Intercepting Electrolux

The Great Star Dou Forest was described in the original Douluo Continent novel.

The Great Star Dou Forest was one of the three major Soul Beast habitats on the Douluo Continent. Its area was nearly equal to that of the Barak Kingdom, spanning the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo: roughly two-fifths lay within Heaven Dou, while three-fifths lay within Star Luo.

But now, the three major Soul Beast habitats had become two. The Soul Beasts of Sunset Forest had been completely wiped out.

As for how they had gone extinct, one would have to ask Tang God-King what exactly he had done there.

Yan Jingzhe retracted his Phoenix Wings and landed on the horizontal branch of an ancient thousand-year-old tree. He concealed all fluctuations of his soul power, and his nine Soul Rings vanished into his body. He stood silently atop the branch, even slowing his breathing to the utmost limit.

When a level-ninety-eight Titled Douluo wished to conceal his tracks, fewer than five people in the world could detect him.

His gaze passed through the dense layers of branches and leaves, settling on the two youths below.

Bei Bei, Mu En's great-grandson, heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, possessed a trace of Radiant Bloodline.

The young man was currently parting the bushes with a wary expression. A dragon soul faintly emerged from his body, forming a pale-blue halo around his surface.

Tang Ya followed behind him, an awakener of the useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and the sect master of the Tang Sect.

Yan Jingzhe looked at Tang Ya's face and narrowed his eyes slightly.

This girl was not even as pretty as Zhang Lexuan. Her strength and talent were also so weak. Compared to the Inner Court's senior sister, she was worlds apart. So why did Bei Bei like her?

Could Tang God-King have cast some kind of love spell on him?

"Bei Bei, are you sure it's this way?" Tang Ya asked brightly, Blue Silver Grass winding around her palm.

"It can't be wrong, Teacher Xiao Ya." Bei Bei turned back and smiled at her, his tone gentle and refined.

"I saw it in the Outer Court library. There's a mixed forest in the southwestern outskirts of the Great Star Dou Forest, where several Mandala Snakes live. For your third Soul Ring, it's best to hunt a thousand-year Mandala Snake. Its venom is potent enough to make up for Blue Silver Grass's lack of offensive power in its early stages."

Tang Ya nodded. Just as she was about to speak, her foot suddenly caught on something, and she stumbled forward.

Bei Bei reacted swiftly, catching her in one arm and pulling her into his embrace.

"Careful—"

The two were pressed close together, close enough for Tang Ya to feel Bei Bei's pounding heartbeat within his chest. Her face instantly reddened. She hurriedly pushed him away, lowered her head, and pretended to adjust her collar.

"Th... thank you."

Bei Bei scratched his head and chuckled twice. A faint blush had also spread over the tips of his ears.

Watching this from the tree, the corner of Yan Jingzhe's mouth twitched slightly.

Youth really was wonderful.

But he had not come here to watch two children fall in love.

His spiritual fluctuations spread in every direction like an invisible spiderweb, centered on himself. Within a radius of ten li, every tree, every leaf, and every Soul Beast's soul power fluctuations were clearly reflected in his senses.

Yet those were not what he sought.

He was waiting, waiting for the heavenly phenomenon caused by Skydream Iceworm's sacrifice.

Waiting for the moment from the original story—the sacrifice of Skydream Iceworm, when the vast energy of a million-year Soul Beast erupted and drew over the Holy Necromancer Electrolux, a visitor from another world.

When that time came, Life Gold would be the bait he cast.

Yan Jingzhe sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Time trickled by bit by bit.

No one knew how long had passed before the eastern horizon began to pale.

Yan Jingzhe suddenly opened his eyes.

He had felt it.

An incomparably immense and incomparably pure spiritual fluctuation was rushing over from a kilometer ahead at astonishing speed.

It was the million-year Soul Beast, Skydream Iceworm.

The instant that aura appeared, every low-level Soul Beast in the outskirts of the Great Star Dou Forest fell silent. Birds did not sing, insects did not chirp, and even the wind seemed to freeze for an instant.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya also noticed something was wrong. Their faces turned extremely pale, and when that spiritual fluctuation swept over them, they immediately fell into a brief stupor. The spiritual shock did not possess much destructive power, but it could rob all living beings of their ability to think for a short time.

