Chapter 299 (2/2)

”Hand over the soul raising stone if you don't want your race to go extinct,” demanded Xiang Shaoyun coldly.

”Young master, there is no need to be courteous toward these bugs. Just let me kill all of them,” said Devouring Ghost.

For any other humans in the area, these ghostrunes were extremely difficult opponents. Yet here was someone calling them bugs. If news of this spread, it would stun countless people.

”Forget it. It is bad karma to exterminate an entire race. Just focus on getting a soul raising stone,” said Xiang Shaoyun with a shake of his head.

Devouring Ghost did not say anything to that. He continued putting pressure on the ghostrunes, forcing them to lie down with their face on the ground. Faced with the prospect of race extinction, the patriarch was forced to concede.

Soon, a soul raising stone was taken out. Xiang Shaoyun looked at the soul raising stone with a burning gaze. It looked like an ordinary stone with a darker shade of black. Numerous complicated markings could be seen on it, and it emanated an odd aura that gave Xiang Shaoyun's soul an intense sense of comfort. It was as if this stone had the most intimate relations.h.i.+p with his soul. Slowly, nourished by the aura the stone was emanating, his soul power started to grow.

The growth was substantial, giving him a feeling that if he could keep this stone for a period of time, his soul power would easily grow stronger. He impatiently took the soul raising stone into his hand. Meanwhile, a pained expression covered the ghostrune patriarch's face, as if something most precious to his race had been taken.

Xiang Shaoyun felt somewhat guilty seeing the expression, so he said, ”I won't take this for free. Here, consider this soul spring water as my payment for the stone.”

He then filled up a bottle with soul spring water and handed it to the ghostrune patriarch.

The patriarch cried out in alarm and said, ”So much soul spring water...y-you're really giving it to us?”

”Of course. Take it,” said Xiang Shaoyun with a solemn nod.

The ghostrune patriarch accepted the bottle, his expression much better now.

Just as Xiang Shaoyun was about to leave, Devouring Ghost said, ”Young master, you are still too weak. Why don't you take a few ghostrune kings with you? You can have them as your guard. Although their combat prowess is weak, their soul attacks are unique. With them, n.o.body below the Emperor Realm can hope to touch you. And if you can help them become ghostrune emperors, they will be even more helpful to you in the future.”

Xiang Shaoyun was moved by the proposition. If he could really bring a few ghostrune kings out, he would no longer need to fear the threat of King Realm cultivators.

”But I doubt others will spare them after I bring them out,” said Xiang Shaoyun.

”Haha, you worry too much. Ghostrunes are the same as demonic beasts. Anyone capable of taming one will naturally be eligible to receive a tame ghostrune's help. Anyone with a problem with that is merely jealous of you,” said Devouring Ghost. ”If you are afraid that the ghostrunes will be a target of other humans when you take them out, you can find a place for them to stay and only summon them when you need them to do battle.”

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