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"come in!"
"Yes, young master," Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo replied in low voices.
Sitting on the sofa in the carriage, Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke first, asking in a low voice, "Poison Douluo is already...?"
"Hmm!" Qian Renxue replied nonchalantly, "Grandpa Dugu is no outsider! It's alright."
Then she frowned and looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo, "Why are you looking for me now? Is there something wrong in Wuhun City?"
Upon hearing Qian Renxue's question, Chrysanthemum Douluo respectfully replied, "That's right, it's about the Pope's order!"
"Two days later, a large number of troops have been laid in ambush on the route that all the teams must take, ready to launch a timely attack!"
"An attack?" Qian Renxue frowned even more. "Why would that woman attack a participating team for no reason?"
"This... I'm not entirely sure what His Holiness the Pope means either," Chrysanthemum Douluo explained. "However, the main target of the order is the Shrek Academy team, one of the fifteen teams!"
"My guess is that it's probably because the composition of this team is too complicated, and His Holiness the Pope might want to make trouble for it!"
"The Shrek Academy team?" Qian Renxue frowned and pondered for a moment, realizing that it was indeed as Chrysanthemum Douluo had said.
Tang San, Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai!
They represent the Haotian Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and the Star Luo Empire Royal Family, respectively!
If we add Ning Rongrong, who dropped out of school before, we might also have to include the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile School!
Thinking about it that way, it does make sense given that woman's personality.
However, now that she already knows about this, the assassination attempt is unlikely to succeed.
To needlessly deplete the Spirit Hall's manpower is a completely thankless task!
It's important to know that the team not only includes Poison Douluo, but also Sword Douluo from the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile School!
If you add Ning Fengzhi's terrifying boost from the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, it's completely equivalent to using four Title Douluos.
Based on this calculation, even if Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo has broken through to level 96 and reached the peak Douluo realm, and with the addition of his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the attacking team will still suffer heavy casualties!
Thinking of this, Qian Renxue looked at the two of them and her expression hardened. "Go back immediately! Bring the attack team back to Wuhun City!"
"If His Holiness the Pope questions you about why you did this, just say it was me who ordered it!"
"She's wasting the Spirit Hall's manpower on such a pointless thing; I really despise her!"
Upon hearing Qian Renxue's command, the two Douluo, Ju and Gui, rose respectfully and bowed without the slightest hesitation.
"Yes, young master! I will take care of it immediately!"
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Star Forest, mixed zone.
After several hours of flight, Mu Ci and Dugu Yan finally arrived at the most expansive Soul Beast Forest on the continent.
Dugu Yan looked at the towering tree canopy around her and the thousand-year-old soul beasts that occasionally passed by, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"Aci, those dragon-type spirit beasts you mentioned before must be hard to find!"
Mu Ci smiled and squeezed Dugu Yan's small hand. "Don't worry! We have plenty of time, we can take our time to look."
Meanwhile, Mu Ci was searching for knowledge in the area explored by the central gate.
A deafening roar echoed through the distant forest, startling countless flying soul beasts.
The moment the change reached them, Mu Ci and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance, flew directly to the treetop, and turned their gazes toward it.
"Aci, can your domain cover that area?" Dugu Yan asked, looking at Mu Ci beside her with some curiosity.
"Let me try!"
Driven by the full force of the intermediate-level Abundance Power, the domain expanded wildly into the distance, drawing upon the vegetation of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A moment later, a smile gradually appeared on Mu Ci's face as she looked at Dugu Yan.
"I think I've found the soul beast you were looking for! And it's countless times better than I imagined!"
Chapter 186 Chance Encounter
The terrifying roar shook the heavens and the earth, and the commotion even triggered a small beast tide.
The commotion naturally attracted the attention of Mu Ci and his companion, who were dozens of kilometers away.
Above the canopy.
Dugu Yan looked at Mu Ci with some surprise, "Even better than the original target? Is it some kind of top-grade dragon-type soul beast?"
"I won't tell you yet." Mu Ci looked at Dugu Yan, smiling and keeping her in suspense. "You'll find out when we get there!"
Dugu Yan didn't say anything about this, but simply nestled obediently in Mu Ci's arms.
Mu Ci was also happy about the upcoming chance encounter. He embraced Dugu Yan and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the direction from which the commotion came.
And in the distant forest.
A slender figure wearing a Shrek-green school uniform breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thankfully, Erming is here, which temporarily keeps me away from my godmother's sight. I'd better finish condensing my spirit rings and go back to find her!"
After saying that, Xiao Wu sat cross-legged under the towering tree that no longer had any soul beasts.
He began to activate the 100,000-year-old soul power hidden within his body, and naturally condensed his fourth soul ring.
This scene was naturally witnessed by the two people who had come from afar and were waiting in the treetops.
For Muci, a distance of tens of kilometers is just a short while.
As early as when Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong separated, Mu Ci and Dugu Yan were already watching from mid-air, but they didn't notice because of the dense canopy and the abundant field.
