When the fight ended, Xingchen Bro looked at the three youngsters who had been utterly thrashed and sighed.
"Ahem."
He rested a hand on Xiao Xiao's shoulder with easy familiarity.
They had come into being before meeting Xiao Xiao, but the sight of her stirred memories of how she had once looked and left them stunned.
"It's all right. You chose your Soul Skills well."
"It's just that your Second Soul Skill falls a little short. It only offers shockwaves and defense, without a true attack on the soul."
"Unlike your First Soul Skill, it doesn't strengthen your ability to attack and defend the soul any further."
Xingchen Bro's words took Xiao Xiao back to a sunset-bright evening.
That evening, Soul Beasts had surged against the battle line without end. Jiang Hao had controlled the distance, bringing down Soul Skill after Soul Skill on the Soul Beasts in the deep pit.
She had once wondered how wonderful it would be if all her future Soul Skills were that powerful.
She would become the Soul Master with the greatest attack power in the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron Martial Soul family.
But heaven had not granted her wish. By the time she went looking for Jiang Hao and Owl Bro again, the Star Dou Great Forest had been deserted.
The Thirty-Person Group was no more. All that remained were its ruined remnants and the silent, lonely edge of the forest.
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but burst into tears.
The sight scared Xingchen Bro badly.
"Don't cry! I'm not scolding you. I'm just saying this Soul Skill of yours is a little lacking."
He was speaking when Red Moon Bro suddenly yanked him back.
"Honestly. Your Martial Soul may have awakened into something stunning, but at heart you're still a man of steel with no