The Last Ten-Year Soul Ring
"Roar!"
An Earth Armored Dragon nearby opened its jaws and roared, charging at Hui Ye on four powerful limbs.
Hui Ye came to his senses and leaped into its gaping, bloody maw again, diving straight into the Earth Armored Dragon's belly.
Bang!
The Earth Armored Dragon crashed to the ground.
Hui Ye emerged again and took the Soul Ring into his body.
Everyone's mouths hung slightly open. Why could Hui Ye do it so easily when they couldn't?
"Oh~ I get it. So that's how it works."
"You get it again?"
"Did you see? When the Earth Armored Dragon opened its mouth, he went in and got into its belly before it could bite him.
"So as long as you're fast enough, you can do it."
"Oh, give it a rest. That's what you said just now, and you got that defense-type Soul Master killed."
"It's not like I told him to do it. I was just sharing my opinion."
Everyone fell silent.
That was all well and good, but nobody dared try it lightly.
Hui Ye paid them no more attention. He continued diving into bellies, exploding, and collecting Soul Rings, his movements flowing like clouds and water, each sequence completed in one smooth motion.
Someone couldn't help saying, "There are so many Soul Beasts here. He's only one person; he's bound to run out of Soul Power eventually. What do we do then?"
Everyone fell silent. The earlier know-it-all, Dong Ge, gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"Brothers, we're all Soul Hunting veterans who've been through years of scrapes. We can't just stand here and watch a child charge ahead of us."
In the time Hui Ye had spent blowing up the Earth Armored Beasts, another fifty Soul Masters had fallen.
Fewer than a hundred remained.
"Those who can provide people, provide people; those who can lend strength, lend strength. I suggest defense-type and agility-attack-type Soul Masters pair up.
"Anyone with Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Bombs, hand them over.
"Since I suggested it, I'll go first. Which of you agility-attack-type Soul Masters is willing to team up with me? Step forward."
Everyone looked at one another, but no one spoke.
"Bunch of cowards! We're dead either way, so we might as well give it everything we've got. We might still have a sliver of hope!"
An agility-attack-type Soul Master hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward. His gaze was resolute, and he was prepared to die. He said in a low voice:
"I have a Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Bomb. When the two of us enter the Earth Armored Dragon's mouth, I'll take you into its belly with me.
"When I detonate the Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Bomb, I'll leave the defense to you."
The two joined forces. Eyes bloodshot, they threw themselves desperately into an Earth Armored Dragon's mouth.
The agility-attack-type Soul Master immediately activated a Soul Skill to boost his speed and pulled Dong Ge into the Earth Armored Dragon's belly.
Everyone clenched their fists and held their breath.
One, two, three.
Three seconds passed.
"It's over. They failed," someone said with a sigh.
Then, in the fourth second-
Boom!
With a muffled blast, the Earth Armored Dragon's belly burst open, and two bloody figures rolled out of the hole.
Several people rushed forward to help them. When they checked their injuries, they found that both were still alive; the shock wave had injured them and knocked them unconscious.
"Defense types and agility-attack types, team up! If you don't want to die, hurry up and work together! Everyone else, clear out the Metal-Devouring Rats."
Just like that, the scattered grains of sand united to face the enemy together.
"That works too?"
Hui Ye clicked his tongue in wonder.
It really did prove the saying: life would find a way.
He glanced at his earth attribute progress. It had reached over 4,000 years; he only needed to kill one more Earth Armored Dragon.
Bang! Not far away, another pair blew up an Earth Armored Dragon, but the two couldn't withstand the shock wave and died on the spot.
Hui Ye had no intention of stopping them, though. Their lives were their own; if they didn't fight for a chance to live, who could save them?
Bang!
Hui Ye blew up another Earth Armored Dragon, maxing out his earth attribute at 5,000 years.
Finally, only the metal attribute remained.
His gaze fell on the Metal-Devouring Rats, and Hui Ye was quite excited.
Soon, soon, just a little more.
Like a cat among mice, Hui Ye had no fear of the Metal-Devouring Rats' bites or claw strikes.
With a roar, Hui Ye exploded where he stood.
More than a dozen Metal-Devouring Rats were blown to death. Soul Rings appeared, and he took them into his body.
Someone witnessed the whole thing, his mouth hanging open in shock. Only when his mouth went dry did he finally exclaim, "Holy shit!"
No wonder he dared dive into an Earth Armored Dragon's belly. His Soul Skill was that bizarre.
Self-destruct, resurrect.
They were wrong. They had all gotten it wrong.
But then again,
They had stumbled into it by accident, and their mistake had been quite correct.
As the last Earth Armored Dragon fell, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With the biggest problem resolved, the remaining Metal-Devouring Rats were much easier to deal with.
Those who could still draw breath also felt their heads spin as they watched Hui Ye's outrageous moves.
They drew deep breaths of cold air, calmed themselves, and put composed smiles on their faces.
"Ah, haha!"
In truth, a wave of lingering fear rose in their hearts. Fortunately, things had turned out well.
Which idiot came up with that rotten idea, and which idiot agreed to it?
Ah~
It was me.
Hui Ye knelt on one knee, panting, his whole body trembling.
His Soul Power was exhausted, and his metal attribute progress had reached 4,900 years.
"Just... a little more!"
Hui Ye gritted his teeth and forced himself upright. Even without Soul Power, he could rely on his body. As long as he killed enough to make up the final hundred years, he could complete the metal attribute.
Smack! Hui Ye slapped a twenty-year Metal-Devouring Rat to death.
After he absorbed its Soul Ring, his metal attribute progress reached 4,905 years.
With the conversion rate for twenty years at the 5,000-year mark, the Soul Ring's age and quality could only be compressed to five years.
"Fuck!"
Hui Ye had the illusion that he was tapping away on Pinduoduo.
Slash the price, then slash it again.
You're almost ready to cash out!!
Enduring the ache throughout his body, Hui Ye continued hunting Metal-Devouring Rats...
"Whew, whew, whew!"
Hui Ye staggered and fell to the ground, his eyes fixed on his metal attribute progress.
4,999 years!
One year!
Just one year short!
No, I can't sleep. I can still...
No matter how Hui Ye struggled, he couldn't get back up. His consciousness gradually grew hazy.
Just then, a Metal-Devouring Rat fell in front of Hui Ye, barely clinging to life.
"Little brother, I don't know how you've absorbed so many Soul Rings.
"But you must have your reasons.
"Kill this Metal-Devouring Rat and absorb its Soul Ring.
"If that's not enough, I'll see if I can get the people here to help."
This was the same person who had fallen behind the group earlier. After failing to dig through the rock, he had slumped to the ground, and just as he was sinking into despair, Hui Ye had appeared.
It was Hui Ye's actions that had given everyone a glimmer of hope for survival.
Hui Ye slowly raised his head. Everything before him was already a blur, and he struggled to force a few words from his throat. "Thank you. It's enough."
A hand slowly crept around the Metal-Devouring Rat's neck. Its five fingers gently tightened, and after struggling a few times, the Metal-Devouring Rat stopped moving.
A white Ten-Year Soul Ring slowly rose, its light reflected on Hui Ye's bitter face, especially dazzling.
After all his calculations, he had never imagined that this Soul Ring, only ten years old, would be the final piece of the puzzle he needed to succeed.
As the Soul Ring entered his body, Hui Ye looked around at everyone still fighting desperately for their lives and softly said:
"I'll take it from here."