The air carried a scorching and potent scent of blood, causing many soul beasts who caught its whiff to become instantly alert, their movements becoming even more elusive.
But Tang Sui had a wicked system navigation. Even though they hid well, they couldn't escape the system's detection.
It was like a dedicated soul beast radar, precisely informing Tang Sui of the whereabouts of every soul beast with a cultivation of a hundred years or more.
Tang Sui did not politely decline and accepted them all.
A silent slaughter spread through the soul beast forest. The soul beasts' unique communication methods alerted them all to the presence of a two-legged harbinger of death in their forest.
Agitation rippled through the soul beasts. Tang Sui, who had already consecutively harvested over ten soul beasts, did not stop her killing spree and continued to have the system search for targets.
At this moment, she was like a starved wolf cub, discovering a source of nourishment and clinging to this offered milk bottle, not letting go. Even though her little belly was already distended, she showed no signs of stopping, still "gulping" it down.
Immersed in the slaughter, Tang Sui did not notice that her eyes had begun to be covered by a layer of blood-red light. As if possessed, the blood energy all over her body stained her clear, bright eyes a dark blue.
At this moment, Tang Sui's mind was solely focused on her rapidly replenishing demonic power; restraint and time had been cast aside.
After devouring another fire spirit scorpion, approximately five hundred years old, Tang Sui was suddenly startled by the system's amplified alert.
【Beep—Anomaly detected approaching rapidly, distance to you 500 meters... 400 meters... 300 meters...】
"Swish! Swish!"
【10 meters!】
Sharp objects fiercely tore through the air, creating piercing echoes in the wind.
Tang Sui's gaze sharpened. As her body dodged to the side, she also activated her third soul skill, causing the swiftly approaching, sharp attack to miss and embed itself deeply into the ground.
Landing on a tree branch, Tang Sui looked at the fang-like projectiles deeply buried in the earth. She raised her eyes, keenly observing the black-robed figure standing silently on another giant tree.
"Oh? A little lass who hasn't even grown all her fur yet?" a hoarse, sharp voice emanated from the black-robed figure, sounding like iron being scraped against iron, making the listener frown.
"Who are you?"
Tang Sui's blue pupils emitted a faint, eerie glow in the darkness. Her blood-stained body and pale complexion made her look like a female ghost crawled from hell. Her icy gaze was laced with an inhuman ferocity.
The black-robed figure watched with interest as Tang Sui, alone, dared to wander so brazenly in the dangerous soul beast forest. He let out a rough, hoarse laugh, "Such an interesting little lass. The soul beasts that have disappeared from the forest, you did that, didn't you?"
How did he know?
Tang Sui's gaze shifted slightly, and some of the darkness in her eyes receded.
As if seeing through Tang Sui's thoughts, the black-robed figure explained himself, "The traces of battle left near the soul beasts' lairs are extremely similar, yet no corpses were found. Even relying on soul beast meat, I don't believe one could consume over a dozen soul beasts consecutively. Not to mention that those soul beasts were not all docile; their species varied, and there were even toad-like soul beasts."
"I was wondering which freak could even stomach toad beasts covered in slime, so I came to see... who exactly is the impudent one disturbing the soul beasts I desired!" By the end of his sentence, the black-robed figure's tone deepened, and a killing intent that made Tang Sui's scalp tingle erupted from him.
"Buzz—"
Six soul rings of various colors rose from beneath the black-robed figure's feet, circling and floating around his body.
Six soul rings! He was a Soul Emperor!
Tang Sui's pupils constricted. A soul power pressure as heavy as a mountain bore down on her.
"Crack!"
In the instant her mind went blank, the branch beneath her feet could not withstand the terrifying external pressure and snapped.
"Whoosh—"
Under this powerful pressure, Tang Sui's soul power and demonic power began to circulate on their own. Almost instantly, the jade-white fox mask was forced out.
Three deep purple soul rings floated up from beneath Tang Sui's feet, illuminating the black-robed figure's grim eyes.
"Three thousand-year soul rings?!"
The black-robed figure's hoarse voice was filled with utter disbelief, and a hint of hidden delight.
Hmm?
Delight?
Sensing the emotion in the black-robed figure's voice, Tang Sui paused slightly, a flicker of confusion in her heart.
The next second, she heard the black-robed figure's hoarse voice ring out:
"Little lass, I'll give you a chance to live, how about it?"