Xiao Xiao Turns Up the Pressure! (Please Bookmark and Keep Reading)

"Xiao Xiao, the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest is just ahead."

Lu Ming pointed to a lake in the distance.

Its waters were clear and bright, like a mirror.

A faint white haze drifted above it. It was not mist, but condensed life force.

As the breeze passed, tiny ripples spread across the surface.

Vitality so rich it was almost tangible rose from the lake. Breathing it in left their lungs refreshed and their whole bodies invigorated.

Xiao Xiao closed her eyes and felt the Heaven and Earth Essence here. It was even stronger than at Shrek's Golden Ancient Tree.

In her world, despite being a level 98 Super Douluo, she had never set foot at the Lake of Life.

She had never imagined it would be like a fairyland!

Roar!

A powerful ape's roar sounded below. An enormous earth-red ape glared at Xiao Xiao, warning in its eyes.

"Little Lu, is that the Titan Giant Ape from ten thousand years ago?"

"Yes, Xiao Xiao. Its strength should be around level 95 or 96."

Lu Ming spoke gravely, his eyes fixed on the lake.

"There's another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast beneath the water. It's called the Sky Azure Bull Python, and it should be around level 97!"

(What should I do about Xiong Jun and the others' ages? Third Young Master practically swallowed that part of the setting whole. I'll keep it vague.)

Lu Ming jumped down, and Xiao Xiao followed close behind.

"Humans, you have some nerve, barging into the heart of the forest!"

The Titan Giant Ape loomed over them and bellowed, trying to intimidate them.

"How dare you!"

Xiao Xiao's voice was cold. A deep light shone in her jade-green eyes.

Thud!

She raised a slender hand, unleashing the full power of a level 98 Super Douluo. An invisible force slammed the Titan Giant Ape's enormous body to the ground.

The Titan Giant Ape roared with its mouth wide open. Its muscles bulged as it strained, and the earth sank beneath it.

Even so, it could not get up. All it could do was struggle to keep from being flattened completely.

With a splash, a Soul Beast with a bull's head and a snake's body as thick as a bus burst from the Lake of Life.

Heavy black scales covered its body, and its horns were pale blue.

It was none other than the forest's emperor, the Sky Azure Bull Python!

Sluggish Domain!

Xiao Xiao's movements slowed. The Sky Azure Bull Python seized the chance to sweep the Titan Giant Ape out from under her Soul Power pressure with its tail.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Freed at last, the Titan Giant Ape gulped down air and pressed its right hand to its chest. It hurt like hell.

"Human, you are strong. But this is not a place where you can do as you please."

A warning edged the Sky Azure Bull Python's voice. The power of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast flickered around it, and the blue glow on its horns grew brighter. It was ready to fight.

"Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, seal!"

Xiao Xiao's lips curved upward as she pointed at the Titan Giant Ape's head. Three black cauldrons descended from above.

Arranged in a triangle, they struck its comparatively tiny head together.

"It's been a long time since I stretched my muscles."

Xiao Xiao smiled, visibly enjoying herself.

"Don't worry. I won't kill you!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python was still stunned when Xiao Xiao appeared above its head and punched it.

Bong!

Stars seemed to spin around the Sky Azure Bull Python's head. Its vision blurred.

The body of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast really is something else. My Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone specializes in strength!

Xiao Xiao clicked her tongue to herself.

Bang!

"You damned human! Don't hurt my big brother!"

Seeing its big brother reeling from a single punch, the Titan Giant Ape erupted with unprecedented strength.

After breaking free of the seal, it wrapped its right hand in layer upon layer of rock, looking just like the monster Red King!

"What are you roaring for?"

"National Treasure!"

Xiao Xiao pouted, and the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron appeared behind her once more.

She stepped forward on long legs clad in white stockings and kicked a Soul-Sealing Cauldron toward the Titan Giant Ape.

"Hmph!"

The Titan Giant Ape snorted in disdain.

It was the Titan Giant Ape. Even among Soul Beasts, few could match its strength. How dare this human underestimate it?

The Titan Giant Ape did not care whether its opponent was male or female. It swung a heavy fist, determined to make the woman pay.

But things did not go as it expected.

In its mind, it would shatter the cauldron with one punch, then use both hands to smash Xiao Xiao into the ground.

She could find out for herself how it felt to be pinned beneath the earth.

But...

"Aagh!"

Not only did it fail to break the cauldron, the force of the impact shattered the bones in its right hand. Its mountain-sized body crashed to the ground.

The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron pinned it down so hard that it was embedded in the earth and could not be pried free.

Lu Ming stared from below. Xiao Xiao was fierce—she was magnificent.

He gazed at her, utterly smitten. She filled his entire field of vision!

"Second Brother!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python recovered its senses. As the forest's emperor in the eyes of the world, when had it or its second brother ever suffered such humiliation?

Its second brother was a formidable Soul Beast, capable of fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast despite being only ten thousand years old. And it had dragon blood. How could a human woman have beaten them like this?

"Together!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python called to the Titan Giant Ape. Each of them had its own domain.

The Titan Giant Ape endured the pain and slammed both fists into the ground.

Invisible pressure bore down on Xiao Xiao like a mountain, while the Sky Azure Bull Python's Sluggish Domain restricted the flow of Soul Power through her body.

Under the combined pressure of the two divine beasts' domains, an ordinary Super Douluo would have been gravely wounded, if not killed.

But Xiao Xiao was already at the peak of level 98. With the aid of Immortal Herbs and the tempering she had undergone at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she was now comparable to an ordinary Peerless Douluo.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had no protagonist's protection. Fight above their level? Impossible!

"Cauldron World!"

Xiao Xiao spread her domain. Before the two divine beasts could react, they were pulled into another space.

"Big Brother, this human woman's domain is terrifying. She's created a space of her own!"

The Titan Giant Ape stared at the unfamiliar surroundings, its voice trembling.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's expression shifted. Apart from the True Dragon below, nothing had ever made it feel this hopeless.

Xiao Xiao held her sword across the air, disappointment in her eyes.

"So this is all the forest's rulers from ten thousand years ago can do? How disappointing!"

"Consider this strike a lesson!"

Xiao Xiao's eyes flashed. The Azure Xiao Sword sounded without anyone blowing into it.

"Ninth Soul Skill: Phoenix Xiao Reaching the Ninth Heaven!"

She leveled the sword. A streak of azure sword light hurtled forward in the shape of a phoenix.

The Sky Azure Bull Python caught the Titan Giant Ape's massive hand with its tail. The two beasts slowly closed their eyes and accepted their fate.

"How long are you two planning to sleep?"

Lu Ming grinned. A breeze stirred his long skirt, and he absently brushed back his glossy black hair.

His every movement was captivating.

"You... aren't going to kill us?"

"Did you hit your head? Didn't Xiao Xiao tell you? I'm not going to kill you."

Lu Ming pouted, looking utterly adorable.

"Enough."

Lu Ming looked toward the Lake of Life and pointed.

"Call out the one who truly runs the Star Dou Great Forest. Tell him... My Lord has arrived!"