Slaying Two Great Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!

Li Ye had never seen the Immortal Herb on that little mound before, and he did not know whether Tang San recognized it either. If he managed to swoop in and reap the spoils, he would bring it back for Tang San to take a look while he was at it.

That old rascal Tang San always liked to keep something up his sleeve. He refused to share all his knowledge of medicinal herbs, only agreeing to tell Li Ye when he asked.

Tang San: According to Article Three of the Tang Sect's general code, no disciple may divulge any of our sect's secret arts, including but not limited to the knowledge of medicinal herbs compiled by our sect. I read about these Immortal Herbs in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. How could I casually tell other people? I only agree to tell you when you ask because you're my senior brother. Just see whether I bother answering when Xiao Wu asks me!

Li Ye: Hey, Tang San, you're asking for a beating! You've fucking transmigrated, and you're still throwing that Tang Sect code at me? Tell me you aren't asking for it!

After watching for over ten hours, Li Ye's and Liu Erlong's eyes had grown sore, yet the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's and Titan Giant Ape's arms somehow still had not.

They had clearly been fighting for over ten hours, yet neither Soul Beast's wounds were fatal. Their strength seemed inexhaustible too; even after fighting all this time, neither was panting heavily.

Sure enough, humans could not compare to Soul Beasts in physique and stamina. These two simply were not human. They had no idea what pain or exhaustion meant.

Fortunately, Li Ye and Liu Erlong were both Soul Masters, and neither was weak in spiritual power. They had plenty of time to watch.

The only question was whether, given more time, they would attract other, even stronger Soul Beasts.

But on second thought, that seemed impossible. These two were already overlords among Soul Beasts. Apart from hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, what ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beast would dare provoke them?

Several hours later, the battle grew increasingly savage. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's sharp claws had torn dozens of enormous gashes across the Titan Giant Ape's body, while the Titan Giant Ape had smashed one of the bear's legs clean through and knocked out several of its teeth.

Both Soul Beasts were so badly wounded that they could barely muster any strength, yet neither gave up. Each seemed determined to kill the other on the spot.

Both knew full well that the other was an arrow at the end of its flight and could not hold out much longer. As long as they killed their opponent and seized that strange flower, they could recover immediately, and their cultivation could even far surpass its former level.

Before that, however, they intended to deal with the two little bugs hiding nearby who had been watching for almost an entire day, and teach them that trying to reap the spoils came at a price.

They had not attacked earlier because they had thought nothing of those two little bugs. But things were different now. Both were badly wounded, and if they dragged this out any longer, the little bugs might really swoop in and reap the spoils.

Li Ye, however, really wanted to say, Aren't you two a little too confident? You're wounded this badly, and you still think you can kill us both in a single blow?

"Long'er, do it!"

"You got it! This old lady has been itching to get started! Today, I'll show them just how formidable I am!"

"Huh?"

"Ah-no, no! I meant I'm ready to go."

Watching Liu Erlong charge out with her face flushed crimson, Li Ye shook his head with a wry smile, then followed with his spear in hand.

Although he could currently only fight a Soul Emperor to a draw and was nowhere near a match for either Soul Beast-even wounded, they were still far beyond him-he could still keep one occupied for a while and support Liu Erlong without much trouble.

Liu Erlong possessed a Torso Soul Bone from a Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast over fifty thousand years old. With her current level-seventy-six Soul Power, even after activating her Martial Soul Avatar, she could not defeat either of these Soul Beasts at full strength. But now, with less than a tenth of their fighting strength remaining and wounds covering their bodies, neither was her match, especially with Li Ye beside her keeping one of them occupied.

Facing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Li Ye was perfectly composed. After all, it was not as fast as the Titan Giant Ape, its body was more cumbersome, and its fighting style lacked flexibility. It was not even half as agile as he was and could not hit him at all.

Toyed with again and again by Li Ye, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear flew into a towering rage. Yet its strength was already almost exhausted, leaving it unable to unleash a wide-ranging attack to hit him.

"With all that roaring, I thought you still had something up your sleeve. Is that all?"

After taunting the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Li Ye did not engage it any further than necessary. He simply kept harassing it, preventing it from approaching Liu Erlong.

Meanwhile, unleashing her full power, Liu Erlong finally poured her dragon flames into the Titan Giant Ape's enormous wounds, burning it so badly that it rolled across the ground in agony, wishing it were dead.

"Red Dragon Explosive Flame Strike!"

