Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

While searching, Qiao Jingjing suddenly shouted and lightly tapped her fingertips to the left front.

The four people froze instantly, their auras completely suppressed.

They were now on the edge of the inner perimeter.

Thousand-year and ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts appear and disappear, and there are even thousand-year-old variants with outstanding bloodlines, whose combat power is comparable to that of ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

The soul beast that broke into Qiao Jingjing's senses at this moment, although it had only a thousand years of cultivation, possessed rare ancient blood. Its four claws stomped the ground like thunder, and its speed was as fast as lightning!

"What arrived was a giant python, over ten meters long, which soared into the air, its scales gleaming with a dark red, cold light..."

Qiao Jingjing spoke very quickly, without any hesitation, and bluntly told the three of them what she had seen.

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze sharpened, and before she could finish speaking, she continued:

"According to Sister Jingjing, this is probably a crested snake that has lived for over a thousand years."

"It's here!"

Before the words had even faded, the wind was already blowing!

A nearly twenty-meter-long crimson-scaled python burst through the air, carrying a scorching, foul wind and churning crimson mist around its body, striking the spot where the four stood like a blood-red thunderbolt.

"Of all times..."

Lin Quan had barely opened his mouth when Zhu Zhuqing and Wang Yuyan exchanged a glance and both jumped up!

With a light touch of the toes, the figure suddenly transformed into a streak of light—the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) left behind a series of afterimages, and the cold air and black mist exploded almost simultaneously!

A person stands holding an ice blade; the sword has not moved, yet frost particles have already crackled and condensed in the air.

A person disappeared into the shadows, their figure flickering between light and darkness, even their breath seemingly swallowed by the night.

"Sister Yuyan, please stay and let me try it out first!"

Before Wang Yuyan could respond, Zhu Zhuqing was already like an arrow shot from a bow, instantly pinning herself to the giant python!

Swah——

The claws flashed with a cold light, their five fingers outstretched like dragon teeth tearing through the air!

Dragon Claw Hand!

Boom!!

A muffled explosion sent fallen leaves scattering to the ground!

The raging crested serpent didn't even have time to turn around before it was slammed to the ground by a single claw!

A deafening roar sent dust billowing into the sky, and a screeching sound ripped through the forest's silence...

As the smoke and dust cleared, the giant python lay sprawled on the ground, its head riddled with five deep holes, its flesh torn open, and blood gushing out like a fountain!

One strike! Just one strike!

A Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent with nearly two thousand years of cultivation was instantly struck, its spine shattered and its skull pierced, leaving it only twitching and gasping for breath!

Zhu Zhuqing herself was stunned for a moment, her fingertips trembled slightly, and her throat bobbed but no sound came out—

She never expected that the Dragon Claw Hand, which she had just begun practicing under the influence of her Martial Soul, would be able to shatter mountains and split rocks to such an extent!

"Someone is approaching..."

"There was an old man and a young man. The old man had a powerful soul force, like a Soul Emperor, while the young man was around level 30."

"They are the ones who are chasing it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Jingjing frowned slightly and scanned the distance with her divine sense—

In just a few breaths, the old man and the young man shattered the shadows of the forest and stood steadily in front of everyone.

The old woman was as thin as a rake, her wrinkles crisscrossed like knife cuts, and her face showed neither sorrow nor joy.

But a sharp glint suddenly flashed in those cloudy eyes, as heavy as an entire mountain pressing down on them.

Her gaze swept over the dying crested serpent, and she slowly cupped her hands in greeting:

"This old woman greets the four young friends."

"My grandson urgently needs this snake to make medicine; please do me a favor."

Zhu Zhuqing turned her head and quietly looked towards Lin Quan.

As Lin Quan gazed at the infamous Snake Woman, renowned throughout the Soul Master world, a sharp glint appeared deep within his pupils—

He had suspected something was amiss, but he never expected to run into the Dragon King and Snake Queen deep in this desolate forest!

