Mei Changge gazed at the Head Soul Bone. A faint, icy-blue sheen flowed across its surface, holding boundless cold and dreamlike wonder.
Countless thoughts ran through his mind as he murmured, "An Ice Soul Dream Vine capable of producing a Soul Bone like this must have been powerful."
"If that Ice Silkworm hadn't fled earlier and had fought alongside this vine beast, things might have turned out very differently."
"We might have been the ones forced to retreat."
There was an old saying in the Soul Master World: a Soul Beast that had not formed a Soul Bone was not necessarily weak, but one that could produce a Soul Bone was certainly powerful.
That Ice Silkworm's mental power had been strong enough to make their hearts tremble.
Combined with the Ice Soul Dream Vine's protection and mental power amplification, the pair might well have put up a fight even against Chen Menglin and his companions.
Although the Ice Soul Dream Vine had no physical attack skills, its enormous ice-attribute body was not something they could ignore.
Until its defenses were breached, the Holy King-tier Ice Silkworm could remain safe beneath its protection.
Chen Menglin also sank into thought. "Some Soul Beasts are born able to sense fortune and calamity. Their mental power and spiritual perception are very strong."
"Perhaps that Ice Silkworm sensed our auras, decided its chances of victory were slim, and chose to flee."
"Or perhaps it sensed the tremendous fortune emanating from Xiao Yi and believed it couldn't contend with her?"
Mei Changge shook his head at that. He kept feeling that this old fellow was acting as Xiao Yi's shill.
He sighed softly, a mixture of puzzlement and mockery crossing his face. "I still think that creature was just a coward. I have no idea how