Wow! You Cultivate the Blood Path Too?!

Ye Ming merely released his aura without revealing his soul rings.

Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi, and Guan Zhongding were stunned for a moment.

When they saw that the newcomers were only three teenage boys and girls, the three of them instantly burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha! You think you've surrounded us?"

"You little brats whose hair hasn't even grown in yet, and you're already trying to play heroes saving beauties?"

"Well, well, are you delivering three more pure souls to us?"

Though they laughed, the three still cautiously released their martial souls and soul rings.

"Little brother, you're no match for them. Run!" Bei Bei coughed up a mouthful of blood and tried to stand.

But that ghost claw strike had shaken his internal organs, and he could not summon any soul power in the short term.

He could only shout, "Run! Go to Shrek Academy for help."

That altar master also knew this was Shrek Academy's territory, and he was quite wary of it.

He grabbed the unconscious Huo Yuhao and ordered the three men, "Don't waste time. Deal with these little brats and retreat!"

"If Shrek's people actually arrive, none of us will get away!"

"Yes, Altar Master!"

Lu Renjia answered. Green light flared from the skull above him as his gaze swept over Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena behind Ye Ming. With a wicked smile, he said, "Little brat, you're lucky to have run into Grandpa Lu."

"I'll kill you first, then have a taste of these two little beauties."

The moment those words came out, Ye Ming's face darkened.

Buzz!!

Three black soul rings slowly rose beneath his feet, while his hands transformed into golden dragon claws.

"B-black ten-thousand-year soul rings!!"

Lu Renjia swallowed hard, instinctively rubbed his eyes, and cried out, "How is that possible?!"

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were also dumbfounded.

Shrek's continental history lessons did contain cases of people breaking the optimal soul ring ratio.

Ten thousand years ago, Tang San, the founder of the Tang Sect, had possessed a ten-thousand-year soul ring as his fourth soul ring.

But they had never heard of anyone whose very first soul ring was ten thousand years old!

Ye Ming was not about to foolishly wait for them to recover.

The instant he activated his martial soul, his first and third soul rings lit up at the same time.

First soul skill: Golden Dragon's Strength; increased strength, granting the power of one dragon for a short time.

And this power of one dragon belonged to the Golden Dragon King!

Third soul skill: Golden Dragon Phantom;

A dragon shadow emerged with every punch. Each punch could fully draw upon his own strength to unleash a Golden Dragon Phantom against the enemy. The Golden Dragon Phantom forcibly locked onto its target, causing three seconds of stun and returning ten percent of soul power expended. Under the enhancement of Golden Dragon's Strength, the effect doubled!

Before their laughter had even faded, Ye Ming clenched his right fist and threw a fierce punch!

"Die!!"

Roar!

A dragon's roar burst from the force of his fist. A massive golden dragon shook the air itself as it charged at Lu Renjia with overwhelming might.

Wherever the golden dragon passed, the entire space seemed unable to withstand its power, rippling in waves.

Lu Renjia was, after all, a five-ring Soul King. Though he had mocked Ye Ming aloud, the moment he saw him attack, his years of experience fleeing for his life made him react instinctively and activate his skull martial soul.

Green light blazed from the skull, enveloping his entire body.

"Little brat, this is a ten-thousand-year soul skill powered by my five-ring soul power. No matter how stron—"

Before he could finish, the Golden Dragon Phantom came roaring in, tearing through the green barrier like rotten wood and striking him.

With a bang, Lu Renjia was blasted into a cloud of blood by a single punch.

Ye Ming flexed his fist. Feeling the endless surge of power flowing through his body, he felt instantly refreshed.

As expected of the Dragon of Strength. How domineering!

He sneered. "Well, well, as expected of an evil soul master. You actually know a blood escape technique too!"

"Lucky you ran fast."

Bei Bei opened and closed his mouth several times, unable to say the words he had originally wanted to say about telling Ye Ming to run for help.

Hearing Ye Ming's words now, he desperately wanted to say, was it possible that guy had simply been blown apart by your punch?

At that moment, he saw the seven-ring Soul Sage grab Huo Yuhao and dart straight into the dense forest, completely abandoning the remaining two evil soul masters.

