Chapter 423: Parting Ways

Following the orders of the main soul, Ban Ban Muming, the army of a million soul bodies immediately charged toward Haidou.

"Get lost!"

Haidou was furious and began launching indiscriminate attacks.

Every time he struck, tens of thousands of soul bodies were instantly annihilated.

Yet, this level of consumption was completely negligible for the Renhuangqisuo as it stood now.

No sooner had Haidou finished wiping them out than the resurrected soul bodies surged out from the Renhuangqisuo once again.

Ban Ban Muming and his disciple were even more relentless, each sword strike aimed directly at Haidou's vital points.

Even if they were killed, it didn't matter; they would just resurrect and fight again.

This style of combat brought Ban Ban Muming immense pleasure.

Especially seeing Haidou, once a high and mighty Blazing Sun Realm powerhouse, reduced to such a wretched state, Ban Ban Muming felt waves of satisfaction rise from the bottom of his heart.

Choosing to submit to that lord was indeed the most correct decision!

The dense swarm of soul bodies continuously drained Haidou's stamina.

He was already at the end of his rope, having been severely wounded by Ye Lin and then poisoned by Duan Ling.

If not for that, he might still have been able to carve a bloody path out.

But now, the fate awaiting him was to be worn down to death by the army of a million soul bodies.

As time passed, Haidou's vision began to blur.

Ban Ban Muming, true to being the number one swordsman of the Sang Kingdom, immediately seized the opportunity and drove his sword into Haidou's kidney.

Haidou was enraged and slapped Ban Ban Muming to death, but after a while, Ban Ban Muming came charging out of the Renhuangqisuo, full of life once more.

This sword strike was like removing a brick from a dam on the verge of collapse; the rushing water instantly burst through!

Soul bodies began to pile onto Haidou, tearing off chunks of flesh and blood.

"Get off! Get off me!"

Haidou struggled desperately, but apart from Ban Ban Muming and his disciple, the other soul bodies possessed no intelligence and acted purely on instinct.

They were fearless and kept hurling themselves at Haidou.

Before long, Haidou completely lost the ability to resist.

He was covered in blood, a bloody mess, with white, ghastly bones visible in some places on his body.

A large hand reached over the dense mass of soul bodies, pressed down on the top of Haidou's head, and lifted him up.

"Are you willing to enter the Renhuangqisuo and become a main soul?" Ye Lin asked.

Haidou hesitated for a moment.

Ban Ban Muming's heart jumped into his throat; if Haidou entered the Renhuangqisuo to become a main soul, he would be suppressed once again!

"Forget it if you're not willing."

Ye Lin couldn't be bothered to waste time on him and directly activated Endless Devour, refining Haidou in an instant.

His level broke through once again, reaching level 86.

Afterward, Ye Lin tossed Haidou's soul body to Ban Ban Muming and his disciple.

"A reward for you two. Hurry up and increase your strength."

Haidou's mouth opened and closed, as if wanting to say something, but Ye Lin no longer cared to listen.

"Many thanks, my lord!"

Looking at the Blazing Sun Realm soul body before them, Ban Ban Muming and his disciple were incredibly excited; they knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Lin several times.

The two were also thrilled, knowing that in the world inside the Renhuangqisuo, they were the emperors!

After all, Ye Lin himself wouldn't enter the Renhuangqisuo, and those million soul bodies all looked to the master and disciple for orders; they could do whatever they wanted!

Under these circumstances, Ban Ban Muming and his disciple naturally didn't want Haidou to come in and take a share of the spoils.

The master and disciple then pounced on Haidou like starving wolves and began to gnaw on him incessantly.

A moment later, Haidou's soul body had been completely divided and consumed by the two of them.

The aura of Ban Ban Muming and his disciple grew stronger; according to Ye Lin's estimation, they should now be able to easily handle a class-transferred individual around level 85.

After all, without a physical body, for a soul body to exert this level of power was already quite remarkable.

Ye Lin picked up the string of prayer beads and burned one of the large beads until it turned black.

The Blazing Sun Realm was indeed very strong; he had used all his trump cards this time, and only by relying on the million soul bodies of the Renhuangqisuo did he successfully slay Haidou.

And this was only a level 97 Blazing Sun Realm; higher up, level 98 and 99 Blazing Sun Realm powerhouses would only be more terrifying.

This trip to Dongjing City would likely be fraught with danger.

He turned his head and looked at Duan Ling.

"Duan Ling, I need you to do something for me."

"What is it?" Duan Ling asked, looking up.

"Go find Teacher Damu—to be precise, his name is Zhou Zhou Qingfeng! Tell him everything that happened here," Ye Lin said.

"You're going to Dongjing City alone?" Duan Ling's eyes were full of worry. "Are you crazy? The powerhouses of the Sang Kingdom are definitely waiting for you there!"

"That's exactly why bringing you would be even more dangerous, right? You don't have an immortal body."

Ye Lin smiled and reached out to ruffle Duan Ling's hair.

"So, all you need to do is help me find that person named Zhou Zhou Qingfeng."

There was still some hesitation on Duan Ling's face, and then she looked deeply at Ye Lin.

"Come back alive."

"Why? Is there some reward for coming back alive?" Ye Lin asked in return.

"Yes," Duan Ling nodded.

"What reward? You have to be clear about it so I know whether I should bother living or not," Ye Lin pressed.

Duan Ling's face flushed slightly; she leaned into Ye Lin's ear and whispered something.

Ye Lin's eyes widened, growing brighter and brighter, emitting a red glow just like Superman's laser vision.

"Really? That amazing? Don't try to trick me just because I'm an honest person!"

"I'm not tricking you, provided you come back alive," Duan Ling said, putting on a stern face, though her cheeks were still burning hot.

"Don't worry, I will definitely stay alive."

Ye Lin made an OK gesture.

The two parted ways, and after watching Duan Ling leave, the smile on Ye Lin's face began to fade slowly.

He certainly knew that Dongjing City was already set up with a dragnet.

But just like back when Qingcheng was about to be destroyed by a beast tide and he stepped forward regardless of the danger, there are some things that, even if you know you'll look like a fool for doing them, must still be done.

If he lost even this last shred of humanity, he would truly no longer be a person, but a beast through and through.

Oh, although it seems there isn't much difference between himself and a beast right now.

Sigh, it's all this Renhuangqisuo that has ruined him!