Dark Demon Evil Tiger Holds a Grudge, a Titled Douluo Comes to the Rescue

Yu Mingfei felt the wind by his ears slowing.

Everything before his eyes seemed to be coming to a halt.

Is this really the end?

Hiss—

A streak of black shot up from the beast horde with a strange cry.

That is!

Faster than his thoughts were the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's wings!

The serpent's body caught Yu Mingfei precisely, reversing his fall as it rapidly soared into the sky.

"Good snake! Good snake!"

Yu Mingfei could not help bursting into laughter.

"How could I give up!

"My path as a Soul Master has only just begun. How could I give up!"

Behind him, Dugu Bo stood atop a tall branch, gripping Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in either hand.

He looked at Yu Mingfei riding the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and sneered.

"I never expected this brat to have such a trick—taming Soul Beasts?

"Lucky bastard!"

At this point, Dugu Bo had no intention of risking himself further to hunt Yu Mingfei down.

Something had happened in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. It was no longer safe to stay here.

For his granddaughter's safety, he needed to leave immediately.

Just as the thought arose, Dugu Bo suddenly paused. His burning gaze turned toward the beast horde ahead, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Brat, it's dangerous ahead! Why not come back to this Old Man? Save yourself from wasting a Soul Bone!"

He called out, his voice compressed by Soul Power and sent directly to Yu Mingfei's ears.

That ill-intentioned warning stirred an uneasy feeling in Yu Mingfei's heart.

That old bastard is up to no good. What's ahead?

The wind howled.

The [Whirlwind Meditation Method] sent him a sensing.

A faint, barely perceptible evil aura swirled around him.

*What is it? Why is it making me so uneasy?

A Soul Beast? Don't tell me that monkey came out again because it had nothing better to do?

The beast horde below grew increasingly restless as it surged forward.

The unease in Yu Mingfei's heart intensified as well.

"Not good, fly faster!"

He reached out and squeezed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's crest, urging it to accelerate and flee.

But before it could react—

Roar—

A deep roar suddenly rang out, interrupting the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's burst of speed.

The Soul Beast horde, which had merely been rushing about, seemed to receive some sort of signal.

They all raised their heads, their scarlet eyes fixed on Yu Mingfei as he flew through the air atop the serpent.

Thump—

An Ice Soul Wolf leaped fiercely into the air, opening its jaws to tear into Yu Mingfei.

Fortunately, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent reacted quickly, beating its wings to evade the hundred-year Ice Soul Wolf.

Its action was merely a signal.

More Soul Beasts began to stir, constantly leaping from the rushing horde and charging at Yu Mingfei.

Their scarlet eyes revealed madness. Even if falling meant being trampled into pulp beneath the Beast Tide's claws, they did not hesitate.

What the hell is it? Could that monkey really have come out again just for fun?

Yu Mingfei's mind raced wildly, but he could not come up with any answer.

As time passed, it was not only the Soul Beasts on the ground. Even the flying Soul Beasts seemed to be controlled by some force.

They kept crashing toward Yu Mingfei.

*No! The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent can only fly at low altitude!

At this rate, I'll die here before I can leave the Star Dou Great Forest!

Yu Mingfei looked around, catching sight of Blue Silver Emperor leaves creeping out from the wicker basket behind him.

His thoughts instantly cleared, and an idea came to him.

He reached into the wicker basket, fumbled around a few times, and pulled out a damp cloth bundle.

*There's still plenty of Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder left. It's soaked through, but my Second Soul Skill happens to be fire-related!

Let's see what kind of bastard is behind this!

The wind continued to blow.

Yu Mingfei controlled the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, facing into the wind as they climbed higher.

The moment man and serpent reached the highest point of their flight, Yu Mingfei instantly used Martial Soul Possession!

After unintentionally devouring a trace of Liu Erlong's Red Dragon Bloodline, this Martial Soul Possession actually manifested several fiery-red Dragon Scales across his body!

Yu Mingfei had no time to examine them. He grabbed a corner of the cloth bundle containing Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder, spun around, and flung it fiercely!

A clump of wet herbal powder flew out as Yu Mingfei's Second Soul Ring bloomed with light.

"Word Spirit: Blazing!"

Soul Power surged wildly as blazing flames erupted from Yu Mingfei's hands, instantly striking the soaked Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder.

The heat brought by the flames immediately dried the moisture from the herbal powder.

The sudden transition between cold and heat caused the clump of powder to crack apart at once.

