"What? You dare to resist?"
Su Yuntao was struck with terror and hurriedly waved his claws. "First Spirit Skill:—Ah!!"
Before he could even release his spirit skill, a Wind Wolf had already transformed into a cyan afterimage, instantly pouncing before him and clamping its jaws onto his throat!
The speed of a second-tier magical beast was comparable to that of an agility-attack system Spirit Grandmaster!
Su Yuntao, a Great Spirit Master of only the twentieth rank, didn't even have the chance to react!
"Snap!"
His throat bone shattered.
"Squish!"
Following that, over a dozen Wind Wolves swarmed him, instantly tearing the deacon who had started the legend of the "trash spirit" on the Douluo Continent into pieces!
Even his screams were swallowed by the sound of the wolf pack's chewing.
[Second replacement: Su Yuntao, confirmed dead!]
[Cause of death: After activating his spirit avatar, he was perceived as a provocation by a pack of low-tier Wind Wolves and was dismembered and eaten.]
On the other side, on the Douluo Continent.
Looking at the patch of bright red mosaic on the light screen, everyone fell silent.
If the encounters of Yu Yuanzhen and Er Ming were due to meeting top-tier powerhouses—a defeat that was honorable despite the tragedy—then Su Yuntao's death was a complete mockery.
A Great Spirit Master whose spirit was a wolf had been eaten by a pack of second-tier magical beast wolves.
And it was because he had taken the initiative to provoke them.
"Is this what they call a Spirit Master?"
On the streets of Heaven Dou City, an ordinary citizen looked at the light screen and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "They usually act so high and mighty, looking down on us commoners."
"And yet, when they reach that world, they can't even beat a pack of wild wolves?"
At this moment, the lofty status of Spirit Masters in the hearts of the Douluo Continent's people completely collapsed.
It turned out that once you stripped away that shiny, glamorous veneer of their spirits, they were nothing more than fragile humans.
Meanwhile, in the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.
In the mountains behind the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire.
This was a valley shrouded in clouds and mist, where the air was thick with a rich medicinal fragrance that had even condensed into colorful vapor; every breath made one feel refreshed and relaxed.
Hum!
After the golden light dissipated, the final replacement, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, appeared in the valley with a look of vigilance.
"Where is this—"
Yue Guan did not roar or shout 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 spirit, the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, with nine spirit rings pulsing around him, ready for battle at any moment.
However, when he saw the scene around him, his entire body instantly froze.
Those peach-blossom eyes, which always carried a hint of feminine charm, were now wide open, his eyeballs nearly popping out!
"This—this is—"
He saw that growing casually at his feet were plants emitting strange glows.
To his left, a flower with pale pink petals and a crystal-clear, jade-like center emitted a faint fragrance; it looked exactly like the legendary immortal herb, the Fragrant Silk Tulip!
To his right, a cluster of fire-red plants with cockscomb-shaped leaves caused the surrounding temperature to rise; it was very similar to the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower of the Douluo Continent!
Looking further ahead, the mountains and plains were covered in chrysanthemums that looked remarkably similar to his own spirit, the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Although none of them were the original immortal herbs from the Douluo Continent, every single one of them was ten times better than those!
"Immortal herbs, are these all immortal herbs?!"
At this moment, Yue Guan's voice trembled, and in his excitement, tears instantly welled up in his eyes.
On the Douluo Continent, a single immortal herb was enough to make countless Title Douluo fight to the death, enough to change the destiny of a Spirit Master!
But here—
These peerless immortal treasures, which were even more terrifying than the immortal herbs of the Douluo world, were actually scattered everywhere like common weeds?!
"Heaven, this is simply heaven!"
Yue Guan had lost his mind.
He threw himself onto the ground, stroking the immortal herbs with trembling hands, his expression a mix of laughter and tears, appearing completely deranged. "We're rich! Our Spirit Hall is rich!"
"As long as I bring these back, the Upper Three Sects, the two great empires—they will all have to bow at our feet!"
"Old Ghost, do you see this? This is my opportunity! This is the path to godhood that belongs to me!!"
At the same time, on the Douluo Continent.
Spirit Hall.
"Old Chrysanthemum—"
Ghost Douluo watched his old partner in the light screen, who was kneeling on the ground laughing and crying at once. Though he felt a bit embarrassed for him, he couldn't help but reveal a deep sense of envy in his eyes.
"This luck is simply heaven-defying!"
"Could it really be that fools have their own fortune?"
Even Qian Daoliu couldn't help but stand up, his breathing ragged as he said, "Are those across the mountains and plains really all immortal herbs?"
"If we could bring them back—"
At the mere thought of this, everyone's hearts began to burn with fervor.
The fear and despair from moments ago seemed to be diluted by immense greed in this instant.
After all, that was an entire field of immortal herbs!
However, before they could rejoice for too long, reality dealt them a stinging slap.
Behind the Alchemist Guild.
Just as Yue Guan was immersed in ecstasy, preparing to reach out and pluck a chrysanthemum that looked very much like a Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
"Hmph, hmph—"
A low grunting sound suddenly came from the bushes nearby.
Immediately after, a plump wild boar with a body covered in red fur and tusks protruding from its mouth slowly waddled out.
This was a Tier 1 magical beast: a Red Fire Pig.
In the Battle Through the Heavens World, this was one of the lowest-level magical beasts, usually used as food ingredients or for disposing of medicinal dregs.
The Red Fire Pig slowly walked up to that chrysanthemum—which looked very much like, but was not, a Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum—and a hint of disdain flickered in its beady eyes before it opened its large mouth.
Crunch!
That chrysanthemum, which was regarded as a top-tier immortal herb on the Douluo Continent capable of causing soul power to skyrocket and granting an indestructible body, was bitten off in one go by this pig.
Then, as if chewing on a radish, it crunched and crunched until it swallowed it down!
After finishing, the pig grunted twice in dissatisfaction, as if to say the grass was too tough and got stuck in its teeth.
"No!!!"
The next second, a heart-wrenching scream instantly echoed throughout the entire valley.
Yue Guan stared at the scattered remains, feeling as if his heart were shattering!
That was his martial soul's true form!
It was an immortal herb among immortal herbs!
To think it was eaten by a pig, and even deemed tough enough to get stuck in its teeth?!
"Beast! You damned beast, how dare you squander such a heavenly treasure!"
Yue Guan completely lost his mind.
The nine soul rings on his body instantly flared with light, and the aura of a Title Douluo erupted in full force!
"Ninth Soul Skill: Chrysanthemum Remnant, Wounds Across the Ground, Flowers Fall and Hearts Break!!!"
Boom!
The sky full of petals transformed into golden blades, carrying terrifying power capable of slicing through metal and jade, forming a golden tornado that frantically shredded toward the Red Fire Pig!
This strike was his strongest!
It was enough to severely injure an ordinary Title Douluo!
However, just as the sky full of golden blades was about to strike the Red Fire Pig.
"Who is making such a racket here, disturbing this old man's pill refining?"
An aged and displeased voice suddenly arrived.
Immediately following, a vast soul force instantly enveloped the entire valley.
Whoosh—!
The next second, the door of a thatched cottage in the distance suddenly opened, and an old man dressed in an alchemist's robe slowly stepped out.
With just a casual flick of his sleeve.
A pale cyan flame instantly swept outward!