[Ding! A choice has been detected for the host. Please choose from the following options!]
Option 1: Let Shi Nian go and return safely. Reward: Title " Doormat " and one Soul Bone.
Option 2: Kill Shi Nian and destroy all traces of his existence. Reward: World-Destroying Black Flame.
Upon seeing the task suddenly given by the system, Qi Ling was overjoyed. Shi Nian was definitely going to die, and from any perspective, she had no reason to spare his life. And now, killing him even brought a reward, which was like getting a free reward.
Moreover, judging from the name of this reward, "World-Destroying Black Flame," you know it must be no ordinary item. After all, the system isn't just a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur); it must have its own reason for using this name.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have selected option two: kill Shi Nian and destroy all traces of his existence. Reward: World-Destroying Black Flame ]
After receiving the reward, Qi Ling felt a tiny black flame appear inside her body, seemingly about to go out at any moment, and posing no danger whatsoever.
However, after the system explained the true identity of this thing to him, Qi Ling couldn't help but frown, because he didn't expect this thing to be so powerful, yet also so evil!
The power of this World-Destroying Black Flame lies in the fact that it can incinerate almost anything in this world, and even completely burn away other flames!
At the same time, it is a flame that will never go out. Once you are tainted by it, there is no way to get rid of it until everything is burned to ashes or the energy of the black flame is exhausted.
This is an extremely dangerous thing, because although Qi Ling can use it, once it leaves her body, the flame is no longer under her control and she cannot take it back. She can only choose to extinguish it or let it burn.
Its evil lies in the fact that to refine this World-Destroying Black Flame, one needs something extremely unsettling: the remains of living beings! Moreover, the stronger the creature in life, the better the effect.
The thought of using the bones of living beings as fuel to refine the World-Destroying Black Flame made Qi Ling feel uneasy. Why was she starting to feel more and more like a villainous boss?
Fortunately, this thing has one advantage right now: it can be used to destroy evidence! After killing Shi Nian, Qi Ling no longer needs to worry about what to do with him; the World-Destroying Black Flame will make all traces of him disappear.
"Goodbye, Shi Nian. In your next life, never mess with someone you can't afford to offend again!" Qi Ling said as she walked up to Shi Nian, reached out and snapped his neck, ending all his life.
Qi Ling then told Tang San what had just happened. Looking at Shi Nian lying on the ground, Tang San couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. That terrifying illusion had made him truly understand what pain was, and it had almost caused his will to collapse.
Although he had a way to defend himself, how could he deal with a Soul Saint after defending himself? He could only gamble on whether his Hidden Weapon would work.
Now, his elder brother not only easily broke through Shi Nian's illusion, but also left him with no chance to fight back, thus defeating such a powerful Soul Saint. This was something he could never have done.
"But, brother, what should we do with Shi Nian's body now?" Tang San pondered. He had no objection to killing Shi Nian; mercy to the enemy was cruelty to oneself.
However, if it were discovered that Shi Nian died at their hands, it would likely cause trouble. After all, he was the team leader of the Canghui Academy, and someone might use this to make things difficult for them, disqualifying them from continuing to participate in the competition.
"Otherwise, brother, I have some corpse-dissolving water here, I'll do it..." Tang San was interrupted by Qi Ling before he could finish speaking.
"No need, Xiao San, I'll take care of this." Qi Ling said, casually waving her hand, and a cluster of black flames appeared out of thin air and landed on Shi Nian's corpse.
Then, the cluster of black flames that looked like it could go out at any moment suddenly began to spread and burn, engulfing Shi Nian's entire body in an instant and burning everything to ashes.
After doing all this, Qi Ling retrieved the World-Destroying Black Flame back into his body. At this moment, he felt that the black flame had obviously grown stronger, but the increase was still very limited.
It seems that cultivating this World-Destroying Black Flame is indeed extremely difficult! At the same time, Qi Ling secretly resolved in her heart that she would never burn human corpses again; it would be better to let these people be buried in peace.
In fact, the system also told him that the best material for cultivating the World-Destroying Black Flame was the remains of Soul Beast, especially those powerful Soul Beast, which could still produce great effects even if they had been dead for tens of thousands of years.
At that moment, on the ground where the Shi Nian had vanished, a colorful bone appeared, about three inches long, and it looked like a piece of bone from the left arm.
"This is..." Qi Ling picked up the bone, and after confirming that it wasn't Shi Nian's bone, she said, "It's actually a Soul Bone. Consider it an unexpected gain."
"Next, the Xiao San."
Tang San subconsciously agreed and took the Soul Bone, but immediately said, "Brother, what do you mean by this? This Soul Bone is too precious; you should keep it."
"I don't need it, what's the point of keeping it! Besides, what's mine is yours, we're brothers, why should we be so formal!" Qi Ling said indifferently. "If you don't need it either, then go and consult Grandmaster, whoever can use it can have it."
Tang San chuckled helplessly. Only his elder brother could so casually give away a Soul Bone that everyone dreamed of.
"But, brother, isn't this a bit much? After all, you're still the captain of the Qilin Team. This Soul Bone..." Tang San hesitated.
"Sigh, just accept it as I told you to, why overthink it!" Qi Ling said. "I'll naturally find a way to get those guys' Soul Bone, you don't need to worry about it!"
Left with no other choice, Tang San had to put the Soul Bone away. The two then continued walking towards the Shrek Academy as if nothing had happened.
Before long, the two returned to the Shrek Academy. Before they even entered the school gate, they saw Xiao Wu and the rest of the Shrek students waiting there, seemingly waiting for their return.
Upon seeing Qi Ling and Tang San, Xiao Wu rushed over excitedly, anxiously asking, " Brother Qi, Brother San, are you alright?"