At those words, Dark Hummingbird struggled to turn his eyes, barely managing to direct his gaze toward Tang Qingye.
"I don't like that look in your eyes. Since you have so much energy..."
Were even Evil Soul Masters afraid of the silent treatment?
Tang Qingye slowly approached, smiling.
Second Baby's gourd body lit up, and an illusory lantern condensed from spiritual power appeared before him, a tiny blue flame flickering slowly at its wick.
Soul Lantern Technique!
Surging spiritual power poured into the lantern. The blue soul flame abruptly swelled, transforming into a fiery python that swept out with a roar.
Ignoring the flesh, it invaded her sea of consciousness directly. Leng Yulai convulsed violently, agonized groans squeezing from her throat. Within her sea of consciousness, it felt as though raging flames were churning through everything, her awareness scattering and clouding in waves.
"Go easy. Don't play her to death."
"Please... I don't want to die... I'll do anything..." Seeing Tang Qingye approach him, Dark Hummingbird nearly lost his soul to terror.
"Oh, really?"
"Yes... yes... ah!"
A faint glimmer suddenly lit his murky eyes, like a drowning man clutching desperately at the last straw drifting toward him.
He hurried to speak, afraid that if he was too slow, his sole chance of survival would vanish in an instant.
The bloody hole in his chest tugged with every hurried breath. The scab cracked, thin threads of blood seeping out, and his voice was hoarse and broken.
"But nothing comes out of an Evil Soul Master's mouth except lies. What do you think I should do?"
"I... I swear on my Martial Soul! Every word I say is true! If I harbor even the slightest deceit, may my Martial Soul shatter and my soul scatter into nothing! Just please spare my