Golden Crocodile Douluo

Han Yu knew that with his control over flames, he could not kill the Seventh Elder.

This inner fire had only appeared for an instant before he recalled it.

Seeing nothing abnormal within his body, the Seventh Elder did not give it much thought and continued his pursuit.

"Good chance." Han Yu swiftly threw the Fallen Heart Eye in his hand.

A blaze of soul power flames happened to be directly in front of the Seventh Elder.

He was a fire-attribute Soul Master himself, so he was not afraid of Han Yu's soul power flames.

But this time, he had miscalculated.

The moment the Heavenly Flames came into contact with the soul power flames, there was no explosion as imagined, but the scorching heat instantly burned Tang Lie.

"Lucky you." Seizing the opportunity, Han Yu took Ye Lingling and rushed toward another exit.

The Heavenly Flames could indeed burn a Soul Douluo-level Soul Master to death, but his opponent would not foolishly stand there and wait to die.

Tang Lie reacted incredibly quickly. The moment he realized something was wrong, he promptly pulled away.

Even so, his body still suffered severe burns.

In truth, he knew very well that Han Yu was only a Soul King, not a Soul Saint.

For a Soul King to absorb a twenty-six-thousand-year Soul Ring had never happened before in the history of Douluo Continent.

Even if Tang Lie did not believe Han Yu and Ye Lingling were the culprits, they had offended the Clear Sky Sect and therefore had to die.

"Courting death." Ignoring his injuries, the Seventh Elder hurried after them.

As for the flames from before, he did not pay them much attention. He merely assumed they were a life-saving item given to them by their family, one that could only be used once.

Another entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Compared to Soul Beast Town, this place was somewhat more secluded, but low-year soul beasts would occasionally dart out from the forest.

An old man and a young girl stepped down from a carriage and walked straight into the forest.

"Yue Er, that useless father of yours found a way for you. At your age, you can use the blood of the Golden Crocodile King soul beast to evolve your martial soul." The old man gazed kindly at the girl before him.

Over the years, the old man had worried himself sick over the girl's martial soul.

For the sake of that theory, he had even sent people to turn the Star Dou Great Forest upside down.

Hard work paid off. Now, he had finally found his target.

"Grandpa, my Innate Soul Power is already rank seven. Even if my martial soul doesn't evolve into one like yours, I'm still not weak." The girl could not help muttering.

"Alright, alright." The old man replied with a smile.

With rank-seven Innate Soul Power, barring any surprises, peak rank eighty-nine Soul Douluo would be the limit of his granddaughter's cultivation in this life.

Clearly, the old man was unwilling to let his granddaughter stop there.

As the two ventured deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, the old man's vigilance rose several notches.

Suddenly, the old man looked warily to his side.

Nine Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—appeared beneath his feet.

Han Yu led Ye Lingling out of the bushes nearby. When he saw the old man before him, he froze in place.

The old man's martial soul wore golden armor, and the ferocious, terrifying face of a vicious crocodile was enough to strike fear into one's heart at a single glance.

"Golden Crocodile Douluo." Han Yu was startled, then noticed the girl the old man was shielding behind him.

Given Golden Crocodile Douluo's strength, he naturally had no further need for Soul Rings. Yet the girl behind him had already reached rank twenty-seven soul power. If neither of them needed Soul Rings, what were they doing in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Before he could think further, Tang Lie had already caught up from behind.

"Clear Sky Hammer, Disorder Splitting Wind!" Tang Lie raised the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand and smashed it down.

Han Yu and Ye Lingling happened to be very close to Golden Crocodile.

At such a distance, Han Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Golden Crocodile naturally did not want anyone to threaten his granddaughter. With a sweep of his tail, he knocked the Clear Sky Hammer aside.

"A member of the Clear Sky Sect still dares to walk the continent? Do you take Spirit Hall for nonexistent?" Golden Crocodile spoke slowly.

His voice boomed like a great bell, sending chills through everyone present.

Han Yu knew that Golden Crocodile Douluo's attention had shifted to the Seventh Elder.

There was no benefit in staying any longer.

He gave Golden Crocodile Douluo a slight bow, then grabbed Ye Lingling and ran toward the edge of the forest.

Tang Lie still wanted to pursue them, but his attack just now had already enraged Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Golden Crocodile did not care that Han Yu had used him as a shield, but Tang Lie's methods had threatened his granddaughter. That was unforgivable.

"G-Golden Crocodile, Senior." The moment Tang Lie saw him, cold sweat poured down his body. Trembling all over, he fell to his knees.

"Is your Clear Sky Sect planning to reemerge?" Golden Crocodile snorted.

"Golden Crocodile, Senior, three disciples of my Clear Sky Sect came to the Star Dou Great Forest for training and then vanished without a trace. I merely came to search for clues about them. It is not that the Clear Sky Sect intends to leave the mountain." Tang Lie spoke while trembling.

Golden Crocodile had come here for his granddaughter. He did not know whether the Clear Sky Sect had left any forces behind in the Star Dou Great Forest. If they encountered them, his granddaughter would be in danger.

Still, while Tang Lie might escape death, he would not escape punishment.

Golden Crocodile extended his claws. A golden claw mark flashed, and Tang Lie's entire right hand was severed.

Tang Lie's strength lay entirely in his two hammers. Losing one hand would greatly reduce his power.

"Get lost. If this old man sees any more people from the Clear Sky Sect in the Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall's army will arrive at the gates of the Clear Sky Sect before long."

"Thank you, Senior." Enduring the pain, Tang Lie stored his severed right arm in his Soul Tool, then turned and quickly fled.

Soul Beast Town.

"Thank goodness it ended without danger." Han Yu let out a breath.

Had Golden Crocodile Douluo not suddenly appeared, escaping would likely have taken quite some effort.

Still, with the Clear Sky Sect caught by Spirit Hall, there would probably be quite a show to watch.

"Teacher Han, why did we return to the town instead of going straight back to the academy through that exit?" Ye Lingling did not know where the academy was. She only knew that Canghui Academy nearby was not far from this place.

"We came here to rent a carriage. The academy is still a long way from here."

With some free time, he extended his Spiritual Power into the Soul Tools of the three men.

Other than a few daily necessities, the Soul Tools contained only some Gold Soul Coins.

"It's a pity there's no manual for the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer."

Before leaving, the two each rented a room at the inn.

They had been in the forest for so long that they already smelled foul. Did he, Han Yu, have no pride if he returned to the academy looking like this?

That afternoon, Han Yu selected a fairly decent-looking carriage.

The two then set out on their journey home.

"My lords, should I make the carriage go faster?"

After the carriage left Soul Beast Town, the driver smiled and poked his head into the carriage compartment as he asked.

Han Yu frowned. "You may go faster, but if you stick your head into the carriage again without permission, we'll get off immediately."

"Yes, yes, my lord."

Han Yu inspected him carefully. He always felt there was something wrong with this driver, but the man had no soul power fluctuations whatsoever. He was just an ordinary person.