The Strongest All-Round Support in Douluo Continent

With a "clang," Xie Yue's martial spirit, the Moon Blade, instantly appeared in his hand, blocking the attack from Hunter Lao Si right in front of his heart.

"What!" The fourth brother was shocked, as a force of recoil traveled to his arm.

"You couldn't hold back so quickly!" Four spirit rings appeared on Xie Yue's body, illuminating his cold face.

"Level 44 Soul Master!" The second hunter was astonished. As expected of a scion of a great family.

"Third Soul Skill, Chaotic Slash." The old man produced a large cleaver and slashed at Xie Yue without hesitation.

"Third Soul Skill, Holy Light Protection; Second Soul Skill, Blessing of Courage." A voice came from inside the tent.

"Second Soul Skill, Defense." With Duan Yufan's assistance, Xie Yue's defensive Soul Skill left him completely unharmed from the Soul King's attack.

Instead, the counter-force sent the Soul King's second brother back a step.

"The 40,000th year soul ring!" The four saw Duan Yufan, Hu Liena, and Yan emerge from the tent. Duan Yufan had already released his soul ring.

"Hehe!" Hu Liena also summoned her Martial Soul Demon Fox and Soul Ring, letting out a charming laugh.

"Three Soul Masters and one Level 40 Soul Venerable. Now that we've been discovered, brothers, let's attack together." The second brother no longer planned to launch a sneak attack.

"Sigh! Isn't it good to be alive? Aren't 100,000 gold soul coins enough? I don't even have 10,000 gold soul coins." Duan Yufan sighed for the four of them.

"Hey, what are you doing! Didn't I tell you not to make a move?" The hunter leader also came out of the tent, and was naturally awakened by the commotion.

"Big brother, now that we've been discovered, hurry up and help us!" the second brother shouted to his eldest brother.

"Holy crap! Is this what it means to be a member of a powerful family? He's already at the Soul Master level in his early teens." The leader didn't immediately reply to his second brother's words, but instead thought to himself.

"Second brother! How can you be so greedy for money?" The leader said to his second brother, but did not release his martial spirit or spirit rings.

"Brothers! Can we stop here? We won't accept the remaining 50,000 gold soul coins as an apology to our brothers, how about that?" The leader said this to Duan Yufan and his group.

"Big brother! What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't expect you to be so afraid of death now. If you're not going to help us, then step aside." Before Duan Yufan and the others could reply, the second hunter shouted at his older brother.

"Second brother! Alas! My fellow brothers, I cannot stop them." The leader sighed and retreated to his tent.

"It would have been so much better to listen to your elder brother! Why bother? You won't even live to spend ten thousand gold soul coins." Xie Yue said coldly.

"How arrogant! You should know that I am a Soul King and there are three late-stage Soul Masters. Go, don't delay, use your fifth Soul Skill."

"Fourth Soul Skill." ×3

"Hehe! Fourth Soul Skill, Soul Hook and Soul Seduction." Hu Liena also made a move instantly, seducing the mental power of the four hunters and interrupting their release of the Soul Skill.

Releasing a soul skill requires concentrated mental energy and the mobilization of the soul power within the body. If the mental energy becomes disordered, the soul skill will naturally be interrupted.

"Third Soul Skill! Break." With the help of Hu Liena's control, Xie Yue cleaved the four defenseless people in two in a few moves.

"Damn it! They're so strong. I was hoping they'd fight to the death." The hunter leader saw his brothers being cleaved in two before they could even unleash their soul skills. His thoughts and plans were instantly shattered.

The First Blood of the Forty-Five Scythe Martial Souls

The hunters' leader stood in front of the tent with a gloomy expression. Because it was dark and there was some distance between them, Duan Yufan and his companions did not notice the hunters' leader's expression.

"What bad luck! It's all over the place. Let's go over there." Yan looked at the blood everywhere.

“Indeed!” Duan Yufan looked at the corpse on the ground.

"Sorry, senior, we were a bit too rough." Duan Yufan and his group of four approached the hunter, and Xie Yue spoke to the leader.

"No way! They were just overestimating themselves and daring to commit murder and robbery. There's nothing we can do about their deaths. It's just that they were too greedy." The leader said heartlessly, showing no sorrow for the men.

"Oh! Senior, aren't you sad?" Duan Yufan asked in surprise, looking at the leader's indifferent expression.

