Dragon and Snake Tried to Rob Them, Only to Be Robbed Instead

The man and the woman named Xiangxiang had already summoned their Martial Souls, ready for battle at any moment.

Neither of them had any intention of running. Instead, they waited for Xu Xiao and the other two to arrive.

Xu Xiao and his two brothers were not slow. With three swift whooshes, they quickly surrounded the man and woman.

Xu Xiao sized them up. Interesting. One had level ten Soul Power, while the other had level fourteen. They also seemed older than them.

This was the outer region of the Star Dou Forest, an especially remote outer area. It was normal to encounter low-level Soul Masters like them here.

But with strength like that, he could not figure out, no matter how hard he thought, how the two of them had dared to follow them.

Xu Xiao did not recognize these two. Judging by their appearance, they were probably just a pair of reckless fools.

"Big Brother, are their brains not working right?"

Gui Mei asked in confusion. Even he knew not to provoke someone stronger than himself.

Wasn't that just courting death?

These two were either idiots or had something wrong with their brains.

"Big Brother, are we still killing these two idiots?"

"I'm afraid they'll infect us!"

Yue Guan gently stroked the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand. He had already prepared for a battle, only to find that it was just two weaklings.

There had to be something wrong with them. Otherwise, how could they have dared to follow them?

If their group had not let their guard down somewhat, how could these two have possibly managed to track them?

The man and woman's expressions turned visibly ugly. Anger gradually rose in their eyes as they lightly struck their Martial Souls against the ground.

Their Soul Power might not have been high, but no one at the same level dared underestimate them. And now, three mere Soul Grandmasters actually dared look down on the two of them, Soul Masters? How absurd!

Did they really think the two of them were easy to bully?

"Hmph, Xiangxiang, they're looking down on us. Anyone who underestimates us must pay the price!"

The man spoke disdainfully. At their school, they could be said to be invincible among their peers. No one in the school dared provoke them.

"Hehe, Brother Meng, we can even take on Soul Elders. What are three Soul Grandmasters worth?"

The woman was equally disdainful. Clearly, their arrogance at school had gone to their heads.

"You three, hand over the treasure you just obtained, and we might spare your lives."

"Hehe, otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your deaths!"

The man glared viciously at Xu Xiao and his two brothers, pointing the Dragon Staff in his hand at them with an expression of certain victory.

The woman beside him took out her Serpent Cane and pointed it at Xu Xiao's group as well, standing alongside the man.

They had truly coveted that treasure from earlier. Take a gamble, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle—they did not want to give up!

Hearing their words, Xu Xiao and the others could not help laughing. This was the first time they had met someone even more arrogant than themselves. It was rather interesting.

Even they had not been this arrogant back then.

The three of them looked at the man and woman as though they were clowns.

Xu Xiao was rather curious what tricks these two had. Seeing how confident they were, he became interested instead.

He really wanted to see what they could do.

Yue Guan chuckled and held his chrysanthemum aloft. "Come on, then. Let's see what you can do."

Xu Xiao and Gui Mei also laughed. They had unexpectedly run into bandits. It was their first time in their lives.

The man and woman had likewise never met people so arrogant.

"You're courting death!"

As they spoke, the two roared, "Xiangxiang!"

"Brother Meng!"

Xu Xiao and the other two simply watched to see what they would do. Yue Guan did summon his Martial Soul, just in case.

"Hmph!"

"You dare seek death!"

"Dragon-Snake Combined Strike!"

In an instant, the man threw the Dragon Staff in his hand into the air, while the Serpent Cane in the woman's hand flew out as well. The two met in midair, and beneath a jade-green glow, their Martial Souls fused into a green dragon.

It was called a giant dragon, but judging by its appearance, it was more like a flood dragon—a flood dragon that looked fairly powerful!

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"Big Brother, no wonder those two are so arrogant!"

Gui Mei and Yue Guan also possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so they were not overly shocked at seeing one again, merely somewhat surprised.

They had not expected to encounter people with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill here.

Xu Xiao watched the scene with great interest. He already understood. At this point in time, there were very few people with Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Aside from the Star Luo Empire, aside from Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, there was only that married couple.

The couple known in the original story as the Peerless Dragon and Snake, who had used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo and a Soul Emperor to directly confront Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Second Brother, this is the perfect chance to test your soul skill!"

Xu Xiao spoke, intending to see just how powerful Yue Guan's soul skill was.

Yue Guan smiled softly. "Second soul skill: Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum, Singular Velvet Body—Imperial Chrysanthemum Myriad Crowns!"

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Emperor enveloped Xu Xiao and the other two.

Within this golden light, Xu Xiao did not sense the ability Yue Guan had mentioned, the ability to communicate with plants. Perhaps only Yue Guan could do that.

Under the man's control, the green flood dragon formed by Dragon-Snake Combined Strike charged toward Yue Guan and the others.

The flood dragon's heavy blow landed against the shield formed by the chrysanthemum.

Crack! Crack!

The moment the flood dragon struck the golden light, forty percent of the damage was reflected instantly. The flood dragon had not even broken through the Imperial Chrysanthemum's defense, yet it was knocked back by the reflected damage. Cracks gradually appeared across its serpentine body.

The flood dragon looked as though it would shatter at any moment.

Clearly, the other side had used a full-power attack, yet it had caused Xu Xiao's group no harm whatsoever.

A classic case of trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice instead!

Yue Guan's soul skill was still active. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not break through it at all.

The three looked at them mockingly. "So, are you two capable or not?"

"Surely no one can't even break a soul skill, right?"

Yue Guan burst out laughing. Thinking of how boastful these two had been earlier, the three of them truly could not hold it in.

"Damn it, how dare you humiliate me!"

The man roared. He was already in high spirits, and with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to boot, his confidence had naturally risen.

Not everyone could stay calm and keep a low profile.

What was more, there was a woman beside him. How could he possibly lose face in front of the person he liked?

No one would want that.

This man was no exception.

Another full-power attack came charging at them.

Xu Xiao and the other two did not move. They only watched as the flood dragon shattered in midair and gradually disappeared.

The reflected damage was clearly more than they themselves could endure.

Two instances of forty percent reflected damage, both from their own full-power attacks—they had beaten themselves until their Martial Soul Fusion Skill collapsed.

Yue Guan withdrew his soul skill, and the three slowly walked up to the pair.

Xu Xiao chuckled and gently exhaled.

"Hand over the treasures on you."

"Hehe, otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your deaths!!"