Blue Lightning and Clear Sky's Pincer Attack!

Go, hurry!

That was Xu Xiao's thought. Exposing himself before these major powers would undoubtedly mean asking for trouble.

Xu Xiao was someone who feared trouble too. If he could lie low, then he would lie low.

The five of them immediately turned and left. In the Star Dou Forest, the truly dangerous things were often not Soul Beasts, but sinister human hearts!

If they encountered Soul Beasts, they could simply fight them. But if they encountered people, the other side might just stab them in the back.

Just as Xu Xiao had said before, human hearts were hard to predict. If they were not his own people, Xu Xiao could never bring himself to trust them.

Not long after the five left, Gui Mei, who had been moving through the trees, leaped down. "Big Brother, there's another group ahead!"

Again?

Why were so many people hunting Soul Rings at a time like this?

"Big Brother, that group ahead seems to be sweeping through the area."

"How do we get out?"

With wolves ahead and tigers behind, it seemed they could only face them head-on.

"Leave through the side!" Xu Xiao considered it for a moment. For now, that was their only option.

Xu Xiao took out his Spirit Pagoda. "You four, get inside first!"

As he spoke, Xu Xiao summoned the White Jade Stairs and had the four enter the first floor.

Before they entered, Xu Xiao whispered a few words into Gui Mei's ear.

Gui Mei hurriedly nodded. "Big Brother, be careful!"

Yue Guan said, "Big Brother, if things go wrong, let us out. If we die, we die together!"

Xu Xiao patted the two brothers on the shoulders. "Don't worry, brothers. We haven't even become Titled Douluo yet. Your big brother's life is tough!"

The two brothers nodded and entered the Spirit Ascension Platform space with Dragon Duke and Snake Granny.

Five people made too large a target. It would be easier for one person to escape.

After looking around, Xu Xiao jumped onto a tree. With a light leap, he headed in another direction.

He had not gone far before Xu Xiao cursed under his breath. Why were there people everywhere?

The key was that Xu Xiao did not know any of these people.

There were people ahead. To the left, he might run into the group Gui Mei had just mentioned. Behind was the path they had come from, while to the right lay the depths of the Star Dou Forest. From what Dragon Duke and Snake Granny had said, they were inside there as well, so he could not go that way either.

After hesitating briefly, Xu Xiao hid directly in the tree. Since he was already here, he would have to make do. With wolves in front and tigers behind, none of the four directions were good for escape.

The dense trees of the Star Dou Forest made excellent cover. It was just that Xu Xiao could not conceal the aura of his Soul Power, otherwise this would have been the perfect hiding place.

Before long, by sheer coincidence, the two groups met beneath the very tree where Xu Xiao was hiding.

Xu Xiao was speechless. Of all places to meet, they had to meet right below him. Fine, call it his bad luck.

Below!

"You... are from the Clear Sky Sect?" The leader of one side recognized them at a glance.

"Hehe, I was wondering who it was. So it's the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

The leader of the other side sneered contemptuously and swept his gaze over the people before him.

Of the two factions, one was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the other was the Clear Sky Sect.

Xu Xiao paused in the tree. Great, just great. He had run into two major powers all at once. His luck was truly something else. Since Blue Lightning had appeared here, they had likely finished hunting their Soul Rings.

Xu Xiao simply did not know who the people below were, or whether he recognized them.

They were all still young. Xu Xiao was genuinely terrible at recognizing faces, and he truly could not identify them.

Unless he knew their names, he was completely lost!

Xu Xiao listened quietly.

Then, someone stepped out from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's side. He looked fairly mature, but he was also close to twenty years old.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan: Yu Luomian!"

"May I ask who you are?"

Yu Luomian? Xu Xiao immediately widened his eyes as he examined the man. This person was actually Yu Luomian? The current Yu Luomian did not look that old.

He had already begun to show something of a flirtatious air. Otherwise, a person like Liu Erlong would never have come to exist.

