(This is the first chapter of my monthly update plan. The day it goes out should be National Day, and this title and the next few chapters are just right for celebrating National Day. They should be very satisfying for everyone. Finally, I wish you all a happy National Day—don't forget to check in with a comment!)
As soon as they arrived on Xiaorizi Island, the system spoke.
[ Ding! This island is steeped in wickedness, and foul creatures dwell here. The quest "Nuke Xiaorizi Island" has been issued.]
Ye Ye: "Just as I thought. Even if you hadn't said anything, I would've nuked this place. There's a decent reward, too, but I'll have to wait until I'm done having my fun!"
Once they reached Xiaorizi Island, they began to realize they had been tricked. Godzilla was enormous and had incredible destructive power, yet it hadn't left a single trace. It made no sense—not even one footprint. The island was far too peaceful.
Wang Weiqi: "Zhang San! Were we tricked?"
Zhang San: "We can't be sure yet!"
Li Si: "Can't be sure, my ass! There isn't a single footprint!"
Zhang San was riled by his tone. Sure, he couldn't beat the three of them working together, but he was still a Titled Douluo, for crying out loud. "We can't have come all this way for nothing. How will we know unless we go in and take a look?"
Li Si: "Fine! I'll believe you one last time!"
Then they entered the forest in the Hiroshima region of Xiaorizi Island. The forest was called Guizi Forest because a tribe of wild men lived there. They were extremely short and had particularly prominent features, so people called them devils.
Soul Beasts also lived in Guizi Forest, but they all looked bizarre. According to legend, Heaven had deemed them evil-hearted and cruel, so it had sent down divine punishment: "Mushrooms."
Legend had it that when the divine punishment descended, all of Xiaorizi Island was enveloped by a giant mushroom. Monsters then appeared on the island, and the Soul Beasts grew violent and hideous, their bodies rotting, some with three heads or several arms.
Even some members of the little devils' tribe had become more savage because of the punishment. Their skin turned green and their intelligence diminished. Well, it hadn't been very high to begin with. After that, all they had in their heads was murder and ~!
Zhang San and the three brothers were at odds the whole way, looking for trouble and deliberately picking on one another.
Ye Ye thought, Looks like they aren't getting along very well either. From Li Si's tone, they've been tricked several times. This time, the information was wrong, but I really did come along!
Ye Ye said, "Come on, don't get mad, everyone. We need to keep the peace if we want to defeat Godzilla!"
Then Ye Ye went over to Zhang San and said, "Oh, Brother Zhang, don't be angry. You're a Titled Douluo, a man of great magnanimity. Don't let them get under your skin!"
Hearing that made Zhang San feel much better. He said, "Ye, you really know how to talk! Hahaha! It's not like I actually want to fight them. After all, I'm a Titled Douluo. They ought to show me some respect!"
Then Ye Ye went over to the three brothers and said, "Brothers, I just asked Zhang San about it! He said you should all listen to him, since he's the leader!"
The three brothers: "What! I'll fucking—!"
As they spoke, they prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to kill Zhang San. The members of their sect also used Martial Soul Possession, eager for a fight.
Seeing that the other side wanted to fight, Zhang San's temper flared at once. He used Martial Soul Possession too.
A massive bull appeared behind him. Golden armor covered its body, and golden light radiated from it.
A gigantic bear appeared behind Li Si. It was powerfully built and looked extremely ferocious. This was the Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear Martial Soul, though its presence was slightly weaker because its bloodline wasn't pure.
Martial Souls appeared behind Wang Gang and Wang Weiqi as well. Wang Gang's Martial Soul was a Fear Claw Bear, with a pair of thick, massive claws.
Wang Weiqi's Martial Soul was a Dark Gold Bear, a powerful bear covered in a layer of golden armor.
Ye Ye's scheme to sow discord had further inflamed the rift between them.
Zhang San: "What's the matter? You want to fight?"
Li Si: "Come on, then! Let's fight! Who's scared?"
As he spoke, they prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Ye Ye decided they'd had enough and got ready to "smooth things over."
Ye Ye: "Brothers, calm down. To keep you from arguing again, how about this? I'll pass messages between you!"
Ye Ye went over to the three brothers and asked, "Brothers, what do you think?"
Li Si: "We're not really angry. After all, we have to work together to hunt that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. We just don't want to have to do everything his way!"
Ye Ye: "Got it! I'll go tell him!"
Ye Ye went over to Zhang San again. "Brother Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang San: "There's not much to say. I'll repeat myself: I'm a Titled Douluo. They should show me some respect!"
Ye Ye: "Of course! I asked them just now, and they said they want a bigger share of the spoils!"
Zhang San hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said, "Ask them what they want! They can have anything except that Soul Bone!"
Ye Ye thought, So you care about the Soul Bone! I'll make sure you get what you want!
But aloud, Ye Ye said, "I'll go ask them!"
Ye Ye went over to the three brothers, and they immediately asked, "What did he say?"
Ye Ye: "He said he's a Titled Douluo, so you have to listen to him!"
