Yan's Fourth Soul Skill

"Endless delusions know no rest; beneath a coffin lid, regret follows one home. An unsatisfied heart gives birth to greed, and in the end, head and body part ways," Duanyu Fan said as he looked at the leader's corpse.

"Settled it that quickly? Sure enough, everything he said was a lie. Aside from holding a grudge over his brother's death, I believe greed was the greater part of it." A voice sounded. It was Xie Yue and Yan.

This had merely been a small test by Duanyu Fan. Splitting up to search for the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion was an opportunity for the Hunters to make a move, and sure enough, in the end they had attacked Duanyu Fan.

In truth, when the Hunters followed Duanyu Fan, he had already silently taken out his Scythe Spirit. It was just that Duanyu Fan was in front, and with all the schemes and thoughts in the Hunters' minds, they clearly failed to notice the faint fluctuation of soul power when Duanyu Fan summoned his Scythe Spirit.

"They were too weak. If it had been an optimally configured Soul King, they might have resisted a little," Duanyu Fan said, smug for a moment.

"Keep bragging. Without Demon Fox's charm control making the Hunters lose their minds and their ability to resist, how could it have been that easy?" Yan rolled his eyes at Duanyu Fan.

"All right, the smell of blood has already spread. Quietly wait for the prey to show up," Xie Yue said quickly.

"Mm!" The four of them hid in a concealed spot not far away, where they could clearly see the surroundings of the Hunters' corpses.

Duanyu Fan and the other three had long since discussed all sorts of countermeasures. If the Hunters had not made a move, they would simply have killed a soul beast to lure out the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

Since this was the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion's range of activity, that meant this was its territory. Among soul beasts, the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion was also one of the outstanding hunters, and it was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

Every move Duanyu Fan and the other three made fell into Ghost Douluo's eyes as he followed in the shadows. He very much approved of their methods and means.

Duanyu Fan and the other three hid for nearly an hour before a lion's roar sounded, drawing closer and closer. Soon after, they saw a lion more than two meters tall. Its entire body was snow-yellow, a purple patch lay between its two front claws, and a layer of pure white flame covered its body. Clearly, it was the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion the four of them had been waiting for.

The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion arrived beside the Hunters' corpses, but it did not start eating immediately. Instead, it circled the corpses several times. Duanyu Fan and the other three could clearly see the lion's nose moving; it was obviously smelling something.

After circling six or seven times, perhaps feeling that there was no problem, the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion lay down at the waist of one corpse and began to wolf it down.

Duanyu Fan and the other three exchanged glances, then silently arrived not far behind the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

"Third Soul Skill, Pink Mist." A cloud of red mist enveloped the area around the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, interfering with its movement and perception.

"Second Soul Skill, Courage Blessing. Third Soul Skill, Holy Light Guard." Duanyu Fan immediately added his soul skill blessings.

"Third Soul Skill, Hell Flames." Yan's sea of fire was also a large-area soul skill, as wide as Hu Liena's Pink Mist.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Strength. First Soul Skill, Slash." Xie Yue followed up with his own soul skill attack.

When Yan's Third Soul Skill struck, the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion had already let out a roar. Under the attacks of Xie Yue's Moon Blade, its miserable cries rang out again and again.

"All right, Flame, Demon Fox, take back your soul skills. The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion can't run," Xie Yue said confidently as he withdrew his Moon Blade Spirit.

"Why don't we just call you Leg-Cutting Maniac from now on? Since entering Star Dou Forest, how many soul beasts have had their legs cut off by you?" Duanyu Fan said to Xie Yue as he looked at the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, which had three severed legs.

"Haha! I agree," Hu Liena said with a laugh.

"...Wasn't it your idea back when we dealt with the Variegated Bewitching Butterfly?" Xie Yue had no retort and quickly cried injustice.

"Flame! Hurry up and finish off the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion! Otherwise, its roars might draw over other soul beasts," Xie Yue said to Yan, no longer speaking to Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena. He could not win an argument against them anyway.