Seeing Lin Quan remain silent, Qiao Jingjing leaned close to his ear, her voice as soft as a feather:

"My lord, how should we decide on this matter?"

Lin Quan's Adam's apple bobbed as he pulled himself out of his thoughts.

He bowed respectfully to the old woman and said loudly, "I have long admired the name of the Snake Woman. Meeting her today, I am truly honored by her extraordinary bearing..."

"A mere thousand-year-old soul beast is nothing more than a useless trifle to us..."

"Since your granddaughter urgently needs this, please feel free to take it."

Before Lin Quan finished speaking, he had already turned around and left no time for the grandfather and grandson to pause.

He nodded slightly to the three women beside him, and the four of them immediately took a step forward, their figures darting away from the spot like the wind.

Now that the Snake Woman has appeared, the Dragon King is probably already approaching stealthily from the shadows!

What made Lin Quan even more nervous was whether this meeting was a chance encounter or something deliberately arranged by someone.

If it's just a coincidence, that's fine;

But if someone is stirring things up behind the scenes, that little brat from Slack Academy could very well jump out and cause trouble at any moment!

Lin Quan wasn't afraid of those people from Shrek Academy.

But don't forget, behind that little bastard stands Tang Dachui, a fiercely protective and madman who acts outrageously!

Furthermore, that kid is also under the watchful gaze of a deity...

Lin Quan now has no desire to provoke this father and son who have strange tempers and are always ready to tell you "you're tired of living"!

Watching the four figures of Lin Quan disappear into the distance, Snake Granny's throat moved slightly, as if a thousand words were stuck in her throat.

But she didn't utter a single word until those figures completely disappeared into the forest mist.

"Grandma, what are you staring at over there?"

"Could it be that there was something wrong with those people just now?"

Seeing the old woman's solemn expression and her hesitation to speak, the girl beside her frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"It's alright, go and deal with that crested snake."

"Retreat immediately after refining the soul ring!"

The old woman's eyes narrowed, and without further delay, she grabbed her granddaughter and headed straight for the venomous snake coiled in the tree branch.

Meanwhile, Lin Quan and his group, who had long since left their original location, were traversing deep into the dense forest.

Qiao Jingjing turned her head to the side, her gaze falling on Lin Quan's back, and suddenly spoke:

"That old woman's cultivation level is at most around the Soul Emperor realm..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Quan calmly added, "Zhu Qing, you should explain things clearly to Jingjing and the others."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded in response, her tone clear and composed:

"The Snake Woman herself is nothing to fear..."

"But behind her stands the Dragon Lord—a renowned twin martial soul expert on the continent."

"Dragon Lord's cultivation level has already surpassed level eighty, and more importantly, the Martial Soul Fusion Technique he and Snake Granny jointly unleashed..."

"It is said that the power of that attack rivaled that of a Title Douluo!"

After listening, Qiao Jingjing couldn't help but gasp:

"I never expected that just wandering into a patch of woods would lead me to run into someone of this caliber..."

Unbeknownst to them, the four had ventured deep into the heart of the Star Dou Forest—the core area inhabited by ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Along the way, they encountered several soul beasts, but they were either of mediocre quality or too young, and they all passed by them.

Swah——

Suddenly, Qiao Jingjing, who was carefully scanning her surroundings with her mental power, suddenly narrowed her eyes and raised her hand to signal!

Lin Quan and the other two instantly tensed up, their breathing became restrained, and they all stopped in their tracks.

This heart of the starry sky is fraught with danger at every turn; the slightest lapse in vigilance will result in a death on the spot!

Especially after entering the territory of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, life and death often hang in the balance.

"It's a leopard-shaped soul beast, wreathed in black flames, and incredibly fast..."

"Judging from its aura and form, it has an extremely high compatibility with Zhu Qing's martial soul!"

Roar--!

No sooner had she finished speaking than a deafening roar ripped through the silence of the forest!

A blur of smoke shot towards the four like an arrow, accompanied by a foul stench, its target clear as day—Zhu Zhuqing!