"Was it you who stole my granddaughter's soul beasts twice?"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu looked old, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's as he fixed Tang San's group with a cold stare.
Zhao Wuji had not expected such a coincidence. The Star Dou Forest was so vast, yet they had still run into the Dragon-Snake Couple.
Before this, he definitely would have lowered his attitude. But now that Mo Lang was here, so what if the other party was a Soul Douluo? Before a Titled Douluo, he was nothing.
"Senior Dragon Duke, I call you senior out of respect for your age. But if you intend to use your status to oppress us, we are not so easily bullied."
With Mo Lang backing him up, Zhao Wuji's confidence immediately soared.
"Heh heh, the Immovable Bright King certainly is imposing. But what kind of waves can a mere Soul Sage stir up before me? If you want to exchange a few moves, this old man does not mind teaching you a lesson."
Seeing Zhao Wuji show him so little respect, Dragon Duke Meng Shu's expression immediately darkened.
"Heh heh, naturally, I am no match for you. But if Senior wishes to make a move, you should consider whether you can bear the consequences."
After the battle with the Titan Giant Ape, Zhao Wuji had only fifty percent of his fighting strength left. In his current state, he could not even handle Snake Granny, much less Dragon Duke with his eight soul rings.
"Consequences? If I kill every one of you, so what if there is a Titled Douluo behind you? Who would know it was my doing?" Dragon Duke sneered.
Still, he was suspicious. The other party was so fearless—could someone truly be protecting them in secret?
"Heh heh, then I'm afraid you are mistaken. You should have sensed the commotion just now. That Titled Douluo aura was released by our academy's dean. He should be teaching that Titan Giant Ape a lesson right about now."
Zhao Wuji took a step forward without leaving a trace, shielding the little ones from Shrek Academy behind him in case the other side suddenly attacked.
"Hahaha, you're killing me. Even if you're going to brag, at least make it sound believable.
"I have never heard of a Titled Douluo capable of fighting that Titan Giant Ape alone.
"Not to mention that an even more terrifying soul beast stands behind that Titan Giant Ape. There has been no movement for so long—I'd say your dean may well have been killed already."
Dragon Duke laughed loudly, not believing him at all.
Especially when he saw Zhao Wuji's expression change drastically, as if he had hit the mark. The smile on his face grew even wider. "What? Did I guess right? Are you scared?"
But when Zhao Wuji smiled again, Dragon Duke's heart skipped a beat. An aura of death instantly enveloped him, and he immediately turned around.
A teenage boy stood there, a teasing smile at the corner of his lips as he looked at him. "What? Are you scared? Didn't you say I was dead?"
When they saw the nine soul rings behind the youth—four black, four red, and one orange—Dragon Duke and Snake Granny immediately dropped to their knees in terror.
"Greetings, Your Excellency! My earlier disrespect was entirely this old man's fault. Kill or mutilate me as Your Excellency sees fit; I only ask that Your Excellency show mercy and spare my granddaughter and this old woman."
It was not that he had never seen a Titled Douluo before. He had simply never seen a Titled Douluo with such a terrifying soul ring configuration!
Especially that final orange soul ring!
It was a color he had never seen before!
"Heh, since you seem rather devoted to your family, break one arm and get lost," Mo Lang said.
"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Your Excellency, for sparing my life." Without another word, Dragon Duke severed one of his arms and swiftly departed.
"Wait." Mo Lang called out to the three again.
Dragon Duke immediately stopped, drenched in cold sweat, and respectfully asked, "Does Your Excellency have any further instructions?"
"I do not want too many people to know about me. If I find out these words came from your mouth, the consequences will not be as simple as losing an arm. Understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes. We will not leak a single word." Dragon Duke breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded.
"Get lost."
Dragon Duke said no more and quickly left with Snake Granny and his granddaughter.
Watching Dragon Duke and Snake Granny leave, Mo Lang also let out a sigh of relief.
His experience card was about to run out. If they had tangled with them for too long and the other side fought desperately, he naturally would not have been able to protect the other Shrek students.
But simply letting them go would also have aroused their suspicions. Making him sever an arm could count as a deterrent.
The experience card is useful, but it's still an external aid. Using it is nerve-racking. I still need to work hard and increase my own strength.
"Xiao San, hurry up and absorb the soul ring. I'll stand guard for you." Seeing that only three minutes remained on the experience card, Mo Lang knew that if Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring and he fell unconscious, he would miss the seventh check-in.
"Yes!"
Warmth filled Tang San's heart, and he eagerly began absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.
According to the novel, Tang San would have needed some time to absorb this soul ring beyond his limit because of his injuries. But with Mo Lang here, Tang San had not suffered much injury.
Even the injuries he had sustained earlier had mostly recovered thanks to Oscar's Recovery Sausage. Though the absorption process was somewhat difficult, it was still fairly safe.
"Puff puff puff puff!"
After Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring, his body suddenly arched. Eight spider legs like those of the Man Faced Demon Spider extended from his back, stunning everyone.
It was at that moment that the system's voice rang out in Mo Lang's mind again.
"Ding! Detected that Tang San has obtained a soul bone for the first time, fulfilling the check-in conditions. Would you like to check in?"
Seeing that only a dozen or so seconds remained on the experience card, Mo Lang was overjoyed. He had finally made it in time, and he immediately selected check-in.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully checking in! Reward: Million-Year Soul Bone Pangu Soul Bone Gift Pack! Big Brother Halo! Soul Power increased by ten levels!"
"Holy shit!!!"
When he saw the words Million-Year Soul Bone Pangu Soul Bone Gift Pack, Mo Lang could not help but cry out!
His intuition told him that with this Pangu Soul Bone, he should be able to condense his second martial soul. Then, whoever he disliked, he could just chop them down with one swing of his axe. Who could stop him?
After all, the Pangu Axe was a Chaos-level weapon, an existence beyond divine artifacts. The highest level in Douluo Continent was only god-level. With the Pangu Axe, so what if they were gods?
Could they withstand a single strike of his axe?
Not to brag, but everyone here was trash.
"Holy shit! Is it time already?"
As soon as the experience card expired, before Mo Lang even had the chance to read the description of the Pangu Soul Bone Gift Pack, the backlash immediately struck. His body went limp and he fell forward. Fortunately, Xiao Wu was standing beside him and caught him in her arms.
"Lang-ge!"
"Dean!"
"Boss!"
Tang San, Zhao Wuji, and the others immediately rushed over and asked anxiously.
"A Lang is fine. He just used too much energy saving me earlier. He'll be fine after resting for a while," Xiao Wu explained as she supported Mo Lang.
"Fine. In that case, Xiao San, you can study it later. Let's head back first, in case Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, or the Titan Giant Ape returns."
Zhao Wuji was an old hand. He immediately led the Shrek Seven Devils away from the Star Dou Forest.
Challenge: seven consecutive days of ten-thousand-word updates, day two!!!
Please give recommendation tickets, favorites, and monthly tickets!!!
Can any clever readers guess what the Big Brother Halo does?
Before you continue
Explore the wiki