The Old Woman and the Young Girl

Star Dou Great Forest, outer region.

The Ice Dual-Winged Serpent's Ice Ray was easily shattered by Sword Qi. Seeing that this Soul Master was far from ordinary, the snake turned around and flapped its injured wings, continuing forward.

Not to mention that its wings were injured—even if they had been completely unharmed, its speed would not have been one-fifth of Ye Buqun's Sword Flight speed.

"You think you can just leave after using your move in front of me? Little snake, you're thinking too highly of yourself." Ye Buqun spoke teasingly as he slashed out another streak of Sword Qi, piercing straight through its other wing.

The Ice Dual-Winged Serpent immediately fell from five or six meters in the air and crashed into the grass.

Even without its wings, it was not slow on the ground. Enduring the searing pain in its wings, it frantically wriggled forward.

"What a stubborn snake."

Ye Buqun muttered as he caught up again. The Seven Kill Sword in his hand spun, and six or seven swords instantly condensed around him. They shot down one after another, pinning the Ice Dual-Winged Serpent to the ground like nails.

The snake immediately let out miserable hissing cries. It struggled from side to side but could not move.

Fortunately, none of the swords formed from Soul Power had struck any vital areas.

"Now's the time. Finish it."

Ye Buqun descended to the ground on his sword and handed the sharp dagger he had prepared long ago to Doudou.

The Ice Dual-Winged Serpent was almost completely immobilized. Although Doudou had hunted soul beasts before, her hand trembled slightly as she held the dagger. She did not know whether it was from excitement or nervousness.

"Hold it!"

Just as Doudou finally made up her mind and prepared to strike, a somewhat aged yet powerful voice rang out, interrupting her.

Immediately afterward, two figures darted out from the depths of the forest and appeared before Ye Buqun and Doudou.

One was an old woman, and the other was a young girl. The old woman appeared to be seventy or eighty years old. Her silver-white hair was combed immaculately. Though advanced in years, with quite a few wrinkles on her face, she looked exceptionally spirited, her complexion still rosy. Her gaze was sharp, and she gripped a serpent cane over three meters long. Seven soul rings surrounded her body!

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black!

She was unmistakably a genuine Soul Saint!

After releasing her soul rings, her appearance did not change at all. Without a doubt, that serpent cane was her Martial Soul.

Compared to her, the young girl beside the old woman was more eye-catching.

She looked about the same age as Doudou. Her smooth, jet-black short hair framed her face, and she wore a neat short robe that vividly outlined her well-developed figure. Her beautiful eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the immobilized Ice Dual-Winged Serpent. She held a serpent cane like the old woman's, though hers was shorter. Two yellow hundred-year soul rings rose and fell around her body.

Like Doudou, the girl was also a Soul Grandmaster.

Ye Buqun recognized them at once, his gaze lingering briefly on the young girl.

Doudou temporarily stopped her attempt to obtain the soul ring. Ye Buqun asked, "What can we do for you two?"

Seeing that they were merely two children, the old woman did not act rudely. "Children, you should give this soul ring to my granddaughter."

Needless to say, her granddaughter was naturally the beautiful young girl beside her.

Ye Buqun folded his arms. "Why?"

The old woman answered sternly, "We discovered this Ice Dual-Winged Serpent first. Otherwise, we would not have tracked it all the way here."

Hearing this, Ye Buqun countered, "How can you prove that you found it first? When we found it, we didn't see either of you. Besides, we also searched hard for this soul beast and went through the trouble of immobilizing it."

The old woman did not get angry. Instead, she smiled faintly. "Boy, I'm already this old. Would I really spout nonsense here to a child like you? You must have noticed while hunting it that its right wing was injured. It was wounded by my serpent cane. We simply carelessly let the fellow escape. Besides, my granddaughter has just reached rank thirty, and this soul ring is perfectly suited to her."

The old woman was not lying. When Ye Buqun and Doudou had discovered the Ice Dual-Winged Serpent, its right wing had indeed been injured.

But if that alone was supposed to make Ye Buqun give up this soul ring, then this grandmother and granddaughter were truly dreaming.

However, from beginning to end, the old woman had not spoken disrespectfully merely because they were children, so Ye Buqun naturally remained polite as well. "May I ask this senior's name?"

The old woman maintained her smile. "My name is Chao Tianxiang, and I am known as Snake Granny. My husband is Meng Shu, known as Dragon Duke. We came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time to obtain a suitable soul ring for my granddaughter, who has just reached rank thirty. This little girl beside you looks rather frail. She may not necessarily be able to absorb this soul ring."

So this old woman was Snake Granny, one half of the renowned Peerless Dragon Snake.

As an old-timer in the Soul Master World, Chao Tianxiang had exceptionally sharp eyes. Doudou was timid by nature, and neither of her first two soul rings possessed combat skills. At a glance, she did not appear particularly strong.

Ye Buqun did not think much of it upon hearing her title, but Doudou's heart tightened.

In the Soul Master World, the Peerless Dragon Snake's reputation was thunderous. Who had not heard of them? Snake Granny was already a Soul Saint, and Dragon Duke's rank could only be higher, not lower. Moreover, it was said that the couple possessed an exceptionally powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, one that could even contend with a Title Douluo!

And since Snake Granny was here, Dragon Duke should not be far away. If both husband and wife were present, things would become even more troublesome.

Chao Tianxiang did not wish to waste time and continued, "Since you already know my name, I will not say much more. In any case, this Ice Dual-Winged Serpent is extremely important to my granddaughter. Though you are young, you should understand how important rank thirty is to a Soul Master. Finding a suitable soul ring is therefore the highest priority. Furthermore, we discovered this soul beast first; we simply carelessly allowed it to flee here. Seeing how young you are, I have tried to persuade you kindly, so please move aside at once."

Chao Tianxiang's meaning was already clear. If these two children still refused to yield the soul ring, she would resort to force. Seeing that it had not been easy for the two children to enter the Star Dou Great Forest alone, she had spoken to them gently.

Hearing this, Doudou wanted to voluntarily give up the soul ring for them, but Ye Buqun smiled. "Senior, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you—"