Golden Crocodile Douluo vs. Myriad Demon King

Another companion?

Golden Crocodile Douluo froze slightly, a chill abruptly rising in his heart.

He suddenly recalled that, while fleeing for its life, that transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had personally cried, "Ah Rou, save me!"

Ah Rou...

In other words, another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was hiding in the shadows?

At that moment, two snow-white rabbits suddenly entered Golden Crocodile Douluo's perception, one large and one small. The larger rabbit had clearly reached a cultivation of one hundred thousand years, while the smaller one had not yet reached that level but seemed only a hair's breadth away.

And the targets of those two rabbits were Bibi Dong and Little Jing!

Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed slightly. Just as he prepared to turn back and support them, Myriad Demon King's cold voice abruptly rang out. "Human, do you think I'll let you leave again?"

As soon as the words fell, Myriad Demon King attacked. Countless branches shot forth, each as thick as a horned dragon, sweeping toward Golden Crocodile Douluo in an overwhelming wave.

The branches wove into airtight nets in midair, layer upon layer. In the blink of an eye, they formed more than ten thick walls of vines, completely sealing off Golden Crocodile Douluo's route toward Bibi Dong and Little Jing.

"Courting death!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo roared as golden light surged around him. His right arm instantly transformed into the forelimb of a giant golden crocodile, its sharp claws tearing viciously at the oncoming net of branches with world-destroying force.

Rip—

The first three vine walls shattered at once, countless broken branches scattering in all directions. Yet those severed branches did not lose their vitality. Instead, the instant they struck the ground, they took root again and grew wildly, becoming new vines in the blink of an eye.

More terrifying still, copious amounts of dark-purple viscous liquid spewed from every broken end of the branches. The liquid hissed corrosively upon touching the air, giving off a pungent, fishy stench.

Corrosive venom?

Golden Crocodile Douluo's pupils contracted slightly. He hurriedly activated his Soul Power, blasting away the venom splashing toward him.

Damn it... I've been tangled up by this unknown Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

But before he could make another move, countless branches abruptly contracted like living creatures. Dark-purple venom seeped from the surface of every branch, pouring down on Golden Crocodile Douluo from all directions like a torrential rain.

Knowing he could not delay any longer, Golden Crocodile Douluo's eighth Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed abruptly.

Eighth Soul Skill, Golden Giant Strength Break!

The next moment, the phantom of an enormous golden crocodile appeared behind Golden Crocodile Douluo. Violent Soul Power fluctuations surged outward like a tsunami.

Countless branches shattered inch by inch beneath that terrifying impact, while the venom was swept back by the violent waves of Soul Power.

Yet a faint smile appeared on Myriad Demon King's rough face.

At the center of the towering tree's trunk, an incomparably huge vertical eye glowing with an eerie green light silently opened.

The tree eye was oval-shaped, and deep within its pupil seemed to shimmer a dark green radiance.

The next instant, a terrifying mental assault slammed into Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's body trembled slightly.

But it lasted only an instant. Very quickly, clarity returned to Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes.

Yet the next moment, a crisp human voice suddenly sounded from behind him. "Human, I advise you not to act rashly. Otherwise, I don't mind letting this boy die before your eyes."

As the words fell, the rabbit that Golden Crocodile Douluo had sensed to possess a hundred-thousand-year cultivation emerged from the forest while holding Ling Jing hostage.

Upon noticing Myriad Demon King, Ah Rou's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a trace of hesitation.

They had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long, yet they had never encountered or even heard of a Soul Beast with such terrifying cultivation!

But at the very least... they were temporarily on the same side.

Ah Rou took a deep breath and, together with Xiao Wu beside her, who had yet to become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, gave Myriad Demon King a slight bow.

Ling Jing, held hostage by Ah Rou, also had his pupils contract slightly.

This Soul Beast... couldn't it be Myriad Demon King, the Demon Eye Tree ranked fifth among the ferocious beasts in The Unrivaled Tang Clan?

At this time, shouldn't Myriad Demon King be beneath the Lake of Life, draining Sky Dream Ice Silkworm? Why had he come out here?

Because... Ah Yin?

That was the only possibility Ling Jing could think of.

Because Ah Yin, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, had met with misfortune in the Star Dou Great Forest, Myriad Demon King, also a plant Soul Beast, had taken notice and appeared...

There could be no other explanation.

It couldn't possibly be that Gu Yuena or Di Tian, who slept beneath the Lake of Life, had taken a liking to him and specifically sent Myriad Demon King out to capture him, could it?

Now... the situation seemed rather bad.

During the era of The Unrivaled Tang Clan, Myriad Demon King had a cultivation of five hundred and forty thousand years. At present, ten thousand years earlier, he should have already reached five hundred thousand years of cultivation. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo possessed the cultivation of a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, he did not possess a Soul Core. If he truly clashed head-on with Myriad Demon King...

The outcome was difficult to predict.

If the commotion grew too great and alerted Di Tian beneath the Lake of Life as well, the situation would become even worse.

Looking at Ling Jing being held hostage by Ah Rou, Golden Crocodile Douluo was both shocked and furious.

Three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, one Soul Beast close to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation, one transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and another Soul Beast of unknown cultivation far beyond one hundred thousand years... Since when had the Star Dou Great Forest possessed such terrifying power?

And... where was Bibi Dong? What had happened to Bibi Dong, who was supposed to protect Little Jing!?

Just as Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had only just endured Myriad Demon King's mental attack, was about to carefully sense his surroundings, Bibi Dong suddenly rushed out.

But Bibi Dong no longer bore the bearing of a Holy Maiden. A highly visible streak of blood marked the corner of her lips, her aura was somewhat weakened, and she limped forward in a thoroughly bedraggled state.

Although Bibi Dong's Soul Power cultivation had already reached level seventy-nine, she had yet to break through to Titled Douluo and had not added Soul Rings to her second martial soul. Facing the joint assault of Ah Rou, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit, and Xiao Wu, who was close to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation, Bibi Dong had found it difficult to hold her ground, not to mention that she had also needed to protect Ling Jing behind her.

Noticing Golden Crocodile Douluo, who was nearly surrounded by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, as well as that tree demon Soul Beast with terrifying cultivation, then looking at Ling Jing being held hostage by that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit, Bibi Dong instinctively clenched her fists.

Damn it!

Bibi Dong could not help cursing inwardly, a wave of helplessness rising in her heart.

In this situation... the advantage was no longer on their side.

Golden Crocodile Douluo alone was simply not enough to ensure they could all retreat safely. Even though that transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was in their hands, Little Jing was now in that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's hands!