The group continued deeper into Star Dou Forest. Among the soul beasts they encountered, another Thousand Year Level one appeared, suitable for the students to train against.
After Dugu Yan pleaded her case, Qin Ming ultimately allowed Dugu Yan, Osler, and Yufeng to fight.
However, rather than force the Dreadclaw Bear away like Yu Tianheng's group had, the three of them fell into danger instead. If Dugu Yang had not stepped in, they might have been injured.
The three were facing a Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard. It was not that this soul beast was stronger than a Dreadclaw Bear.
On the contrary, if a Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard and a Dreadclaw Bear encountered each other in the wild, disregarding cultivation, the Dreadclaw Bear would most likely emerge victorious.
The reason Dugu Yan's group lost was that the Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard happened to counter them.
The Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard was covered in black scales and possessed extremely high defenses. Moreover, because it fed on carrion, it had exceptionally strong poison resistance, rendering Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake Poison completely ineffective.
Without Dugu Yan's potent poison, Osler and Yufeng's attacks could not break its defenses, leaving the three of them pinned down by the Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard.
Fortunately, the Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard had limited methods of attack. Otherwise, even with Dugu Yang and Qin Ming watching over them, the three might still have been injured.
This defeat also earned the three of them a lecture from Qin Ming.
Dugu Yan in particular.
When Qin Ming first saw the Black-Scaled Sharp-Clawed Lizard, he had intended to send Yu Tianheng's group into battle.
After all, as a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master, Yu Tianheng possessed the strongest offense among those of the same rank. At the same time, his Dragon Kind Martial Soul also suppressed