Li Si's temper flared at once. "Motherfucker, there's no way we're listening to him! What kind of bullshit Titled Douluo is he?"
As he spoke, Li Si prepared to charge over and fight Zhang San. The other two brothers quickly held him back, all saying, "Wait, big brother. Let's ask again!"
Then Wang Weiqi said, "Brother Ye, go tell him we'll never listen to him. If he won't agree, we'll have to split up."
Ye Ye: "I guarantee I'll make your wish come true." Of course, he didn't say that part aloud.
Ye Ye went over to Zhang San again. Zhang San asked, "How did it go?"
Ye Ye pretended to furrow his brow and stammered without answering.
Seeing him like that, Zhang San sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, "What did they say?"
Ye Ye: "Well... Brother Zhang, I don't dare say."
Zhang San said, "Tell me! I won't blame you!"
Ye Ye: "They said you have to listen to them from now on, and they want that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone!"
Zhang San roared furiously, "What! Fuck those bastards! Motherfucker!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Ye Ye by the neck.
Ye Ye shrieked, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Zhang San let go of Ye Ye, then said, "Go tell them right now that it's impossible!"
Zhang San completely forgot that he might not be able to beat Ye Ye. In his fury, he revealed his true nature. His former mild manner was gone, replaced by a commanding tone.
Ye Ye: "Yes!"
As Ye Ye turned around, his face twisted into a vicious expression. His eyes sharpened, and the corners of his mouth lifted. He thought, You dare hit me and order me around? You're finished. I'll make you wish you were dead!
Then Ye Ye hurried back to the three brothers. Seeing how disheveled he looked, they asked, "What happened?"
Ye Ye put on a tearful voice and said pitifully, "Brothers! After I told Zhang San what you said, he... he hit me! You have to stand up for me!"
Li Si: "What did he say?"
Ye Ye: "He... he called you Da Congming and little cuties. He said you were born with mothers but raised without them. Anyway, he insulted you!"
Li Si was completely enraged. Even the mild-mannered Wang Gang and Wang Weiqi couldn't take it anymore. They said, "We'll get justice for you!"
As they spoke, they headed for Zhang San. They said they were standing up for Ye Ye, but that was just a way to win him over. Now they simply wanted to teach Zhang San a lesson.
Ye Ye said, "Brothers, I'll go scout ahead first!"
Wang Gang: "All right. Sorry to trouble you, little brother!"
Ye Ye said, "No trouble," but thought, You're all going to die! Hahaha!
Then Ye Ye returned to Zhang San. Zhang San's face was grim as he asked, "What did they say?"
Ye Ye: "They called you a son of a dog and said you weren't fit to be a Titled Douluo, since you couldn't even beat them. They said you weren't even worthy of being a dog by their side!"
Zhang San was utterly enraged. He had expected things to go badly, but he hadn't expected them to go that far. They had said he wasn't fit to be a Titled Douluo and wasn't even as good as a dog by their side. What's more, Zhang San knew they kept a husky!
If Ye Ye had heard that, he definitely would've objected. Huskies were amazing, after all: one husky could match three tigers, three huskies could sink an aircraft carrier, five huskies could take down God, ten huskies could create the universe, a hundred huskies could destroy the Milky Way, and a thousand huskies could rule the cosmos.
Zhang San charged straight at Li Si and the others. They sensed the danger and immediately used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Golden light blazed, and they merged into a gigantic Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear. It looked even more imposing than Li Si's Martial Soul, and its presence was so overwhelming that Zhang San could barely breathe.
Zhang San: "Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
Zhang San transformed into a gigantic golden bull, then shouted, "Ninth Soul Skill, Destruction Charge!"
The golden bull charged at the Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear. The Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear, formed from Li Si and the others' Martial Soul Fusion Skill, caught the bull's horns with its claws. Once it had brought the bull to a stop, it used its immense strength to fling the golden bull aside.
Then it unleashed the skill of its Martial Soul Fusion Skill: "Dark Gold Terrorclaw." The Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear's claws grew longer and sharper, their edges glinting coldly.
Finally, the Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear's claws struck at Zhang San. The golden bull's body was torn apart, and Zhang San's Martial Soul Avatar shattered. He was gravely injured and fell into the forest.
Li Si and the others ended their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Every time they used it, they became briefly weakened. Just then, the sounds of fighting rang out in the distance.
It turned out a group of little devils had arrived, and they were fighting the people of the Fear Claw Sect.
Li Si: "Oh no, it's the little devils! They're a kind of people who aren't human. They're powerful by nature and don't need to hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings. It looks like one of the little devils here can match a Titled Douluo, but we're in our weakened state right now!"
Ye Ye: "Let me handle them!"
With one of the little devils, whose strength was nearly that of a Titled Douluo, joining the fight, the Fear Claw Sect had suffered heavy losses.
Ye Ye joined in and fought the little devil bare-handed. Then he seized one of its arms, snapped it, grabbed its head, and casually twisted it off.
Seeing their leader dead, the little devils fled back to their tribe.
Author's Note:
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