"To all you young brothers, we haven't been a team for very long. We were only formed temporarily for the Fire Lion Clan to capture soul beasts. It's just that because my soul power level is a bit higher than theirs, they call me 'Big Brother.' So we'll just call each other by our soul power level ranking," the leader explained with a relaxed expression.

Duan Yufan stopped pursuing whether what the man said was true or false.

"Senior, can our cooperation continue? If we do, the promises we made, the remaining 50,000 gold soul coins, will still be paid to you in full." Yan said with a smile to the leader.

"Of course! I've taken your deposit. Once it's light, I'll take you to the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion's territory." The leader smiled, clearly keeping his previous promise.

"Alright! Do you want to rest? We'll set up the tents right next to yours." Yan said, taking out two more tents.

"Sigh! I can't sleep after what happened. Do you mind if I go get your things?" The leader sighed and then went over to where the four people were lying on the ground.

"Hehe! Do as you please." After saying that, Xie Yue started helping Yan rebuild the new tent.

Duan Yufan and his three companions had prepared several tents, but since the previous tents had been splattered with blood, they couldn't simply put them away again.

The leader walked over to his brothers, looking solemnly at the four men lying on the ground, cut in two, and silently took out the four bags of gold soul coins that had been given to them earlier.

"Brothers! Why didn't you listen to me? Why were you in such a hurry? Now look what happened, you're all too old to enjoy it, and I got the better deal." The leader sighed, holding four bags of gold soul coins.

Then they piled the four people together and covered them with a cloth.

Duan Yufan and his three companions silently set up their tents, exchanging glances. They clearly did not believe the hunter's nonsense, but they still needed the hunter to lead them to the soul beast.

"You guys rest first, I'll keep watch for the rest of the night," Yan said to Duan Yufan and the other two after the tents were set up.

"Okay! Be careful." Duan Yufan said and walked into the tent.

Yan was left to sit by the fire. After a while, the leader finished his work and also sat down by the fire.

"These young men are truly talented and promising. They must be quite extraordinary in Tiandou City," the leader whispered to Yan.

"Not at all! It's all thanks to the excellent teaching of the academy teachers. Oh! By the way, we are members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team. These three saw that I had broken through to level 40, so the teachers asked them to accompany me to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a spirit ring, which also serves as a kind of wilderness training. It just so happens that I have a fire-attribute beast spirit, so I couldn't help but speak up when I heard what you said." Yan replied casually.

"Oh! So you're elites from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. No wonder you're all Soul Masters in your early teens and work together so well. No wonder you'd make a deal with me. The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion is indeed one of the best choices for a fire-attribute martial soul." The leader said, as for whether he believed Yan's nonsense, only he knew.

"I've been in the Star Dou Forest for three days now, searching for a fire-attribute soul beast for a long time. Thanks to you, senior, otherwise I don't know how much longer I would have had to search," Yan continued, spouting nonsense.

"It's all fate! But why doesn't your academy send someone to protect you? Aren't you afraid of something happening to you?" the leader said curiously.

"To be honest, there are actually quite a few competitors in the academy. The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is full of geniuses, and a team member's position could be replaced by someone else at any time. That's why we rejected the academy's guardian arrangement." Yan spoke very sincerely, leaving the leader unsure whether Yan was telling the truth or not.

"Oh! That's really impressive. Blazing Fire City also has a Blazing Fire Advanced Soul Master Academy, but it's inferior to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It truly lives up to its royal name." The leader praised the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The second half of the night passed quickly, and the hunters made no move; nothing happened.

Around eight o'clock in the morning, after everyone tidied up quickly, the hunter led Duan Yufan and the other three to prepare to search for the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion is a snow-yellow lion with a purple patch on its heart. Its entire body radiates pure white flames, hence the name Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

Duan Yufan and his three companions followed the hunters for about two hours, passing by the ant nest they had previously destroyed.

Of course, the four of them, who were following the hunter Duan Yufan, were careful, in case the hunter led them to other dangerous and desperate places, they wouldn't even know how they died.

After venturing a little deeper into the direction of the ant nest, the hunter finally stopped.

"This is it, the place where the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion is active. Our previous plans were disrupted by the Purple Armored Gold-Eating Ants, which is why we returned empty-handed," the leader said after stopping.

"Oh! I didn't see it." Yan looked around and couldn't help but say.

