally understood the situation.


    “You''ve been here long enough to know that there''s no reincarnation. When someone dies, they don''t


    leave anything behind. You''ve cultivated for hundreds of years and possess great skills. It had not been


    easy for you to be who you are today. If you aren''t afraid of death, why should we?” After pausing


    for a while, Jonathan continued, “Right now, you should think about keeping yourself alive instead of


    the punishment we''ll receive. Haven''t you heard of how ''The Art of War'' teaches people to win fights?”


    The soul bringer fell into deep thought.


    He finally realized that though Jonathan''s cultivation was the lowest, he was the most decisive person


    among the three.


    He also realized that he had encountered his murderous tribtion today. If he couldn''t deal with it


    properly, he would lose his hundred years of cultivation.


    The more one owned, the more afraid one was of losing everything.


    Unlike the soul bringer, these young people had nothing to lose. That was why they weren''t afraid of


    taking risks or causing trouble.


    On the contrary, the soul bringer had gone beyond living as just a mortal. Hence, he feared death much


    more than Jonathan and the rest.