Brilliant blue-yellow divine light suddenly erupted from Keao's body in Bai He's grasp. In an instant, it transformed in midair into a blue giant wolf and a savage tiger. The two faintly visible ferocious beast souls let out terrifying roars and charged at Bai He.
This was Keao's long-hidden killing move!
At such close range, the two enormous, savage beast souls came roaring at him. Bai He had no time to dodge and could only cross his arms over his chest and forcibly withstand the attack.
Bang!
The blue wolf and savage tiger, seemingly formed from condensed energy, slammed viciously into Bai He. Vast power erupted at once, and dazzling divine light swept in all directions like crashing waves.
With a thunderous boom, great swaths of trees shattered and toppled, while countless branches and leaves were snapped and swept away.
Bai He was sent flying. The giant wolf and tiger beast souls clamped down hard on his arms, their massive heads driving him through countless thick ancient trees before finally blasting a huge pit into the ground without losing momentum.
Dirt sprayed everywhere, and dust billowed into the air!
Not far away, Keao struggled to support himself with one massive claw while clutching the two huge wounds on his chest with the other. The blood pouring out had almost dyed the blue fur on his claw red. As he watched the dust-shrouded forest ahead, his heart was filled with unease.
Only after paying the terrible price of nearly having his body cut into three pieces had he been able to catch Bai He off guard and unleash such a perfect killing move. If this strike could not severely injure or even kill Bai He, his situation would become extremely difficult. He would practically be left waiting to die.
But unfortunately, things rarely developed as one wished.
As the dust settled, the distant scene gradually became clear.
Bai He lay in a giant pit nearly three meters across. His silver-white Undying Sky Wings were covered in cracks and almost shattered. Yet a layer of silver flame blazed over his body, while four slender arms covered in silver-white scales had grown from his shoulders. Their sharp dragon claws gripped the upper and lower jaws of the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul biting Bai He's two arms. No matter how furiously the two savage beast souls struggled, they could not break free.
Roar!
The two Ancient Beast Souls before him roared angrily, trying to break free from Bai He's restraint. However, their actions instead brought about even more severe consequences.
Within Bai He's body, the sleeping Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul slowly awakened as if it had sensed a provocation. Upon seeing the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul—whose head now resembled that of an ancestral dragon—let out an excited roar and charged straight out of Bai He's body.
At the sight of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul charging out, the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul let out terrified roars in unison. They immediately chose to sacrifice a part to save the whole. After splitting off two light orbs, one blue and one yellow, the greatly dimmed Wolf Tiger Beast Soul instantly broke free from Bai He's grip and fled toward Keao at top speed.
The Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul swallowed the light orbs split off by the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul, but it was not satisfied. It continued chasing in the direction the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul had fled.
The silver-white Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul seemed to turn into a flash of silver light. In the blink of an eye, it caught up to the fleeing Wolf Tiger Beast Soul. Then all eight arms moved, and sharp dragon claws tore viciously toward the two Ancient Beast Souls.
Realizing they could no longer escape, the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul roared and turned to fight the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul. But the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul had already been weaker than the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul, and most of their power had been spent attacking Bai He. They were now completely incapable of fighting the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul.
It was practically a one-sided slaughter!
The silver-white Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul unleashed a dragon roar, and fierce, tyrannical dragon aura instantly pressed down on the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul. Silver flames danced over its body as all eight clawed arms moved and its powerful dragon tail swept out. Within moments, it tore the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul into pieces and swallowed them. After letting out a satisfied dragon roar, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon turned and rushed back into Bai He's body.
Not far away, when Keao saw the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul torn apart by the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul, he let out a heart-rending cry of agony. It was not only because of his grief, but also because of the searing pain in his soul.
As members of the Barbarian Race, the beast souls sealed within them were practically one with their own souls. When the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul was torn apart, Keao felt as though his own soul had been shredded. Along with the agonizing pain in his soul came suffering and despair that surged through his heart like a tidal wave.
The Ancient Beast Souls within them granted the Barbarian Race physiques that were nearly invincible among those of the same rank. But once they lost the Ancient Beast Souls in their bodies, they practically became cripples, because their cultivation had always revolved around the Ancient Beast Souls sealed within them.
