Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 128 Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Crimson King, Three-Eyed Golden Lion (5K)

Meanwhile, just after Mo Yuan and his group set off, a group of people also headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest from the Body Sect in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Their team consisted of two people, led by a middle-aged man with a thick right arm tattooed with a ferocious shark. He was a Title Douluo with the title "Shark Arm".

Beside Shark Arm Douluo was Huo Yuhao, who had recently joined the Body Sect. Their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest was to obtain their third soul ring.

Logically speaking, given Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed, he shouldn't have reached level 30 yet. However, Yan Shaozhe was truly exceptional towards him, using all sorts of rare and precious materials during his serious injury, acting as if he were a completely different person.

Although his injuries were not fully healed, his soul power increased by more than one level in a short period of time. Later, when he arrived at the Body Sect, he was constantly supplied with all sorts of good things, and finally Huo Yuhao broke through to level 30.

"Yuhao, are you really planning to acquire your third spirit ring so soon? If you ask me, you should take some time to consolidate your cultivation level before making any moves," Shark-Arm Douluo kindly advised Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "That's what I thought too, but I get uneasy whenever I decide to go to the Star Dou Great Forest later. After several experiments, it turns out that's the case, so I had no choice but to decide to go now."

Shark Arm Douluo neither confirmed nor denied this, in his eyes it was just that Huo Yuhao was still young and lacked temperament, and couldn't wait.

"Is that so? Well then, since you're in such a hurry, I'll help you speed things up."

Without waiting for a reply, Shark Arm Douluo grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm, used his soul power to block the oncoming gale, and then suddenly accelerated and rushed into the distance.

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At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

After passing through a small town, Shrek and his group officially entered the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest and continued to venture deeper without stopping.

Along the way, the weak soul beasts that could only live in the outer areas had already sensed the danger before Mo Yuan and his group arrived, and then scattered and fled in panic. Therefore, when Mo Yuan and his group were about to pass through the outer area, they encountered the first, no, the first group of soul beasts.

The Scorpion-Tailed Venomous Wasp is a giant, gregarious insect-like spirit beast with a normal body size similar to that of a child. It looks like an enlarged version of a wasp, but its tail is shaped like a scorpion, with a sharp, venomous stinger that is several fingers long and contains terrifying toxins.

Even a single scorpion-tailed poisonous bee would be a considerable challenge for an ordinary Great Soul Master. Now, there are at least hundreds of scorpion-tailed poisonous bees blocking Mo Yuan and the others' path, densely packed together in a black net.

Faced with a large number of scorpion-tailed poisonous bees, even a Soul Saint would not confront them head-on. However, for Mo Yuan and his group, numbers were meaningless.

The Word of Power, Ice Emperor, was unleashed, spreading a chill that enveloped the swarm of scorpion-tailed poisonous bees, freezing them all into ice sculptures before they fell to the ground and shattered into dust.

"Let's go, keep going."

After sensing the surroundings and confirming that there were no hidden scorpion-tailed poisonous bees, Zhang Lexuan once again led the way, guiding everyone deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

After leaving the outer area, the number of soul beasts along the way increased significantly, and their strength also increased greatly. However, in the eyes of this team, whose strength was at least at the Soul Saint level, this place was basically no different from the outer area.

If you can avoid it, then avoid it; if you can't avoid it, then kill it.

Only Ma Xiaotao and Mo Yuan need spirit rings this time. Ma Xiaotao's requirements are lower: a 90,000-year-old fire-attribute spirit beast. She can find one if she searches in the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, Mo Yuan's requirements were a bit too high. After all, his fifth spirit ring was already considered to be 90,000 years old by others, so his sixth spirit ring should be at least 100,000 years old.

In this way, it would probably take a lot of time just to find a suitable Soul Master. Naturally, the group did not find a suitable Soul Beast on the first day. After resting for a night, they went deep into the Star Dou Great Forest again at dawn to search.

In the dense forest where light and shadow played, five dark figures flashed by. It was Mo Yuan and his group. They had entered the mixed zone, where ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts roamed freely and thousand-year-old soul beasts were as insignificant as dogs. It was far superior to the outer zone.

