Even if a soul bone is rare and precious, Hao Te admitsbthat for a moment, he was indeed greedy and wanted to possess it.
Absorbing it would surely boost his strength by leaps and bounds.
The allure of a soul bone is that deadly.
But he has his bottom line.
As a human being, a soul master, Hao Te would never do anything like bullying the weak or murdering and robbing!
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple—five soul rings rose from beneath his feet, and the Snow Soul Demon Bear martial soul re-entered his body!
A powerful chill spread out from him, causing those greedy guys to instinctively take a half-step back.
"What are you afraid of! He contributed the most to killing this Mirror Shadow Beast; his soul power must have been depleted long ago!"
The black-faced man's roar injected a powerful dose of confidence into everyone.
Greed once again overwhelmed fear.
Hao Te's expression tightened; what the other party said was true. As a Soul King, he would normally be able to easily defeat these five people, even if they joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for him. But now, his soul power was greatly depleted, and he feared he wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand against their encirclement.
Just as Haote was racking his brains, thinking of a countermeasure, a surge of soul power suddenly came from behind him. Dongfang Jing's indifferent voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out clearly: "You three cripples and two seriously injured, do you even deserve it?"
He slowly rose,two deep purple soul rings slowly rotating beneath his feet, countless shattered mirrors swirling around him like stars.
"Little Mirror? You...you succeeded?!" Haote was both surprised and delighted; the shock this boy brought him was stronger each time. The boy bent down and picked up a shattered piece of the mask from the ground. He glanced at it and then casually tossed it aside, his tone tinged with gratitude: "Yes, Brother Haote, please hold off those two Soul Venerables for now."
"Alright! Be careful!"
Before Haote finished speaking, Dongfang Jing's figure had already darted out like a ghost, rushing straight towards the three injured Great Soul Masters!
On the outside of his arm, shattered mirror fragments rapidly reassembled and extended, condensing into a gleaming, transparent mirror blade.
His eyes flashed with murderous intent! "First Soul Skill, Sharpening."
The first soul ring beneath his feet lit up. Soul power instantly surged into his legs and arm blade,his speed increasing dramatically, leaving afterimages in his wake!
Two sharp purple flashes streaked across the sky like lightning.
The remaining Great Soul Master couldn't even see what happened.
He only saw his companions on either side collapse to the ground in the exact same position.
Deep gashes ripped open on their necks, scalding blood gushing out, staining the snow a large, glaring crimson.
Before he could even scream in horror,the "two" Dongfang Jings that seemed to appear simultaneously before him suddenly switched places.
In that instant of overlapping figures,the attacks of the two mirror blades converged precisely on a single point!
"Thud—"
The muffled sound of a blade slicing through flesh rang out.
The last Great Soul Master's head instantly separated from his body, rolling to the ground like easily cut tofu.
The headless torso stood upright for a moment before crashing to the ground,blood gushing out like a fountain.
The stench of blood instantly filled the cold forest.
"Hoo,"the silver-haired youth exhaled a breath of stale air,shattered mirror light swirling around him, yet not a single drop of blood splattered on him.
Without pausing, he turned and charged towards the two Soul Masters confronting Hao Te not far away.
Hao Te, who had been completely focused on dealing with the two, hadn't heard any movement from Dongfang Jing's side.
Now, seeing this,he and the other two Soul Masters involuntarily turned their heads to look they witnessed the terrifying scene of the youth slicing through three Great Soul Masters like vegetables!
They were completely dumbfounded.
"Ughhhhh!"
One of the Soul Masters, seeing Dongfang Jing charging towards him like a god of death,was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder on the spot, his crotch soaked with a thick, murky, yellowish liquid.
He frantically released ranged Soul Skills, trying to stop the deadly advance. It took two Soul Masters working together to hold off Hao Te, whose Soul Power was almost depleted.
This incontinent man had shifted his target,leaving only the black-faced man, who was no match for him.
Haote seized the opportunity and unleashed his soul skill, Ice Bear Impact.
