Chapter 42: Black Flames!

Zhu Zhuqing widened her eyes and turned around, only to find that Ye Qiu was already by her side.

Blood-red eyes, tears of blood streaming down from the corners of those crimson orbs. The colossal blood-red arm had actually extended from behind Ye Qiu, and there was a ring of rib-like structures enveloping him.

Is this his new soul skill?

"Cough, cough!" Zhu Zhuqing, still immersed in shock, suddenly coughed, a bright red stain covering her hand as she covered her mouth.

The blood-red colossal arm dissipated into thin air, and Ye Qiu walked over to support her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I won't die! Hiss~ Cough, cough!" Leaning against Ye Qiu's body, she couldn't die, but her ribs were probably broken again. Even breathing would be painful.

"As long as you're okay. I'll get revenge for you!" Ye Qiu's voice carried a cold murderous intent.

If Zhu Zhuqing had died, he would have felt guilty, and besides, he would be the next to die, right?

In the distance, the Iron Scale Python, which had been hammered with a giant red bone arm and was somewhat battered, finally regained consciousness.

Opening its blood-filled mouth, it roared, and its vertical slit pupils stared fixedly at Ye Qiu's figure. Its more than ten-meter-long body coiled like a spring, spiraling together.

"Hiss~" Spitting out a snake letter, the snake head, like a spearhead, straightened out like a long spear.

"Ah~" In Zhu Zhuqing's exclamation, Ye Qiu, quick-eyed and nimble-handed, directly picked her up and flashed to a nearby tree.

Boom! A huge tree was snapped in half at the waist.

Ye Qiu, facing the giant python below, closed his right eye. Slowly, blood flowed from the corner of his eye, and he uttered incomprehensible words that Zhu Zhuqing couldn't understand.

 Amaterasu!!

Opening his right eye, bloodshot veins spread across it.

"Is it on fire? Black flames!" Zhu Zhuqing watched as the body of the Iron Scale Python below suddenly burst into flames.

"Roar!" Bang, bang!

The Iron Scale Python kept rolling, but it couldn't extinguish the black flames on its body. Instead, the flames burned more intensely, and terror filled its eyes. It kept colliding with the surrounding trees and rocks.

After a moment, the Iron Scale Python was already burning to the brink. In the dark night sky, only a ring of purple soul rings remained, making it look eerie.

"Gulu! Such terrifying flames!" Zhu Zhuqing swallowed her saliva, looking at Ye Qiu who was holding her. She was a bit incoherent, "Ye, Ye Qiu, is this your soul skill?"

"Yes, it's my right eye's soul skill, called Amaterasu!" Watching the devastation below with satisfaction, the land turned black, and Ye Qiu touched his eye, especially pleased. This move required a bit of bloodshed.

"Amaterasu? Then what were you shouting just now?"

"That was its alias; it means the same thing." Ye Qiu's face was somewhat pale. "Let's enter my Divine might space!"

"Yes!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded. The night in the Star Dou Forest was too dangerous.

'Wait!' Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Qiu in astonishment. 'He said it was the soul skill of his right eye?! Does that mean his left eye also has a soul skill? Was it the red arm just now?'

Although she had many questions in her heart, she didn't ask them. She didn't want to be scolded like last time when she asked about the Divine might space.

A vortex appeared, and the figures of the two disappeared into the jungle.

Just as they entered the Divine might space, Ye Qiu, who was holding Zhu Zhuqing, trembled all over.

"Ye Qiu, are you okay?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at him with concern. "Put me down first!"

"It's nothing, just my body and eyes are a bit sore. I'm not used to the new soul skill." Ye Qiu put Zhu Zhuqing on the familiar bed.

"It's you who got heavily injured for me!" Ye Qiu also felt a bit sorry. The sacrifice of the Green Jade Eye Cloudwing Tiger shouldn't have taken so long, but during the absorption process, he found that the Sharingan seemed to be hiding something. In order to successfully find that power, he was delayed for quite a while.

"It's nothing. You saved me several times, and I only saved you once." Lying on the bed, Zhu Zhuqing's face was already blushing. "You'll have to trouble me again next time!"

"Okay! Where are you injured?" Ye Qiu rolled up his sleeves. Over the past half month, he had gained considerable experience in healing.

She glanced elsewhere, bit her lip nervously, and said, "The ribs in my chest. They're broken again!"

