Sneak Attacks and Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting, Ye Fan Was Speechless

"Clover can directly blow away any unit whose feet are off the ground."

Ning Rongrong chimed in with a question.

"What if it doesn't have feet?"

Ye Fan looked at her as if she were an idiot.

"If it has no feet, then its feet aren't on the ground. It was born with both feet off the ground."

Zhao Wuji pondered this. "Any Soul Master like those with snake-type Martial Souls, whose feet turn into tails after Martial Soul Possession, as well as flying Soul Masters..."

"Then they're naturally countered?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Wuji once again marveled at the power of Ye Fan's Martial Soul.

"Even among top-tier Martial Souls, yours would still be among the best."

"Even the Martial Souls of the Upper Three Sects are nothing special compared to yours. Its abilities are simply endless."

Although Ning Rongrong possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she had no choice but to admit that her Martial Soul paled in comparison.

Those two summonable books were simply too absurd.

"Go on, Oscar. Pierce its snake brain, and this Soul Ring will be yours."

Zhao Wuji tossed Oscar a Short Knife.

"Fan Ge, does this Soul Beast really have to be killed?"

Xiao Wu tugged at Ye Fan's sleeve.

Ye Fan replied calmly.

"The strong prey on the weak. It's the law of nature. Nothing can change it."

"Besides, it was already wounded."

"It was in such a hurry because it must have been fleeing."

"If it didn't die by our hands, it would die at the hands of whoever—or whatever—was chasing it."

"Such is its fate."

Xiao Wu lowered her head and fell silent, saying nothing more.

Ye Fan began to speculate.

The Snake Woman and her granddaughter should be arriving soon.

Though they were probably in no condition to cause trouble anymore.

Just as he was thinking that—

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Four loud explosions rang out in rapid succession.

They were here.

The massive blasts also drew Zhao Wuji and the others' attention.

After waiting several minutes—

Two figures emerged from the bushes, accompanied by angry curses.

"Who dared to ambush this old woman?!"

"Don't let me catch you!"

Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang hobbled out of the brush, leaning on her Serpent Cane.

Her clothes were tattered.

Her once-neat silver hair was a complete mess.

Blood stained her body everywhere.

Her left arm had even been blown clean off.

Her face was bloodless, and she looked exceptionally weak.

The moment the grandmother and granddaughter stepped out of the bushes, they saw Ye Fan and the seven or eight others.

"Grandma, my snake!"

The instant Meng Yiran saw the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent beneath Oscar's feet, she cried out in alarm.

"My snake!"

"Oh?"

Zhao Wuji immediately smiled, the seven Soul Rings beneath his feet rising and falling rhythmically.

"Your snake?"

Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang was instantly shocked.

A Soul Sage!

Even uninjured, she would have been no match for him, much less now that she was severely wounded.

She barely had the strength to flee.

One wrong move, and both grandmother and granddaughter would die here.

"No, no."

"Must be mistaken. Mistaken."

"You all carry on."

Chao Tianxiang gave an awkward smile and quickly backed away.

Meng Yiran called out to the Snake Woman in a spoiled tone.

Clearly, she had been pampered too much to understand the situation.

"Grandma!"

Chao Tianxiang said coldly, "Leave, now!"

At a time like this, all she could do was pray that the Soul Sage would not make a move.

Suddenly—

A sweetness rose in her throat, and a mouthful of blood surged up.

Her injuries were getting worse.

She had been chasing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent when, along the way, she had felt as though she had struck something.

Immediately afterward, tremendous damage exploded across her body.

Her left arm had been blown off at that very moment.

Then came three more consecutive explosions.

What had blown them up was none other than the Snorkel Zombie that had turned invisible at the very beginning while carrying a Flower Pot planted with Potato Mines.

The four bombs had exploded one after another.

Every bomb carried the force of a Soul King's full-strength strike.

They had been blasted point-blank without any preparation.

If she had not used her Martial Soul while pursuing the serpent, she would probably already be dead.

"Hmph. Just a mere Soul Emperor, and a severely wounded one at that. At least they know better."

Zhao Wuji snorted coldly.

"If they dared to snatch it, they could prepare to stay here forever."

"What are you standing around for?"

"Why haven't you done it yet?"

"Are you waiting to fight someone else over it?"

He urged Oscar.

If Oscar dealt the killing blow, then whatever ideas the other side might have would be useless.

Even if Oscar could not absorb it, they certainly would not be able to absorb it either.

Oscar was overjoyed.

Without hesitation, he drove the Short Knife into the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's vital point.

After its vital spot was pierced, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent thrashed violently.

Zhao Wuji pressed down with his right hand, and it instantly became unable to move.

Soon, a purple Soul Ring slowly emerged.

Oscar sat down beside the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

He raised a hand and summoned his Big Sausage. Under the cover of pale pink light, he guided the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring into his body.

He began absorbing the third Soul Ring of his life.

The others quickly formed a circle around Oscar.

They stood guard for him.

Plot modification successful. Ambush the enemy and subdue them without fighting, preventing the Snake Woman from causing trouble. Reward: a small increase in Soul Power.

"Ambush the enemy and subdue them without fighting..."

The system's words left Ye Fan speechless.

Still, a reward was a reward, and that was what mattered most.

On the other side, Oscar had also begun absorbing his Third Soul Ring.

The next priority was modifying his Third Soul Ring.

Oscar had absorbed a seventeen-hundred-year-old Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

He had to be careful with this kind of modification.

There had to be changes.

But they could not be too drastic, and they had to be as inconspicuous as possible.

If everyone's Soul Rings later turned white after absorption while only his appeared normal, it would be strange if they did not grow suspicious.

"Exchange for one minor restricted modification opportunity."

One opportunity was enough to complete the modification.

Very soon, a purple Soul Ring formed beneath Oscar.

However, several faint yellow streaks could be seen on its purple surface.

That purple tinged with yellow indicated that the Soul Ring had barely reached the thousand-year level, and not by much.

With his third Soul Ring, Oscar finally broke through the Soul Grandmaster rank and entered the Soul Elder realm.

Zhao Wuji looked at Oscar's Third Soul Ring in confusion.

Then he picked up the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and examined it again.

Judging by its length—

It had to be at least a fifteen-hundred-year Soul Beast.

So why did it now seem to be barely above a Hundred-Year Soul Beast?

He could not make sense of it.

Dai Mubai's hearty laughter rang out.

"Xiao Ao, you're the fourth among us to break through level thirty."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"Hurry up and show us what your Third Soul Ring skill is."

Oscar was clearly extremely excited to have obtained his Third Soul Ring.

But when Dai Mubai mentioned his Third Soul Ring skill, he could no longer smile.