Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate - Chapter 391 - 388: Soul-Imprisoning Demon

“Soul-Binding!”

An icy voice, devoid of any emotion, echoed through the forest.

Lin You’s expression changed dramatically, almost reflexively rushing out of the array.

However, he was still a step too slow.

Just as he stepped out halfway, the ground beneath him suddenly lit up with a bloody glow, enveloping him instantly.

At the same time, a message sounded in his mind.

[Affected by the Soul-Imprisoning Demon’s “Soul-Binding” skill, unable to use teleportation escape skills, lasts 10 minutes.]

This is!

A curse skill!

Listening to the voice in his mind, Lin You was shocked.

It was the first time he encountered such a bizarre ability.

And judging by this, the opponent clearly came directly for him, specially sealing his escape skills.

Could it be a Lord Hunter from the Realm Alliance?

He immediately looked toward the direction from where the voice came, and indeed saw a figure accompanied by hordes of Demon Type soldiers emerging from the jungle, surrounding him, causing his heart to tremble as he gathered all his forces to his side.

Only.

When he clearly saw the person’s appearance, he suddenly froze.

“It’s you!”

Lin You’s expression turned somber, watching the figure gradually coming into view.

It was none other than Zhang Guan, the Tier Nine Lord of the Primordial Realm he had seen on the square when strategizing the Main Brain Core!

The reason he remembered so clearly.

It was because he had overheard the discussions among the Lords and paid extra attention since they were from the same realm.

He couldn’t have imagined the one to appear would be this guy.

It was obvious; he was here for the Origin Crystal!

“Hand over the Origin Crystal, and I’ll spare your life.”

Zhang Guan stood among the Demon Species, looking coldly at Lin You.

As if he were watching an ant, his words held a sense of finality that allowed no refutation.

“Betraying your own realm, aren’t you afraid of punishment from above?” Lin You said in a deep voice.

Of course, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to believe in the nonsense of realm comradeship.

He said this only to buy time to find an escape route.

Yet after scanning around, he found himself surrounded by a vast array of Tier Nine Demon Species, blocking all paths of retreat.

Their number was more than three times his own!

Clearly, the opponent came well-prepared.

“Don’t bother looking, I’ve already surrounded everything here. You can’t escape, so obediently hand over the item.” Zhang Guan, evidently guessing Lin You’s intention, spoke indifferently.

He wasn’t in a rush to attack, because in his view, even if Lin You’s strength was stronger, it was at most Tier Eight.

Even if he upgraded all his species to Tier Nine, it wouldn’t make up for the numerical disparity between levels.

And indeed, that was the case.

Lin You, though confident against Tier Eight, was too powerless in the face of a Tier Nine Lord, even more so than when he encountered that dark-eyed youth.

This was a suppression by level, not something one could easily overcome.

“What? Not willing?”

Seeing him remain silent, Zhang Guan’s expression gradually turned colder, finally showing impatience.

Lin You saw this and suddenly became alert: “It’s not a matter of willingness, the Origin Crystal has already been used.”

“What did you say!?”

Zhang Guan’s voice suddenly rose a few decibels, eyes bursting with intense killing intent.

“Good, very good. Not speaking, huh? Then I’ll search your corpse, attack!”

Not giving Lin You a chance to think, a shout rang out, and those Tier Nine Demon Species roared and charged forward.

Among them, the majority.

Were a kind of Soul-Imprisoning Demon Species carrying chains and cages on their back.

The soul-binding curse from earlier was likely cast by these species.

However, Lin You had no means to disperse and lift the curse.

Seeing nearly a thousand demons closing in on him, he dared not hesitate and immediately commanded his species.

“Defensive formation, block them!”

As he shouted, without conserving strength, he directly summoned Cyan Rattan.

The colossal body appeared, instantly darkening the surroundings.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

A sound of tearing through the air echoed as giant vines surged straight out, swiftly targeting those Tier Nine demons.

Meanwhile, the Ancient Tree Legion spread out, forming a ring outside the Vine Forest of Cyan Rattan, engaging the remaining demons in battle.

“Futile resistance.”

Zhang Guan snorted coldly, waving his hand.

The next moment.

The cages on the backs of the Soul-Imprisoning Demons shone with black light simultaneously, and the tight valves suddenly opened, releasing a sky full of vengeful spirits.

In just a blink of an eye, Cyan Rattan’s vines and Ancient Tree Legion were entwined by the vengeful spirits, wilting one by one, their vitality continuously draining.

Even their attributes were reduced by nearly 10%.

It was evidently a racial talent of the Demon Type, the attack carrying a curse effect, suppressing enemy attributes.

This wasn’t over!

The ghost attack of the Soul-Imprisoning Demon also contained a curse effect, further reducing attributes by 10%, plunging his Plant Species’ attributes to freezing point!

He dared not hold back, hurriedly condensing the Power of Rule to unleash the Barbaric Roar.

A surge of red light rose again, restoring the plants’ attributes.

“Hmm?”

On the distant clearing, Zhang Guan furrowed his brows.

Due to the obstructing Vine Forest, he did not see Lin You’s action.

But he could clearly feel that not only did the Plant Species before him not suffer curse and lower attributes, but instead their momentum grew even stronger.

In a flash, they repelled his species.

Immediately following, two semicircular enormous light curtains lit up, enveloping all the plants within.

