Chapter 149: S-Rank

An almost deafening roar of air being torn apart surged everywhere, instantly dyeing the entire space a hellish crimson.

"What are you running for? Just a peak A-class bastard, and with so many S-class among us, what the hell are we afraid of!"

Despite Mu You’s overwhelming and ferocious offensive, several mid-to-high-level S-class death row inmates still showed no fear; a lifetime of licking blood from the blade had long made them indifferent to life and death.

Yet, the next moment, they regretted it.

That peak A-class death row inmate plunged alone into the boundless sea of fire, emerging with the momentum of a mountain!

Seeing that only a few familiar faces remained among the gathered inmates of Building A—and that they were all heavily wounded—Mu You’s surging fury nearly shattered his reason.

Without these companions, he would not have survived until today.

Therefore, when Mu You gazed upon the scurrying scumbags of death row, his eyes burned with a fierce, ink-blooded, and murderous pitch-black glare!

Unforgivable!!

"Scorching Heavens Falling Fire! Mystic Thunder Ghost Cry!"

The overwhelming Annihilation Red Lotus Blasting Magma churned and surged toward the sky. Amidst the shifting clouds and flames, thunder raged, and a desolate, annihilating determination swept across the firmament, executing all creation.

"Fire Phoenix Appears! Thunder Dragon Rises!"

Mu You’s wings erupted with peerless radiance. A fire phoenix and a thunder dragon materialized on his left and right, their overwhelming shockwaves instantly shaking the wilderness. Their phoenix and dragon eyes flashed with chilling, doubled bloodlust!

"Go!"

*Screech!*

*Roar!*

Flames scorched bones, and thunder cracked. The blazing phoenix and thunder dragon raised their heads in long cries, surging upward from the ground with immense momentum. They swallowed the death row inmates whole into their bellies, transforming them into wisps of pure soul power that sank into Mu You's body.

"Ah..."

The sensation of such formidable power felt truly wonderful. As Mu You felt the roiling sea of souls within his body beginning to breach the S-class barrier, he trembled all over with mounting excitement.

They are all mine!!

Mu You looked toward the five remaining high-level S-class inmates, a dark, deathly halo of all living beings faintly flashing in the depths of his pupils.

"Gulp."

Taking down a dozen low and middle-tier S-class death row inmates in mere minutes—most of whom lacked attack or defense attributes, yet were genuine S-classes nonetheless—they had been slain without even managing to unleash their Holy Words!

In truth, Mu You shared this exact sentiment. The gap in physical fitness between A-class and S-class was negligible, but their mastery over Spiritual Words was as vast as heaven and earth, a difference between streams and rivers. Once they found an opening to utilize the power of Holy Words, no matter how terrifying his talent was, he would be killed in seconds!

Five-colored magnificent radiances shot in all directions, growing increasingly fierce!

Taking advantage of Mu You's moment of recovering his strength, the five high-level S-class inmates hurriedly cast their Spiritual Words. Mu You's previous display had completely cured them of any lingering contempt, and at this moment, they unleashed their full firepower!

This kid cannot be left alive!

He must be annihilated!

Though he had gained a surging torrent of soul power, the loss of blood could not be made up for. Mu You clenched his fists as he looked down at the five figures below, preparing to unleash another fatal strike.

"Mu You, catch this!"

At that very moment, Xuan Yao, An Ruoxiang, and An Ruohuan cried out tenderly, sending a tri-colored ancient exotic flower hurtling through the air in a brilliant arc toward Mu You.

Threefold Holy Words, descend!

"What, fused Holy Words!"

"We're finished!"

"We should have risked severe injuries to slaughter them earlier! It’s over now!!"

The expressions of the five S-class inmates turned completely dark.

It was actually fused Holy Words, and a grand fusion of three Holy Words at that!

What an astonishing level of tacit understanding it must take among three people! When casting their Spiritual Words, their minds had to be so remarkably aligned for a fusion to occur!

These three women actually cared for a single man to such an extent!

No wonder he was so strong!

"Oh, what's this? Things are looking dire already? Then how about this..."

Mu You raised his hands, a glowing blade and halibard leaping into his grasp respectively. A resolute intent of destruction gleamed sharply from them.

To be honest, Mu You still felt somewhat disappointed inwardly. The previous spectacle was still not enough to stir true ripples within his heart—there was only anger, but it fell short of frenzy, leaving him completely untouched by the sensation of wielding Holy Words.

With this thought, Mu You stared down at the figures below, his eyes filled with endless cold light.

Then let you all be the ones to force it out of me!

"Aid me!"

Roared one of the high-level S-class inmates, whose skin was terrifyingly pale. Four snow-white fox tails fanned out behind him, every hair bristling, and a mighty surge of qi radiated outward with him at the center.

The four-colored Holy Words took tangible form and were hurled by the four inmates toward the tips of the fox tails, fusing with them. Instantly, the silvery-white fox fur shimmered with a four-colored crystalline radiance.

"Brat, go to hell!!"

The four fox tails slammed toward Mu You without distinction. Meanwhile, showing no fear whatsoever, Mu You drove the Blazing Phoenix Heaven-Mixing Slash and the Thunder Dragon Sky-Halberd straight toward the main body of the high-level S-class inmate!

"What!" The pale-faced inmate was shocked. "Are you out of your mind? Protect me!"

Mu You did not reply, a grim, chilling sneer plastered across his face. Time was pressing and he had no time to unleash a grand technique; the remaining four inmates had no choice but to throw themselves in front of the pale-faced inmate, their Spiritual Word barriers surging violently.

Two of the fox tails smashed into Mu You's wings, while the other two slammed into his chest and lower abdomen, piercing straight through him!

A flicker of joy crossed the hearts of the five S-class inmates, and their fear toward the incoming attack gradually faded.

*Boom~~~~~~~*

Following the explosion, absolute silence descended.

Four high-level S-class souls rose from the destructive waves of light, still bearing expressions of boundless shock as they were drawn into Mu You’s body.

Four entire high-level S-class souls! Just how many resources would Death Row Paradise have to pour in to nurture a single high-level S-class, and yet four of them had died all at once!

The moment the souls merged into Mu You's body, he felt the barrier deep within his soul shatter violently...

S-class!

"Hiss... It feels so amazing, and... hurts so much too..."

Mu You grabbed the fox tails piercing his body, shattering them with a violent wrench. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he slowly opened his eyes.

Within his pupils, besides blood-ink and pitch-black, there was no other color left.