The wind blew lightly, but it was unusually cold, and the temperature was by no means like spring. The sun began to set slowly in the distance, and the leaves were wet with the evening dew until the light ceased to be dusk and turned a faint orange on the distant skyline.

In the midst of a seemingly humanless forest, the roars of several beasts could occasionally be heard from the depths, startling even the weaker ones who were just beginning to evolve at a rather slow pace.

Thundered!!!

A thunderous explosion shattered the delicate balance, and for a moment, all the roars were gone, and even the creatures who hid in the depths of the forest and had their own territory realized something.

The earth shook violently, the trees flew in all directions, and the broken wood and leaves scattered on the shaking ground, and the dust rose to the sky, forming a thick cloud of dust that seemed to block out all light.

In a clearing in the forest, a young man stands in front of a huge crater about 300 meters in diameter, half a meter deep at the edge, and four meters deep in the center.

The young man was not dressed in ordinary clothes, but in luxurious armor, which was as black as night. In his right hand, he held a greatsword taller than his body, and the tip of the greatsword was stuck in the ground.

In the center of the crater, a closer look reveals fragments of broken bones, blood, pieces of flesh torn into pieces of flesh of various sizes, broken fur, rocks shattered into dust, and more.

The young man's face can be said to be quite attractive. However, there was a large bloodstain on the left side of his face, under his eyes and on the bridge of his nose, which made him look quite dangerous, and those cold black eyes made no girl dare to approach. The whole person was filled with an extremely deadly aura.

The boy walked quietly to the center of the crater. The sound of boots echoed in the dead silence as he crouched down and picked up a small pale green stone.

"At least I got a first-order soul stone...... Everything else was ruined. The young man sighed softly and stood up.

Just as the young man was about to walk into the depths of the forest, the military walkie-talkie in the small crossbody bag on his waist rang, and a delicate and cold voice came from it: "The advance team from the starting point village has arrived. ”

The young man was silent for a moment, picked up the walkie-talkie, and replied calmly: "I know, I'll be here in five minutes." ”

The other party did not respond, but when the channel was not normal, the walkie-talkie made a faint sound similar to a interference wave, and then it fell silent again. This means that the other party has cut off the communication.

"Do you want to do it right away?" A figure appeared a few meters in front of the young man and asked softly.

Bai Ze looked at the source of the voice, and saw Linglong standing on the branch of a big tree, looking down at himself, with a faint smile on his beautiful face.

"Even if I wanted to, it wouldn't be possible." He shook his head, put the first-order soul stone into the bag, and walked in the opposite direction.

Shirasawa went straight to the exit of the forest.

At present, this place is already very deep, and some first-order beasts are slowly emerging, and most of the creatures in this area are above level 15.

He came to hunt himself, because it was a rare opportunity in his free time. He entered the forest to absorb some soul power and test his strength.

The result startled him at first, and although it took a while to calm down, the sense of surprise still lingered.

Sou!

The blood in the pit suddenly shone brightly, turning into a blood-colored hand.

The bloody hand gripped the hilt of the crimson greatsword and slashed towards him with precision. However, instead of hurting him, the Bloody Hand tucked the greatsword into its scabbard, which then turned into a pool of blood on the ground.

"You're more skilled at controlling mana, aren't you?" Linglong, who followed closely behind him, pointed out. Her feet were only a few inches off the ground, like fairies, and the whole forest seemed to bow down to her.

"It's not about mana." Bai Ze shook his head slightly. His cloak swayed gently with the breeze, and he said calmly, "When the Blood Resisting Technique evolved to the second order, I obtained a lot of information engraved on the soul, which made it easier for me to control the skill. Now it's much easier for me to create different entities, and it's not too difficult to control them to perform simple actions. ”

"I see what you mean." Linglong smiled and nodded, and said: "It's similar to my main skill, every time I evolve, not only will I increase my overall power, but I can also activate it twice, and it can teach us more about evolving skills." ”

"You mean your charm skills?" Bai Ze asked casually as he walked. Even when he was walking, his speed was tens of meters per second, leaving a gust of wind everywhere he passed.

"Charm skills? What makes you feel like my charm skill is the main source of power? Linglong asked, as if amused. No matter how fast Bai Ze progressed, the gap between them remained the same.

