Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 243 Chase and Escape

In the darkness, moonlight filters through the treetops, casting dappled shadows that add a touch of mystery and eeriness to the pitch-black world.

Footsteps echoed through the silent forest as Nan Qiuqiu and her group rushed towards Dragon City. They were going to find someone to rescue her mother, Nan Shuishui. Although they knew that the group of evil spirit masters wouldn't stay put and would definitely hide her mother, they wouldn't give up, even if the hope was slim.

Just then, a thin disciple of the Earth Dragon Sect in the group twitched his ears and said with a drastic change in expression, "Not good, someone is catching up."

The tall Xu Shenshu gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn evil spirit master, you go back on your word, you're treacherous and cunning."

Xiao Ye, who had a handsome appearance, and Feng Shen, a slender disciple who had just noticed that someone was chasing them, exchanged a glance and slowed down at the same time, saying, "Big sister, we'll be caught sooner or later if we keep going like this. You two go first, we'll go stop them."

Without waiting for Nan Qiuqiu's reaction, the two turned and rushed into the darkness behind them without looking back.

Nan Qiuqiu's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly shouted, "No! You two come back here! You'll die!"

She was about to turn around when Xu Shenshu grabbed her arm. She struggled for a moment and snapped, "Xu Shenshu, what are you doing! They're going to their deaths! Let go of them!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xu Shenshu, but she suddenly froze. In the darkness, Xu Shenshu, a tall and strong black-haired boy, was in tears, but he was still gritting his teeth and pulling her along.

Yes! Xu Shenshu, Xiao Ye, and Feng Shen grew up together in the Earth Dragon Gate. They were not only her little followers, but also as close as brothers. Now, watching his brothers go back to their deaths, how could he feel good? But he still remembered the sect leader's instructions to protect Nan Qiuqiu, otherwise he would definitely go back and fight those evil soul masters.

Besides Xu Shushen, the other three male disciples of the Earth Dragon Gate also understood what it meant to go back and intercept the pursuers, but they also knew that their most important task now was to escort Nan Qiuqiu back to Dragon City.

Not long after, the sounds of battle came from behind them. A blinding light illuminated the night, but it quickly went out, and darkness enveloped everything. There was no more sound.

Nan Qiuqiu could no longer hold back. Wiping away her tears, she sobbed, "Bastards! Bastards! You damned evil spirit masters, I will not let you go, I will definitely kill you."

Despite her grief and anger, she did not act recklessly this time and moved forward at top speed.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Nan Qiuqiu and the others felt that most of their soul power had been consumed. They kept using their soul power to speed up their progress, but they still felt that someone was chasing them from behind.

The group burst out of the dark forest, revealing a wide-open space. Xu Shenshu's face lit up with joy as he said, "We've made it out of the forest! Once we cross this plain and the valley ahead, we'll reach Dragon City. Big Sister, hang in there a little longer!"

Nan Qiuqiu's tears had dried, leaving only two tear tracks, but this did not affect her beauty; on the contrary, it revealed a fragility unlike anything she had ever shown before.

Her eyes revealed determination and hatred as she said, "We must speed things up. Once we get back to Dragon City, we'll beg Grandpa Tianlong for help. We'll bring the elders from our sect with us. We must avenge Xiao Ye and Feng Shen."

However, just as they reached the center of the plain, several dark figures darted out of the forest behind them and chased after them at an extremely fast speed.

Upon encountering this group of evil soul masters, Nan Qiuqiu couldn't understand how they had been caught. She now deeply regretted not having equipped herself with a flying soul tool and a bottle to replenish her soul power. In their current state, being caught meant certain death; they were utterly powerless to resist.

If they had a flying soul tool and a baby bottle, they might have already escaped back to Dragon City.

Xiao Ye and Feng Shen no longer need to sacrifice themselves.

Seeing several evil soul masters rapidly approaching, a disciple of the Earth Dragon Sect said to Xu Shenshu, "Old Xu, protect Big Sister."

After speaking, he stopped and stood still, waiting for the evil spirit master behind him.

Besides him, the other two disciples of the Earth Dragon Sect also stopped, and the three of them stood in a row, facing the evil soul master behind them.

Xu Shenshu choked up and said, "Take care, everyone!"

Nan Qiuqiu bit her lip hard until she tasted rust in her mouth—the taste of blood from her bitten lip.

The two did not turn around, but heard shouts of killing from several people behind them, as well as the sound of soul power colliding and exploding.

When they entered the valley, there was no sound coming from behind them.

The two did not exchange words, but simply ran away with all their might.

Just then, a dark figure descended from the sky and blocked the way for the two. After landing, the figure put away the flying soul tool behind him, clearly having used it to fly over the three Earth Dragon Sect disciples who were trying to intercept them, and caught up with Nan Qiuqiu and Xu Shenshu.

Nan Qiuqiu and Xu Shenshu looked desperate. They had been on the run and had sacrificed so many companions, but in the end they were still caught.

Blocking the way for the two was a woman dressed in black, her face covered by a black mask, revealing only a pair of bright eyes and long, dark red hair tied in a ponytail. Judging from her curvaceous figure, she was a female evil spirit master.

Xu Shenshu stomped his right foot heavily on the ground, his body suddenly rising up.

"roar!"

He roared to the sky and released his martial spirit.

His body rapidly swelled, and a layer of black keratin appeared on his skin, with bulges rising on his back. As the bulges burst, thick, sharp, serrated dorsal fins appeared.

He had five optimal soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—revolving around him.

His martial soul is the Saber-toothed Earth Dragon, a pure strength-type soul beast. It excels in both offense and defense, but its weakness lies in its poor ranged attacks.

On the outer edges of both of his arms, there was an extra layer of saber-tooth-like protrusions.

He charged suddenly towards the female evil spirit master. Judging from the way he looked, if she were to be hit, she would probably suffer broken bones immediately.

With a powerful earth dragon-type martial soul and his own level 51 soul power, he truly deserves to be a disciple of a major sect.

"Boss, let's go!"

This time, Nan Qiuqiu did not run away. She knew very well that she could not escape from the evil soul master who possessed a flying soul tool. Moreover, she had little soul power left. Rather than blindly running away and being captured without any power to resist after exhausting her soul power, she would rather take advantage of the soul power she still had and join forces with Xu Shenshu to kill this evil soul master. She would take someone down with her even if she died.

A rhombus-shaped, pink crystal-like gem appeared on Nan Qiuqiu's forehead as her martial spirit was released. Immediately afterwards, her body became even more slender, and her height increased by almost a foot.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings—these five optimally matched rings also demonstrate her Soul King level cultivation.

(End of this chapter)