Sealed Douluo Guards the Path, Directly Facing the Mutated Demonic Tiger

Dense black mist shuttled at high speed between the tree crowns of the Star Dou Great Forest.

This mass of black mist was condensed from the pure soul power of Ghost Douluo, Gui Mei.

It maintained a perfectly streamlined shape.

It completely pushed aside the air resistance ahead.

Su Chen stood in the center of the black mist.

There was no sense of turbulence at all in the surroundings.

Not even a trace of strong wind could blow inside.

This was the prestige of being personally escorted by a Titled Douluo.

Yue Guan stepped upon a massive, illusory chrysanthemum.

He followed closely on the right side of the black mist.

The pressure of a level 95 peak Douluo was released without reservation.

It formed an absolute exclusion zone with a radius of five hundred meters.

All soul beasts along the path.

Whether it was the Single-Horned Wild Boar foraging on the ground.

Or the Venomous Scaled Snake coiled in the tree canopy.

As long as they sensed this aura that felt like the might of heaven.

They were all terrified to the point of collapsing to the ground.

They even lost the strength to flee.

The dangers of the outer Star Dou Great Forest were non-existent to them.

Suddenly, a dense sound of flapping wings came from ahead.

A large, dark red cloud blocked the way.

It was a beast tide composed of over a thousand Bloodthirsty Demon Bats with five hundred years of cultivation.

They had clearly been disturbed by something.

They were in a state of extreme agitation.

Ignoring the pressure of the Titled Douluo entirely.

They charged straight toward them.

"Seeking death."

Yue Guan let out a cold snort.

He had no intention of slowing down.

He pressed his right index and middle fingers together.

He slashed forward casually.

Dozens of small, golden petals of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum flew from his fingertips.

The petals expanded rapidly in mid-air against the wind.

They transformed into sharp, peerless golden scimitars.

The scimitars instantly swept into the formation of Bloodthirsty Demon Bats.

There was no room for any resistance.

As the golden light flashed.

The hundreds of demon bats at the front were instantly sliced into uniform fragments.

A rain of blood poured down from the sky.

A thick, bloody stench permeated the forest.

The remaining demon bats finally regained their senses.

They let out terrified shrieks.

And fled frantically to both sides.

The black mist passed straight through the rain of blood.

It did not get stained by even a single drop of blood.

Su Chen watched all of this with a calm gaze.

This absolute crushing power at this level.

Was exactly what he craved most at the moment.

The purple light dot on the system radar interface grew brighter and brighter.

There were only three miles left until the target.

The surrounding terrain began to change.

The towering ancient trees grew increasingly dense.

The sunlight was completely blotted out.

A layer of pale purple miasma began to permeate the air.

This indicated that they had officially crossed into the edge of the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

This was the territory of thousand-year soul beasts.

"Stop."

Su Chen spoke suddenly.

Gui Mei immediately reined in his soul power.

The black mist came to an abrupt halt in mid-air.

It landed steadily on a thick tree trunk.

The black mist dissipated.

Su Chen's figure was revealed.

Yue Guan landed beside him as well.

"Your Highness, the Saint Son. Ahead lies a natural forest of highly toxic miasma."

Yue Guan looked at the thick purple fog in front of them.

"These miasmas have strong paralytic and corrosive effects. They are fatal to soul masters at the Soul Grand Master level."

He raised his hand.

He prepared to use his soul power to erect an isolation barrier for Su Chen.

Su Chen ignored Yue Guan's actions.

He walked straight toward the miasma forest.

"No need for a barrier."

Su Chen moved his mind slightly.

The black and white vortex within his dantian accelerated its rotation.

He flipped his right palm.

A Judgment Holy Sword burning with golden holy fire formed instantly.

An aura of extreme light and divinity erupted.

Su Chen gripped the hilt.

Without the aid of any soul skills.

He simply poured his Innate Full Soul Power into the holy sword.

He swung his sword forward.

A crescent-shaped golden sword qi slashed toward the front.

Wherever the sword qi passed.

Those pale purple toxic miasmas were like snow meeting a scorching sun.

They hissed as they burned.

In an instant, they were purified completely.

A clear path, five meters wide and free of toxic miasma, appeared before the three of them.

A flash of amazement crossed the eyes of Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

This kind of pure elemental suppression.

Was more effective than any detoxification pill.

"Let's go."

Su Chen put away the Judgment Holy Sword.

