Douluo V: Reborn White-headed Eagle, Many Children, Many Blessings

Deep within the Starry Sky Forest, the trees grew increasingly dark and dense.

Su Ran flew unhurriedly through the air. Below, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, enduring their charred and unhealed wounds, staggered through the dense forest without daring to stop.

"After passing that ironthorn forest, is that the usual habitat of the Thousand-Pound Ant King?"

Su Ran's sharp phoenix eyes had already spotted a dark red area on the ground in the distance high in the sky, where three dark figures exuding a heavy earth-attribute aura were moving.

"Yes, my lord," the Azure Bull Python replied immediately, raising its head.

"Although the three brothers are weaker than us individually, they always advance and retreat together, cooperate well, and have extremely strong carapace defense and great strength. They are considered a tyrant in this area and are not easy to mess with."

"Hmph, not someone to be trifled with?"

Su Ran snorted coldly, her voice descending from the air with an undeniable chill, her gaze sweeping over the two beasts below.

"When we get there, you two go first. If you can't take down these three ants... even if they kill you, I won't bother to look at you."

The Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape froze simultaneously, both inwardly groaning in despair.

In their prime, they would naturally be fearless against the three brothers of the Thousand-Pound Ant King. But now, they have just been tormented to the point of death by the Samadhi True Fire, their bodies are covered in wounds, and their soul power is not flowing smoothly. To fight them again would be adding insult to injury.

But how dare they disobey Su Ran's orders?

"Yes... my lord, we understand."

The Azure Bull Python could only lower its head and respond in a muffled voice, a hint of helplessness and bitterness flashing in its eyes.

The Titan Ape could only let out a low growl in response, but its fists clenched involuntarily, aggravating its wounds and causing it to grimace in pain.

Just then, the dark red area in the distance appeared.

The three Thousand-Pound Ant King brothers, who were enjoying a feast of scaled beast flesh and blood, stopped chewing almost simultaneously.

Their dark green compound eyes suddenly turned towards the direction from which Gao Yuan and the others had come, their keen senses catching the undisguised powerful fluctuations of soul power and the undisguised intention to approach.

"Big brother! It's the aura of the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape! And there's also a... very powerful and strange flying soul beast pressure! They're up to no good!" The second brother raised his blood-stained mouthparts, his voice sharp.

The leader of the Thousand-Pound Ants—the largest in size, with the deepest dark golden sheen on its carapace—lowered its six powerful limbs slightly, adopting a defensive posture, its compound eyes fixed on the direction from which the fluctuations were coming:

"Conceal your aura and prepare to meet the enemy. Judging from this posture, things are probably not going well. Read my signals carefully and don't act rashly, but don't show any weakness either!"

"Understood, brother!"

The second and third brothers responded immediately, quickly discarding the remains from their mouths. The three brothers stood in a triangular formation, their dark golden carapaces reflecting a cold luster in the light filtering through the trees.

As soon as the words were spoken, a series of cracking sounds rang out from the trees ahead. The massive, scarred yet still imposing bodies of the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape had already broken through the final barrier and appeared at the edge of the clearing.

About twenty meters above them, a magnificent phoenix, with black and white feathers and exuding a strange aura, hovered quietly, its dark eyes scrutinizing them from above.

Dust drifted down slowly, carrying a faint smell of blood and burnt flesh, instantly making the atmosphere extremely tense.

Six dark green compound eyes, filled with cold vigilance, swept across Gao Yuan in the air, and below him, the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, who were clearly in poor condition but still exuded a murderous aura.

"snort!"

The leader of the Thousand-Pound Ants took a step forward, its heavy limbs sinking deep into the dark red soil.

It raised its ferocious head and let out a cold snort, filled with anger and warning, at the Azure Bull Python:

"Azure Bull Python! Titan Giant Ape! You two brothers have trespassed into the territory of my three brothers without cause. What are you trying to do? You are not welcome here!"

The massive bull-headed Azure Bull Python swayed slightly, its deep voice carrying a complex meaning:

"The King of Ants has come not to provoke us, but for one thing—he hopes that you three brothers will join us."

"You bastard!"

The Thousand-Pound Ant King, the leader of the ant colonies, instantly flew into a rage; even its dark golden carapace hummed slightly due to the surge of soul power.

"Isn't this a provocation? Joining you? What a pipe dream!"

Do you really think that just because you're called the overlord of the forest, you can make my Thousand-Pound Ant King clan bow down and submit?

If pushed to the brink, we'll fight to the death. Even if the three of us brothers perish here today, we'll take one of you down with us!

"Big brother, why waste words with them! These two are injured and their breathing is unstable, this is our chance! We have to teach them a lesson, do they really think we three brothers are soft persimmons to be squeezed?" The second brother was even more aggressive, his mouth opening and closing rapidly, making a provocative friction sound.

"That's right, big brother! Let's fight! There are no cowards in our Thousand-Pound Ant King clan!" The third brother also echoed angrily, pushing off the ground with his strong hind legs, ready to pounce.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Just then, a playful and amused exclamation came from the air.

Su Ran gently flapped her wings, watching the tense situation below with great interest:

"Very good, very motivated, and the brotherhood seems quite strong, that's great."

His voice attracted the attention of the three Thousand-Pound Ant King brothers, and their compound eyes turned in unison toward this seemingly most mysterious and dangerous creature in the air.

"However," Su Ran changed the subject, her tone still relaxed, yet carrying a chilling certainty,

"My personal advice is that you'd better give up resistance now and surrender obediently. Otherwise... you might suffer some unnecessary pain later."

The Thousand-Pound Ant King was even more wary, but as the leader, it could not show any fear.

It suppressed its unease and hissed at Gao Yuan:

"And who are you? Are you in cahoots with them? Hmph! Don't think that just because you're one more person, you'll make the three of us brothers bow down! If you want us to submit, you'll have to step over our dead bodies!"

"Don't worry," Gao Yuan smiled, "I won't get involved. I'll just stand by and watch the show."

As he spoke, he turned his head, his gaze falling on the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, his eyes instantly becoming indifferent yet filled with pressure:

"Alright, words are useless between soul beasts. The most direct way to communicate is through battle. Go on, let me see how much skill you two overlords still have left."

"Yes, my lord!"

The Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape dared not hesitate any longer and responded in unison.

Despite the excruciating pain from their wounds, they were acutely aware of the consequences of disobeying Gao Yuan's orders.

Two powerful soul energies suddenly erupted from their bodies, one blue and one black, carrying a strong momentum, and crashed into the three Thousand-Pound Ant King brothers who were waiting in battle!

Shock and confusion flashed simultaneously in the enormous compound eyes of the three Ant King brothers.

Lord?

When did these two arrogant forest overlords find a master?

And why are we so respectful and fearful of this flying soul beast?

But they had no time to think. The Azure Bull Python's tail, carrying residual lightning, swept out, and the Titan Giant Ape's heavy fist, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was already close at hand!

"war!"

The leader of the Thousand-Pound Ant King let out a sharp screech, and the three brothers' dark golden carapaces simultaneously erupted with a thick yellow light. Their six strong limbs fearlessly met the former overlord!