Bai Ze turned his head slightly, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Aren't you a succubus?" ”

Judging from Linglong's words just now, Bai Ze's previous thoughts seemed too naïve. Because it was the first time they had talked about her skills, his curiosity began to tickle.

What powerful skills will Linglong have? As a sixth-order being, her skills are definitely very powerful and destructive. This is what Bai Ze knows well

"Hahaha......" Linglong smiled and stopped.

"You're wrong." Linglong shook her head, her thick black hair dancing gently. "While I do have the charm skill, my main skill is not it."

"Isn't it?" Bai Ze blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Can you tell me what it is?" ”

Linglong looked at him with a smile and walked towards a giant tree not far away. She pressed her soft and smooth palm against the giant tree more than four hundred meters high and said, "Since you are so curious, I will show you." ”

"Huh? But you don't mean ......"

Although Bai Ze didn't finish speaking, Linglong understood what he meant.

She chuckled lightly and said calmly, "I said that I can't take the initiative to attack sentient beings, nor can I interfere in the battle of inferior beings. But...... I mean I can't attack a conscious creature. Although the tree is alive, it has no consciousness, and since its consciousness does not awaken when the world's mana begins to circulate through the body, it will never awaken its own consciousness. Therefore, even though the world is like this, the Soul Records do not consider this creature to be truly alive. ”

"I see...... Bai Ze nodded, finally understood. However, he still shook his head with some concern, "But forget it, if anything goes wrong, then you may die." ”

"Oh?" Linglong stopped her movements and looked at him with a hint of surprise on her face. "You care about me?"

Bai Ze heard her question and hesitated. However, seeing the slightly anxious expression on her face, he finally admitted: "Hmm...... Actually, thanks to you for helping me complete one of the requirements of the evolution of the heart of stone, that is, you are a very important person to me. ”

Linglong was silent, because of the surprise in her heart, her charming red lips opened slightly. A look of disbelief flashed in her ruby eyes, and then, a hint of joy took its place.

"You've completed one of the requirements of the Evolution Stonecore? It's amazing! She was ecstatic.

Bai Ze may not know how difficult it is to complete the requirements of a third-order skill with his current strength, but Linglong knows it very well. Even if it is a fourth-order existence, it may not be able to evolve skills above the third order!

"It's not so much me who did it, but you." He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I trust you 100%, which means that I didn't use my Stone Heart Skill against you." Besides, if you're a woman, it's even more difficult to be someone important to me. But it still took you more than a month to do it. ”

Linglong was silent for a long time, and the two glanced at each other.

The wind blew violently again, Bai Ze's cloak fluttered in the wind, and his delicate hair flew up. The inky black cape and hair make for a beautiful picture, contrasting strongly with the vibrant green of the forest, and the silence completes everything.

I don't know how long it took, Linglong removed her hand from the tree and said with a wry smile: "You have to be careful with your words and deeds. ”

Bai Ze looked at her blankly, "What does this mean?" I don't think I've done anything wrong......"

Linglong stroked a strand of hair behind her ear, sighed as if annoyed, and said in the tone of her sister reprimanding her brother: "Listen, you little bastard, we women are sometimes a little complicated, but we all have one thing in common. Want to know what it is? ”

“…… Of course......" He nodded hesitantly.

"I'm not going to tell you." Linglong mischievously stuck her tongue out at him, and then disappeared as if it had never existed.

"This ......," Bai Ze couldn't help laughing. Forget it, let's get out of here. ”

His right foot stepped on the ground with all his strength, and his body flew forward like a cannonball, rushing out more than 100 meters in a second. The nearby trees shook violently, and the smaller trees were uprooted and blown to pieces by the violent wind brought by the explosive speed.

Linglong appeared in the clouds, shaking her head and whispering, "Really, this little bastard is dangerous......"

She touched her heart, and it took a lot of effort to calm her emotions again. The black dress flickered slightly, and then disappeared again.

Bai Ze galloped away like lightning, left the forest after a while, and arrived at the base not long after.

As he flashed through the deserted streets, the survivors who were just ordinary humans felt a gust of wind pass by them, and a dark shadow disappeared in front of them in an instant.

Some were so frightened that they ran home, and some had already seen the power of soul evolutionaries, so they naturally linked this phenomenon to the powerful martial artists passing by this area.

Fortunately, no one connected what happened to the monster attack. After all, for a monster to infiltrate the center of the base, it first needs to pass through countless defensive lines and guarded checkpoints.