A bear paw, carrying a chilling frost, struck the dark-faced man squarely in the chest.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The teeth-grinding sound of bones breaking was particularly crisp.
"Pfft—!"
The dark-faced man spat out blood,his body flying several meters away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the snow.
The pristine white snow was stained red.
His entire body convulsed violently, his eyes rolled back, and he quickly fell silent.
Seeing this, the last Soul Master seemed to go mad, disregarding the damage to his foundation, frantically unleashing his soul skills at Dongfang Jing.
However, Dongfang Jing's figure was elusive, his movements agile.
He frequently exchanged positions with the mirror image, all attacks missing their mark.
They couldn't hit him at all!
Hao Te, gathering his last breath, unleashed another Ice Bear Impact!
Bang!
With a heavy thud,the Soul Master's head shattered like a watermelon.
Haote gasped for breath, his face as pale as paper.
He swayed, his soul power completely exhausted.
He was about to collapse when a strong but slightly thin arm caught him just in time.
Dongfang Jing's voice came, still calm: "Brother Haote, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Haote waved his hand, his voice weak, "My soul power is exhausted, I just need a rest."
"Hmm, this place is not safe to stay. The smell of blood is too strong, it might attract powerful soul beasts. Brother, you stay where you are, I'll be right back."
Dongfang Jing said, quickly walking to the corpses of the men and efficiently searching them for all their valuables.
"Huh? This is..."
He found an inconspicuous black ring on the dark-faced man's finger.
"A storage soul tool!"
Dongfang Jing was overjoyed.
He had been worried about carrying so many bags after his haul, but he hadn't expected to be so lucky and unexpectedly find such a good thing!
Storage soul tools are very valuable and hard to find on the market.
He'd heard it was only sold at auctions, but even then, it would cost at least tens of thousands of gold soul coins.
"Although this ring only has a cubic meter of storage space, it's better than nothing."
After carefully checking and confirming that nothing was missing, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
These people only had some soul beast materials, a few tattered clothes, and a small amount of soul coins on them.
He shook his head disdainfully and walked to the corpse of the Mirror Shadow Beast.
He took out his knife and carefully scraped off all the valuable scales.
If the soul beast were still alive, he would never have done this.
But it was dead; wouldn't it be a waste not to take these materials?
Besides, he wasn't taking these scales to exchange for money.
After taking care of everything,the young man helped Haote up and found a secluded, sheltered, and safe place to rest.
Dongfang Jing immediately took out the soul beast materials from the storage soul tool on his finger,along with the spoils he had previously plundered, and piled them in front of Haote.
"Brother Haote, this is what you deserve."
Haote wasn't a pedantic person.
Although he disdained actively killing to steal treasure,since the other party had intended to kill first, he felt no guilt about accepting the spoils.
However, he shook his head: "Let's split it in half. Without you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it out of this forest alive."
Dongfang Jing smiled upon hearing this: "It's all thanks to you protecting me, brother. Otherwise, they wouldn't have targeted me. Just accept it. Without you today, brother, how could I have obtained such a suitable spirit ring? Not to mention this unexpected spirit bone."
Mentioning the spirit bone, Dongfang Jing felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Haote was not related to him, yet he was willing to give him this tremendous opportunity, even at the cost of turning against his former teammates to protect him.
Since his parents' passing, this was the first time he had so genuinely felt the unreserved kindness from a stranger.
Haote, upon hearing this, showed a hint of shame on his face.
He was straightforward and disliked hiding things.
He sighed and admitted frankly, "Actually... the moment I saw the soul bone, I also had the thought of keeping it for myself."
"But you, brother, ultimately chose to stand up for me." Dongfang Jing gently shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind. In the world of soul masters,who could remain unmoved when faced with such a treasure as a soul bone ?
The young man's open-minded and insightful attitude left Hao Te speechless for a moment.
Then he laughed heartily, "Hahaha! Good! Good lad! Such magnanimity at such a young age! I admire you! To be honest, although I ultimately didn't make the same choice as them, I did have some selfish motives when I stood up, thinking of forming a good relationship and investing in your future."
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