"What's the panic! Let's search the surrounding area. I don't think this senior would lie. You and Moonblade search the left side, and I'll search the right side with Demon Fox." Duan Yufan gave the instructions, then led Hu Liena to one side.

“Okay!” Xie Yue led Yan to the left.

"I'll help you look for it too!" the hunter leader said, following behind Duan Yufan.

As they searched, Duan Yufan and Xie Yue had grown quite far apart and were no longer in sight.

"Haha! You two are a perfect match! You must be support-type and control-type Soul Masters, right?" the leader said with a chuckle.

"Senior has a keen eye and observes very carefully." Duan Yufan turned around, put his hands behind his back, and said calmly to the leader.

"Where! Didn't I see you two unleash your soul skills last night? Oh! Watch out, there's movement ahead." The leader suddenly exclaimed.

"Where!" Duan Yufan was also about to turn around.

The leader grinned sinisterly as he watched Duan Yufan turn around.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Longsword Pierces Straight In." Seeing the opportunity, the leader immediately summoned his longsword martial soul and released the soul skill to attack Duan Yufan.

"Heh!" But the leader didn't notice the slight smile on Duan Yufan's face.

"Guillotine!" Duan Yufan had already released his second martial soul scythe, unleashing the Guillotine skill, granting him a one-second invincibility.

"Twin Martial Souls!" the leader exclaimed in surprise.

"Hehe! Fourth Soul Skill, Soul Hook and Seduction." Hu Liena also released her fourth Soul Skill, Charm the leader.

"Double Cut!" Duan Yufan used another basic skill of his Martial Soul Scythe.

"Pfft!" The leader was jolted awake by the pain from Hu Liena's allure, fell to the ground, and his body almost broke into three pieces.

Duan Yufan's double cut created two huge wounds, almost breaking the leader's body.

"How is this possible!" The leader lay on the ground, unable to move, his face filled with disbelief.

"Hook Neck Slash!" Duan Yufan didn't explain, but coldly placed the scythe on the leader's neck, hooked the head off with force, and the leader died with his eyes wide open.

The fourth soul skill of the Forty-Six Flames

“Endless delusions lead to a long and regretful death; the human heart is never satisfied and breeds greed.” Duan Yufan said, looking at the leader’s corpse.

"It was resolved so quickly. They were all lying after all. Aside from the resentment over his brother's death, I believe it was mostly greed." A voice came from Xie Yue and Yan.

This was merely a small test by Duan Yufan. Separating to search for the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion was an opportunity for the hunters to make their move, and as expected, they ultimately attacked Duan Yufan.

In fact, when the hunter caught up with Duan Yufan, Duan Yufan had already silently taken out his scythe martial soul. However, with Duan Yufan in front and the hunter having various thoughts and plans in his mind, he obviously did not notice the slight fluctuation of soul power when Duan Yufan summoned his scythe martial soul.

"Their strength is too weak. If they were Soul Kings with optimal configurations, they might be able to put up a fight." Duan Yu Fan said smugly.

"You're just bragging. Without the fox spirit's allure and control, the hunter would have lost his mind and had no resistance. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to defeat him." Yan rolled his eyes at Duan Yufan.

"Alright, the smell of blood has spread. Let's wait quietly for the prey to appear," Xie Yue said quickly.

"Hmm!" The four of them hid in a secluded spot not far away, where they could clearly see the surroundings of the hunter's corpse.

Duan Yufan and his three companions had already devised various countermeasures. If the hunters didn't make a move, they would kill any soul beast to lure out the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion.

Since this is the activity range of the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, it means that this is its territory. As a hunting method among soul beasts, the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion is also one of the best, and it is very sensitive to the smell of blood.

All of Duan Yufan and his companions' actions were observed by Ghost Douluo, who was secretly following them, and he greatly approved of their methods and techniques.

After hiding for nearly an hour, Duan Yufan and his companions heard the roar of a lion, which grew closer and closer. They then saw a lion over two meters tall, with a snow-yellow body and a purple spot between its two front paws. Its body was covered in a layer of pure white flames, clearly the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion that Duan Yufan and his companions had been waiting for.

The Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion approached the hunter's corpse but did not immediately begin to eat. Instead, it circled the corpse a few times. Duan Yufan and the other three could clearly see that the lion's nose was moving, indicating that it was sniffing something.