In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 343: A classic, yet still enjoyable, hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress plot.

The black figure moved nimbly through the dense forest, moving at a considerable speed, while Zhu Zhuqing tried her best to avoid making too much noise.

After all, this is the Star Dou Great Forest. Given the current attitude of the soul beast clans towards humans who trespass into their territory, even if you are unlucky enough to encounter just one soul beast, that soul beast might expose you by shouting loudly, attracting more soul beasts to attack you.

In short, if an ordinary Soul Master is unlucky enough to encounter a Soul Beast in the Soul Beast Forest, they are basically doomed to die.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing, who had just leaped from one big tree to another, saw a large number of purple vines breaking through the soil below.

The purple vines were baring their fangs and claws, and looked like they were about to bind her. She gritted her teeth, and her second soul ring lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Netherworld Hundred Claws!"

Zhu Zhuqing, possessed by the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, suddenly crossed her arms in front of her chest. The sharp claws on her hands extended and became even sharper as they flashed with a ghostly light. Because there were too many purple vines, she could not avoid them and could only face them head-on.

Then, with a few "swish" sounds, Zhu Zhuqing barely managed to break through one of the purple vines and escape the restricted area of ​​the large number of purple vines. Without hesitation, she continued to speed up her escape.

"Tsk tsk, what a nimble little kitten. I'm getting a bit annoyed..."

Behind them, the tall, thin male Soul Master frowned imperceptibly upon seeing this. While continuing his pursuit, he thought that if he allowed Zhu Zhuqing to escape like this, it might get out of his control. After all, he was only a three-ring Soul Master, and he wasn't sure he could survive if he were unlucky enough to be attacked by a group of Soul Beasts.

Therefore, the tall, thin male soul master no longer had the mindset of toying with his prey. He didn't want the pigeon that he should have gotten later to actually fly away, especially such a top-quality little pigeon. If it flew away, he would suffer a huge loss... So his third soul ring quickly lit up.

Immediately, countless swift purple vines burst forth from the ground, directly replacing the man's footsteps as they darted through the dense forest, quickly catching up with the fleeing Zhu Zhuqing, and then sweeping towards her like countless serpents.

Zhu Zhuqing had no time to dodge, so she had to use her soul skill to tear apart the purple vines that were almost within reach. Unfortunately, there were still too many purple vines. Under the tall and thin male soul master's third soul skill, they seemed to be faintly emitting wisps of strange pink mist, which seemed to be poison gas.

"hateful……"

Under the relentless pressure of the endless purple vines and the influence of the pink poisonous gas, Zhu Zhuqing barely managed to cope for a while, but eventually became somewhat exhausted and was struck on the back by a purple vine. Her light body flew out and crashed into a large tree, slowly sliding down.

"Hehehe, can't run anymore, huh?"

At this moment, the tall, thin male Soul Master, following behind his Martial Soul, arrived, his face full of lewd smiles.

"Although I don't know why a girl like you, who seems to have such great talent, would end up venturing into the Star Dou Great Forest alone, it's still a good thing for me in the end."

As he spoke, a purple vine extended in front of him, and the pink poisonous gas subtly receded.

"Do you know what this powdery gas is? Well, you'll find out soon enough, it's a good thing, haha..."

Not far away, Zhu Zhuqing, who was struggling to stand up despite her injuries, saw his appearance and felt a sudden heat rising in her body. Her eyes were filled with coldness and resentment.

Born into the Zhu family of Xingluo, how could she not understand her current state? The man's purpose had already been revealed to her without a doubt; he simply wanted to do such a despicable thing.

Of course, she wouldn't give in, given her strong will; however, she was still somewhat unwilling to accept her fate...

Thinking this, a resolute look appeared in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and she suddenly raised her Netherworld Claws and stretched them toward the swan-like jade neck.

"Hey! You..."

Not far away, the male soul master didn't expect Zhu Zhuqing to be so decisive in committing suicide. He couldn't help but reach out his hand, wanting to use the purple vines to stop Zhu Zhuqing's actions, but how could he do it in time?

As the sharp claws touched Zhu Zhuqing's delicate skin, a chilling sensation swept over her, accompanied by the fear of impending death. Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but close her eyes slightly, and a few glistening tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Right now!

The space seemed to freeze.

In the dense forest, both the male soul master who was manipulating the purple vines and Zhu Zhuqing, who was about to end her own life, suddenly found themselves unable to move, and their eyes filled with fear.

It turned out that an extremely terrifying and powerful soul pressure had suddenly descended upon this world!

"Oh my, it's so lively here, young lady. Life is short, why are you so desperate to take a 'shortcut'?"

But as soon as a voice fell, a man in a black robe, accompanied by gray mist, walked leisurely out from not far away. He looked strange and powerful.

Isn't that Wang Xiaozhao, who's up to the idea of ​​"saving the damsel in distress"?

He simply raised his hand slightly, and Zhu Zhuqing, who was not far away, was pulled directly in front of him by a powerful soul force without any resistance. Zhu Zhuqing's hand, which was originally pressed against her neck, fell limply.

"you……"

She couldn't help but widen her large, tear-filled eyes.

Wang Zhao merely glanced at her indifferently before turning his gaze back to the distance.

The soul pressure had been removed by Wang Zhao without his knowledge. The male soul master with purple vines in front of him dared not linger. With his experience, he immediately realized that he had probably become the villain in someone else's "hero saves the beauty" story. That "man covered in gray mist" looked like he was not to be trifled with, and there was also that terrifying soul pressure that had just descended... If he didn't run now, when would he?

However, he had only just started moving when he suddenly stopped.

It wasn't that he wanted to stop, but rather, he suddenly found himself completely unable to move again!

"Spare me..."

The moment he uttered the word, his eyes widened involuntarily, instantly becoming bloodshot. He felt as if the air around him was squeezing him. The next moment…

"Bang!"

The male soul master, who had been swaggering just moments before, instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist, with his limbs and remains scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this, Wang Zhao looked at her leisurely and then casually put down the little cat that he had grabbed by the collar, which was now full of fear.

"You're safe."

After saying that, Wang Zhao walked to the big tree next to him and leaned against it. Then he looked with great interest at the poor little kitten that had slumped to the ground after he put it down.

(End of this chapter)