Yu Yuanzhen Dies

Over at the Star Dou Forest.

Yu Yuanzhen left Yu Luomian behind to hold down the fort at the clan, while he personally led all the elders at or above the Soul Saint level to the location marked on the map.

They had eighteen people in total—five Soul Douluos and thirteen Soul Saints—which already accounted for ninety percent of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's high-level combat power.

They had made thorough preparations to hunt down the seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast; Yu Yuanzhen had even brought along a supreme treasure capable of temporarily boosting his strength.

Yu Yuanzhen was brimming with confidence. Although a seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast was formidable, with so many people gathered, combined with the supreme treasure and his own level ninety-five strength, he was certain he could take it down.

Upon arriving near the cave, the group stopped. Yu Yuanzhen signaled everyone to suppress their aura and approach quietly so that the effect of a sneak attack could be maximized.

The cave was deep and vast, pitch black inside, but a powerful aura could be felt emanating from within.

Yu Yuanzhen felt a surge of joy; it seemed the map was correct.

He gestured for the group to spread out and surround the cave, then he personally stepped forward, preparing to lure the Soul Beast out.

Just then, a thunderous snoring sound drifted from the cave, and Yu Yuanzhen froze.

This Soul Beast is sleeping? Heaven is helping me!

He crept closer to peer into the cave, and then he saw the target of this trip.

A shrunken-down Lord Bear.

The bear looked to be only about thirty thousand years old. Although its body was massive, it was far inferior to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Yu Yuanzhen recognized the species of the giant before him: a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear! And it was only around thirty thousand years old!

Although it wasn't the seventy-thousand-year bear-type Soul Beast he expected, the quality of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was absolutely the ceiling for bear-type beasts. Its quality was extremely high; if it could drop a Soul Bone, it would definitely be even better than a seventy-thousand-year one!

He could already imagine the scene: after absorbing the Soul Bone, his strength would skyrocket, allowing him to drag Xuan Qing and Dugu Yan back, and keep Demon Dragon Douluo as his mount.

Just thinking about it made him excited.

"Attack!"

Yu Yuanzhen let out a low shout, and the Soul Rings on his body lit up in succession. He wanted a quick battle to ensure the Soul Beast had no chance to react.

The other elders also summoned their Avatar of the Martial Soul one after another, raining various Soul Skills down upon the cave. For a moment, light flashed and explosions rang out incessantly, collapsing half of the cave.

But to their shock, the attacks had absolutely no effect on the target. They didn't even break its skin; it was like scratching an itch.

Lord Bear then slowly sat up, stretched, looked at the people outside, and cracked his massive mouth into a grin.

"Finished? Then it's time for this old bear to get moving."

It can talk?!

Yu Yuanzhen's face changed drastically. A Soul Beast that could speak was at least a hundred thousand years old!

They had been deceived! This wasn't thirty thousand years, nor was it seventy thousand! It was at least a hundred thousand years old!

Under their stunned gazes, Lord Bear's body began to expand, instantly growing to over forty meters. A terrifying aura swept across the field, making everyone's legs go weak.

"A... a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast!"

A Soul Douluo let out a shriek, his voice trembling.

Even if Yu Yuanzhen were a fool, he would have understood by now that they had been played.

"Run!"

Yu Yuanzhen roared hoarsely and turned to flee. If they didn't run now, were they just waiting to die?

How could Lord Bear let them escape so easily?

"If you lot could just run away, wouldn't my four hundred and sixty thousand years of cultivation be a total waste?"

Four hundred and sixty thousand years!

This figure nearly made Yu Yuanzhen faint. With this kind of strength, perhaps only a Peerless Douluo could contend with it!

His group? They were nothing but a meal.

No!

They weren't even a meal; they were just a light appetizer.

Yu Yuanzhen could no longer care about his dignity and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Senior... spare us! We were tricked into coming here! We didn't know this was your territory. We'll leave right now, we're leaving!"

Lord Bear scratched his head.

"No!"

"Don't even think about leaving after daring to come here. Besides, you disturbed my sleep, so you have to pay."

He reached out a claw and grabbed one of the Soul Douluos. The Soul Douluo struggled desperately, unleashing all his Soul Skills.

But it was useless; Lord Bear's claw was like an iron vice, impossible to break free from.

"Crunch..."

Lord Bear tossed the Soul Douluo into his mouth, chewed twice, smacked his lips, and swallowed.

"The taste is alright, but the Soul Power is a bit lacking. It's not even enough to get stuck in my teeth."

