Peerless Dragon Snake

As they raced onward, perhaps because the battle between Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had frightened away all the weaker Soul Beasts nearby, they did not encounter any Soul Beasts.

But as they ran, they came across other people.

The group consisted of one man and two women, two elders and one youth.

One of them was an elderly woman who looked to be in her sixties or seventies. Her white hair was combed impeccably, and though her face bore many wrinkles, it was rosy like a baby's. Her eyes gleamed sharply as well.

At the old woman's side stood a beautiful young girl.

The girl had short hair cut to her ears and looked sixteen or seventeen. She wore a clean, fitted outfit that tightly outlined her already well-developed figure.

Her large dark-brown eyes curiously examined their group, her gaze occasionally lingering on Bai Yuan and the two female disciples behind him.

The remaining person was a tall, thin old man who appeared to be at least seventy years old, his head of hair as silver-white as the old woman's.

The instant he saw this trio, Bai Yuan blurted out, "Peerless Dragon Snake!"

"You know us?" Dragon Duke asked as he looked at this strange group before him.

Yes, strange.

Bai Yuan and his group could not have looked any stranger.

There was nothing much to say about him carrying a curvy woman on his back, but the young girl bound beside him in vines made one wonder exactly what he was doing.

Bai Yu was even more outrageous. A little girl who looked six or seven was carrying a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl on one shoulder.

Bai Yuan set down Xiao Wu and his second disciple, then cupped his hands. "The great name of Peerless Dragon Snake is known far and wide. This junior has long admired you, so naturally I know of you."

Dragon Duke stroked his beard and smiled. "You have good taste, boy. Since you ran from that direction, though, you must know what caused the disturbance there, right?"

Bai Yuan's expression changed. "I do. Two Titled Douluo are battling three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts there. That is what caused the commotion."

Dragon Duke's expression shifted, and the hand stroking his beard paused.

Snake Dowager was stunned as well, her entire body trembling involuntarily.

Meng Yiran's small mouth fell open, disbelief filling her exquisite face.

Two Titled Douluo and three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were actually fighting at the outskirts of the forest. It was simply unbelievable.

Titled Douluo were usually impossible to encounter, while Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts needed no further mention. They were even rarer than Titled Douluo, scattered throughout the world and practically impossible to find.

Yet the continuous booms coming from that direction proved that Bai Yuan was telling the truth.

"Do you know why those two Titled Douluo came here?" Dragon Duke asked, staring intently into Bai Yuan's eyes.

Snake Dowager and Meng Yiran did the same, as though they wanted to judge the truth of his words from his expression.

Bai Yuan smiled bitterly. "Senior Dragon Duke, you are putting this junior in a difficult position. How could I possibly know what Titled Douluo are thinking? But judging by the fact that they are fighting Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, they likely came to hunt them."

Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager both shuddered.

Even Meng Yiran's delicate body trembled slightly at the words.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would yield a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone if successfully hunted—things every soul master dreamed of.

Bai Yuan continued, "Senior Dragon Duke, I saw that the battle was evenly matched. With the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the two seniors, you can rival a Titled Douluo for a short time. If you join the battle, I believe you can surely turn the tide and earn the favor of the two Titled Douluo and the powers behind them."

Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager looked at each other, then nodded together as if they had made a decision.

Join the battle, hunt the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, gain the favor of the two Titled Douluo and the powers behind them, and secure a better future for Meng Yiran.

But at that moment, Xiao Wu, who was bound in vines, suddenly spoke. "Seniors, he is lying to you. Those two Titled Douluo did not come to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. They came to capture him!"

Dragon Duke, Snake Dowager, and Meng Yiran all turned their gazes toward Bai Yuan. Their eyes held not only scrutiny, but wariness.

Could someone pursued by two Titled Douluo and still alive be weak?

Clearly, Bai Yuan was weak now, but Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager remained extremely vigilant, unwilling to trust what they sensed.

Slap!

A palm print appeared on Xiao Wu's delicate face.

"If you want to die, I can grant your wish right now." Bai Yuan stared at Xiao Wu, his eyes icy cold.

Xiao Wu remained utterly fearless and sneered. "The Titled Douluo outside is from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect... He kidnapped the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's... sect master... His strength is not that great."

Bai Yuan's fists landed solidly on her flesh, but Xiao Wu still managed to finish speaking. It truly made him want to kill her.

But Bai Yuan knew he could not kill her yet.

If the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python truly cornered him someday, this rabbit could still save his life.

Dragon Duke slowly raised his hand. A dragon-headed cane over four meters long appeared in his grasp out of thin air, its lifelike dragon head and entire body shining bright silver.

Then yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—eight Soul Rings rose and pulsed up and down around him.

Snake Dowager raised her hand as well, and a three-meter-long snake-headed cane appeared. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black—six Soul Rings emerged with it.

"Are you certain you want to fight?" Bai Yuan asked coldly.

He wanted to stall for time and complete the formation.

Xiao Wu said, "Seniors, attack quickly. He really is not very strong. At most, he can match a five-ring Soul King."

"If you say another word, I'll make you wish you were dead!" Bai Yuan roared, forming hand seals at the same time.

Wood Spirit Array!

In an instant, the vines binding Xiao Wu seemed to come alive. They grew rapidly, pried open Xiao Wu's mouth in the blink of an eye, and burrowed inside, plugging it tightly so that she could only make muffled "mmph, mmph" sounds.

Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager were both startled. They had not noticed how Bai Yuan made his move at all, much less understood the principles behind his control of those vines.

"Are you truly certain you want to fight? If you do, I guarantee Meng Yiran will die." Bai Yuan looked toward the beautiful girl who had remained silent from beginning to end.

Using someone as a threat was dishonorable.

But when facing people who wanted to kill him, Bai Yuan would stop at nothing. Even if he died, he would tear a piece of flesh from his enemy.

Meng Yiran's face turned several shades paler.

Snake Dowager stepped in front of Meng Yiran and said coldly, "You think you can drag my granddaughter down with you?"

Bai Yuan gave a cold chuckle. "If you do not believe me, try it. But since you want to test it, you must naturally pay the price if you fail."

Bai Yu came to Bai Yuan's side, followed by his second disciple, the Tree Demon. His third disciple, the newly born Wang Qiuer, copied them as well, assuming a stance as though ready to fight at any moment.