Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent

"Outrageous! As a teacher, you actually beat up students. Can you still call yourself a teacher?!"

The sleazy man roared.

Liu Yi impatiently picked at his ear. "When did you see me hit them?"

"I just saw it! Are you still trying to deny it?"

"Heh. Did I hit people? They were clearly just dogs."

The sleazy man's eyes turned bloodshot. Calling his students dogs was indirectly calling him a dog as well. How could he possibly endure that?

Dai Mubai and the others burst into laughter. Teacher Liu truly was domineering—he did not give this Soul King any face at all.

"I'll give you three seconds. Get lost."

"You're courting death!" the sleazy man roared, throwing a punch at Liu Yi.

Liu Yi stood where he was, his expression unchanged. Watching the fist hurtle toward him, he sidestepped. Almost instantly, his right palm curled into a fist and slammed into the man's chest.

With a thunderous bang, the sleazy man flew away like a kite, sending tables and chairs flying wherever he passed.

Liu Yi clapped his hands and turned to sit back down. "If you don't want to end up like that, then get lost!"

The Cang Hui Academy students were terrified. Even their teacher had been defeated—how could they possibly beat the other side's teacher?

They hurriedly fled the inn.

Ma Hongjun applauded and cheered. "Teacher, you're way too amazing! You defeated a Soul King in one strike. You really are my idol, Ma Hongjun's idol."

Oscar nodded along. "Exactly. Teacher Liu is the most unreasonable person I've ever met."

Liu Yi: "???"

What kind of nonsense was that?

The night passed without incident!

Morning arrived.

Led by Liu Yi and Zhao Wuji, Shrek Academy arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest was as damp as ever, and Liu Yi could not help wanting to complain about it.

The Star Dou Great Forest was dark and humid, utterly unsuitable for long-term habitation.

"Everyone, be careful. This is the Star Dou Great Forest. The closer we get to the central region, the more powerful soul beasts there will be.

"I can't guarantee your safety.

"We'll search nearby for a soul beast suitable for Oscar. If we can't find one, then we'll head deeper into the forest."

Zhao Wuji, walking at the front, spoke calmly.

"Yes."

Just then, rustling sounds came from the distance. Zhao Wuji was the first to stop, coldly surveying their surroundings.

"Everyone, stay alert. There's a soul beast nearby. None of you may go farther than twenty meters away, especially Ning Rong and Oscar. You're Support System Soul Masters and have no means of self-defense. Without my order, you are not to attack the soul beast."

Following Zhao Wuji's command, the others hurriedly prepared for battle and watched their surroundings vigilantly.

Zhu Zhuqing was the first to rush forward, leaping onto a towering tree.

"It seems... to be a flying snake!"

Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly called down to Zhao Wuji below.

Zhao Wuji's expression changed slightly as he quickly asked, "What are its specific features?"

"I can't see it clearly. The flying snake isn't very high off the ground, only around three meters, but it has a bright red fleshy crest, and its tail is fan-shaped."

Upon hearing that, Zhao Wuji burst into laughter and patted Oscar on the shoulder.

"It's a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent. Oscar, your soul ring has arrived. We just don't know how old it is."

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes and called up to Zhu Zhuqing in the tree.

"Zhuqing, check how long that Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent is."

Zhu Zhuqing took another look before replying, "That Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent is around eight to nine meters long."

"It's a thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent. Little Ao, this soul beast is quite suitable for you. Its cultivation should be between thirteen hundred and eighteen hundred years."

Oscar's eyes lit up when he heard Liu Yi's words. Obtaining a thousand-year soul ring was something he absolutely had to do.

"Really? That's great!" Oscar said excitedly.

At that moment, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent had already reached them. It was incredibly fast, arriving beside Ma Hongjun in the blink of an eye.

Its gaping maw lunged toward Ma Hongjun.

Liu Yi gave a cold snort and casually waved his hand. A bone-chilling white light abruptly condensed around the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.

Suddenly, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent felt as though a mountain were pressing down on it. It was forced from the air and crashed to the ground. No matter how it struggled, it was useless.

Everyone was stunned. They had not even made a move before Liu Yi instantly defeated the thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.

"Heh. A mere thousand-year soul beast dared challenge a Soul Emperor? It truly didn't know its place. Since we've caught it, then I'll leave it to you."

Oscar hurried over. By then, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent had been completely paralyzed.

"Do it, Oscar. Just pierce its fleshy crest, and this thousand-year soul ring will be yours."

Oscar nodded and took a longsword from Tang San. Just as he was about to kill the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent, a cold voice rang out from the distance.

"Stop!"

Everyone turned toward the elderly woman who had spoken. She slowly approached with a young girl at her side.

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes when he saw the elderly woman. According to his memories, these two were Snake Woman Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran!

"Who goes there?"

"This old woman is Chao Tianxiang."

Chao Tianxiang did not look at Liu Yi. Instead, she fixed her gaze on Zhao Wuji and spoke calmly.

At the same time, six soul rings flickered around Chao Tianxiang.

Seeing the six soul rings, Zhao Wuji's lips curved slightly. She was clearly a Soul Emperor.

Zhao Wuji stepped forward, and his body shook. In an instant, seven soul rings arranged themselves around him in order: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black!

A violent aura suddenly burst from Zhao Wuji's body. Although Chao Tianxiang was a Soul Emperor, she could still feel the pressure radiating from him.

"Respected Soul Saint, you cannot give this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent to that child."

Oscar frowned slightly upon hearing this and said calmly, "Why not? Why can't I absorb this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's soul ring? You weren't the ones who killed it either."

Meng Yiran hurriedly said, "We discovered that Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent first, so it is my soul beast."

"Hmph. We certainly didn't see any of you when we were capturing this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent."

Meng Yiran could not help but flare up in anger at Oscar's words. Just as she was about to rush forward, Chao Tianxiang stopped her.

"Young man, you'll know soon enough. Look at the serpent's belly. There are three wounds there from my staff's attack. That will prove it."

Tang San was unconvinced. He stepped forward to take a look and found that there were indeed three wounds on the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent's belly, inflicted by a staff.

After seeing them, Tang San nodded to Zhao Wuji, confirming that everything Chao Tianxiang had said was true.

"Hehe, respected Soul Saint, my granddaughter has now reached level thirty and urgently needs this soul ring."