Tang San Stripped of Command! Dai Mubai's Bear Hug!

Tang San Stripped of Command! Dai Mubai's Bear Hug!

"Leave command to First Hong," Flender said.

"No problem."

First Hong accepted with a smile. He had no desire to be commanded.

He sized up the team's composition.

"Dai Mubai will lead. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu will take the left and right flanks. Ning Rongrong and I will be in the middle, along with Xiao Ao. Tang San and Ma Hongjun will bring up the rear."

"In battle, I'll only be responsible for command and will try not to interfere. Otherwise, you won't get any training at all."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

First Hong's soul skills were more violent than the last. If he made a move, what would be left for them to do?

Only Tang San looked utterly baffled.

He was a control-type soul master, yet he had been assigned to the rear?

Was that reasonable?

"Wouldn't I be more suitable in the middle?" Tang San questioned. "My Blue Silver Grass can connect everyone and assist with movement when necessary."

First Hong ignored him.

He summoned the Life Ancient Tree, and its branches lashed out to loop around everyone's waists.

Facts spoke louder than words—anything you could do, so could I.

Tang San grew a little depressed.

He felt that First Hong's appearance had been nothing short of a disaster for him.

With the formation decided.

Dai Mubai took the lead, enduring the pain as he cleared a path ahead.

The others followed.

First Hong still spread his Phoenix Wings and floated half a meter above the ground.

It was not because flying high gave him a better view. He simply did not want to walk.

He also used the Speed Divine Sense he had just activated to conceal the Million Year Soul Bone aura of the Phoenix Wings.

That way, the soul beasts would not be too intimidated by its pressure to attack them.

This once again confirmed Flender and the others' suspicions—First Hong's backing was definitely extraordinary.

Even they could not conceal a soul bone's aura.

Besides.

Activating an External Soul Bone required Soul Power. First Hong had been flying continuously ever since leaving Shrek, yet he had not rested once.

It was downright broken!

What they did not know was that.

As a Phoenix Divine Outfit, the Phoenix Wings already contained stored divine power, enough for First Hong to use for a long time.

—And when it ran out, he could just get the God of Phoenix to reward him again.

He was all about enjoying the moment.

Based on the distribution of soul beasts, the Star Dou Great Forest was divided into the outer region, the Mixed Zone, and the core area.

The outer region mainly contained ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts, with the occasional thousand-year one.

Yet the few who needed soul rings all started at the thousand-year level.

And they had all consumed Immortal Herbs, absorbed soul bones, and possessed divine outfits.

This place was clearly unsuitable.

After a day of rapid travel, they entered the Mixed Zone, where thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul beasts were the main inhabitants.

Not long after.

"Something's coming!" Zhu Zhuqing warned. "It's a snake flying close to the ground. It has a fleshy crest larger than its head, a body as red as blood, and a fan-shaped tail."

First Hong understood.

An elite Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent had come to deliver itself.

They had not even gone through Star Dou Town this time, yet they had still run into this thing.

Its luck had run out.

At the rear, Tang San's mind stirred as he prepared to show off his knowledge.

But First Hong had already spoken—

"A Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent less than two thousand years old would normally suit Xiao Ao, but its cultivation is too low now."

"Fatty, unleash your martial soul's pressure and scare it away."

Ma Hongjun gladly accepted the order. His Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix martial soul appeared and let out a clear cry from afar.

The pressure of a top-tier martial soul frightened the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent so badly that it turned around, circled around the Shrek team, and fled.

No one noticed the small disc stuck beneath it.

A Level 5 Soul Tool Elemental Bomb, set to blow it to pieces the moment its speed fell below a certain level.

Naturally, First Hong had planted it.

As for why?

If Meng Yiran absorbed this soul ring, who would drive away the Man Faced Demon Spider later?

Better safe than sorry.

Before long.

The team ran into Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang.

This time, there was no conflict. Both sides tacitly avoided each other.

Half a day later.

They finally encountered a suitable soul beast—a Blazing Owl Eagle.

