Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

The blood cocoon split open.

A huge claw emerged from within.

The claws resembled tiger claws or dragon claws, covered in blood-red scales, each scale containing a pained human face.

The Myriad Soul Blood Beast has not yet fully hatched.

However, its aura has already reached the early stage of the fourth rank.

Gu Chen's expression changed slightly.

"Shen Ye, it came out ahead of schedule."

Shen Ye drew his sword and retreated.

"If it comes out early, it means it's not fully grown yet."

Xiao Jue laughed loudly.

That makes sense.

He and Long Yuan simultaneously severed the last lifeline.

[Blood Sacrifice Veins Damaged: 6/6]

The Soul-Beast embryo failed to hatch.

[Current Status: Incomplete, Berserk, Backlash Blood Sacrifice Dominator.]

Blood Faceless let out a muffled groan.

Clearly, the blood sacrifice was broken, and he suffered a backlash.

The Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls completely tore open the blood cocoon.

It stands four meters tall, with tattered fleshy wings on its back, a head resembling a skinless giant wolf, and a human face on its chest.

The face kept changing.

There was a sound of crying.

There was laughter.

There were cries for help.

In the end, it all turned into a venomous shriek.

The sound waves exploded.

Gu Chen's mirror surface cracked in two places on the spot.

Xiao Jue took a half step back.

Shen Ye's Soul-Suppressing Wall lit up, withstanding the Soul Howl head-on.

"Night Feather, suppress the soul."

Night Feather soared into the sky, and Netherfire descended like a black curtain.

The vengeful spirits on the Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls were burned and twisted wildly.

It roared in pain and raised its claws to strike Nightfeather.

Gu Chen moved a mirror horizontally.

The real and the virtual are interchanged.

Night Feather was instantly spun to the other side, avoiding the claw attack.

Xiao Jue seized the opportunity and charged head-on with the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape.

"Mountain-Splitting!"

The man and the ape landed their fists on the knees of the Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls.

Click!

The blood beast's leg bone cracked.

But the next moment, the human face on its chest opened its mouth, and a blood-red soul light blasted towards Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue couldn't avoid it.

Shen Ye raised his hand.

"Candle Nine".

Zhu Jiu emerged from the shadows, and the Nine Nether Bone Prison rose up to shield Xiao Jue from the soul light.

The Bone Prison shattered.

Zhu Jiu was forced back, but her snake eyes grew even colder.

Shen Ye looked at Long Yuan.

"Attack the head."

Longyuan had been waiting for this for a long time.

The Battle Golden Body is fully activated.

It leaped up, stepping on the shoulder of the Mountain-Splitting Demon Ape, and smashed its black-gold fist toward the head of the Myriad Soul Blood Beast.

The Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls opened its mouth to bite.

Longyuan did not hide.

The First Dragon roared!

The roar exploded at close range.

The Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls froze.

Longyuan slammed down with a punch.

Fighting Fist!

boom!

Half of the blood beast's face was smashed and collapsed.

Shen Ye simultaneously used Shadow Step to get close, and his short knife pierced the blood beast's chest and human face.

"Night Feather".

The ghost fire poured in.

"Candle Nine".

The candlelight casts a piercing gaze, locking away the soul.

Gu Chen.

Gu Chen immediately understood.

The six mirrors of the Mirror Nightmare Beast lit up simultaneously, reflecting the soul core of the Myriad Soul Blood Beast.

The true soul core is not in the head.

Not in the heart.

It was between the pair of tattered, fleshy wings on its back.

Shen Ye's eyes turned cold.

"Found it."

Sensing danger, the Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls struggled frantically.

A blood-faceless phantom suddenly emerged from the crack in the altar.

His face was deathly pale, yet he still smiled coldly.

"Shen Ye, you can't kill it."

"It contains 100,000 remnant souls."

"As long as one soul survives, it will be reborn."

Shen Ye looked up at him.

"Then burn them all."

Night Feather let out a clear, long cry.

At this moment, the bloodline of the Annihilation Phoenix within its body was fully activated.

A wisp of dark golden phoenix shadow emerged from the dark ghostly flames.

A system notification sounded.

[Ye Yu absorbed a large amount of remnant soul power.]

[Bloodline Awakening Level Increased: 12.6% → 21.4%]

[Level Upgrade: Mid-Tier 2 → Early-Tier 3]

[Skill Awakening: Nether Phoenix Soul Burial.]

Night Feather spreads its wings.

The entire altar ruins went dark for a moment.

Countless vengeful spirits seemed to be locked in by some supreme will, screaming and trying to escape, but were pulled back by strands of ghostly fire.

Shen Ye gripped the short knife and used his shadow to appear behind the blood beast.

Long Yuan and Xiao Jue suppressed them head-on.

Zhu Jiu locked the blood beast's limbs.

Gu Chenjing sealed off all escape routes.

Ye Yu's Nether Phoenix Soul Burial descended.

Shen Ye pierced the soul core with a single slash.

"burial."

boom!

Dark flames erupted from the body of the Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls.

Ten thousand vengeful spirits wailed simultaneously, then quickly returned to deathly silence in the ghostly fire.

The massive body of the Myriad Soul Blood Beast crumbled little by little.

The faceless phantom's expression changed drastically.

"impossible!"

"What kind of fire is this?"

Shen Ye drew his sword and looked at him through the burning remains of the blood beast.

"Burn your fires."

The Blood Beast of Ten Thousand Souls vanished completely.

Slay the broken Soul Beast.

[Gained Evolution Points: 4000.]

[Extract Talent Fragment: 1 Soul Resistance Fragment.]

[Extract Talent Fragment: Flesh Regeneration Fragment 1.]

[Extract Talent Fragment: Soul Core Perception Fragment 1.]

[Night Feather has completed its third-stage transformation.]

The faceless phantom began to crumble.

He stared intently at Shen Ye.

"Shen Ye, the Blood-Clad Tower will remember you."

Shen Ye said, "What a coincidence."

"I'll remember the Blood-Clad Tower too."

The phantom image shattered.

The crimson color on the central altar quickly faded.

The blood patterns on the remaining six beast soul pillars also disappeared.

The ancient animal patterns lit up again.

One.

Two.

Three.

Until all nine beast soul pillars were ignited.

[Beast Soul Pillar Ignites: 9/9.]

Task 1 completed.

[Mission Two: The Altar Guardian is about to awaken.]

Xiao Jue had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and his face stiffened.

"besides?"

Gu Chen looked towards the center of the altar.

"normal."

"That was just an extra dish from the Blood-Clad Pavilion."

Shen Ye sheathed his sword, his eyes shining brighter as he gazed at the slowly rising ancient beast shadow.

"Then let's continue."

Nine pillars of light converged.

A massive beast soul, so large it covered half the altar, slowly opened its eyes from the void.