Those plants, which had been nearly drained of life, rapidly recovered.

Even those heavily damaged Ancient Trees, their injuries healed at a visibly observable speed, even the frantic attacks of vengeful spirits were ineffective!

“I suppose that’s something.”

Zhang Guan’s expression remained indifferent, his eyes brimming with even greater killing intent.

Lin You’s displayed prowess and potential already far surpassed any Tier Eight he had ever seen.

If he is allowed to leave alive, given time, he will definitely rise to Tier Nine.

Since this enmity has already been formed, he can only eliminate him completely.

“Do it.”

The cold voice escaped.

Beside him, many Lava Demons suddenly appeared, each rising into the sky, raining fire down and turning the Vine Forest inside and out into a sea of flames.

Lin You’s expression was heavy.

He hadn’t expected the opponent to bring Flame Type species.

After 30 seconds, Barbaric Roar and the two Large Protective Shields disappeared.

Flames instantly ignited on all the plants, fiercely scorching their bodies.

The summoned creatures and the Violet Garden, under this large-scale attack of attribute suppression, were utterly vulnerable and were all burned down in the blink of an eye.

The only solace was that his species had a high Constitution.

Along with the Shield added by the Sacred Artifact and Group Healing, they barely blocked this wave of attacks, only losing a few fragile species.

Once the flames weakened, they surged again, wildly fighting the Demon Army across the Vine Forest.

Amazingly, they managed to block the demons’ onslaught!

This outcome made Zhang Guan furrow his brow even more.

A Tier Eight Lord’s species, in a situation of attribute suppression, was able to withstand the attack from his triple number of species.

This person must not remain in this world.

Otherwise, the consequences would be endless!

However.

Just as he prepared to kill Lin You at all costs.

Three cold gleams suddenly appeared behind him without warning, flashing by.

Meanwhile, sparks exploded in the distance within the Vine Forest.

A fiery red stream shot out, instantly blocking his retreat.

“Pu!”

Blood splattered.

Zhang Guan staggered back a few steps, his armor shattered and fell to the ground.

He actually blocked the combined attack of the Big Cannon and Shadowless!

“Not dead?”

Lin You’s heart sank.

Although he had anticipated that a Tier Nine Lord wouldn’t be easy to kill, when this result occurred, he was still tremendously shocked.

Because only he knew.

The power of Big Cannon and Shadowless’s skills is terrifying, capable of instantly killing even Tier Eight Lord Demons, yet now it was easily blocked!

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to unleash the strongest attack under Barbaric Roar state.

But the opponent was too alert, always hiding among a few demons.

Plus, Cyan Gang’s Barbaric Roar was still recovering and couldn’t be used in a short period.

He seized this opportunity with great difficulty.

But unexpectedly, he still failed.

“You’ve angered me.”

Zhang Guan, realizing what had happened, had an icy glare at its peak.

He hadn’t expected Lin You to have such powerful attacks.

He knew.

The armor on him cost a great deal to obtain as Tier Nine Top-Grade Equipment, able to passively withstand 80% of damage once.

Yet even so.

He was severely injured, nearly pierced through.

Is this truly a strength Tier Eight Lords can possess?

No way!

This threat must be eliminated!

At this moment, Zhang Guan’s intent to kill Lin You rose to an unprecedented level.

His face darkened as he finally stopped holding back, retrieving a demon statue from his personal space, unleashing dazzling black glimmers.

Under the shine of the black glimmers, all Demon Species trembled, their bodies rapidly swelling, immediately expanding to seven or eight meters high, their momentum soaring as well.

“Boom!!”

A thunderous roar.

A Commanding Ancient Tree, engaging in battle, was directly blasted by a chain from a Soul-Imprisoning Demon upfront, turning into a pool of rotten wood, slumping on the ground.

An instant kill!

How is this possible!

Lin You was shaken to his core.

The defense of the Commanding Ancient Tree is the highest among all his species.

Additionally, it has the Natural Barrier Secret Treasure’s trigger effect reducing damage by 40% and immunity to all abnormal states.

Even so, it was instantly killed—how terrifying can this power be?

“Forcing me to bring out this rare artifact I have cherished for years, you should be proud, now, go, solve all of them for me!”

Zhang Guan did not give Lin You a chance to think.

With a loud shout, thousands of Demon Army flooded like a tide.

Under the powerful boost.

Lin You’s Plant Legion immediately began to retreat step by step, in the blink of an eye several more Ancient Natural Trees were killed, and the defense line started to crumble entirely.

Rare artifact!

It was a rare artifact!

To have such strong effect, it must be single-use.

However, despite this, Lin You still couldn’t change the situation of defeat.

He could only resort to the Power of Rule to activate the Life Curtain and Guardian Barrier, relying on Group Healing to resist arduously.

“It’s useless, you can’t stop me, obediently go to die!”

Zhang Guan shouted sharply, his face gradually twisted.

Inwardly, he also felt a slight relief.

Though it’s painful to waste a rare artifact, eliminating the massive potential threat means everything is worth it.

Thinking about this, his expression became more twisted, even carrying a hint of pride.

No matter how gifted you are, so what?

Ultimately, aren’t you dying by my hand?

Boom!

Another thunderous noise.

Another Commanding Ancient Tree fell, and Lin You’s front-line defense finally had a gap, allowing a surge of demons to rush in.

Lin You fixed his gaze.

It seems there’s only one way.