"Heh... that didn't kill him in one hit."
Lin Ye's voice was quiet, yet both people present heard it clearly.
"Then I'll hit him again."
The next instant, emerald light flashed across Lin Ye's body, and strange, mysterious patterns and symbols emerged.
"Hahahaha! Magic tricks~"
As that burst of "wild laughter" faded, Lin Ye raised his right hand again!
This time, he made no motion that physically pierced anything!
He merely flicked his wrist before his eyes at an odd angle!
Amaterasu!
Pfft!
This time, it acted directly on the center of Shi Nian's body!
An illusory, verdant sapling sprouted from within him.
His Remnant Dream Martial Soul, which his grave injuries had already left him unable to sustain, collapsed completely!
As the tree kept growing into a towering giant, Shi Nian's body vanished without leaving even ashes behind, ultimately becoming nourishment for the wisdom seed.
The illusory tree dispersed, and a jewel-like Soul Bone suddenly appeared!
Lin Ye grabbed the Soul Bone and, in an instant... in an instant, tucked it into his Storage Soul Tool.
Everything happened in mere seconds. Recognizing the newcomer, Tang San's eyes instantly widened as though their corners would split!
"Lin Ye?!"
"You bastard! You...!"
Rage, the humiliation of having his prize snatched away, anguish over losing Yama's Invitation, and fear of Lin Ye's ghostlike appearances and disappearances-all those emotions erupted like a volcano inside his chest!
Lin Ye had not only stolen his kill, but also taken the Soul Bone that should have been his!
He had even... surely scooped up that precious Yama's Invitation of his, too, the scoundrel!
Despicable! Shameless! Vile!
Lin Ye's actions practically made Tang San's lungs burst with rage!
Yet before Tang San could react at all...
Lin Ye flashed him an extraordinarily brilliant smile filled with naked