"What? You dare resist?"
Su Yuntao was horrified. He hurriedly swung his claws. "First Soul Skill:—Aagh!!"
Before he could release his Soul Skill, a Wind Wolf had already turned into a blue streak and pounced in front of him, biting down on his throat!
The speed of a Tier 2 Magical Beast was comparable to that of an agility-type Soul Elder!
Su Yuntao, a Soul Grandmaster with only a little over twenty levels, didn't even have a chance to react!
"Crack!"
His throat bone shattered.
"Crunch!"
Immediately afterward, a dozen Wind Wolves swarmed him, tearing to pieces the deacon who had started the legend of Trash Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent!
Even his screams were swallowed by the pack's chewing.
[Second replacement: Su Yuntao, confirmed dead!] [Cause of death: After Martial Soul Possession, he was seen as a provocation by a pack of low-tier Wind Wolves, then torn apart and eaten.]
Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent.
Watching the blood-red mosaic scattered across the screen, everyone fell silent.
If Yu Yuanzhen and Er Ming had met their ends at the hands of top-tier powerhouses, then they had lost with honor—even if their deaths had been gruesome.
But Su Yuntao's death was pure mockery.
A Soul Grandmaster whose Martial Soul was a wolf had been eaten by a pack of Tier 2 Magical Beast wolves.
And all because he'd provoked them first.
"Is this what they call a Soul Master?"
On the streets of Heaven Dou City, an ordinary citizen watched the screen and couldn't help murmuring, "Usually, they're so high and mighty, looking down on us common folk."
"But in that world, they can't even beat a pack of wild wolves?"
At that moment, the lofty status Soul Masters had held in the hearts of the Douluo Continent's common people completely collapsed.
Turns out, once you stripped away the dazzling robes of their Martial Souls, they were nothing more than fragile humans.
Meanwhile, on the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.
In the Jia Ma Empire, behind the Alchemist Guild.
It was a mist-shrouded valley, thick with the fragrance of medicinal herbs. The scent even condensed into colorful clouds, and every breath left one feeling refreshed and clear-minded.
Hum!
After the golden light faded, the final replacement, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, appeared in the valley, his face wary.
"Where is this—"
Yue Guan didn't start shouting the moment he arrived like Yu Yuanzhen, nor did he let his guard down out of arrogance like Er Ming.
As an elder of Spirit Hall, he was cautious by nature. He immediately released his Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Nine Soul Rings revolved around him as he prepared to fight at any moment.
But when he got a clear look at his surroundings, he froze.
His peach-blossom eyes, usually tinged with an alluring softness, were now wide open, his eyeballs practically bulging out!
"This—this is—"
Scattered around his feet grew plants that gave off strange light.
To his left was a plant with pale pink petals and a crystal-clear, jade-like stamen at its center, exuding a faint fragrance. It looked just like the legendary Immortal Herb, Aromatic Silk Beauty!
To his right stood a cluster of bright red plants with cockscomb-shaped leaves. They even raised the temperature around them by several degrees, much like the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower from the Douluo Continent!
And farther ahead, blooming all across the mountainside, were chrysanthemums that looked especially like his Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
None of them were the exact Immortal Herbs found on the Douluo Continent, but every single one was ten times better!
"Immortal Herbs? They're all Immortal Herbs?!"
At that moment, Yue Guan's voice trembled, and tears of excitement spilled from his eyes.
On the Douluo Continent, a single Immortal Herb was enough to make countless Titled Douluo fight over it, enough to change a Soul Master's fate!
But here—
These peerless Immortal Herbs, even more astonishing than those of the Douluo World, grew all over the mountains like roadside weeds?!
"Heaven! This place is heaven!"
Yue Guan had gone mad.
He threw himself onto the ground and tremulously stroked the Immortal Herbs. His face looked half weeping, half laughing, his expression utterly crazed. "We're rich! Spirit Hall is rich!"
"Once we take these back, the Upper Three Sects, the two great empires—every last one of them will bow at our feet!"
"Old Ghost, do you see this? This is my opportunity! This is my path to godhood!!"
Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent.
Spirit Hall.
"Old Chrysanthemum—"
Ghost Douluo watched his old partner kneeling on the ground, laughing and crying. Though he found it a little embarrassing, he couldn't help feeling deeply envious.
"That luck is simply heaven-defying!"
"Could it be true that fools really do have good fortune?"
Even Qian Daoliu couldn't help standing up, breathing rapidly. "Are those really Immortal Herbs covering the mountains?"
—
"If only he could bring them back—"
At the thought, everyone's hearts burned with excitement.
Their earlier fear and despair seemed to fade beneath a wave of greed.
After all, those were Immortal Herbs growing everywhere!
But before they could enjoy the moment for long, reality slapped them hard across the face.
Behind the Alchemist Guild.
Yue Guan was lost in his delight. Just as he reached out to pluck a chrysanthemum that looked a lot like the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum—
"Hrr, hrr—"
A low grunting sound suddenly came from the bushes nearby.
The next moment, a fat wild boar with red bristles all over its body and tusks jutting out of its mouth slowly emerged, snuffling along.
It was a Tier 1 Magical Beast: a Red Fire Pig.
In the Battle Through the Heavens World, it was one of the lowest-tier Magical Beasts, usually used as food or to dispose of medicinal waste.
The Red Fire Pig slowly walked up to the chrysanthemum that looked like the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, but wasn't. Its beady eyes showed a hint of disdain. Then it opened its mouth.
Crunch!
The chrysanthemum, regarded on the Douluo Continent as a top-tier Immortal Herb capable of greatly boosting Soul Power and making one's body impervious to blades, was bitten clean through by the pig.
Then it chewed and swallowed it like a crunchy carrot, crunch after crunch!
After eating, the pig gave two dissatisfied grunts, as if complaining that the stalk was too old and got stuck in its teeth.
"No!!!"
The next second, a heart-rending scream rang through the valley.
Yue Guan stared at the scraps on the ground, feeling as if his heart had shattered!
That was his Martial Soul's true form!
An Immortal Herb among Immortal Herbs!
And a pig had eaten it—and even complained that it got stuck in its teeth?!
"Beast! You damned beast! How dare you waste such a treasure!"
Yue Guan flew into a complete rage.
The nine Soul Rings around him instantly blazed with light, and the full might of a Titled Douluo erupted from him!
"Ninth Soul Skill: Flower Falls Heartbreak!!!"
Boom!
Petals filled the sky, turning into golden blades powerful enough to cleave through metal and jade. They formed a golden tornado and spun furiously toward the Red Fire Pig!
This was his most powerful attack!
It could severely wound an ordinary Titled Douluo!
But just as the countless golden blades were about to strike the Red Fire Pig—
"Who is making such a racket here, disturbing this old man while he refines pills?"
An old, displeased voice suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, an immense force of soul energy swept over the entire valley.
Whoosh!
The next moment, the door of a thatched hut in the distance swung open, and an old man in an alchemist's robe slowly stepped out.
He merely flicked his sleeve.
A surge of pale green flame swept out in an instant!