Facing the two Soul Beasts, one large and one small, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen felt their breath catch. Neither beast had made a move to attack, yet the pressure rolling off them filled the siblings with fear.
Trying not to draw attention, the two reached with trembling hands toward the Storage Soul Tools that held their weapons, ready to act at any moment.
The siblings, whose strength was around level sixty, could at least move. But Zhou Sichen, who was only level forty, went completely rigid beneath the gaze of the three-headed canine Soul Beast.
Of the four, only Lu Yi, who had seen both beasts before, remained calm enough to think.
"Don't do anything rash!" Lu Yi warned them. "It wouldn't help anyway."
As one of the foremost Ferocious Beasts, the Scarlet King was undoubtedly stronger than a Super Douluo.
Forget the four of them. Even if Elder Gong came, he would be no match for the Scarlet King.
They were better off seeing what the Scarlet King wanted.
After all, though there had been friction between them last time, no one had been hurt. These Ferocious Beasts were intelligent, unlike ordinary wild animals that could not be reasoned with. There was still room to negotiate.
At Lu Yi's words, Xiao Hongchen's mind raced.
He trusted Lu Yi's judgment and realized the beast had to be extraordinarily powerful. They could not win a fight.
But he had no intention of sitting still and waiting to die. Seeing that neither Soul Beast had wings, he immediately came up with a plan.
"Listen. I'll hold them off with firepower for a moment. Equip your Flying Soul Tools, then take me with you when you escape."
Without betraying anything in his expression, Xiao Hongchen quickly laid out his plan to the