Therefore, not only Zhang Lexuan and her group perked up, but even Old Song and Gong Changlong, who were following behind, were ready to make a move at any time.

"Be careful, there's a soul beast a thousand meters ahead heading straight this way." Mo Yuan used the Word Spirit: Kamaitachi to investigate the surrounding situation. In his ears, a heartbeat sound like thunder was rapidly approaching from a thousand meters away.

"Warning!"

At Zhang Lexuan's command, the five people immediately scattered and disappeared into the surrounding tree canopy. Soon, accompanied by the tremor of the earth, a giant male lion with crimson fur, three tails, and flames under its feet leaped out from the bushes in front.

"It's the Crimson Flame Lion! Judging by the length of its tail, it's about 90,000 years old!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes lit up with surprise. She hadn't expected that on only the second day, a soul beast suitable for her would suddenly appear before her!
Zhang Lexuan and the others naturally noticed this. They exchanged glances and then jumped out of the treetops without hesitation, revealing their figures.

Crimson Lion was taken aback when it saw the five people who suddenly appeared in front of it. Then it immediately stopped in its tracks, its fierceness revealed in its eyes.

"Roar!!!"

It roared to the sky, then leaped high and swung its massive claws fiercely at Zhang Lexuan, who was at the front.

But the next second, a blinding ring of golden light appeared from all around and then suddenly contracted like a rope, binding the Crimson Lion in mid-air.
Han Ruoruo stood on eight spirit rings, yellow, purple, black ...

The Golden Rope Martial Soul!!

Caught off guard by this control, the Crimson Lion was clearly panicked, and the scene that followed made it even more terrified.

Zhang Lexuan, Wu Ming, and Ma Xiaotao released their martial souls at the same time. Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao were relatively okay, although their martial souls were the Golden Crow and the Evil Fire Phoenix, both top-tier martial souls, their cultivation levels did not exceed that of a Soul Douluo.

But Zhang Lexuan, carrying the Silver Moon on her back and stepping on yellow, purple, black, and red, almost scared him to death. What a joke! The eighth spirit ring is 100,000 years? How strong must her combat power be?
Even so, it would be alright. The Crimson Lion was confident that it could still try to carve out a way out with its powerful body. However, when it saw Mo Yuan standing at the back of the group, a strange sense of fear suddenly rose in its heart, as if it were facing a pure-blooded 100,000-year-old true dragon.

Despite its fear, the Crimson Flame Lion was not given a chance to react. Phoenix Flames and Golden Crow True Fire descended from the sky with terrifying heat that even the void could not withstand, slamming heavily into its back.

Zhang Lexuan followed closely behind and immediately activated her seventh spirit ring.

Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Form!!

"The silver moon is in the sky!"

As Zhang Lexuan's delicate cry fell, the silver moon behind her flashed with dazzling light, and its original crescent shape was completely completed into a full moon.

The silver moon swelled in the wind, its astonishing pressure and the 100,000-year soul ring radiating a powerful aura like waves crashing one after another, directly stirring up a terrifying storm in this dense forest.

As the bright moonlight fell, amidst the raging fire and freezing ice, the Crimson Lion's wounded body collapsed heavily to the ground, on the verge of death.

Looking at Ma Xiaotao lying on the ground, at the mercy of others, she was overjoyed. Without thinking twice, she immediately rushed forward to kill the Crimson Flame Lion and obtain the Soul Ring.

"Wait, Xiaotao, don't go over there yet, something's not right."

Zhang Lexuan stopped Ma Xiaotao by pressing her shoulder.

"Something's wrong? What's wrong?"

"There is indeed a problem."

Mo Yuan pointed to the crimson lion lying on the ground, his expression grave, and said, "Look into its eyes. Where is the fear of death and the hatred for us humans in them?"

"And don't you think we had it too easy?"

"Although we seized the initiative and caught it off guard, think about it, this Crimson Flame Lion is 90,000 years old. How could we possibly subdue it with just one attack? Even a 50,000-year-old soul beast would need to fight for two rounds, right?"

With Mo Yuan's reminder, Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming indeed noticed something was wrong.

