Liu Erlong: Why Drag Me Into This? Shrek, Yu Xiaogang Gasps Like an Ox: Let Go of Erlong!

Seeing that hundred-thousand-year soul ring, Liu Erlong's breath hitched.

"A... a hundred-thousand-year soul ring? Are you Dugu Bo's second brother, Dugu Xuan? You're actually still alive, and you've even broken through?" Liu Erlong exclaimed.

Golden Crocodile Douluo let out a cold snort. Although he hadn't released his soul rings, the mere slight leakage of his Limit Douluo soul power pressure was enough to solidify the air for a hundred meters around.

"Junior, enough with the nonsense. Ce'er needs to borrow your 'Scarlet Fire Dragon Blood.' Will you come with us obediently, or must this old man do it himself?"

Liu Erlong's face turned deathly pale. She instinctively took a step back and looked at Dugu Ce: "Ce'er, what is the meaning of this? I am your father's..."

"My father is already dead, killed by the exclusion and pursuit of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan." Dugu Ce interrupted Liu Erlong, his tone cold: "Aunt Erlong, your mutated Fire Dragon Bloodline is the best 'catalyst' to balance the ice and fire toxins within my body. For the sake of my future, I must ask you to suffer a little grievance."

Dugu Ce turned to look at Dugu Bo: "Grand-uncle, do it. Don't take her life; we need a living 'medicine catalyst'."

Dugu Bo let out a sinister laugh, and emerald-green poisonous mist instantly sealed off all of Liu Erlong's retreat paths: "Liu Erlong, blame only the fact that you come from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. We shall collect some interest on this debt from you first! But rest assured, your father has reached an agreement with us. As long as you cooperate well, once we kill Yu Yuanzhen and avenge my nephew, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will be under your father's control in the future."

"An agreement?" Liu Erlong laughed in extreme anger, her eyes reddening, her voice filled with endless desolation and mockery: "Yu Luomian actually agreed to such a deal? For the sake of that Sect Master position, he would even sell his own daughter?"

Liu Erlong stared fixedly at Dugu Bo, her soul power surging, causing scarlet flames to distort the air: "I have never taken a single cent from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect in my life. Because of this surname, I was even stripped of the right to pursue my own happiness! Back then, he used blood ties as an excuse to tear Xiaogang and me apart, forcing me to bear twenty years of infamy and loneliness. Now, he wants to use my life to trade for his power?"

"Absurd! It is absolutely, utterly absurd!" Dugu Ce watched Liu Erlong's near-collapse with a cold expression: "Aunt Erlong, in this world, weakness is the original sin. The 'family affection' and 'love' you speak of are worth less than the fallen leaves on this mountain when faced with absolute interests."

"Ce'er, you've changed... you've become even colder than your father." Liu Erlong smiled miserably. "You know full well that I am also a victim, and you know that I have nothing but hatred for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"

"That's perfect." Dugu Ce stepped forward, his body radiating an aura where faint golden light intertwined with emerald-green poisonous mist: "Since you hate that clan, then use your blood to help me destroy it. As for the 'aunt and nephew' title you speak of, I do not recognize it. From the day my father died, there has been nothing but hatred between my family and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

Dugu Bo sneered repeatedly from the side: "Liu Erlong, stop wallowing in self-pity. That old thing Yu Luomian is much smarter than you. He knows that once Yu Yuanzhen is dead, only by cooperating with us can he save his life and sit in the position he has dreamed of. As for you, being able to pave the way for my grandson's future is your good fortune."

"Good fortune?

Hahahaha!"

Liu Erlong threw her head back and laughed wildly, her Fire Dragon martial soul instantly manifesting and wrapping around her, violent flames sweeping through the surroundings.

"This kind of good fortune? This lady doesn't want it!

You want my blood?

Then let's see if you have the ability to take it!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned slightly, waving his hand dismissively. A golden pressure, heavy as a mountain, instantly extinguished Liu Erlong's flames.

"Noisy.

A mere Soul Saint, and you dare to brandish weapons before this old man?"

Liu Erlong was forced to one knee under the pressure, the ground beneath her shattering instantly. She gritted her teeth and looked up at Dugu Ce.

"Dugu Ce, if you truly have the ability, go kill Yu Yuanzhen! Go kill the culprits who forced your parents to their deaths!

Using a cast-off like me to make a point—what kind of genius are you?"

"I have never claimed to be a gentleman; I only care about results."

Dugu Ce walked up to Liu Erlong, looking down at her from above.

Dugu Xuan flickered into motion, his Nine Nether poison light instantly transforming into ropes that completely sealed Liu Erlong's power.

"Ce'er, this girl has a fiery temper, and the fire poison in her bloodline is indeed potent.

Once we destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, if Yu Luomian is obedient, it wouldn't hurt to spare her life."

On the tree-lined path leading to the back mountain of Blue Tyrant Academy.

The teacher leading the way was speaking to Flender and Yu Xiaogang with a respectful expression.

"The Dean usually enjoys peace and quiet; she is in the bamboo forest ahead.

However, her temper is somewhat explosive, so everyone must be careful later..."

"BOOM--!"

A deafening roar erupted from the depths of the back mountain, the violent fluctuations of soul power causing the leaves throughout the entire forest to rustle and tremble.

"Oh no!

That is the Dean's Fire Dragon aura!"

The teacher's face turned deathly pale.

"Someone is attacking in the back mountain!"

Flender's face, which had been wearing a teasing smile, instantly froze, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

"Such terrifying pressure!

Xiaogang, Erlong is in danger!

Hurry!"

Although Yu Xiaogang's soul power was low, his heart constricted violently at the mention of "Erlong."

Ignoring everything else, he took off running toward the back mountain.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other Shrek students exchanged glances and followed closely behind.

"People are coming, and they are fast."

Golden Crocodile Douluo stood with his hands behind his back, not even turning his head, his tone indifferent.

"A few Soul Saints, and a group of little brats who are Soul Elders, or not even Soul Elders yet."

A trace of malice flashed in Dugu Bo's emerald eyes.

"A few Soul Saints?

One must be that Cat Eagle, Flender. As for the other two Soul Saints...

Heh, this old man can smell that nauseating scent of a 'useless dragon'."

"Is it Yu Xiaogang?"

Dugu Ce's eyes shifted slightly.

"He comes just in time, saving me the trouble of seeking him out later."

Since he intended to use Liu Erlong to resolve the defects of his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul, he could not allow her to maintain contact with Yu Xiaogang once she became his woman.

It was perfect; he would use this opportunity to make Yu Xiaogang sever his thoughts of Liu Erlong.

As for what Liu Erlong thought of Yu Xiaogang?

It was impossible to cut those ties completely in one go.

But it didn't matter; Yu Xiaogang was a waste to begin with.

If there is an opportunity later, I will let Liu Erlong slowly lose her infatuation with him.

In an instant, the wind roared through the forest.

"Erlong!"

Flender charged into the clearing first, but upon seeing the scene before him, he skidded to a halt, his face turning deathly pale.

Yu Xiaogang followed closely behind, and when he saw Liu Erlong bound by the chains of Nine Nether venomous light, her face deathly white, his eyes nearly split from rage:

"Erlong!

Who are you people?

Let her go at once!"

Tang San and the other Shrek students arrived panting, and upon seeing this scene, they all immediately assumed combat stances.