Chapter 90: Soul Controller

As that eerie figure appeared, the scene plunged into a dead silence.

Everyone was stunned.

What just happened?

That Devil King who had swept everything in his path and regarded all examinees as nothing was sent flying by a single blow from someone?

The masked man tilted his head and looked at Gandalf, who was slowly crawling up from the ground.

His hoarse voice carried an undisguised excitement.

"To be able to take a blow from me head-on and remain completely unscathed."

"To be honest, your strength truly exceeded my expectations."

"Hehehe… This makes me… too excited!"

Zhou Huai looked at the other party in silence, its brow furrowing slightly.

This man wearing a ghost-mask gave it an extremely dangerous feeling.

What did that sentence mean just now?

Are these people all his prey?

…

Inside the official National Examination livestream room.

Host Wei Zheng dropped his jaw and took a long time to recover his voice.

"I… what did I see?"

"I originally thought the Three Capitals coalition would be easily wiped out in a group by the Devil King."

"Unexpectedly, another expert burst out halfway!"

Female host Lin Xi's eyes also flashed with an unusual brilliance.

"This masked examinee looks so mysterious, I wonder which province he comes from."

"This year's National Examination really conceals dragons and crouching tigers; it's getting more and more interesting!"

The barrage area, which had been silent for a moment, completely exploded.

[Holy shit! Holy shit! There's another expert?!]

[A plot twist! A twist upon a twist! Is this year's National Examination shooting a movie? I would call it the best gratifying film of the year!]

[So satisfying! So extremely satisfying! If every year's National Examination is this exciting, I'll save it to watch as the Spring Festival Gala!]

[That masked brother is so handsome! Although I can't see his face, this mysterious villainous vibe—I'm in love!]

[Now there's a good show to watch! Devil King versus Devil King! Fight! Hurry up and fight!]

…

Meanwhile.

Imperial Capital, National Examination General Command Center.

Zhang Donglai looked at the figure wearing the ghost-mask on the light screen, his brows twisting into the shape of the character "川".

Something is wrong.

Having been through numerous battles, he could tell at a glance the eerie nature of this masked person.

"Go investigate!"

He commanded in a deep voice.

"Bring up all the information on this masked person for me immediately!"

An assistant wearing a civilian uniform tapped rapidly on the control console with his fingers.

A moment later, he raised his head with an anxious expression.

"General! It can't be found!"

"In all the provincial team examinee data, there is no information whatsoever about this masked person!"

"He's just like… popping out of thin air!"

Zhang Donglai's expression changed instantly.

…

On Triple Island.

Chen Feng, clad in silver armor, saw Gandalf deflated and thought another strong reinforcement had arrived.

He immediately shouted loudly: "Brother! Let's join forces! Let's get rid of this Devil King first!"

Hearing this, the masked man slowly turned around and looked at him.

He didn't speak, only letting out a low chuckle of "hehehe" from his throat.

That laughter made Chen Feng's heart inexplicably bristle with fear.

What's the situation with this guy?

Liu Jie on the side also sensed something was wrong and lowered her voice to remind them.

"Be careful, I feel that this person is not quite right."

The next second, the masked man moved.

A black afterimage instantly closed the distance.

The target was not Gandalf, but Chen Feng, who had just spoken!

Chen Feng's pupils suddenly constricted, every hair on his body standing on end, and he subconsciously raised his spear to parry.

"Clang!"

The long spear collided with a palm wreathed in black Qi, producing a crisp sound of metal clashing.

Chen Feng only felt a huge force transmitting from the spear shaft, his tiger's mouth in excruciating pain, and his entire body uncontrollably retreating several steps.

Before he could even steady himself, that ghostly figure pressed up close again.

The masked man's movement technique was ethereal and eerie, like a cat toying with a mouse.

He circled around Chen Feng, not rushing to attack, but just sizing him up with great interest using those eyes hidden behind the mask.

Shocked and angry, Chen Feng danced his long spear so fast it was airtight, attempting to force the other party back.

Yet every single one of his attacks was easily dodged by the opponent from an unbelievable angle.

"Too slow."

The hoarse voice rang in his ear.

The masked man's figure appeared by Chen Feng's side as if teleporting.

A hand pressed lightly onto his chest.

Chen Feng's body suddenly stiffened.

The look of shock and anger on his face slowly faded, turning sluggish and hollow.

A moment later, an incomparably eerie smile bloomed at the corners of his mouth.

The masked man nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad."

"Finally found an S-rank one."

"Chen Feng! What's wrong with you?"

The other team members in the Imperial Capital team sensed something was wrong and hurriedly spoke up to ask.

Chen Feng slowly turned around.

His smile appeared exceptionally eerie under the sunlight.

"I'm fine…"

"I'm very good, better than ever before!"

As soon as his voice fell, the long spear in his hand shook violently, reversing the spearhead.

It actually thrust fiercely towards the Imperial Capital team members behind him!

"Chen Feng! What are you trying to do?!"

"Take a good look! It's us!"

That team member exclaimed, raising their weapon in a fluster to parry.

Chen Feng only chuckled away, his offensive becoming increasingly fierce, every spear strike lethal!

"Something's wrong! This Chen Feng seems to have gone crazy!"

Seeing this, little fatty Guo De cried out involuntarily.

Liu Jie's expression turned incomparably ugly.

Quickly realizing that the problem lay with that masked person!

She raised her staff and pointed it at the masked man.

"Frost Bind!"

Countless frost vines burst out of the ground, like flexible ice snakes, instantly wrapping around the masked man's legs.

However, the masked man just gave a slight shake.

"Crack!"

Those tough vines shattered at the sound, turning into crystal shards all over the sky.

Liu Jie's heart tightened, wanting to pull back the distance.

"Want to run?"

The hoarse voice was like a spell.

The black figure had silently appeared before her.

A cold hand rested on her shoulder.

Liu Jie's body froze.

A moment later, her cold and peerlessly beautiful face also wore that identical eerie smile.

She turned around, raised her staff, and aimed it at the Sichuan Capital team.

"It's your turn."

"Boom!"

A huge frost giant bear roared and charged towards the Sichuan Capital position.

This sudden scene made all the surviving examinees present feel a bone-piercing chill.

What kind of monster is this masked person anyway?

"The two of us today will give everyone…"

Seeing this, Guo De could no longer care about anything else, tried his utmost, stretched out his hand towards the masked man, and shouted high.

However, before he could finish his words, an indescribable sense of suffocation instantly choked his throat.

The mana inside his body poured out frantically like floodwaters with opened gates, hitting rock bottom instantly.

Guo De's expression turned as pale as paper, falling heavily onto the ground, gasping for breath heavily.

Terror crawled all over his face.

This guy… this guy is simply even more terrifying than that Devil King!

His own skills couldn't even be fully cast in front of him!

…

National Examination General Command Center.

Aside from Zhang Donglai, three other military generals gathered here.

They looked at the masked man's eerie methods on the light screen, and everyone's expressions turned incomparably solemn.

One of the one-eyed old men stared fixedly at the screen, his voice dry.

"This kind of ability… this kind of aura…"

"There's no mistake."

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Donglai.

"If I guess correctly, this guy is a person from the Dawnbreaker Guild."

"S-rank class Soul Controller, Zuo Daolin!"