"Self-formed soul ring? Aci, is this Xiao Wu a soul beast in human form?!"
Dugu Yan watched in shock as Xiao Wu condensed a soul ring out of thin air, but quickly realized that she had made a bit too much noise and immediately covered her red lips with her hand.
"It's alright, I've already used my domain to shield it, so it won't make a sound!" Mu Ci smiled as she took Dugu Yan's hand away, then nodded gently at Xiao Wu.
"That's right, Xiao Wu, a member of Shrek Academy, is indeed a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."
Hearing the message being sent out, Dugu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "Aci, the better option you mentioned, you mean Xiao Wu's 100,000-year soul ring?"
Regarding this, Dugu Yan hesitated slightly, her red lips moving as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
Although Xiao Wu once used hidden weapons against her on the Soul Battle Stage, and 100,000-year soul bones and 100,000-year soul rings are things that soul masters dream of.
However, Xiao Wu in front of her was still in human form, which caused Dugu Yan some inner conflict.
Moreover, she is only a level 60 Quasi-Soul Emperor. Although her physique is strong enough to support her to absorb soul rings of about 30,000 to 40,000 years beyond the limit, she is still far from her goal of 100,000 years.
Mu Ci smiled and gently flicked Dugu Yan's snow-white forehead with her index finger. "Looking at you like this, I know what you're thinking."
"Xiao Wu's spirit rings are alright, but their compatibility with you is really poor. There will be even better 100,000-year spirit beasts waiting for you in the future."
"As for the time limit for absorbing spirit rings, don't worry, there will be a way to handle it later."
Just as they were talking, a colossal creature appeared in the forest.
It is none other than the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape, a 100,000-year-old soul beast!
The Titan Ape was covered in black fur and had strong muscles harder than granite. The bulging muscles looked like small hills, giving it an appearance of immense power.
Their upright forms were enormous, like mountains, so tall that a slight upward glance would reveal Mu Ci and his companion hidden in the tree canopy.
However, because he was focused on Xiao Wu below who was refining her soul ring, he didn't look up to see her.
Despite its enormous size, it was unusually light and made very little noise.
After the Titan Ape walked up to Xiao Wu, it gently sat down. In its enormous beastly eyes, Dugu Yan saw a strange tenderness.
About half an hour later, Xiao Wu's spirit rings gradually stabilized and then disappeared into her body.
Xiao Wu gently exhaled a breath of stale air, and the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was the Titan Giant Ape that looked like a mountain in front of her.
But she wasn't afraid at all; instead, she smiled easily and said, "Erming, thank you so much this time."
"It's okay, Sister Xiaowu!" Erming scratched his head and grinned foolishly. "I'll do whatever you want."
"Thank you so much, Erming." Xiaowu stood up, brushed off the dirt from her back, and hurriedly said, "My godmother is still looking for me outside, I have to go back right away!"
Upon hearing Xiao Wu's words, Er Ming exclaimed, "Sister Xiao Wu, are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay a couple more days? You haven't even gone to see Daming yet!"
Xiao Wu looked at Er Ming apologetically, "I'm sorry, Er Ming! I still have a competition to fight in the human world, and Third Brother is still waiting for me, so I can't stay with you for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Erming exhaled a heavy breath from his nostrils, and a thunderous roar resounded from his chest and abdomen. Anyone who glanced at him would know that this giant beast was in a very bad mood.
But soon, Erming looked at Xiaowu's pitiful face and helplessly calmed down his anger.
"Sister Xiaowu, then I won't see you off. The human you mentioned is not far away; you can just go there."
At this point, the area within a radius of several kilometers had already been cleared by the Titan Giant Ape, and there wasn't even a single soul beast left.
Xiao Wu waved her hand, "Thank you, Erming, I'll be going now!"
But just before Xiao Wu had moved more than 20 meters away from the Titan Ape.
An unusual phenomenon suddenly occurred.
Countless tree roots emerged from the ground, completely enveloping Xiao Wu in an instant, leaving only her head exposed.
The incident happened so suddenly that even Xiao Wu, whose soul power was only at the Soul Master level, didn't have time to react, let alone the Titan Giant Ape, which was right next to her.
"Little rabbit, you probably won't be able to leave."
Just then, a voice that was extremely familiar to Xiao Wu, and even frightening, entered her ears.
As if answering Xiao Wu's question, Mu Ci, with Dugu Yan, quietly landed in front of Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape.
With a casual wave of his hand, Mu Ci sent several vines to deliver Xiao Wu, who was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, to Mu Ci's front.
Looking at the perfect face so close to her, Xiao Wu felt no beauty whatsoever, only terror as if she had seen a ghost. Her piercing scream echoed through the forest, causing Mu Ci and Dugu Yan to unconsciously frown.
"Ahhh!"
"Mu Ci, what are you doing here!"
Amid Xiao Wu's terrified cries, the Titan Ape finally snapped out of its daze, pounding its chest and roaring at Mu Ci.
"Human, put Sister Xiaowu down!"