Huyan Li is Hunted

This was by no means a simple matter.

In truth, the soul beast Yan required was far too difficult to find.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, fire-attribute soul beasts were exceedingly rare, so they had shifted their target to earth-attribute soul beasts; after all, Yan's martial soul, Flame Lord, possessed both earth and fire attributes.

Of course, there was another crucial reason why they hadn't been able to find a suitable target for some time.

That was because, a few years ago, Tang San had carried out a purge of the ten-thousand-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

If the Holy Golden Beetle hadn't been ill-suited for his martial soul's attributes, perhaps it wouldn't have been Qian Yu's turn at all—though it was also possible the other party had simply overlooked it.

"Perhaps we should change our target. I know of a place with over a dozen volcanic craters; we might be able to find a suitable soul ring there."

Seeing that they had searched for a long time without finding a suitable target, Pufferfish Douluo offered a suggestion.

No one had any objections to this.

Subsequently, the group changed their objective and headed toward the location mentioned by Pufferfish Douluo.

"This is..."

Not long after changing their hunting target and heading toward the next destination, they encountered a group of people chasing down a man.

"You've got to be kidding me. We run into trouble just by hunting for souls? Is it really that dramatic?"

Qian Yu complained helplessly.

Immediately, under the concealment of the two Title Douluo, they hid their figures.

Soon, they saw the full picture.

Three people were hunting a man—or, to be precise, hunting a mountain of flesh.

"Huyan Li!"

After seeing clearly who was being hunted, Xie Yue called out the man's identity.

The young master of the Elephant Armor Sect, and someone from the Martial Soul Hall camp.

Huyan Li was now around thirty years old; he was no longer a youth.

Possessing decent talent, coupled with the resources of his sect, he had attained the cultivation of a Soul Saint.

But at this moment, he was in a sorry state.

Among the three people chasing him, one was a Soul Douluo, and the other two were both Soul Saints.

Judging by their martial souls, they were likely people from the Star Luo Empire.

"Huyan Li, why are you running? We only want your soul bone, not your life!"

The Soul Douluo, whose martial soul was a Diamond Tiger, looked at the frantically fleeing Huyan Li and spoke with a laugh.

In his eyes, Huyan Li was already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

The reason was simple: not only was the opponent's strength lower than his own, but the Diamond Mammoth martial soul was also not known for its speed.

Where else could he possibly escape to?

"Damn it, I only have one soul bone, and it's a skull bone at that! Wanting my soul bone is the same as wanting my life!"

"You Star Luo Empire scum, you are truly shameless!"

Huyan Li cursed angrily while sprinting.

After the Spirit Hall Empire was defeated, the Elephant Armor Sect, which had defected to them, naturally suffered an unprecedented impact.

After his grandfather died in battle, he, as the heir to the Elephant Armor Sect, should have shouldered the burden of the sect, but various forces had suppressed them crazily, and he had become a target for assassination precisely because he possessed a head soul bone.

The strength of his enemies was definitely something he could not handle. The only way Huyan Li could think of to save himself was to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to encounter a powerful soul beast that might delay his pursuers for a moment and buy him a glimmer of hope.

But, his luck was truly poor.

Up until now, he hadn't encountered a single powerful soul beast.

"Should we save him?"

Seeing that the person being hunted was someone from their former camp, everyone's gaze turned to Qian Yu first.

Clearly, they were seeking his opinion.

Unknowingly, Qian Yu had become the decision-maker within their group.

"Save him!"

"But don't reveal my presence yet. Let's test them out first before deciding."

Qian Yu pondered for a moment before making his decision.

The safest approach would be not to save him.

But if he did that, it would inevitably chill the hearts of those around him.

At present, he still had to rely on their existence, didn't he?

If he acted so cold-bloodedly toward his own people, what would they think of him?

Therefore, he had to save him!

As for Huyan Li, he truly did not have much of an impression of him.

He only remembered that during the Spirit Master Tournament, he crushed Dai Mubai, only to be defeated later by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

In terms of Martial Soul quality and talent, he could be considered quite decent for this era.

However, without a powerful stroke of fortune, it would be very difficult for him to achieve the rank of Title Douluo.

His situation was plain for all to see.

In truth, he was more curious about the age of Huyan Li's head spirit bone.

According to the plot, it should have been an eight or nine-thousand-year spirit bone.

But as the direct grandson of the Elephant Armor Sect master, and given that he had fused with the inherited spirit bone of the Elephant Armor Sect, he felt it should at least be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

If it were a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, killing him might just strengthen their side's power.

However, in the end, Qian Yu did not make such a choice.

When it came down to it, it was still that same issue: the hearts of men!

The reason these people could gather together right now was because they saw hope in him.

If the hearts of men were to falter, it would be very difficult to bring them together again.

As for spirit bones, that was truly not a problem.

Killing spirit beasts to drop spirit bones was difficult, but killing people to obtain spirit bones was the true path.

And he, in fact, had a few decent targets in mind.

Meanwhile, the others had already begun to move.

Only Hu Liena remained in place to protect Qian Yu.

Although the two Title Douluo, Snake Lance and Pufferfish, could not exert their full strength, they were Title Douluo after all, and not something a Spirit Douluo could compare to.

The more he interacted with them, the more he realized the true value of a Title Douluo in this era.

Every single one of them was a one-in-ten-thousand genius.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the immortal herbs and the divine trials, most of the Shrek Seven Devils would never have had the chance to become Title Douluo in their lifetimes.

Excluding the cheater Tang San and the spirit beast in human form Xiao Wu, among the remaining four, only Oscar had a chance to become a Title Douluo.

As for the other four, whether it was Dai Mubai or Ma Hongjun, neither had the opportunity to become a Title Douluo; at their peak, they would be nothing more than Spirit Douluo.

As for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, they were even further behind.

One was limited by her Martial Soul, while the other had very average Innate Soul Power and Martial Soul.

Even for Oscar, who possessed Innate Full Soul Power, it would likely take until he was sixty or seventy years old to reach the realm of a Title Douluo.

From this, one could see just how high the value of a Title Douluo was in this era.

Of course, the Clear Sky Sect was an exception.

They did not fall within the realm of common sense.

To have lost their dignity and spirit, and yet still produce five or six more Title Douluo after closing their mountain gates, was truly absurd.

After truly living in this world, Qian Yu had told himself more than once that where there is an anomaly, there must be a demon.

There had to be some shameless manipulation and augmentation involved in this.

Just as Qian Yu was lost in his wild thoughts, the battle had already ended.

The three people being pursued, having been ambushed by the two Title Douluo, Snake Lance and Pufferfish, lost their lives with ease.