The battle inside the fortress subsided. Su Xiao sat in the iron chair at the center, holding a Soul Crystal (Complete) and eating it leisurely.
The incessantly muttering Xian Lulu had fallen completely silent.
She floated beside Su Xiao, her catlike eyes first fixed on the Soul Crystal in his hand, then shifting to Su Xiao, repeatedly switching between the two. The next second, tears welled up in her eyes and scattered before they could hit the ground. Those tears were essentially a form of energy.
Xian Lulu was scared witless. This was hardly surprising. She claimed to be a light spirit, but she was actually a soul. Seeing Su Xiao eat a Soul Crystal as casually as an apple, how could she not be frightened? What was more, she knew perfectly well that she was far more delicious than a Soul Crystal.
Su Xiao had just killed more than thirty Contractors, and the bloodlust around him was still thick. Given the situation, how could Xian Lulu not be afraid?
"I'm not delicious at all."
Xian Lulu muttered softly. Su Xiao glanced at her and bit into the Soul Crystal in his hand with a crisp crunch. Xian Lulu was definitely delicious. Her aura alone had a delectable quality to it. If that aura had not been so delicious, he would not have taken out a Soul Crystal (Complete) to eat.
"Y-you're not going to eat me, are you? We're perfect partners, right? Say something."
"..."
Su Xiao tossed the last small piece of Soul Crystal into his mouth and chewed it with several crisp cracks. After eating a Soul Crystal (Complete), he looked at Xian Lulu again and no longer felt quite so much like eating her.
Everything came at a price, including an SSS-level talent like Spirit Eater.