"Phew—phew—phew—."
The red-haired clone ran down the valley, expanding his range of perception as he went.
He was trying to draw out whatever had even made Yu Tianshuo feel threatened.
But just as the red-haired clone was about to leave the mountains, a dragon claw suddenly seized him.
Then, in the very next instant, he appeared high in the sky.
Just as the clone reacted, he caught sight of a shadowy black dragon—and then the connection was lost.
When Yu Tianshuo received the memories sent by the clone, his face turned pale and cold sweat broke out.
Seeing him like this, Qian Renxue asked with concern,
"Tian Shuo, are you all right? Why are you so pale?"
Yu Tianshuo shook his head. He didn't dare voice his guess.
He only urged Porcupinefish Douluo to hurry, to flee as fast as he could.
Seeing how anxious Yu Tianshuo was, the other three didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they picked up their pace.
Yu Tianshuo transferred his consciousness to the blue-haired clone once more.
The moment he entered the clone, he used its energy to activate his First Soul Skill and Third Soul Skill.
"First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Transformation!"
"Third Soul Skill, Earth Dragon Tyrant Body!"
In an instant, dense blue dragon scales grew over the clone's body, and a golden-brown barrier formed around him.
The instant Yu Tianshuo activated his Soul Skills, the black dragon claw once again pierced through space and seized him.
But the moment it touched Yu Tianshuo, he sensed that something was different this time.
The grab failed, and the claw remained just out of reach of the clone, separated from him by an impassable distance.
No matter how far the black dragon claw stretched, it couldn't touch its target.
A deep, authoritative male voice, tinged with curiosity, came from the spatial passage.
The black dragon claw didn't withdraw. Instead, the spatial passage widened, and a black-haired figure with golden eyes stepped through.
The pressure this figure brought to Yu Tianshuo was beyond compare. Neither the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, nor the Earth Dragon King, who had once brought him to the brink of death, had ever made him feel such oppression.
As expected, a remnant soul is still only a remnant soul. Facing a living Dragon King, I'm still far too insignificant.
Though he thought this, Yu Tianshuo didn't hesitate for a moment.
His hands transformed into dragon claws. With a beat of his Dragon Wings, he charged at Di Tian.
Seeing this ant, carrying the auras of three Dragon Kings, dare charge straight at him to meet its death, Di Tian became intrigued.
"Interesting."
A golden glint flashed in Di Tian's eyes. He formed one hand into a claw and, with a single flick of his wrist, blocked Yu Tianshuo's attack.
Realizing he couldn't win through strength or skill, Yu Tianshuo didn't hesitate. He beat his Dragon Wings, flashed backward, then burrowed into the mountainside behind him.
Di Tian wasn't in a hurry when Yu Tianshuo disappeared. He was extremely interested in this human ant who possessed the auras of three Dragon Kings, and didn't mind playing with him for a while.
Di Tian stood where he was, waiting for Yu Tianshuo's next attack.
As expected, several chains burst from the earth in an instant and bound Di Tian, who didn't resist at all.
In the next moment, Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice coated the chains.
Their power tried to bore into Di Tian's body and wreak havoc within, but he only smiled and said lightly,
"Are you trying to tickle me? This little bit of heat can't break through my defenses."
Without making any other movement, Di Tian simply released his aura, shattering the chains that bound him.
"If you have no other tricks, then tell me everything honestly. Perhaps I'll even spare your life."
As he spoke, Di Tian casually blasted several Ice-Fire Bombs that attacked him from behind. The freezing and burning effects that should have clung to him had no effect at all.
Gradually, Di Tian lost interest. Aside from the first punch, which had been somewhat interesting, the attacks that followed had only caused a few minor injuries. They hadn't even managed to break through his defenses.
Di Tian shook his head and stamped his right foot against the ground. His power followed the cracks spreading through the earth, searching for Yu Tianshuo's hiding place.
"Found you."
With that, Di Tian gave a cold smile. He casually tore open a spatial rift, reached inside, and pulled out a swollen blue figure.
Swollen!!!
Di Tian sensed something was terribly wrong. Just as he was about to throw the figure back, its words made him pause.
"Please tell the Silver Dragon King that I'll come to see her in the near future."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure swelled to its limit and erupted in a massive explosion.
"Boom—!"
In an instant, the mountaintop where they had fought was reduced to ruins. The explosion injured even Di Tian, who had taken the full force of the blast.
The hand that had grabbed the blue figure had lost three fingers, and wounds of various sizes covered his body.
Di Tian swallowed the blood in his mouth and clutched the wound on his hand, his face filled with disbelief.
But before he could think further, he sensed a bright, holy aura rushing toward him.
Along with its brightness and holiness, that aura actually carried the presence of a god.
Di Tian didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he opened a spatial passage and prepared to leave at once.
Just as he was about to disappear completely, a Holy Sword broke through the barrier of space and pierced his shoulder.
Di Tian didn't linger. In an instant, he vanished from the ruins.
Qian Daoliu arrived at full speed and stared grimly at the spot where Di Tian had disappeared.
He closed his eyes and sensed the area, but couldn't detect the aura of his Holy Sword.
He took a deep breath, his expression dark as he wondered why such a powerful Soul Beast had appeared here.
He shook his head, deciding to order the other elders under his command to search for the Soul Beast once he returned.
Only then did he have the time to examine the auras left behind by the explosion.
But the more he sensed, the more astonished he became.
"Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Ice, Ultimate Earth, and another kind of power I can't quite describe."
"It resembles the Ultimate Force Tang Chen is striving to attain. What a terrifying Martial Soul and potential. Xue'er has truly found an extraordinary monster to serve as her guardian."
With that, he used a few techniques to disperse the auras, covering for Yu Tianshuo. Several Soul Douluos were already heading this way. If he didn't want Yu Tianshuo's identity exposed, he would have to help conceal it.
Once he had done all this, he vanished from the spot.
Only after a quarter of an hour had passed did a Soul Douluo arrive at the scene.
More and more people came to the site, all staring in stunned disbelief.
Looking at the ruins, they couldn't help wondering what kind of powerful beings had fought there.
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