But for a level-ninety-eight Peak Douluo, this amount of spiritual power was still resistible.

And at that moment, Yan Jingzhe's spiritual senses detected a presence.

It was the soul power fluctuation of a human. It was pitifully weak, only around level eleven or twelve, and he seemed to be injured as well, his soul power in utter disorder.

So this was Huo Yuhao, the child of destiny.

Yan Jingzhe did not move. He was waiting for the most crucial moment.

Suddenly, at that very moment, the sky, which had been brilliantly clear a second ago, abruptly darkened. A thunderous roar rang out high above, and in that instant, the sun's light was completely obscured by darkness. An enormous pressure that made breathing difficult descended from the heavens.

A stream of gray air fell from the sky as though caught by some immense suction force, shooting straight toward Huo Yuhao.

But in that instant, Yan Jingzhe erupted.

How terrifying was the full-force eruption of a level-ninety-eight Peak Douluo?

The sky was instantly dyed gold.

Yan Jingzhe descended into the Great Star Dou Forest like a blazing sun. Nine Soul Rings blossomed beneath his feet at once, displaying the ultimate configuration of one yellow, two purple, three black, and three red rings.

Behind him, the phantom of a phoenix wreathed entirely in golden flames let out a cry toward the heavens. The holy radiance of the Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul surged forth like a tidal wave, sweeping away all darkness within several hundred meters.

At the center of that holy light, Yan Jingzhe held up Life Gold in his right hand. The cyan crystal trembled violently under the combined forces of light and life. The rain of green light within spun madly, releasing an overwhelming life aura that was almost tangible.

The gray gas in the sky, which had originally been crackling, paused for a moment. It suddenly changed direction, rushing toward Yan Jingzhe and directly entering his Sea of Spirit.

An extremely blurry figure emerged, and an aged voice carrying indescribable majesty rang out. "With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; there has never been another like me in this world. I never expected that even a fragment of this old man's soul could remain."

A curve rose at the corner of Yan Jingzhe's mouth.

It had worked.

Skydream Iceworm's sacrifice had already begun.

And Electrolux, the Calamity of the Undead, had been intercepted as well.

Now, should he consider making things difficult for Tang God-King? For example, preventing Huo Yuhao from joining the Tang Sect?

Yan Jingzhe withdrew his Phoenix Martial Soul. As the light faded, he concealed himself once more in the darkness, quietly watching the frail youth wrapped in milky-white light and watching his body slowly rise into the air.

Half an hour later, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

A streak of white light flashed deep within his pupils.

"Awake?"

A gentle voice came from above him. Huo Yuhao abruptly raised his head and saw a man with silver-white hair standing before him with his hands behind his back. The rising sun behind him coated his outline in a faint golden glow.

The man's gaze was calm and profound, with a barely perceptible smile at the corner of his lips.

"You are..." Huo Yuhao warily tried to rise, only to discover that the pain from his injuries made him completely unable to move.

"Yan Jingzhe, dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department. Greetings, young friend. Are you willing to join Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department?"

"Y-you're the dean of Shrek Academy? Of course I'm willing! But I..." Huo Yuhao's voice was somewhat hoarse, and a trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes.

Yan Jingzhe nodded, withdrawing his finger as he looked at him with a meaningful hint in his voice.

"Then that's settled. You're quite lucky."

Huo Yuhao froze.

"I said, you're quite lucky." He paused before adding, "You weren't attacked by Soul Beasts in the Great Star Dou Forest, and you even encountered a Soul Beast sacrifice. Your luck is truly incredible."

Huo Yuhao's pupils suddenly contracted as he tried to explain.

But Yan Jingzhe merely waved his hand.

"You don't need to explain it to me. Encountering a Soul Beast sacrifice is your fortunate opportunity."

"But now, young friend, would you be willing to show me your soul skill? After all, a Soul Beast sacrifice is not something one sees often."