Aah!
When he saw that the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul he had released had actually been torn to pieces by the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul within Bai He, Keao could not help letting out a cry of pain and despair.
Meanwhile, not far away, Xiao Chen was locked in an intense battle with Yarold.
Countless green motes of light swirled around Yarold. Thick green vines burst wildly from the ground, and endless vines rolled like green waves, lashing continuously at Xiao Chen like tentacles and preventing him from getting anywhere near Yarold.
Suddenly, Keao's pained, suppressed roar came from the distance. Yarold could not help glancing in that direction.
As Yarold momentarily lost focus, the densely dancing vines suddenly stalled, revealing an opening.
Xiao Chen seized the opportunity precisely. In an instant, he broke through the Vine Wall and arrived at Yarold's side.
Blazing, dazzling divine light erupted from Xiao Chen's hand and struck Yarold's frail body viciously. Yarold was immediately sent flying. After crashing through several large trees in succession, he slowly slid to the ground.
Pfft!
After coughing up several mouthfuls of blood, Yarold's expression immediately became listless. As a cultivator of the Forest Clan, he was not skilled at close combat. Long-range spellcasting attacks were his specialty, so his body was quite frail. That was precisely why he had chosen to cooperate with Keao.
He was responsible for control and long-range attacks, while Keao handled close combat and protected him. If they coordinated perfectly, the two could even fight opponents above their level. Yet they had never expected that their arrogance would now lead them both to their deaths.
Thinking of this, Yarold could not help revealing a bitter smile.
Xiao Chen walked over slowly with an expressionless face. A ball of dazzling divine light shrouded his hand.
Am I going to die?
Watching Xiao Chen approach, Yarold could not help thinking.
But suddenly, a dazzling ball of white light flew in from behind and slammed hard into Xiao Chen, knocking him back.
Xiao Chen was forced back several meters. Slowly raising his head, he saw a figure shrouded in faint light appear before him. The figure's face could not be seen clearly, but he was undoubtedly a spellcaster.
He wanted to stop Xiao Chen from killing Yarold!
The figure before Xiao Chen raised his right hand again, and clusters of white light slowly began gathering in the air.
Upon realizing that he had been saved, Yarold immediately struggled to his feet. Seeing Xiao Chen begin fighting the mysterious spellcaster, he hurriedly fled toward Keao.
On the other side, after the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Soul devoured the Wolf Tiger Beast Soul and reentered his body, Bai He immediately felt a warm current flow into his mind. It was as though his entire body had been submerged in a hot spring, and he could not help letting out a comfortable, contented groan.
As he slowly came to his senses, the violent dragon aura of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon had also faded considerably. Bai He slowly walked toward Keao. Though he did not truly want to kill anyone, he still understood that one had to eliminate the roots to prevent future trouble.
Raising his arm, Bai He aimed the sharp bone spike at Keao's neck, then closed his eyes and prepared to swing it down.
If anyone was to blame, it was you for being too arrogant!
That was what Bai He thought.
But when he swung down the bone spike, he did not feel it pierce flesh. Instead, it felt as though he had struck a thick mass of wood chips.
Opening his eyes, he saw that a thick Vine Wall had appeared before him. As for Keao, he had long since vanished.
Damn it!
Bai He gritted his teeth and forced out the words. The first time he had tried to kill someone, he had chosen to close his eyes—and actually let him escape?!
But what was done could not be undone. Bai He could only learn from the lesson.
He turned and rushed toward Xiao Chen's battlefield. When the spellcaster shrouded in faint light saw Bai He approaching, he immediately began chanting and flew away through the air.
Bai He's Undying Sky Wings had nearly shattered in the earlier battle, so he could not fly at all now. He could only watch helplessly as the spellcaster flew away.
"Dragon Island is getting more and more chaotic!" Xiao Chen said in a low voice as he watched the spellcaster leave.
After driving back Keao and Yarold, Bai He's group continued onward.
After crossing a low hill, they found a valley ahead. The surroundings grew even quieter, and even traces of wild beasts seemed much scarcer.
Before the valley, Bai He finally understood the reason for the Four-Armed Blood-Colored Demon Ape's fear.
The ground before the valley was covered in enormous footprints over a meter long!
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