"Hmph!"
A cold snort rang out. Before the Star Radiance Flood Dragon could reach Ling Qianyue, Dugu Bo appeared between it and Ling Qianyue.
"Eighth Soul Skill—Time Stasis!"
Circles of transparent, ripple-like halos rapidly spread outward from his brow.
Wherever the halos passed, space and time seemed to have had their pause button pressed. The Star Radiance Flood Dragon's massive body abruptly froze under this power. Its eyes brimmed with unwillingness and fury, yet it could not advance even an inch.
Boom— A vast surge of Soul Power condensed in Dugu Bo's fist and shot straight at the Star Radiance Flood Dragon, striking its spine dead on. Fist force and poison flooded into its body, destroying the life within.
Its body trembled slightly before falling limply to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
Dugu Bo instantly moved in front of Ling Qianyue, then brought him directly before the fallen Star Radiance Flood Dragon. At this moment, the stars gleaming across the creature's body had dimmed, and blackish-purple blood continuously seeped from its mouth.
Yet its eyes remained fixed on Ling Qianyue and Dugu Bo. The crimson within them was incredibly intense, and Ling Qianyue could sense boundless unwillingness and killing intent.
Dugu Bo's poison had already seeped into its marrow and was rapidly eroding its life.
"There are sixteen star patterns on its wings. Its cultivation is sixteen thousand years—far beyond the Soul Ring limit for an ordinary Soul Master absorbing a Fourth Soul Ring.
"Qianyao, think this through carefully. This thing is far too cunning, so I injected just a teensy bit too much poison. You need to decide quickly."
"This one, then." Ling Qianyue nodded at Dugu Bo. "There's no need to worry about me. A mere few thousand years is child's play."
"Oh?" Dugu