He strode forward along the path he had carved out.

The radar indicated that the target was less than five hundred meters ahead.

The further they walked.

The more intense the nauseating smell of blood in the air became.

It even overpowered the original scent of rotting leaves.

Accompanying the smell of blood.

Was a wave of oppressive darkness.

The three of them arrived at the edge of a sunken basin.

The scene inside the basin was ghastly.

All vegetation within a hundred-meter radius had withered and died.

The tree trunks were charred a bizarre, scorched black.

The soil on the ground looked as if it had been drenched in strong acid.

It bubbled incessantly, releasing black gas.

In the very center of the basin.

A massive black tiger, over five meters in length, was feeding.

Beneath the giant tiger's paws.

It trampled a massive Earth King.

This Earth King possessed at least two thousand years of cultivation.

Its originally indestructible crimson hard shell.

Was now torn to shreds.

The giant tiger was swallowing the flesh and blood of the Earth King in large gulps.

This giant tiger was pitch black all over.

Dark purple demonic patterns flowed across its fur.

Its four limbs were as thick and sturdy as ancient stone pillars.

The "King" character on its forehead glowed a deep scarlet.

With every chew.

Black demonic flames erupted from its nostrils.

As the demonic flames landed on the rocks below.

The rocks were instantly burned into deep pits.

Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger.

Su Chen stood on the high ground at the edge of the basin.

He stared down at the ferocious beast from above.

He could clearly feel.

The God-Slaying Magic Spear dormant in his left palm trembling violently.

It was an extreme craving born from encountering top-tier, homologous power.

The system radar scan was absolutely correct.

The ultimate darkness power contained within this demon tiger.

Perfectly matched his second martial soul.

Seemingly sensing the presence of strangers.

The Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger stopped feeding.

It whipped its massive head around.

A pair of scarlet beast eyes, filled with violence and a desire for destruction.

Locked directly onto the three people at the edge of the basin.

It did not flee in panic like other soul beasts upon sensing the pressure of a Titled Douluo.

The mutated bloodline of the Ancient Evil Dark God Tiger.

Had endowed it with an arrogant and ferocious nature.

ROAR.

The Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger opened its blood-red maw.

And let out a deafening roar.

A visible circle of black sound waves, mixed with a foul-smelling gale.

Swept toward Su Chen and his companions in a fan shape.

The sound waves contained not only intense physical destructive power.

But also a mental shock that struck directly at the soul.

Several charred ancient trees at the edge of the basin were struck by the sound waves.

Instantly disintegrating into a sky full of wood chips.

Yue Guan's expression darkened.

He stepped forward.

Blocking in front of Su Chen.

The nine soul rings with the optimal configuration on his body suddenly lit up.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

He waved his hand casually.

A golden barrier of soul power appeared out of thin air.

It steadily blocked the incoming black sound waves.

The sound waves collided with the barrier.

There was no massive explosion.

Instead, it emitted a harsh, sizzling sound.

Yue Guan discovered with surprise.

The surface of the soul power barrier he had released.

Had actually been corroded by those black sound waves, leaving behind several tiny gaps.

Although he had used less than ten percent of his soul power.

This was still the soul power of a level 95 peak Titled Douluo.

To think it would be corroded by the attack of a thousand-year soul beast.

This completely defied common sense.

Yue Guan turned his head.

His expression became extremely grave.

"Your Highness the Holy Son, this beast is definitely not an ordinary Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger."

Yue Guan pointed at the giant tiger below, which was arching its back in preparation to pounce.

"The ancient bloodline within its body has completely awakened. Not only does its attack carry extreme corrosiveness, but its mental power has also become incredibly violent due to mutation."

"Although its cultivation is indeed around twenty-five hundred years."

"Its true combat power and physical strength absolutely exceed that of a top-tier four-thousand-year soul beast, and it could even go head-to-head with a soul beast that has just broken through five thousand years."

Yue Guan emphasized his tone.

"The soul resentment it produces after death will be ten times more terrifying than that of an ordinary soul beast."

"If you were to forcibly absorb its soul ring, that violent energy, which carries its own destructive properties, would instantly shatter your meridians and even devour your sea of consciousness."

"This is no longer a matter of breaking limits; this is gambling with your life."

"This subordinate suggests killing it on the spot immediately. We should look for an ordinary soul beast around fifteen hundred years instead; that is the safest choice."

Gui Mei stood to the side.

He nodded in agreement as well.

