Sudden Ambush, Instantaneous Golden Dragon Claw Slaughtering a Soul Ancestor, Gu Yuena Strikes

Time flew, and another of the academy's rare rest days arrived.

In the southern outskirts of Heaven Dou Imperial City, a maple forest stretched for over ten li.

A heavy snow had fallen just last night, wrapping the entire forest in a silver mantle. Accumulated snow bent the branches, and heaven and earth were a vast expanse of white.

This place bordered the imperial hunting ground, so few people came here on ordinary days.

Meng Chen stepped over ankle-deep snow, walking unhurriedly forward along the stone path.

The Crown Prince's Residence's detached quarters were too small, making it difficult to unleash certain methods freely.

He had come out of the city today precisely to find an uninhabited clearing to test the true power of combining teleportation with close-quarters hand-to-hand combat.

The sound of boots treading on the snow was exceptionally crisp.

As he walked, Meng Chen's pace came to a halt. The golden long ears on his head twitched slightly, and then he turned toward the rear-left.

The winter forest was already quiet, but at this moment even the motion of the wind blowing down snow was gone, and a deliberately suppressed trace of the smell of blood faintly permeated the air.

Heh, it looks like someone has set their sights on me.

Meng Chen muttered softly, his Spiritual Detection field silently spreading outward.

The formless perception penetrated layers of wind and snow, and two unfamiliar auras clearly surfaced within Meng Chen's mind.

They walked along the trunk of a large tree one after the other, completely blocking off his retreat.

Their Soul Power had reached at least the fortieth rank.

Meng Chen stopped in his tracks, looking at the empty snowy path ahead, his expression very calm.

"You've followed me for so long; aren't you cold? Since you're here, come out."

Just as his voice fell, the snow on the branches ahead rustled down, and a lean, short grey-clothed figure silently drifted to the ground.

The sound of treading on snow also came from the retreat path behind him, and a burly man blocked the way.

Both of their faces wore masks, revealing only a pair of icy eyes.

"Your perception is quite sharp indeed."

"Such a young Soul Grandmaster with Innate Full Soul Power-His Highness the Crown Prince has truly picked up a treasure."

Meng Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. "Whose people are you?"

The lean man sneered, "Little fellow, asking these things is completely meaningless. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for standing on the wrong side and performing too flashily. The muddy waters of Heaven Dou City are not something a little brat like you can wade into."

Hearing this, Meng Chen understood in his heart.

As a genius cultivated to the utmost by Xue Qinghe, he naturally became a thorn in the flesh and a bone in the eye for the other side's political enemies.

Since he could not be used by them, he should be directly uprooted before he grew up.

"Make your move, quick and decisive!"

The burly man behind him gave a low roar, his right foot heavily stomping onto the snowy ground.

Two yellow and two purple-four soul rings rose from beneath his feet, and the phantom of a giant rhino draped in heavy armor appeared behind him.

A forty-third-rank Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor, martial soul: Heavy Armor Mad Rhino!

The lean man likewise displayed four soul rings, and a pair of dark green short blades appeared in his hands as his entire figure transformed into an afterimage and swept across the ground.

A forty-second-rank Agility Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor, martial soul: Shadow Ghost Bat!

One in front and one behind, their coordination was exceptionally tacit.

In their view, two battle soul ancestors seasoned by numerous battles joining forces to deal with a six-year-old child would definitely not encounter any accidents.

"Third Soul Skill, Bat Shadow Kill!"

The lean man's figure was treacherous, and the poisonous blade in his hand went straight to cut Meng Chen's throat.

At the same time, the burly man behind him resembled a war chariot, carrying rolling earth-yellow Soul Power as he crashed toward Meng Chen's back.

"First Soul Skill, Mad Rhino Charge!"

If it had been before obtaining his Second Soul Ring, this offensive might really have beheaded Meng Chen.

Yet now, there was not the slightest panic in Meng Chen's eyes.

"Just the likes of you are worthy of taking my life?"

Meng Chen let out a loud cry, two purple soul rings rising beneath his feet, and his Second Soul Ring abruptly lit up.

