Xiao Wu had completely lost all signs of life.
Her petite body lay quietly amid the dead branches and fallen leaves, her long hair scattered across the ground, stripped of its former luster.
Her eyes remained open, but her pupils had already gone unfocused.
The final moment of unwillingness and despair was frozen within those once-lively eyes.
Wisps of red mist rose from her corpse, slowly swirling and gathering in the air until they gradually formed a soul ring.
The blood-red color unique to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Xu Feng stood to one side, his ice crystal wings already retracted.
He watched the soul ring taking shape, his eyes utterly unmoved.
Though he bore Xiao Wu no grudge, if he did not kill her, she would become an aid on Tang San's path to growth.
If she sacrificed herself to Tang San, she would surely greatly increase his strength.
Xu Feng knew that Xiao Wu's soul bone could grant its fusion recipient two fairly good hundred-thousand-year skills.
One was teleportation, and the other was Invincible Golden Body.
Both were extremely practical in battle.
Though Shui Bing'er had no use for Xiao Wu's soul bone, it could be given to Leng Jun or Shui Yuanqiao to help raise their strength.
Shui Bing'er did not quite understand why Xu Feng, also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, had killed Xiao Wu so mercilessly despite having no grievance against her.
However, she supported Xu Feng's actions.
Since she had chosen to trust Senior Phoenix and tied her fate to his, she had to continue forward without wavering.
"Phoenix Brother, it's a pity this hundred-thousand-year soul ring can't be used."
Shui Bing'er's voice sounded in Xu Feng's mind, carrying a trace of regret.
"Nothing to regret. Its attribute doesn't match."
Xu Feng replied indifferently.
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