Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

"What's that?"

The guard standing at the entrance of the camp saw three figures approaching slowly in the distance. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully.

"Is that Brother Little Sky?"

"It's Brother Little Sky and Brother Wen Yu," the other guard affirmed, having caught sight of Wen Yu and his companions.

"You stay here and watch," the affirming guard then said to his companion. "I'll go inform Brother Tiger and Brother Fei."

One guard hurried towards the center of the camp.

The other guard watched the slow-approaching trio, cold sweat slowly seeping from his forehead.

Weren't they supposed to be dead? This is going to be trouble.

...

"They're back, they're back!" Sun Aotian started yelling loudly as he approached the camp entrance.

The pressure from the treasure land trial and Wen Yu's attitude had greatly affected him.

"Brother Wen Yu, Brother Little Sky, you're back."

The remaining camp guard looked at Sun Aotian with a smile. However, an undeniable trace of awkwardness in his expression caused Wen Yu to furrow his brows.

Something's wrong.

This was Wen Yu's first reaction.

"Where's Brother Fei?" Wen Yu took a step forward, his stern gaze making the guard before him break out in a cold sweat.

"Brother Fei will be out soon."

"Well, we don't need Brother Fei to greet us. Brother Wen Yu, let's get inside, take a shower, and get something to eat first," Sun Aotian said, eager to enter the camp.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute..." The guard promptly stopped Sun Aotian.

Sun Aotian looked at the guard in surprise, then slapped him on the forehead.

"Are you fucking blind? It's me! You dare to stop *me*?!"

Despite his subservient demeanor in front of Wen Yu, Sun Aotian would not tolerate disrespect from these lower-level professionists.

The title of "Brother Little Sky" wasn't for show!

The guard's head was buzzing from Sun Aotian's slap, yet he did not back down, standing his ground.

However, his eyes held more mockery than fear.

"Brother Little Sky," the guard said earnestly, rubbing his swelling forehead. "During the ten or so days you were gone, there have been some changes in the camp."

As he spoke, the guard's tone grew rigid. "I'm addressing you as Brother Little Sky out of respect for our past ties. And I'm just doing my job. Why not let this slide so everyone can save face? What do you think?"

Upon hearing the guard's words, both Wen Yu and Sun Ruixing frowned.

This guard is pretty confident!

Sun Aotian also noticed the guard's tone, but his pride had just been wounded by him.

It was important to remember that Sun Aotian used to be the undisputed second-in-command in the camp.

His right hand shot out with lightning speed, and Sun Aotian grabbed the guard's neck.

Sun Aotian, with his physical strength score of nearly thirty points, was far stronger than the guard, whose score was barely over ten.

"What kind of creature are you to dare ask *me* for face?" Sun Aotian sneered, his right hand held high, his gaze cold. The murderous intent in his eyes intensified.

In front of Wen Yu, Sun Aotian was undoubtedly the weaker one, but facing this merely Level 2 guard, he was an absolute powerhouse.

Why should a powerful expert give face to someone weaker?

Sun Aotian's grip tightened. The guard's face visibly turned purple, and he clawed at Sun Aotian's hand, desperately trying to relieve the pressure on his neck.

Unfortunately, it was to no avail.

"TSK, TSK, Little Sky, why still so hot-tempered?" A familiar voice echoed from nearby.

It was Zang Pengfei!

...

"Brother Fei, how have your dogs become so stupid in the mere few days I've been gone?" Sun Aotian didn't even glance at Zang Pengfei. He immediately tightened his grip on the guard, whose eyes rolled back as he neared his last breath.

"Enough!" shouted a burly man standing next to Zang Pengfei.

The burly man made a quick motion with his hands.

A transparent wind blade shot swiftly towards Sun Aotian!

The whistling sound of the wind blade made Sun Aotian's eyes narrow.

This attack isn't weak! At least, from Sun Aotian's perspective, its power is considerable!

Sun Aotian immediately released his right hand and launched a Ripple Punch at the wind blade!

As the Ripple Punch collided with the wind blade, the wind blade exploded directly. The remaining power of the Ripple Punch then lunged towards the burly man beside Zang Pengfei.

The burly man's eyes narrowed as he saw the Ripple Punch about to hit his forehead.

Right at that moment, a rough, large hand appeared before the burly man's head, blocking the attack.

The Ripple Punch collided with the large hand, causing a loud explosion!

After the sound of the explosion faded, a rather frail-looking figure appeared before the burly man.

"Brother Hu." The burly man bowed respectfully, not caring about the wounds ripped open on his forehead by the impact's aftershock. He then took a stance behind Brother Hu.

"Brother Hu, you're here!" The one saying this was, surprisingly, Zang Pengfei!

Zang Pengfei respectfully bowed to the middle-aged man, then stepped back a few paces to stand behind him.

Zang Pengfei's attitude explained everything.

Only then did Wen Yu's group begin to observe the middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared.

He looked to be around forty years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with dark skin and plain clothes. There was nothing remarkable about his appearance. He looked just like any middle-aged uncle you might share a bus with during peacetime.

However, the power he had just displayed was definitely not to be underestimated.

His physical attributes are probably around 50 points. I'm unsure if he's Peak Level 2 or Early Stage Level 3. Sun Aotian is no match for him.

Within moments, Wen Yu had roughly assessed the man's strength.

"You must be Sun Aotian?" an indifferent voice came from Brother Hu.

Sun Aotian nodded gravely. The pressure from the man before him was immense.

Brother Hu slowly approached, then carefully sized up Sun Aotian.

Then, he kicked out!

Sun Aotian, however, didn't move.

Brother Hu's target wasn't Sun Aotian; it was the guard lying unconscious on the ground!

Like a watermelon, the guard's head was shattered by Brother Hu's kick. Red and white matter splattered everywhere!

"You damn mutt, blind to your own status! You deserved to die!" Brother Hu spat at the headless corpse on the ground, then turned back to scrutinize Sun Aotian and Wen Yu once more.

"And this must be Brother Wen Yu, I presume?" Brother Hu's expression changed completely as he addressed Wen Yu with a broad smile.

"Yes." Wen Yu nodded.

"I've long heard of Brother Wen Yu and young Brother Aotian's great names. Welcome back from the treasure land."

Welcoming them as if they were long-lost family returning home, Brother Hu's smile showed no trace of the cruelty and violence from moments before.

With open arms, Brother Hu gave Sun Aotian a warm hug.

"Welcome home!"