The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Had Just Survived Its Tribulation, and Evil Soul Masters Were Already Delivering Breakfast?

"Boss, it looks about done!"

"Third Brother and I will draw that Soul Beast's attention from the side later, then you can extract its soul!"

Another half hour or so passed.

The Lightning Tribulation in the sky grew weaker and weaker.

It looked like it was ending with a whimper.

There had only been seven bolts of lightning in total.

Then, there was no then...

"Good! The three Zhong brothers are about to strike it rich today!"

These three Evil Soul Masters were all Soul Douluo-level experts.

And they were biological brothers.

They were Zhong Litian, Zhong Lidi, and Zhong Liren!

They specialized in extracting Soul Beasts' souls and refining them into their own puppets.

In the original story, they had tried to hunt a Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear cub, only to be stopped by Huo Yuhao.

But today, the three brothers were planning something big.

They wanted to hunt the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff that had just survived a Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation.

"Hehehe, Big Brother, Second Brother, you're being far too cautious!"

"That thing may have survived the Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation, but it hasn't even let out a roar!"

"It might already be on its last breath!"

As he watched his two brothers assigning combat roles, Zhong Liren, who stood at the very back, wore a disdainful expression.

His words immediately reminded the others.

"That's right! This Soul Beast is probably barely breathing. We're definitely reaping the benefits without lifting a finger!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go over now!"

"Don't let anyone else, human or Soul Beast, beat us to it!"

Humans were creatures that loved to fantasize.

But they could not exactly be blamed.

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff truly was different from other Soul Beasts.

When other Soul Beasts successfully passed their tribulations, they would surely roar toward the heavens to proclaim their might.

Yet this Ferocious Beast with a human soul was currently doing something utterly baffling.

He used his sharp claws to draw circles, squares, and even lightning symbols on the ground.

He seemed to be reviewing the experience he had gained from undergoing the tribulation just now.

Those crooked diagrams even had the feel of advanced university mathematics.

"The first surge is strong, the second wanes, and the third is exhausted..."

"Looks like this Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation wasn't much after all. No wonder that little rabbit managed to survive it back then!"

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff remained sprawled on the ground, fully focused on using the knowledge he had learned in school in his previous life to reason things out.

He had not noticed the activity around him at all.

Seeing this scene, the three Evil Soul Masters once again began reassuring themselves.

"Hmm, although its aura hasn't weakened much, it's lying on the ground and clearly can't move anymore!"

"Look at its claws. They're already scratching wildly at the ground out of control!"

"Brothers, charge with me! Wealth and glory depend on this moment!"

"Move!"

At Zhong Litian's low shout,

the three brothers released their martial souls almost simultaneously.

"Buzz!"

A frigid, sinister Soul Power instantly erupted from their bodies.

The next second,

three enormous black snake phantoms slowly emerged behind them.

Each snake was over ten meters long.

Their bodies were pitch-black.

Pairs of scarlet eyes looked especially horrifying in the darkness.

They were the martial souls of the three brothers.

Netherworld Snakes!

And all three of their martial souls were identical.

Coupled with the fact that they were blood brothers, their coordination was practically that of one person.

"The usual plan!"

"Second Brother, take the left!"

"Third Brother, circle around from behind!"

"I'll control it from the front!"

The moment Zhong Litian's voice fell,

the three charged forward at once.

Eight Soul Rings

rose from beneath their feet almost simultaneously.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black!

In the outside world of Soul Masters, this lineup would definitely count as a formidable force.

Not to mention that the three brothers' martial souls possessed special abilities.

"Netherworld Snake, Soul Binding!"

"Boom!"

Three enormous black snakes shot out from the ground in an instant.

As their bodies twisted, they lunged directly toward the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff lying on the ground, seeking to coil around him.

"Hahaha!"

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

"And the soul of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"

But when they were less than fifty meters from the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff,

the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, who had been lying on the ground all this time, suddenly raised his head.

"Hm?"

"What's that?"

"Snakes?"

"And three of them?"

He immediately perked up.

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's eyes lit up at once.

"Isn't this spicy strip snack delivered right to my door?"

"Isn't this an extra meal delivered right to me?"

At that moment,

the three Zhong brothers, who were charging forward, had no idea

that the prey in their eyes

was already considering where to take the first bite out of them.

"I got struck by lightning a few times just now, and I'm getting hungry. You'll do!"

"Get into my mouth already!"

He ignored the actual bodies of the three Evil Soul Masters.

They were ugly and old, and their meat was definitely foul.

But these three spicy strips were irresistibly tempting!

"What?!"

"You actually dare face the martial souls of us three brothers head-on! Everyone, attack together!"

When Zhong Litian saw the direction of the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's attack,

he laughed.

The attack method of snake-type martial souls was a death coil.

He had been wondering how to get close enough to trap his opponent.

Who would have thought this stupid dog would charge at them himself?!

But... in the next moment,

a scene that left the three brothers dumbfounded appeared!

"Slurp!"

What kind of move was that?

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff opened his huge mouth and sucked in as though he were eating noodles.

Zhong Litian's martial soul was completely swallowed by him.

Then came Second Brother Zhong Lidi, then Third Brother Zhong Liren...

The three enormous snakes, in less than three seconds,

were all swallowed by this terrifying golden-furred monster.

Why did he look like he was enjoying it so much?

These were martial souls refined by Evil Soul Masters using their own Soul Power!

They naturally carried terrifying negative energy and were even more venomous than ordinary poisonous snakes.

How could this happen?

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Pfft!"

Almost simultaneously, the three Evil Soul Master brothers spat out mouthfuls of black blood.

Although their bodies had undergone special refinement, leaving them neither human nor ghost,

having their martial souls forcibly ripped away was agony akin to being thrown into a vat of boiling oil.

"Hahaha! I never expected you Evil Soul Masters' spicy strips to come with their own seasonings!"

"The first one was five-spice flavored. The second seemed to be spicy. I couldn't make out the third!"

"Got any more?"

"Bring me some more!"

This was simply killing them and rubbing salt in the wound!

After devouring their martial souls, the golden-haired, blue-eyed beast still looked unsatisfied.

And after completing his tribulation,

his human speech had become even more fluent, with a sinister edge in his tone.

Just hearing a single sentence was enough to send chills down one's spine.

But just as the three men were overwhelmed with terror,

a terrifying low growl came from a distant hilltop!

"Roar!"

"You little bastard!"

"I've finally caught you!"

"You dared hunt the descendants of my Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear clan. You're dead today!"

Oh?

I just finished a snack, and now you're serving up a feast?

That was Xiong Jun, with 470,000 years of cultivation, wasn't it?

The ancestor of the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bears.

Those bear paws must taste amazing...