Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu's Mother and Daughter

"Lin Ya! Are you okay?"

Prince Xue Xing stared fixedly at Lin Ya amid the three great ferocious beasts, his voice trembling.

He had been fairly lucky. Knowing that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts would definitely be in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, he had led his people straight toward its heart.

Not long after, he had been drawn by the aura of the Emerald Swan's sacrifice. Though he had never witnessed a sacrifice and had no idea what was happening, such an intense aura was clearly extraordinary. That was how he had managed to arrive here so quickly.

But... wasn't this situation a little too complicated?

The pressure radiating from those three ferocious beasts was suffocatingly terrifying, yet he had not retreated even half a step. Only when he saw that Lin Ya was unharmed did the heart lodged in his throat finally drop back into place.

Ning Fengzhi, standing nearby, only furrowed his brow more deeply, his expression dark enough to drip water.

He had come here because Xue Ye had personally asked him to lend support and, while he was at it, try his luck at obtaining a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

But this lineup before them... was clearly not right!

Those three across from them—how were they ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?!

A normal Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was, at most, comparable to a level 95 Titled Douluo. With Sword Douluo and himself, they should have had the situation firmly under control.

At first, he had thought Prince Xue Xing was making a mountain out of a molehill by summoning four Titled Douluo.

Now, all he wanted to do was curse. You only invited four?! Would it have killed you to call a few more?!

Swept by Ning Fengzhi's icy, piercing gaze, Prince Xue Xing's back was instantly soaked in cold sweat.

He had tried his best. He really had!

Who could have imagined that such monsters were hiding behind that Six-Winged Darkgold Tiger?!

Beside Lin Ya, the three great ferocious beasts regarded him with amused looks.

Myriad Demon King lowered his voice, surprise coloring his tone. "It seems I underestimated you. Your background among humans isn't simple."

"Nothing special. You didn't ask," Lin Ya replied helplessly.

Myriad Demon King patted his shoulder, and the way he looked at Lin Ya changed completely.

An ordinary genius merely had a chance to reach the top.

But a genius with connections and powerful backers was destined to stand at the pinnacle of the world!

Humans had dispatched four Titled Douluo in one go to save him. Did they even need to think further about his identity?

Bear Lord, beside them, had no such thoughts.

Among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, he hated humans the most.

Bear Lord took a step forward—

Boom!!

An incomparably violent, baleful pressure crushed toward Prince Xue Xing like a mountain!

"Hmph!"

Yu Yuanzhen, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's leader, snorted coldly and boldly stepped forward as well!

Violent dragon might erupted, meeting it head-on!

Buzz—!

The two terrifying pressures slammed together, and Yu Yuanzhen's body suddenly swayed!

The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon were both top-tier bloodlines. There was not much difference in their quality.

But the gap in their levels was right there—level 98 against level 95. It was a complete suppression!

"This aura..." Chen Xin's expression changed drastically.

He was the highest-level member of the human side, yet he was only level 96!

But he was not afraid. His combat power was already no weaker than a level 97 Titled Douluo's. With Ning Fengzhi's support, even a level 98 opponent was not impossible to fight!

The clash between Yu Yuanzhen and Bear Lord directly lit the powder keg.

Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!

Poison Douluo, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo erupted with Soul Power at the same time!

Across from them, Bi Ji, Myriad Demon King, and the Six-Winged Darkgold Tiger also released their pressure in unison!

Four overwhelmingly terrifying auras shot into the sky, nearly sweeping across the entire core region of the Star Dou Great Forest!

Soul Beasts below thirty thousand years old collapsed to the ground on the spot, trembling in terror without even daring to raise their heads. Only a few peak Soul Beasts dared cast shocked looks toward the source of those auras.

At the edge of the Lake of Life.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape shielded a human woman behind them. Beside them, a Soft Bone Rabbit spoke in a curious voice:

"Mom, whose aura... is that?"

She had always thought Da Ming and Er Ming were the ceiling of the Star Dou Great Forest.

But only now did she understand that there were countless beings stronger than them hidden in the center of the lake!

