The Bullied Girl

Ye Lei stepped up to Han's Mother.

"Auntie, your Soul Bone Skill is incredibly powerful. The cutting force of the Wind Element is extremely strong; no Defense-type Soul Skill below 50,000 years can withstand it."

Han's Mother was astonished to hear this and felt that what Ye Lei said was impossible.

"Oh, Xiao Lei, don't talk nonsense. How could Auntie's Soul Skill possibly be that strong? Don't joke around!"

Seeing how strongly Han's Mother reacted, Ye Lei did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Auntie, I'm not joking. I'm telling the truth. The Second Soul Ring of my second martial soul, the Flame Lord, came from a 45,000-year Crimson Scorpion King. It was a full 5,000 years younger than your Soul Bone, yet it still couldn't withstand a single strike from you. Do you think I'm joking, Auntie?"

Only after hearing Ye Lei's explanation did Han's Mother finally set her mind at ease.

After everyone had rested, they continued searching for Soul Beasts.

At that moment, Ye Lei was thinking frantically.

The Soul Rings they hunted for Uncle and Auntie today had to be at least 1,300 years old. That was not much of a problem, but their first Soul Rings were only 500 years old. How was he supposed to raise them to the thousand-year level? He could not possibly strip away their first Soul Rings—how would that be any different from murder?

"Great System, do you have any way to solve this problem?"

Unable to think of a solution, Ye Lei could only ask the system for help.

"Uh, there is a way. That is..."

"What is it? Hurry up and say it!"

System: Speechless. This system wasn't even finished talking. Why did you interrupt me?

Ye Lei: I'm anxious. What else could it be?

"That is, find Soul Beasts of the same age as their first Soul Rings and have them absorb them on top of the existing rings. Fuse the two Soul Rings together, and the Soul Ring can reach the thousand-year level. There is another key point: the combined age of the two Soul Rings must exceed 1,000 years, or be exactly 1,000 years!"

The system finished everything in one breath, then fell dormant again.

Ye Lei carefully considered the conditions the system had mentioned. They were not difficult at all—if anything, they were far too simple for him. Thus, for the rest of the journey, Ye Lei kept watch for Soul Beasts of the same species as Han's Father and Han's Mother's first Soul Rings, with suitable ages.

Wulin was vast and filled with countless Soul Beasts, so Ye Lei did not have to exert much effort before finding suitable ones.

With the assistance of Ye Lei's Blue Silver Domain, Han's Father and Han's Mother's originally yellow Soul Rings turned pale purple.

Once the two had rested, Ye Lei and the others set out again.

This time, however, Ye Lei's luck was poor. After walking for more than half a day, they still had not found suitable Soul Beasts. Either their age was too low, or their attributes did not match, so Ye Lei drove them all away.

At that moment, a large bird flew over their heads at incredible speed. Ye Lei's eyes lit up. He forcefully swung out a strand of Blue Silver Emperor with his right hand, directly binding the bird around its neck and dragging it down.

Boom.

The large bird crashed onto the ground with a deafening bang. Several Blue Silver Emperors burst from the soil and firmly bound it to the ground.

He stretched out his left hand, and the Soul Beast Detector on his arm began scanning the bird.

"Beep. Scan complete. Magic Eye Ice Kite, age: 1,300 years."

After reporting the scan result, the Soul Beast Detector's screen immediately went dark.

Nice! After searching for so long, I finally found a suitable Soul Beast. That was exhausting.

"Nuan'er, come over. Kill it and absorb its Soul Ring!"

Han Nuan obediently walked over. As she looked at the dark ice-colored bird before her, the Magic Eye Ice Kite suddenly raised its head and met her eyes.

Its dark ice-colored pupils flashed. Han Nuan instantly felt as though her soul were drifting away. She became terribly dizzy, her body growing colder and colder. She did not want to look into those dark ice-colored eyes, but her body was no longer under her control, and she stared straight at them.

Han Nuan's vision suddenly went dark. Warmth came from around her eyes, along with the pleasant scent of a boy. At once, all her symptoms vanished, and she regained control of her body.

"Nuan'er, don't look into its eyes. Its main method of attack is controlling people through eye contact, making them suffer a fate worse than death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four adults who had just poked their heads out to observe all turned away, no longer looking at the large bird. After all, no one wanted to be controlled into suffering a fate worse than death. That feeling was not pleasant.

Whoosh.

Several more Blue Silver Emperors burst from the soil and tightly bound the Magic Eye Ice Kite's head, leaving not the slightest gap.

Only then did Ye Lei remove his hand from Han Nuan's face. His palm itched terribly at that moment. Do not ask why—it was because Han Nuan's long eyelashes had brushed against it. Only after Ye Lei pinched her cheeks a few times did the itching stop.

With a flash, the blade went in and came out bloodied. The dark ice-colored pupils of the Magic Eye Ice Kite gradually lost their original luster. Purple energy condensed into a Soul Ring in the air and slowly fused with Han Nuan under her guidance.

Time slowly passed. Once Han Nuan finished absorbing the Soul Ring, Ye Lei took out some food from the System Space and distributed it to everyone.

After eating and drinking their fill, the six continued onward.

Not long after Ye Lei and the others had left, they heard voices coming from ahead. Ye Lei listened carefully and realized the conversation was mixed with curses.

As they walked closer and looked through the bushes, they saw several girls around Ye Lei's age repeatedly punching and kicking a girl sitting on the ground, hurling filthy insults at her all the while. Several men stood beside two business vans in the distance, but they remained completely indifferent to the girls' actions, allowing them to bully the girl on the ground.