Bei Bei immediately shouted, "Little brother, save Yuhao!"

Ye Ming had naturally seen the Soul Sage's actions, but he deliberately slowed his response by a beat.

Rather than let Huo Yuhao go to Shrek Academy and walk the path of being raised like a dog by Tang San, it would be better to let him enter the Holy Spirit Cult.

At least in the Holy Spirit Cult, Huo Yuhao might still be able to hold onto his original ideals.

Most importantly, Ye Ming did not want Huo Yuhao to ruin his plan to manipulate Tang Wutong.

Though that was what he thought, Ye Ming still put on a full performance in front of Bei Bei.

He roared, "Put him down!!"

"Xiao Bingyi, Guan Zhongding, stop him!" the Soul Sage roared from the distant forest.

A wave of sorrow rose in Xiao Bingyi and Guan Zhongding's hearts. They knew they had been abandoned.

As evil soul masters, they both knew this day would come sooner or later.

The Holy Spirit Cult had strict rules. Defying orders brought a fate worse than death.

Neither hesitated. They stepped forward, choosing to use their lives to stop Ye Ming.

"Little brat, die!!"

Necromantic power spread from their bodies as they began to swell at once.

"Watch out, they're going to self-destruct!" Bei Bei shouted.

The self-destruction of two five-ring Soul Kings was enough to erase everything within a hundred meters.

But how could Ye Ming simply stand by and watch them self-destruct?

With a cold snort, he quickly threw out two Golden Dragon Phantoms.

The dragon roar rang out once more as two golden dragons tore through the air, silently arriving before Xiao Bingyi and Guan Zhongding's despairing eyes!

Bang! Bang!

Two more clouds of blood rose.

Three Soul Kings, three punches, all reduced to blood mist.

The path of strength was declining?

What did that have to do with the Golden Dragon King?!

As the golden dragons faded and the blood mist dispersed, the Soul Sage and Huo Yuhao had completely vanished.

Ye Ming dismissed his Golden Dragon King martial soul, walked over to help Bei Bei up, and apologized, "That Soul Sage was too fast. I couldn't catch him."

"And with my current strength, I'm no match for a Soul Sage yet."

"I'm sorry I couldn't save your friend."

"This isn't your fault. It's all because of those damned evil soul masters!" Bei Bei rubbed his aching chest and pointed to Tang Ya beside him. "My name is Bei Bei, and this is Tang Ya."

"We're students of Shrek Academy."

"We have you to thank for saving us this time. Otherwise, the two of us might have lost our lives here as well."

Looking at Ye Ming, Bei Bei's face was full of hesitation.

He desperately wanted to ask how Ye Ming had obtained three ten-thousand-year soul rings, but asking about such a secret right after meeting him would be far too abrupt.

After Ye Ming introduced Gu Yuena and Wang Qiuer to them, he asked in surprise, "You're students of Shrek Academy?"

"We were just planning to go to Shrek Academy to enroll!"

Bei Bei's eyes instantly lit up. Ye Ming's talent was beyond doubt, and he was delighted at the thought of recruiting such a genius student for the academy.

"Then that works out perfectly. We're about to return to the academy to report the appearance of evil soul masters to our teachers."

"If we make it in time, we might still be able to save Huo Yuhao."

"Why don't you come back to Shrek Academy with us?"

To be honest, Huo Yuhao had only met them once.

Facing one Soul Sage and three evil soul masters with soul rings, Ye Ming had still acted decisively. That was already enough to repay the grilled fish he had eaten.

As for whether the academy could rescue Huo Yuhao after they returned, that would depend on fate.

Along the way, Tang Ya's gaze passed over Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena, her eyes full of amazement.

She quietly said to Bei Bei, "All three of them are so talented. How about we recruit them into the Tang Sect?"

"Xiao Ya, you're the Tang Sect's leader. It's your call." Bei Bei said worriedly, "I'm just afraid they won't agree. After all, the Tang Sect is in its current state..."

"We'll know if we ask!" Xiao Ya huffed, then turned to Ye Ming and the other two and asked:

"Do you know about the Tang Sect?"