Black Flame Fire Crow Head Soul Bone

Forget it. I'll check on the Black Flame Fire Crow first.

He swooped down and landed beside the Black Flame Fire Crow's corpse.

The Black Flame Fire Crow was thoroughly dead, and a Yellow Soul Ring drifted out of its body.

"Fuck!"

The black-clad figure flew into a rage and cursed.

The mutated Soul Beast they had chased for so long had died just like that in the end.

On the principle that nothing should go to waste, the black-clad figure decided to take the Black Flame Fire Crow's corpse back for an extra meal to vent his anger.

Just as he reached out, the Soul Ring floating above the Black Flame Fire Crow's corpse flew upward.

"Who's there?"

Following the Soul Ring with his eyes, he saw a ten-year-old boy standing on a tree trunk, using Soul Power to draw the Soul Ring's energy into his body.

"Weren't you already dead?"

The black-clad figure's eyes widened. He had clearly seen the Black Flame Fire Crow crash into Hui Ye, killing them both.

How could he still be alive?

Could it be the ability of a Soul Skill or a Soul Bone?

He fixed Hui Ye with a cold stare. "Kid, who told you to kill the prey I wanted?"

The Soul Ring was absorbed completely in the blink of an eye. Hui Ye looked down at him. "Weren't you the one who told me to stop it? And now you're blaming me?"

"I told you to stop it, but I didn't tell you to kill it!"

"Then I'm sorry. Against a mutated Soul Beast, I couldn't afford to hold back. It was all an accident." Hui Ye spread his hands indifferently.

"What method did you use to defeat the Black Flame Fire Crow just now?" the black-clad figure demanded.

"None of your business."

As soon as Hui Ye finished speaking, four figures emerged from the shadows below. Their presence was much like the black-clad figure's, and their Soul Power was chilling and sinister.

"Evil Soul Masters, just as I thought." Hui Ye's face darkened.

In this life, he had lost his parents and been left alone and helpless, all thanks to Evil Soul Masters.

Including the black-clad figure, four of the five Evil Soul Masters were three-ring Soul Elders.

The remaining figure was small and youthful, with a Soul Power presence of only level 10.

Presumably, the Black Flame Fire Crow had been intended as his Soul Ring.

Wait, that's...

Hui Ye's gaze sharpened. From his vantage point, he could just see a trace of multicolored light emerging from the back of the Black Flame Fire Crow's head.

He knew that light all too well. He had three such things in his own body.

All five people on the ground stared intently at Hui Ye.

In an instant, Hui Ye's face broke into a broad smile. "May I ask, are you esteemed Evil Soul Masters?"

"You found out too late!"

"Not too late, not too late!"

Hui Ye took a Soul Tool Ring off his finger and held it above his head. The five followed it with their eyes.

The black-clad figure folded his arms. "We don't lack Gold Soul Coins."

"There's a treasure inside, a gray-gold sphere. I can sense an extremely evil presence in it. It must be a supreme treasure left behind by some Evil Soul Master!"

The gray-gold sphere inside Hui Ye's body trembled violently twice.

The five Evil Soul Masters below hesitated for a moment, and a glimmer of greed appeared in each of their eyes.

"Throw it over here and let me see."

Hui Ye made a motion to toss it diagonally downward, but the Soul Tool Ring accidentally went off course and landed more than ten meters away from the five.

"Oh, sorry, I threw it wide," Hui Ye said apologetically.

"Hmph!"

The black-clad figure snorted and pointed at one of the others. "Go pick it up."

The man acknowledged the order and went forward.

The black-clad figure was uneasy, fearing the man might take the chance to run off with the Soul Tool Ring himself. He pointed at another and ordered, "You go too."

The other Evil Soul Master followed.

Hui Ye jumped down from the tree trunk and slowly approached the black-clad figure.

"Hmm?"

The black-clad figure frowned. "Who told you to come down?"

