Zhu Zhuyun's Attack

--The timeline remained two years earlier--

Zhu Zhuqing and Uncle Zhu entered the Star Dou Great Forest. On the third day, they finally found a Black Wind Leopard, and its age was quite suitable—nearly seven hundred years. With Uncle Zhu, a Soul King, helping her, Zhu Zhuqing barely had to exert herself to kill the severely injured Black Wind Leopard.

Uncle Zhu said, "Miss, quickly absorb this Soul Ring. Old Zhu will keep watch around here!"

At his words, a flicker of emotion crossed Zhu Zhuqing's cool face. For some reason, she had felt unsettled these past few days. Still, trusting this guard who had served her family for many years, she sat down and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

Uncle Zhu stood guard at her side with utmost vigilance. Half an hour soon passed.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice rang out from the distance.

"Ha ha! My dear little sister, I've finally caught up to you."

Uncle Zhu's expression changed drastically. The other party had not appeared early or late, but precisely when his Miss was absorbing a Soul Ring. This had clearly been planned in advance!

Without hesitation, Uncle Zhu summoned his Mad Leopard Martial Soul and shouted sternly, "Who is it?"

Whoosh, whoosh—five black-clad figures instantly appeared around them, completely surrounding Uncle Zhu and Zhu Zhuqing. Though all five had their faces covered, their figures made it obvious that they were women, and beautiful ones at that.

Looking at the familiar figure before him, Uncle Zhu gave a bitter smile and sighed helplessly. "I never expected it to be you, Eldest Miss."

The leader of the black-clad figures was Zhu Zhuyun, the eldest daughter of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. Once she realized she had been recognized, she did not get angry. Instead, she laughed again, only this time her voice was far colder and filled with killing intent.

"Ha ha, Uncle Zhu, what sharp eyes you have! But what a pity. You didn't have to die today."

Her tone shifted as Zhu Zhuyun shouted, "A Biao, kill him!"

The moment her words fell, the ground began to tremble. A burly man nearly two meters tall strode over with heavy footsteps. Behind him appeared the phantom of a four-meter-tall Black Bear. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple—five Soul Rings rose beneath his feet and revolved around his body. He was also a Soul King.

The burly man did not waste words. The Black Bear phantom condensed and fused with his body, covering his surface. In an instant, he became an upright humanoid Black Bear. Then, at tremendous speed, he charged toward Uncle Zhu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Under normal circumstances, Uncle Zhu, also a Soul King, would not have feared the burly man. He could have relied on the traits of an agility-attack Soul Master to evade the charge and counterattack. But not now, because Zhu Zhuqing was sitting behind him.

Helplessly, Uncle Zhu could only use Martial Soul Possession and charge forward to block the burly man's assault. Yet as an agility-attack type Soul Master, how could he withstand the raw force of a power-type Soul Master of the same rank? At a disadvantage in strength, he quickly fell into the lower hand.

Zhu Zhuyun, the leader, had no intention of waiting for them to decide the outcome. This was the best opportunity to kill Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing was currently absorbing her Second Soul Ring and had no ability to resist at all. If she did not kill her now, then when would she?

For this, she had even followed them from afar all the way here, patiently enduring until now.

"Move," Zhu Zhuyun said, pointing at Zhu Zhuqing.

The four people around her all belonged to Zhu Zhuyun's faction. Even though their target was their own Second Miss, they would show no mercy toward an opposing faction. After using Martial Soul Possession, they shot forward and charged at Zhu Zhuqing.

At the critical moment, Uncle Zhu bypassed the Black Bear Soul Master and rushed back at top speed, blocking the four attackers.

Both sides fell into a stalemate once more.

Just then, Zhu Zhuqing woke up. After absorbing the Black Wind Leopard's Soul Ring, she had successfully broken through to level twenty-one and gained her Second Soul Skill—Netherworld Hundred Claws.

Noticing the black-clad figures around her, then seeing Uncle Zhu standing before her with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned even colder. She asked in a frigid voice, "Uncle Zhu, what is this?"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Uncle Zhu lowered his voice and spoke so only the two of them could hear. "Miss, it's Eldest Miss and her people. Run. I'll hold them off."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing felt even more furious. Her older sister had truly gone to great lengths.

She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms and drawing thin streams of blood. She glanced at the masked Zhu Zhuyun, gritted her teeth, and said in a low voice, "Take care."

It was not that she had not considered staying to help Uncle Zhu fight her older sister, but she knew even more clearly that she was their target.

Although she had absorbed her Second Soul Ring and raised her Soul Power to level twenty-one, she was still no match for Zhu Zhuyun, a Soul Elder. Only by leaving could Uncle Zhu be safe. Besides, with Uncle Zhu's strength as an agility-attack Soul Master, escaping alone would not be a problem.

With a leap, Zhu Zhuqing landed on a tree branch and fled into the distance.

Zhu Zhuyun and the others followed close behind.

Although Uncle Zhu fought with all his strength to stop them, two fists could not defeat four hands. After holding back the Black Bear Soul King and two Soul Ancestors, Zhu Zhuyun, a Soul Elder, followed after Zhu Zhuqing with the other two Soul Elders.

On the other side of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zu Zong, who had only recently broken through level thirty, was swiftly moving through the forest. In his view, his First Soul Skill focused on control and deadly poison, while his Second Soul Skill increased his offensive power. Therefore, his Third Soul Skill needed to be a powerful control skill, preferably a group control skill. Otherwise, no matter how formidable his Second Soul Skill's attack was, against a Soul Master truly skilled in speed, the chance of missing would be very high.

With Tang San as a precedent, there was no need to think further. A Cave Demon Spider was the best possible choice for Zu Zong's Third Soul Ring. Yet after wandering through the Star Dou Great Forest for more than half a month, Zu Zong had found nothing.

"Damn it, I've been looking for half a month. Where the hell is that Cave Demon Spider? If I'd known, I would've spent more time heading to Sunset Forest."

Seeing this, were some people wondering: Didn't the protagonist have a system?

Well, Zu Zong had searched with it. He spent many Hatred Points, but the system only located vague areas. As a result, he found quite a few other spider-type soul beasts, but not a single Cave Demon Spider.

Zu Zong rolled his eyes. "What a damn scam of a system!"

The system smiled. "I'm scamming you. Who told you not to let me appear for over ten chapters?"

Suddenly, the sound of battle came from the distance!

Zu Zong raised an eyebrow and muttered, "Hm? Something's happening. It's in the direction of the cliff I passed earlier. Whatever, I'll go take a look first!"

With a Body Flicker, Zu Zong vanished from where he stood. Soul Power gathered beneath his feet as he sped toward the cliff.

With life-saving divine skills like the Three Body Technique and Body Flicker Technique in hand, Zu Zong could be said to move almost unhindered through the outer and even inner regions of the Star Dou Great Forest. As long as he did not run into those few foolish hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the core area, he had nothing to fear.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Zu Zong finally saw the source of the commotion.

Three black-clad figures wielding bloodied daggers were chasing and trying to kill a little girl of only around ten years old. They were Zhu Zhuqing and three people from Zhu Zhuyun's side. The little girl was clearly no match for them. Several wounds had already been cut into her arms, deep enough to expose bone, with thin streams of blood flowing from them.

"Damn, they can actually bring themselves to do this! Should I save her or not?"

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