"Yue Guan is right. His Holiness the Pope gave instructions that if there is any danger exceeding your capacity, we must forcibly intervene."

"The danger level of this mutated demon tiger has far exceeded the theoretical limit for a first soul ring."

The judgment of the two Titled Douluos was extremely accurate.

According to the common knowledge of the Douluo Continent.

Even a level 30 Power Attack System Soul Elder.

When absorbing a third soul ring.

Would not dare to easily touch a monster possessing such an ancient, mutated bloodline.

Let alone Su Chen, who did not even have a single soul ring yet.

He was merely a six-year-old novice.

Su Chen listened to the dissuasion of the two elders.

He looked at the demon tiger below, whose momentum was growing increasingly intense.

The fanatical fighting spirit in his eyes did not fade.

Instead, it burned even more fiercely.

The greater the risk.

The higher the reward.

The more ferocious this demon tiger was.

The more it proved that the system's rewards would be bountiful.

He possessed a perfect body reshaped by the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

He possessed materialized million-year mental defenses.

He had long since qualified to challenge death by leaping across ranks.

"So what if it has four thousand years of combat power?"

Su Chen's voice was cold and resolute.

"Even if it possesses ten-thousand-year combat power, it must become my first spirit ring today."

He turned his head.

His gaze was sharp as he stared at Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, I do not need you to teach me how to do things."

Su Chen reached out and unhooked the Purple Gold Pope Token from his waist.

He held the token high.

"I am now ordering you in the capacity of the Holy Son of Martial Soul Hall."

"Act immediately."

"Do not damage its origin."

"Break its limbs and pin it before me."

Su Chen's tone carried an irresistible air of dominance.

This was no longer a negotiation.

It was an absolute command.

Yue Guan gritted his teeth.

He looked at the glowing Pope Token.

He knew he could not defy it.

Su Chen's status within the Pope Palace was already unshakable.

If he disobeyed orders today, even if he returned, Bibi Dong would not treat him lightly.

"Old Ghost, let's move."

Yue Guan took a deep breath.

"Finish this quickly. Don't let this beast self-destruct its spirit ring."

Before Yue Guan's voice had even faded.

His entire body transformed into a streak of golden light.

He charged straight down toward the Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger in the center of the basin.

Gui Mei let out a cold snort.

His figure instantly merged into the shadows on the ground.

Like a bolt of black lightning skimming the earth, he flanked from the side.

Two Titled Douluo attacking a twenty-five-hundred-year spirit beast simultaneously.

This was absolutely a level of luxury treatment unprecedented in the history of the Douluo Continent.

The Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger clearly did not realize what kind of existence it was facing.

Seeing the human radiating golden light charging toward it, it immediately let out a wild roar.

Its thick hind legs slammed into the ground.

Its massive body soared into the air.

It lunged directly to meet Yue Guan.

It opened its giant maw, which burned with black flames, attempting to crush this tiny human in one bite.

"Overestimating yourself, beast."

Yue Guan sneered in mid-air.

He did not dodge or evade.

His right leg was raised high like a battle axe.

Without any flashy spirit skills, he simply compressed pure spirit power into his leg.

He brought it down in a fierce axe kick.

It struck directly onto the incredibly hard skull of the Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger.

Bang.

A loud sound of bone cracking echoed out.

The Dark Nightmare Demon Tiger did not even have time to let out a scream.

Its massive body was sent flying back toward the ground ten times faster than when it had lunged.

It slammed heavily into the center of the basin.

The ground, as hard as adamantine rock, was smashed into a crater several meters deep.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly in all directions.

Blood flowed from the seven orifices of the Demon Tiger.

Its skull was severely caved in.

It tried to struggle to its feet.

But the intense dizziness flooding its brain made it completely unable to control its body.

Just then.

The figure of Gui Mei emerged from the shadow beneath the Demon Tiger without the slightest warning.

His hands transformed into two pitch-black ghost claws.

With pinpoint precision, he latched onto the Demon Tiger's two front legs.

Snap.

Snap.

Two crisp, breaking sounds rang out.

The Demon Tiger's thick front legs were snapped clean off by Gui Mei.

White, jagged bone shards pierced through the black fur, exposed to the air.

A shrill, beastly roar echoed throughout the entire basin.

The battle had been declared over the moment it began.

In the face of the absolute power of a Titled Douluo.

Any mutated bloodline was but a futile struggle.