Faced with Xiao Lin's fearless demeanor, Bullet Bee actually felt a bit of fear.
However, at this point, Bullet Bee had no way to escape.
Its lower abdomen had been blown away by Xiao Lin, and it was still alive only because of the special nature of its insect body.
It was like its brain and body were functioning independently of each other.
Soon, as Tang San arrived, Bullet Bee no longer had the strength to resist the fading of its vitality. With a loud thud, it fell to the ground.
Only a few of its antennae and wings were still faintly trembling.
"It's over."
Xiao Lin let out a sigh of relief, then collapsed onto the ground, starting to pant.
The reason he defeated Bullet Bee and the old man in the black robe was not due to his great strength, but purely because of his countermeasures.
For example, the 2000-year-old Bullet Bee had incredible speed and its poison could suffocate and disable its opponents.
But Xiao Lin was not afraid. If there was no damage through defense, there was zero harm.
If it had been a different soul beast, even a hundred-year-old Dark Golden Fearsome Claw Bear, Xiao Lin would have been no match.
Because even a hundred-year-old Dark Golden Fearsome Claw Bear had the ability to shred Xiao Lin's defenses.
The old man in the black robe was the same—if he had used his control abilities to restrain Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin would have had no way of fighting back.
But he had merged his abilities with Bullet Bee, making himself vulnerable.
With a 400% attack boost and the doubled effect of his weapon soul, Xiao Lin would have been a failure if he hadn't killed him.
Seeing that no one else had arrived yet, Xiao Lin quietly placed the blood-red agate that had exploded from Bullet Bee into his storage soul tool.
He wasn't sure what the blood-red agate was.
If it was the weapon soul of the old man in the black robe, it shouldn't have appeared like this. Could it have fused with Bullet Bee, turning into a special soul bone?
In the time of the Absolute Tang Sect, evil soul masters used a secret method to constantly kill their own kind of soul beasts and make them explode soul bones.
Xiao Lin guessed that maybe the old man in the black robe had done something similar.
Or perhaps the old man had done something horrendous, causing Bullet Bee to be filled with hatred and reach its peak, resulting in the creation of a soul bone.
Either way, whether through the secret method of repeatedly killing one's own soul beasts or through a torment that made Bullet Bee want to die, these actions allowed the soul beast's hatred to explode and result in the soul bone.
"So soul bones can explode like this?"
The Man-Faced Demon Spider really deserves to die!
Xiao Lin thought to himself. While it would be wrong to slaughter other soul beasts, the Man-Faced Demon Spider, a naturally evil soul beast, was different—he didn't mind its death, and even Xiao Wu would feel no sorrow over it.
Suddenly, Xiao Lin's eyes brightened. He had been planning to find another soul beast, but if there was an unexpected surprise, even better.
At that moment, Tang San had arrived beside Xiao Lin, using his Purple Extreme Magic Eyes to inspect Xiao Lin's condition.
After seeing that Xiao Lin had no external injuries, he slowly exhaled.
"Good, thank goodness you're alright, Lin Ge."
"I'm fine. It's you, little brat, who's cunning. You had to control that person," Xiao Lin said, a grin on his face as he complimented Tang San for his cunning.
After all, it wasn't Xiao Lin who had been underhanded, so he couldn't help but appreciate it.
"By the way, the evil soul master might have something valuable. Can you help me collect it? I want to study it."
Xiao Lin quietly said to Tang San, afraid that Tao Ge and the others would notice from a distance.
"Alright."
Although Tang San didn't know what the old man in the black robe might have had, he was also curious about what the old man had said earlier.
Tang San activated his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, walking almost silently.
When he reached the old man in the black robe, Tang San was struck by how horrifying the old man's death was.
He was practically beaten to a pulp by Xiao Lin's stick, his blood, flesh, and bones turned into mush, mixed together.
However, because Tang San had been a Tang Sect disciple in his past life, he wasn't intimidated by such a sight.
Tang San quietly crouched down, glancing around to check if anyone noticed, especially keeping an eye on Su Yuntao and the others, who seemed to be growing anxious as they approached.
Not having time to loot for treasures, Tang San quickly found a book and tossed it into his storage soul tool before returning to Xiao Lin's side.
No matter what kind of book it was, the fact that it hadn't been shattered into pieces after being struck by Xiao Lin meant that it was definitely extraordinary.
He handed the book to Xiao Lin, then sat beside him, pretending to be weak and doing other things.
Suddenly.
The Bullet Bee in front of Xiao Lin and Tang San finally exhaled its last breath, and a yellow soul ring floated up into the air.
"Soul ring? This beast is dead?"
At that moment, Su Yuntao, from a distance, exclaimed. Under the illumination of the soul ring's light, he also saw that Xiao Lin and Tang San were unscathed.
Su Yuntao breathed a quiet sigh of relief, then came over to Xiao Lin and the others alone, leaving Captain Wang Neng and the others to continue watching over Xu Yi.
"Great, Xiao Lin, Xiao San, you're both fine."
Su Yuntao's face showed some shame. This time, when they were ambushed, he hadn't been of any help at all—he had essentially been lying down and winning by luck.
At the same time, Su Yuntao was also greatly shocked by Xiao Lin's strength.
Xiao Lin was only a soul master, yet he had been able to defeat a Soul Sect and a Bullet Bee?
If Xiao Lin kept growing, wouldn't he become the strongest Title Douluo in the future?
Su Yuntao thought to himself, and for a moment, he even considered recruiting Xiao Lin into the Spirit Hall.
However, he quickly shook his head, dismissing the idea.
Xiao Lin was so knowledgeable about spirit masters and had acquired powerful soul rings. What if, after joining the Spirit Hall, some jealous and highly competitive strong people arranged for him to be wasted? That would ruin his potential.
In fact, just like Old Jack from Saint Soul Village, Su Yuntao was very hopeful that a Title Douluo would emerge from Notting City.
"Since you're both fine, we should leave here as soon as possible."
Su Yuntao, as a professional soul hunter, knew that if there was the smell of blood in the area, a powerful soul beast might come to attack.
Considering the soul power consumption of their hunting team, it would be best to leave first.
"Alright, Tao Ge."
Xiao Lin had no objections, so he got up, pretending to be weak, and followed Su Yuntao with Tang San.
At that moment, Su Yuntao also checked the area around the old man in the black robe's body and found a storage soul tool.
This storage soul tool was a treasure that even Master Matthew from the Spirit Hall didn't own. Su Yuntao immediately grabbed it.
"Xiao Lin, you're in luck. We found a storage soul tool. Once we get out of the Soul Hunting Forest, we can split the spoils."
Su Yuntao, without any reservations, smiled and spoke.
"Mm."
Xiao Lin nodded. He had already acquired what might be the best item, so he was naturally uninterested in whatever was inside the storage soul tool.
However, when he pulled Tang San along, he realized that Tang San still had the Blue Silver Rebirth Ring. After Tao Ge's ring had disappeared, Xiao Lin had a guess.
It turned out that Tang San hadn't given him his own Blue Silver Rebirth Ring, but had given him Tao Ge's.
It was somewhat touching, though not overly so.
Still, it was typical of Tang San's character, after all. Tang San's relationship with Tao Ge wasn't as close as his with Xiao Lin and Xiao Wu.
(The End of This Chapter)