Xiao Wu looked ready to accept whatever fate awaited her, utterly beyond caring. "Kill me, torture me, do whatever you want. After everything you've told me, I'd have to be an idiot to still believe you filthy humans."
"As for bringing my mother back to life, do you really think I'd still trust humans after all this?"
"Much less someone like you, who's after my soul ring and soul bone."
"In that case, I'll grant your wish." Lin Yuan raised his right hand, golden lightning flickering in his palm.
"This is Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder. It specifically counters sinister spirits and evil beings. Once it kills you, even your soul will be annihilated."
"Since you're so eager to die, I'll oblige."
"I may waste a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but getting a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone out of it means it won't be a total loss."
As he spoke, Lin Yuan brought his hand chopping down at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu shut her eyes in fear.
She had seen Lin Yuan's knife-hand strike before. It was powerful enough to cleave mountains and shatter stone. On top of that, there was the golden lightning that had defeated the person who had once castrated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
Once that blow landed, she would probably turn to ash in an instant.
Even so, she had no intention of sacrificing herself.
Just as she had said, after everything that had happened, she would never trust another human again.
But just as she thought there was no escaping her fate, the death she expected never came.
Instead, she felt her hands and feet come free. The chains binding her snapped and fell to the ground, and the seal on her soul power was lifted as well.
"Go." Lin Yuan took a pale