The silver-backed giant ape was closest to Oscar, so it naturally became his first target.
Under the amplification of his first soul skill, the Seven Kill Sword's power nearly doubled. With Oscar's own unstoppable sword momentum, even though the silver-backed giant ape raised its arms to block, the sword still left a deep gash on one of its forearms.
Blood gushed out as the ape's arm instantly overflowed with bright red blood. The fierce sword energy filled the wound, making the bleeding unstoppable.
The silver-backed giant ape roared in rage. Its uninjured right arm shone with a burst of silver light and swung fiercely toward Oscar's face.
At the same time, the Green Wind Falcon had steadied itself from being pushed back. With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of green light and shot toward Oscar.
Oscar's left leg glowed as he activated a soul bone skill. He kicked out, releasing a massive blade-shaped disk that clashed with the silver-backed giant ape's right arm.
The ape staggered back three meters, while Oscar was forced back five. The next instant, a streak of green light followed closely behind.
Oscar reacted swiftly. His left arm clenched into a fist that shone with white light. It transformed into a fierce Sword Dragon, which opened its jaws and spat out a massive sword of cold light toward the oncoming green light.
A loud explosion sounded as the giant sword and the green light collided. After about three seconds of struggle, the sword shattered, but the forty-thousand-year-old Green Wind Falcon now bore a long, gruesome wound across its body, spraying blood into the air.
The falcon let out a shrill cry of pain and, ignoring its injuries, dove at Oscar again.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Sword Shadows!"
Purple light flared from Oscar's body as his fourth soul ring activated. Countless sword shadows appeared and surrounded the falcon.
Sensing the terrifying attack, the Green Wind Falcon abandoned its head-on charge. Seeing the wave of sword shadows approaching, it flapped its wings and shot upward, soaring into the sky as the sword shadows chased after it.
While controlling the sword shadows to pursue the falcon, Oscar charged toward the silver-backed giant ape.
The ape, glowing with silver-white light, also rushed at Oscar. It had activated its own amplification ability, which doubled both its attack and defense. Although its left forearm was still bleeding, the veins bulged across its arm as it swung a powerful punch down at Oscar.
It was enraged.
Oscar smirked.
This clone of his only had the power of a level sixty-two Soul Emperor, but with six soul bones added to its body, it was already comparable to a high-level Soul Douluo.
"Seven Kills Become One, the Sword Returns to Origin. Sword Path , Soul Execution!"
Sword intent erupted from Oscar's body as the Seven Kill Sword burst with a storm of sword energy. A massive spectral sword formed in the air. Gripping the hilt with both hands, Oscar slashed downward.
The enormous sword clashed with the ape's glowing silver fist, releasing a violent gust of energy that tore apart the surrounding vegetation.
After less than three seconds of struggle, the ape's massive body was hurled backward, crashing heavily into the ground and leaving a shallow crater.
Its right fist was split open, bone visible beneath torn flesh, blood pouring uncontrollably.
Above, the Green Wind Falcon flapped furiously, unleashing countless wind blades that clashed with the sword shadows. Yet none of them could harm it.
Then, a terrifying sword aura shot up from below. The falcon was startled , it hadn't expected the ape to be defeated in less than five seconds.
It circled high above, resisting the sword energy while channeling wind to block the sword shadows.
The silver-backed giant ape struggled to rise, disbelief in its eyes. Even after using its amplification ability, it had still been crushed by a human with only six soul rings.
That human had used his left leg and right arm's soul bone skills , but could two soul bones really make up for the difference between them?
And not only that , this human had suppressed it _and_ fought the Green Wind Falcon at the same time without losing ground.
Normally, the two beasts together could force even a Soul Douluo to retreat, yet now they had been completely overpowered by a Soul Emperor.
The falcon thought the same. They had fought countless human soul masters before, but never one this monstrously strong.
What puzzled them most was that this human only had six soul rings, yet his sword energy was comparable to a Soul Douluo's full-strength attack.
The sharpness of his sword intent made both beasts afraid to approach. How could a Soul Emperor possess such mastery of sword power?
If his cultivation were higher, how terrifying would he become?
But retreat was not an option. Behind them lay the Holy Spirit Flower , something too valuable to lose.
The falcon avoided the sword aura, pushing its wind energy to the limit to break through the sword shadows, then dove again toward Oscar, who was charging at the ape.
From over a hundred meters high, boosted by wind elements, its speed reached a terrifying level, turning its body into a streaking arrow of green light.
This was the Green Wind Falcon's innate ability. When accelerated to its peak, it could pierce through anything without leaving a trace of blood , the target would die before feeling pain.
The silver-backed giant ape also roared and charged forward again. Its right arm glowed even brighter, and as its soul power drained rapidly, the arm transformed into a massive silver drill.
Light flared from Oscar's right arm. His sword momentum surged skyward. The soul bone ability in his right arm could merge with his sword intent for even greater power.
