The fragments of soul memory hovering in Su Xiao's hand completely evaporated. This time, when he extracted the soul memory, he had not absorbed any of it. Even though the Sand King was a dual grandmaster of swordsmanship and close combat, absorbing this soul memory might have significantly improved his own abilities, but he still chose not to do so.
The Sand King had gone mad from wearing the Soul Crown. His soul memory was mixed with the aura of the Original Sin Objects and the abyss. Absorbing it carelessly would not only fail to improve Su Xiao, but might instead result in him being eroded by the Soul Crown.
Besides, Su Xiao had always believed that the core function of the "Spirit Eater" talent was to strengthen his own soul, not to absorb soul memories after killing enemies. The latter's risks far outweighed its potential gains.
A dragon's roar came from the horizon. It was the Stormflame Dragon, Diss. Su Xiao had only just won, and Water Brother had already withdrawn.
That was one of the reasons Su Xiao had not chosen to fight the Sand King head-on. Even if he won a desperate battle, he would be in an extremely passive position if Water Brother attacked afterward.
Su Xiao had been wary of Water Brother ever since their first contact. The reason was that even before obtaining the "Origin Magic Mirror," Water Brother had already been extremely powerful. His strength had always been comparable to Su Xiao, Solomon, Gray Gentleman, and Father.
Water Brother disliked taking the lead. He possessed formidable strength but never flaunted it, keeping such a low profile that many people thought they could go fifty-fifty with him. Once they actually fought, however, Water Brother taught them a lesson they would never forget.
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