Obtaining a Soul Bone

"Let's end this quickly."

Chen Yan could clearly hear the emotional fluctuation in her words. Was she angry from embarrassment, or simply embarrassed?

Before Chen Yan could think too much about it, Gu Yuena made her move.

Overwhelming Dragon Might burst forth from Gu Yuena, instantly freezing the King of the Earth with the suppression of her bloodline.

It had only just appeared, yet its six legs had already begun taking orderly steps backward.

At the same time, it had even thought up an excuse.

King of the Earth: Fearing it might not be human, and fearing it might harm its own kind, it retreated...

If its thousand-year-old brain, which possessed only a trace of intelligence, could think of something like that.

With a wave of Gu Yuena's right hand, an earthen wall cut off its retreat.

The King of the Earth had been forced into a corner...

White Scorpion's tail twisted uneasily. Before it stood two humans with extremely powerful bloodlines, and its instincts frantically warned it that something bad was about to happen. Perhaps its pure body... would meet its end here.

Retreating would require breaking through the stone wall and splitting its attention. Showing its back to the enemy afterward would not be a wise move. Therefore, it had no choice but to fight.

The massive white scorpion let out a suppressed growl, hoping to frighten off its enemies one last time. But without a doubt, it would accomplish nothing.

Chen Yan stepped forward, three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—floating around him.

The two stood side by side, facing off against the King of the Earth.

The moment Chen Yan moved, the King of the Earth's entire body tensed. The fiery red venomous stinger on its tail radiated scorching heat, while its two massive pincers guarded its head, ready to attack or defend.

Chen Yan and Gu Yuena exchanged a glance, silently confirming their battle order.

Chen Yan's first soul ring flashed. At the same time, he pushed off with one leg and leaped high into the air, the golden scales on his right hand gleaming brilliantly.

The King of the Earth sensed the threat of death, and this human's bloodline was suppressing it as well!

Its scarlet eyes flickered—he could not be allowed to get close!

Though it was not very intelligent, it had gradually begun to move beyond being a mere beast. It knew that creatures without wings could not turn in midair!

So, in its crude mind, fighting one-on-one was better than fighting one against two.

Thus... skill—activate! Magma Ground Split Strike!

The semicircular distorted halo closed in on Chen Yan once again, gradually expanding in his pupils. Though it was a control skill, the rolling heat wave rushing at him made it clear that its name was not entirely made up.

This time, Chen Yan had no point of leverage in midair. There was no way for him to dodge!

"Boom!"

Direct hit!

Seeing this, the King of the Earth immediately unleashed its full firepower. All kinds of skills poured out as if they cost nothing, one after another without end.

Yet it did not know that danger was already right before it!

A flash of golden light shone from Gu Yuena's hand. As a soul beast that crawled through darkness, the King of the Earth could not endure it in the slightest and was blinded, unable to open its eyes. Its pincers flailed wildly, hoping to fend off whatever attack might come next.

But the laws of the world always told you: things never went as wished.

"Bang—"

With a deafening crash, the King of the Earth had an intimate encounter with the ground.

And for the King of the Earth, the moment Chen Yan's icy fist struck the top of its hard head, it knew its life was likely nearing its end.

The enormous white scorpion lay sprawled on the ground. Cracks spread from the fist mark in the armor on its forehead. It was clearly taking in more air than it exhaled.

Chen Yan extended his dragon claw and thrust it into that crack like a hot knife cutting through tofu.

Squelch...

The sharp blade entered its body.

"Letting the King of the Earth return to the earth in the end—I really am such a kind person. There aren't many people like me in society!"

Chen Yan pulled out his claw and muttered to himself, completely unaware that Gu Yuena had heard every word.

Yet there was no anger or grief on her face over the death of a soul beast. Instead, a faint smile appeared.

She certainly knew whether he was kind or not. It was just that he was sometimes too thin-skinned, while at other times he seemed rather full of himself. Though he had always been praising his own character, not his still somewhat youthful handsome face.

The enormous White Scorpion's body transformed into spiritual energy and split in two, leaving behind a fiery red tail soul bone where it had been. It looked dazzling, its bone texture like jade—smooth and lustrous—yet its sharp crimson stinger seemed dangerous and intimidating.

Bright colors often carried poison.

Delicate roses were always accompanied by sharp thorns.

Gu Yuena beckoned with her hand, and Wind Element wrapped around the soul bone, lifting it into her palm.

"Do you want it?"

She asked casually, but his mind immediately wandered.

Eugh~

Chen Yan shuddered, breaking free from his fantasy once more. What kind of proper monster man actually had a tail? And a scorpion tail at that. Besides, he was human! How could he possibly get something like that—just give me a pair of cool wings or a god-tier soul bone.

No one would refuse a bargain unless it was not good enough or they did not want it.

"I'll pass."

Chen Yan waved his hand with an awkward smile.

Gu Yuena had not expected him to accept it anyway. With a light wave of her hand, the soul bone vanished.

Tsk, as expected of the incredibly stylish spatial attribute. Chen Yan was filled with envy. If the Sea God could come up with something like "For a thousand years, white clouds drifted idly through the empty sky," then there was no reason he could not comprehend the mysteries of time and space.

I'm doing it. I have to do it! It'll make things easier when I pull off something big later.

Chen Yan thought to himself.