"Heh... couldn't kill him in one hit."
Lin Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of both people present with perfect clarity.
"Then I'll strike again."
The next instant, emerald light flashed across Lin Ye's body, and mysterious, intricate symbols emerged one after another.
"Hahahaha! Magic tricks~"
As that burst of "wild laughter" faded, Lin Ye raised his right hand again!
This time, there was no physical piercing motion!
His wrist flicked lightly before his eyes at a strange angle!
Amaterasu!
Pff!
This time, it acted directly on the center of Shi Nian's body!
An illusory blue-green sapling sprouted from within him.
His Remnant Dream Martial Soul, which his grievous injuries had already left him unable to sustain, collapsed completely!
As the tree grew 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 gemstone-like Soul Bone suddenly appeared!
Lin Ye seized the Soul Bone and, in an instant... an instant, tucked it into his Storage Soul Tool.
Everything had happened in a matter of seconds. Recognizing the newcomer, Tang San's eyes nearly split with fury!
"Lin Ye?!"
"You bastard! You...!"
Rage, the humiliation of having his prize snatched away, the pain of losing Yama's Invitation, and the terror of Lin Ye's uncanny appearances and disappearances-all those emotions erupted like a volcano within 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 pocketed that precious Yama's Invitation of his, too!
Despicable! Shameless! Vile!
Lin Ye's actions practically made Tang San's lungs explode with rage!
Yet before Tang San could react at all...
Lin Ye gave him an exceptionally radiant smile, brimming with naked mockery!
"I took