Believe Me

"Ahhh!!!"

A scarlet beam as thick as a bowl shot from the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard's massive jaws. An Inner Courtyard Disciple who was clearly already at the end of his strength failed to dodge in time, and the bloody light pierced straight through his abdomen. The intense pain drew a miserable scream from him.

But it was not over yet. A layer of bloody light rapidly spread from the punctured wound, covering the Inner Courtyard Disciple's entire body in the blink of an eye. Beneath that terrifying blood-red glow, his flesh and bones began to dissolve in a grotesque manner.

There was not even a moment to mourn their fallen companion. Everyone's eyes remained fixed on the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard before them. Including Zhang Lexuan, only six people remained on the field. Already nearing their limits, none of them dared let down their guard in the slightest. Otherwise, they would be the next to die.

The Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard was not in good condition either. Though the humans before it were weak, their coordination had still caused it plenty of trouble.

At its peak, it naturally would not have feared them. But these cunning humans had kept targeting its injured abdomen and eyes, worsening those wounds until they were enough to threaten its life.

Besides its tail, there was now also a huge circular wound on its neck, inflicted by Zhang Lexuan's second use of her Sixth Soul Skill.

That attack had originally been aimed at its head, but the strength the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard erupted with when it sensed the threat of death had exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only had it dodged the beam at the critical moment, it had also taken the life of a Soul Saint.

Zhang Lexuan drew a deep breath and forcibly circulated the little Soul Power remaining in her body. In order to use her Sixth Soul Skill once more, she had already dispelled her Martial Soul Avatar. But the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard, now prepared for it, would never give her another chance to hit.

Everyone was already at the end of their strength. It would be difficult for them to cooperate with her and restrain the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard again. If they could not find an opportunity, all six of them would likely die here.

Even Zhang Lexuan could not help feeling despair at that thought. With the intelligence of a normal Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, it would have fled long ago once its life was threatened. That was why hunting a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast required a Super Douluo. An ordinary Titled Douluo might be able to defeat one, but stopping it from escaping was difficult.

Yet they had encountered a Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard with a bloodthirsty nature. Its long history of slaughter had given this Soul Beast both low intelligence and a frenzied temperament. Once it entered a berserk state, it not only possessed terrifying combat instincts, but also completely lost its reason. It would not think of fleeing at all.

And if they wanted to hit it under such circumstances, someone would have to voluntarily serve as bait to create an opening.

Her teeth clenched around her lower lip, her fists tightened, and even her arms trembled from the force she exerted. Yet she still could not make the decision.

Just then, a gentle mental fluctuation connected with her mind. Zhang Lexuan's heart jolted, and before she could react, she felt the entire world become transparent.

The injured Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard before her, her teammates behind her whose Soul Power was nearly exhausted, the trees snapped in half—everything around her became processed information that entered her mind. Naturally, that also included the young man who had bid her farewell only this morning and was now using this skill to help her.

"Run toward me. Draw it over."

The brief message appeared in her mind, but Zhang Lexuan hesitated. Though Huo Yuhao's skill was useful, that did not mean he had the ability to deal with the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard.

Through Mental Detection, she had already seen the purple Soul Ring beneath his feet. But he only had one ring. Let alone fighting the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard, he probably could not even withstand the aftershock of one of its attacks.

Huo Yuhao had helped her, so she naturally could not bring danger to him. Besides, with the aid of this detection-type Soul Skill, the hit rate of her Sixth Soul Skill would rise dramatically. It was enough for her to take a gamble.

As if sensing her thoughts, a new message soon appeared in her mind. This time, it contained only three short words.

"Believe me."

At those words, Zhang Lexuan froze. A moment later, she suddenly gritted her teeth, spun around, and instantly pushed her speed to the limit, turning into an afterimage as she rushed toward Huo Yuhao.

The Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard clearly had not expected this. After staring blankly for half a second, it let out a savage roar and, ignoring the remaining five people entirely, charged straight after Zhang Lexuan.

Although it had lost its reason and would instinctively avoid attacks, in this situation it could only follow its instincts and pursue Zhang Lexuan, who had dealt it the greatest damage. After taking two hits from her Sixth Soul Skill, she was the one it hated most.

The distance was nearly a thousand meters, but Zhang Lexuan could cover it in one or two breaths. Yet in terms of speed alone, how could she possibly be a match for the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard?

In an instant, she felt that ferocious presence rapidly closing in from behind. Directly ahead of her stood a small dirt mound roughly two meters tall. As she drew closer to it, Huo Yuhao's message once again appeared in her mind.

"Jump over."

Hearing that, Zhang Lexuan leaped high into the air without hesitation. Her gaze passed over the dirt mound, and she finally saw Huo Yuhao standing not far ahead, his expression calm.

Seeing that Zhang Lexuan had finally lured the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard into range, Huo Yuhao's body glowed with dark blue light. Then, dazzling golden radiance blossomed from his forehead.

Within that sacred and majestic glow, a brilliant golden Vertical Eye slowly opened.

"Destiny—Judgment!"

The brief words left Huo Yuhao's mouth. As they fell, an unusual light spread outward from the center of his brow. It moved so quickly that in an instant, it enveloped both Zhang Lexuan and the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard.

Under the light's veil, the world seemed covered by a hazy yet resplendent filter, and even the air faintly distorted. Zhang Lexuan felt herself grow dazed for a moment, after which golden light drifted from her body and condensed behind her into a Golden Phantom that looked nearly identical to her.

The Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard also shone with light, but rather than Zhang Lexuan's dazzling gold, it was an eerie, deathly white. After separating from its body, it condensed behind it into the shape of its skull, a rather horrifying sight.

After using this move, Huo Yuhao let out a muffled groan. The Vertical Eye on his forehead quietly closed, but his eyes remained exceptionally bright. Without pausing in the slightest, he ran backward while continuing to observe the coming developments through Mental Detection.

After Zhang Lexuan cleared the dirt mound, the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard behind her relied on its enormous size and made no attempt to evade it, charging directly into the mound.

With a deafening bang, dirt and stones flew everywhere. As the mound collapsed, the things buried inside were flung out as well: dozens of core formations that Huo Yuhao had connected in advance.

The highest-grade Soul Guidance Devices he could make at present were only Class 3, so naturally they could not harm a Hundred Thousand Year Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard. But one being insufficient did not mean a whole group would be!

Drawing from Ke Ke's method in his previous life, he had removed the core formations from dozens of Soul Guidance Devices and connected them through a special method, forming a Soul Guidance Bomb with power amplified a hundredfold.

And beneath the judgment of destiny's light, the Blood Erosion Dragon Lizard's luck had plummeted to an absolute low for a short time. As a result, that chain of Soul Guidance Bombs happened to lodge itself directly in the largest wound on its abdomen.