Black Flames!

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened. She turned around and realized that Ye Qiu had already come to her side.

Blood trickled from the corners of his crimson eyes. The enormous blood-red arm had actually extended from behind Ye Qiu, while something like a ring of ribs wrapped around his body.

Was this his new Soul Skill?

"Cough, cough!" Zhu Zhuqing, still immersed in shock, suddenly began coughing. The hand covering her mouth came away stained bright red.

The enormous blood-red skeletal arm vanished into thin air. Ye Qiu walked over and supported her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I won't die! Hiss—cough, cough!" Leaning against Ye Qiu, she probably would not die, but her ribs had likely broken again. Even breathing hurt.

"It's good that you're okay. I'll avenge you right now!" Ye Qiu's voice carried icy killing intent.

If Zhu Zhuqing died, he would feel guilty. Besides, he would probably be the next one to die, right?

In the distance, the Iron Scale Giant Python, whose head had been battered bloody by the red skeletal arm, finally regained its senses.

It opened its blood-filled maw and let out a hiss, its vertical pupils fixed firmly on Ye Qiu. Its more than ten-meter-long body coiled up like a spring.

"Hiss—" After flicking out its tongue, its head shot forward like a spearhead, crashing straight toward them like a lance.

"Ah—" Amid Zhu Zhuqing's cry, Ye Qiu swiftly scooped her up and dodged onto a nearby tree.

Boom! A giant tree was snapped in half at the waist.

Facing the giant python below, Ye Qiu closed his right eye tightly. Blood slowly flowed from its corner as he spoke words Zhu Zhuqing could not understand.

"Amaterasu!"

His right eye opened, bloodshot veins covering it.

"It's on fire? Black fire!" Zhu Zhuqing stared at the Iron Scale Giant Python below as its body suddenly burst into flames.

"Hiss! Roar! Bang! Bang!"

The Iron Scale Giant Python rolled about without pause, yet it could not extinguish the black flames on its body. Instead, they burned ever fiercer. Terror filled its eyes as it repeatedly slammed into the surrounding trees and rocks.

A moment later, the Iron Scale Giant Python had burned to ashes. Only a purple Spirit Ring remained in the air, looking especially eerie in the darkness.

"Gulp! What terrifying flames!" Zhu Zhuqing swallowed and looked at Ye Qiu, who was holding her. She was so flustered that her words came out jumbled. "Ye... Ye Qiu, is that your Soul Skill?"

"Yes. It's the Soul Skill of my right eye, called Amaterasu." Looking at the wreckage below and the scorched black earth, Ye Qiu touched his eye with particular satisfaction. The only downside was that using this move required him to bleed a little.

"Amaterasu? Then what did you shout just now?"

"That was another name for it. It means the same thing." Ye Qiu's face was somewhat pale. "Let's enter my Divine Might Space first!"

"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded. The nights in the Star Dou Great Forest were simply too dangerous.

Wait! Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Qiu in astonishment. He said it was the Soul Skill of his right eye just now! Does that mean his left eye has another Soul Skill? Was it that red arm from before?

Though she had many questions, she did not ask them. She did not want to be coldly rebuked like last time when she asked about the Divine Might Space.

A vortex appeared, and the two vanished into the forest.

The moment they entered the Divine Might Space, Ye Qiu, who was holding Zhu Zhuqing, began trembling all over.

"Ye Qiu, are you okay?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at him worriedly. "Put me down first!"

"It's nothing. My body and eyes just hurt a little. I'm still not used to the new Soul Skill." He placed Zhu Zhuqing on the bed she was familiar with.

"But you were badly injured because of me." Ye Qiu felt somewhat apologetic as well. The Emerald-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger's sacrifice should not have taken so long, but during the absorption process, he discovered that the Sharingan seemed to conceal something. He had delayed for so long in order to successfully find that power.

"It's nothing. You've saved me several times already. I've only saved you once." Lying on the bed, a blush had begun to appear on Zhu Zhuqing's face. "I'll have to trouble you again."

"No problem! Where are you hurt?" Ye Qiu rolled up his sleeves. Over the past half month, he had gained quite a bit of experience in treating injuries.

She looked away, pursing her lips nervously. "The ribs in my chest. They broke again!"

"Oh, I'm good at this!"

Ye Qiu had spoken too quickly. It reminded her of their previous candid encounter, earning him an embarrassed and angry scolding.