"Oh, I'm good at this!"

Ye Qiu blurted out without thinking. It reminded her of the frank and honest situation before, provoking her angry scolding.

"You!

Awkwardly scratching his head.

"Come on!" Turning her face away, she unconsciously began to unbutton her own clothes.

"Cough, cough, um..." Ye Qiu stood beside, coughing twice before looking up.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at him in confusion. Did she do something wrong?

"This time, you don't actually need to undress. You can apply the medicine yourself," Ye Qiu's voice was dry as tinder.

Zhu Zhuqing froze in the middle of unbuttoning her clothes, her face turning rosy red as hot as fire.

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"You were the one who undressed too quickly!"

"You peeked! Shameless!"

"Nonsense! I was just checking if you were properly dressed."

"Ah! You scoundrel!"

Amidst Zhu Zhuqing's screams and curses, her ribs were once again set in place.

Leaving her to apply the medicine herself, Ye Qiu walked to the side, his back turned to her, sitting down and taking stock of his gains.

After sacrificing the Green Jade Eye Cloudwing Tiger and absorbing the surplus soul power from the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, his level had reached 26!

This speed of improvement was simply terrifying!

In terms of soul skills, he finally had a few more attack techniques.

The left eye's Tsukuyomi, belonging to the illusion category, was extremely powerful. When activated, it only required eye contact with the opponent to pull their spirit into an illusionary world. In this world, everything, including time, location, and quality, could be manipulated by Ye Qiu at will, dealing a devastating blow to the opponent on a mental level.

The right eye's Amaterasu, in the Naruto world, was considered the strongest physical attack! It could release inexhaustible black flames at the focal point of the gaze, burning the target until it was completely consumed!

And the opportunity brought by the addition of the second ring allowed Ye Qiu to proudly use the Soul Skill True Body of the Sharingan in advance, which was the Susanoo!

Although he could currently only use the first stage (without a head, only ribs, and arms), it was still a powerful means of attack and defense!

"Sigh!" Ye Qiu sighed. Although these skills were powerful, they were particularly taxing on the body.

Especially Susanoo, when used, not only consumed spiritual power but felt like being pricked all over the body by. Tang San also needed the Seven-in-One Unity to barely use his True Body of Martial Soul, and he couldn't use it again for a short time.

Lying down flat, both hands cradled behind his head, "Ah! The True Body of Martial Soul is still a bit far from me. It's better to use it as a last resort!"

"Ye Qiu! I've applied the medicine." Zhu Zhuqing quietly approached Ye Qiu, who had even changed his clothes by now.

"Why don't you rest a bit more? Is your body okay?" Ye Qiu sat up, indicating for her to sit down.

"I'm not that delicate!" Zhu Zhuqing sat down next to Ye Qiu, her small face a bit pale, and for some reason, a trace of melancholy appeared. "What were you thinking just now?"

"Nothing." Ye Qiu chuckled lightly.

"Is that so~" Seeing that Ye Qiu didn't want to say more, she didn't press further. "What about the tiger's soul bone? Did you bring it back?"

"Of course, I brought it back!" Ye Qiu smiled, taking out a shimmering green soul bone from somewhere.

"Oh, this is the soul bone it exploded with, a rare head soul bone! I guess its ability should be related to mental attacks."

"Your luck is too good, isn't it? It's either an external soul bone or a head soul bone~" Zhu Zhuqing took the soul bone, carefully examining it. "It's quite pretty. Do you want to absorb it?"

Ye Qiu twitched the corner of his mouth. Could this color be considered pretty? He didn't have any particular fetishes.( it a chineese slang that someone with agreen head is Ntred)

"No, its lifespan is still too low. It's a good idea to sell it at the auction for some money when there's a chance!"

"Then how about selling it to me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked tentatively.

"Don't even think about absorbing it. This thing will only hold you back, and you won't be able to exchange it in the future!" Ye Qiu snatched it back and even rolled his eyes at her.

Is beauty can get you food?

"Are you thinking that I want buy it because I find it pretty?" Looking at Ye Qiu's expression, she stated her guess, her expression somewhat dangerous.

"How could that be? Why would I think of you as so shallow!" Ye Qiu waved his hands repeatedly.

Then he stood up and walked to his own bed. In order to make himself more comfortable here, Ye Qiu even made another bed.

"You're injured, so rest early!"

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(End of this chapter)