Both Sides' Trump Cards

"Elder Xiong, don't chase him!"

Watching Elder Xiong rapidly disappear into the distance, Wang Sheng grew anxious. What if this was a scheme to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

Unfortunately, Elder Xiong seemed not to hear him and quickly vanished into the forest.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Massive collisions rang out continuously from afar, and the sounds grew more distant. Clearly, Elder Xiong was getting farther and farther away from him as the battle continued.

Wang Sheng could only smile bitterly.

"Hmm?"

A chill came from behind him, startling Wang Sheng.

"Shaolin Movement Technique!"

Without even turning his head, Wang Sheng darted more than thirty feet away.

"What an alert little brat. Unfortunately, you are destined to die here!"

As soon as the voice fell, the newcomer caught up to Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng happened to turn around and saw that the man was dressed exactly like the previous attacker. Then, a fist rapidly enlarged before his eyes!

It's over!

That was Wang Sheng's final thought. No matter how strong he had been in his previous life, or how monstrous his talent was in this life, before he had fully grown, in the face of absolute strength—

Everything was meaningless!

"Bear King Protection!"

A thunderous shout made both Wang Sheng and the attacker shudder.

A man stepped out from Wang Sheng's shadow. Before the attacker could react, he grabbed the arm that had been reaching toward Wang Sheng. Then he raised his leg and viciously kicked the attacker.

"Crack—rip!"

Under that tremendous force, one of the attacker's arms was torn off directly.

"Boom!"

The flying enemy crashed through several large trees in succession before finally coming to a stop.

"What a Bear King, Wang Lixiong. I'll remember today's debt."

Having lost an arm, how could he dare stay any longer? He immediately fled.

Speaking of it, he had lost unfairly. At first, he had faced Wang Sheng and personally watched Elder Xiong get lured away, so he had not been wary in the slightest.

After all, he was an eight-ringed Soul Douluo just like Elder Xiong! Why would he be cautious around a little brat who had not even attached a single Soul Ring? He had not even used one percent of his strength in the sneak attack, which was why Wang Sheng had managed to evade it.

But Elder Xiong's move of leaving behind protection for Wang Sheng had been far too unexpected! He had failed to react in time and was caught off guard.

Once he had been grabbed, although both of them were eight-ringed Soul Douluo, he was an agility-attack type. The Explosive Bear Clan was famed for its strength—how could he possibly withstand it? Moreover, this Bear King Protection was Elder Xiong's eighth-ring skill, as well as his most powerful move.

"Gulp."

Wang Sheng swallowed hard. Now he understood why Elder Xiong had felt safe enough to pursue the enemy. He had left a backup plan behind.

Looking at the Bear King Protection standing before him, which looked exactly like Elder Xiong, Wang Sheng guessed that this skill was somewhat similar to Oscar's Mirror Clone. But what was strange was that Bear King Protection could actually be secretly placed inside someone else's shadow. It was truly extraordinary.

Wang Sheng did not know that this was a Soul Skill Elder Xiong had obtained after killing a Shadow Bear King!

The Shadow Bear King possessed the ability to turn its own shadow into a clone and could also hide within another person's shadow. It was an extremely unusual soul beast.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, a flash of light caught Wang Sheng's eyes.

Upon closer inspection, he found that it came from the severed hand torn off by Bear King Protection. A ring on the hand glittered under sunlight shining through the gaps between the treetops.

"A Soul Tool?"

Wang Sheng was overjoyed. It was not that he had recognized the ring as a Soul Tool, but he figured that such a powerful Soul Master was unlikely to wear a useless decorative accessory.

Thus, Wang Sheng immediately removed the ring from the severed hand. When he tried it, it really was a Soul Tool. Moreover, like the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges that Grandmaster had given Tang San, it was a storage-type Soul Tool.

However, compared with the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, it was vastly inferior.

The Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges had twenty-four pearls, each containing one cubic meter of space, for a total of twenty-four cubic meters. This ring, however, only had three cubic meters.

Even so, Wang Sheng was still delighted. After all, he had gotten it for free!

Furthermore, the ring contained a large number of gold coins, enough to support him for a long time. This also gave him the thought of leaving, because if he returned to the family, it would be equivalent to giving Ji Changying countless chances to kill him.

At this thought, Wang Sheng glanced at Uncle Hai, who was still absorbing his Soul Ring. At the same time, he noticed that Elder Xiong's Bear King Protection had vanished as well. Evidently, the duration of the Soul Skill had ended.

It seemed he could only wait for another opportunity. After all, Uncle Hai had saved him once before, even though he had not actually needed saving. Still, no matter what, he owed him a favor.

Wang Sheng slowly approached Uncle Hai, intending to stand guard for him. After all, they were in the Star Dou Forest. Who knew when a soul beast might suddenly appear?

But just as Wang Sheng stopped three meters away from Uncle Hai, Uncle Hai, who had been sitting there, immediately activated a Soul Skill.

"Nether Flash!"

In an instant, he appeared above Wang Sheng's head as though he had teleported. He was so fast that it was difficult to react. This was the third Soul Skill he had gained from absorbing the Nether Cat!

Though it was not an offensive Soul Skill, it was an exceptionally powerful movement skill!

"Dark Tiger Hundred Claws!"

This was Uncle Hai's Second Soul Skill, and also his only offensive Soul Skill. He was determined to succeed.

After the two attackers had appeared, Wang Sheng had completely lowered his guard against Uncle Hai. Therefore, Uncle Hai's attack caught him somewhat off guard.

"Boom!"

Wang Sheng was sent flying.

"Cough, cough."

Wang Sheng spat out two mouthfuls of blood and shakily rose to his feet in the distance. If he had not released his Earth Explosive Bear Spirit at the critical moment, greatly increasing his defense—

He would likely have died from that strike.

Uncle Hai was deeply shocked by this. He had never expected Wang Sheng, who did not possess even a single Soul Ring, to survive the full-force blow of a three-ringed Soul Elder like himself.

"Looks like you had already finished absorbing your Soul Ring and were merely waiting for an opportunity nearby. You really took advantage of the fact that this was my first time absorbing a Soul Ring. Cough, cough."

"Heh, you're right. If it were anyone else, they would have noticed long ago that I had finished absorbing it. Don't blame me—I was only acting under orders!" Uncle Hai slowly walked toward Wang Sheng.

"I don't understand. What benefits did they give you to make you risk being discovered by Elder Xiong just to kill me?"

"Me? Heh, I would never do this for myself. My talent is only so-so, after all. But my son is exceptionally gifted. For his sake, I had no choice but to take a gamble."

"Cough, cough—boom." Amid his constant coughing, Wang Sheng suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Seeing that Wang Sheng no longer had the slightest ability to resist, Uncle Hai's face revealed a cruel expression. "Don't worry. I'll make it quick, so you won't feel even a trace of pain."

Before his words had even faded, Uncle Hai threw a punch at Wang Sheng's head...

"Flame Blade!"

Unfortunately, what greeted him was a sheet of flames!

(End of chapter)

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