During the fight just now, he had noticed the blunt-force wound on the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's abdomen.
But now, its abdomen had been pierced through by him, and the original wound had long since vanished without a trace.
Putting the matter aside, he did not forget to urge, "Oscar, what are you standing around for? Hurry up and do it."
Oscar thanked everyone, drew a short knife from behind his back, and very easily ended the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's life.
A purple soul ring floated down in midair. Just as Oscar was about to absorb it, a sudden voice interrupted him.
"That Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is mine. What right did you have to kill it?"
Following the voice, they saw an elderly woman and a young girl. The one who had spoken was the girl.
"Who are you?" Zhao Wuji looked at them warily.
They had approached without making a sound, and he had sensed nothing. They had to be veterans who had spent years roaming the forest. If not for that girl's voice, they might have suffered a serious blow.
"This old woman is Chao Tianxiang. Thanks to the regard of my friends in the soul master world, I have been given the title of Snake Woman. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent you hunted was the soul ring I had prepared for my granddaughter."
"Dragon Duke and Snake Woman!" Zhao Wuji's brows tightened. He hurriedly bowed in greeting. "I am Zhao Wuji. Greetings, Senior Snake Woman. This Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was hunted by us. Isn't it against the rules for you to come forward now?"
Zhao Wuji was wary of the Dragon Duke and Snake Woman's strength, but he did not know that only the Snake Woman was present now, not the Dragon Duke.
Chao Tianxiang was equally wary of