Chapter 69: Beast Soul Warrior

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  Xia Ya was filled with regret for choosing to go in this direction, and as he saw the Odin people starting to form a line, he immediately retreated carefully, using his agile body to climb silently and stealthily up the tree trunks. His movements were like those of a nimble mountain cat, crouching low and bowing its head, moving from one tree to another. This process was extremely slow, with each movement as light as possible, until he had climbed more than ten large trees deep into the forest, far away from the Odin army. Only then did Xia Ya dare to make slightly larger movements, quickening his pace as he headed deeper into the woods.

  But soon, in the depths of the forest, a small team of icefield hunters appeared, and Xia Ya's heart was instantly lifted to her throat.

  These guys are sharp enough to pose a threat to Shia's hideout!

  He immediately stopped in his tracks, on a forked branch of a large tree...

  Piercing eyes through the dense foliage, Xia Ya vaguely saw a team of robust Odin warriors walking over. These Odin warriors were taller and more majestic than those she had encountered before. Each one looked very lean, wearing animal hides and holding short axes in their hands. They stood there quietly, forming a circle, with cold expressions on their faces and a hint of ferocity hidden in their eyes.

  The most critical thing is that more and more Odin people are gathering below, in addition to the Ice Hunter, there are more than a dozen Odin people wearing strange beast skins, these guys do not wear weapons, but their bodies are adorned with various strange beast bones. , one of the old Odin people, thin and tall, with messy hair all over his head, wearing a large animal skin robe, and under the robe is actually naked, this Odin person seems to be the highest in status among all the Odin people, other Odin people keep a considerable distance from him, keeping a respectful posture.

  On the ground, a fire was soon lit, and the thin Odinian man grabbed a handful of unknown powder from his leather pouch and threw it into the fire. The flames immediately turned into a strange green color, burning fiercely.

  This guy sprinkled powder and began to chant strange tones, because Shaya didn't understand the Odin language, so he couldn't hear what the other person was saying. However, with this Odin's chanting, all the Odin people around him knelt down and prostrated themselves around that green fire heap...

  A strange feeling was born from Xia Ya's heart.

  This Odin person... could he be a magician?

  Ah, no, I heard that in Odin's place, they don't call them magicians, but rather... shrine maidens?

  The Odin warriors behind him quickly brought over two beasts, a live wolf and even a live gray bear!!

  These livestock were originally tied up and thrown beside the bonfire, still wailing and roaring, baring their teeth. But as Odin walked past, his thin face hung with a strange smile, he first stretched out his hand to stroke that wolf's head, and that wolf suddenly seemed to be frightened to the extreme, not even daring to struggle, shrinking its head and pitifully howling...

  The priest's face wore a wretched smile as he gently placed his hand on the wolf's head, his fingers pressing down like withered tree branches. As he chanted in an increasingly eerie tone, the wolf's cries gradually subsided.

  As soon as that finger pinched... Xia Ya's eyes widened in shock, and she saw a strange scene...

  On top of the wolf's head, a transparent light was gently "pulled" out from above the wolf's head by the priest!!

  That faint glow was very weak. As the glow was "extracted" from the wolf's body, the wolf suddenly stopped moving and stiffened.

  Suddenly recalling that dragon-slaying experience, Xia Ya's heart thumped wildly!

  It's...the soul!!

  This priest actually pulled out the wolf's soul from its body with a single move!!

  Zi Si's face was solemn, and he held that ball of light in his hand before gently tossing it into the green flames...

  A loud boom, a burst of green light, and amidst the flames, a pained howl seemed to echo through!

  He used his fingers to pull out a green flame from the spark, which turned into dozens of green light spots in his hand. With a slight flick of his fingers, the dozens of light spots shot towards the surrounding Odin warriors holding hatchets!

  Those rays of light landed on the chest or head of the Odin warriors, and the green rays instantly penetrated into their bodies. Then each warrior threw back his head and let out a pained howl!

  These Odin warriors had painful expressions on their faces, with muscles constantly twisting and contorting, baring their teeth, some even shedding tears and snot, as if they were in extreme agony. Then, some of them struggled to get up, their bodies stiffly twitching like wooden puppets. Suddenly, one by one, they violently tore off their own skin cloaks, revealing their bare chests, where you could see their muscles rapidly swelling with the naked eye. The surface skin quickly burst and split open, but new skin quickly healed the wounds. Thick black fur grew out of their skin, even on their faces... it was as if...

  Half-wolf half-human monster?

  Originally, everyone's eyes were cold and unfeeling, but they all turned into eerie green! It was as if there were two green flames flickering in their eyes!! If the previous gaze was cold, at least it was still a human emotion, but after turning into two green flames, it seemed to have lost even a hint of humanity.

  (Burning the beast's soul and infusing it into a human body... Could it be...)

  Xia Ya's face changed drastically.

  Could it be the legendary "Beast Soul Warrior"?! He seemed to have heard some mercenaries in a tavern in Wildfire Town bragging about their experiences after getting drunk, and someone mentioned that in the Odin Empire, there existed a kind of warrior with extremely strong combat power called the "Beast Soul Warrior". This legendary Beast Soul Warrior was said to be as ferocious as a wild beast during battles, with boundless strength, no fear, no pain, and extremely powerful combat abilities, as if they had the power of a wild beast's soul attached to their body.

