Shi Nian's Wretched State (Third Update! Please Vote! Please Bookmark!)

"Go!"

Shi Nian shouted and threw the Death Substitute Puppet behind him.

His body, which had been locked onto by the red laser, regained its mobility.

Pfft—

Shi Nian spat out a mouthful of blood and continued fleeing in a sorry state.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

The instant Shi Nian threw out the Death Substitute Puppet, the red laser shifted toward the humanoid puppet.

Bang—

Before he could adjust his aim, the Destruction Sniper Rifle in Du Bai's hand had already fired the Raging Waves Destructive Strike straight at the humanoid puppet.

Boom!

The Destruction Sniper Rifle's bullet was unbelievably fast. In an instant, it blasted the humanoid Death Substitute Puppet into pieces.

Yet the bullet did not stop. It continued straight ahead, piercing through dozens of ancient trees so massive that ten people would need to link arms to encircle them before finally coming to a halt.

The bullet flew even faster than Shi Nian could run.

Though it did not hit Shi Nian, the exploding ancient trees and thunderous sounds left his mind trembling and his heart pounding violently!

Could I still survive if that thing hit me?

"Freak!"

Shi Nian did not dare stop. Gritting his teeth, he continued fleeing.

Shi Nian could no longer look after himself, let alone his seven students. Whether they lived or died would depend on their own fate.

Run. Staying alive came first.

Shi Nian did not know how long he had run. Only after confirming that the two freakish Soul Douluos had not followed him did he stop and gasp for breath.

"Damn it, why were there two Soul Douluos? And one of them had Twin Martial Souls? What were Soul Douluos doing in the outer reaches of Sunset Forest?!"

Shi Nian felt stifled with frustration.

Seeing Du Bai and Bibi Dong's youthful appearances, he had assumed they were at most Soul Kings in their fifties or Soul Emperors in their sixties.

Even if he overestimated them, he had thought they would only be Soul Sages in their seventies, on the same level as him.

If their cultivation had been as he imagined, he could have completely suppressed both of them with the advantages of his Martial Soul.

Yet they were actually two young Soul Douluos, far above him in cultivation.

And that beautiful female Soul Douluo even possessed a skill that could break illusions.

"Freaks. They're fucking freaks!"

Shi Nian was in a terrible mood. Not only had he dragged his students into this, but he had nearly died as well.

As for that incomparably precious Phoenix Pattern Demon Python Trunk Soul Bone, he could forget about it. It was not something he had any right to covet.

After observing the area again and confirming that Du Bai and Bibi Dong had not pursued him,

Shi Nian hastily set up a camp for the night where he was, swallowed several pills that helped restore Soul Power, and sat down cross-legged to recover.

Once day breaks, I'll return and report this to the academy.

We encountered Soul Masters after they obtained a Soul Bone, and my students and I were nearly silenced to keep it secret.

Fortunately, my cultivation was relatively high and I had plenty of means to save my life, so I barely managed to protect myself. My students, however, were not so fortunate.

That way, the academy won't hold me responsible. They may even hunt down and severely punish those two Soul Douluos!

Shi Nian calculated inwardly as he recovered his Soul Power.

"Sigh—"

"Still, those two Soul Douluos are so young that their backgrounds must be extraordinary. The academy may not dare act rashly."

"What a pity about my seven students. I had really liked how quickly they were growing and improving."

"And that Trunk Soul Bone... what a shame. It came from a thirty-thousand-year-old demon python. It was incomparably precious!"

"Forget it. As long as I can avoid responsibility, that's enough. The Soul Bone was never mine to covet, and as for the students, I can just teach another batch."

Thinking about how powerful the backgrounds of those two Soul Douluos might be gave Shi Nian a headache. He sighed, then began consoling himself.

As a Soul Master, Shi Nian possessed the greedy nature of Soul Masters, who fought over resources.

Driven by greed and the desire to further his cultivation, Shi Nian could abandon his own students when necessary.

This time, he had only failed because he never expected to face two Soul Douluos.

Who could have imagined that a handsome young man and beautiful young woman who looked barely in their twenties would actually be Soul Douluo powerhouses above level eighty?

Shi Nian was already fifty-three this year, yet he had not even touched the threshold of Soul Douluo.

Meanwhile, these two freaks had entered that supreme realm long ago despite being so young.

One truly could not judge people by appearances.

Meanwhile, on Du Bai and Bibi Dong's side.

"I can't believe Shi Nian still got away even after I used the Eighth Soul Skill, Raging Waves Destructive Strike!"

Du Bai said regretfully.

At that moment, the Barrett Spirit had already silently returned to his body.

At the same time, Du Bai's face turned pale.

When he had used the Fire Qilin to kill the Phoenix Pattern Demon Python earlier, he had already consumed some Soul Power.

Then, he had activated the Barrett Spirit's Seventh Soul Skill, First Soul Skill, and Eighth Soul Skill all at once.

Even as an eighty-fifth-level Soul Douluo, Du Bai could not withstand such expenditure of Soul Power.

Bibi Dong beside him was not doing much better either.

The Death Spider Emperor Armor on Bibi Dong's body had disappeared, revealing her proud, beautiful, and graceful figure once more.

However, Bibi Dong's face was just as pale as Du Bai's. Even her cherry lips had lost their color.

Bibi Dong had used no fewer Soul Skills than Du Bai.

In particular, the Soul Bone skill, True World, attached to her Spirit Immunity Skull consumed even more energy.

Every use of the Soul Bone skill True World consumed a third of Bibi Dong's spiritual power, directly draining her body dry.

Unless it was necessary, Bibi Dong would not casually use the Soul Bone skill True World.

Still, the effects of True World were truly excellent. It could dispel all illusions and charms in the world, allowing one to see reality directly.

It had instantly broken Shi Nian's illusion skill.

If Du Bai had encountered Shi Nian alone, he would likely have needed to expend great effort and suffer heavily before taking Shi Nian down.

Besides, Du Bai was not yet very familiar with his two Firearm Spirits, so the chances of things going wrong were extremely high.

Thinking of this, Du Bai wanted to thank his wife.

"Bibi Dong, I really have you to thank for earlier. If you hadn't been there, I wouldn't have known how to deal with Shi Nian's illusion."

Du Bai spoke sincerely.

My wife Xiao Dong Dong is amazing! I'm so grateful to you. Bringing you along was such a wise decision!

Du Bai appeared proper and composed on the surface, full of grace and restraint, but inwardly, he kept calling her his wife Xiao Dong Dong.

Hearing Du Bai's thoughts and words align perfectly, Bibi Dong felt warmth rise in her heart.

"It's nothing. We're together."

Bibi Dong softened her tone as much as possible, trying not to sound so cold.

A faint pallor hung over Bibi Dong's beautiful face, though her gaze remained resolute.

Yet her graceful figure and pale, holy features made one unable to resist wanting to cherish her.

"Would you like a Great Returning Pill?"

Du Bai asked with concern.

Du Bai had previously obtained ten Great Returning Pills from the system's level eighty-three Soul Douluo gift pack and had given five of them to Bibi Dong.

The Great Returning Pill could instantly restore all Soul Power and immediately heal injuries inflicted by Soul Skills below the Ninth Soul Skill.

The Great Returning Pill's restorative effects were overwhelmingly powerful.