Ah, Pity I'm Not Interested in You

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L-Little Mimi...?

Had she just called a tiger Little Mimi?

Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo, who had been watching from the sidelines, both froze.

They genuinely had no idea what expression to make in response to this situation. This was beyond the syllabus—way beyond it!

That little tiger might only be a thousand-year soul beast, but the "king" on its forehead was real enough!

Seemingly enraged by Shi Yueyi's perfectly serious madness, the Phantom Dream Golden Tiger endured the agonizing pain at the back of its neck and struggled desperately.

But Shi Yueyi's gaze hardened. "I told you, it won't hurt if you behave. Can't you understand human speech?"

No, how was a thousand-year soul beast that had barely developed any intelligence supposed to understand her?

What, did it have some kind of language translation system to translate her words?

Although after reaching a certain level of Spiritual Power, one could indeed glean an enemy's intentions from the fluctuations of soul transmission, clearly these two...

Were putting on a show for a tiger.

The lightning in Shi Yueyi's right hand began pouring into the tiger's brain, while her other hand clamped around its neck like a beast trap.

At this moment, the advantages and enhancements brought by the awakening of her Martial Soul became fully apparent.

She was stronger than she had been a few days ago. Back in the Frozen Forest, encountering a thousand-year soul beast would perhaps have required a prolonged battle before she could harvest it through skill. But now, she seemed to be simply crushing it with raw strength.

The Phantom Dream Golden Tiger's front paws were its greatest weapons. Tiger-type soul beasts were naturally powerful, and the metal element it possessed further enhanced its claws.

But now, it had strength it could not use.

After realizing that this Little Mimi possessed the metal element, Shi Yueyi decisively abandoned her initial plan—to attack its relatively soft abdomen and strike toward its heart.

Because that would likely expose her to its tiger paws.

She did not want to take that risk.

So she chose the second plan. Her target became its brain.

Perfect. She possessed an External Right Palm Bone. This good thing she had obtained at the risk of her life was her greatest source of support at present!

Lightning surged. Ever since obtaining this soul bone, Shi Yueyi had been studying the element contained within it. One of this soul bone's abilities was "control" over the lightning element.

This skill would evolve along with the External Soul Bone.

Though Shi Yueyi had yet to figure out why a Thunder Vine could possess such an overpowered skill, it was good news either way.

The tiger beneath her kept slamming its front paws against the ground, roaring furiously.

The effects of consuming the Pink Lady began to emerge. A hint of red appeared in its eyes, as if it were about to go berserk.

"For a level-ten Soul Master, this prey's Life Force is indeed a little too tenacious." Qian Renxue frowned. "Uncle Cixue, once she kills it, leave quickly so we don't alert other groups of soul beasts."

Stingray Douluo nodded.

The bad news was that this Phantom Dream Golden Tiger really had some tricks up its sleeve.

The good news was that those were its only tricks.

"Going berserk?" Shi Yueyi's lips curved upward, and her gaze seemed to turn cold.

She was finally preparing to truly kill it. Killing intent burst forth from her body, and an invisible pressure enveloped the surroundings.

Riding on the tiger's back, she exerted force. Her right hand fully transformed into claws, and the Thorn Bone Armor drove forcefully into its skull. At the same time, she pulled its neck and hurled herself to the side.

"Bang—"

A dull impact rang out.

The girl and tiger slammed into the trunk of another towering ancient tree at the same time. The tremendous force snapped the ancient tree in half.

At the same time, Shi Yueyi released her hands and legs, then kicked off the tiger's back.

She leapt off Little Mimi, and the ancient tree that she and Little Mimi had broken crashed down with a roar!

It landed directly atop the tiger, pinning it beneath the trunk and leaving it unable to move!

After leaping away, Shi Yueyi stretched out a hand and grabbed a nearby point of support, forcibly stopping herself before landing steadily on the ground.

Still smiling, she walked up to the little tiger with bloodshot eyes and crouched down.

Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo followed close behind and came to her side.

"You actually solved it this way? Incredible!" Stingray Douluo praised. "The way of an assassin is to make use of every advantage available. Even a single bamboo leaf may become a blade for assassination."

Qian Renxue asked, "You hit the tree too. You're not hurt, are you?"

"I'm fine, please rest assured." Shi Yueyi was still all smiles.

Really fine?

Why was she smiling so happily?

Surely not?

"I want it to be filled with hatred for me before it dies." Shi Yueyi placed a hand on the tiger's head, which was pinned tightly beneath the trunk. "I've heard that before soul beasts die, whether they are willing or become more berserk and hateful, the chance of them producing a soul bone after being hunted becomes greater."

I've even heard of a secret technique that can mass-produce soul bones. There's a certain beauty to its complete disregard for the lives of soul beasts.

But I'd better not mention that yet. If I accidentally reveal information about Bear Lord again and become a total blabbermouth, anyone would grow suspicious.

"Good!" This time, Qian Renxue did not hold back her praise.

She felt that although this little follower sometimes acted a little crazy and said some insane things,

She also made a lot of sense.

Shi Yueyi smiled casually, then cleanly and decisively poured her lightning into the tiger's body again, ending its life.

She herself was nearly exhausted as well.

This sixteen-hundred-year-old little tiger, after going berserk, had combat power roughly equivalent to a peak Soul Elder. Even against other soul beasts several thousand years old, it would probably have been able to put up a fight.

Shi Yueyi had indeed used a trick in the end and successfully hunted the soul beast.

She had not relied entirely on brute force.

But no one cared about the process. They only looked at the result.

Stingray Douluo stepped forward and waved a palm, shattering the massive tree before them. The huge tiger corpse was revealed, and a purple soul ring slowly emerged.

Shi Yueyi did not rush to absorb it. Instead, she rummaged through the tiger's remains.

"Tsk..." She clicked her tongue softly.

"It didn't produce a soul bone, right? After all, that's an extremely low-probability occurrence. Only Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are guaranteed to produce soul bones." Qian Renxue comforted her. "It's fine. At most, this fellow could only produce a thousand-year soul bone. You'll have more chances when we hunt ten-thousand-year soul beasts in the future."

"No, there is a soul bone." Shi Yueyi blinked.

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Qian Renxue and Stingray Douluo were shocked in unison again.

In just one day, they had exclaimed "Huh?" together twice.

Shi Yueyi pulled apart the tiger corpse around its left leg, revealing something glittering.

"Ah~"

She sighed. She had thought it would be an External Soul Bone.

After all, she had traveled through time from ten thousand years in the future. In this era where Body Martial Souls were overlooked, she was still a genius.

What a pity, what a pity. This soul bone isn't an External Soul Bone. You, a thousand-year leg bone, may be interested in me, but I'm not interested in you.

I'll reluctantly accept you for now. Perhaps I can trade you for something later.

As she thought this, Shi Yueyi brushed aside a strand of her white hair.

She felt a little melancholy.

Everyone, please keep following along~