"Bewitching Demon Fox"

At this moment, Hu Liena was fighting a purple fox-type soul beast.

It was a Bewitching Spirit Fox, its entire body glowing with a faint purple light. Its eyes were pink with hints of blue, making it look particularly strange.

The demon fox was two meters long. Based on Ye Qin's knowledge, it should have been around fifteen hundred years old.

It was likely the Third Soul Ring Hu Liena had set her sights on.

Two yellow Soul Rings glowed beneath Hu Liena's feet as she remained locked in fierce combat with the Bewitching Spirit Fox.

What puzzled Ye Qin was that Hu Liena did not seem to have any attendants around her. She was fighting alone.

"First Soul Skill, Demon Fox Phantom Shadow!"

Hu Liena let out a low cry. The first Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up, leaving behind a pink afterimage where she had stood.

Her body had already darted above the Bewitching Spirit Fox one meter away, her right hand turning into a fox claw as she grabbed at its triangular head!

However, at that moment, the Bewitching Spirit Fox's eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and a visible red aura surged violently from its body!

Before Hu Liena's claw could land, the powerful Soul Power erupting from the spirit fox sent her flying.

"Not good, it's a Bewitching Demon Fox!" Ye Qin cried out.

A Bewitching Demon Fox was a mutated variety of Bewitching Spirit Fox. The only difference was that its eyes were scarlet!

Though demon fox and spirit fox differed by only one word, the former was naturally savage and renowned for its ferocity in battle. Its strength far surpassed that of an ordinary spirit fox.

A Thousand-Year Level demon fox could already rival a spirit fox with Three-Thousand-Year Cultivation!

Taking advantage of Hu Liena's unsteady footing, the demon fox continued its assault. In an instant, it appeared before her, its powerful front claw slamming down!

At this moment, Hu Liena had no time to defend herself.

"First Soul Skill, Ghost Vine Bind!"

Ye Qin let out a low roar, and the first Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up.

Countless black vines shot from the ground, tightly locking the demon fox's limbs and abruptly halting its attack.

Seeing Ye Qin appear, Hu Liena was startled at first. Then, with a swift backflip, she quickly widened the distance between herself and the demon fox.

Dragon Scale Flower possessed powerful crowd control. Combined with the poison of the Ghost Green Vine and his true level twenty-three Soul Power, the demon fox was bound so tightly that it could not move for the moment.

However, Red Flame surged across the demon fox's body, burning away the vines wrapped around it. Then, it opened its mouth and spewed a Flame River toward Ye Qin.

At the same time, countless black vines shot up from the ground around Ye Qin once more, forming a Black Glow Circular Shield that protected him within.

With a boom, the red flames struck the shield, yet failed to shatter it immediately!

How could this be? Hu Liena thought.

Ye Qin's Soul Power had only just reached the teens, yet he could withstand the demon fox's fiery assault. She could not help but be astonished.

"Second Soul Skill, Heavenly Fox Fire Rain!"

Still reeling from her shock, Hu Liena's second Soul Ring lit up. The next moment, she transformed into a streak of fire and shot into the sky.

Then, the flames scattered around her, forming fireballs that fell toward the demon fox like meteors!

Sensing the incoming killing intent, the demon fox abandoned its attack on Ye Qin and turned toward the approaching rain of fire.

Then it let out a roar, scarlet Soul Power condensing into a shield around its body.

Boom! The fireballs bombarded the shield, unleashing a series of thunderous explosions!

The demon fox was clearly unable to withstand the assault and retreated continuously.

Seeing this, Ye Qin added fuel to the fire. He circulated his Soul Power once more and directed several vines to drill out from beneath the demon fox's feet, stabbing toward its abdomen.

"Wuu~"

Under Ye Qin and Hu Liena's combined attack, the demon fox's shield finally shattered. It was then struck heavily by the fireballs, collapsed onto the ground, and died!

A bright purple Soul Ring then emerged from the demon fox's body.

Only after the demon fox had been dealt with did Ye Qin and Hu Liena withdraw their Soul Power.

"Why are you here?" Hu Liena asked Ye Qin coldly.

"Why didn't you bring any guards?"

"What business is it of yours?"

"I saved your life. Forget repaying me, but you can't even say thank you?" Ye Qin asked in return.

"I saved you too. We're even!" Hu Liena replied.

"That's a separate matter!" Ye Qin shook his head. "I saved you, so you should repay me! As for you saving me, I'll repay you too."

Hu Liena's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She said coldly, "Fine. What repayment do you want?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll keep it for now!" Ye Qin replied with a smile.

"Are you playing with me?" Hu Liena said frostily.

"How is that playing with you? I really haven't thought of anything yet!" Ye Qin gave a wicked smile.

Ye Qin put particular emphasis on the word "playing."

Forget it. There's no point arguing with a child! Hu Liena thought. She calmed herself and said, "I can't be bothered with you!"

With that, Hu Liena walked over to the Bewitching Demon Fox's corpse and sat down cross-legged, preparing to absorb the Soul Ring.

"So, you don't want your repayment anymore?" Ye Qin asked with a smile.

"Guard me!" Hu Liena replied coldly.

With that, she closed her eyes and began circulating her power.

Hearing this, Ye Qin sat down not far from Hu Liena. He had just obtained a Soul Ring himself and needed to consolidate it.

Ye Xuan had taught Ye Qin the method of cultivating Soul Power in his previous life, so the memories remained. It was also fairly simple, making it easy for Ye Qin to understand and absorb.

It was nothing more than drawing in the energy of heaven and earth, circulating it through the body once, allowing part of it to settle and become one's own Soul Power while most of it returned to nature.

His first attempt at circulation was still somewhat clumsy, but Ye Qin's talent was extraordinary. Before long, he entered a meditative state.

About an hour later, Ye Qin was suddenly awakened by a faint fragrance and an extremely seductive voice.

When he opened his eyes, the sight before him left him utterly stunned.

Hu Liena was actually kissing his cheek!

Feeling the softness and tingling sensation against his cheek, Ye Qin's face flushed red, and his eyes became somewhat dazed.

Ding! Special Check-in Quest completed. Hu Liena's favorability has reached 100%!

Before he could react, Hu Liena's arms had already reached toward his shoulders!

"What's going on?!" Ye Qin snapped awake and immediately dodged Hu Liena's embrace. Only then did he realize that her expression was extremely strange, as though she were drunk. She stared at Ye Qin in an incredibly alluring pose, and her already seductive eyes now brimmed with even greater charm!

"Come..." Hu Liena murmured seductively as she lunged at Ye Qin again!

Seeing this, Ye Qin quickly thought of a possibility: Hu Liena might have fallen under some kind of illusion!

"Hu Liena, wake up!"

To be honest, Hu Liena was exceptionally beautiful, and coupled with her unique allure, Ye Qin was already struggling to restrain himself. But this was the Soul Hunting Forest, where someone could appear at any moment. Besides, Ye Qin was not someone who would take advantage of another's vulnerability.

So he immediately used his Soul Power, causing several black vines to shoot out from the ground and bind Hu Liena's legs and hands!