Chapter 31 Obtaining the Soul Ring
Chen Yao glanced at Liu Erlong again with a venomous look in his eye, then said,
"However, letting her go like this would damage the prestige of my Spirit Hall. In my humble opinion, it would be better to disperse her excess soul power.
This girl has been wandering since childhood and has never undergone systematic soul power cultivation; her soul power is extremely weak. This action by the Holy Maiden will also help her consolidate her foundation.
Perhaps when Yu Luomian finds out, she won't hold a grudge against the Holy Maiden; she might even come to thank her!"
Chen Yao's words seemed reasonable, but the malicious intent they contained made Liu Erlong and the others change their expressions.
What weak soul power, consolidating foundation—that was utter nonsense. If we're talking about weak soul power, Chen Yao, whose soul power had been drained by wine and women, was the one who should be blamed!
He simply didn't want to let Liu Erlong go so easily!
But even so, it was infinitely better than being killed on the spot by Bibi Dong!
Thinking it over, Liu Erlong's anger softened slightly. She slowly closed her eyes, awaiting her punishment.
Bibi Dong glanced at Chen Yao in surprise, wondering why he had suddenly become so magnanimous.
He was actually going to let Liu Erlong go.
But then she realized something. This beast Chen Yao was afraid of Yu Luomian coming after him later. He was scared!
It really suited his cowardly nature. For his own life, he could even temporarily set aside such a deadly grudge.
Bibi Dong nodded thoughtfully and said
, "You're right. So be it."
After speaking, Bibi Dong's expression turned cold and emotionless. A purple light shimmered in her eyes, and with a gust of wind, a surge of soul power swept out.
"Thud!"
The next moment, Liu Erlong's body flew backward, crashing into a thick ancient tree before finally coming to a stop.
She curled up on the ground, her face contorted in agony, coughing up blood that stained the damp soil red.
Yu Xiaogang, seeing this, felt a pang of heartache, but hesitated for a moment, mindful of Bibi Dong's presence, before stepping forward to help her.
"Cough cough!"
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Erlong, who had been struggling in pain on the ground, finally recovered, coughing and trembling as she got up.
Her face was extremely pale, and her soul power was weak and feeble, reduced to only level 20, exactly the same as Chen Yao's.
The two purple soul rings behind her had also dimmed, rendered unusable until her soul power recovered.
Liu Erlong felt her soul power, painstakingly cultivated over the years with unwavering dedication, vanish in an instant, losing six or seven tenths of it. Overwhelmed with anguish,
she dared not show it. Only by living could she find hope; death would truly end it all.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Erlong glanced at Yu Xiaogang, then quickly looked away, placing her face on Chen Yao. She gazed at him intently for a moment before bowing and clasping her hands in a fist salute to Bibi Dong.
"Thank you for your guidance today, Holy Maiden. If there is nothing else, Erlong will take her leave."
Without waiting for Bibi Dong's response, Liu Erlong turned and, dragging her heavily injured body, slowly departed.
"Phew..."
Watching Liu Erlong leave, Chen Yao let out a long sigh. Although Liu Erlong was in a terrible state, he still felt a deep sense of unease, unable to bury her completely, a lingering regret in his heart.
But this was already the best he could do, so Chen Yao stopped thinking about it. He glanced at the dejected Yu Xiaogang, then turned to Bibi Dong and said,
"The matter the Holy Maiden asked me to investigate has yielded some results. Would you like to hear my report now?"
Bibi Dong immediately knew that Chen Yao wanted to speak with her privately, so she nodded.
"Alright, let's talk inside my tent."
The two then left the heartbroken Yu Xiaogang behind and headed into the tent.
Once inside, Chen Yao finally collapsed, sprawling on the soft blanket, coughing up a mouthful of bright red blood that stained the blanket.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Chen Yao looked at Bibi Dong.
"Healing medicine."
Bibi Dong nodded slightly, taking out an irregularly shaped, pill-like object and handing it to Chen Yao.
This was a healing medicine refined by the Spirit Hall's healing spirit masters. Although it couldn't compare to a spirit master's personal intervention, it was an essential item for emergencies in the wild.
Without hesitation, Chen Yao swallowed the pill in one gulp.
Instantly, his bloodless face recovered at a visible speed.
"Hoo."
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Chen Yao then said to Bibi Dong,
"My injuries are too severe, so I'll stay here to recuperate. Next, you and Yu Xiaogang can go find spirit rings."
This camp bore traces of Bibi Dong's spirit power. In the outer reaches of the Star Dou Forest, where even thousand-year-old spirit beasts rarely ventured, no spirit beast dared approach. Chen Yao wasn't worried about encountering any danger.
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong immediately understood Chen Yao's meaning. She sighed inwardly, nodded coldly, and turned to leave.
Outside, Bibi Dong approached Yu Xiaogang.
"Xiaogang, Chen Yao's injuries are too severe to hunt for spirit rings. He'll stay at the camp to recuperate. I'll take you to get a spirit ring first."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yu Xiaogang, who had been lost in thought, immediately snapped back to reality, his face lighting up with surprise.
"Really? Dong'er, you're willing to take me hunting for spirit rings?"
Bibi Dong looked at Yu Xiaogang's smile, feeling a pang of guilt, but still managed a forced smile.
"Of course, it's just a spirit ring, what's the big deal?"
"In that case, let's get going. The spirit beasts I need live quite a distance from here!"
Yu Xiaogang's lips curled into an uncontrollable smile, his voice filled with excitement.
Bibi Dong nodded, and the two of them walked together out of the camp.
...
As night fell, a commotion came from outside the camp. Chen Yao slowly opened his eyes and saw the tent flap being opened.
Then, Bibi Dong walked in from outside.
She carried a nearly dead, jet-black soul beast with ferocious horns in one hand, and the unconscious Yu Xiaogang in the other.
"So fast?"
Chen Yao's eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected Bibi Dong and her team to be so efficient, finding it in just one day.
Chen Yao had thought he would have to wait a while.
"We were lucky; we just happened to encounter this soul beast out foraging,"
Bibi Dong explained, then placed the nearly dead soul beast and Yu Xiaogang on the ground.
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