Three Soul Elders, and They Didn't Seem Happy

At dusk, the setting sun sank westward.

A campfire lit up the night.

Little Kitten lay beside it, silently licking her wounds.

Despite being covered in injuries, a pleased smile surfaced in her eyes.

Not long ago, she had encountered a three-thousand-year-old Vajra Tiger.

The two sides had engaged in a fierce battle.

In the end, the Vajra Tiger had fallen beneath her feet.

And its soul had become the strongest existence in the Slaughter Space!

"How is it? Watching the Slaughter Space gain more and more residents, don't you feel a strange sense of accomplishment?"

Bai Lu understood the young girl's thoughts very well.

It was like collecting all kinds of precious items, outfits, and pets in games in his previous life...

Every time one obtained a new "treasure," it brought an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

That process was addictive and mesmerizing, that feeling impossible to resist.

"Mm."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, the corner of her mouth unconsciously curving upward by the faintest degree.

Her instinctive aversion to killing had long since vanished along with the strengthening of the [Slaughter Array] and the satisfaction of collecting "pets."

If not for the darkness and exhaustion, she would have even wanted to continue "collecting" more rare and powerful Soul Beasts.

Just then...

Rustle~

The grass shifted, and three burly Soul Masters emerged under the cover of night.

They had approached after seeing the firelight, hoping to see if they could team up with someone.

But when they saw that there was only a wounded, baby-faced, busty young girl beside the campfire, dark thoughts instantly surged within them.

The three exchanged knowing looks, each seeing the lewdness in the others' eyes.

"Little sister, why are you alone in the forest? Where are your elders?"

"Did your family run into danger? Do you need your older brothers to help you out?"

Scarface, the leader, slowly stepped forward. As he spoke, he discreetly surveyed the surroundings.

Once he confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing was alone, his smile immediately turned lecherous.

"Why are you hurt, little sister? It breaks your older brother's heart. Come here, let your older brother blow on it for you."

"Your older brother's pectoral muscles are big and firm. Want to feel them?"

The other two rubbed their hands together, their gazes roaming Zhu Zhuqing's body without restraint.

"What is your cultivation... I... encountered a three-thousand-year-old Vajra Tiger today..."

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and asked in a "weak and delicate" voice.

"A three-thousand-year-old Vajra Tiger?!"

Scarface's expression changed slightly, but he immediately pretended not to care.

"Don't worry. The three of us are all powerful Soul Elders. A mere three-thousand-year-old Vajra Tiger? We'll Gaga Random Kill it!"

One of them said, "As long as you serve us well, little sister..."

"We'll go rescue your parents tomorrow!" the other added.

"So... you're only Soul Elders."

Zhu Zhuqing slowly rose to her feet, lifted her head, and looked at the three with icy eyes.

Her hair changed from black to white, her body grew taller, and the White Tiger Martial Soul successfully possessed her.

Whoosh!

A Blood Red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared beneath her feet, blooming with eerie and terrifying light in the darkness.

"This..."

"A hun-hun... hun... Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

"How... is that possible..."

The three Soul Masters' expressions changed drastically, as though they had seen something utterly terrifying.

Soul Beasts had racial bloodline suppression, and Soul Masters likewise had Soul Ring suppression!

In the eyes of ordinary Soul Masters, the number and color of Soul Rings represented the "bloodline" gap between Soul Masters!

Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings existed only in legends to them.

Yet the young girl before them possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Even if... she only had one, it was enough to scare them to death!

"Could she be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that underwent Humanoid Transformation?"

"That's not right! Even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that underwent Humanoid Transformation couldn't have a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as its first ring!"

"She doesn't seem afraid of us at all!"

As thoughts raced through their minds, the three Soul Elders suddenly felt their legs go weak.

Just then, they discovered in horror that the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring beneath the young girl's feet had lit up!

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Zhu Zhuqing's aura intensified, her muscles bulged, and her figure instantly grew several sizes taller.

The next moment, her fur changed from white to black, and her Tiger Paws became Cat Claws.

The Soul Ring beneath her feet also turned into two yellow rings, one of which began to flash!

At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly moved!

She was so fast that she left afterimages, darting through the darkness like a ghostly shadow.

Empowered by the strength of the White Tiger, Hell Stab's power soared.

"Whoosh!"

Claw light flashed, and one man's head flew high into the air.

"Quick, summon your Martial Souls!"

Scarface and Tall Guy were horrified. They hurriedly retreated and summoned their Martial Souls.

An Iron Blade appeared in the former's hand, while the latter was possessed by a Wild Bear, his body becoming even more brawny.

Beneath each of their feet were one white and two yellow Soul Rings!

Before the two could attack, a gray figure flew out from the corpse of their companion, who had split off from them, and Zhu Zhuqing "swallowed" it in one gulp.

"That was... a soul?!"

The soul had been eaten!?

"G-ghost... ghosts!"

The two were so terrified that their souls nearly left their bodies. Unable to muster even a shred of resistance, they fled in different directions.

"Hell Stab!"

"Whoosh!"

A fierce wind blew from behind him. Scarface abruptly turned around and raised his Iron Blade in front of himself.

"Clang!"

The Metal Clash Sound rang out as the spike-like Sharp Claws were blocked by the Iron Blade.

But then came a...

Squelch!

Scarface's expression stiffened, and his movements halted.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest, only to see that a Sharp Claws had still pierced into his chest.

His vision went dark, and his consciousness floated upward.

He found himself drifting up, out of his body, then flying uncontrollably toward the young girl who had turned and charged at Tall Guy!

No! Don't!

He let out a soundless scream, but no one cared.

On the other side, Zhu Zhuqing had already engaged Tall Guy.

"Hell Hundred Claws!"

After one Hell Stab was blocked by the latter, her second Soul Ring lit up and she unleashed countless Claw Shadows.

Like a Blade Storm, they swept Tall Guy into their midst.

"Wild Bear Guard!"

Tall Guy activated his Soul Skill. A Wild Bear Phantom appeared around his body, blocking every attack.

Only then did he realize that Zhu Zhuqing's strength did not seem to be as overwhelming as he had imagined.

"Wild Bear Collision!"

After withstanding Hell Hundred Claws, he steeled himself. As his power erupted, he overcame his fear and charged straight at Zhu Zhuqing.

Whoosh~!

A Black Shadow flashed, and Zhu Zhuqing vanished from in front of him.

"Hell Stab!"

Whoosh~

The sound of Breaking the Air rang out behind his back, and he had no time to turn around and block it.

"Attack his neck!"

Bai Lu's voice suddenly sounded in her mind.

Zhu Zhuqing decisively raised her hand, shifting Hell Stab's target from the target's Back Heart to his neck!

Rip~!

The flesh and blood of his neck instantly tore apart, leaving a wound so deep that bone was visible!

Tall Guy, the Soul Elder, did not even feel pain before his vision went dark and he uncontrollably toppled forward.

He was not dead, but he had still lost consciousness.

"Look what you've done. He actually, actually didn't die..."

Bai Lu was kindhearted and could not bear to see anyone hurt, so he hurriedly had Zhu Zhuqing send the Soul Elder into the Slaughter Space for emergency treatment.

The operation was a success. The Soul Elder "came back to life" and even met his good brother.

The three "men" wept with joy, because their wish to become close to Zhu Zhuqing had come true.

It had merely been fulfilled in another way—one a hundred times, ten thousand times more intimate.

Only... they didn't seem very happy.