Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Sacrifice, Fifth Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring

The Sky Azure Bull Python felt heavy-hearted. Su Mo was right; having reached this point, they had no choice left.

Even if they refused, they would still be in grave danger today.

Golden Crocodile Douluo alone had already crushed them beneath immense pressure, not to mention the two Titled Douluo watching them like tigers from the side.

If they truly fought to the death, there was no chance they would survive.

Death itself was not terrifying. What was terrifying was that Xiao Wu would be buried with them.

Since there was a sliver of hope that could let Xiao Wu live, they were willing to gamble on it.

The Sky Azure Bull Python slowly looked toward Xiao Wu, its eyes filled with reluctance and guilt.

"Sister Xiao Wu, I'm sorry. Er Ming and I were useless. We couldn't protect Aunt Rou, and we couldn't protect you either. You must live well."

Its gaze lingered on Xiao Wu for a moment before it slowly turned to Su Mo, its voice growing heavy.

"We can agree, but I must see Sister Xiao Wu leave safely with my own eyes before I sacrifice myself to you. That request isn't unreasonable, is it?"

"Fine. Then let the Titan Giant Ape begin first. Once its sacrifice is complete, I'll immediately release this rabbit."

Su Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had not expected things to go so smoothly.

At that moment, Yue Guan beside him was already trembling with excitement.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone—he would soon possess them both, and they would be obtained through a Soul Beast's voluntary sacrifice.

He had never even dared to dream of such good fortune before, yet now it had fallen upon him.

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, held in Gui Mei's palm, finally recovered a trace of awareness from her overwhelming grief.

Da Ming and Er Ming were going to sacrifice themselves too?

She had just lost her mother, and now even the two companions she had grown up with were about to leave her?

Xiao Wu struggled desperately and let out repeated cries, as though begging them not to.

Yet no matter how she struggled, it was all in vain.

The Titan Giant Ape looked at Xiao Wu's agonized struggle and released an earth-shaking roar.

It did not want Sister Xiao Wu to suffer so much. Only sacrifice could buy her a sliver of hope for survival, so it began the sacrifice without hesitation.

The light of sacrifice surged forth like a tide, enveloping Yue Guan completely.

However, just as the sacrifice began, a sudden change erupted!

The entire Lake of Life began to churn violently, forming a massive whirlpool, as though some enormous creature was about to burst from beneath the water.

Immediately afterward, two terrifying auras that made one suffocate rose abruptly from the depths of the lake.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed drastically.

He stared fixedly at the lake surface, his brows tightly furrowed. "Be careful! The newcomers are no weaker than I am!"

Gui Mei reacted swiftly, immediately shielding Su Mo and Bibi Dong behind him as he summoned his Martial Soul.

Soon, a massive dark-golden bear slowly emerged from the center of the whirlpool, followed closely by a gigantic three-headed hound wreathed in flames.

The dark-golden bear was as mighty as a mountain, its entire body covered in dense dark-golden fur. Most striking of all were the claws upon its enormous paws, gleaming coldly—the most terrifying weapons it possessed.

It was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Bear Lord, with a cultivation of roughly four hundred thousand years.

The other resembled a Lion and possessed three savage heads. It was the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff, Scarlet King, with a cultivation of over two hundred thousand years.

The Sky Azure Bull Python stared at the two Soul Beasts emerging from the lakebed, its eyes full of shock.

It had ruled the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest for many years and had dwelled in the lake year-round, yet it had never noticed such terrifying beings hidden beneath its waters.

Bear Lord floated in the air, looking down upon everyone present with arrogant, indifferent eyes.

It cast a cold glance at the Sky Azure Bull Python, as though it were looking at an insignificant ant.

"Hmph, what two useless fools." Bear Lord snorted coldly. "For the sake of a rabbit, you're actually willing to sacrifice yourselves to humans."

The Sky Azure Bull Python's expression changed repeatedly. In the end, suppressed by Bear Lord's terrifying aura, it did not dare offer any rebuttal.

Yet a thread of hope suddenly rose in its heart. They were all Soul Beasts; surely they had come to trouble those humans.

Could Aunt Rou's death finally be avenged?

But why had they not appeared sooner?

If they had come earlier, Aunt Rou would not have died, Xiao Wu would not have been captured, and Er Ming would not have needed to sacrifice himself.

However, constrained by Bear Lord's overwhelming pressure, the Sky Azure Bull Python ultimately did not dare say anything. It could only wait for an opportunity to save Xiao Wu.

At that moment, Bear Lord's gaze passed over the others and finally settled on Su Mo.

A flash of undisguised killing intent suddenly flickered through its pupils.

Su Mo met its gaze, and his heart sank.

Others did not know, but he knew very well that beneath the Lake of Life lay an independent barrier, where the Silver Dragon King and several powerful Ferocious Beasts lay dormant.

Yet in the original story, when Bibi Dong hunted the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, they had never shown themselves.

Why had they emerged now?

And why had Bear Lord fixed its eyes on him the moment it appeared, revealing such obvious killing intent?

Could it be because of his Martial Soul?

Damn it!

He was just about to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, yet this sudden turn of events sent his heart reeling.

The situation had completely changed.

Bear Lord's Sky-Ripping Claw could even injure Di Tian. Golden Crocodile Douluo might not be his match.

Yue Guan was undergoing the sacrifice. Once it began, it could not be interrupted, so he could not join the battle.

Meanwhile, the Sky Azure Bull Python and Scarlet King on the other side were watching like tigers. Gui Mei alone could not possibly contend with them.

Time rewound slightly.

Lake of Life, beneath the lake.

The severely injured Silver Dragon King, who had been sleeping, awoke because of the tremendous commotion above the lake and a faintly familiar aura.

That aura was very weak, but at such close range, she could not possibly have sensed it incorrectly.

It was Asura's aura!

In an instant, the hatred that had lain dormant in the Silver Dragon King's heart for countless years erupted like a volcano.

Back during the great war of the God Realm, the Dragon God had been cleaved in two by the Asura God, becoming the Golden Dragon King and her, the Silver Dragon King.

As the other half of the Dragon God, she naturally harbored bone-deep hatred toward the Asura God.

But the Asura God could not possibly appear in the lower realm.

After investigating, she discovered that the aura came from a human Spirit Master who possessed the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul.

She did not know why that person possessed such a Martial Soul, but anyone connected to the Asura God was her enemy.

However, her injuries were severe, and she did not dare expose herself. Moreover, the other party was indeed merely a weak human, so there was no need to make a great fuss. She suppressed her fury and chose to endure.

Yet it would have been one thing if that group of humans had merely hunted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Later, they even intended to make the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape sacrifice themselves. Of course, those two Soul Beasts were insignificant in her eyes, and she did not care whom they sacrificed themselves to—but they had to sacrifice themselves to a Spirit Master with the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul.

And right beneath her nose.

It was like someone connected to your sworn enemy obtaining an immense opportunity before your very eyes while you did nothing. Would that not make you seem utterly incompetent?

How could she not be furious under such circumstances?

She did not dare act personally, but she still had many Ferocious Beasts under her command.

Di Tian belonged to the Dragon Clan and possessed formidable cultivation. Acting rashly could easily draw the attention of the God Realm.

But the other Ferocious Beasts were not of the Dragon Clan, and their strength was moderate enough that they would not attract the God Realm's notice.

There were three Titled Douluo on the other side, one of them an especially formidable expert. To be safe, she sent Bear Lord and Scarlet King.

The others did not matter. The sole objective was to kill the Spirit Master with the Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul, so that the hatred in her heart could be vented, if only a little.