Seeing that the time was about right, Liu Erlong, in her red dragon form, lashed out with her tail and knocked away the Titan Giant Ape as it tried to engage her at close quarters. A blue-white flame lit up along the back of her torso, then flowed into her body, instantly making the entire red dragon formed by her Martial Soul Avatar blaze with fierce light.

Then the red dragon circled through the sky two and a half times before accelerating into an incredibly fast dive toward the Titan Giant Ape.

At this, the Titan Giant Ape instinctively sensed a powerful threat to its life in Liu Erlong's attack. Yet its pride as an overlord among Soul Beasts would not permit it to retreat a single step.

After pounding its chest furiously, the Titan Giant Ape gathered the last of its strength into its body and charged head-on into the rapidly approaching fire dragon.

Seeing this from the side, Li Ye also began mobilizing the Soul Power within him, gathering it at the tip of the Demonic Flame Spear as he prepared to deliver the final blow when the Titan Giant Ape was on the verge of death.

Violent fluctuations whipped up fierce waves of air, instantly pulverizing the soil, weeds, and shrubs on the ground into thick clouds of dust that spread rapidly in every direction.

Rather than retreat at the sight, Li Ye gathered all the Desolate Qi he had cultivated. While blocking the dust, he used his spiritual power to lock onto the Titan Giant Ape, now gravely wounded and dying.

"Desolate-Breaking Spear Intent! Kill!"

Boundless desolation and deathly energy spread from Li Ye's body, gathering onto the Demonic Flame Spear in an instant. It transformed the dark-gold spear into a slaughtering dragon spear, trailing a demonic dragon of killing intent a thousand feet long as it thrust straight toward the Titan Giant Ape's head!

"Die!"

With Li Ye's thunderous shout, the Titan Giant Ape's head burst apart. Flesh mixed with brains and skull fragments scattered across the ground in an instant, leaving it as dead as could be.

Realizing what had happened, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was frightened out of its wits. Disregarding its dignity as a Soul Beast overlord, it turned to flee.

But with one injured leg, how could it possibly outrun Liu Erlong with her Martial Soul Avatar active?

Before her Martial Soul Avatar ended, Liu Erlong immediately rushed over, seized the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and flew high into the sky before smashing it savagely into the ground. Then she used her Soul Bone Skill again, delivering a vicious blow to its head.

In mere moments, Liu Erlong had beaten the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear senseless. It lay motionless on the ground like a dead dog.

Then Liu Erlong pried open the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's jaws with her dragon claws, signaling for Li Ye to attack through its mouth.

Li Ye did not hesitate. Once again, he mobilized his Soul Power and Desolate Qi, letting the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear enjoy the same head-bursting service the Titan Giant Ape had just received.

After killing both ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, Li Ye did not rush to absorb their Soul Rings. Instead, he checked Liu Erlong's body to see whether she was injured.

"Oh, come on, Ye Li, haven't you looked enough? You've checked several times already. I really am not hurt."

"I just can't help worrying, can I?"

Come to think of it, Liu Erlong was a bold woman, and her bloodlust was no ordinary thing either. Had another girl witnessed that gruesome scene just now, she probably would have vomited all over the ground. Yet Liu Erlong had not felt the slightest discomfort. On the contrary, she had even enjoyed it a little.

After potting the Immortal-Grade Flower on the little mound, roots, soil, and all-it had been completely untouched by the battle's aftershocks-Li Ye placed it inside the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse to keep it from attracting any other powerful Soul Beasts.

Then, without bothering to find a suitable spot, Li Ye dragged the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's corpse beside the Titan Giant Ape, jumped onto the ape's body, and formed the Soul Guiding Hand Seal, drawing both the Titan Giant Ape's Soul Ring and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Ring around himself.

Then Li Ye directly released the Demonic Flame Spear and the Ghost-Cold Sword and began absorbing both Soul Rings at once.

Li Ye's actions instantly made Liu Erlong's eyes widen. She had just been wondering why he had snatched the killing blow on the Titan Giant Ape from her. So he had twin martial souls and wanted to obtain two Soul Rings in one go.

But an ordinary Soul Ancestor could not even withstand absorbing a Soul Ring a few thousand years old, let alone a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Although Li Ye was extraordinarily talented and powerful, could he really absorb two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings at once-one over twenty thousand years old and the other over thirty thousand years old, both taken from Soul Beasts that stood at the very pinnacle of their kind?

Though her heart was filled with worry, Liu Erlong still trusted that Li Ye would not do anything unprepared. She did not intervene to stop him, instead guarding his surroundings against any other Soul Beasts that might attack him.