Fierce Beasts and the Titled Douluo

"Hand over those two Reformed Soul Beasts, and I'll let you leave at once!" Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood in midair, staring coldly at the three Soul Beasts below.

As he spoke, the ancient greatsword in his hand, nearly two meters long and half a foot wide, radiated a terrifying killing intent. Nine Soul Rings pulsed around him as his powerful Soul Power pressure joined with that dreadful killing intent to bear down on the creatures below.

"Heh heh, you think you can threaten this king? If not for your greater numbers, how could you have defeated me?"

The speaker was a dark-red Soul Beast. It somewhat resembled a lion, except it had three identical massive heads.

Compared to the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python, this Soul Beast was not particularly large, measuring only a little over five meters in length.

Yet the fluctuations of Soul Power and the aura it released were the strongest among the three.

This Soul Beast was Scarlet King, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. Its true form was a Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff with a trace of True Dragon bloodline.

With its current cultivation of 290,000 years, it could directly contend with a level ninety-six Titled Douluo and even hold the upper hand.

If it had not fought Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi alone earlier and sustained injuries, it would never have fallen into such a situation.

Sword Douluo's expression turned cold. "Won't hand them over? Then I'll slaughter you first and go in to find them myself."

Scarlet King sneered. "You think the few of you can kill this king? Aren't you underestimating the Star Dou Great Forest too much?"

"Do you have reinforcements?" Sword Douluo's tone was icy, but he did not rush to attack.

He knew for certain that the five of them would have a hard time keeping the three Soul Beasts here. He wanted to gather information while also recovering his Soul Power.

As for the other side recovering as well, Sword Douluo could only say that the three Soul Beasts had already suffered serious injuries and could not recover quickly. Soul Power, however, was another matter entirely.

Scarlet King laughed coldly. "This king has no reinforcements, but there are plenty of Soul Beasts inside stronger than me. I advise you to get lost quickly. If you anger the Beast God, all of you will die here!"

Sword Douluo frowned deeply.

He felt that Scarlet King was not lying.

Yet he had never heard of the title Beast God.

After hesitating for a moment, Sword Douluo said, "How about we each take a step back? Have those two Reformed Soul Beasts hand Rongrong over, and we'll leave immediately."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin only felt that the Star Dou Great Forest ran far deeper than he had imagined. He had previously heard only of the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python here, yet he had encountered Scarlet King the moment he arrived.

If Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had not joined forces, with Ning Fengzhi providing support, it would have been difficult to say who would win in a one-on-one battle.

Yet such a Soul Beast claimed there were many stronger than it within the forest, along with a being known as the Beast God.

Scarlet King sneered. "The Star Dou Great Forest accepts no threats, nor will it do anything for humans."

Killing intent surged in Sword Douluo's heart. Bone Douluo and the Dragon Snake Couple also prepared to attack once again.

But at that moment, several figures flew in from the horizon.

The leader was a woman.

Her fair skin and nearly flawless features made her stand out so distinctly that people would always notice her at first glance in a crowd.

She wore a ceremonial gown of brilliant gold, a Nine-Curve Purple Gold Crown upon her head, and held a scepter studded with countless gemstones.

Though she was merely flying toward them, she exuded an intangible nobility and holiness that made others instinctively want to bow in worship.

She was none other than the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang's former lover, Bibi Dong.

Behind Bibi Dong, Ghost Douluo, Flower Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and seven other Titled Douluo were rapidly approaching.

For this trip, Bibi Dong had summoned nearly all her forces to hunt the two "reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts."

As for Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong had no time to concern herself with him. After all, those were two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones.

If she could obtain them, her path toward Becoming a God would become much easier, and her chances of Becoming a God would rise significantly.

However, when Bibi Dong saw Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi, her expression turned cold. "Sect Master Ning, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Spirit Hall will take full responsibility for matters here. I hope the three of you will return."

Bibi Dong stood in midair, while the seven Titled Douluo landed half a step behind her in succession. Their terrifying aura not only pressed down upon the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts below, but also bore down on the three from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Dragon Snake Couple.

Their expressions changed.

The Dragon Snake Couple in particular would likely have already dropped flat to the ground and shouted a welcome to the Pope if Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had not been standing before them.

"Your Eminence the Pope, what do you mean by this?" Ning Fengzhi looked grave, yet neither humble nor overbearing.

Bibi Dong sneered. "Must I put it more bluntly? You may leave now."

Overbearing. Domineering.

That was everyone's first impression of Bibi Dong.

Ning Fengzhi's face darkened, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo also prepared to strike at any moment.

In the end, however, Ning Fengzhi drew a deep breath. "Your Eminence the Pope, we are not here to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. We came only to rescue my daughter. I hope Your Eminence will lend us a hand."

Ning Fengzhi knew very well that with their current strength, it would be difficult to break into the Star Dou Great Forest alone. Now that Bibi Dong had arrived, obtaining the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones was impossible anyway.

Rather than fight them, it was better to join them and have them help rescue Ning Rongrong.

Bibi Dong glanced at Ning Fengzhi and did not continue forcing the people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect away. After all, those two Titled Douluo were also top-tier combatants.

With their internal conflict resolved, the ten Titled Douluo immediately turned their attention toward the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Even Scarlet King felt his scalp go numb at that moment.

But just then, three figures emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest. At their head was a breathtakingly beautiful woman with the appearance of a human.

Her long jade-green hair flowed down her back, and her eyes were the same jade-green color.

She had an exquisite figure, and her long aqua-green dress perfectly outlined her slender body. Her snow-white arms, tender as lotus roots, were exposed.

Most striking of all was the pair of jade-green wings behind her, as though carved from gemstones.

Every feather on those wings was dazzling and radiant. Their lush, vivid green brimmed with the breath of life, making her as captivating as a goddess of nature.

With her appearance, three streaks of green light descended upon the injured three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

In an instant, more than half of Scarlet King, Titan Giant Ape, and Azure Bull Python's injuries had recovered.

Bibi Dong and the Titled Douluo were all startled.

"Kill that woman first!" Bibi Dong said.

"Heh heh! You want to touch Bi Ji? Did you ask me first?"

The speaker was a gigantic bear standing a full fifteen meters tall.

Its body was covered in dense, heavy dark-gold fur, and its arms were extraordinarily long, hanging at its sides.

It was Bear King, ranked sixth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, with a cultivation of 400,000 years. Its true form was a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.