This scene left everyone else stunned. A Soul Douluo, just eaten like that? Without even a chance to fight back?

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd scattered in a frantic escape, but Lord Bear calmly swiped a paw.

"BOOM!"

The ground collapsed, three Soul Saints were flattened into pulp, and then he grabbed another Soul Douluo and shoved him into his mouth.

Yu Yuanzhen was already on the verge of a breakdown!

"Don't... don't kill me, I am the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! I can give you money, treasures! Anything you want!"

Lord Bear glanced at him.

"What would I, Old Bear, want with money? It's not edible, and I have no use for you humans' trinkets."

"However, you are the strongest, so you should taste the best. I'll save you for last."

As he spoke, he swatted two more Soul Saints to death, grabbed another, and began to critique while chewing.

"This one is a bit tough, this one is too skinny. That one over there looks tastier."

In just a few short minutes, almost everyone who had come was dead or incapacitated.

Yu Yuanzhen and the few remaining survivors huddled together, trembling. They wanted to run, but their legs were as soft as overcooked noodles.

They regretted it. They regretted coming here.

They regretted their greed.

But it was too late now; Lord Bear would never let them go.

A Soul Douluo shrieked, trying to shift the blame onto Xuan Qing.

"Senior, it was Xuan Qing who told us to come! He said there was a 70,000-year-old soul beast here; we were deceived! If you want revenge, go find him!"

Lord Bear paused and looked at him.

"You said Xuan Qing? That brat told you to come?"

"Yes, yes! It was him! He tricked us, saying there was a 70,000-year-old soul beast here. We didn't know this was your territory, otherwise, we wouldn't have dared to come even if it meant death!"

Lord Bear thought for a moment and nodded.

"Oh, that brat is indeed quite wicked, but..."

His tone shifted, and he grinned.

"But he told me to wait here, saying someone would come to deliver a meal. I waited for three days, and you only just arrived. Though a bit late, the meal is decent enough."

"So, I must thank him. As for you lot... consider yourselves the thank-you gift."

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened as he hissed.

"You know each other? You're in league with him?"

Lord Bear nodded quite honestly.

"We know each other. Though our relationship is just average, a meal delivered to my doorstep—it would be a waste not to eat it."

"If that brat hadn't sent word, do you think I would be here waiting for a bunch of trash like you?"

"Aren't that little snake and monkey over there tastier than you lot? Why would I wait for you?"

Yu Yuanzhen fell into total despair.

He understood now; from the very beginning, this was a trap.

Xuan Qing had colluded with Lord Bear, waiting for them to take the bait.

And he, foolishly, had brought the entire sect's experts and jumped right in.

Now, it was over. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was completely finished.

Lord Bear stopped wasting words and began to clear the field.

One slap per person, he swatted the remaining four Soul Douluos to death and shoved them into his mouth.

Finally, it was Yu Yuanzhen's turn.

Yu Yuanzhen tried to resist, but it was utterly useless.

Lord Bear couldn't be bothered to talk anymore and tossed him straight into his mouth. He chewed a few times, swallowed, and curled his lip.

"Only this many? It barely fills the gaps in my teeth. Next time, it would be better to bring more Title Douluo; that would have some real flavor!"

"Pah!"

He spat out two soul bones from his mouth—a right leg bone and a left arm bone, both belonging to Yu Yuanzhen.

Lord Bear picked up the soul bones with a look of disdain and used them to pick his teeth.

"Just this pathetic junk? It's embarrassing even to use these for grinding my teeth."

He put away the soul bones, sauntered off, and headed back toward the Life Lake, while the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Forest was already in an uproar.

The aura Lord Bear had just released was simply too terrifying.

Half of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest were trembling in terror.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were even more petrified.

Although they were known as the Emperor of the Forest and the King of the Forest, in front of Lord Bear, they were nothing but little brothers.

No, they didn't even qualify as little brothers; they were grandsons.

The Titan Giant Ape's voice trembled as he lay prone on the ground, not daring to move.

"Big Brother, that aura just now... what was it?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python was also deeply shaken, but he had some guesses.

"It might have... come from the true Life Lake. There, exist even more terrifying beings."

"We were like frogs in a well before, thinking we were the overlords of the forest. Now, it seems we were just a joke."

The Titan Giant Ape fell silent.

Indeed, in the face of absolute power, they were nothing.

That aura from just moments ago could have killed them as easily as flipping a hand.

The two beasts exchanged a glance, both seeing nothing but fear in each other's eyes.