A Chance Encounter: Saving Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun

A Chance Encounter: Saving Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun

Starry Sky absorbed two Soul Rings in succession and felt more refreshed than ever before.

It was as though he had been reborn.

Even if a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast like the Titan Giant Ape stood before him now, he would not be the least bit afraid.

"I want to fight ten at once!!!"

After absorbing the Soul Rings, a surge of fierce energy welled up in Starry Sky's heart, and he suddenly shouted toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

He truly startled his three wives, who had been resting nearby.

"Fight ten? Captain, you really are full of energy. But I'm afraid I have to disappoint you. Now that you've absorbed your Soul Rings, it's about time you went back to school for class," Raiden Mei said with a light laugh, though her tone was somewhat serious.

At those words, Starry Sky's spirits immediately wilted. Going back to school felt awful.

Couldn't they let him play in the Star Dou Great Forest a little longer?

It was all because of that Thunderclap Hell-Prison Vine. Why had it come running over to offer itself up?

Otherwise, Starry Sky could have enjoyed himself in the Star Dou Great Forest for at least another half day.

"Mei, I don't want to go back." Starry Sky lay in Raiden Mei's arms, looking like he was about to fall apart.

"Be good. When Sunday comes, we'll bring you here to play again," Mei said, stroking Starry Sky's head as she promised him.

So Starry Sky would be able to come here every week and enjoy fighting?

He was so touched that he stopped being dramatic and threw himself directly into Raiden Mei's generous embrace, saying through grateful tears, "Mei, you're the best!"

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Raiden Ei stopped chewing and looked into the distance.

It seemed she had noticed something.

"Someone seems to be fighting over there. Someone is... injured." Mei's face filled with concern.

She still did not want to see anyone get hurt.

Starry Sky perked up his ears, his eyes darting about.

He quickly said, "Mei, we can't just stand by and watch people die! Let's hurry over, or it'll be too late."

Starry Sky was brimming with fighting spirit. At last, he could enjoy a fight.

His little legs now ran even faster than a rabbit's.

Mei smiled helplessly, then picked up Starry Sky and rushed toward the distant battlefield at an even greater speed.

Raiden Ei and Underworld followed curiously as well.

They had not been here for long, and they had not seen many real battles between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.

Those so-called martial souls came in all sorts of forms. They looked quite fascinating.

When the group arrived at the battlefield, they found several enormous black tigers besieging a group of people dressed in black.

The black tigers were as dark as ink all over, with only a white character for "king" on their foreheads.

The largest one was a full five meters long. Its body was enormous and muscular, its bones exceptionally thick, especially its four tiger paws, which were extremely broad.

If those had been the paws of a little kitten, their owner would surely have adored them.

But these were the paws of the king of the forest, powerful tiger Soul Beasts.

"These are Giant-Paw Black Tigers. The biggest one has more than thirty thousand years of cultivation. Another one is slightly weaker, with over twenty thousand years. The other tiger cubs all have thousand-year cultivation," Raiden Ei explained, smacking her lips.

Giant-Paw Black Tigers had always held a high status among tiger Soul Beasts in the forest. Their strength was exceptional, and they were naturally domineering.

There were not many opponents in the same realm who could match them.

A Giant-Paw Black Tiger with thirty thousand years of cultivation possessed the strength of a human Soul Sage. It would probably be easy for it to fight Fudo Myo-o Zhao Wuji.

Among the group surrounded by the black tigers, the strongest person was a Soul Sage with seven Soul Rings.

His martial soul was a jade-green bamboo stalk, which he wielded like a spear.

There were also five Soul Kings, but one had already died miserably beneath a tiger's claws, while another was severely wounded.

The remaining people were protecting two little girls.

One was a little girl about Starry Sky's age. She looked delicate and lovely, with long black hair and a nimble, soft body like a cat's.

The other girl was slightly older, around eleven or twelve. She looked eighty percent similar to the younger girl, yet at such a young age, she already possessed a succubus-like figure.

