Dragon Duke's Humble Submission

"This was our fault, but Senior, you should know that if my student hadn't killed this soul beast, he would have been the one to die."

"You're right. Everyone has to protect themselves when facing a Man Faced Demon Spider. But this soul beast is already dead, which means we can no longer absorb its soul ring. If its spider silk hadn't been so troublesome, this Man Faced Demon Spider would already have become Yiran's soul ring."

Tang San walked over to Liu Yi's side. Now that his teacher was here, what did he have to fear?

As the saying went, a dog relied on its master's power.

"Senior Dragon Duke, this junior was indeed at fault first, but you also know that if I hadn't killed it, I would have died."

"Hmph!" Dragon Duke stroked his beard. "So what? Adults are talking. You little brat, stand aside."

Tang San's expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to say something, Liu Yi stopped him with one hand.

"Senior is right. But we've already killed this Man Faced Demon Spider. If Senior insists on stopping us, then don't blame this junior for being impolite!"

Dragon Duke burst into laughter upon hearing this. How many years had it been? How many years since he had heard something so amusing?

Even if Zhao Wuji were here, Meng Shu would not give him any face, much less a mere Soul Emperor.

Yet this man dared to speak such wild words.

He truly did not know the difference between life and death.

Meng Shu took a step forward and slammed his cane heavily against the ground with his right hand. It was as though an earthquake had struck, accompanied by a thunderous rumble.

At the same time, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—eight soul rings lit up at once. Though his soul ring configuration was not optimal, the moment all eight rings appeared, it proved that this old man was a powerful Soul Douluo.

He was far more terrifying than a Soul Emperor like Chao Tianxiang.

Dragon Duke had not even released his Soul Power, yet Tang San was already struggling to breathe under the pressure. Fortunately, Liu Yi hurriedly summoned his Martial Soul, easing the pressure somewhat.

The moment Dragon Duke saw the longsword in Liu Yi's hand, he sharply sucked in a breath, horror filling his eyes.

"Se... Seven Kill Sword? You're from the Chen Family?"

"That's right. This junior's real name is Chen Chuan, nephew of Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Sure enough, upon hearing the name Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Dragon Duke's expression became unsettled. He had never expected such a small academy to have Chen Xin's nephew.

It seemed he could not kill him today.

Chao Tianxiang's expression was equally ugly. If they did not make a move today and this brat told Chen Xin, they would be in serious trouble.

Although the two of them could rival a Titled Douluo through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they were not true top-tier Titled Douluo. They were simply no match for Sword Saint Chen Xin, who possessed an exceptional Martial Soul.

And according to what they remembered, Sword Saint Chen Xin had already reached Level 96, a Limit Douluo.

Though both were Titled Douluo, once a soul master reached Level 90, every single level apart was like the difference between heaven and earth. Not to mention that Chen Xin had already reached Level 96.

Dragon Duke was conflicted. If he let Liu Yi go, this brat would seek out Chen Xin, and he would be in for a beating.

But if he did not let him go and the truth came out, his entire clan would be wiped out.

Meng Yiran had not noticed anything unusual. Pointing at Liu Yi, she cursed, "What Sword Saint Chen Xin? In front of my grandfather and grandmother, he's nothing but trash, garbage, a stray dog!"

Meng Yiran's words clearly gave Meng Shu a fright. He hurriedly stopped her. "Shut up! Do you know who Sword Saint Chen Xin is?"

"Who is he?"

"He's a Titled Douluo!"

Upon hearing that he was a Titled Douluo, Meng Yiran was startled. She had not expected Sword Saint Chen Xin to be a Titled Douluo.

Although she had heard of Titled Douluo before, they had mostly been from Spirit Hall. She knew very little about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"I'll tell my uncle about what happened today, Meng Shu... When that time comes, your clan, your granddaughter... Heh heh!"

Meng Shu's expression turned ugly as he hurriedly walked over.

"Little brother, could we speak somewhere privately?"

"Fine. I'll give you that face."

Meng Shu was overjoyed and led Liu Yi to a secluded spot.

"Well, little brother Liu Yi, we offended you just now. Please don't take it to heart. These are some precious herbs. Take them first."

With a wave of Dragon Duke's hand, a bag of herbs was passed over. They were all precious spiritual treasures from the Star Dou Great Forest, each one worth tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

Liu Yi accepted them without hesitation and weighed the bag in his hand. "The goods are nice, but I don't have a Soul Guidance Device. What am I supposed to do with them?"

Dragon Duke froze for a moment, then gritted his teeth. Finally, he made up his mind and took out a ring.

"Little brother, this is a Soul Guidance Device. I originally intended to give it to my granddaughter as a birthday gift, but since you don't have one, I'll give it to you. Just inject Soul Power into it to use it. It has less than a hundred square meters of space. It's not very large... but... it can hold some things."

Liu Yi took the ring from Meng Shu's hand, chuckled, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Dragon Duke, Dragon Duke. I have to say, you really know how to handle things. That's why you've lived so long."

Meng Shu gave a sheepish laugh. "You're right."

"Alright, take your granddaughter and get out of here."

"Ah, yes. I'll leave right away."

With that, Meng Shu hurried over to Chao Tianxiang. After saying a few words to her, he left with Meng Yiran.

Though Meng Yiran was unwilling, faced with the prestige of a Titled Douluo, she could only yield.

Dragon Duke was somewhat frustrated, but for the sake of his clan, this was already the best possible outcome.

He did not like bowing and scraping, especially before a junior. But once he lost his temper, the ones who died would not just be the two of them.

Watching the group leave in a hurry, Liu Yi turned to Tang San.

"Now, kill this Man Faced Demon Spider."

Tang San nodded. "Thank you, Teacher~"

As he spoke, he sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.

After seeing this, Liu Yi took a signal flare from his robe and then went several dozen miles away.

To ensure that they would not be disturbed, the signal flare would launch in five minutes.

When he returned, Tang San's face was exceptionally pale. This Man Faced Demon Spider had already exceeded the limits of what his body could withstand, so pain was inevitable.

This body had once endured the pain of ten thousand ants gnawing at its heart. Otherwise, it would not have achieved what it had today.

Back when he was a Great Soul Master, Chen Long—this body's father—had brought back an injured ten-thousand-year soul beast.

In the end, the soul beast's injuries were too severe, so it chose to let Liu Yi kill it and become his soul ring.

Yet even though that soul beast had agreed to be killed, when he obtained his fourth soul ring, he suffered a violent backlash and nearly became an idiot from the impact.

"Aah!"

At that moment, blue veins bulged across Tang San's body, and sweat soaked through his clothes.