Chapter 557 - 340: A Single Slash to Sever the Root of Trouble

Rong Taotao nodded repeatedly. "Got it, got it."

Yin Hu gave a satisfied nod, then motioned for Gao Lingwei to crouch down.

"When the master dies, the Soul Beast perishes. That’s the rule in the Soul Martial World. Normally, a Lifebound Soul Beast won’t emerge on its own unless its master summons it.

But we’re going to spare Ying Jie’s life and strip him of all his power, so we have to force the Lifebound Soul Beast out of his body. Xu Dog, place your hands underneath Ying Jie’s back."

Although Gao Lingwei had just returned, she understood what the captain was planning from Yin Hu’s words.

Yin Hu said, "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation... Ever heard of it...?"

Gao Lingwei said softly, "Captain Chen, you don’t need to teach me. I know how to force out a Lifebound Soul Beast."

"Wait for my Ice Prison to form." As he spoke, five ice flowers bloomed around Ying Jie’s body. "His Lifebound Soul Beast is a high-level one. The Ice Prison won’t be able to hold that Snow Dragon for long."

"But the Snow Dragon’s defense is nothing special. Pig."

Rong Taotao: "Here."

Yin Hu: "Can you still hold your halberd?"

Rong Taotao shook his head hard, trying to clear his thoughts. "I can, but I’d rather use a blade. It feels more appropriate."

Yin Hu: "What about the Lotus?"

"No problem."

CRACK! CRACK! The five ice flowers burst open. Four ice pillars shot up, but one flower remained a still, unmoving bud.

This Ice Prison was a Soul Skill derived from a six-star Soul Technique, which meant Yin Hu had to be at least at the Upper Soul School level, if not higher.

Rong Taotao had only seen this Soul Skill three times in his entire life.

Once from Chenlong, once from Yin Hu just now, and once in the Snowfield, used by Xiao Ziru—Smoke of the Pine Soul Four Rites—who accompanied the Frost Beauty.

At the same time, from Gao Lingwei’s palms placed beneath Ying Jie’s back, Soul Power began to vibrate.

Rong Taotao finally understood why Yin Hu had mentioned "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." ’I was just wondering,’ he thought, ’isn’t CPR performed on the chest? Why did Da Wei put her hands on Ying Jie’s back?’

Now, as Gao Lingwei’s hands released Soul Power in one-second intervals, Rong Taotao finally realized that Yin Hu had been talking about the *frequency*.

VMM... VMM... VMM... Gao Lingwei’s palms, pressed against the spot over Ying Jie’s heart from behind, vibrated with an extremely steady and rhythmic pulse of Soul Power.

Rong Taotao leaned on his Heaven-piercing Halberd with his left hand, and in his right, he drew a Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

HISSS... HISSS!!! After twenty-some seconds, a slender snow serpent suddenly shot out from Ying Jie’s chest!

At that very moment, the fifth ice flower on the ground instantly burst open, and an ice pillar shot out from the bud!

WHOOSH...

The snow serpent that had just shot out was frozen in place, its body locked in a bizarre posture!

Its tail was still braced against Ying Jie’s chest, its body coiled, and its cavernous mouth gaped open, its vertical pupils emitting a strange light.

Vicious, horrifying, and utterly terrifying!

Yin Hu: "Pig!"

Rong Taotao had practiced day and night, drawing his blade countless times. This time felt no different.

SWOOSH~ A single Lotus petal spun off the edge of his blade, whirling rapidly as it shot straight into the Snow Dragon’s gaping maw.

The rampant Sinful Lotus spun wildly inside the slender snow serpent’s body, shredding it from within.

This single strike truly severed all of Ying Jie’s hopes...

’I really hope every poacher out there could see this.’

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