Secretly Watching

By the time Yu Luomian finally stopped, Yu Xiaolou's face had swollen into a pig's head. The burning pain in his cheeks made him bare his teeth in agony.

Yet his mind remained exceptionally clear, making his perception of the pain even sharper.

He knew that his second uncle neither wanted to completely fall out with his branch of the family nor wished to let him off easily. Beating him to this state was clearly the outcome that satisfied him most.

Seeing her cousin's pig-headed appearance, Liu Erlong's mood improved greatly. She covered her mouth and snickered, her eyes full of gloating delight.

Only after seeing that her mood had improved considerably did Yu Luomian finally let the matter rest and lead the group onward to search for the soul beasts they needed to hunt.

Watching her father lead the way ahead, Liu Erlong suddenly remembered something and hurried after him.

"Father, may I ask you a question?"

Feeling his daughter's curious gaze, Yu Luomian nodded.

"Hm? Do you think Father punished that brat Yu Xiaolou too lightly?

Child, I'm sorry. After all, he is Father's cousin's son and your cousin. For the sake of family unity, Father couldn't truly slap him to death."

Liu Erlong hurriedly shook her head like a rattle drum.

"Father, I understand. No matter what, he shares the same clan and bloodline as us. I won't make things difficult for you."

A faint smile appeared on her face as she revealed her true purpose.

"I just wanted to ask whether the family has a cousin named Yu Xiaogang. What kind of person is he? Could you tell me about him?"

"Xiaogang?" Yu Luomian repeated, then looked at his daughter with a puzzled expression.

"Daughter, why are you asking about him? He's the most disappointing good-for-nothing in our family. He's two or three years older than you, yet his Soul Power is only around level twenty, and his progress is abnormally slow.

If nothing unexpected happens, he may never surpass level thirty for the rest of his life."

Yu Luomian snorted disdainfully. He was deeply dissatisfied with Yu Xiaogang's uselessness, believing that his very existence only brought shame upon the family.

Hearing the conversation between father and daughter, Yu Xiaolong, who stood nearby, interjected.

"Second Uncle, my younger brother truly is disappointing, but he has always worked very hard. As his elder brother, I've always seen his efforts.

If his martial soul weren't so useless, he might have become one of the outstanding younger members of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Perhaps. But who can guarantee that he would still work so hard if his martial soul weren't so useless?"

Yu Luomian did not spare his eldest nephew any face, his tone filled with disdain for Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaolong understood that he could not change his second uncle's opinion of his younger brother, so he could only sigh helplessly.

From their conversation, Liu Erlong also gained a rough understanding of Yu Xiaogang.

He was no longer young, yet weak as hell. Though he worked hard, his strength simply never improved.

And she had actually fallen for such a useless man? She had even willingly become another woman's substitute?

Hmph. What a ridiculous joke. She had no idea where that cousin Yu Xiaogang got the nerve.

She sneered inwardly. Once she returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital, she would definitely pay the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a visit.

She wanted to see what that "weakling" cousin of hers actually looked like.

He dared treat her as another woman's substitute. If she didn't give him a proper beating to vent her anger, then she wasn't Liu Erlong...

Meanwhile, Wang Jingyu and Bibi Dong were carefully making their way through the ten-thousand-year soul beast region.

The danger of the ten-thousand-year soul beast region was far beyond anything the thousand-year soul beast region could compare to.

If they encountered soul beasts with ten or twenty thousand years of cultivation, that would still be manageable.

But if they ran into ones with thirty or forty thousand years of cultivation, or even higher-level soul beasts—

Then let alone Bibi Dong, even if the two of them were tied together, they would not be enough for those soul beasts to take a single bite.

A woman's sixth sense left Bibi Dong feeling somewhat uneasy, and she tentatively advised Wang Jingyu.

"Jingyu, how about we stop going deeper for now? I keep feeling as though something is watching us."

"Uh, could you be mistaken? We only entered the ten-thousand-year soul beast region not long ago. We can't be that unlucky, right?"

Wang Jingyu raised an eyebrow, attempting to soothe Bibi Dong's unease.

But despite his words, he could not help becoming vigilant. He had to take Bibi Dong's warning seriously.

This was a gathering place for ten-thousand-year soul beasts. They could not afford the slightest carelessness.

If their negligence led to them being buried in the jaws of beasts, it was unknown whether they would ever have another chance to start over.

Thus, Wang Jingyu activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan and cautiously observed every movement around them.

Bibi Dong also noticed the change in Wang Jingyu's eyes.

Those strange eyes gave her the illusion that her entire body was being seen through, causing her to instinctively cover her vital areas with her hands.

Seeing her reaction, Wang Jingyu knew she had misunderstood and teasingly said, "Don't worry. When you entertained me earlier, I saw what I should have seen and what I shouldn't have seen.

As for these eyes, don't worry. They don't have x-ray vision. Otherwise, I would've used them on you long ago."

"You're still saying that? Believe it or not, I'll bite you to death!"

Bibi Dong flew into a rage at Wang Jingyu's teasing words and opened her mouth to bite his arm.

Just as she wrapped her arms around Wang Jingyu's arm, the two heard a violent commotion coming from the dense grass.

Wang Jingyu immediately pulled Bibi Dong behind him, summoned the Crimson Firmament Sword martial soul, and three purple Soul Rings rose from the ground.

Bibi Dong also immediately released her Death Spider Emperor martial soul. Two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring rose around her.

The target soul beast remained hidden in the grass and did not rush out, merely watching them from the shadows.

That feeling of being watched made Wang Jingyu feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

The grass and trees in the ten-thousand-year soul beast region were extremely dense.

This undoubtedly provided those soul beasts with tremendous convenience. Once they hid among the trees, it would not be easy to see what kind of soul beasts they were.

In order to clearly see what monster was hiding in the grass, Wang Jingyu's second Soul Ring lit up.

"Dragon Tiger Sword Leap Flame!"

The soul skill formed from sword qi and blazing flames shot toward the thicket concealing the mysterious soul beast.

Like a lawnmower, the sword qi ravaged the dense thicket, sending weeds flying everywhere. The flames then ignited the trunks and weeds directly.

The soul beast that had been hiding in the grass instantly shot out from the burning pile of vegetation.

Wang Jingyu focused his gaze and saw that it was actually a python-type soul beast. It was dozens of meters long and a full meter and a half thick.

When it raised half its body, it reached the terrifying height of a five- or six-story building.

Nine Venomous Yin Phosphorus Python, 19,000-year soul beast. After being killed, it can be absorbed as the host's Soul Ring, with a 10% success rate and a 2% chance of dropping a soul bone.

It possesses a trace of ancient dragon-jiao bloodline. The bloodline concentration is extremely low, and it no longer has any chance of transforming into a jiao.

This trace of ancient dragon-jiao bloodline grants it strength far surpassing that of soul beasts of the same kind. It excels at using deadly poison to attack enemies. Please remain vigilant.