Hui Ye scratched his head and gave a couple of sheepish chuckles. "Sir, I've admired Evil Soul Masters for a long time. Could I join you? My Soul Skill is very special. It's quite suited to following the path of an Evil Soul Master."

"Oh? Let's hear it. What's your Soul Skill?" The black-clad figure's interest was piqued.

Hui Ye grinned. "My Soul Skill is... Hah!"

Hui Ye's body suddenly swelled.

"Damn it, my nephew..."

The black-clad figure had only just realized what was happening and was about to shield the smallest Evil Soul Master.

But it was already too late. A tremendous explosion resounded through the entire forest.

"No!"

The black-clad figure held the corpse of the one he had called his nephew and howled at the sky.

Only half his nephew's body remained after the blast. His skin was nearly charred black, and his original features were completely unrecognizable.

Ever since reaching level twenty, Hui Ye had been able to make his entire body self-destruct, rather than being limited to blowing up a single part.

This time, the self-destruction was complete, blowing him to pieces.

Not even a fragment of his limbs remained; his body turned into a rain of blood that filled the sky.

Drip! Drip!

Drops of blood fell on the black-clad figure's face, and his killing intent nearly took tangible form.

"You dared kill my nephew. I'll kill you!!"

Some of the drops fell beside the Black Flame Fire Crow's corpse, and Hui Ye's figure took shape there.

He reached out and dug the Soul Bone from the Black Flame Fire Crow's head in one swift motion.

In an instant, the dim, dense forest, sheltered from the sun, became as bright as day.

Five-colored light flowed around the Soul Bone, making the black-clad figure squint.

This was actually... a Soul Bone!

And a Head Soul Bone from a mutated Soul Beast at that!

Though it was only three hundred years old, its quality was extremely high. Its Soul Bone Skill was certainly no worse than a Thousand-Year Soul Bone's!

Everything became clear. The black-clad figure had thought that, with numbers on his side, victory was in his grasp, yet he had still underestimated Hui Ye's cunning and methods.

The grief on his face was gradually replaced by greed.

The companion who had been standing beside him had not been spared by the explosion either. He lay to one side, his fate unknown.

The other two companions had been blown over by the blast.

One of them held up the Soul Tool Ring and shouted, "It's empty!"

Hui Ye merely glanced at the Head Soul Bone, then slapped it against his head, completing the fusion in an instant.

Hui Ye's action truly shocked the black-clad figure. Wasn't this kid afraid their attributes would clash?

Wasn't he afraid absorbing it so quickly would destabilize his Soul Power and make his body explode?

Well, he clearly wasn't afraid of his body exploding.

This kid was too bizarre—he was practically more unnatural than they, the Evil Soul Masters, were.

"Watch out for his self-destruction ability!" the black-clad figure warned.

The three Evil Soul Masters closed in around him.

"Kill him and dig out the Head Soul Bone."

Hui Ye swept his gaze over the three and settled on the weakest Evil Soul Master. His lips parted. "Head Soul Bone Skill: Black Flame Eruption."

A stream of scorching black flame shot from Hui Ye's eyes.

Though the Evil Soul Master was on guard, the edge of the flame still caught him, burning a bloody hole through his shoulder.

"It hurts like hell!"

The Evil Soul Master screamed. The black flame did not go out, but continued to burn on his wound.

"I'm going to report to the deacon now. You two hold him off."

He ran at full speed and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.

A Soul Bone was precious, but his life was more important. Not only did the other side have a Head Soul Bone Skill, he also had that suicidal self-destruction method.

"You..."

The black-clad figure stamped his feet in anger. "Coward! Trash! Spineless wretch!"

Hui Ye looked at the two remaining Evil Soul Masters and raised an eyebrow. "Still want it?"

The remaining Evil Soul Master began to think of retreating, and the black-clad figure hurriedly said:

"Soul Bone Skills consume a tremendous amount of Soul Power. He's already used one and self-destructed twice. He can't have much Soul Power left."

"That makes sense."