The woman whom the Soft Bone Rabbit called mother sighed. Stroking the rabbit's head, she said, "Xiao Wu, remember this: one hundred thousand years is not the end for Soul Beasts. There are even more terrifying existences there—two hundred thousand years, three hundred thousand years, and even... a million years."

As the elder of Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming, Ah Rou naturally knew more than most. However, the great ferocious beasts rarely showed themselves, so Xiao Wu had never known.

But after hearing her mother's words, Xiao Wu became even more curious. "Mom, since Soul Beasts can live for two hundred thousand years, three hundred thousand years, even a million years, then why did you choose to become human?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Ah Rou became even more helpless. She could only say, "Because we are merely Soft Bone Rabbits. We are destined to be unable to withstand the heavenly tribulation at two hundred thousand years. As for Da Ming and Er Ming, your talents are powerful. Perhaps you truly can grow to the legendary million-year realm."

Ah Rou was not lying. The Titan Giant Ape was no weaker than the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear—perhaps even a little stronger. As for the Sky Azure Bull Python, there was no need to mention it. Once it broke through two hundred thousand years, it could transform into an unprecedented Azure Dragon!

But she and Xiao Wu...

Soft Bone Rabbits—no matter how hard they tried, what could they do?

After hearing Ah Rou's words, Xiao Wu, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape silently nodded.

In a few years, they too would reach one hundred thousand years. It was time to choose their own paths...

Meanwhile, in the Lake of Life region—

"Stop!" Lin Ya hurriedly intervened.

Good grief, if those four kept fighting, at least three of the four Titled Douluo would probably die. Whether the three great ferocious beasts would die was uncertain, but the Six-Winged Darkgold Tiger likely would not live to see ten thousand years from now.

At Lin Ya's words, the four humans and four beasts present finally stopped releasing their pressure.

The moment the pressure ceased, Dugu Bo felt a wave of unease.

What kind of people had Xue Xing provoked?! Was this a situation a level 91 Titled Douluo like me could possibly handle?!

He had thought he was merely here to watch the excitement. Good grief, he had nearly become part of it.

Lin Ya looked awkwardly at the four great ferocious beasts beside him and scratched his head.

"Um... my family came to take me home. I'll be leaving first."

"Mm." Bi Ji nodded gently. She could also tell that Lin Ya's identity was far from ordinary.

She secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, Lin Ya was unharmed. Otherwise, if they truly enraged humanity and prompted a full-scale attack on Soul Beasts, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Soul Beasts had no gods protecting them. If a full-scale war truly broke out, the God Realm would inevitably intervene. Even if the God Realm did not interfere, human gods would descend twenty years later. Soul Beasts would still lose.

Besides, humanity had three Limit Douluo overseeing things. A swift victory was simply impossible.

"Don't forget what you promised us," Myriad Demon King reminded him solemnly.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Lin Ya promised, patting his chest.

Wasn't it just immortal herbs?

He had not been confident before, but now that he looked—

Wasn't that Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo?

The famous wholesale supplier of immortal herbs. If he wasn't going to fleece him, then who would he fleece?

As for whether Dugu Bo would give them to him?

It had been hard to say before, but after awakening Twin Hands, Lin Ya was one hundred percent certain—this old poisoner was destined to become his Angel God investor!

Prince Xue Xing watched Lin Ya walk toward him step by step. Seeing that the three great ferocious beasts truly did not stop him, he rushed forward excitedly and pulled him tightly into his arms.

Then he repeatedly checked Lin Ya over for injuries.

Seeing Prince Xue Xing acting as though Lin Ya was the only one in his eyes, Ning Fengzhi sighed softly. He stepped forward and cupped his hands toward the three great ferocious beasts.

"Thank you all for showing mercy. We shall take our leave first."

"Hmph, no need to see you off! Get lost already!" Bear Lord waved his hand impatiently, his face full of disgust.

But just as his words fell—

A deep, majestic voice carrying endless pressure crashed down from the sky:

"You come when you please, and leave when you please... What do you take my Star Dou Great Forest for?"