Azure Bull Python

"Baa~"

But ten minutes later, the two of them heard a cry. Dongfang Yu's face instantly darkened, so black it looked like water could drip from it.

He had only just breathed a sigh of relief, and one had actually shown up. As for Yue Guan, his eyes were now bursting with delight!

Yue Guan suppressed his excitement and said, "Yu, it's here! A 1,709-year-old Sky-Steed!"

I'm done for! Dongfang Yu inwardly cried.

The Sky-Steed walked up to the lake, raised its head and tossed its mane, then lowered its head and began drinking as if no one else were around.

"Uncle Yue..."

"Yu, stay where you are. I'll go catch it." Yue Guan cut him off, his full attention fixed on the Sky-Steed.

Dongfang Yu was left speechless. He had no reason to stop him now!

Yue Guan rubbed his hands together. It seemed he was preparing to win with a single move again!

Dongfang Yu clenched his fists and stared at the lake, his gaze anything but calm.

"Hey!"

In an instant, Yue Guan shot out like a cannonball!

"Baa~ baa."

"Shut up!" Yue Guan had already pinned down the Sky-Steed. Turning back to Dongfang Yu, he said, "Yu, come out."

Dongfang Yu's lips twitched. He felt as if the ground beneath him were sealed, his limbs weighing thousands of pounds. Seeing that he had not moved, Yue Guan urged, "What are you standing there for?"

"Fine..." Dongfang Yu could only mumble with his head lowered before getting up and walking toward Yue Guan. The distance between them was not far, yet it felt worlds apart.

Yue Guan looked at Dongfang Yu strangely. What was going on? Why was his walking posture so odd? He was swaying from side to side, strange and slow!

Ever since they had arrived, Yu had been acting strangely. With that thought, Yue Guan suddenly turned his gaze toward the lake!

The lake surface was completely still, just as usual.

Huh? Nothing was wrong. Maybe he was overthinking it.

"Uncle Yue." After approaching Yue Guan, Dongfang Yu called out unnaturally, while the corner of his eye remained fixed on the lake.

It would be nice if Bibi Dong were here. Dongfang Yu suddenly thought of her, though he did not know why. Perhaps it was because she was the strongest person he had seen so far. Only she could give him a true sense of security.

"Yu, let's find another place to absorb the Soul Ring," Yue Guan said cautiously.

"Okay! Let's go!" Dongfang Yu hurriedly said.

"Mm." Yue Guan gave him a strange response, then the two turned around and prepared to leave.

Just then!

Huge ripples spread across the lake's surface!

Without any warning! Starting from the center of the lake, a massive whirlpool rapidly formed!

It was as if something extraordinary was about to emerge!

Dongfang Yu's face turned pale. "Uncle Yue! Take me away!"

Yue Guan was equally shocked! He immediately threw aside the Sky-Steed, grabbed Dongfang Yu in one arm, and flew into the air, preparing to flee at top speed!

As they rose into the air, a furious roar suddenly erupted from the lake's whirlpool.

"Moo!"

The tremendous shockwave from that roar nearly knocked the two of them out of the sky!

At the same time, it made it impossible for them to leave quickly, like an invisible chain binding Yue Guan.

Dongfang Yu murmured, "We're finished!"

Seeing that Dongfang Yu had been scared senseless, Yue Guan quickly comforted him. "Don't be afraid. I'll hold it off later. Find a chance to escape."

Yue Guan was, after all, a Title Douluo. It was not as if he had never seen a hundred-thousand-year soul beast before, and he quickly regained his composure. But... this soul beast about to emerge did not seem like an ordinary one.

Dongfang Yu looked at Yue Guan. He had not expected that, at such a life-or-death moment, Yue Guan would still think of protecting him first.

Gradually, a pair of enormous horns emerged from the lake's whirlpool!

Then came a bull's head. Its face was terrifying, its enormous pupils like lanterns, filled with killing intent and a humanlike intelligence!

Once part of its body surfaced, Dongfang Yu's mind went completely blank!

What kind of soul beast was this?! Its upper body alone was already dozens of meters long! And that was only the part exposed above the water!

It clearly had a snake's body, yet its head was an enormous bull's head, its twin horns incomparably sharp!

Combined with its ancient, weathered aura, Dongfang Yu was so frightened that he did not even dare breathe. He was utterly dumbfounded.

The hundred-thousand-year soul beast—the Azure Bull Python—had appeared!

Yue Guan was also dumbfounded! Could such an aura really belong to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?!

The Azure Bull Python stared at Yue Guan and Dongfang Yu, then actually spoke in human language. "Are you from Spirit Hall?"

It was asking Yue Guan, because it sensed a familiar aura from him.

Yue Guan stared in disbelief. What the hell kind of soul beast was this?! It could actually speak?!

"I am Yue Guan of Spirit Hall," Yue Guan replied, his entire body on guard.

"Looks like I didn't mistake you for someone else." The Azure Bull Python spoke calmly, then glanced at Dongfang Yu. "That child may leave."

Yue Guan slowly descended to the ground and said to the Azure Bull Python, "Has Spirit Hall offended you?"

"That's right," the Azure Bull Python answered, in no hurry to attack.

At those words, Yue Guan's face became as ugly as if his parents had died. Today... he was afraid he would die here.

He had never imagined that the Azure Bull Python was actually here! Judging by its aura, he had no confidence in escaping unscathed.

Dongfang Yu glanced at Yue Guan, then at the Azure Bull Python, nearly fainting from fear!

If anyone claimed they would not be afraid, Dongfang Yu would absolutely put the Azure Bull Python right outside their front door!

This was ridiculous! Compared to the Azure Bull Python's size, those giant snakes from disaster movies were weak as hell!

"Uncle Yue..." Dongfang Yu quietly tugged on Yue Guan.

Yue Guan turned back to look at Dongfang Yu and gave a pale smile. "You go first. It's here for me."

Dongfang Yu shook his head slightly. Before it had even emerged, Yue Guan had been thinking of protecting him. How could he flee alone now? How would that make him any different from a beast?

Yue Guan had saved his life. The education he had received in his original world would not allow him to do such a thing.

He could kill to survive, but he would not cast away the last of his humanity and his bottom line just to stay alive.

Now, he could only try to persuade the Azure Bull Python. If he failed, then he would accept his fate.

Seeing that Dongfang Yu had yet to leave, the Azure Bull Python said, "Child, leave this place."

Yue Guan also urged, "Leave quickly."

Under the gaze of both man and beast, Dongfang Yu suddenly laughed twice.

Under the Azure Bull Python's astonished gaze, Dongfang Yu smiled faintly and said, "Da Ming."

"!!!"

"Child! What did you say?!" Disbelief filled the Azure Bull Python's eyes.

Dongfang Yu's legs were already trembling, but he still forced down his fear and said, "Da Ming."

The Azure Bull Python stared fixedly at Dongfang Yu. "Who are you?"

"Where's Er Ming? Isn't he here?" Dongfang Yu answered with another question.

Upon hearing the name Er Ming, the Azure Bull Python was shocked once more!

This child was definitely someone it did not know and had never seen before.