Douluo Continent: Gourmet Prisoner

"Uncle Wan Yao Wang, have you mastered that hop song I taught you before?" Shi Yu suddenly remembered this and turned to shout at Wan Yao Wang, who was swaying his branches, his tone full of anticipation.

The Demon King's branch paused, a few leaves rustled, and a voice full of doubt drifted over on the wind: "No, and why do you keep harping on this song? The lyrics are weird, sometimes it's 'shit' and sometimes it's 'curry,' it sounds strange and awkward, and it makes your tongue twist when you sing it."

"Because the Demon King is still a Demon King!" Shi Yu clapped his hands confidently, as if this reason was perfectly justified. "This song is a perfect match for you! Just imagine, you singing this song while swinging branches—it would be a unique sight in the Star Dou Great Forest!"

Shi Qiu'er, who was standing to the side, had long been unable to contain herself.

She squatted on the ground, occasionally scratching at the ground with her paws. Her golden-red vertical pupils stared straight into the depths of the dense forest, her mind racing with calculations—finding ingredients, cooking, and serving food. These three things had been running through her mind eight hundred times.

Seeing that Shi Yu was still chatting with the Demon King and showed no intention of moving, she became anxious and pounced on him, grabbing his sleeve and pulling it outwards with all her might, her tail swishing like a rattle.

"Stop talking! Shi Yu, hurry up and find some ingredients! If we keep talking, the sun will be setting!" Shi Qiu'er's voice was full of urging, and she pulled Shi Yu even tighter, as if she wanted to just carry him away.

"Hey! Qiu'er, slow down! You're going to tear my sleeve!" Shi Yu stumbled from the tugging, quickly regained her balance, and turned back to wave vigorously at the Demon King, "Goodbye, Uncle Demon King! Next time we meet, you absolutely must learn to hop!"

The Demon King watched the departing figures of the man and beast, its branches swaying gently, as if both helpless and curious. It couldn't help but mutter under its breath, "You touched me, you're that old shit-egg, despicable, you're that old shit-egg too. Curry ripped off the Demon King's panties, and shot out that thick, sticky egg..."

As it hummed, it suddenly discovered that the strange tune was surprisingly catchy, and even the branches swayed more rhythmically along with it.

"Shi Yu, why do you insist on listening to the Demon King sing that song?" Shi Qiu'er asked curiously, wagging her tail as she pulled Shi Yu forward.

"You don't understand." Shi Yu shook his head mysteriously, a sly glint in his eyes. "In this world, no one can resist listening to the Demon King sing hop! Once the Demon King learns it, he'll absolutely amaze the entire Douluo Continent!"

"Then I really don't understand." Shi Qiu'er pouted, her attention quickly drawn back to the new commotion in the dense forest, and she quickened her pace.

A person and a beast walked briskly through the forest, the thick layer of fallen leaves crunching under their feet. The surrounding vegetation was lush and green, and colorful birds occasionally flitted across the branches.

Not long after, Shi Yu suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a patch of crimson not far ahead.

A strong, thick branch, like a dragon's claw, emerged from the soft soil, with clusters of red fruit growing on it.

"This can't be a ground strawberry, can it?" Shi Yu's eyes lit up suddenly, her tone full of surprise.

Earthberries fully absorb the nutrients of the earth, making them a special sweet fruit that combines the sweetness of all berries, with a unique and rich sweetness.

It is also a highly nutritious food.

But then he remembered that powerful soul beasts would always be guarding the precious ingredient, Earth Berry.

As soon as he finished speaking, a dull tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet, as if some enormous creature was rapidly moving underground.

"Crack—!" With a sharp, piercing sound, the soil beneath their feet suddenly cracked open, and a gleaming fish fin burst forth from the ground, rushing towards the two of them with a fierce gust of wind!

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the full form of the soul beast was revealed—it had a ferocious, shark-like head, its mouth and nose covered with sharp teeth, and a dorsal fin like a blade standing upright on its back, gleaming with a chilling light.

Its body is covered with a shell that looks like it was made of refined steel. The shell is covered with crisscrossing grooves and is extremely hard. Its limbs are as thick as pillars and its claws are as sharp as hooks. It is a level 32 shark turtle!

Moreover, judging from its size, this could be a shark turtle that is nearly 10 years old.

The dorsal fin of this shark turtle is so sharp that it can easily cut through rocks, and its shell is indestructible. Even a full-force attack from an ordinary titled Douluo would probably be difficult to leave a white mark on it.

The shark turtle was clearly enraged by the two people who had trespassed on its territory. It raised its head and let out a deep roar that shook the surrounding vegetation.

Immediately afterwards, it arched its body, pushed off with its limbs, and leaped directly into the air, retracting its head, limbs, and tail into its shell.

The entire tortoise shell instantly transformed into a high-speed spinning top, tearing through the air with a whooshing sound, kicking up clouds of dust, and crashing fiercely towards Shi Yu and Shi Qiu'er!

"Oh no! Get out of the way!"

