Ten Ferocious Beasts

Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power directly broke through to level fifty-five after she absorbed the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's soul ring.

"Level fifty-five at twelve years old—she became a Soul King at twelve!"

This was absolutely unprecedented. Even Tang Hao had not possessed such talent back then.

Along the way, Wang Ke was incredibly excited.

This was the most gifted student she had ever seen.

In the future, Zhu Zhuqing would surely become a Titled Douluo at eighteen. An eighteen-year-old Titled Douluo!

The girls all surrounded Zhu Zhuqing, asking how she cultivated.

At their questions, Zhu Zhuqing instantly recalled all sorts of cultivation scenes, and her little face immediately flushed red.

The blush spread all the way to the tips of her ears.

Only Shui Binger understood how Zhu Zhuqing had reached level fifty-five at the age of twelve.

But she had always been puzzled. Why had her own Soul Power only risen by one level? Was it because of her age?

Shui Binger could not figure it out no matter how hard she thought. She muttered to herself, "No, I need to try a few more times!"

Everyone chatted as they traveled, while Chen Ping'an followed behind them, releasing his spiritual power to survey everything around them.

Just a moment ago, Chen Ping'an had sensed an incredibly terrifying Soul Beast aura.

That aura was already close to that of a Peerless Douluo.

After the twenty-three-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear had been slain, this aura had appeared. It was most likely Bear Monarch, the chief of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear clan.

Over all this time, the strongest person Chen Ping'an had encountered was Tang Hao.

Tang Hao's Nine Rings Explode Simultaneously was powerful, but it only lasted for an instant.

He did not know what kind of strength a Soul Beast comparable to a Peerless Douluo could unleash.

As Chen Ping'an pondered this, they soon arrived by a lake.

"Everyone, be careful. Another Soul Beast has appeared in the lake ahead."

Wang Ke suddenly stopped.

Chen Ping'an looked in the direction of her voice. This Soul Beast happened to be suitable for Shui Binger. "It's an eight-thousand-three-hundred-year Water Scale Carp."

"Soul Beasts in the water are hard to deal with."

Wang Ke took two small steps back.

The Water Scale Carp kept spitting water at Wang Ke in provocation.

Once land-based Soul Masters entered the water, their combat strength would plummet.

That was why this little Soul Beast dared to provoke Wang Ke so brazenly.

It was not afraid at all. Once it entered the water, even if it could not win, it could still flee.

"Water-dwelling Soul Beasts are so disgusting."

Wang Ke was speechless. There was nothing she could do against this Water Scale Carp.

Once she entered the water, her combat strength would not only be greatly reduced.

If she encountered another Soul Beast with an even higher cultivation, her life might even be in danger.

"Brother Ping'an, could you help us out?"

Wang Ke looked at Chen Ping'an with weak, pitiful eyes.

"Sure, no problem."

Chen Ping'an nodded and walked toward the Soul Beast.

The instant Chen Ping'an approached, an invisible pressure swept toward the Soul Beast.

The Water Scale Carp immediately stopped spitting water.

"Are you coming up on your own, or should I beat you to death and drag you up?"

"He~~~tui~"

Yet the Soul Beast remained stubborn and spat a mouthful of water at Chen Ping'an.

But before the water could reach Chen Ping'an, he had already hauled it onto shore.

A water-dwelling Soul Beast was nothing but a complete weakling once it reached land.

It no longer posed any threat.

"Arrogant! A mere human dares to be so arrogant!"

Just as Chen Ping'an pulled the Water Scale Carp ashore, an enraged roar erupted from deep within the forest.

The roar shook heaven and earth.

Many Soul Beasts were directly killed by the roar.

Even Chen Ping'an and the others by the lake felt the disturbance.

Shui Binger and the others were nearly shaken into internal injuries.

"What kind of Soul Beast was that? Just one roar nearly injured me."

Shui Binger's heart pounded wildly, unable to calm down for a long while.

Wang Ke swallowed. She did not even dare imagine what level of existence that Soul Beast was.

"I once heard that there is a Forest Emperor, the Sky Azure Bull Python, at the core of the Star Dou Great Forest. Could it be that Soul Beast?"

"The Sky Azure Bull Python is nothing but a gatekeeper. This should be a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear around four hundred and eighty thousand years old."

With a single glance, Chen Ping'an saw the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear charging toward them.

If it was allowed to rush out here, things would become troublesome.

"Teacher Wang, watch over them. Let Binger absorb this Soul Beast's soul ring first. I'll go see what exactly it is."

"Th-This..."

Wang Ke was dumbfounded.

A four-hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast—what kind of existence was that?

Yet Chen Ping'an was going alone.

Wang Ke was starting to doubt her life. Just how strong was this student?

He was not even afraid of a Soul Beast at the four-hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year level.

"Could he be a Peerless Douluo who had regained his youth?"

That thought surfaced in Wang Ke's mind. It was the only possibility.

Chen Ping'an headed alone into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, moving so quickly that he arrived in no time.

This was a four-hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast, an existence comparable to a Peerless Douluo.

Perhaps he could learn the whereabouts of the other Ten Ferocious Beasts from it.

Especially Di Tian.

And...

He had heard that Bi Ji was still quite charming too~

"You must be Bear Monarch, ranked sixth among the Ten Ferocious Beasts."

A massive figure floated in midair.

It stood a full fifteen meters tall, its body covered in dense, thick dark golden fur. Its arms were exceptionally long, hanging at its sides. With such an enormous body, its arms actually extended past its knees.

In other words, its arms alone were over ten meters long, and they were incomparably thick. Most exaggerated of all were its shoulders, whose bulging muscles rose like small hills.

One of the kings of the Star Dou Great Forest, it possessed overwhelming offensive power. Its giant claws could even tear through space.

It was said that even a Peerless Douluo could do nothing to it.

In midair, Chen Ping'an and Bear Monarch faced each other.

"It was you, a mere human, who killed my clansman."

Bear Monarch's furious eyes seemed ready to spew fire.

But it was still somewhat wary of Chen Ping'an.

It could not see through Chen Ping'an's true strength at all, nor did it know how powerful he truly was, so it did not dare attack rashly.

After all, in the era when it had gone into seclusion, there had even been Pseudo Gods at level one hundred.

"If you tell me where the other Ferocious Beasts are, I might spare your life. Otherwise, I'll send you down to meet your great-grandmother."

The first time Chen Ping'an came to the Star Dou Great Forest, he had already searched it with his spiritual power.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, there had only been that little bull and little monkey, the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

He had not detected the Ten Ferocious Beasts. But when he fought the Sky Azure Bull Python...

Chen Ping'an should have sensed them. He simply had not been certain of their exact locations.

Now that Bear Monarch had appeared, it proved that the Ten Ferocious Beasts were definitely hiding and did not dare reveal themselves rashly.

They had only left two little nobodies behind to guard the gate.