Regeneration of a Remnant Soul

As Lou Gao overcame his strange feelings and, under Ling Yi's ambiguous gaze, stepped forward to instruct the "Titan Giant Ape" on how to better wield the forging hammer, Yu Xiaogang, thousands of miles away, was also undergoing a spiritual transformation.

"Ice Seal Forest", beneath an unnamed snow-covered hill.

Yu Xiaogang looked coldly at Bing Le, who was being fought over by Luo Sanpao's three heads and looked like a rag doll.

The agonizing screams continued. The Soul King's Life was strong enough that he didn't kill Bing Le directly, but instead subjected him to hellish torture that was worse than death.

Upon hearing this, a hint of indescribable satisfaction flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

"You said your name is Yu Xiaogang?"

Not long ago, Bing Le Le's expression changed slightly upon learning Yu Xiaogang's name. Her gaze towards Yu Xiaogang became somewhat subtle. "That Yu Xiaogang from the [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan]?"

"Hmm." Yu Xiaogang nodded indifferently, which was his response.

Having learned Yu Xiaogang's true identity, Bing Le's apprehension and caution dissipated considerably, and her gaze towards Yu Xiaogang became more casual.

When Bing Le first saw Yu Xiaogang, the bloodstains on his body and the fierce look in his eyes made him subconsciously assume that he was a powerful lone wolf.

There's no way around it; the Ice Seal Forest is a paradise for Soul Beast, home to many powerful Soul Beast with over ten thousand years of cultivation, as well as strong Soul Beast clans.

Perhaps there aren't as many head-level Soul Beast as in the Sunset Forest, because once their cultivation reaches a certain level, those Soul Beast will spontaneously head north to the inner perimeter of the Land of the Far North, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is more abundant and more suitable for ice-attribute Soul Beast to cultivate.

However, in terms of the quantity and quality of Soul Beast under 50,000 years old, the Ice Seal Forest is actually far superior to the Sunset Forest!

After all, in terms of area, the Sunset Forest is only about 300,000 square kilometers in radius (refer to the Greater Khingan Range Mountains), while the Ice Seal Forest spans the northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, borders the Frost Forest of the Water Wood Duchy to the east, and connects to the Winter Mountain Range of the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom to the west, totaling nearly eight million square kilometers of coniferous forests and snow-capped mountains (refer to the Siberian Forest)!

The dangers within such a vast Soul Beast Paradise are unimaginable.

Even without Soul Saint- level expert leading the way, a team of at least several Six-Ring Soul Emperor would be needed to ensure their safety here.

Bing Le was merely a Five-Ring Soul King. Ever since he was separated from Shui Qingyue, Lan Lan, and the Guard Team belonging to Lingyun City, he had been trapped in this ' Ice Seal Forest '.

Although he was not actually in the most dangerous inner area, but rather in the central part near the outer edge, which was relatively safe, he still dared not set off alone on the path out of the forest.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Bing Le chose to stay put.

Perhaps, before long, Shui Qingyue and the others will discover his disappearance and then bring people to look for him.

After all, he and Shui Qingyue were childhood sweethearts who had grown up together and had a deep bond. They were only one step away from getting married. How could she let her fiancé be in such a dangerous situation?

Bing Le decided that if Shui Qingyue could rescue him in time, he would forgive and forget about Shui Qingyue's previous ambiguous relationship with Ling Yi, the city lord of Lingyun City!

Of course, besides pinning his hopes on Shui Qingyue, Bing Le also thought that there might be other Soul Master teams hunting for Soul Ring in the ' Ice Seal Forest ', and he could hitch a ride with them.

After all, he was Five-Ring Soul King, and his strength was quite remarkable.

As time passed, Bing Le's mood went through a cycle of expectation, disappointment, self-consolation, continued expectation, and then disappointment again.

"Perhaps I can first cultivate to level sixty, then hunt down a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast... or a nine-thousand-year-old... eight-thousand-year-old... seven-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, become Six-Ring Soul Emperor, and then venture out on my own?"

Just as this thought popped into Bing Le's mind yet again, a deafening roar caught his attention.

His original idea was to avoid trouble and prioritize safety.

Unfortunately, his long period of being alone made him restless, and he eventually decided to go and investigate.

The moment Bing Le saw Yu Xiaogang's figure, his joy was stronger than ever before; it was his hope of returning to the human world!