Xu Xiao looked Yu Luomian up and down. At this age, it made sense. Yu Luomian had always been much younger than Yu Yuanzhen. Though they were brothers, there was a considerable age gap between them.

The other party's Soul Power seemed to be only around level 32.

Yu Luomian's talent had always been inferior to Yu Yuanzhen's. So many years after the story began, he still had not broken through to become a Titled Douluo and remained a Soul Douluo. His talent was clearly nothing special.

For him to possess this level of Soul Power now was only natural.

"I was wondering who it was. So you're Yu Yuanzhen's younger brother."

"Hehe, I am Tang Lie of the Clear Sky Sect!"

"Get lost. For the sake of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I won't hold it against you!"

"Don't get in our way while we hunt Soul Rings!"

Tang Lie!

Blazing Sun Douluo Tang Lie!

A Titled Douluo who had broken through after the Clear Sky Sect was driven into seclusion by Qian Daoliu. His strength was not particularly impressive, but his skill at insulting people was first-rate.

With that arrogant, overbearing manner, he truly lived up to being from the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Chen was still around now, so it was no wonder they were this rampant!

Tang Lie had always had a fiery temper, and he looked down on the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

It could be said that, aside from Spirit Hall, he looked down on nearly every faction. No, even Spirit Hall was something he dared to curse at without caring!

Yu Luomian clenched his teeth tightly and snorted, but he still did not dare offend the Clear Sky Sect.

Their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could not defeat them. If he offended them, never mind whether his father would let him off, his older brother would definitely beat him up first!

Yu Luomian looked at the people behind him. "Let's go!"

He was furious, but the stronger side held the advantage, and he had no choice but to lower his head. If he did not, getting beaten up would be the least of it. Even if he were beaten to death, he felt his father would not dare seek trouble with the Clear Sky Sect!

This time, he would endure it. A gentleman's revenge was never too late, even after ten years!

Seeing Yu Luomian's group leave in such a sorry state, Tang Lie burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, this is the Clear Sky Sect!"

"Listen carefully. We can provoke others, but others cannot provoke our Clear Sky Sect."

"Did you hear me?!"

Tang Lie laughed loudly as he spoke. Yu Luomian, who had not gone far, heard the laughter from the group behind him, and his expression turned incomparably ugly.

But there was nothing he could do. He had to endure it, he could only endure it.

Hmph!

Seeing Yu Luomian's embarrassed yet helpless back, Tang Lie's group laughed as well.

Xu Xiao shook his head from the tree. If one wished to destroy someone, one must first make them mad.

Clear Sky Sect... Hehe, once Tang Chen left and Tang Hao was born, the countdown to your good days would begin.

Xu Xiao had no favorable impression whatsoever of a faction like the Clear Sky Sect. They were nothing but beasts, that was all.

Xu Xiao did not consider himself a good person, but he would not do the things those beasts did.

"Hmm?" Tang Lie's brows furrowed slightly as his gaze unconsciously shifted toward the tree where Xu Xiao was hiding.

Xu Xiao immediately panicked. Had he been discovered?

"Who's up there? Are you coming down yourself, or do I have to bring you down personally?"

Tang Lie's words left everyone baffled. There was someone up there?

Xu Xiao did not know whether the other party was trying to bluff him, so he did not move rashly!

Tang Lie grew suspicious. Had he been mistaken?

"Cut this tree down." Tang Lie snorted. No matter what, trying would not hurt.

At Tang Lie's command, the people behind him immediately took out their Clear Sky Hammers and began smashing the tree with loud thuds.

Upon hearing that, Xu Xiao was stunned. It seemed he really had been discovered.

Xu Xiao leaped down and calmly looked at the people before him.

There were around twelve of them, and they surrounded Xu Xiao completely.

"Hehe, boy, you've been eavesdropping for quite a while."

"Have you figured out how you want to die?"

Tang Lie spoke coldly. At a glance, he could tell that Xu Xiao was alone, a nobody with no background.

People like that died every day. One more would make no difference, and one less would not matter.