Slept Once, Gained an Orange Soul Ring

An Earth Explosive Bear, and one over two hundred thousand years old? That was already within the range of a ferocious beast!

Xue Yue, who had just taken a step forward, froze in place. If that was true, then whether she went or not made no difference—she would not even be able to withstand a single move.

But how did Mei Hu know?

Doubt arose in her heart as well.

Wang Sheng glanced at Mei Hu. In his impression, Mei Hu's understanding of Soul Beasts was beyond imagination; she was almost never wrong.

In this situation, it was better to believe it was true than to risk believing otherwise.

More importantly, he trusted Mei Hu!

So he said to Xue Yue, "Teacher Xue Yue, Mei Hu can't be wrong. You believe her too, right?"

Upon hearing that, Xue Yue could not help frowning. Then she smiled bitterly. "Then do you think I have any other choice?"

Wang Sheng looked up at the Earth Explosive Bear that was constantly drawing closer, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

That was right!

There was no choice at all!

If they went, they might be able to lure the Earth Explosive Bear away and give the others a chance to survive.

If they did not, then everyone here would have to face the Earth Explosive Bear directly. They would certainly die.

Xue Yue took another step forward!

This time, no one stopped her, but sorrow and gratitude appeared on everyone's faces.

Because Xue Yue was willing to face death for their sake.

Tears already streamed down Wu Xiaodong's face as he murmured, "Teacher Xue Yue!"

Mei Hu's eyes brimmed with tears as well, but there were far more emotions in her gaze than in the others'—struggle, pain...

In the end, she still took a step forward, wanting to stop her.

But Wang Sheng had already moved first. Phoenix Flame Wings appeared behind him, and before the others could react—

With a flap of his wings, he shot past Xue Yue and sped toward the Earth Explosive Bear.

Only one sentence remained where he had been.

"Teacher Xue Yue, let me go instead! I can fly, after all, so I have a better chance of surviving!"

Xue Yue stood there in a daze before shouting furiously, "Wang Sheng, get back here!"

Unfortunately, Wang Sheng did not listen to her at all. Instead, his distant figure sped up even more.

At that moment, Xue Yue desperately wanted to catch up and stop Wang Sheng. But she was not only Wang Sheng's teacher; she was also the teacher of Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, Mei Hu, and the others.

She could only force herself to suppress that thought. Tears had already welled up in her eyes.

This should have been her responsibility.

"Where's Mei Hu?"

When she came back to her senses, she discovered that Mei Hu, who had just been beside her, had already vanished.

Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai were dumbfounded as well.

They understood that, given Mei Hu's feelings for Wang Sheng, she had probably taken advantage of their inattention and chased after him from the side.

Now, even if they wanted to stop her, they could not, because they had no idea which way she had gone.

"They..."

Wu Xiao'ai finally could not hold back any longer and burst into loud sobs.

Even Wu Xiaodong, this little man, had tears glimmering in his eyes.

Looking at Wang Sheng's tiny black speck in the sky, he muttered, "Wang Sheng, from today onward, you're my brother—my true brother. I'd take a knife to both ribs for you without a word of complaint. Mei Hu, you have to come back safely too!"

When Wang Sheng flew out, Mei Hu no longer had anything to hesitate over. At some point, Wang Sheng had become her everything.

At that moment, she had only one thought: Wang Sheng absolutely could not come to harm! Even if her identity was exposed.

Meanwhile, Wang Sheng had already reached the Earth Explosive Bear's head. Unfortunately, the Earth Explosive Bear ignored him completely and continued toward Xue Yue and the others.

"This won't do!"

Wang Sheng's expression changed drastically. Gritting his teeth, he directly summoned his martial soul, the Blazing Blade, and his Second Soul Ring lit up.

Phoenix Flame Soar!

A Flame Phoenix quickly formed and blasted toward the Earth Explosive Bear.

"Hmm?"

The Earth Explosive Bear, which had been charging forward, finally noticed Wang Sheng in the sky!

Roar!

The Earth Explosive Bear stopped and let out a furious roar in Wang Sheng's direction.

The Flame Phoenix flying toward the Earth Explosive Bear was instantly shattered, while Wang Sheng was rattled senseless and fainted.

He fell directly from the sky.

Before he lost consciousness, only one thought remained: As expected of a ferocious beast-level Soul Beast over two hundred thousand years old!

Whoosh!

The Earth Explosive Bear swatted at the falling Wang Sheng. Its immense power shattered the air, producing a deafening boom.

"Sister Bear, don't!"

Just as the Earth Explosive Bear was about to strike Wang Sheng, a shriek came from nearby. At the same time, it sensed a familiar and intimate aura.

The Earth Explosive Bear immediately changed its swipe into a grab, catching Wang Sheng in its hand. Then it looked toward the source of the voice, surprise appearing on its face. "Fox Sister???"

After reacting, the Earth Explosive Bear grabbed Mei Hu as well, changed direction, and sped away.

"Wang Sheng!"

Watching the Earth Explosive Bear disappear, Xue Yue, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai all felt a stabbing pain in their hearts.

They had not seen Mei Hu get captured, but they had seen Wang Sheng get caught with perfect clarity.

That was a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast! Once caught by it, there could be no outcome other than death.

An hour later, in Blood Phoenix Bird Valley, where Wang Sheng had previously obtained his Second Soul Ring.

Wang Sheng lay motionless on the ground while Mei Hu looked at him with a heartbroken expression.

The Earth Explosive Bear stood nearby, somewhat helpless. "All right, Fox Sister. This human won't die. The way Soul Power circulates within his body is extremely unusual. It's constantly repairing him! He'll probably recover by tomorrow."

It had no choice. At the peak of its strength, it could have controlled its power perfectly. That swipe would not have injured Wang Sheng. But now, it was heavily wounded and not far from death, so it simply could not manage that.

After observing Wang Sheng's condition and confirming that it was indeed as the Earth Explosive Bear had said, Mei Hu took a deep breath. The heart she had kept clenched finally relaxed.

Then she looked at the Earth Explosive Bear. "Sister Bear, how did you suffer such severe injuries? Was it Bear Lord?"

"Who else could it have been? Their Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan and our Earth Explosive Bear clan are both kings among bear clans. He had long wanted to get rid of me!" the Earth Explosive Bear said indignantly.

Sigh!

Mei Hu sighed and said nothing more. The other party was Bear Lord, one of the rulers of Star Dou Forest. Let alone now, even in the past, she had not been qualified to challenge him.

"Forget it. Perhaps this is fate! But being able to see you before I die means I can die without regrets."

"Sister Bear!"

Mei Hu was deeply saddened, because Sister Bear was her only friend in Star Dou Forest.

"Eh? Interesting, truly interesting! Hahaha!"

Suddenly, the Earth Explosive Bear seemed to have discovered something interesting and began to laugh.

Afterward, strange energy began radiating from its entire body.

It frightened Mei Hu badly. "Sister Bear, what are you doing?"

"He is someone you value. I trust your judgment. Tell him that when he has the strength, he should slaughter that Bear Lord and avenge me."

(End of this chapter)

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