Yiran

Xiao Wu's account left everyone trembling with fear, cries of alarm escaping them now and then. Even Meng Yiran, who had always been willful and spoiled, looked at Yu Xiaofeng with eyes full of admiration.

After a while, Yu Xiaofeng slowly opened his eyes. Staring at Zhu Zhuqing's face, he said in astonishment, "Sister-in-law, why do you look like my cat girl?"

"Cough... cough."

"It's over. My injuries must be too severe—I'm hallucinating. I wonder when Xiao San and the others will find us."

Yu Xiaofeng's words made Zhu Zhuqing blush. Her awkward expression shifted from red to pale, sending chills down everyone else's backs.

Unable to hold back any longer, Zhu Zhuqing directly threw Yu Xiaofeng onto the ground. "You're not dead, are you? If you're not dead, get up yourself. I can't be bothered to help you, you lecher."

Yu Xiaofeng stared in shock as he realized that the woman before him really was his cat girl. He hurriedly rubbed his eyes, then turned toward the grinning crowd on his left and snapped, "You've gone too far! I promised to bring Xiao Wu back safely, yet none of you reminded me."

The fatty said irritably, "Brother Feng, can you blame us for seeing wrong? Besides, even while badly injured, you were still thinking about your cat girl. We figured your cat girl might even give you a sweet kiss."

"Damn it, so you were all just watching a show? With so many of you here, my cat girl is thin-skinned. How could she possibly have the nerve?"

The moment Yu Xiaofeng finished speaking, he sensed killing intent coming from his left. With a sharp smack, Zhu Zhuqing kicked him squarely in the rear. Yu Xiaofeng shot to his feet, baring his teeth in pain, and everyone burst into laughter.

"That's what you get for running your mouth."

Zhu Zhuqing scolded him with feigned anger.

In truth, she felt rather sweet inside. Yu Xiaofeng had called out her name the moment he woke up. It would have been a lie to say she was not happy, but given Zhu Zhuqing's temperament, this was already unprecedented.

Yu Xiaofeng swayed as he rose to his feet, then respectfully bowed to Dragon Duke and Snake Granny. "Seniors, if Xiao San did anything to offend you, then Xiaofeng offers you both his apologies."

Dragon Duke and Snake Granny exchanged a glance without speaking. He wanted to see what this boy intended to say next.

Seeing that the two merely looked at each other without replying, Yu Xiaofeng's thoughts raced as he said, "How about I accompany you in searching for your granddaughter's soul ring?"

Glancing at the corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider, Yu Xiaofeng continued, "Let us have this Man Faced Demon Spider. If I come along, your granddaughter will have a much wider range of choices."

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang's eyes turned cold as she said disdainfully, "You?"

Yu Xiaofeng smiled. "That's right. Me."

Just as Dragon Duke was about to speak, Meng Yiran happily pointed her Serpent Cane at Yu Xiaofeng. "Fine. You can accompany me to find a soul ring."

"I originally wanted to compete with you again, but your Soul Power has dropped greatly and you're seriously injured. I, Meng Yiran, would not take advantage of you."

"Let's go. Come with me to look for one now."

Dragon Duke spoke up then. "Yiran, Star Dou Forest is unsafe right now. The Titan Giant Ape could appear at any time. We should come back another day."

Meng Yiran looked at Dragon Duke aggrievedly. Yu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "That monkey has already gone back. It won't come out again for now. Let's do it now."

"Xiao San, give Yiran some of your hidden weapon needles. Demonstrate them for her too, so she can see."

Yu Xiaofeng spoke to Tang San.

Tang San's hidden weapons left Meng Yiran stunned. After Tang San carefully instructed her, Yu Xiaofeng, Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran set off in search of a soul ring.

Yu Xiaofeng activated his Rebirth Eye, and the movements of every soul beast within a thousand meters entered his sight.

Yu Xiaofeng walked in front, Meng Yiran at his right, while Dragon Duke and Snake Granny followed closely behind.

"Brother Feng, my soul ring is not actually that easy to find. We searched for a long time for the previous two soul beasts, so don't be too anxious."

Meng Yiran tried to reassure him.

Yu Xiaofeng smiled. "It's quite easy to find. It's even pretty good—I just don't know whether it has a soul bone."

As he spoke, two whirlwinds erupted beneath Yu Xiaofeng's feet. The instant he pushed off the ground, he vanished from where he stood.

"So fast?"

Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were astonished, but they immediately brought Meng Yiran along in pursuit.

"That is... a Crimson Scale Red Python?"

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang cried out as she looked at the enormous python Yu Xiaofeng was attacking.

Dragon Duke released his Soul Power and exchanged a glance with Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang before moving to encircle it from both sides.

Though the Crimson Scale Red Python was not as fast as the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Serpent from before, it was still extremely swift. Not to mention its venomous aura and heavy scales—it was not something that could be dealt with quickly.

The Crimson Scale Red Python's blood-red scales rang with clanging impacts as Yu Xiaofeng struck them.

The two bulges on its forehead and its golden pupils showed that it was a Crimson Scale Red Python on the verge of evolving into a flood dragon.

A snake took a century, a python a millennium, and a flood dragon ten thousand years. This Crimson Scale Red Python, over five thousand years old, was certainly no ordinary creature.

After taking one look at the Crimson Scale Red Python, Dragon Duke said, "Yiran cannot absorb this Crimson Scale Red Python. Let it go."

Yu Xiaofeng spun with a kicking step and said, "Dragon Duke, don't worry. With me here, this Crimson Scale Red Python will definitely be Yiran's."

"Yiran, get ready to kill it."

Dragon Duke wanted to say more, but Yu Xiaofeng had already stepped through the air twice, arriving three hundred meters to Meng Yiran's right like a bolt of thunder. Facing the Crimson Scale Red Python, he roared, "Second soul skill, Universal Pull."

"Come here!"

Yu Xiaofeng unleashed his Soul Power fully. Four soul rings slowly rose from beneath his feet, and the instant the two yellow, one purple, and one black soul rings appeared, Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran froze in shock.

"Three limit soul rings and one ten-thousand-year soul ring?"

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang cried out, her face blank with disbelief. Dragon Duke was likewise rooted to the spot, completely forgetting that the Crimson Scale Red Python was rapidly flying toward Yu Xiaofeng.

Fear filled Meng Yiran's eyes. She saw that no matter how desperately the Crimson Scale Red Python struggled, it could not break free of Yu Xiaofeng's restraint and could only keep flying toward him.

Yu Xiaofeng said to Meng Yiran, "What are you standing there for? Your Brother Feng is injured. If you keep spacing out, this soul ring will really go to waste."

Yu Xiaofeng's words startled the three of them awake. Only then did they remember that he was injured. Yet by the time Dragon Duke and Snake Granny came to their senses, Yu Xiaofeng had already seized the Crimson Scale Red Python by the throat. Its body thrashed constantly, but it could not move at all. Even the poison in its mouth could not be sprayed out.

Dragon Duke said joyfully to Meng Yiran, "Yiran, strike beneath its jaw."

Meng Yiran drew a short sword and plunged it beneath the Crimson Scale Red Python's jaw. Blood immediately sprayed upward in streams, splattering across Yu Xiaofeng's face.

The Crimson Scale Red Python struggled only briefly before dying and collapsing limply onto the ground.

A purple soul ring floated above its corpse, leaving Meng Yiran thrilled beyond measure.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaofeng said, "Yiran, draw the soul ring in and merge it into your body. I'll help you absorb it."