The crow perched on Lin Bai's shoulder and looked at the ten-li-wide crater, saying with a bitter smile, "What a pity. Blade Dao Soul had great potential. If you'd taken him under your command and cultivated him properly, he would have become a major asset to you in the future."
"That was what I thought at first, too. Since he insisted on seeking death, I had no choice but to grant it to him!" Lin Bai smiled. At first, he had genuinely wanted to spare Blade Dao Soul's life. As the crow had said, Blade Dao Soul's strength was impressive. Even among Five Tribulation Dao Realm warriors, he had been a dominant figure. With a little cultivation in the future, breaking through to the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm would not have been impossible.
Lin Bai had intended to take the Fuling Pagoda with him anyway. If Blade Dao Soul could cultivate properly inside it, he might have become a major asset at Lin Bai's side in the future. Unfortunately, Blade Dao Soul had failed to seize such an opportunity. He had pretended to hand over the treasure while secretly gathering strength to ambush Lin Bai.
That moment had made Lin Bai turn hostile at once.
When Lin Bai was easygoing, he was very easygoing; but when he turned hostile, he was utterly merciless!
"The Five Elements Dao Bone is very useful to me. You can have this blade."
Lin Bai put away the Five Elements Dao Bone and casually tossed the black blade to the crow. The crow did not refuse and happily stored it in the ring containing his Storage Bag.
After arriving at the Azure Ruins Battlefield, the crow had contributed quite a lot but had not obtained many treasures. Although he had stolen a great number of