"You! Shut up, you shameless bastard!"

He scratched his head awkwardly.

"Come on!" Turning her face aside, she began undoing her clothes on her own.

"Cough, cough, um..." Ye Qiu stood beside her. After coughing twice, he tilted his head upward.

"What is it?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at him in confusion. Had she done something wrong?

"This time, you actually don't need to take off your clothes. You can apply the medicine yourself." Ye Qiu's voice was dry.

Zhu Zhuqing froze halfway through undressing, her flushed face seeming ready to catch fire.

"Y-you, why didn't you say so earlier!"

"You were the one who took your clothes off too fast!"

"You were peeking! You shameless bastard!"

"Nonsense! I was just checking whether you had put them back on!"

"Ah! You bastard!"

Amid Zhu Zhuqing's screams and curses, her ribs were set back in place.

Leaving her to apply the medicine herself, Ye Qiu walked to one side and sat cross-legged with his back to her, taking stock of his gains.

Thanks to the Emerald-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger's sacrifice, along with the excess Soul Power left over from absorbing the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, his level had reached level 26!

Such a rate of improvement was simply terrifying!

As for Soul Skills, he finally had several more offensive methods.

The left eye's Tsukuyomi belonged to the Illusion Technique category and possessed tremendous power. As long as he met the opponent's gaze, he could pull their mind into an illusionary world. In that world, Ye Qiu could freely control everything, including time, location, mass, and more, dealing devastating blows to the opponent's mind.

The right eye's Amaterasu was known in the Naruto World as the strongest physical attack! It could release inextinguishable black flames at the focal point of his gaze, burning the target until nothing remained!

Then there was the opportunity brought by adding his second Spirit Ring, allowing Ye Qiu to use the Sharingan's Martial Soul Avatar ahead of time—Susanoo!

Although he could currently only use its first stage, with no head and only ribs and arms, it was still a powerful means of both attack and defense!

"Sigh!" Ye Qiu let out a weary sigh. Though these skills were powerful, they were especially damaging to the body.

Susanoo in particular not only overtaxed his Spiritual Power when used, but made his entire body feel as though it were being pierced by needles. Even Tang San had only barely managed to use his Martial Soul Avatar ahead of time through Seven-in-One, and he still could not use it a second time within a short period.

He lay down flat, folding his hands beneath his head. "Sigh! The Martial Soul Avatar is still a little too far beyond me. It's better to use it sparingly as a trump card!"

"Ye Qiu! I've finished applying the medicine." Zhu Zhuqing quietly came to Ye Qiu's side. She had even changed into another outfit.

"Why aren't you resting a little longer? Can your body handle it?" Ye Qiu propped himself up and motioned for her to sit.

"I'm not that delicate!" Zhu Zhuqing sat beside Ye Qiu. Her little face was somewhat pale, and for some reason, she became a little melancholy. "What were you thinking about just now?"

"Nothing." Ye Qiu smiled lightly.

"Is that so?" Seeing that Ye Qiu did not want to say more, she did not press him. "Then where's that tiger's Soul Bone? Did you bring it back?"

"Of course I did!" Ye Qiu smiled and somehow produced a gleaming green Soul Bone.

"Here, this is the Soul Bone it dropped. It's a rare Head Spirit Bone! I'm guessing its skill is related to mental attacks."

"You're way too lucky, aren't you? First an External Soul Bone, then a Head Spirit Bone..." Zhu Zhuqing took the Soul Bone and examined it carefully. "It's quite pretty. Are you going to absorb it?"

Ye Qiu's mouth twitched. Could that color on someone's head really be considered pretty? He did not have any particularly strange tastes.

"No. Its age is still too low. It wouldn't be bad to sell it at an auction house for some money when I get the chance!"

"How about selling it to me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked tentatively.

"Stop thinking about absorbing it. This thing will only hold you back, and you won't be able to replace it later!" Ye Qiu snatched it back, not forgetting to roll his eyes at her.

Could being pretty fill your stomach?

"Don't tell me you thought I wanted to buy it just because I think it's pretty?" Seeing Ye Qiu's expression, she voiced her guess, and the look on her face became dangerous.

"How could that be? How could I think you were that shallow?" Ye Qiu waved his hands repeatedly.

Then he got up and walked toward his own bed. To make life here more comfortable, Ye Qiu had even made another bed himself.

"You're injured, so get some rest early!"