Under the relentless onslaught of the beastly shadows, the ferocious Azure Wild Worm gradually showed signs of fatigue. Its movements became sluggish, and its roars were no longer as deafening as they had been at the beginning. Under the constant impact of the beastly shadows, fine cracks appeared on its hard shell, and green blood slowly seeped from the wounds.
As time passed, the Azure Wild Insect in the spirit array let out a desperate roar. Its huge body stomped down, trying to break free of the chains binding it and escape. However, the spiritual energy chains only shook violently a few times in its death throes and remained firmly sealed within the spirit array.
The beastly shadows relentlessly attacked it, causing the Green Wild Worm to sustain more and more wounds, its blood flowing continuously and staining the surrounding land a vibrant green.
Bang!
As the sound of collapse rang out, under the continuous attacks of the beast shadow, the enormous body of the Azure Wild Worm crashed down, leaving behind only a desolate battlefield and the lifeless corpse of the Azure Wild Worm.
Looking at the scene before him, Qin Luo could not help but marvel at the power of the spirit array each time he saw Murong Liyue use it, even though it wasn't the first time.
With his current strength, it would take him quite a while to deal with this Azure Wild Worm. He would only be able to defeat it quickly if he had enough time to unleash a Flame Rhythm Heavenly Spirit Strike or Myriad Spirit Evolution Finger.
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As Qin Luo was reflecting on this, a figure swiftly flew down the hillside.
When Murong Liyue saw the bloodstain at the corner of Qin Luo's mouth, her eyes narrowed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
But in the end, I couldn't help but remind you:
"Young Master Qin, please don't push yourself too hard in the future. This late-stage Soul Contract Realm demon beast is far beyond your level. What you did today was far too risky. The path of cultivation is long, so don't put yourself in danger."
Upon hearing her words, Qin Luo shook his head and replied without hesitation:
"I know that if I had dodged it, this monster wouldn't have posed much of a threat to you, Miss Liyue, but when I saw it charging towards me, I instinctively tried to stop it."
“Although in our cooperation, my task might only be to try my best to keep it occupied, in that critical moment, I simply didn’t have time to think too much. After all, I couldn’t just stand by and watch you be in danger.”
Hearing Qin Luo's words, and seeing his pale face and incredibly sincere eyes, Murong Liyue turned her head slightly, not daring to meet his gaze.
At this moment, a sudden sense of panic welled up in her heart, leaving her unsure how to respond to Qin Luo's words.
Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Qin Luo acted as if nothing had happened, pretending to be completely natural. Then, he turned his gaze to the enormous corpse in the distance.
“Miss Murong, now that the battle is over, let’s deal with the Green Wild Worm as we agreed before.”
Upon hearing his words, Murong Liyue was slightly taken aback, secretly glancing at Qin Luo with a hint of probing in her eyes. Qin Luo, however, remained calm and composed, as if his words were merely a routine decision.
You should know that she has always been aloof and composed, and her mind has always been calm, but now she has been fluctuating several times because of Qin Luo's words and actions.
This made her curse herself inwardly. Then, to hide her panic, she subconsciously raised her hand and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
With a slight flicker in his eyes, he walked somewhat awkwardly to the enormous body of the Azure Wild Insect and slowly extended his arm. Instantly, a beam of emerald light emanated from the Azure Wild Insect's body and flowed into his smooth arm in a matter of moments.
After the green light merged into her arm, Murong Liyue's level 5 mark began to blur. Then, the mark began to change, as if it were being outlined by an invisible paintbrush, gradually transforming into a purple level 6 mark.
Seeing the noble level six mark on her arm, Murong Liyue breathed a sigh of relief. Then, spiritual energy gathered at her fingertips, and an extremely condensed beam of spiritual energy shot directly into the enormous body of the Azure Wild Worm.
A moment later, with a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy, a beast soul radiating a mysterious light was slowly extracted from the body of the Azure Wild Insect. The beast soul was a pale emerald green, surrounded by a faint spiritual aura.
Murong Liyue reached out, gently grasped the beast soul, and handed it to Qin Luo:
"Young Master Qin, here you go."
She still turned her head slightly, not daring to look Qin Luo in the eye. In her slightly lowered eyes, there was still a trace of barely perceptible panic.
Although she didn't know why Qin Luo was so keen on collecting beast souls, in her eyes, although these beast souls had a certain value, most of the monsters encountered in this assessment wouldn't even rank in the top thousand on the list of ten thousand beasts.
The value of such beast souls is relatively limited, and they are hardly worth considering for a cultivator like her. Furthermore, in her understanding, truly valuable beast souls should come from powerful demonic beasts that rank high on the list of all beasts.
Some ambitious Soul Contract Realm cultivators will not waste their precious time and energy on these ordinary beast souls.
Only the top 100 monsters on the list of all beasts are truly worthy of their interest.
Those demonic beasts were incredibly powerful, each possessing terrifying strength and mysterious, unpredictable innate abilities!
Qin Luo had no idea what Murong Liyue was thinking.
Seeing her somewhat evasive gaze, a thought stirred within him. He slowly reached out to take the beast soul, his fingertips inadvertently brushing against Murong Liyue's fingers. In that instant, he could clearly feel her fingers tremble slightly.
Murong Liyue then abruptly pulled her hand back, almost causing the beast soul to fall to the ground.
Qin Luo quickly steadied the beast soul, his eyes filled with a hint of apology.
"Miss Murong, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Looking at his seemingly genuine eyes and pale face, Murong Liyue bit her lip, and after a long while, lowered her head and said:
"It's alright."
The sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, almost inaudible.
At this moment, Murong Liyue's mind was in turmoil. She didn't understand what was wrong with her. Just the day before yesterday on the stone platform, when Qin Luo held her hand, she wasn't this excited.
Now, even a mere touch of her fingertips sent a jolt through her heart, a strange panic instantly washing over her. She had always been aloof and serene, and had never given much thought to matters of the heart.
But now, for some reason, she finds that her state of mind always seems to fluctuate inexplicably when she is facing Qin Luo.
After taking a deep breath, she tried to calm herself down, telling herself that it was just a normal reaction to an accidental touch. However, her slightly accelerated heartbeat betrayed her.
She stole a glance at Qin Luo, and seeing his slightly apologetic expression, her heart pounded with unease. She didn't know what this change meant, nor how to cope with this sudden, strange feeling.
For the first time, Murong Liyue felt so lost when it came to anything other than cultivation.
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