A rare Blaze Attribute flying beast that ordinary soul masters found extremely difficult to capture.

But.

Aside from Ma Hongjun, everyone had a Flying Soul Tool.

"It's around 2,500 years old. Can Fatty absorb it?" Tang San spoke first. "It's circling in the air. It has marked us as prey."

Ma Hongjun was somewhat uncertain and looked toward First Hong.

Would the Phoenix Origin he had absorbed increase the age limit?

First Hong looked toward the Livestream Room.

"God of Phoenix": The Phoenix Origin is divine equipment! Are you kidding? Other than a ten-thousand-year soul ring with Soul Tremor, he can absorb anything below that without a problem!

That made perfect sense.

"You can absorb it," First Hong said truthfully. "In theory, anything below ten thousand years should be fine for you."

Ma Hongjun was stunned!

The others also turned to look at him.

"Anything below ten thousand years?" Ma Hongjun asked again.

"In theory, yes." First Hong nodded.

Ma Hongjun was about to ask more.

But the Blazing Owl Eagle in the sky seized the opportunity, diving at Xiao Wu with its claws outstretched.

Xiao Wu nimbly leaped aside and dodged.

Unexpectedly.

A red blur shot out from the forest—it was another Blazing Owl Eagle!

It was smaller, but faster.

It was about to snatch Xiao Wu away.

First Hong tugged the Life Ancient Tree and pulled her back.

"Roar!"

Dai Mubai activated his Martial Soul Possession and pounced at the new Blazing Owl Eagle.

But First Hong yanked him back as well.

The sudden pull made Dai Mubai cough violently as he turned back in confusion.

What did that mean?

"Whoosh—"

Flender flashed over, using his Flight Soul Skill.

Seeing that Dai Mubai was unharmed, he turned and rushed back.

Dai Mubai's pupils contracted!

How could he still fail to understand? He had just walked through the gates of hell!

"A 7,400-year Blazing Owl Eagle!" Tang San cried sharply. "It has strength at least comparable to a Four Ring Soul Elder. Everyone, be caref—"

"Crackle—"

A thin golden line struck the smaller Blazing Owl Eagle. It had been about to flap its wings and rise, but instead crashed headfirst into the ground, plowing a ditch over ten meters long.

They looked at First Hong.

A metal mosquito rested on his right arm, golden light still lingering at the tip of its proboscis.

Level 5 Soul Tool Paralysis Ray!

It could paralyze a Five Ring Soul King for one second. This Blazing Owl Eagle, with strength comparable to a Four Ring Soul Elder, would need at least ten seconds before it could move again.

Though everyone was astonished.

Their movements were not slow, and soul rings lit up one after another.

"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Dai Mubai held off the first Blazing Owl Eagle while Ning Rongrong enhanced his strength.

The rest swarmed the paralyzed smaller Blazing Owl Eagle and focused their attacks on it.

They paid special attention to its wings, beating it into a flightless chicken.

When it regained the ability to move, it let out a deafening cry.

"Aang!!!"

Its Soul Power erupted as though it were about to unleash its ultimate move.

"Crackle—"

Another paralysis ray struck it, and it crashed down again.

"Fatty, now!"

Ma Hongjun pulled out his ancestral beginner's dagger and stabbed it into the Blazing Owl Eagle's eyeball. With a vicious twist, he shredded its brain.

The fully paralyzed Blazing Owl Eagle passed away peacefully.

A purple soul ring rose up.

This made the 2,500-year Blazing Owl Eagle let out a sorrowful cry.

Its Soul Power erupted, and blazing flames rose from its wings.

One wing blade slashed at Dai Mubai!

"Bang!"

Dai Mubai activated his Indestructible Body of a Vajra. Crossing his tiger claws, he forcibly withstood the explosive strike.

Instead of retreating, he advanced and wrapped the Blazing Owl Eagle in a bear hug. Resisting the scorching flames with his powerful defense, the muscles in his arms suddenly swelled by a full circle!

"Aaaahhh!!!"