Beating a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast with a Stick

At the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A group of people stepped into the dense woods.

The arrivals were none other than the Shrek team.

Zhao Wuji walked at the very front, looking back at his students.

"Stay close. The Star Dou Great Forest is no place for games."

Dai Mubai walked at the front of the formation, responsible for clearing the path.

Xiao Wu linked her arm with Tang San's, appearing somewhat excited.

Tang San, however, wore a solemn expression, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

Ma Hongjun looked left and right, muttering to himself:

"This place is truly eerie."

Oscar followed behind, clutching a sausage in his hand:

"Yeah, I need to make a few more sausages. I don't feel at ease."

Zhao Wuji spoke up:

"Oscar needs his third soul ring. Our goal this time is to find a suitable thousand-year soul beast."

Dai Mubai asked:

"Teacher Zhao, do you have any specific targets in mind?"

Zhao Wuji shook his head:

"Let's head inside first and decide once we see something suitable."

Just then, Tang San suddenly spoke:

"Wait."

Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at him.

Tang San crouched down, examining the footprints on the ground.

"Someone arrived before us."

Zhao Wuji's brows furrowed instantly:

"Are you sure?"

"The footprints are fresh, left about two hours ago."

Xiao Wu leaned in as well:

"It looks like there are footprints from several people."

Dai Mubai's expression also turned serious:

"Could it be another academy?"

Tang San shook his head: "I'm not sure, but let's be careful."

Zhao Wuji thought for a moment and stated:

"Continue forward, but slow down and keep an eye on your surroundings."

The team set off again, but the atmosphere had grown significantly more tense.

Tang San walked in the middle of the group, his left hand already reaching toward the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night at his waist.

Xiao Wu sensed his tension and asked softly:

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Tang San gave her a gentle look:

"It's nothing, I just feel like something isn't right."

He had a vague premonition that something major would happen during this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, at Star Lake.

A massive soul beast with the head of a bull and the body of a snake was coiled by the lakeside.

It kept its eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Suddenly, it snapped its eyes open.

Humans had intruded.

And the aura of these humans...

It was strong.

The Azure Bull Python immediately surged out of the lake, its enormous body blotting out half the sky.

It let out an angry, low roar, instantly unleashing the pressure belonging to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast:

"Human, you dare trespass in the forbidden zone? You seek death!"

As the words fell, a grey-haired youth emerged from the woods.

It was Ye Qiong.

At this moment, a faint smile played on his face.

The Azure Bull Python watched Ye Qiong, its pupils constricting sharply.

This human remained completely unfazed in the face of its pressure.

Moreover, the aura radiating from his body actually made it feel a sense of danger.

It stared at Ye Qiong with a vigilant expression:

"Human, what have you come here for?"

Ye Qiong looked up at it and got straight to the point:

"I need a spirit ring. Sacrifice yourself to me."

The Azure Bull Python was stunned, then flew into a rage:

"Sacrifice? Based on what? You?"

Ye Qiong nodded very directly:

"That's right, based on me."

The Azure Bull Python let out a roar toward the sky, its pressure intensifying even further.

Yet Ye Qiong stood where he was, not moving an inch.

The Azure Bull Python became even more wary:

"Who exactly are you?"

Ye Qiong smiled:

"I am merely a passing Trailblazer."

The Azure Bull Python stopped wasting words, opening its massive maw to fire a beam of cyan light directly at Ye Qiong.

Ye Qiong simply sidestepped, the beam grazing past him and carving a long trench through the forest behind him.

Seeing the attack miss, the Azure Bull Python immediately swung its tail in a horizontal sweep.

Ye Qiong leaped lightly, dodging the strike with extreme ease.

He landed on a large tree and looked at the Azure Bull Python:

"Negotiations have failed, so I suppose I'll have to reason with you."

The Azure Bull Python sneered:

"Where is your martial soul? Bring it out and let me see."

Ye Qiong summoned his baseball bat.

The Azure Bull Python took one look, a flash of surprise crossing its eyes.

An ordinary, plain baseball bat, lacking even a trace of spirit power fluctuation.

This was it?

Seeing this, it immediately regained its confidence.

"Human, with just this broken stick and your Spirit Emperor strength, you cannot hurt me."

Ye Qiong, however, curled the corners of his mouth.

Although he was only level 70, his martial soul was no ordinary one.

It was all thanks to that Martial Soul Evolution Card.

It had upgraded his originally ordinary baseball bat into the Trailblazer's Bat.

And the Trailblazer's Bat was a super weapon capable of shattering an Iron Curtain Defense Field; it was only reasonable for it to become a super-god-tier martial soul in the Douluo Continent, right?

Therefore, it was also reasonable for it to boost Ye Qiong's strength from level 62 to level 70, right?

Yes, that was indeed very reasonable.

He, Ye Qiong, was definitely not cheating.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiong's tone became a bit more confident:

"You'll only know if I can hurt you once you try."

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung the baseball bat and charged straight at the Azure Bull Python.

The next second, he flashed above its head and brought the baseball bat crashing down.

Bang!

The Azure Bull Python's head was struck by the blow, sinking down violently.

However, before it could even react, the club came again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every strike from Ye Qiong landed on the exact same spot.

The Azure Bull Python felt its head buzzing, and the scene before its eyes began to sway.

It wanted to fight back, but Ye Qiong's speed was too fast.

Every time it just managed to lift its head, the baseball bat would come crashing down.

Finally, it could no longer hold back and let out an angry roar:

"Human! You have successfully enraged me!"

The Azure Bull Python instantly fell into a berserk state, channeling all its soul power as cyan light surged wildly across its body.

Ye Qiong, however, remained indifferent and swung the baseball bat once more.

Bang!

With just a single strike, he smashed the Azure Bull Python until its skin split and flesh tore.

The defense the Azure Bull Python took such pride in was rendered completely useless before this plain-looking baseball bat.

It finally felt fear.

This human was too strong.

So strong that it had no power to retaliate at all.

After another half-stick of incense had passed, The Azure Bull Python finally collapsed, unable to bear the humiliation any longer.

Its massive body lay sprawled on the ground, bruised and battered, gasping for air.

Ye Qiong descended, stepped on its giant bull face, and rested the baseball bat against its neck.

He looked down at his feet, the corners of his mouth curling slightly:

"As expected of the Galaxy Bat Hero's baseball bat; the power of these moves is truly no joke."

The Azure Bull Python felt incredibly aggrieved, but it could not move.

Ye Qiong pressed down hard on its face, crouched low, and spoke slowly:

"Little snake, give me a straight answer: will you sacrifice yourself or not?"

The Azure Bull Python gritted its teeth in fury:

"Don't even think about it! When Er Ming returns, it will definitely tear you to shreds!"

"I'm so scared~"

Ye Qiong said with a cold sneer, leaning in close to the Azure Bull Python's ear:

"Rest assured, it won't be long before it comes to keep you company."

"Perhaps even..."