The night remained quiet.
Yet the slowly forming Black Soul Ring and the pair of "Thunder Blades" beneath it, reflecting the moonlight, told of the turmoil that had unfolded here earlier.
Li Yu panted heavily, her heart equally unsettled.
This seemingly simple battle had been fraught with danger.
One slight mistake would have meant death.
Clap! Clap!
Just then, applause suddenly rang out.
"Monster, you truly are a monster!"
Dugu Bo's voice rang out, though it was hard to tell whether he was praising or scolding her. The shock in his tone, however, was unmistakable.
Not long after Li Yu had left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had emerged from seclusion.
The moment he came out, he sensed traces of Li Yu's presence.
Knowing that Sunset Forest was unsafe at night, he hurried out to look for her.
He had originally thought it would take some effort to find Li Yu, but the instant he came out, the sounds of battle entered his perception.
So he immediately rushed over.
Li Yu's battle just now had naturally fallen within his sight.
He had wanted to see just how much Li Yu had improved after a month, so he had not interfered, instead secretly protecting her safety.
But the moment that thought crossed his mind, he was startled.
In merely one month, Li Yu's Soul Power had skyrocketed from level 43 to level 50!
Only then did he realize that Li Yu had not failed to find him before preparing to leave. She had deliberately come out to hunt her Fifth Soul Ring!
But...
This mantis Soul Beast had cultivation close to thirty thousand years. Could Li Yu truly kill it, or even absorb its Soul Ring, with her current strength?
Although Li Yu's Fourth Soul Ring had already