Humans and Demons Meet

"Lu Master, Old Bear here has been itching to get started for a long time."

Cold light glinted from Xiong Jun's two claws. A light swipe alone carried a razor-sharp aura, as if it could effortlessly slice a person in half.

"It's time those humans experienced pain!"

Scarlet King's three heads spoke in unison. Hellfire burned at the corners of their mouths, dripping to the ground with their saliva and smoldering faintly as though it would never be extinguished.

Among the Fierce Beasts, aside from those who had never found mates, whose family did not have descendants hunted by humans?

Xiong Jun in particular. Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears had always been renowned in the human world, and they were also among the Soul Beasts humans most desired to hunt. Their bloodline was exceptionally powerful and highly compatible; most Soul Masters could absorb their soul rings.

The last time Xiong Jun flew into a rage was when one of his children had been hunted. He slaughtered his way to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, only to be stopped by Shrek Academy's Titled Douluo. After killing two of them, he returned half-dead and spent several hundred years recovering.

"Di Tian, if I remember correctly, your original race was the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King?"

"That is correct, Lu Master. I am the last member of the black dragon race."

Di Tian answered respectfully. These past few days, he had personally witnessed the changes Lu Wu had brought to the Soul Beast race. Sometimes, he even thought about how wonderful it would have been if Lu Wu had been his lord from the start. By now, the God Realm would probably already have been theirs. Whenever such thoughts arose, he felt ashamed, so he could only rely on cultivation to ease his guilt toward his lord.

"You will go to the Evil Soul Masters. There happens to be a Limit Douluo there with a Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul. Do not let him tarnish the glory of the black dragon race!"

Lu Wu's calm voice rang out, yet it stirred Di Tian's excitement.

"I shall obey Lu Master's command."

..."What a hassle. How long will it take to reach the core region? Why not just charge straight through?"

Du Busi's face darkened. His sturdy muscles writhed beneath his skin, displaying his strength.

"What are you rushing for? Can you really fight so many Soul Beasts?"

Jing Hongchen and the Ninth Level Soul Guidance Master glanced at Du Busi with considerable disdain. A brute was a brute. How could he have the patience of a Soul Engineer? Sometimes, merely inscribing the Soul Guidance arrays for a Soul Tool could ruin hundreds of attempts and take dozens of days.

I can't beat them, but I can outrun you lot.

Considering that saying such words in this situation might be disadvantageous to him, Du Busi ultimately kept his mouth shut.

"Humans, you have finally arrived!"

Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, Zi Ji... several of the former Fierce Beasts stood in a row, blocking the Titled Douluo's path.

Jing Hongchen froze slightly, then hurriedly lowered his head to look at the screen in his hand. No points of light had appeared where the Fierce Beasts were.

"What a piece of trash. It's still useless when it encounters real experts."

Xuan Zi instinctively took a jab at it. It was indeed quite useful, but it belonged to the Sun Moon Empire, so it still had to be insulted.

Jing Hongchen ignored Xuan Zi. He put the device into his Storage Soul Tool, already thinking of retreating.

His alarm had long since been activated. At close range, it was almost impossible for it to be wrong. Yet now, it was vibrating wildly against Jing Hongchen's chest, reacting even more intensely than before.

Jing Hongchen switched it off and gave the Ninth Level Soul Guidance Master beside him a look. This was a plan they had agreed on long ago.

This had originally been nothing more than an ordinary scouting mission. It only seemed high-profile because there were rather a lot of Titled Douluo. They had already obtained the information, so why risk their lives? It would be better to return and directly deploy legion artillery to flatten the area.

"Xiong Jun, which one do you want?"

Scarlet King tilted his head, a savage grin on his face.

"Which one? You think too little of me. They're so weak. If I didn't have to leave some for you, I'd take them all myself. Leave that dirty freak and the shorty to me."

Xiong Jun disdainfully swept his gaze across the Titled Douluo. Previously, he might only have been evenly matched with Xuan Zi and Du Busi, but now that he had transformed into a demon, as long as he was not instantly killed, he could fight a thousand of them. That was the confidence that came with endurance.

