Chapter Eighteen: Crystal of Life

  "Hiss!"

  A piercing scream that shattered eardrums.

  Ye Han's eyes gleamed with a cold, apathetic golden light as two scorching golden soul masks emerged from his pupils. A mighty spiritual willpower howled out, instantly sweeping across an area of hundreds of meters in radius.

  Fearsome spiritual energy formed a cold metallic storm, countless shattered golden fragments flew out like a hurricane...

  Fear howls!

  Yehan's three major innate abilities, one of the most aggressive ways to present in the current stage of Soul Mask. If we say that in these two years of training, Yehan's biggest progress is not his physical quality, nor his combat skills, but his spiritual power. Because of the transformation of the Soul Mask, his terrifying mental strength finally showed incredible power, able to kill people invisibly.

  Even Ye Han was speculating that his spiritual power had now developed to the extreme limit of what a 9th-level warrior's brain domain could develop, just half a step away from entering a new realm. But this half-step was a world apart, a qualitative transformation. Once past this point, it would transcend the existence of the 9th level. Yet, this half-step had unknowingly blocked the footsteps of countless people for their entire lives.

  But even so, Ye Han's spiritual willpower at this moment was already quite terrifying.

  After all, no matter how fast the speed is, it can't be faster than the extension of thinking, so in the instant when those two human black-clothed men hadn't run out of the attacking range, the terrible spiritual will had already attacked their souls.

  So they heard two mournful cries, and the two human warriors slowed down their escape by half a beat.

  But it was this slight delay that completely decided their fate, because at this moment, Ye Han took another step forward.

  A loud rumble shook the ground.

  The earth shook, and Ye Han took a step forward. An invisible force had already penetrated the ground and was rapidly evolving in a strange way. Just as the two human warriors were attacked by fear and their minds froze, their bodies slowing down for half a beat, two massive white light pillars burst forth from the ground...

  The light pillar arrived at the extreme, with an intangible speed, directly penetrating through tens of meters of upper air, striking two human warriors who were escaping from two places.

  Those two huge beams of light, with a diameter as large as a millstone, were like white pillars with a faint blue tint on top. There were ancient and simple patterns on them, as if many totems were moving around. Whether it was flowers, birds, fish, insects, mountains, rivers, or sacrificial rituals, everything was there, but because the energy inside the light beams was not enough, the pictures of those totems were not clear and could not be seen clearly.

  Kaito's cultivation of the Kettle Bull Head tribe's top ten battle auras, the strongest technique of the Iron Hoof tribe, "Minotaur Twelve Totem Battle Aura", also known as "Minotaur Twelve Totem Pillars". This is actually a powerful technique that takes the form of aura. When cultivated to its extreme state, it can condense into twelve totem pillars. These twelve totem pillars are said to be the most revered ritual pillars of the Minotaur god worshipped by the Kettle Bull Head tribe, with battle patterns carved on them, possessing unimaginable power.

  After being trained, the power is extremely huge, and it can strangle, surround, besiege, and kill to dust. This is also one of the reasons why the Iron Hoof tribe's strongest generation can occupy an important position in the Kaitel Bull Head clan after going out.

  Although Ye Han's current eighth-level warrior's fighting spirit is only enough to condense three totem pillars, and it still belongs to the rough stage of energy, but even so, it already has a very frightening impact force.

  Ye Han guessed that this might also be one of the reasons why, before leaving the tribe, the tribal leader Lei Li passed on this skill to his own brother De Ru through his own hands.

  So, under the attack of such a powerful energy column, even if it's an eighth-level warrior of humanity, they can't withstand it. Just hearing two dull hums, the two were like birds with broken wings, directly falling and heavily crashing down.

  However, after using such a powerful energy, Ye Han's face also turned slightly pale, and the internal battle qi was depleted by half.

  After all, the techniques on the Bronze-level secret manual weren't something that an 8th-level warrior could control with ease.

  Fortunately, his strength is not just based on his combat skills. It does not have a great impact on his overall strength.

