In the dense forest, the slovenly, unkempt Elder Xuan was lost.
That's right, a ninety-eighth-ranked Super Douluo was actually lost.
Elder Xuan, wine gourd in his left hand, chicken leg in his right, took a sip of wine and a bite of chicken, strolling idly through the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Where the hell did Yuexuan go? The kids left without even telling me. When I find them, I'm going to teach them a good lesson, make them understand what it means to respect their elders."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest.
"Senior Sister, we got separated from Elder Xuan," a female student sighed.
"Elder Xuan really is something, drinking even while walking. I bet he's passed out asleep somewhere."
"I reckon Elder Xuan is looking for us too. We'd better find him quickly. The Star Dou Great Forest is full of dangers, and there are ferocious beasts roaming around. If we run into one carelessly, we won't be able to handle it."
Zhang Yuexuan shook her head helplessly: "We can't blame Elder Xuan entirely. His martial soul, the Godly Taotie Bull, needs constant eating to cultivate. He's troubled by it too. Everyone, stop complaining. Finding Elder Xuan is the priority."
The group walked through the forest, unaware that two icy gazes had already fixed on them from the shadows.
The Star Dou Great Forest spanned three empires, located in the central region of the continent, vast in territory, housing over a million soul beasts.
For Zhang Yuexuan and her group of twelve, finding one person in the forest was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"Elder Xuan!"
A female student couldn't help but shout.
Zhang Yuexuan immediately covered her mouth, scolding: "Do you have a death wish! If Elder Xuan doesn't come and a soul beast is attracted instead, we'll all die."
"Senior Sister, what's there to fear? With so many of us, are we afraid of soul beasts? Unless a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast shows up," a male student said arrogantly.
Speak of the devil.
Just then, heavy footsteps sounded, trees ahead toppled, and a low roar rang out.
Zhang Yuexuan and the other students braced themselves, frowning slightly as soul rings lit up beneath their feet.
Before them now stood a ten-meter-long, striped giant tiger. It had wings on its back, a tiger's head on an ox's body, dagger-like fangs crisscrossing in its mouth, sticky saliva dripping down, emitting a foul stench.
"It's a Qiongqi! The strongest tiger-type soul beast! And judging by its appearance, it's definitely a ten-thousand-year soul beast."
"We're doomed!"
Some faces turned pale. Looking at the sudden appearance of the Qiongqi, many felt fear, but as students of Shrek Academy, they took a deep breath and still chose to face it head-on.
Zhang Yuexuan's expression was grave, her silver teeth clenched: "This Qiongqi is a full ten meters long. According to the rule that tiger-type soul beasts grow one meter for every ten thousand years beyond fifty thousand, this Qiongqi in front of us is very likely... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
Everyone gasped, despair flooding their hearts. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was equivalent to a human Title Douluo.
The Qiongqi let out a low growl: "This human girl has good eyesight. This Seat just recently broke through to a hundred thousand years after enduring a heavenly tribulation. I was just hungry and came out for a snack. Since we've met, it's fate. Be good and let me eat you into my belly."
The Qiongqi opened its gaping maw, spreading its wings to fly, just as it was about to attack Zhang Yuexuan and the others.
A pale white blade light flashed through the forest. The Qiongqi's tiger eyes bulged, and before a scream could even leave its throat, a massive tiger head rolled directly to the ground.
The cross-section at the severed neck was perfectly smooth. The power of this slash was extraordinary.
Before Zhang Yuexuan and the others could recover from their shock, they saw an ordinary-looking woman walk out from the forest.
She walked straight up to the Qiongqi, sighing softly: "What a waste."
This Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast happened to be one of the two crucial soul rings missing from Bibi Dong's second martial soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor.
Bibi Dong's eyes were sharp. She swung the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, severing the Qiongqi's right tiger claw. Peeling back the flesh, a blood-red soul bone came into view.
At the same time, a soul ring as red as fresh blood lit up, appearing on the dead Qiongqi's body.
Bibi Dong chose not to absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After storing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Qiongqi Left Arm Bone in her Soul Tool, she turned to look at Zhang Yuexuan and the others.
Bibi Dong asked calmly: "Are you all students of Shrek Academy?"
Zhang Yuexuan and the others exchanged glances, all breathing a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Zhang Yuexuan cupped her hands: "This Humble One is Zhang Yuexuan, an inner court student of Shrek Academy. Thank you, senior, for saving our lives."
"Thank you, senior, for saving our lives." The others also cupped their hands in thanks.
Bibi Dong waved her hand, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe vanishing from her grip. Her right hand then transformed into a hideous ghost claw, and in an instant, she plucked the head off one of the Shrek inner court students.
This action put the just-relaxed Zhang Yuexuan and the others on high alert. They all scattered back, soul rings flashing beneath their feet.
"What does senior mean by this?" Zhang Yuexuan demanded in a low voice.
"Can't you tell? Naturally, to kill you all!"
Bibi Dong became the embodiment of death. Dealing with this group, whose average cultivation was only Soul King or Soul Emperor, wasn't worth using her martial soul. The leading girl, so young, was actually a Soul Saint.
"Interesting."
Bibi Dong chose to leave Zhang Yuexuan for last.
In an instant, eleven classmates who had lived together day and night were all dead, blood pooling on the ground, the grass stained red.
Zhang Yuexuan watched helplessly as the scene unfolded before her, feeling utterly powerless. Her eyes slowly turned red as she glared at the woman before her.
"You... everyone... is dead."
"I'll kill you!"
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body!"
A moon quietly appeared behind Zhang Yuexuan. The once clear sky gradually dimmed, and a full moon emerged in midair, its snowy radiance shimmering.
The full moon merged with Zhang Yuexuan, transforming into a single orb of moonlight that pressed down with crushing force.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Moonlight Frost Fills the Sky."
The full moon that Zhang Yuexuan had become descended, its moonlight flowing like water.
Only Bibi Dong could personally feel the immense lethality of the moonlight bearing down from above.
"I didn't expect you to already be a Soul Saint at such a young age, just one crucial Eighth Soul Ring away from breaking through to Soul Douluo."
Bibi Dong saw through Zhang Yuexuan's cultivation at a glance. She then raised her hand to catch the full moon overhead, while countless beams of moonlight transformed into sharp blades that swirled around her, slashing in from all sides.
"But unfortunately, since you're from Shrek, you must die!"
The right hand holding the full moon erupted with a sinister aura. Bibi Dong leaped high into the air and slammed the moon down with savage force.
A thunderous boom echoed, kicking up a storm of dust.
Zhang Yuexuan spat out a mouthful of blood and was forced out of her Martial Soul True Body state.
She looked up at Bibi Dong, her eyes filled with terror: "You... you're an Evil Soul Master!"
"Evil Soul Master?" Bibi Dong paused slightly, then sneered. "If you say so."
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