Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile

"Southeast?"

Looking at the direction these "Blue Silver Grass" were worshipping, Ah Yin raised her eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.

As far as she knew, the ' Spirit City ' Ling Yi had gone to was directly south of ' Heaven Dou City '. Not to mention, the ' Sunset Forest ' she was currently in was east of ' Heaven Dou City ', so it couldn't possibly be southeast of her.

Even though the distance between Heaven Dou City and Sunset Forest is negligible compared to the distance between Heaven Dou City and Spirit City, which spans almost half of the Douluo Continent, it is still a significant distance.

"So..."

Ah Yin recalled the geography lessons she had taken in the Douluo Continent, a glint of wisdom flashing in her eyes:

"They went to the ' Star Dou Great Forest'—!"

"Looks like Yang Shelly has also broken through to level 50~~~Tch!"

"He's already twenty-four and only just broke through to Soul King; his future achievements will likely be limited..."

When no one was around, Ah Yin poured out her pent-up resentment towards Yang Shelly, and immediately felt much better.

After offering her "best wishes" to Yang Shelly, Ah Yin finally had time to think about Ling Yi:

"Given Brother Yi's cultivation speed, he should be about the same as the two of us. Since Yang Shelly and I have both reached the Soul King level, Brother Yi should be close to breaking through, even if he hasn't yet."

"That's amazing!"

Ah Yin narrowed her eyes and exclaimed sincerely, "A twenty-four-year-old Healing System Soul King, Brother Yi's talent is truly amazing!"

With this in mind, Ah Yin didn't delay any longer. She took out a "recording stone" from her Storage Soul Tool at her waist, left a message for Dugu Bo who would come back in two days, and then leaped towards the valley entrance above.

At the summit of Fog Mountain, Ah Yin stood on a cliff five hundred meters high, leaped down, and in mid-air, her red lips slightly parted, emitting a clear whistle.

In less than two seconds, a lithe figure in green darted out from the dense forest beside Fog Mountain. In the blink of an eye, he appeared at the foot of Fog Mountain with a few leaps. With a sudden burst of strength, he jumped straight up to a height of ten feet and caught Ah Yin, who was falling rapidly, with his back.

"Let's go! To the Star Dou!"

With a delicate shout, the figure in blue immediately carried Ah Yin and galloped towards the edge of the forest.

As if in worship, or perhaps as guiding the way, the "Blue Silver Grass" along the way fell down, offering up tiny, barely perceptible specks of pale blue Lingyun.

A few days later, in a swamp near the outer perimeter of the inner area of the "Star Dou Great Forest".

Ling Yi activated the ' Blue Silver Domain ' to explore his surroundings, but he did not summon his Martial Soul "Azure Wood Blue Silver King".

"Finally found it~"

Ling Yi looked at the two figures fighting a group of "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" seven or eight miles away and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Brother Yi, have you found Senior Zhang and the others?"

Yang Shelly stood beside Ling Yi and turned to ask.

"Hmm~" Ling Yi nodded, "It's just ahead, let's go—"

As soon as the sound faded, he took the lead and stepped forward, landing precisely on solid ground each time, avoiding traps such as wet mud pits that seemed no different from solid ground.

Yang Shelly lagged behind by a step, following Ling Yi's steps, so she didn't have to worry about missing a step.

Before long, before they could even see Zhang Ji and his nephew Woma, Ling Yi and Yang Shelly heard a series of roars and the clanging of metal against metal from afar.

Clearly, the battle that had just taken place was quite intense.

Zhang Ji felt really angry!

Originally, he was just taking his eldest nephew to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Sixth Soul Ring. With his strength as Power Attack System Soul Douluo, he wouldn't say he could easily get it, but it was a sure thing.

Who knew that everything was fine at first, and Ling Yi, who had just helped his nephew Cheng Ruyuan hunt down a "Six-Armed Demon Bear" and temporarily formed a team, was suddenly kidnapped by the forest king "Titan Giant Ape".

This is ridiculous; I doubt many people would believe it if I told them.

Later, in order to make up for some of his guilt, Zhang Ji decided to help the girl named Yang Shelly hunt for her Fifth Soul Ring, as a way of doing his part.

Who knew, everything was fine until the girl suddenly disappeared!

That's even more damn weird!

Old Zhang had seen it all clearly: the Yang Clan girl was fighting a fierce battle against the "One-Horned Flame Dragon Beast," and although she won, it was a pyrrhic victory. To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, he deliberately lagged behind, intending to follow at a distance to protect her.

Who would have thought that in just over ten minutes, a perfectly healthy person would be gone!

Zhang Ji was dumbfounded. A formidable character who had just single-handedly killed an 18,000-year-old "One-Horned Flame Dragon Beast" had suddenly disappeared without a trace. Where could Old Zhang possibly seek justice from this?

Did he hide himself?

Zhang Ji and his eldest nephew searched every possible hiding place—cave, tree hollow, tree canopy, burrow—within a radius of more than ten miles, but found nothing.

She's a wounded person with serious injuries, she shouldn't be able to run too far in one go, right?

Was it swallowed by a high-level Soul Beast that happened to be passing by?

After all, the King of the Forest, "Titan Giant Ape," has wandered out of the core area. Who knows, maybe some powerful Soul Beast with 80,000 or 90,000 years of experience is taking a stroll after dinner, sees the Yang Clan girl, and wouldn't mind having some after-dinner snacks?

Well, despite his resentment, Zhang Ji still wanted to search some more, just in case, just in case the Yang Clan girl was just hiding somewhere and healing her wounds?

Deep down, Zhang Ji didn't want Yang Shelly to die. Ling Yi was already trapped—that was the King of the Forest, "Titan Giant Ape"—and he didn't have the guts to go to the core area to rescue people. But in this inner area, protecting Yang Shelly was something Zhang Ji felt he could do, and should do.

However, this was, after all, the Star Dou Great Forest, one of the three major gathering places of Soul Beast on the Douluo Continent, and the largest of them. The Soul Beast here were as numerous as the stars, countless in number. Even though most of the Soul Beast posed no threat to him, a Power Attack System Soul Douluo, their terrifying numbers and their group-like attacks were overwhelming even for Soul Douluo.

"Bang--!!"

With a single blow, Woma sent a three-thousand-year-old "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" flying. Without daring to turn around, he simply shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Third Uncle, I only have half my Soul Power left—!"

"Clang—!!!"

With a flash of silvery-gray light, Zhang Ji's Martial Soul "Wuji Staff," as thick as a large bowl, instantly lengthened, sending the eight-thousand-year-old "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" in front of him flying. He then swung the staff back and smashed it into the three thousand-year-old "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" that were pouncing on him, sending them flying through the air. At the same time, he shouted back, "Hang in there! I'm about to find that guy—!"

As he spoke, his tiger-like eyes scanned the surroundings, and he mobilized his Soul Douluo- level mental power at full power, searching for the leader mixed in with the "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" group.

"Don't you dare let your Grandpa Zhang find you! If he finds you, he'll make sure your ass gets a taste of a giant iron rod!!!"

Zhang Ji's rage was at its peak. After several rounds, he had smashed and crippled more than ten thousand-year-old "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile," but the slippery ten-thousand-year-old leader still hadn't shown up. If it weren't for the fact that the other party had launched a sneak attack at the beginning, and that these "Iron-Boned Vicious Crocodile" hadn't been charging at him fearlessly, Zhang Ji would have almost thought that this group had no leader.

I made it! See you tomorrow. Goodnight everyone!