Yet deep within the Lake of Life, a pair of golden eyes slowly opened in the darkness.
The slit pupils contracted, and an angry voice rang out. "Master, those two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts outside the Lake of Life have been hunted down. Those damned humans."
Another pair of eyes, silver this time, opened as well, their cool light spreading through the darkness.
An ethereal voice sounded, carrying unquestionable authority. "It was almost instantaneous. They died one right after the other. This opponent's strength cannot be underestimated. Go take a look. If you cannot kill him, retreat."
"Yes, Master. Leave it to me to finish him off. You must not leave this space, or the gods will notice you."
Meanwhile, Shuofang Si sat cross-legged amid the three red soul rings and began absorbing them.
Each of the three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings radiated an astonishing pressure. Xiao Wu's soul ring held the strongest resentment, its color as crimson as blood.
Naturally, he absorbed Xiao Wu's soul ring first. Shuofang Si summoned his Evil God Martial Soul and drew her soul ring toward him.
The instant the soul ring entered his body, a tremendous surge of resentment washed over him like a tide, as though countless fine needles had pierced his soul at once.
That resentment brimmed with defiance and furious hatred.
Xiao Wu hated him. Her hatred was so intense that it had almost become tangible, flooding madly into Shuofang Si's mind through the soul ring.
But Shuofang Si's mental power was immensely strong. His Tyrant's Will suppressed it outright, crushing the resentment before it could so much as make a ripple.
Still, to be safe, Shuofang Si activated Life Absorption through his External Soul Bone, the Evil God Pearl. He drained every last bit of essence from the