This Is Incompetence!

Yue Guan hovered in midair, golden petals spinning around him, a mocking smile hanging on his lips.

Gui Mei slowly rose from the shadows on the ground, two points of ghostly green light flickering beneath his hood.

Blocked ahead, pursued from behind.

Ah Rou was forced to stop.

She held Nezha tightly with one arm, her gaze darting between the two Title Douluo. Her chest heaved violently, and her breathing had already become unsteady.

Although Teleportation was only a Thousand-Year Soul Ring skill, using it continuously still consumed a great deal of her Soul Power.

But she paused for only an instant.

Her third Soul Ring lit up again. Holding Nezha, Ah Rou activated Teleportation once more.

Whoosh—

Her figure vanished from where she stood, trying to slip through the gap between Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

However, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had been prepared this time.

"You think you can use the same move a third time?"

Yue Guan sneered as his fourth Soul Ring lit up.

Fourth Soul Skill: Proud Solitude.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand suddenly bloomed with blinding golden light. Countless golden petals transformed into incomparably sharp blades, pouring like a storm toward the spot where Ah Rou was most likely to appear after teleporting.

At the same time, Gui Mei released his fourth Soul Skill as well.

Fourth Soul Skill: Ghost Shadow.

From the ground, the tree shadows, and the grass—countless pitch-black Ghost Shadows crawled out from every shadow around them, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced toward the same location.

They had predicted Ah Rou's landing point.

The instant Ah Rou emerged from Teleportation, she was met by a sky-covering barrage of golden petals and densely packed black Ghost Shadows.

She no longer had time to teleport again.

After repeatedly using her third Soul Skill, the flow of her Soul Power briefly stagnated. This was a flaw shared by all teleportation-type Soul Skills.

Ah Rou glanced at Nezha in her arms and had no time to think.

She threw Nezha high into the air with all her strength.

"Aunt Rou—!"

Nezha's cry rang out in midair, filled with terror and fury.

Ah Rou's fourth Soul Ring lit up beneath her feet.

Fourth Soul Skill: Invincible Golden Body.

A layer of dazzling golden light instantly enveloped her entire body.

The golden light was pure and sacred, turning her into a statue forged from gold. For three seconds, she possessed absolute defense; during those three seconds, no attack could harm her in the slightest.

The black Ghost Shadows crashed into the golden light, letting out shrill howls before dissipating one after another.

The golden petals struck the light with piercing metallic clangs, yet failed to leave even the faintest mark.

Ah Rou endured both waves of attacks head-on, then immediately activated her third Soul Skill again—Teleportation.

Whoosh—

She appeared in midair, accurately catching Nezha as he plummeted and pulling him tightly back into her arms.

A trace of surprise flashed through Yue Guan and Gui Mei's eyes at the same time.

This soul beast had quite an impressive set of Soul Skills.

Not only did she possess an exceptionally rare teleportation-type Soul Skill, she also had a life-saving ability that could be called absolute defense.

No wonder she had survived in the depths of the Star Dou Forest until now.

But surprise was surprise; the expressions on both their faces only grew uglier.

Two Title Douluo, right under the Pope's nose, had yet to capture a Transformed Soul Beast at the Soul Sage level.

If word got out, where would Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo put their faces?

A fierce glint flashed through Yue Guan's eyes. He no longer held back.

His eighth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

The black Soul Ring revolved around him, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Eighth Soul Skill: Myriad Radiant Lights.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum bloomed completely in his hand, and countless rays of golden light erupted from deep within its stamens.

Innumerable brilliant golden petals scattered into the air, blanketing the sky as they shot toward Ah Rou like a torrential downpour.

There were so many petals that they blocked out the sky, and every single one contained terrifying power capable of piercing through gold and stone.

At the same time, Gui Mei released his eighth Soul Skill.

Eighth Soul Skill: Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts.

The black mist around him abruptly swelled, as though the gates of hell had opened.

Countless Ghost Shadows poured out of the black mist: vicious evil spirits, wailing resentful souls, headless generals, and hanged ghosts dragging long tongues.

The densely packed Ghost Shadows covered half the sky, lunging at Ah Rou with bared fangs and claws.

Above and below.

Front and back.

Left and right.

Golden petals and black Ghost Shadows filled every direction.

There was nowhere to flee.

Nowhere to hide.

These were the eighth Soul Skills of two Title Douluo, powerful enough to level an entire forest.

Ah Rou's expression changed drastically.

As she watched the attacks surge in from all directions, her pupils contracted sharply.

She couldn't dodge them.

Teleportation was still on cooldown.

She had already used Invincible Golden Body as well, and could not use it again so soon.

The coverage of these two attacks had already completely exceeded the limit of what she could evade.

Ah Rou reacted almost instinctively.

She changed from holding Nezha with one arm to clutching him tightly with both arms, using her own body to completely shield him.

Then her sixth Soul Ring lit up.

Sixth Soul Skill: Void.

This was Ah Rou's ultimate life-saving trump card.

It was also her strongest defensive measure.

In the Void state, her body would become transparent and immune to all physical attacks.

Just as the golden petals and black Ghost Shadows were about to engulf them, Ah Rou and Nezha in her arms both turned transparent.

The golden petals filling the sky passed through her body as if through a mass of air, without leaving even a ripple.

Countless Ghost Shadows lunged at her, their claws and fangs passing through her body without catching anything at all.

Ah Rou gritted her teeth and held Nezha as she struggled to withstand the torrent of attacks.

Although the Void state could nullify physical attacks, it could only negate half of energy attacks.

Ah Rou evaded Ghost Douluo's Ghost Shadows, but the icy energy damage attached to them could not be completely avoided.

Ah Rou's body trembled violently, her face turning deathly pale at a visible speed.

But she did not let go.

She held Nezha even tighter, using her own body to shield him from every energy impact that pierced through the Void state.

At last, the golden petals and black Ghost Shadows gradually dissipated.

Ah Rou emerged from the Void with Nezha.

A trace of blood seeped from the corner of her lips—an internal injury caused by the mental shock.

But she had not fallen yet.

Just then, a streak of ghostly green light swept in from behind and came to a steady halt between Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

Bibi Dong.

She stood with her hands behind her back, her magnificent robes fluttering in the wind. There was no expression on her stunning face.

Yet her purple eyes were as cold as ten-thousand-year ice.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei both felt their hearts tighten.

Bibi Dong did not look at them. Her gaze merely fell upon the woman ahead who was holding a child.

Two Title Douluo, yet they couldn't capture a single Soul Sage.

And she even had a burden in her arms.

This was no longer a matter of strength.

This was incompetence!