And yet-
With their meager strength, Dai Jinge would not have taken them seriously even if a hundred of them came at him.
Dai Jinge unleashed his first Soul Skill-Instant Teleportation.
Tang San only saw Dai Jinge vanish before his eyes. A second later, Xiao Wu disappeared from his side as well, and then neither of them could be seen anywhere.
"Xiao Wu!?"
Tang San stood and looked around, still holding the bowl of porridge Xiao Wu had left unfinished.
"No!!!"
From where Ning Rongrong stood, she had seen the entire sequence of Dai Jinge seizing Xiao Wu. Seeing Tang San on the verge of breaking down, she said breathlessly:
"He took Xiao Wu. It looked like some kind of teleportation Soul Skill."
At that very moment-
A thousand meters above the town, Dai Jinge held Xiao Wu by the back of her collar.
Xiao Wu looked down at the town, the wind howling in her ears, and cried in panic, "What are you going to do?"
Dai Jinge knitted his brows and drew a deep breath. "Ever since I became a Soul Master, I've never killed anyone. Even if you can't be called human, you look human now, and I still find it hard to bring myself to do it."
Xiao Wu swallowed nervously.
Dai Jinge closed his eyes. Once he had made up his mind, he opened them and said coldly, "Now that I've brought you here, there's no way I'll let you leave alive. You... sacrifice yourself."
Xiao Wu's pupils abruptly contracted. "What did you say?"
Dai Jinge murmured, "I can't be bothered to explain much. Use Soul Sacrifice on me now and help me become a Soul Emperor, and I can spare those companions of yours."
At his words, Xiao Wu was utterly speechless.
She thought of Tang San, then of her mother, and despair surged into her heart.
The sky above the town had been clear for miles, peaceful and serene, but suddenly the winds and clouds shifted.
Xiao Wu gazed down at the town, only resolve and reluctance to part remaining in her eyes. Yet... she had no right to choose between heaven and hell, only the fate of being chosen.
"Brother... I can die for you without complaint or regret."
The instant Xiao Wu's words fell!
Boom-!!!
Pink radiance of life poured out of Xiao Wu and began flowing into Dai Jinge.
At that same moment, the dazzling light of sacrifice pierced the clouds, bathing every cloud above the town in its radiance. The sight was staggering.
The entire town instantly fell silent.
Pedestrians, shopkeepers, Soul Masters out Soul Hunting-everyone instinctively looked up at the heavens, their pupils contracting and their faces filled with shock.
They did not know what it meant, but the sight still left them awestruck.
Pink light filled the sky at a dizzying height, its radiance cascading like a waterfall. Its vast aura pressed down on everyone, making their minds tremble.
Meanwhile.
Tang San rushed into Dai Mubai's room, his face urgent and his eyes full of panic.
"Boss Dai, please, I'm begging you to help me!"
Dai Mubai had only just recovered a little strength. Seeing Tang San like this astonished him.
Oscar asked in surprise, "Little San, what's wrong? What happened now?"
Tang San hurriedly said:
"Boss Dai, your younger brother took Xiao Wu. Please help me get her...!"
Tang San had not finished speaking.
Pink radiance suddenly flooded their vision, and an immense, boundless pressure crashed down over everything.
"What's happening outside?"
Bewildered, Oscar went to the window and looked up, only to see an expanse of pink.
Tang San's pupils contracted violently. Boundless panic surged within him, and a terrible feeling rose in his heart.
The strange phenomenon high above continued. Xiao Wu's body gradually turned transparent as all her lifetime's cultivation and the essence of her soul poured into Dai Jinge without reservation.
Dai Jinge trembled all over as Xiao Wu's supremely pure energy continuously washed through his limbs and bones.
The level fifty-four bottleneck instantly shattered and burst apart, his Soul Power breaking through level after level!
Level fifty-five!
Level fifty-eight!
Level sixty!
His Soul Power soared like a rocket, without the slightest obstruction!
Xiao Wu's immense source essence continuously widened all his meridians, purging every impurity from his Soul Power.
His body, his foundation, every inch of his flesh and blood underwent transformation and advancement.
The instant the sky-filling radiance slowly receded and the strange phenomenon between heaven and earth gradually faded-
Xiao Wu's Soul Sacrifice was completely over!
Dai Jinge's Soul Power erupted around him, his aura settling firmly at that of a level sixty-two Power Attack System Battle Soul Emperor!
In mere moments, he had leaped eight whole levels!
Not only that, an exceptionally gentle pink-gold pattern of light slowly condensed deep within his skull.
A flawless Hundred-Thousand-Year Head Soul Bone quietly took shape and fused with him!
At that moment.
Dai Jinge's spiritual power surged severalfold. His mind became lucid and clear, and all his senses far surpassed what they had been before.
Although Xiao Wu called herself a Power Attack System Soul Master, very few of her Soul Skills actually followed the power-attack path. Most were highly functional skills.
Charm, Instant Teleportation, Invincible Golden Body, Soft Bone Lock... spiritual power was also one of Xiao Wu's strengths.
The strange phenomenon between heaven and earth vanished, and everything returned to normal, yet the entire town remained deathly silent.
Everyone stared blankly at the sky where the light had dissipated, unable to recover for a long time.
Inside the restaurant.
Tang San stood rooted to the spot, his face as white as paper.
He stared toward where the sacrifice had ended, his heart twisting as though cut by a knife, vaguely suspecting that Xiao Wu had left him forever.
A thousand meters up in the sky.
Dai Jinge vaguely sensed something amiss inside him. He swept a hand across his chest, and a somewhat unreal-looking Lovesick Heartbreak Red emerged.
Back then, this Lovesick Heartbreak Red had split in two and merged into him and Zhu Zhuqing, bringing them tremendous increases in Soul Power.
Even so, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had not simply vanished. It still existed.
Looking at the Lovesick Heartbreak Red now, Dai Jinge felt that it was different from before, but he could not say exactly how.
Thinking that Xiao Wu's soul might remain within her Soul Ring after the Soul Sacrifice, Dai Jinge released his Soul Rings one by one.
Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, red...
Dai Jinge tried activating the power of his sixth, red Soul Ring, but Xiao Wu's soul did not appear within it.
This surprised him considerably.
He did, however, learn what two Soul Skills the ring contained.
Dai Jinge opened his information panel and glanced over it.
[Template system: Current template, War God Feng Yao] [Name: Dai Jinge] [Equipment: White Tiger Power Lock, Tiger Roaring Flash Chariot] [Ability: Grow stronger through combat] [Special move: Shining Spirit Art] [When using the White Tiger Power Lock, the Martial Soul Avatar can take the form of the White Tiger Super Beast] [Martial Soul: White Tiger] [Soul Power: Level 62] [Soul Skills: Instant Teleportation, White Tiger Annihilation Strike, White Tiger Radiant Barrier, White Tiger Demon God Transformation, White Tiger Sky Roar, Void, Spirit Charm] [Soft Bone Rabbit Head Soul Bone Skills: Invincible Golden Body, Mental Barrier] [Blue Silver Emperor right leg Soul Bone Skills: Healing, Flight]
Dai Jinge was fairly satisfied with the Soul Skills Xiao Wu's sacrifice had granted him. They were highly practical.
He glanced down at the town. Since he had given Xiao Wu his word, he would not go back on it, even though she was dead. He then rode the [Tiger Roaring Flash Chariot] away.
The streak of white light he left behind as he departed was clearly visible to the people in the town.
Naturally, that included Tang San and the others.
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