Xuan Zi: Bullying Too Much

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Xuan Zi sat carelessly on the ground barefoot, staring unblinkingly at the meat roasting over the fire. From time to time, he took a sip of wine, looking utterly at ease.

Suddenly, several figures landed before him.

"Yo, Xuan Zi, eating?" Du Busi asked with a genial smile.

The moment Xuan Zi saw who had arrived, he immediately became alert and demanded:

"Poison Old Freak, what are you up to?"

Du Busi merely smiled without answering, reaching out to snatch the roasted meat from Xuan Zi's hand.

Xuan Zi dodged with reflexes beyond his usual limits, fiercely protecting the roasted meat in his hand as he roared:

"Poison Old Freak, you've gone too far! This is a Ten-Thousand-Year Black Bird Wing that I worked so hard to find! If you dare steal it, I'll fight you to the death!"

Du Busi curled his lip. "Is a Ten-Thousand-Year Black Bird Wing really that tasty? A few days ago, I found a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's lair. Its paws—that's what you call top-quality ingredients."

Lin Ran immediately understood what Du Busi was trying to do and chimed in, "Exactly. Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears constantly train their paws. Nourished by Soul Power and tempered through years of exercise, the texture must be incredibly chewy!"

Du Busi added, "That's right. I heard Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears love digging out honey. Their paws are often soaked in honey, so they must be tender, smooth, and absolutely delicious."

Xuan Zi swallowed, unable to stop himself from asking, "Where is this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear lair you're talking about?"

Du Busi chuckled. "You want to know? You know how rare Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears are. I was planning to save it as a soul ring for a junior from my sect."

Xuan Zi glared at Du Busi. "Then why bring it up just to tempt me if you won't tell me?"

Du Busi looked back, quickening his speech as he said:

"It's not that I can't tell you, but shouldn't you show some sincerity?"

After hesitating for a while, Xuan Zi finally tossed out a jade bottle from his Soul Tool and said reluctantly:

"There are two Soul Ascension Pills in there. Consider them a greeting gift for your disciple! If there's no Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, I won't let this go!"

Du Busi curled his lip, somewhat dissatisfied with Xuan Zi's stinginess. But with Di Tian right behind them, he had no time to haggle with Xuan Zi.

Even a mosquito was still meat. These Soul Ascension Pills were an unexpected gain.

"Come, follow me!"

Du Busi did not waste another word. He shot into the sky with Lin Ran and the others.

Xuan Zi immediately followed, shouting as he chased after them, "Poison Old Freak, why are you running so fast? Don't tell me you're planning to swallow my pills?"

Du Busi said nothing and simply sprinted forward at full speed. If they did not run faster, Di Tian would catch up.

Before long, Du Busi arrived at a dense forest and stopped. He tipped his chin toward Xuan Zi. "That thing is down there. We found it earlier. We'll be leaving first, Xuan Zi. Good luck."

With that, Du Busi gave an ill-intentioned smile, concealed his presence, and began racing through the forest.

Xuan Zi instinctively felt that Du Busi was up to no good, but his gluttonous nature still drove him to go down and take a look.

When he saw the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, dozens of meters tall within the woods, Xuan Zi was overjoyed.

"An eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear! It may be a little troublesome, but it's no match for this old man!"

A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was comparable to an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. An eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was roughly on par with a level-ninety-five Super Douluo, but for him, it would only take a bit of effort.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear also spotted Xuan Zi and let out a warning roar.

Unconcealed delight filled Xuan Zi's murky yellow eyes as he stared fixedly at it and smiled. "Beast, I won't kill you. I only want one of your paws."

Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were rare soul beasts. After obtaining its paw, he could capture it and bring it back as a soul ring for the academy's disciples.

He had truly struck it rich this time!

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear let out an enraged roar. It kicked fiercely off the ground and pounced toward Xuan Zi, its dark golden claws erupting with incomparably sharp force as they tore at him.

A bright yellow glow rose around Xuan Zi. The earth trembled, and an earthen-yellow shield appeared before him, steadily blocking the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's attack.

Xuan Zi curled his lip. "I only want one of your paws. Is there really any need to risk your life?"

With that, he transformed into an incomparably massive Godly Taotie Bull, firmly suppressing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Just then, an incomparably powerful aura flew toward them from afar. Xuan Zi, who had been steadily suppressing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, could not help but change expression. He turned to look, and his soul nearly fled his body.

"Di... Di Tian!?"

Xuan Zi no longer had any mind to care about the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. He hurriedly withdrew his power, his expression grave as he guarded against Di Tian.

What he could not understand was why Di Tian was here. Shouldn't he have been staying in the Great Fierce Land?

Could he have come for him?

At that thought, Xuan Zi felt a surge of unease.

If Di Tian had truly come for him, how was he supposed to escape?

Though panic churned in his heart, Xuan Zi remained calm on the surface. Without changing expression, he said to Di Tian:

"Di Tian, did you come for me? Are you planning to violate the treaty with Shrek? I haven't hunted any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts from your Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Tian halted, looking at the shameless, disheveled human before him, then at the Bear Lord clansman respectfully prostrating himself on the ground. His brows furrowed tightly.

He had no time to waste words on this human. He had only stopped because he saw a member of Bear Lord's clan and had to save it in passing.

"Scram!"

He gave a cold shout and casually struck at Xuan Zi. Black light formed into a streak that lashed toward him.

Facing that attack, Xuan Zi felt pressure that surpassed even Mu En's.

He hurriedly transformed back into the hundred-meter-tall Godly Taotie Bull. Soul rings lit up beneath his feet one after another as earthen-yellow light surged from the ground and gathered around him, condensing into layer upon layer of heavy barriers.

With a piercing tearing shriek, the black streak dissolved those layers of barriers.

The Godly Taotie Bull was sent flying over a thousand meters by that casual strike.

Xuan Zi steadied himself, his aura somewhat unstable. He stared solemnly at Di Tian and said in a deep voice, "Di Tian, are you truly going to restart the war with our Shrek?"

Di Tian truly did not want to waste time on this human. He said coldly, "Get out of the Star Dou Great Forest! Do not let this king see you again."

Xuan Zi's expression immediately relaxed. Ignoring his injuries, he hurriedly fled in the direction Du Busi had left.

He now understood just how vast the gap between himself and Di Tian was. Fortunately, Di Tian's target did not seem to be him. Otherwise, he would probably have needed to suffer severe injuries to escape today.

Then who was Di Tian's target?

Xuan Zi pondered.

Then, he glanced back and saw Di Tian chasing after him again.

Xuan Zi was instantly enraged.

Damn Di Tian, you have no integrity!

Didn't you tell me to get lost? I already got lost, and you're still chasing me!

Are you trying to launch a sneak attack? How despicable!

"Going too far! The mighty Di Tian actually has to resort to deception for a sneak attack! Despicable!"

Di Tian: "???"