Indeed, there was no hatred in the eyes of the crimson lion as expected; instead, there was a human-like mockery and sarcasm.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that in addition to the injuries they had inflicted on the Crimson Lion, there was a deep wound on its abdomen that exposed the bone. The flesh around the wound was rotting, emitting a foul stench, and wisps of black smoke, filled with an evil aura, rose from it and then dissipated into the air.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions froze, and an ominous guess surfaced in their minds. Mo Yuan squatted down and stared at the wound on the Crimson Flame Lion's abdomen.

"Think about it carefully. Although there are plenty of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts here, shouldn't nine-thousand-year-old soul beasts still be deeper inside? Why would it suddenly run towards the outer area? And judging from its behavior just now, it seemed more interested in..." than patrolling its territory.

“Run away,” Zhang Lexuan added.

"Yes."

Mo Yuan snapped his fingers and slowly stood up, looking in the direction from which the Crimson Flame Lion had come.

Even if Ma Xiaotao had a slow reaction time, she finally realized what was happening, and a terrifying thought surfaced in her mind and everyone else's.

What kind of powerful being could have severely injured and forced a 90,000-year-old Crimson Flame Lion to flee? A 100,000-year-old soul beast?
In a flash, Zhang Lexuan made a decision.

"No! Get out of here!"

After saying that, she grabbed Ma Xiaotao and Han Ruoruo and rushed behind her, with Mo Yuan and Wu Ming following closely behind. But at this moment, Mo Yuan suddenly heard a heartbeat that was different from anyone else's here.

And that heartbeat was less than 100 meters away!
The next moment, a fierce wind arose, trees felled, and a huge black shadow loomed over the sky...

It was a giant black tiger, over seven meters long. Its entire body was pure black, without a single blemish, even the "king" character on its forehead was black. It was so somber that it seemed to devour and dissipate all the surrounding light.
Compared to ordinary tiger-type spirit beasts, it is not only different in color, but its tail is much longer and stands upright. It is composed of countless joints, with a huge barb at the very tip, emitting a sinister light, just like a scorpion.

What truly allowed it to cast a huge shadow on the earth was the pair of equally black wings that grew on its broad back.

The black tiger swept across the sky and crashed heavily to the ground, completely blocking the path of Mo Yuan and the others, staring at the humans before it.

A sinister, almost human-like smile appeared on the black tiger's face. Then it raised its head and let out a fierce roar, the thick stench of blood emanating from its massive jaws and filling the air with a nauseating stench.

Blocked from their path, everyone had no choice but to stop. They looked at the ferocious and malevolent Black Tiger before them, then exchanged glances, all seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Clearly, everyone recognized the origin of this black tiger.

Zhang Lexuan's expression was solemn, and the bright moonlight behind her grew even stronger. She said in a low voice, "The legendary soul beast, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, looks to be at least 50,000 years old, enough to contend with a 100,000-year-old soul beast. It seems that it is the one that is chasing the Crimson Flame Lion."

At this moment, Song Lao and Gong Changlong, who had been hiding in the shadows, also chose to stop hiding and take the initiative to show themselves to the outside world, and immediately stood in front of everyone.

"Everyone step back, leave this to us."

After Zhang Lexuan and her men withdrew, Elder Song and Gong Changlong confronted the grinning Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Although the two sides were on the verge of fighting, it felt like they would start fighting at any moment, but they remained locked in a standoff for several minutes without either of them breaking the tension.

The Dark Demon God Tiger is a powerful soul beast with a fearsome reputation on the continent, yet it is extremely rare. It possesses extreme evil and six major attributes: space, time, lightning, wind, and darkness.

Moreover, they are born with considerable intelligence. After ten thousand years of cultivation, they can possess wisdom that is in no way inferior to that of humans. They are also extremely powerful, and few soul beasts can threaten them. After fifty thousand years, they can even rival soul beasts that are one hundred thousand years old.

Even titled Douluo are unwilling to be enemies with this powerful yet evil race.

Since both sides are quite strong, they naturally do not want to fight a big battle in the Star Dou Great Forest. The best outcome is to stand still for a while and then retreat.

A few minutes later, the Dark Demon Tiger's crimson eyes darted around, revealing a hint of mockery. Then, the savage grin on its face intensified.

