Second Martial Soul, Ye Qin's Power

Ye Qin quickly flipped through the Compendium of Spirit Beasts and finally found an important piece of information. "The spirit ring of the Bewitching Demon Fox possesses extreme charm. If the absorber lacks sufficient willpower, it will cause lustful impulses and hallucinations!"

At that moment, Hu Liena broke free with her Soul Power, shattering Ye Qin's vines as she lunged at him again.

"Mi—" Just as Ye Qin was about to call Mina, a sharp, grating female voice rang out behind him. "Who would have thought that the Pope's disciple would be so shameless!"

Hearing this, Hu Liena seemed to regain some clarity. Ye Qin turned around and saw a Red-haired Woman standing there.

She looked around fifteen or sixteen years old and wore a suit of red armor. Her appearance was unremarkable, but her figure was even more voluptuous than Hu Liena's.

"Hong Rui!" Hu Liena said fearfully upon seeing the woman.

The reason Hong Rui frightened Hu Liena was that she was Hu Liena's rival. Moreover, Hong Rui belonged to the Elder Hall and was a sworn enemy of Hu Liena from Pope Hall!

"Hu Liena, you still have the nerve to call my name?" Hong Rui sneered. "You've utterly disgraced Spirit Hall. Someone like you thinks she deserves the position of Saintess?" Hong Rui pointed at Hu Liena and raged.

"I... what did I do?" Hu Liena asked in shock. Then she glanced at Ye Qin beside her. Seeing the lipstick mark on his face, she seemed to understand something and asked coldly, "Ye Qin, what happened just now?"

"I'd say you should get your facts straight. It's obvious Hu Liena was afflicted by the Bewitching Demon Fox's illusion technique!" Ye Qin did not answer Hu Liena. Instead, he turned to Hong Rui and spoke coldly.

"You're Hu Liena's little lover, so of course you'd defend her!" Hong Rui sneered. "I will definitely report this to the Elder Hall. Hu Liena, just wait to be expelled from Spirit Hall!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena's head began to ache terribly. With the Bewitching Demon Fox's hallucinogenic poison still lingering in her body, she fainted directly onto the ground!

Roar!

Just as Hong Rui turned to leave, a fierce dragon roar suddenly came from behind her!

She could not help turning back, only to see black light surging across Ye Qin's body. His youthful eyes had become pitch-black and profound, while a massive black dragon floated behind him.

The black dragon was incomparably domineering. Even its breaths seemed to carry a suffocating pressure!

What shocked Hong Rui most was the black spirit ring spinning rapidly beneath Ye Qin's feet!

At the same time, terrifying energy erupted wildly from his youthful body!

"A black spirit ring... You, you're not Ye Qin. Who are you?" Hong Rui asked fearfully.

"We had no grievances against each other, but since you've learned my secret, prepare to die here!" Ye Qin said with a chilling smile.

As a Saintess candidate of the Elder Hall, Hong Rui quickly overcame the fear in her heart. She immediately used her movement technique and tried to flee!

However, in just an instant, Ye Qin had already blocked her path!

Seeing this, two yellow spirit rings lit up beneath Hong Rui's feet. At the same time, her martial soul, a crimson Flame Spear, appeared in her hand!

Soon, Hong Rui thrust the Flame Spear fiercely toward Ye Qin!

Ye Qin did not dodge. His arm began to dragonize, transforming into a pitch-black dragon claw, which met Hong Rui's Flame Spear head-on!

With a crisp metallic clang, Hong Rui's spear tip struck Ye Qin's dragon claw. Not only did it fail to injure him in the slightest, but Ye Qin's powerful Soul Power sent both her and her spear flying back!

Second Soul Skill, Dragon Dance Spear!

Hong Rui gave a low shout, and her second spirit ring lit up. The instant the Flame Spear left her hand, it transformed into a fire dragon and charged at Ye Qin!

First Soul Skill, World-Ending Dragon Claw!

With a clear cry from Ye Qin, both his hands dragonized. He evaded the fire dragon's charge with lightning speed and appeared before Hong Rui, his icy dragon claws ruthlessly slashing toward her abdomen!

After a resounding dragon roar, two charred claw marks were left across Hong Rui's abdomen. She spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, and lost all signs of life!

At that moment, an old man swept over from afar and landed beside Hong Rui's corpse. He roared at Ye Qin in heart-wrenching fury, "You brazen madman, how dare you kill a member of Spirit Hall!"

Six spirit rings shone beneath the old man's feet. He was clearly a Soul Emperor-level expert, likely a powerhouse Spirit Hall had sent to protect Hong Rui!

"Mina, I'll leave him to you!" Ye Qin said with a faint smile as he faced the Spirit Hall Soul Emperor.

"Yes, Master!" A crisp female voice sounded, followed by a streak of white light flying out from Ye Qin's body!

The next second, the Spirit Hall Soul Emperor had become a cold corpse!

I can't stay here any longer! Ye Qin thought. He picked Hu Liena up from the ground and, with the aid of Mina's spatial power, left the Soul Hunting Forest.

There were many markets around the Soul Hunting Forest. Ye Qin quickly carried the feverish Hu Liena into an inn.

After placing Hu Liena on the bed and giving Mina a few instructions, she tore through space once more and returned to the Soul Hunting Forest.

Before long, Spirit Hall's enforcers received a report. They found the clothing of Hong Rui and her personal guard in the Soul Hunting Forest, along with a powerful ten-thousand-year spirit beast nearby!

Clearly, Ye Qin had instructed Mina to bring that ten-thousand-year spirit beast there, destroying the evidence and creating the illusion that Hong Rui and the other person had been killed by a spirit beast.

At that moment, within the inn at the market, Ye Qin was still cultivating silently beside Hu Liena. If he had not been worried that the hallucinogenic poison in her body had not fully dissipated, he would have returned to the palace long ago.

Not long afterward, Hu Liena woke up again. "So hot, so hot!"

As she cried out, she began pulling at her outer garments.

"This silly girl!" Ye Qin sighed softly. He picked Hu Liena up from the bed again and placed her in the bathtub. Soon afterward, he turned the tap to its fullest, using cold water to calm her down.

Seeing the stunning beauty completely soaked through by water, Ye Qin's desire flared up at once. He hurriedly rushed out of the washroom.

Ye Qin decided to shift his attention and cultivate his Soul Power instead.

After the previous battle, he was extremely satisfied with the might of the World-Destroying Ancestral Dragon. He guessed that the Hong Rui he had killed possessed at least level twenty-eight Soul Power. In that case, among Soul Grand Masters below level thirty, there should be no one capable of defeating him!

He entered meditation once again. When he awoke this time, it was already dawn of the next day.

Only after confirming that Hu Liena's burning body temperature had completely returned to normal did Ye Qin carry her back onto the bed.

Then he gently closed the door, rented a carriage, and headed for the palace of the Hagen Das Kingdom.

The moment he entered the Prince's sleeping quarters, Ye Qin felt killing intent rush toward him!

Ye Xuan was standing before him, holding a green vine in her hand, her face filled with fury!