"Boom!"
A deafening explosion erupted at the entrance of the Ye Mansion, sending golden and black energy shockwaves surging outwards.
Most of the bluestone slabs on the ground were blown away, and the corpses of the surrounding Hall Guard Knight were thrown far away by the shockwave.
Lin Hao was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the stone lion at the entrance. The stone lion instantly shattered into several pieces, and a mouthful of golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
" Lin Hao!" Ye Lingling increased her Soul Power output.
As the crabapple petals fell, they seeped into Lin Hao's body. Lin Hao felt that all his injuries had healed.
Healing injuries does not equate to the recovery of Soul Power.
Lin Hao stared intently at Salas, desperately circulating his Chaos Profound Art. The surrounding energy continuously converged towards Lin Hao Lin Hao, entering his body and replenishing the Soul Power Lin Hao had consumed.
The Ink Crow Avatar slowly descended from mid-air, its wings folding.
If you look closely, you can see that its left shoulder has a few tiny sparkling burn marks from the starlight, but it's nothing serious.
Salas just injured Lin Hao, but Salas himself was also burned by the starlight.
"Good lad, you actually managed to hurt me. If you were to advance to the Titled Douluo realm, that would be terrible. It's a pity I can't capture you alive." Salas lamented as he activated his Eighth Soul Ring.
Lin Hao suddenly raised his head, and a cold, bluish light flashed in his previously dim eyes.
"Devour!"
At this moment, Lin Hao no longer held back and fully activated the Chaos Profound Art.
The vitality of heaven and earth hundreds of meters around him quickly gathered towards him, forming a vortex of energy around him.
Salas's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed in a low voice, "You have such abilities? Then you absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"
Begonia Douluo clenched his fists tightly, unable to hold back any longer, and shouted, "Guards, get Salas out of here at once!"
Given Salas's status as Platinum Bishop, Begonia Douluo only wanted to get rid of him—get rid of this hot potato.
Many people rushed out of the Ye Mansion, summoning their Martial Soul.
Salas was anxious. Begonia Douluo had made his stance clear, determined to favor Lin Hao. If they missed this opportunity, there wouldn't be another chance.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Crow Feather Thousand Kill!"
Having misjudged the situation just now, Salas was confident that if he tried again, he could definitely kill Lin Hao in one fell swoop.
Green Edge Sword appeared in Lin Hao's hand. He gently twisted his wrist, and the chaotic Soul Power around him suddenly converged rapidly towards the tip of the sword.
The gray Soul Power condensed into a point of extremely dazzling blue light at the tip of the sword.
"Sword Ultimate - Meteor Kill!"
The gray ray was incredibly fast, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, and it reached Salas in an instant, directly breaking through Salas's eighth Soul Skill.
Before the mockery on Salas's face had faded, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively turned slightly to dodge, but he was still a fraction too slow.
With a soft "plop," the cyan sword light pierced his left shoulder precisely, and blood instantly exploded, scattering black clothing mixed with feather fragments.
"Ah!"
Salas groaned as he fell from the air, his Martial Soul Avatar shattered. His left hand hung limply, blood dripping from his fingertips onto the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"What kind of Soul Skill is that?"
At the entrance of the Ye Mansion not far away, Ye Lingling gripped her skirt tightly, her knuckles turning white, her heart finally settling down slightly.
Lin Hao's face turned deathly pale.
Sword of Ultimate - Meteor Kill is a move Lin Hao created after improving upon the original, making it the ultimate killing move suited to his own Soul Power attribute.
This move is extremely powerful.
Each use of this technique will drain Lin Hao's Soul Power. If the attack misses, Lin Hao will be in a very passive position. Therefore, it must be a single, decisive strike.
Lin Hao approached Salas.
Salas frowned and snapped, "What are you trying to do?"
Lin Hao retorted, "Didn't you already know that?"
Salas: "You want to kill me?"
Lin Hao continued to approach.
Salas roared, "How dare you!"
Lin Hao ignored him and continued to approach.
Salas retreated timidly, trying to activate his Soul Skill. The series of all-out battles and the repeated use of Soul Skill had exhausted almost all of his Soul Power. Just now, his Martial Soul Avatar was forced to deactivate.
Salas is no match for Lin Hao right now.
In contrast, Lin Hao vigorously activated the Chaos Profound Art. Wherever he went, the energy of heaven and earth poured into him.
If you have a keen eye, you'll notice that as he passed by the bloodstains on the ground, he absorbed the energy factors within the bloodstains and converted them into energy within his body.
Salas tried to escape, but the Ye Clan family members had already blocked his path. He could only desperately roar, "I am the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall —you... cannot... kill me..."
With a whoosh, the sound of wind breaking rang out.
With a flash of silver light, Salas coughed up blood and collapsed, convulsing.
Ye Lingling and Haitang Douluo watched everything unfold quietly.
Lin Hao squatted down, fumbled around for a while, and took the Storage Soul Tool from Salas's body. He invaded it with his spiritual power and was slightly pleased, "The treasures are quite plentiful."
After Lin Hao stood up, Begonia Douluo looked at Salas's corpse and sighed slightly, saying, "From today onwards, my Ye Clan can no longer remain neutral."
Lin Hao said, "I was the one who committed the murder, and it happened outside the Ye Mansion. It has nothing to do with the Ye Clan."
Even though Ye Lingling did intervene to heal Lin Hao midway through, everyone who knew the truth was already dead.
Dead people can't speak, unless Ye Lingling and Begonia Douluo reveal themselves on their own initiative.
Begonia Douluo shook his head, "You're still too young. Things aren't always clear-cut, and the Spirit Hall isn't a force that operates on reason!"
Lin Hao clicked his tongue in amazement.
The Spirit Hall is indeed unreasonable. The Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire are reasonable, but the Spirit Hall's style has always been "those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish," using intimidation to awe the entire Soul Master World, as well as many kingdoms, duchies, and the two great empires.
Especially regarding Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo was unwilling to join the Spirit Hall, so the Spirit Hall directly sent two Titled Douluo to coerce him.
Now that the person has died outside the Ye Mansion, it is highly likely that the Spirit Hall will follow the example of Pope Qian Xunji's death and launch an attack on the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan.
Lin Hao pondered for a moment and said, " Lingling, I'll come find you again tomorrow."
" Lin Hao!"
Ye Lingling called out to Lin Hao, Lin Hao walked straight away. Once Lin Hao was out of sight, Ye Lingling scolded him angrily, "Dad, how could you say such a thing? Does not remaining neutral mean our family will be wiped out?"
Begonia Douluo was speechless, then retorted, "I didn't blame him either. I hadn't even finished speaking. Tomorrow we'll declare our support to the Empire, openly and publicly supporting it!"
Ye Lingling scolded, "Then you should finish what you were saying!"
"My dear daughter, I want him to give me the chance and time to finish speaking!" Begonia Douluo shrugged helplessly.