Chapter 905: Terrifying Soul

Ye Liuyun took out the divination board, and the board indicated that the location was that sphere.

The pungent smell of blood also emanated from that sphere.

"What is that?" Ling Shuang frowned in disgust.

"It should be the essence blood the bats have absorbed!" Ye Liuyun guessed after probing with his Golden Pupil.

However, they did not dare to act rashly.

The menace exuded by that blood‑colored bat skeleton was at least at the Respect Rank fifth‑sixth tier.

Ye Liuyun and the others were all worried about what was strange about the skeleton.

They first let Ghost Butterfly attack with its Soul, but found no Divine Sense fluctuation.

"Without Divine Sense, how did that skeleton fly up?" Yuan Datou asked in confusion.

Ye Liuyun shook his head; he also did not know how the skeleton got up.

"I'll give it a try!"

Ling Shuang said, taking out a Respect Rank chain and looping it around the skeleton. After securing it, she began to pull down.

Ye Liuyun and Yuan Datou, seeing the skeleton move a little, also went to help.

But even with the three of them combined, the skeleton was only lowered by about two feet. After that, they could not move it any further.

"Let's have Magic Vine help!" Ye Liuyun thought and began to summon Magic Vine.

In a short while, a Magic Vine seed sprouted at Ye Liuyun's feet.

Ye Liuyun ordered it to pull the skeleton down.

Then the Magic Vine seed lodged back into the ground, sprouting two vines that coiled toward the skeleton.

The other vine stretched toward the blood‑colored sphere.

"What is it doing now?" Yuan Datou asked in confusion.

Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang also looked at the Magic Vine, puzzled.

At that moment, the Magic Vine rolled up the blood‑colored sphere and easily pulled the blood‑colored bat skeleton down.

"Uh... so it's that simple!" Yuan Datou was stunned, then burst into laughter: "Ha ha! Boss, this Magic Vine is smarter than you!"

Ye Liuyun was speechless!

"Seems I underestimated this Magic Vine before!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

At that moment, the Magic Vine emitted a Divine Sense fluctuation, as if feeling proud.

It handed the blood‑colored sphere directly to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun and the others gathered closely to examine it.

"I get it!" Yuan Datou shouted suddenly, startling Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang.

"What did you understand? You scared me!" Ling Shuang complained dissatisfiedly.

"These bats are collecting essence blood to restore a Physical Body for this skeleton!" Yuan Datou said. "It's an ancient method of restoring a Physical Body!"

"A Physical Body without a Soul is useless!" Ye Liuyun said, looking at Yuan Datou.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Soul is sleeping in here! Those bats are feeding it with their own Souls so that its Soul doesn't dissipate!"

Yuan Datou pointed at the blood‑colored sphere, his voice dropping an octave as if afraid to wake the Soul inside.

His words startled Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang.

A Respect Rank fifth‑sixth tier strongman's Soul must be very powerful!

Ye Liuyun immediately took out the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner and waved it, beginning to absorb the Soul from the blood‑colored sphere.

Regardless of whether Yuan Datou was right, he also wanted to try.

Once this Soul is awakened, they will probably not be its match!

When he tried, indeed a Soul emerged, resembling an upside‑down bat, drawn out by the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner and drifting into the banner.

And that Soul's pressure indeed matched the Respect Rank fifth‑sixth tier.

"No wonder the bats outside have weaker Souls; they were all supplying this thing!"

Ye Liuyun proceeded cautiously, fearing to disturb it.

Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang at this moment dared not even breathe, fearing it would awaken.

Within a brief one or two breaths, sweat poured down Ye Liuyun's back.

Fortunately, the bat's Soul had not awakened.

Only when it just entered the Soul Banner did it awaken, emitting a shrill scream; the Spiritual Soul Attack it carried immediately battered Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang, causing their facial features to bleed.

Fortunately, the Soul entered the banner at once, and the Spiritual Soul Attack ceased abruptly.

Otherwise, even if Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou survived, their Souls would be severely damaged and would not recover for years.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command within Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness also radiated Golden Light, shielding his Soul.

"That was close! I almost got wiped out by that Soul!" Yuan Datou, his face smeared with blood, finally dared to speak.

Ling Shuang and he immediately produced a pill that restores Soul injuries and treated the wounds on the spot.

Ye Liuyun then re‑examined the blood‑colored sphere, waving the Soul Banner repeatedly until he was sure no Soul remained, and then relaxed.

Afterward, he studied the blood‑colored skeleton for a while.

"This is also a good material for body or artifact refinement!" Ye Liuyun concluded after observation. m.

The skeleton's strength is comparable to Respect Rank treasures. Its contained energy and essence are intact. After absorption and refinement, it can strengthen a person's bones.

He also found a broken sword at the bat's rib area. The tip pointed inward, while the outer part was snapped cleanly.

"It seems this broken sword killed the bat! Too bad it's broken."

Ye Liuyun discovered that where the sword cut the ribs, the bone's blood‑color never gathered.

"Huh, this sword has the effect of preventing the wound from healing!"

Ye Liuyun felt that if it could prevent a Venerable-rank expert's wound from healing, then this sword was definitely not ordinary.

He wanted to draw out the broken sword, but found it had already embedded in the bone; he could only break the bone to pull the sword out.

That broken sword was actually brand new, showing no trace of rust or corrosion.

Ye Liuyun couldn't tell what metal the sword was made of, but judging by its appearance, it was probably also a good thing.

"If it could be refined and merged into the Demon Slaying Sword, then the Demon Slaying Sword's destructive power would be even greater." Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

Not long after, Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou also temporarily finished healing their wounds.

"My Soul is severely injured; although I took medicinal pills, to fully recover I'm afraid I'll still need some time." Ling Shuang said to Ye Liuyun.

"Mine too!" Yuan Datou also said.

"The Soul of a mid-late Venerable-rank is indeed powerful! In the later missions, I will pay attention to protecting you two. First we'll distribute the spoils, then we'll cultivate here for a while before leaving."

Ye Liuyun brought over the blood-red sphere, the skeleton, and even that small half-section of the broken sword, and explained them to the two.