Just when Old Song and Gong Changlong thought it was about to make a move, it roared again and disappeared into the depths of the jungle in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger leave, Elder Song and everyone except Mo Yuan breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's take this Crimson Flame Lion to a safe outer area before absorbing it," Elder Song instructed.

"No, the crisis is not over yet. There are other pursuers behind the Dark Demon God Tiger."

Mo Yuan suddenly spoke up, saying that in the Vacuum Serpent's perception, there were two more soul beasts that were only a few thousand meters away from here, and they were moving at an extremely fast speed, able to cross a thousand-meter distance in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, he recognized both of those soul beasts.

These words immediately caused a huge stir. The relaxed expressions on everyone's faces vanished instantly, replaced by extreme solemnity. They had no doubt about the truthfulness of what Mo Yuan said.

After all, the terrifying perception abilities of the Word Spirit Weasel and the Vacuum Serpent along the way had made them realize that if Mo Yuan said something was approaching, then it definitely was.

If what Mo Yuan said is true, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has pursuers behind it, then what kind of powerful being could hunt down a soul beast equivalent to 100,000 years old?
Before anyone could react, the bushes not far away began to sway violently again, and the next moment, three enormous beast heads came into view.

It was a magnificent soul beast, over five meters long and resembling a lion, but it had three identical large heads, each over a meter in diameter, with terrifying canine teeth gleaming with a reddish-gold luster.

"Red King?" came the slightly puzzled voice of the Ice Emperor from within the Sea of ​​Spirit.

Upon seeing the three-headed soul beast clearly, Elder Song and Gong Changlong were immediately on high alert, their pupils dilating in shock. In an instant, they shielded everyone, including Zhang Lexuan, behind them.

"Ranked eighth among the ten ferocious beasts, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, the Crimson King!? Isn't it supposed to live in the core area? How did it end up here like those two beasts from before?!"

The Crimson Flame Lion, which had been lying on the ground with a mocking look in its eyes, was dumbfounded. It only knew that it was being chased by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but it never expected that there was a great god chasing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

To make matters worse, they even chased after us!

At this point, Shrek and his friends understood what was going on. It must be that the Red King was chasing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was chasing the Crimson Flame Lion.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had been confronting them for so long, probably to buy time so that the pursuing Crimson King could engage them, allowing him to escape.

At this moment, the Crimson King also saw Shrek Academy and his group. It let out a roar that sounded like thunder, which quickly spread for hundreds of miles. All the soul beasts that heard the sound prostrated themselves on the ground and lowered their heads.

"I recognize you, Shrek Academy's Azure Shadow Douluo! What do you want?!"

What else could they be doing? If they weren't hunting spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings, were they here for a spring outing?
Old Song and Gong Changlong muttered a complaint under their breath, then said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner,
"I wonder if the Crimson King is chasing a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger? If so, we just encountered it. It headed towards the outer area not long ago, so we should still be able to catch up if we chase it now."

If she were alone in the Star Dou Great Forest, she wouldn't be afraid of the Crimson King, but the important thing now is to protect Zhang Lexuan and Mo Yuan. If they can get through this peacefully, they should avoid causing any more trouble.

As long as he doesn't make the first move, the Red King probably won't provoke Shrek Academy.

Indeed, this was the case. The Crimson King's purpose in coming here was to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. If it were an ordinary Soul Master, he would have killed it without much effort, but if it were a Title Douluo from Shrek Academy, he would not have made a move unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, it's not just Old Song who needs protection; it's the same for everyone. If a real fight breaks out and something goes wrong, everyone will be badly injured when they get home.

"Hmph! Acquiring a spirit ring is fine, but it's best not to cause too much bloodshed, otherwise we don't mind going to the human world again."

"That's only natural."

Both sides gave each other a way out, and the matter was dropped. Those who wanted to hunt the soul beasts continued to hunt, and those who wanted to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger continued to hunt.

However, just as Old Song was preparing to lead his men away from this troublesome place, another unexpected event occurred.

"Wait, Uncle Red King, stop these humans, they can't leave."

(End of this chapter)