Enemy Attack

Wang Sheng immediately snapped back to his senses and saw a claw gleaming with cold light appear before his eyes.

"Hm?"

Wang Sheng's brow furrowed, but just as he was about to strike back, a figure stepped in front of him.

"Spirit Cat Possession!"

Bang! The attack was blocked.

"Uncle Hai?"

Seeing Uncle Hai block the attack for him, Wang Sheng was somewhat surprised. Could it be that this man really wasn't sent by Ji Changying? Otherwise, why would he save me?

"Sheng'er, remember this: in the Star Luo Forest, you must remain vigilant at all times. Otherwise, you might be killed before you even encounter a soul beast."

At that moment, Elder Xiong, who had been walking at the rear, came over and sternly reprimanded him.

He then glanced at Uncle Hai and, in a rare show of praise, said, "Xiaohai, your reaction just now was good!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Xiong. Thank you as well, Uncle Hai, for saving me!" Wang Sheng was no fool. He knew Elder Xiong meant well, so naturally he would not argue.

Elder Xiong was somewhat satisfied with Wang Sheng's attitude and nodded.

The three of them turned their gazes toward the soul beast ahead.

"A Ghost Cat? It's quite suitable for Xiaohai, but what a pity—it's only a hundred-year one. A thousand-year one would have been more suitable," Elder Xiong said regretfully.

"This one will do." Uncle Hai's decision was rather unexpected. Looking at the Ghost Cat, he seemed quite satisfied.

"Hm? Think it through, Xiaohai. Since we've already come this far, I will certainly find you a thousand-year soul beast so that you can obtain a thousand-year Soul Ring."

"A thousand-year Soul Ring may be good, but it might not necessarily suit me as well as this Ghost Cat. Besides, this one is already very close to a thousand years old."

There was something else he did not say. Wang Sheng was the main focus of this trip. Although Elder Xiong would find him a thousand-year soul beast, he definitely would not go to the trouble of finding another cat-type soul beast for him.

If he ended up with a thousand-year Soul Ring that did not suit him, it would be better to take this hundred-year Soul Ring instead. After all, his martial soul was the Spirit Cat. If he absorbed the Ghost Cat's Soul Ring, it would be a perfect match. The soul skill he obtained would definitely surpass an ordinary hundred-year soul skill.

Most importantly, he was already over thirty and was only now obtaining his third Soul Ring. It could be said that he would not achieve much in this life, so he was not particularly obsessed with obtaining a thousand-year Soul Ring.

"That's true." Seeing that Uncle Hai had already made up his mind, Elder Xiong immediately nodded.

If Wang Sheng had said that he only wanted a ten-year Soul Ring for his first one, Elder Xiong would have cursed him to death.

Elder Xiong flashed to the Ghost Cat's side and threw a punch directly at it.

Bang!

Elder Xiong was an eight-ringed Soul Douluo. Though he had not even released his martial soul, how could the Ghost Cat possibly withstand him?

Before the Ghost Cat could react, it was blasted away and slammed hard into a giant tree. Blood flowed from its seven orifices, and it died beyond all doubt.

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up at the sight, and he secretly exclaimed, What terrifying strength!

"Hahaha, strength is the greatest asset of our Explosive Bear Clan! But your mutated martial soul is even stronger. Once you reach my level, your strength will surely be even greater." Seeing Wang Sheng's shock, Elder Xiong became rather pleased with himself, though he did not forget to encourage Wang Sheng as well.

Uncle Hai no longer stood on ceremony. He immediately ran over to the Ghost Cat's corpse, sat down beside it, and used his Soul Power to draw out the hundred-year Soul Ring from the Ghost Cat's body. Then he began absorbing it.

Swish!

A flash of cold light shot rapidly toward Wang Sheng.

"Not good!"

Although Wang Sheng had noticed it, the cold light was too fast. With his current body, he could not dodge at all and could only watch helplessly as it drew closer and closer.

So Ji Changying had sent someone else after all. It seems I really misunderstood Uncle Hai.

"How dare you!"

Elder Xiong, standing beside Wang Sheng, instantly flew into a rage. Wang Sheng was the greatest genius the Explosive Bear Clan had produced in countless years. Not even the slightest mishap could be allowed to befall him. Moreover, the madam had entrusted Wang Sheng to him. What a tremendous show of trust that was!

How could he let her down?

Yet he would never have imagined that the attacker had been sent by the very madam who "trusted" him.

Two yellow, two purple, and four black Soul Rings—eight in total—instantly rose from Elder Xiong's body. At the same time, he stretched out a hand, and a massive bear paw struck toward the flash of cold light.

Bang!

The cold light was sent flying and embedded itself in the trunk of a nearby tree.

Only then did Wang Sheng see clearly that the cold light was actually a longsword. The sword immediately turned insubstantial and vanished without a trace.

Clearly, that longsword was someone else's martial soul, and it had now been recalled.

"Who is it? Come out!"

"Come out? You think I'm afraid of you?"

A sinister masked man emerged from the dark depths of the forest and stood before Elder Xiong.

"Masked? Why wear a mask? Could he be someone I know, or someone I've seen before, afraid that I might recognize him? And he targeted Wang Sheng directly. Could information from within the clan have leaked?" Elder Xiong was extremely experienced and immediately made several deductions.

"Are you from the Eagle Clan?"

After considering it, Elder Xiong identified the newcomer as one of the Explosive Bear Clan's mortal enemies. After all, if a genius like Wang Sheng had appeared within the clan, the Eagle Clan would definitely be the first to act.

After all, if the Eagle Clan produced such a genius, the Explosive Bear Clan would likewise do everything in its power to eliminate him.

He was definitely not from the Eagle Clan. The two clans had always been mortal enemies. If they wanted to kill Wang Sheng, a genius of the Explosive Bear Clan, why the hell would they bother wearing masks?

Given the two clans' usual behavior, if they really killed Wang Sheng, even if the Explosive Bear Clan did not know who had done it, they themselves would jump out and boast about it. After all, such things had happened before.

"So what if I am? So what if I'm not? We're not afraid of your Explosive Bear Clan!"

Those ambiguous words immediately convinced Elder Xiong. He flew into a rage. "Since you are, then die! Explosive Bear Rage Hammer!"

Elder Xiong's Sixth Soul Ring flashed.

He had used his Sixth Soul Skill right from the start. He truly meant to kill!

In truth, Elder Xiong had no choice. Uncle Hai was still absorbing his Soul Ring. Though he was merely an ordinary clansman, a clansman was still a clansman. Elder Xiong could not simply ignore him.

Thus, he could only use a powerful attack to suppress his opponent, leaving him no chance to target Uncle Hai. Of course, Wang Sheng, this genius, was the most important of all.

Wang Sheng had no place in a battle like this. He could only watch helplessly.

Bang!

The other side launched an attack as well, but he was clearly no match for Elder Xiong and was sent flying.

Elder Xiong clearly did not intend to let the man go. He immediately pushed off with both legs, leapt into the air, and rapidly gave chase.

(End of Chapter)

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