To be able to walk alone in the ' Ice Seal Forest ', the other party must be at least Seven-Ring Soul Sage!

Therefore, even though Yu Xiaogang treated her coldly and spoke rudely, Bing Le still chose to greet him with a smile.

Instead of staying by their side and walking out of the "Ice Seal Forest" together, what if they suddenly decide to kill you?

This is the feeling of lingering fear that Bing Le had after noticing the fierce look in Yu Xiaogang's eyes. She had been blinded by the joy of encountering a living person and had become somewhat impulsive.

But now...

"How could it be you, you piece of trash?!"

Bing Le's face was filled with disgust and loathing, as well as a hint of shame and annoyance from her previous servility.

If he remembered correctly, a few years ago, this notorious "big Fat Sheep" on the mainland became known throughout the continent for buying up cultivation materials at inflated prices.

About two years ago, this guy apparently squandered all his money and disappeared.

Was this good-for-nothing Three-Ring Soul Elder or Four-Ring Soul Ancestor back then?

Cultivation supplies worth millions of Gold Soul Coin!!

The thought of all those precious medicinal herbs and spiritual essences that Yu Xiaogang had purchased back then filled Bing Le with insane jealousy. If he had that many resources, he would probably be able to charge towards the Seven-Ring Soul Sage by now!

But Yu Xiaogang, that good-for-nothing, consumed a million Gold Soul Coin worth of supplies and is still stuck at the Three-Ring Soul Elder realm?!

Bing Le's words, spoken unconsciously, made Yu Xiaogang's already cold expression even colder.

Suppressing his murderous intent, Yu Xiaogang turned and left without saying a word.

Seeing this, Bing Le continued to vent his negative emotions. The loneliness, fear, disappointment of so many days, as well as the humiliation brought by his weak and obsequious smile not long ago, made him explode when facing Yu Xiaogang, this good-for-nothing and weakling.

"What?" Bing Le sneered, mocking, "Are you sure you want to leave? Do you even know where you are?"

"This is the ' Ice Seal Forest '! The ' Ice Seal Forest ' teeming with powerful Soul Beast!!"

"With your strength, you could probably chase away any three- to five-hundred-year-old Soul Beast, right?"

"You were only able to get this far into the middle of the forest by pure luck. Do you think you'll have that kind of luck again?"

Bing Le's sarcastic words rang in his ears, and Yu Xiaogang immediately stopped in his tracks.

Behind him, Bing Le couldn't see Yu Xiaogang's eyes starting to redden, assuming he was beginning to feel fear and hesitation, and continued, "Don't think you're still the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, you're just a joke."

"In this ' Ice Seal Forest,' even if you turned into a pile of shit, your father wouldn't know which Soul Beast had excreted you..."

"Are you done talking?"

A voice as cold as a frigid current from the Land of the Far North suddenly rang out, interrupting Bing Le's words.

Yu Xiaogang turned around, and his bloodshot eyes sent a chill down Bing Le's spine, but this was quickly followed by even stronger shame and anger. "What? You're going to fight me?"

Bing Le glanced disdainfully at Yu Xiaogang's icy face and said dismissively, "I heard you broke through to the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor realm two years ago?"

"Come here, let me see how much you've improved in the last two years."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you, I..."

"Bang--!"

A flash of red light appeared, Bing Le's body seemed to be struck by a galloping horse, his entire body hurtling backward like a cannonball. He was only stopped by a tree so large that it would take three people to encircle him, and his body lingered on the tree trunk for a few breaths before crashing to the ground along with countless icicles and snowflakes.

"Shh, shh, shh..."

"Cough! Cough cough cough—!"

The sound of unhurried footsteps echoed on the snow, growing closer and closer. Bing Le looked bewildered and incredulous, raised his hand to his chest, and lay in the snow coughing violently.

The sunlight was blocked, casting shadows over Bing Le's face. He looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was looking down at him, with some fear. "How... how is this possible?!"

"Is that strange?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes were still bloodshot, but the killing intent in them was miraculously controlled. He bent slightly at the waist, looking down at Bing Le who looked like a stray dog, and explained in a low voice, "That move just now was something I mastered half a year ago after I comprehended the Transforming Force. According to him, it's a small technique after entering the Transforming Force Realm, called ' Strike a Person Like Hanging a Painting '..."