Carried by the fierce wind, dust and mist mixed with large quantities of Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder rapidly spread, enveloping a huge number of Soul Beasts.

But that was not all!

"Word Spirit: Blazing!"

Yu Mingfei squeezed out more Soul Power and unleashed his mutated Second Soul Skill again!

This time, unlike before, he changed the way the flames erupted.

He spread the flames produced by his Soul Skill over a wide area.

The sudden high temperature evaporated the moisture in the air while further stimulating the Azure Phosphorus Flower's toxicity!

Although the Azure Phosphorus Flower was not as poisonous as the Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower,

it had still inherited some of the latter's traits.

It feared cold and thrived in heat!

High temperatures made its poison take effect faster and more violently!

Wind, high heat, and Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder.

The combination of the three immediately produced results in the restless, abnormal Soul Beast horde.

The suffocating heat made the Soul Beasts inhale vast amounts of the scattered Azure Phosphorus Flower Powder.

The stimulated paralytic poison rapidly took effect within their bodies. Within Yu Mingfei's field of vision,

the Soul Beasts that kept leaping into the air stiffened midair and fell straight down.

The Soul Beasts rushing in after them suddenly stumbled. Wave after wave rolled into a heap, crashing to the ground, unable to move.

Farther away, Dugu Bo saw this and was instantly startled.

"Not good! This brat has poison on him too! What poison did he use that's so potent?!"

Dugu Bo no longer dared to watch the show. He grabbed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, then shot into the air and fled perpendicular to the wind.

He saw through Yu Mingfei's trick at a glance.

But he was an expert in poison himself. Before finding out what poison Yu Mingfei had used, he would not dare test it on himself and his granddaughter!

At the windward side, Yu Mingfei sat atop the serpent and looked back.

He did not flee in a hurry. If he did not figure out what was controlling the Soul Beasts and making them attack him, this would keep happening.

Running away for now would not solve the problem.

A vast number of Soul Beasts had already collapsed, while the beast horde farther away chose to avoid this direction because the path ahead was blocked.

Looks like whatever is influencing the beast horde can't control Soul Beasts that are too far away.

Yu Mingfei swept his gaze around and fixed it in one direction.

After so many Soul Beasts had fallen, the figure creeping forward with its body lowered became incomparably conspicuous.

It was a massive tiger nearly six meters long, covered in pitch-black stripes, with a vicious hook growing from the end of its long tail.

What drew Yu Mingfei's attention most were its scarlet beast eyes.

The madness and evil within them were unforgettable to him.

Not long ago, when Yu Mingfei and Liu Erlong had triggered their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to deal with those two Sound Dragon Bats,

those scarlet eyes had silently watched from afar.

Now, Yu Mingfei had found their owner.

A ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

How could it be this thing?!

Yu Mingfei's expression froze. He gritted his teeth before finally confirming that he had not mistaken it.

*The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

*Could those two Sound Dragon Bats have been its prey? By sheer coincidence, Liu Erlong and I killed them with our fusion skill.

So it set its sights on me?

At that moment, even Yu Mingfei could not help feeling a fresh wave of despair.

No! Even if I die, I'll die moving forward!

He gritted his teeth fiercely and grabbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's crest.

Red light surged as the nutrients stored within the crest were activated. The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was just about to beat its wings—

Roar—

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger threw back its head and let out a long howl.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's burst of speed was interrupted once again.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had lost all interest in playing. Its evil aura spread as its pitch-black tiger body became a streak of dark light, pouncing like lightning!

It was sinister, cunning, and highly intelligent. It possessed six attributes: time, space, evil, strength, wind, and lightning.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, so long as the monsters of the core region did not appear, the Mixed Area and outer regions were the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's hunting grounds.

How could Yu Mingfei and a mere hundred-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent possibly escape?

Yu Mingfei's pupils widened. In the reflection of his eyes, the dark light drew ever closer.

Is this really the end for me?

Clang—

The cry of a sword rang out again.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out a pained howl. The dark light abruptly turned back, darting into the forest at an even faster speed and vanishing without a trace.

A figure as straight as a sword descended from the heavens, landing before him.

Silver hair, gray robes, hands clasped behind his back. Soul Power surged around him, and sword intent pierced the skies.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin!

Yu Mingfei had never thought an old man could look this cool!

Worthy of a Titled Douluo!

Dignified and imposing, with a sword's courage and a scholar's heart!

A Titled Douluo? What about Dugu Bo? Isn't he just a dog?