"What you? Just because you attacked us without cause, we have every right to kill you!" Ning Rongrong wasn't about to indulge the Peerless Dragon Snake and Meng Yiran.
Ning Rongrong immediately turned on Meng Yiran.
"Young lady, you're going too far." Dragon Duke Meng Shu doted on his granddaughter. Seeing Ning Rongrong bully Meng Yiran,
he couldn't help getting angry and scolding Ning Rongrong.
Seeing Meng Shu scold Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo couldn't stand by.
Seventh Spirit Skill—Seven Kill True Body! He unleashed it at once.
He had already locked onto the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch. If they dared to say another word, Sword Douluo would attack.
The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch sensed the threat of death and exchanged a glance. Dragon Duke clenched his teeth and said to the Snake Matriarch, "Old woman, it seems our legend has long since faded from the Douluo Continent. Today, let's remind them that we're not to be trifled with."
"Senior, though you're a Titled Douluo, our Peerless Dragon Snake aren't to be trifled with either."
A golden dragon's shadow coiled around a green-scaled serpent. Their dragon and snake staffs crossed in midair, and the tremendous, surging force of Dragon Snake Assault erupted!
Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword light cleaved toward them. The golden-green gale clashed violently with the silvery-white sword waves, and the explosion thundered through the forest. The shockwaves sent broken stones flying. The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch flushed as they gathered their strength to resist, barely managing to block the domineering strike.
"Not bad." An 85th-level Soul Douluo and a 68th-level Soul Emperor had managed to withstand his attack using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Sword Douluo was mildly impressed.
As for the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch, withstanding a Titled Douluo's attack through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was more than enough to make them proud.
Just as the two sides were deadlocked,
Meng Yiran stepped forward and addressed Ning Rongrong.
"I can see that you're all Soul Masters. Why don't you and I have a duel? The winner gets ownership of both Spirit Beasts."
Meng Yiran had also realized that the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch were no match for Sword Douluo. Now she was changing tactics, hoping to claim the two Phoenix-tail Crested Serpents through a duel.
At that, Ning Rongrong, Qian Yu, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Sword Douluo all smiled strangely.
They happily agreed. "We won't say we're bullying you. You can choose any one of us as your opponent. If you win, we'll count it as your victory. Of course, Lingling and I are Support System Soul Masters, so we won't take part."
Speaking for the group, Ning Rongrong laid it out for Meng Yiran.
"You..." Meng Yiran felt humiliated by Ning Rongrong.
"Yiran." The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch had wanted to shield Meng Yiran, and now that she had stepped forward, the Dragon Duke was about to scold her.
But when they heard that Qian Yu and the others had agreed to Meng Yiran's challenge, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Yiran's strength was among the best even for someone her age. If they had her choose someone younger for the duel, victory would be a piece of cake.
That was what the Snake Matriarch Chao Tianxiang thought.
The Dragon Duke thought the same.
With that in mind, the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch began studying Qian Yu and the others.
Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling were both level 30 Support System Soul Masters. They clearly couldn't be chosen as opponents.
Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan had already reached Soul Ancestor rank.
The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch both looked as if they'd seen a ghost.
"Grandpa, Grandma, what's wrong?" Meng Yiran saw how shocked they were and asked curiously.
"Nothing. We're helping you choose an opponent. You can't choose those two Support System Soul Masters, and you can't choose the one in the leather outfit or the purple-haired one either. They're already level 40."
"As for the one in pink with rabbit ears, she might be worth considering. She's reached level 30, but she's not as terrifying as the others." The Snake Matriarch spoke to her granddaughter, Meng Yiran.
"Grandpa, Grandma, what about that young man?" Hearing that Xiao Wu and the others were at least level 30, Meng Yiran couldn't help feeling a pang of bitterness.
It was obvious that Xiao Wu and the others were younger than her, yet their levels were higher.
"We can't tell with that young man." The Snake Matriarch and Dragon Duke exchanged a glance, then shook their heads at Meng Yiran.
"Oh. Could it be that he isn't a Soul Master?" Meng Yiran's eyes darted around.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I want to challenge that young man."
"Yiran, I think you'd be safer choosing the one in pink." The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch seemed rather wary of Qian Yu.
Qian Yu answered them with a smile.
His radiant smile caught Meng Yiran's eye.
Her desire to fight Qian Yu grew even stronger.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I've made up my mind."
"Hey, I've chosen my opponent. It's the only boy on your team."
"What's your name?" Meng Yiran asked Qian Yu, her face unusually flushed.
"Qian Yu," he replied unhurriedly.
"Pfft." Hearing that Meng Yiran had picked Qian Yu after all that deliberation,
Ning Rongrong nearly burst out laughing like a pig. "Are you sure? You want Qian Yu as your opponent? I'll give you one chance to choose again."
Ning Rongrong added fuel to the fire.
Meng Yiran flared up, but when she saw Qian Yu's handsome, rugged face, she held back her anger. "No, thanks. I choose Qian Yu."
"Then good luck." Ning Rongrong gave Meng Yiran a mischievous grin.
The two sides then moved apart.
Meng Yiran and Qian Yu stood at opposite ends, about 50 meters apart.
The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch stood on Meng Yiran's side, while Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and the others stood with Qian Yu.
Meng Yiran politely introduced herself. "Meng Yiran, 15 years old. Martial Soul: Serpent Cane. Level 30 Soul Elder."
After speaking, Meng Yiran looked at Qian Yu expectantly, waiting to hear his information.
"Qian Yu, 15 years old. Martial Soul: Desert Eagle. Level 49 Battle Soul Elder."
The moment Qian Yu revealed his strength,
Meng Yiran froze where she stood.
The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch looked as though they'd swallowed a fly.
"What? Level 49 at 15? He's almost a Soul King. What kind of Little Monster is this?" The Dragon Duke couldn't help giving the Snake Matriarch a wry smile.
"Yiran, let's admit defeat." The Snake Matriarch also thought Meng Yiran couldn't beat this Little Monster named Qian Yu.
But Meng Yiran only stood dazed for a moment before recovering. She turned to the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch. "Grandpa, Grandma, I want to try."
Then Meng Yiran launched the first attack.
"Watch out! First Spirit Skill—Snake Blade: The Serpent Cane's mouth spits out poisonous blades that shoot toward the target from a distance. They carry a potent snake venom, and multiple afterimages can be fired in succession."
Meng Yiran warned Qian Yu as she released her Spirit Skill.
Qian Yu merely smiled.
Ultimate Ice enveloped his body.
No poison could penetrate it.
Meng Yiran's attack froze solid several meters before it reached Qian Yu.
"What terrifying ice control," the Snake Matriarch said admiringly.
"It's not just his control over ice. His ice seems different—it appears to counter every kind of poison." As a Soul Douluo, the Dragon Duke's insight far surpassed that of the Soul Emperor Snake Matriarch.
"Honestly, Yiran's such a stubborn girl. I told her to choose the one in pink, but she wouldn't listen." The Snake Matriarch couldn't help complaining.
"Heh heh heh, old woman, how about having this young man marry our granddaughter?" The Dragon Duke chuckled at the Snake Matriarch.
"You old fool. He has a Titled Douluo behind him. How do you expect to make him your grandson-in-law?"
On the field, Meng Yiran used her Second Spirit Skill, Snake Body, once again. Her body turned boneless, twisting like a snake as she closed in on Qian Yu.
"Watch out! Second Spirit Skill—Snake Body." Meng Yiran warned Qian Yu again.
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