Tang Hao, a Dog on the Run; Young Radiant Dragon

Tang Hao, a Dog on the Run; Young Radiant Dragon

"Die!!!"

Tang Hao roared as he brought his hammer down with savage, arrogant force.

But at that moment, an even more terrifying, domineering, and ferocious power and aura erupted from Lu Bu's body.

"You're courting death."

"How dare you shout and make such a racket before my Lord? Annoying!"

Lu Bu swung the Sky Piercer, its terrifyingly domineering power colliding with Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.

Bang! Boom boom boom!

Just as Tang Hao thought Lu Bu would be smashed to death by his hammer, his eyes widened as his power was instantly and completely suppressed!

"What?!!!" Tang Hao's expression changed drastically.

The next second, Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood.

Pfft~!

"Uwahhhhh~!!!!"

Tang Hao let out an incomparably miserable scream. His body flew nearly a hundred meters in an instant, like a ball being sent flying.

Bang bang bang!

"Ahhh~"

Tang Hao screamed repeatedly as his body skipped across the ground like a stone over water, slamming into it more than a dozen times.

As he was blasted away, not a trace of arrogance, dominance, or confidence remained on his face.

It was filled only with endless fear and terror. "How is this possible?"

"How... how could this happen?!!!"

"Why is this person's strength so terrifying? Ahhh!"

Tang Hao was utterly panicked.

"I'll die! I'll die!"

"If I don't leave this place as quickly as possible, I'll die at his hands!"

"Ah... ah!"

Run!

At this moment, Tang Hao had only one thought in his mind: run! Run for his life!

After being sent flying nearly two hundred meters, just as his body was about to hit the ground completely and come to a stop—

He scrambled up from the ground like a homeless dog. Under the fear rising from the depths of his heart, he fled in panic like a rat crossing the street.

He ran incredibly fast, practically scrambling to his feet the instant he finally hit the ground and vanishing without a trace.

Aiven froze slightly.

It was as if several crows had flown over his head.

Aiven said blankly, "Lu... Lu Bu, did he run away?"

"Yes, my Lord. He fled very decisively. Even I didn't react in time." What Lu Bu meant was that he had never expected Tang Hao to flee in fear after being miserably blasted away by a single strike.

Aiven was utterly speechless. "Tang Hao came out acting all fierce and imposing, only to run away like a homeless dog?"

"My Lord, that man is not slow. If I take you with me to pursue him, we may not necessarily catch up," Lu Bu said.

Aiven waved his hand. "No need to pursue him. Let's continue to the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Lu Bu withdrew his power and continued riding Red Hare with Aiven toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

After suffering such a setback, Tang Hao was scared out of his wits and fled in desperate haste. How could he possibly dare to provoke Aiven again?

One day later.

They finally arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest was the largest Soul Beast habitat on Douluo Continent. It was no longer like the Soul Hunting Forest—Soul Beasts were everywhere, of every kind, and resources were abundant.

They were far easier to find than in the Soul Hunting Forest.

The two ventured deeper inside and began searching after reaching the area near the inner region.

There were many thousand-year Soul Beasts in this range.

Aiven's target was naturally to search according to the guidance given by the Emperor Sword: a Soul Ring no older than eighteen hundred years.

In less than half a day.

Aiven found a Soul Beast suitable for him, with a cultivation close to eighteen hundred years.

Without hesitation, Aiven had Lu Bu begin the hunt, then immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

"How many levels will my Soul Power rise this time?"

With anticipation, Aiven entered the absorption state.

A moment later.

His Soul Power began soaring again, breaking through level 21 in one go.

Then it continued skyrocketing!

Level 22!

Level 23!

Level 24!

Aiven's Soul Power surged from level 20 to level 24 in one sweep, rising four levels in a row!

"Not bad. My Soul Power increased by another four levels."

"Absorbing a Soul Ring beyond my level really is amazing!" Aiven clenched his fist, feeling the newly bestowed power with considerable excitement.

At the same time, he could not help but sigh inwardly.

From the day he awakened his Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power at level 10 until now, less than a month had passed in total.

In just one short month, Aiven's Soul Power had risen from level 10 to level 24.

An increase of fourteen levels in a month!

A six-year-old, level 24, two-ring Soul Grandmaster!

If such a terrifying rate were revealed, it would likely shock the entire Douluo Continent!

But Aiven also knew that this explosive growth in Soul Power would end here.

Next, he would have to cultivate properly through meditation and absorbing Soul Power for one or two years.

He immediately checked his newest Soul Skill.

Emperor Sword Spirit Second Soul Skill: Emperor's Might. A self-enhancement skill that comprehensively boosted strength, speed, physique, the five senses, mental power, Soul Power, and Light Attribute intensity.

"A self-enhancement skill? Not bad." Aiven nodded in satisfaction. Beneath his feet, one yellow and one purple Soul Ring shone.

Self-enhancement skills were basically essential Soul Skills for every powerful Power Attack System Soul Master. They could greatly increase combat strength.

They were equivalent to a basic version of a Martial Soul Avatar.

"With my current level 24 Soul Power, along with the External Soul Bone Emperor Heavenly Dragon Wings and the Power of the Nation, I wonder if I can fight a Soul King?"

Aiven was very confident that his overall combat strength could defeat a Four Ring Soul Grandmaster, but fighting a Soul King might be somewhat difficult.

"I'll test my limits after we return."

Aiven withdrew his thoughts and prepared to open the virtual panel.

But at that moment, intense commotion and the roars of two Soul Beasts suddenly came from the distance.

"Hm?" Aiven's expression shifted slightly.

One sounded like a dragon's roar, with screams mixed within it.

The other sounded like a tiger's howl, carrying terrifying killing intent.

"Roar!!"

The next second, a golden dragon-type Soul Beast about five meters tall charged out from a nearby hillside. Its cultivation had reached four thousand years.

This dragon-type Soul Beast's wings had suffered severe injuries, and its entire body was covered in wounds.

Its wings were so badly damaged that it could no longer fly high in the sky. Even low-altitude flight was barely sustainable, and it swayed unsteadily as it flew.

"Roar!"

Close behind it, a massive black tiger pounced out. This black tiger had already reached a cultivation of ten thousand years!

"A Radiant Dragon? A Dark Nether Tiger?"

Aiven recognized these dragon- and tiger-type Soul Beasts. Both possessed relatively powerful bloodlines among Soul Beasts.

They were not top-tier Soul Beasts, but they were at least high-grade, rare, and uncommon Soul Beasts.

It was obvious that the ten-thousand-year Dark Nether Tiger was hunting and pursuing the four-thousand-year Radiant Dragon.

Such scenes were extremely common in the world of Soul Beasts.

The Soul Beast world was even more ruthless, where the strong were revered and the weak were preyed upon. They too needed food to fill their stomachs. Herbivorous Soul Beasts ate plant-type Soul Beasts.

Carnivorous Soul Beasts ate all kinds of Soul Beasts.

The strong hunted, while the weak became food in the bellies of the strong.