She had a pair of black cat ears atop her head and a long tail behind her.

Two yellow Soul Rings circled her body.

"A cat-type martial soul?" Starry Sky confirmed.

And looking at these two girls' appearances, why did they seem strangely familiar?

Never mind that for now.

It was time to enjoy a fight!

After Mei set him down, Starry Sky drew his Katana and revealed his martial soul.

Yellow, purple, purple!

As soon as his first yellow Soul Ring lit up, Gyakushinn Miko and a second Katana were summoned.

He first locked onto a thousand-year Giant-Paw Black Tiger. His body flashed like lightning, and he had already slashed that Giant-Paw Black Tiger several times in rapid succession.

He had firmly remembered Mei's teachings.

His strikes had to be fast, accurate, and ruthless!

With clean, decisive movements, he severed the joints of the thousand-year Giant-Paw Black Tiger and cut off its head.

It fell dead beyond any doubt.

This thoroughly shocked the black-clad people defending against the Giant-Paw Black Tigers.

Though it had been a sneak attack, instantly killing a Giant-Paw Black Tiger that had grown up fighting and slaughtering since birth was not something just anyone could do.

The black-clad side had already been suppressed by the tiger pack, suffering heavy losses.

Now that someone had come to help, they were overjoyed.

"Big brother, be careful!"

Suddenly, the youngest girl among those protected by the black-clad people shouted at Starry Sky, her face filled with panic and concern.

The Giant-Paw Black Tigers on both sides had seen their companion brutally slain by Starry Sky and immediately turned to pounce on him.

They were incredibly fast, darting about like enormous black insects!

Just as the two Giant-Paw Black Tigers' bloodstained claws were about to strike Starry Sky, his second Soul Ring flashed on its own.

His body swiftly retreated to evade them.

He narrowly avoided the attack.

At the same time, while dodging, he slashed twice in succession, and several bolts of lightning struck the Giant-Paw Black Tigers.

The sound of crackling electricity rang out.

Everyone broke out in cold sweat. What kind of reaction speed was that?

Second Soul Skill: Silhouette Moonlit Night.

It was an evasion skill.

But it was not over. After avoiding the Giant-Paw Black Tigers' attacks, Starry Sky charged forward like lightning and unleashed a five-hit combo, killing both Giant-Paw Black Tigers on the spot.

The black-clad people and their companions were stunned.

One person had killed three thousand-year Giant-Paw Black Tigers in a row!

Were their eyes deceiving them?

Could such a monstrous genius really exist in this world?

Not even the princes of the Star Luo Royal Family, who possessed the White Tiger, had such power!

The eyes of the two girls being protected were filled with admiration as they looked at Starry Sky.

He was so cool!

Starry Sky cleanly and efficiently took down three Giant-Paw Black Tigers, then sheathed his blade with flair, looking utterly calm and composed.

Roar!

Roaaar!!

Raiden Ei and Underworld ended their battles at the same time.

The two ten-thousand-year Giant-Paw Black Tigers had been effortlessly killed by the two of them.

As for the remaining Giant-Paw Black Tigers, a few small bolts of lightning from Raiden Ei sent them collapsing headfirst into sleep.

Raiden Mei walked over to the person who appeared to have died, shook her head, and sighed regretfully.

Half of his body had been crushed. He could not be saved.

She had even considered whether she could revive him with cardiac resuscitation.

"Thank you all for saving our lives today. We are from the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire. Please leave us your names. Our Zhu Clan will surely repay you in the future!"

The leading Soul Sage, covered in wounds, bowed to the group in thanks.

So they were members of the Zhu Clan.

Then...

Starry Sky looked toward the two little girls.

The older one was Zhu Zhuyun, while the younger girl about his age should be Zhu Zhuqing.

Like him, Zhu Zhuqing had come to obtain a Soul Ring.

The young Zhu Zhuqing was rather cute. Her watery eyes did not yet hold the cold indifference she would have when grown up. As she looked at Starry Sky, they were filled with longing and admiration.