  These turned into half-wolf warriors howling, the tall and thin Odin priest had already walked to the front of another gray bear, the bear was growling with its teeth bared, but when the priest approached, the roar gradually turned into a mournful cry, as if it also sensed danger and despair.

  That priest seemed to have a smile on his face, but that smile was very strange, without any joy, but with a hint of cruel light. One hand pressed on the bear's head, just like the previous action, following the chanting in his mouth, his fingertips made a slight withdrawal motion. Soon, a green soul light was stripped from the bear's head like peeling silk!

  It was clear that the bear's soul light capacity was much stronger than the wolf, a ball of light was thrown into the green flame, and the fire suddenly became much more vigorous.

  He seemed to be getting tired, his forehead was covered in sweat, his face turned pale, the tone of his chanting became lower, and his breathing became more rapid. Then he stretched out his hand, his dry, claw-like hand reached into the flames, and with a light wave, the green glow was separated. The power of the ritual seemed to be unable to withstand the consumption, his palm should not have been burned by the flame, but suddenly puffed out a hiss of smoke, and his palm was scorched in an instant.

  This sacrificial bird furrowed its brow, seemingly feeling no pain, but only a bit tense, quickly grasped a green fireball in the palm of its hand, and then its paws, which had been burned to charcoal blackness, quickly snapped several times.

  Behind him, a row of the tallest and most majestic Odin warriors emerged. These Odin warriors were all excited, as if they were full of anticipation for what was about to happen. This team of Odin warriors was the tallest among all the Odin people that Xia could see, each one at least two heads taller than Xia himself, and they were all wearing heavy iron armor and holding long steel axes.

  The fiery glow of the bear's soul shot onto these guys, and soon a loud, thick roar came, more than ten Odin warriors looked up at the sky and roared loudly, punching their chests hard, their muscles swelling rapidly, some even grew several inches taller in an instant. The expansion of their bodies caused their iron armor to be deformed, making a creaking sound. These guys seemed to feel no pain, only roaring like beasts, but finally felt the restraint of the armor on their bodies, and some simply stretched out their hands that had turned into giant claws and tore them off.

  The originally thick iron armor was as fragile as paper under their hands, and it shattered with just a slight pull!

  Xia Ya on the tree looked at him with her heart racing...

  What a strong force! At least Xia Ya himself was very clear, although he also excelled in strength, but to think that he could tear the iron armor with his bare hands, it's probably something he couldn't do either! At least these Odin monsters, their fingers could easily pierce and tear the iron armor... his own fingers weren't that hard!

  Even if it's been strengthened with dragon blood, I'm afraid it can't be done.

  Today, hard as iron! The hands of these Odin monsters are truly hard as iron!

  Look at the muscles of these guys, their arms are swollen to be thicker than their thighs! The exposed parts were covered with black long hair, and some even grew sharp canine fangs in their mouths - are these guys still human?!

  Xia Ya's heart was racing wildly, he was very clear that he had accidentally stumbled upon Odin's ritual to create the Beast Soul Berserkers, and below him were all these terrifying half-human half-beast monsters with the terrifying combat power that could tear through iron armor with their bare hands... if he was discovered, it would be a fatal outcome.

  It's all over!!

  Even if you are extremely bold and daring, in such a situation, it's hard to avoid having your heart racing with fear, and feeling a chill run down the back of your head.

  He subconsciously held his breath, carefully staying still in the tree fork, not daring to move a single inch.

  Just at this moment, the continuation of the ceremony below made Xia Ya's face change suddenly!!

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  It was clear that the ritual had not yet ended, as dozens of beast soul warriors who had just gone berserk were prostrating themselves on the ground in front of the priest, growling and howling softly. The priest had consecutively refined two beast souls and seemed to be extremely exhausted. A man from Odin wearing a similar leather robe, seemingly an assistant to the priest, walked over and said something with concern. The emaciated priest closed his eyes, wiped away sweat, shook his head, then opened his eyes and spoke firmly.

  Soon, several more guys were tied up from the woods again. This time, when Xia Ya on the tree saw it, her eyes turned red instantly!

  This time it's not a beast, but a human!!

  Several wounded Byzantine cavalrymen were carried up, and judging from the fresh bloodstains on their bodies, they had obviously been captured not long ago. What shocked Xia more was that there were people he knew among them!

  The first one to be tied up was a burly man, almost as tall as Odin, with a physique that was rare among the Byzantines. His robe had been slashed in several places and blood was still flowing from his wounds. As he was carried away, he stuck out his neck and cursed loudly.

  Xia Ya immediately recognized that this was Sharuba, a fellow soldier of the Imperial Guard and a former first-rate strongman. They had wrestled together in the barracks, and apart from Kevin and the cunning Kato, this rough man was one of the few people who got along with Xia Ya. But how did he end up being captured here, when they were supposed to be on a rescue mission to save Butler with Kevin and others?

  Did Kevin and his team lose?

  Xia Ya felt a little anxious in her heart.

  Sharba cursed loudly, although he knew that most of these Odin people couldn't understand him, but the man still didn't stop cursing.

  And as for the second one, Xia Ya knew him even better!

  It's Kato!! That cunning Kato!! The one who sneaked a bottle of liquor into the barracks on his first day in the army!!

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  Only one update today, taking a short break to relax, hehe. Tonight is Christmas and I'm gathering with friends... actually, whether it's Christmas or not doesn't really matter to us Chinese people, it's just an excuse for everyone to get together and have some fun... hehe.

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