Although Yu Xiaogang's voice and expression weren't fierce, Bing Le felt a chill in her heart. Suppressing the sharp pain in her chest, she asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Although it's hard to understand why such a strong person would impersonate Yu Xiaogang, that infamous good-for-nothing, Bing Le absolutely refused to believe that the person in front of her was Yu Xiaogang!

A flash of bloodlust appeared in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, his killing intent slightly leaking out, stinging Bing Le's pupils. A bloodthirsty smile appeared on his lips, "Who am I? I'm Yu Xiaogang, who doesn't even deserve to die by your hand—"

Bing Le: "???"

For a moment, Bing Le even forgot the pain of her fractured ribs, staring blankly at the man in front of her, who exuded an evil aura and whose eyes revealed a hint of madness.

What does it mean that "you don't even have the right to die by my hand"?

No, did I say anything so arrogant?

Did I say something like, "Don't worry, I won't kill you"?

In this freezing, snowy Soul Beast Forest, no matter how much I despise you, I'll still keep you around. Whether it's for work or to shield you from danger, you're still useful!

At the very least, he could at least talk to someone. How long has it been since he last spoke to anyone?!

Just as Bing Le was lost in thought and speechless, several thoughts were quietly converging in a virtual spiritual world unseen by ordinary people.

"Roar! Roar, roar—!"

The round, purplish-red consciousness exuded an aura of anxiety, gazing at the turbulent Sea of Spirit before it could only pace back and forth, calling out in worry.

In the turbulent Sea of Spirit, three blood-red figures stood on opposite sides, each scrutinizing the other while also keeping an eye on the surface of the sea beneath their feet, where large and small crystal bubbles floated.

The crimson figure in the center was the largest, with a ferocious appearance, like a vicious dragon beast. Its attention was mostly focused on the two thoughts on its left and right.

Both of these mental entities were blood-red bats with black magical patterns.

The difference is that, compared to the one on the left, the blood-red bat on the right has nine heads!

At this moment, the nine-headed blood-red bat lowered its eyes and stared intently at a crystal bubble floating on the sea surface, its gaze fixed on the scene displayed inside the crystal bubble.

A figure clad in dark, menacing armor descended from the sky, then swiftly and brutally beat two youths wielding giant hammers. Finally, the figure pointed towards the crystal bubble mirror, and a somewhat distorted sound emanated from outside the bubble:

"Don't worry, you don't even deserve to die by my hand."

For some reason, the nine-headed blood-red bat, which was now only in the form of thought, felt a faint pain in its chest as it looked at the figure clad in ferocious black armor and listened to that arrogant voice.

Who is it?

It is a remnant soul of the "Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King"...!

Back when it was being beaten and forced to flee in a sorry state by "Wu Wudi" on Hell Road, it had a bad feeling and split off a part of its soul, which then parasitized the "Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King", controlling it to lead a swarm of Blood Bat to attack "Wu Wudi".

As a result, the "Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King" died at the hands of "Wu Wudi," and even his corpse was put into Storage Soul Tool.

Fortunately, while these bat-like Soul Beast and Beast of Peculiarity may not be as powerful as dragons and phoenixes in combat, their ability to survive is absolutely top-notch!

Therefore, the "Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King" used the "Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's" talent ability to create a clone, which hid in a corner and waited until the danger was over before absorbing the blood energy of the other Blood Bat to restore its own power.

Based on its experience as the Slaughter King for over a decade, and considering that the previous "Deathgod" had only appeared a few years ago, it could at least remain peacefully in Hell Road for another hundred or two hundred years, at which point it would be able to regain the strength it had before parasitizing Tang Chen.

Who knew that before things had even calmed down for long, someone else in the Hell Slaughter Arena had already achieved 100 wins and started the Hell Road!

The "Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King" had considered whether to play it safe, only sending his swarm of Blood Bat to attack the enemy without intervening himself. After all, the key to guarding Hell Road lay with the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. Although the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was dead, hadn't they just brought in Hell Three-Headed Hound?

However, when he discovered that the challenger's Martial Soul was actually the "Blood Dragon King," who possessed a portion of the "Bloodsucking Demon Bat" power, the "Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's" thoughts stirred once again.

Is it possible to parasitize again?

As a former Slaughter King, "Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King" had some knowledge of "Blood Dragon King," a rising star in the Hell Slaughter Arena.

His aptitude is not bad, and his Martial Soul is a dragon beast. Although the form is a bit strange, it's not a big problem.

Most importantly, this person's strength is only at the Soul Emperor level, making him much easier to handle than Tang Chen, who is at Level 99!