Su Ran followed his example and bowed, then followed Bi Fan step by step toward their opponent.
Su Xingchen wore a half-smile as he looked up and gestured for Luo Tian and the others to move back. Clearly, outsiders had to be cleared away for the transfer of Soul Power.
Bi Fan stood opposite him, his expression composed and unruffled. "How do we lend you our power?"
Su Xingchen smiled faintly and held out one hand. In it was a black inkstone, and Xu Lie's eyes flickered at the sight.
That very inkstone had trapped him so thoroughly that he couldn't break free. If not for the Spirit Origin Seed within him, he would have met the same fate as A Yuan.
The pitiful thing was that now he had to help this enemy with something. Yet if he refused, he might never get another chance to take revenge. At this point, "complicated" could hardly begin to describe his feelings.
Su Xingchen raised his eyes to the three of them, the black inkstone still in his hand. "What you need to do is simple. Just pour your Soul Power into this inkstone."
"And then?" Su Ran asked.
"Nothing after that. I can handle the rest myself."
Bi Fan nodded and was the first to reach out, pouring a pure, immense stream of Soul Power into the inkstone. Xu Lie followed right after him, and Su Ran went last.
As their power poured in, the inkstone grew darker and darker, nearly blending into the surrounding darkness.
Before long, the inkstone had absorbed more than half of the Soul Power from all three of them. Su Xingchen narrowed his eyes and began the actual process of channeling it.
He intended to draw all the Soul Power from the inkstone into his own