"Damn it!"

Du Busi gritted his teeth. That bear was looking down on him far too much. He was Du Busi!

Yet the terrifying aura emanating from the other party made him hesitate. Why did he feel as if he could not defeat him?

"You damned Soul Beast, how dare you look down on your Grandpa Xuan? Who do you think stopped the Beast Tide of the Star Dou Great Forest back then?"

Long horns grew from Xuan Zi's head, while golden patterns covered his entire body. As his aura surged, the nearby trees were directly crushed flat.

"Anyway, I don't remember you."

Xiong Jun grinned. It was not as though he had not participated in that battle back then. There had been no such old human in front of him.

Feeling the strange looks from his teammates, Xuan Zi's face turned red and green as he stubbornly continued.

"Shrek was able to defeat the Beast Tide and force you into making an agreement back then. Today, I, Xuan Zi, represent Shrek Academy, and I will definitely defeat you as well!"

Xuan Zi's voice grew more impassioned as he spoke, as if he were about to defeat the Fierce Beasts before him at any moment.

Jing Hongchen covered his face. What kind of useless teammates did he have around him? He had better run as soon as possible.

"So you are from Shrek Academy. Then I should give you an even warmer welcome."

A vicious light burst from Xiong Jun's eyes as overwhelming pressure crushed toward the scouting party.

Naturally, the Titled Douluo would not be outdone. They released their own auras to resist it.

Yet they discovered that Xiong Jun's aura was towering and heavy, like an enormous mountain range. At the same time, it seemed to be forged from metal, radiating a sharp, warlike chill. The combined auras of the group were completely suppressed by Xiong Jun alone.

Du Busi instinctively exchanged a glance with Xuan Zi. Their strength was roughly on the same level, making them the strongest among the group.

"Dirty freak and little shorty, stop staring. Your Grandpa Xiong is still waiting right here for you."

Xiong Jun bared his fangs in a grin, having happened to pick the two forces with the deepest hatred for the Beast Kings.

"Little bear cub, your Grandpa Xuan happens to be hungry. I want to roast a couple of bear paws to eat."

Xuan Zi took a swig of wine and taunted Xiong Jun.

Du Busi felt somewhat awkward for a moment. He usually cursed humans more often; when facing a Soul Beast, he did not know how to curse it.

"Bear cub, come taste your Grandpa Du's big fist."

Du Busi raised his sturdy right arm and gestured at Xiong Jun twice.

Xiong Jun did not bother cursing back. They were merely two dead men; they were not worth wasting his saliva on.

"I'll take these two humans over there to play. You can divide up the rest. You two little brats, hurry up and follow your Grandpa Xiong."

Xiong Jun was the first to fly toward the other side. If he fought alongside the other demons, then lost himself in the heat of battle and accidentally hit them too, that would not be good. Lu Master was still watching from above. This battle was meant to display the results of his recent cultivation to Lu Master, and the humans before him were the best props.

The remaining demons also roughly divided up the other Titled Douluo, preparing to test their strength.

In midair, Lu Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's figures were somewhat illusory. The two demons watched the show from an interstitial space, preventing the aftershocks from disturbing their enjoyment.

"Is there anything you want to watch?"

"I want to watch Xiong Jun keep cursing those two humans."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said eagerly.

Lu Wu suspiciously twitched his ears. He had not misheard, had he? The little pet he had chosen seemed to be growing in the wrong direction.

Tomorrow: Xiong "Holy Spirit Cult Grand Elder, Most Irresponsible Person in Charge, Shameless Old Mutt" Zi and Du Busi get beaten down by Xiong Jun

P.S. I actually like Du Busi quite a bit. He was very protective of his own, patriotic, and willing to sacrifice himself. To kill Xu Tianran, he could self-destruct and bear the condemnation for massacring civilians. If nothing else, I like that about him. It was equivalent to voluntarily sacrificing himself and detonating a nuclear bomb in the capital of a certain Japanese country. A patriotic martyr.