The Seven Kill Sword gleamed. With a single casual slash, Oscar's sword struck the giant ape's drill arm , and cleanly severed it.
He followed with another slash, carving a deep, bone-revealing gash across the ape's chest, blood gushing like a fountain. Even its internal organs were faintly visible.
The ape howled in agony and was flung back, coughing up blood, its strength fading. It glared at Oscar with hatred as its massive body collapsed.
By now, the Green Wind Falcon had reached him. At that moment, something pulsed within Oscar's body. As his soul power surged, he activated his torso bone skill.
Terrifying sword energy erupted around him. In an instant, nine enormous swords of energy formed a sword array that slashed upward toward the diving falcon.
The collision drove Oscar's feet into the ground up to his ankles, but the falcon's attack stopped completely. Despite its momentum, it was trapped, unable to break through the sword array.
Oscar seized the opening. The Seven Kill Sword rotated in his hand, merging with the endless sword energy. He slashed upward.
A thunderous dragon's roar echoed across the sky. The fused sword energy transformed into a massive dragon, soaring upward with its jaws open to devour the falcon.
As the Sword Dragon ascended, the falcon's green light dimmed. In an instant, countless sword energies tore through its defenses, covering its body with gruesome wounds until not a patch of intact flesh remained.
The Sword Dragon carried the falcon high into the air before dissipating. The falcon, gravely wounded, fell lifelessly from the sky.
Oscar looked away. Even with its forty-thousand-year cultivation, the falcon could not survive such injuries or the fall from that height.
Turning to the dying ape, Oscar took out several Super Recovery Sausages from his soul tool and swallowed them. Though he had used only a few soul skills, the four high-level soul bone techniques had nearly drained his soul power.
As the sausages restored his energy, Oscar did not kill the ape immediately. Its quality and age made it a perfect candidate for his sixth or even seventh soul ring.
Oscar was no saint, but he would not waste valuable resources. He even reached out to catch the falling falcon, leaving their fates to chance.
Soul beasts had incredible vitality , even with such injuries, they might not die right away.
Just then, two balls of emerald light shot out from the depths of the valley and entered the bodies of the ape and the falcon.
As the green light entered, their wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Within seconds, the ape's body was almost completely restored, leaving only faint scars across its chest.
The falcon's recovery was just as fast , its mangled body returned to perfect condition in the blink of an eye. Its wings spread again, and it rose into the sky as if it had never been injured.
If not for the traces of blood still staining their bodies, no one would believe that moments ago both beasts were on the brink of death.
Oscar frowned slightly. He knew what had happened. The two green lights were the Holy Spirit Flower's life essence , a treasure that took ten thousand years to form.
The flower had only cultivated for twenty thousand years, meaning it possessed only two such essences , and it had used both at once.
How afraid of death could it be?
Still, Oscar understood. He had come to take the Holy Spirit Flower as Ye Lingling's fifth soul ring.
If it didn't help the beasts now, it would soon become a soul ring itself.
Oscar sighed. This would take a little longer.
The moment the two beasts recovered, they attacked Oscar again with full strength, hoping to catch him off guard. They knew that once he reacted, they would stand no chance.
They had seen it with their own eyes , after eating just a few sausages, Oscar's drained soul power had recovered frighteningly fast.
Facing their full assault, Oscar decided not to hold back either. His sixth black soul ring lit up, and sword energy once again swirled around him.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Myriad Sword Domain!"
Countless Seven Kill Swords materialized in the air. Each merged with Oscar's sword aura, growing from two meters to over ten, forming a massive sword formation filled with violent sword energy.
With a single wave of his hand, Oscar unleashed the swords. They surged forward like a storm of blades toward the two beasts.
Feeling the overwhelming pressure, both beasts let out despairing cries. They finally realized , Oscar hadn't even used his full strength before!
Now, under the endless rain of swords, the world seemed to be covered by a storm of blade-like rain.
They resisted desperately, but as time passed, their soul power ran dry. They could no longer defend themselves.
The massive swords pierced the ground, pinning the two beasts in place like specimens. If they dared move, the blades would tear them apart.
Fear filled their eyes as Oscar approached, his figure calm and unhurried. They trembled , they didn't want to die.
Oscar sheathed the Seven Kill Sword, ate a few more sausages, and walked past them without delivering the killing blow.
The two beasts stared in confusion as his silhouette disappeared into the valley. Why had such a powerful human spared them?
Had they known, they would never have risked their lives defending the Holy Spirit Flower , they would have offered it to him themselves.
Indeed, the saying held true everywhere: "Better the friend die than oneself."
Oscar entered the valley. Confirming no other soul beasts were present, he swung the Seven Kill Sword, carving several sword arcs into the sky that formed a single word , "Go."
From the cliff above, Ye Lingling saw this and immediately swallowed a Swift Wind Sausage. White wings spread from her back as she flew toward the valley.
Her fifth soul ring was now secured.
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