Chapter 277 - Decisions (2/2)

Tears welled in Xu Xiaoyan's eyes.

First Tang Wulin backed off, then Xie Xie, and now Gu Yue.

All of her companions had renounced the soul bone.

If it were a matter of compatibility, then Gu Yue was definitely the most suited to the soul bone. The power of her Elementalist martial soul would increase proportionally to her spiritual power. Absorbing the soul bone of this Three-eyed Golden Lion would definitely allow her to break into the Spirit Sea realm and experience an explosive increase strength.

Yet, she still chose to give it up without complaint.

Tang Wulin's only response was a thumbs up. He was proud to have teammates like them!

One by one, they turned their backs on a precious treasure capable of tempting every soul master in the world. To them, their companions were far more important than material items. This refusal was proof of their camaraderie.

Xu Xiaoyan crouched down and examined the Three-eyed Golden Lion.

She shook her head and stood up once more, quickly walking back to Tang Wulin.

“Captain, I'm giving up on it too.”

“What?” He stared at her in shock. “Why?”

“If it were a different soul bone, I wouldn't hesitate at all, but this…” Xue Xiaoyan shook her head. “This is the soul bone of a Three-eyed Golden Lion. My heart would never be at ease if I took it for myself. And besides, it's still a child. It can't have been born too long ago. Just think about how sad its mother would be if she came back to see her child dead! We might have already killed a lot of soul beasts, but all of them attacked us first. We acted in self defense. This time, however, we were the ones to break into its home. It wouldn't be right to kill it for our own benefit, and I definitely wouldn't be able to bear doing such a thing. So… I don't want the soul bone. Let's leave.”

Her words surprised Tang Wulin, but a moment later, a smile formed on his lips and he gave her a big thumbs up.

That's right!

It would be best for us if we didn't get this soul bone. Besides, my gut tells me that this trial definitely isn't as simple as we think it is.

It didn't matter which of the four them took the soul bone. All of them would forever be haunted by it.

Furthermore, Xu Xiaoyan had a point. This Three-eyed Golden Lion was just a cub. They weren't monsters who would indiscriminately slaughter beasts. No, all the beasts they had killed until then had attacked them first. This cub had merely been hiding in its home. It didn't actively target them in any way.

Xie Xie and Gu Yue were both moved. In their adolescent mindsets, slaughtering soul beasts in the spirit ascension platform had always been a game.

Yet, Xu Xiaoyan's choice had sparked a flame their hearts.

Is it right for us to kill soul beasts? Or is it wrong? Are soul beasts evil? Do they harm people? Or is it just our greed that has driven them to the brink of extinction…?

Some soul beasts still exist in the world today, but what about in a hundred years? Or a thousand? If soul beasts really become just a part of history, what will happen to humanity?

“Since you've all decided to give it up, let's get out of here. I'm afraid the big one will return any minute now.” Tang Wulin swiftly made a decision. As their captain, he had to put his team's safety first.

He started running for the cave's entrance.

We can talk more after we leave.

The cave's exit soon came into view. Stars filled the sky, casting a mystical light onto the valley.

Off in the distance, three eyes appeared, two golden and one a demonic red.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan immediately froze as the s.p.a.ce around them hardened, locking them in place.

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