"First Soul Skill, Hell Lava Surge." A pillar of fire rose from beneath the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion. Before long, it burned through its body, and its miserable cries stopped at once. A seven-thousand-year soul ring rose up.

Afterward, Yan sat cross-legged two meters from the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion and began to guide the soul ring that belonged to him.

Duanyu Fan looked at the fragmented, scorched corpse without the slightest sympathy in his eyes.

Although Duanyu Fan had accepted the Kindness God King's test, that did not mean he had to show a merciful, sorrowful heart toward every person and every matter. The Heart of Kindness also had to be given to those who deserved it, such as villagers.

In this world where the weak were prey to the strong, being too merciful and kind was the height of stupidity. Duanyu Fan knew very deeply what the end of such people would be.

So when he calculated the Hunters' weakness and used their corpses to attract soul beasts, Duanyu Fan felt no guilt whatsoever. They could only blame their own lack of strength.

Let alone Duanyu Fan, even Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena, a girl, felt no guilt toward the Hunters. They even understood this principle better than Duanyu Fan.

Besides, how could the Hunters' hands not have ended other people's lives before?

In truth, a seven-thousand-year soul ring had already far exceeded the limit for a Fourth Soul Ring, but Bibi Dong still required Hu Liena and the other two to obtain soul rings no lower than seven thousand years, because all three of their spirits were top-tier spirits.

In addition, they had eaten Immortal Herbs, improving their constitutions and spirits. Also because Duanyu Fan's Fourth Soul Ring was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Bibi Dong had required the three of them to obtain soul rings no lower than the seven-thousand-year level.

Facts proved that Bibi Dong's insight was unique. Aside from Hu Liena's Fourth Soul Ring being below seven thousand years, Xie Yue and Yan both managed to absorb theirs successfully without major danger.

After roughly another thirty minutes, Yan also successfully absorbed the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion's seven-thousand-year soul ring.

"How is it? Is it better than my Fourth Soul Ring? What's your Soul Power Level?" Xie Yue saw Yan open his eyes and immediately began teasing him mockingly.

"Sigh! My soul power is the same as yours, level 44. I still haven't surpassed Milk Dad. As for my Fourth Soul Skill, it's definitely better than yours." Yan sighed over his Soul Power Level, but when he spoke of the soul skill from his Fourth Soul Ring, his face was full of confidence.

"Come on! Why do you always compare yourselves to me? You're both thirteen already. Aren't you embarrassed to compare yourselves to me? Aren't you afraid of asking for humiliation?" Duanyu Fan said helplessly.

"Heh! Shut your mouth, you!" Hu Liena could not stand Duanyu Fan's expression anymore.

"Heh!" Xie Yue and Yan could only laugh dryly as well. What else could they do? Their talent was inferior.

"And your soul skill is better than mine? I don't believe it, unless you say it and let me hear," Xie Yue shifted the topic back to Yan's soul skill.

"I'm afraid you'll get jealous. My soul skill increases the fire-attribute damage of my other active skills by fifty percent. At the same time, my Fourth Soul Skill is also a group attack skill. The soul skill is called Hell Holy Flame. The group attack soul skill is about the same as my Third Soul Skill, but the flames of the Fourth Soul Skill are warm yellow," Yan said, explaining the effect of his Fourth Soul Skill.

"The way you put it, it's about the same as the effect of my Fourth Soul Skill," Xie Yue muttered.

"All right! Since we've all obtained our Fourth Soul Rings, it's time to head back. We've been out for fifteen days," Duanyu Fan said, preparing to return.

"Ah! Once we go back, we'll have to face Death Canyon," Yan cried miserably.

Duanyu Fan and the other three walked toward the outer edge of Star Dou Forest.

"Fifteen days. Xiao Fan and the others should be coming back soon. The aura coming from behind me is truly annoying. Xiao Fan's aura is still gentler." Bibi Dong once again sighed to herself alone in Pope Palace.

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