"W-what?" Nalan Mingyue thought she had misheard.
"I said, I sealed the beast soul of this creature into your spear!" Ye Kunlun looked at Nalan Mingyue, who was astonished, and impatiently explained again.
If he had known this girl would chatter so much, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to help her upgrade her spear!
Sealing a beast soul into a weapon was one of the most effective ways to enhance its grade.
However, not all weapons could be enhanced by beast souls, nor were all beast souls suitable for this purpose!
Ye Kunlun could tell that the spear in Nalan Mingyue's hand was of good quality, but it was only decent. It was far from enough to be enhanced by a beast soul!
Fortunately, Nalan Mingyue had broken through with this spear last night, causing the spear's intent to solidify and not dissipate.
This was the key to sealing the beast soul.
Furthermore, the beast soul had to possess sentience to become the spirit of a weapon. The black python before them was a monstrous beast and also a spirit beast!
Nalan Mingyue finally heard Ye Kunlun's words clearly and looked at him in disbelief, "You, you sealed the beast soul of this giant python into the spear?"
Nalan Mingyue's heart was in turmoil.
She knew that top-tier weapons had weapon spirits, and the method of sealing weapon spirits was extremely difficult. Even with both the weapon and the beast soul, it was not guaranteed that they could be perfectly fused.
Yet, Ye Kunlun had achieved it so effortlessly.
"What else?"
Ye Kunlun withdrew his gaze. The dozen or so barbarian tribesmen, seeing the death of the giant python, stopped their roars.
They stared at Ye Kunlun with immense fury. If looks could kill, they would have killed him a thousand times over.
Ye Kunlun snorted coldly, flashed to the leader's side, and said, "Answer a few questions obediently, or die!"
"You killed our divine beast! The gods will not spare you!" The leader bared his teeth at Ye Kunlun.
"Just a beast," Ye Kunlun glanced at the python's corpse with a hint of disdain.
He had seen pythons of this caliber in Kunlun before!
"I ask you, have you ever seen the god in the temple?" Ye Kunlun asked calmly, looking at the leader of the group.
Ye Kunlun's voice became somewhat ethereal. After hearing his question, the leader's gaze turned vacant.
"I, I haven't seen the god..."
He spoke slowly, as if his consciousness had been completely controlled by Ye Kunlun.
*Poof—*
As soon as he finished speaking, a black mist emerged from the ground and pierced directly through his heart.
*Poof, poof—*
The remaining barbarian tribesmen, before they could react, were killed by the sudden black mist.
However, there was no look of pain on the faces of the dozen or so barbarians. Instead, there was a sense of release and piety.
"How could this happen?" Nalan Mingyue, who had recovered, quickly stepped forward and looked at the dozen or so barbarian corpses with a grim expression.
In the next second, the blood of the dozen bodies was absorbed by the ground, turning them into mummified corpses.
Then, the mummified corpses began to weather, merging with the earth. In an instant, they turned into soil and disappeared.
Ye Kunlun pursued the black mist again, once more touching the mysterious space deep beneath the ground of the barbarian tribes.
A strange force blocked his divine sense. No matter how hard he tried, he could not advance an inch further.
Ye Kunlun's gaze flickered. He looked in the direction of the barbarian tribes. This mysterious underground space was definitely related to the barbarians.
"Their power was devoured by a strange force," Ye Kunlun explained calmly to Nalan Mingyue, looking towards the barbarian tribes.
"When is Wei Cangyun returning today?"
Ye Kunlun withdrew his gaze and looked at Nalan Mingyue. He was becoming impatient.
"Before noon," Nalan Mingyue replied.
Upon hearing this, Ye Kunlun walked to the giant python, picked up its massive tail, and headed towards the Northern Border Legion.
"Let's go. It's an extra meal at noon today, consider it my meeting gift for Wei Cangyun!"
Ye Kunlun dragged the dozens of meters long giant python with no effort.
Nalan Mingyue quickly followed, her spear in hand.
The soldiers who had arrived in the armored vehicles had long been captivated by Ye Kunlun's prowess. Seeing the giant python's corpse, they cheered!
When Ye Kunlun dragged the giant python's corpse into the Northern Border Legion, it caused an immediate stir!
The soldiers of the Northern Border Legion had long heard of the giant python divine beast of the barbarian tribes. They never expected Ye Kunlun to have killed it.
"My heavens, such a long giant python, it's truly a legendary divine beast, and he just killed it like that?"
"Isn't that obvious? This person dared to beat Cheng Fei, so killing a giant python is nothing!"
"Do you think he might be Major General Nalan's lover? I noticed Major General Nalan seems to treat him differently than other men."
"Does that even need to be asked? He's definitely Major General Nalan's lover!"
The soldiers whispered amongst themselves, and this comment happened to reach Nalan Mingyue's ears.
Instantly, her cheeks felt hot. However, she couldn't publicly deny her relationship with Ye Kunlun.
She secretly glanced at Ye Kunlun and saw that his expression was as indifferent as ever. A strange sense of possessiveness stirred within her.
"He must have heard the discussions around..."
Nalan Mingyue's thoughts grew convoluted.
"Why isn't he explaining our relationship to everyone? What is he thinking..."
Nalan Mingyue became lost in her thoughts.
"Nalan Mingyue!"
Ye Kunlun suddenly called out.
Nalan Mingyue did not hear him.
"Nalan Mingyue?" Ye Kunlun called again.
"Ah? What are you calling me for?" Nalan Mingyue snapped out of her daze, nervously avoiding Ye Kunlun's gaze.
"What were you thinking just now?" Ye Kunlun frowned slightly. "Where is the mess hall? Let the chef handle this snake. We'll have roast meat at noon, and the rest can be air-dried into jerky. That should be enough for your Northern Border Legion for a while!"
"This way."
Nalan Mingyue quickly concealed her fluster and walked forward, leading the way.
Ye Kunlun looked at the flustered Nalan Mingyue, frowned slightly, and a hint of a smile, almost imperceptible, played on his lips.
Along the way, the soldiers gathered around, encircling the vast mess hall.
Ye Kunlun looked at the chef with surprise because the man turned out to be a cultivator, and not a low-level one at that.
"Master Li," Nalan Mingyue stepped forward quickly and explained the situation to Old Li.
When Old Li heard that the giant python was the divine beast of the barbarian tribes, his expression changed repeatedly. He looked intently at Ye Kunlun, "Kid, did you kill this giant python?"
Ye Kunlun nodded. "I heard Wei Cangyun is returning before noon. Consider this giant python my meeting gift for him!"
Upon hearing this, Old Li burst into laughter. "What spirit! Killing the barbarian's divine beast might cause some trouble, but... no trouble is greater than a good meal, hahahaha!"
Saying that, Old Li, already eager, sharpened his cleaver.
"How many years has it been since I've had such a large python? Tsk, tsk, grilled like this, the meat will be so fragrant!"
As he spoke, Old Li moved like a phantom, his cleaver flashing with a cold gleam.
A few breaths later, the enormous python was completely skinned.
"Look at the enticing color of this meat!"
Old Li's eyes shone. He shouted to the surrounding soldiers, "Scat, scat! You soldiers have a treat coming!"
"Kid, what's your name?" Old Li dispersed the crowd and chatted with Ye Kunlun with a smile.
"Ye Kunlun!" Ye Kunlun announced his name.
Upon hearing this, Old Li's gaze flickered slightly.