  Seeing that his blow was effective, Ye Han strode forward. Only then did he discover that one of them had bad luck and had hit their head directly on a stone in the dense forest, causing their brains to splatter everywhere, without even making a sound, they died instantly.

  Ye Han reached out with his hand and grasped at the air, and from that man's tattered clothes, a small pouch the size of a palm fell out.

  "Space bag?!"

  A hint of surprise flashed across his face.

  Spatial items are still quite luxurious due to their high production difficulty and rare materials. Even the lowest-grade spatial pouches are worth a city, and ordinary warriors can't afford such things. Generally, only those who have surpassed 9th-level warriors will carry them around for convenient storage of items. Who would have thought that an 8th-level human warrior like you would possess something so good?

  The material of this space bag should be made from the skin of a rare and precious beast with spatial properties, constructed by a master craftsman to build a stable spatial structure, and drawn with secret array methods. It is extremely rare, so even in the Iron Hoof tribe, there are not many. The higher-level space ring and space bracelet are made from precious mineral metal with strong attributes, said to be able to store an enormous amount of space, with a more stable structure. Generally, only those who surpass the 9th level warrior can't destroy it. Of course, its value is even more expensive.

  Kaito's Bull Head tribe is straightforward and doesn't have the human concept of hierarchy. So even as Ye Han, being the son of the tribal leader, didn't receive special treatment. This made his travels in the Luli Mountain Range quite troublesome. The spoils of war from killing powerful magical beasts, some precious materials couldn't be taken away, and there was no place to store his dirty laundry.

  Never thought that today, I would get what I wanted in such a situation.

  Ye Han held the spatial bag, and with a mental force from his brain domain, he directly destroyed the imprint on the bag. The owner of this bag had already died, and the remaining mark would soon disappear, making it easy for Ye Han to complete the step.

  Spiritual power probed into the spatial pouch, Ye Han couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The materials inside this pouch were incredibly rich, with gold coins and precious gems from all over the world, as well as secret manuals of martial arts. Everything was available, and the prices were beyond his expectations.

  It seems that these people are not doing this for the first time, and those who died in their hands in the Luojia Mountains may not be just one group, to accumulate such a huge wealth.

  Thinking of this, Ye Han couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. Fortunately, he was cautious by nature, otherwise, who knows what would have happened if he had fallen into their trap!

  In this uninhabited area, the most frightening thing is not only those ferocious beasts, but also the dangers from humans, other intelligent species, and even among the same kind, and it's possible that you may not even notice, yet provoke others to take risks and harbor murderous intentions.

  It's like this low-level spatial pouch, the internal space is naturally not too large, it's probably around five or six square meters in size, but for Ye Han, it's already enough. Having obtained this spatial pouch, his subsequent adventures in the Luliang Mountains will likely be much easier.

  Thinking of this, even Ye Han's heart couldn't help but feel a little excited. After checking around, he found that there was nothing else of value, so he headed in the direction of another human martial artist.

  As he walked closer, he found that the human martial artist had not died, but was completely immobile, staring at him with a pair of eyes that seemed to be glaring at him fiercely.

  Ye Han didn't even bother to look at his venomous gaze. In this world, if you want to kill someone, you must have the awareness of being killed yourself. Ye Han had no grudges against these people, but they were plotting against him with sinister intentions, seeking wealth and harming lives. For such ruthless people, he would also retaliate with even more severe measures.

  "What's this?"

  Ye Han's face showed a hint of surprise, and with a wave of his hand, the peculiar blue crystal that was tightly grasped in the human warrior's hand appeared in his palm.

  As soon as the blue crystal was taken away, the person lying on the ground looked even more hateful in his eyes, but a thread of despair and fear in his eyes was still observed by Ye Han.

  Before he could react to the human martial artist, Ye Han's face changed because he felt that at the moment the blue crystal was held in his palm, a pure life energy surged out and flowed into his body along the position of his palm.

  At this moment, the faint aura that had been lurking in his heart suddenly burst into a violent palpitation...