Shi Yu's expression changed drastically, and almost instinctively he grabbed Shi Qiu'er's arm and lunged to the side.

Almost simultaneously, the turtle's shell grazed their clothes and slammed heavily into an ancient tree nearby.

With a deafening roar, the ancient tree, which required two people to encircle and was over a thousand years old, was snapped in two. The break was as clean as if it had been cut with a knife, demonstrating just how terrifying the force of the blow was.

The shark-turtle missed its attack, and the moment it landed, its thick limbs scrambled through the ground. In a flash, it burrowed back into the earth and disappeared without a trace.

The cracks in the ground closed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if nothing had happened, but the faint sense of danger lingered around, making people's scalps tingle.

Shi Yu leaned against the tree trunk to stand up, dusted himself off, and looked at the ancient tree that had broken in two. He couldn't help but gasp: "This is no fun."

He frowned, his gaze sweeping warily across the ground beneath his feet. His tone was grave. "A nearly 100,000-year-old shark-turtle. Its shell is ridiculously hard. Ordinary physical attacks and soul power attacks are completely useless. I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to break it from the outside."

"What should we do then?" Shi Qiu'er was also a little anxious. Her golden-red vertical pupils were full of vigilance, and her nine tails were taut, constantly watching for any movement around her. "We can't just stand by and watch the Earth Berry grow, can we?"

"If we can't break through from the outside, then we'll break through from the inside." Shi Yu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and a sly smile appeared on his lips. He leaned closer to Shi Qiu'er, lowered his voice, and quickly revealed his plan, "I have an idea."

"What idea?" Shi Qiu'er immediately perked up her ears.

"Qiu'er, go and attract its attention." Shi Yu pointed to the Earth Berry not far away. "Just run around this area, deliberately making noise to lure it out. Remember, keep your distance and don't get hit by its shell. Getting hit by that thing is no joke."

"Huh? And what about you?" Shi Qiu'er blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"I'll wait until it leaps high again, curling into a spinning top, then seize the opportunity and deliver a powerful blow!" Shi Yu clenched his fist, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. "When it curls up, its abdomen will have a momentary opening—that's the softest spot on its body. If we can hit that spot, this shark turtle definitely won't be able to withstand it, and that's our chance!"

"Okay! I'll take care of it!" Shi Qiu'er nodded immediately, flicked her tail, and darted away like an arrow.

She ran swiftly around the area where the Earth Berry was, slapping the ground with her claws from time to time, raising clouds of dust, and even deliberately using her soul power to impact the ground, creating a huge sound.

Sure enough, not long after, the ground beneath their feet shook violently again, and the turtle's dorsal fin burst out of the ground with even more intense anger than before, clearly having been thoroughly provoked.

This time, the shark turtle did not hesitate at all. Its scarlet eyes were locked on Shi Qiu'er's figure. It roared and leaped into the air, shrinking back into a high-speed spinning turtle shell top. With an even more ferocious aura than before, it stirred up a strong whirlwind and crashed hard into Shi Qiu'er!

"Now!"

A glint flashed in Shi Yu's eyes, and he suddenly exerted force with his legs, his soul power surging under his feet. His body soared into the sky like an eagle, instantly leaping to the same height as the shark turtle.

He took a deep breath, raised his right fist, and with a whooshing sound, unleashed a powerful punch!

"Fifteen-Pronged Nail Punch!"

The punch landed heavily on the turtle's belly. It looked like only one punch, but it was actually fifteen punches, hitting the same spot with great force, like hammering a nail fifteen times.

"Snap! Snap!"

A series of dull thuds rang out, and the shark-turtle let out a painful roar. Its high-speed spinning momentum was instantly interrupted, and its figure, which was originally rushing towards Shi Qiu'er, was actually blown away by this huge force and flew into the air at a higher altitude.

It twisted its body in mid-air, its limbs flailing futilely, clearly suffering greatly from the nail punches, even finding it uncomfortable to curl up in its shell.

A moment later, the shark-turtle crashed to the ground like a heavy stone, kicking up clouds of dust and causing the ground to tremble three times.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, several clear cracks appeared on the turtle's shell, with faint red blood seeping from them.

It struggled to stick its head out, its scarlet eyes filled with terror as it stared intently at Shi Yu in mid-air, its previous arrogance completely gone.

Without daring to linger for even a moment, the shark-turtle frantically pawed at the ground with its limbs, burrowing back into the earth at several times the speed it had come from, leaving only a rapidly extending trail of earth before disappearing into the depths of the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

Shi Yu landed slowly, shook his slightly numb fists, and looked at the disheveled figure fleeing away. He couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, those who are brave enough to escape are heroes."

Shi Qiu'er, who was standing nearby, had already rushed to the branch of the earth strawberry tree, looking up at the few bright red fruits, wagging her tail even more enthusiastically: "Shi Yu! Come here! These earth strawberries look so delicious!"

Shi Yu strode forward, looking at the few plump and tempting earth berries, his eyes full of smiles.

This trip was worthwhile.