"Hmph."
Gu Yue gave a cold snort.
The next moment, a flurry of Wind Blades erupted, stabbing into the wound split open in the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger's neck. They pierced upward from below and killed it.
"Ugh..."
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger's massive body suddenly stiffened, and a brief, hoarse cry escaped its throat.
The Wind Blades had completely destroyed its life force.
The light in its mismatched icy and fiery eyes, once filled with pain and fury, quickly dimmed until they were utterly lifeless.
Bound by the black chains, its heavy body twitched twice, then lay still.
A moment later, a purple ball of energy slowly appeared, descended toward Gu Yue, and merged into her body.
"Absorb it first. I'll guard you."
Su Chen walked over and shielded Gu Yue behind him.
Absorbing Soul Rings in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform yielded a hundred times the benefits of an ordinary Spirit Ascension Platform. If someone killed you during this period, you'd lose everything, which was a real pain.
That was why teams were allowed during this period: to protect their teammates while they absorbed their gains.
"Mm." Gu Yue nodded lightly, then sat down without a trace of worry and began absorbing it.
Su Chen kept watch over their surroundings.
A four-thousand-year Soul Beast would turn into a Soul Ring with a four-hundred-year limit. That would be divided among Gu Yue's three Soul Rings, adding over a hundred years to each. The effect was quite substantial.
Su Chen had already calculated that the total age of the Soul Beasts he needed to hunt had to exceed 210,000 years.
The Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform had limited Soul Beast resources.
Three hundred people had entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. If the others hunted too many Soul Beasts, there would be