A Soul Beast Appears!

The instant they sensed the aura around Xiao Wu, undisguised greed flashed in their eyes.

It was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

A Soul Beast capable of producing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!

For a Titled Douluo, this was a ticket to a higher realm, an extraordinary opportunity that could not be sought, only chanced upon.

Bibi Dong had summoned them here to deal with Tang Hao, the great threat to their side.

But now, seeing a living, completely exposed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast standing before them, they cast aside the greater plan, the mission, and even the Clear Sky Douluo. All of it vanished into the clouds.

All four Titled Douluo moved at once.

Four streaks of light shot toward Xiao Wu like meteors, lunging to kill!

Tang Hao's expression changed sharply.

Almost instinctively, he made his choice. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand swelled against the wind, its red lines bursting with blinding light. He swung it toward the main hall of Spirit Hall, bringing it crashing down.

His reasoning was simple: besiege Wei to rescue Zhao. If he struck at Spirit Hall's main hall, surely those Titled Douluo would turn back to defend their own lair?

But he had underestimated the power of greed.

Those four Titled Douluo had already been blinded by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Spirit Hall could be rebuilt if destroyed, but if they missed this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, they had missed it. They would never get another chance in their lives.

They didn't even look back. Their eyes fixed solely on Xiao Wu's slender figure, and they surged forward even faster.

Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply.

He watched the four Titled Douluo throw themselves at Xiao Wu without a second thought, then looked at Tang San standing in front of her. Thoughts surged through his mind like a raging sea.

How could things have lined up so perfectly?

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had taken human form, only to reveal herself at the most crucial moment of the Soul Master Tournament.

The Immortal Herb on Xiao Wu had fallen at the most chaotic moment.

And four Titled Douluo had been summoned at precisely this time...

It was all so coincidental it was maddening, as if an unseen hand were manipulating everyone's fate from behind the scenes.

But there was no time to think it through.

The regret that had once befallen him must not be allowed to happen again!

"Pfft!"

Tang Hao spat a mouthful of blood onto the Clear Sky Hammer. His battered body burst forth at an unbelievable speed.

He abandoned the strike aimed at Spirit Hall's main hall. Like a blood-red meteor, he abruptly changed direction in midair and shot toward Xiao Wu.

But it was already too late.

The four Titled Douluo were too fast.

Their hands had already reached out from four directions, sealing off every escape route Xiao Wu had.

Four different types of Soul Power interwove into an airtight net, pinning her firmly in the center.

A combined attack from four Titled Douluo would be more than Xiao Wu could handle. Her cultivation was shallow after taking human form, and even if she regained the full power of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she might not be able to withstand it.

She had lost her best chance to escape.

Even if Tang Hao staked his life, he might not be able to pull Xiao Wu free from the four of them.

The color drained from the faces of everyone in Shrek.

Dai Mubai roared and tried to charge forward, but a shockwave from a Titled Douluo sent him tumbling to the ground.

Ning Rongrong covered her eyes, unable to watch any longer. Gasping for breath, she cast a pleading glance toward Sword Douluo, only to snatch it away a moment later.

Tang San stood in front of Xiao Wu, his face set in a desperate resolve to protect her, while inwardly calculating the distance.

Good. Just like this.

Three more feet.

If those four Titled Douluo came three feet closer, Xiao Wu would be utterly trapped.

Then he could give her a look and say, "I'll die with you..."

That foolish rabbit would surely offer herself up willingly.

And then he would have a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

And he would gain it at such an early age, with his potential and strength both soaring.

With that, perhaps he could obtain even more Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings in the future and become the true number one under heaven!

The hands of the four Titled Douluo had nearly touched the Soul Power barrier around Xiao Wu. Under the pressure of their power, the barrier was cracking apart inch by inch.

But at that very instant—

The space above them began to ripple again.

But unlike before, this time it wasn't a ripple.

It was a tear!

A vast opening was forcibly ripped in the space above the entire hall by an indescribably terrifying force.

A Soul Beast's cry suddenly rang out from within the opening.

It wasn't the roar of an ordinary Soul Beast.

It was a cry filled with endless thunder and boundless fury.

The moment the roar erupted, every candle in the hall went out. The carvings on all four walls shuddered and crumbled, and countless Soul Masters clutched their ears, collapsing to the ground in agony.

The four Titled Douluo were jolted to a halt by that single roar.

Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply.

The aura coming from the opening was more terrifying than that of any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he had ever encountered.

It wasn't even just the aura of a Soul Beast.

Mixed into it was some even more ancient, forbidden power, like a vicious creature seeping through from another plane.

Clouds churned, and thunder exploded.

A massive, dark-golden figure slowly emerged from the spatial rift.

The dark-golden figure within the rift finally came fully into view.

It was a Golden Light Eagle.

Its entire body was covered in gilded feathers, every plume reflecting the sunlight with a metallic sheen. Its wingspan stretched a full three zhang wide.

By the standards of Soul Beasts, a Golden Light Eagle with ten thousand years of cultivation was certainly no weakling, but it was far from being among the strongest.

On an ordinary day, a Soul Beast like this appearing above Spirit Hall would have been nothing more than a fine sight to behold.

But now, this Golden Light Eagle darted out of the spatial rift without a trace of hesitation.

Its gaze swept over the devastated hall, the countless Titled Douluo—more than you could count on your fingers—the likes of Bibi Dong, Tang Hao, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo, as well as the four enshrined elders, before locking precisely onto Xiao Wu.

Then it folded its wings and plunged down at full speed.

Without the slightest hesitation.

As if it hadn't even noticed the densely packed Titled Douluo present.

He had been resting today when he suddenly sensed a forbidden aura coming from the depths of Star Dou Forest.

Curious, he had spread his wings and set out to see what had happened.

He would never forget what he saw next. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of the Titan Giant Ape clan had changed as if he'd taken some kind of drug, his appearance and aura transformed beyond recognition!

Then the Golden Light Eagle heard a voice, so faint it was barely audible, yet somehow carried across half of Star Dou Forest.

"Go, Er Ming. Bring my daughter back."

At that whisper, the Golden Light Eagle's breathing quickened. He quickly realized this was undoubtedly an opportunity.

That legendary forbidden being had a daughter.

And his daughter had run into danger?

This was a perfect chance to latch onto someone powerful!

Without hesitation, he followed the stampede of Soul Beasts through the spatial rift. Sure enough, he found a girl under attack by Spirit Hall.

Now it seemed he had bet right.

And he was the first to bet right!

If he protected this girl, he might yet become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!