Chapter 3445: Snatching the Blood Foxes

The blood fox didn't expect that Ye Liuyun could still release another soul source.

One soul source is already powerful enough, rarely seen even among Martial Cultivators of the Taixu Fourth Realm. That Ye Liuyun, at the Taixu Second Realm, could cultivate two soul sources was naturally beyond its expectation.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's two soul sources were both exceptionally strong; whether they transformed into soul blades or directly wielded Heaven and Earth Power to attack, they could not be blocked.

Even though the blood fox's spiritual intelligence is high, it is still a ferocious beast that does not place enough emphasis on cultivating its Soul. So Ye Liuyun quickly eliminated those two blood foxes.

Chen Yueying was no less. Her Soul bore a Red Eye, making it very easy to deal with a Taixu First Realm blood fox.

When the battle ended, Ye Liuyun collected all the blood fox corpses.

He noticed that Yue Hengfeng had already come after them with several disciples. They had been sparring with the blood fox earlier, and when the blood fox suddenly fled without looking back, they naturally gave chase. Moreover, they sensed the True Essence fluctuations generated by the few arrows Ye Liuyun released.

Now they were not far away and even saw Ye Liuyun slip the blood fox corpses into his Storage Ring.

After Ye Liuyun finished clearing the blood fox corpses, he grabbed Chen Yueying and fled, without time to explain further.

He realized that three other groups of blood foxes had already surrounded them; he needed to create distance, otherwise they'd be attacked from multiple sides.

Chen Yueying also saw Yue Hengfeng and the others, and thought Ye Liuyun was trying to avoid them.

"We are all inner-door disciples; they shouldn't act against us!" she transmitted to Ye Liuyun via Transmission Voice.

But a flush of crimson appeared on her face, and she actually felt it was nice to be pulled along by Ye Liuyun.

Yue Hengfeng and his group had chased the blood foxes for a long time, losing two companions, and now Ye Liuyun was getting the cheap loot; naturally they were unwilling, so they intended to use their numbers to seize the blood foxes back for task points, otherwise their trip would have been in vain.

While running, Ye Liuyun transmitted to Chen Yueying: "They're not after us; they want to seize the blood foxes to turn in for the task. We'll run ahead, luring them into the blood foxes' ambush circle, using them to deal with those blood foxes."

Ye Liuyun was right; he led Chen Yueying ahead into the Royal Palace, making their target much smaller. Meanwhile, the three other blood fox groups that rushed over also happened to spot Yue Hengfeng and his party, mistakenly thinking they had been the ones to act, and immediately surrounded them.

Yue Hengfeng could not see through the Golden Pupil and the Soul's Red Eye, so he couldn't discern that they were blood fox demons. Seeing them surround him, he stopped and explained: "We are disciples of the Qianling Sect, here to slay blood foxes. You are also here to kill blood foxes, aren't you? We each rely on our own abilities…"

But before he could finish, the blood foxes began siphoning the blood of several of them.

With so many blood foxes attacking together, the immense suction was obvious. Their blood instantly began to boil, seeping uncontrollably out of their bodies.

The slower-reacting Martial Cultivator tried to circulate Bloodline Power, sealing it inside, but Yue Hengfeng immediately produced a red light sphere, infused with True Essence, causing it to emit red light that enveloped himself and two other Martial Cultivators.

As for the other three Martial Cultivators, being slightly farther away, he didn't need to rush to rescue them.

That red light shield truly could fend off the blood foxes' Bloodline Power attacks. The three inside it breathed a sigh of relief.

But the pressure on the three outside was greater; someone immediately collapsed, their body sagging. The other two, realizing they couldn't survive, instantly released their Souls, attempting a Spiritual Soul Attack on the blood foxes.

In response, each blood fox emitted a Soul, instantly extinguishing the two's Souls on the spot.

Now Yue Hengfeng and the remaining two also realized they were dealing with blood fox demons.

Thus he immediately drew a black great bow, raised it, and shot at a Taixu Fifth Realm blood fox. Though the arrow's effect wasn't as dramatic as the Item, it directly

pierced that blood fox, killing it instantly.

Immediately, he fired several more arrows, slaying all the surrounding blood foxes of Taixu Fourth Realm and above. However, his remaining True Essence was low, so he dared not shoot further.

The other two disciples each brandished a Defense Artifact, hurling them at the blood foxes, killing two low-level blood foxes. This caused the surrounding blood foxes to retreat, unwilling to advance.

"Roar!"

A beastly roar echoed, and the retreating blood foxes suddenly halted, then collectively launched a Spiritual Soul Attack at the three Martial Cultivators.

"Indeed, Jiang is still sharp with age! This highest‑realm blood fox, appearing the oldest, has a wealth of experience."

Ye Liuyun, watching from afar, couldn't help but feel admiration.

It turned out the highest‑realm blood fox had just let the fleeing blood foxes test a Bloodline Power attack. The red light sphere could block Bloodline Power attacks, but not necessarily Spiritual Soul attacks.

Many Defense Artifacts cannot withstand Spiritual Soul attacks.

Sure enough, the blood fox guessed correctly. Their Souls surged forward, instantly extinguishing the two disciples' Souls.

Yue Hengfeng shielded them from the Bloodline Power attack, but he could do nothing against the Spiritual Soul attack, only protecting himself. Within his Sea of Consciousness resides a fire‑phoenix Soul that defends against Spiritual Soul attacks, similar to the Vermilion Bird, capable of unleashing a Spiritual Soul flame.

His Sea of Consciousness had become a sea of fire; the blood fox Souls that entered were ignited by the flames before they could strike his Soul.

Some blood fox Souls that hadn't turned to ash escaped his Sea of Consciousness, yet ultimately could not extinguish the fire and met the fate of soul‑flying, body‑scattering.

"This Yue Hengfeng, he really has a lot of artifacts in hand!" Ye Liuyun thought, seeing his defensive red light sphere and the fire within his Sea of Consciousness, finding him hard to deal with.

"Of course, he's a scion of an Artifact Refining Clan; it's natural his hand holds many artifacts," Chen Yueying echoed.

"Oh, Artifact Refining Clan? Does he know how to refine artifacts?" Ye Liuyun became instantly interested.

"They say he never received the family inheritance, so he can't refine artifacts. I don't know the details!" Chen Yueying admitted she didn't know much about Yue Hengfeng, only having heard of him.

"That's really a pity!"

Upon hearing he couldn't refine artifacts, Ye Liuyun instantly lost interest; otherwise he had considered intervening to rescue him and recruit him for use.

"Roar!"

The strongest blood fox immediately halted the Spiritual Soul attack, letting the remaining seven Huo Hu directly bombard the red light shield. It kept its distance to avoid Yue Hengfeng's arrows.

The red light shield that defended against Bloodline Power attacks wasn't strong at repelling actual attacks; under the seven Huo Hu's assault, it kept trembling.

Fortunately, Yue Hengfeng had already eliminated the higher‑realm blood foxes, so the remaining seven were all weak.

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