"Human, I'll give you one last chance!"
"Leave now, and I'll let bygones be bygones. We can pretend none of this ever happened!"
Seeing that Chu Feng had emerged unharmed beneath his pressure, Sky Azure Bull Python's gaze grew more intent.
This human was only a Quasi-Title Douluo, yet he could stand completely unaffected by its pressure.
His strength wasn't as simple as it appeared. His true combat power was undoubtedly no weaker than those two Titled Douluos.
No wonder he dared to come hunt it with only two Titled Douluos.
Taking everything into account—the colossal force backing Chu Feng, as well as his own considerable strength—Sky Azure Bull Python backed down once more, offering them a chance to part on peaceful terms.
At the same time, he shot Titan Giant Ape a look, signaling for him to hold his ground for now.
"There's no point talking. Let's fight!" Chu Feng glanced at Titan Giant Ape behind him, then reached forward with his right hand and summoned his Martial Soul, the Overlord Spear.
Three black bolts of lightning gathered in Chu Feng's hand, intertwining and solidifying into a black spear.
With the Overlord Spear in hand, Chu Feng pointed its tip at Sky Azure Bull Python.
"Whoosh!"
Chu Feng moved, his entire body shooting forward like a streak of black shadow.
Clutching the Overlord Spear, he thrust ahead with overwhelming Haki.
His vast Haki wrapped around the spear tip as it tore through the air, shooting straight toward Sky Azure Bull Python.
There was nothing fancy about this thrust. It was pure, unstoppable force, like a rainbow piercing through everything.
Though Chu Feng's thrust unleashed lightning, it wasn't his full strength.
He was merely testing Sky Azure Bull Python.
Testing its defenses and its reaction speed.
And testing just how terrifying the power of its Azure Dragon Bloodline was.
Seeing Chu Feng summon the Overlord Spear without a word and attack Da Ming, Titan Giant Ape's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. A furious growl rumbled in his throat.
The fiery red veins running across his rocky body began to glow as molten lava flowed through them, radiating scorching light.
Those red veins extended to his fists, which began to shine crimson.
But just as Titan Giant Ape was about to attack, Sky Azure Bull Python—its body radiating a fearsome dragon might—gave him a look.
That single glance stopped him in his tracks.
At once, the flames blazing across Titan Giant Ape's fists died down, and the violent aura surrounding him settled.
He lowered his enormous fists to the ground and pounded it twice in frustration, his crimson eyes fixed on what lay ahead.
When Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo saw Chu Feng attack Sky Azure Bull Python, they had planned to immediately unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and lock it down.
But a moment later, they realized Chu Feng was only testing Sky Azure Bull Python, not trying to kill it with a single thrust. They promptly abandoned the idea of using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Although they could use "Polar Static Domain" as often as they wanted, each use consumed a tremendous amount of Soul Power.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't have enough Soul Power in reserve to use it many times.
Every use meant one fewer chance!
Chu Feng was only testing Sky Azure Bull Python. He hadn't truly committed to the fight.
Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill wouldn't help Chu Feng much at this stage. It would only waste one of their precious chances.
It would also reveal their trump card.
If Sky Azure Bull Python learned that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had such powerful control, it would be on guard the next time they used it, and wouldn't be caught so easily.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restrain Sky Azure Bull Python. Instead, they both turned around to shield Chu Feng from Titan Giant Ape behind him.
But when they turned, they were surprised to find that Titan Giant Ape showed no intention of attacking at all.
His gaze was fixed straight ahead, watching Chu Feng charge at Sky Azure Bull Python with the Overlord Spear in hand.
Even though Titan Giant Ape hadn't attacked, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't let their guard down.
They kept him under close watch.
The two stared intently at Titan Giant Ape while keeping the battle between Sky Azure Bull Python and Chu Feng in view from the corners of their eyes.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo watched Titan Giant Ape, while Titan Giant Ape watched Chu Feng fight Sky Azure Bull Python.
Under Titan Giant Ape's gaze, Chu Feng's figure streaked forward at astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Sky Azure Bull Python.
The tip of the Overlord Spear glinted with black light, while bolts of black lightning swirled around its shaft.
Chu Feng drove forward with one arm and thrust the spear.
His piercing strike slammed into Sky Azure Bull Python's massive body.
"Clang!"
The Overlord Spear's razor-sharp tip struck the diamond-shaped scales along Sky Azure Bull Python's waist.
The scales there were as hard as steel. Chu Feng's thrust had plenty of destructive power,
but it still failed to penetrate Sky Azure Bull Python's defenses or inflict any real damage.
The spear tip slammed into the scales, then slid slightly across them. Metal scraped against the blue-green diamond-shaped scales, sparks flew, and a clang rang out.
That fierce, devastating thrust left only a shallow mark on a single blue-green scale.
When Chu Feng saw that his attack had left only such a faint mark on the scale, his pupils contracted.
His heart stirred.
Sky Azure Bull Python's defenses were astonishingly powerful.
Chu Feng had expected his thrust to inflict some damage, even if it wasn't much.
But he'd thought it would at least break through its defenses with ease.
The harsh reality dealt him a stinging slap. It forced Chu Feng to reassess himself and dispelled his earlier arrogance.
Sky Azure Bull Python was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with an Azure Dragon Bloodline. Its strength was truly terrifying, and it could bring out the power of a Level 98 Super Douluo at minimum.
If pushed to the brink, driven into a corner until it fought like a trapped beast, it could burn its own bloodline and unleash the power of a Limit Douluo!
At that moment, Chu Feng finally seemed to understand why Qian Daoliu had never led the Seven Grand Pontiffs into Star Dou Forest to hunt Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
When he'd read the book, Chu Feng had thought it was a plot hole.
After all, even if they couldn't use the Spirit Rings, weren't two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones worth having?!
Now, after that brief exchange, Chu Feng understood everything in an instant.
It wasn't that Qian Daoliu didn't want to hunt them, nor that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones held no appeal for him.
It was that Qian Daoliu knew how terrifying Sky Azure Bull Python was. Under normal circumstances, Sky Azure Bull Python was indeed weaker than him.
But if it fought like a trapped beast and was pushed too far, it could unleash the might of a Spirit Beast Emperor.
Even he wouldn't come away unscathed then.
Indeed, if humans were overwhelmingly stronger than Spirit Beasts,
then the Core Circle of Star Dou Forest wouldn't be a forbidden zone for humanity.
It would be humanity's backyard.
In the original story, Sky Azure Bull Python seemed so weak for three reasons.
First, Bibi Dong had prepared for a long time.
Second, the poison of her Martial Soul had a restraining effect on Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
Third, the two of them had to sacrifice themselves for Tang San.
Of course, that last reason was the most important one.
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