The lean man only felt a blur before his eyes, and Meng Chen instantly vanished from the spot.

The burly man opposite him similarly froze in place, stopping the actions in his hands.

"Where is he?"

The lean man's heart beat wildly. Before he could react, he suddenly felt a fierce screech that tore through the air abruptly coming from above his head.

Under the lock of his domain, Meng Chen had already appeared above him.

The sleeves of the youth's right arm instantly burst open, his entire arm covered with a layer of golden dragon scales, and the dragon claws' sharp edge was fully exposed, shattering everything.

Golden Dragon Claw!

"Go to hell."

Meng Chen coldly spat out three words, his dragon claws fiercely cleaving downward.

The defensive Soul Power that the lean man hastily condensed was as thin as paper before the Golden Dragon Claw.

Accompanied by a piercing sound of bone cracking, the lean man's entire head along with his shoulder was forcibly torn apart, and blood splashed across the pristine white snow, startling the eye.

The corpse heavily collapsed into a snow pit, losing all movement.

From beginning to end, it took no more than the blink of an eye. The burly man standing in the rear witnessed this scene and was instantly frightened into taking a few steps back.

Old Liu was a forty-second-rank agility attack soul ancestor; how was he actually slapped to death by a kid with a single claw?

Yet immediately afterward, he snapped back to his senses, a pair of eyes filled with anger and madness.

"Damn it! I didn't expect you to actually have such a lethal soul skill! But even so, today you are bound to die without a doubt!"

As his words fell, the burly man no longer harbored any intent to look down upon Meng Chen. His fourth soul ring flashed under his feet, materializing into a rhinoceros that charged toward Meng Chen with a heavy single horn.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Mad Rhino Rampage!"

Watching this scene, Meng Chen's gaze grew increasingly indifferent, for he knew very well that he had already exposed his strength today. If the burly man before him managed to transmit his strength back, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Is that so? Sorry, I think so too!"

The next moment, Meng Chen's figure once more vanished from the spot.

The burly man's attack missed once again, but his reaction was also fast. With just-recent events vivid in his mind, he immediately unleashed his defensive soul skill.

"Second Soul Skill! Thick Earth Armor!"

A layer of heavy earth-yellow bone armor instantly protected his back heart.

With a loud clang, sparks splattered across the snowfield, and the dragon claws ripped five deep and long claw marks on the burly man's back, deep to the bone with flesh flying everywhere, yet it still failed to kill him in a single strike.

Meng Chen also sighed inwardly; the gap in levels was placed there after all. Breaking defense was easy, but wanting to kill with a single strike was still a bit lacking.

However, Meng Chen did not know that someone had actually already discovered the situation here just when he had encountered danger earlier.

Right as the burly man prepared to launch another attack.

Suddenly, the space ahead collapsed abruptly, and the snowflakes stirred up by the collision froze mid-air.

"Mere ants, worthy of moving against him."

The next moment, a fissure split open in the void.

Clad in a white dress, with silver hair and purple eyes, Gu Yuena stepped out from the void. Two yellow soul rings floated beneath her feet, and she stood on the snowy ground with an indifferent expression.

"You... who are you?"

The burly man's legs turned soft, and he collapsed into a pool of blood. That terrifying pressure made it difficult for him even to maintain his breath.

"Dead people don't need to know too much."

Gu Yuena looked down at him, her eyes devoid of half a cent of warmth.

An ultimate Elemental Storm burst out of thin air upon the snow, water condensing into ice blades that instantly swallowed the burly man's body.

The storm scattered, and snowflakes once more drifted down gently, covering the ground.

At this moment, Meng Chen froze in place, staring blankly at this scene.

The instant the other party appeared, he had already concealed his Golden Dragon Claw.

All around was utter silence, save for the faint sound of the cold wind sweeping across the snow.

The two stood ten paces apart, their eyes meeting.

Meng Chen looked at the Silver Dragon King before him who had obliterated a Soul Ancestor between gestures, raised a hand to touch his twitching rabbit ears, and for a moment did not know how to speak.

Gu Yuena glanced at him, her cool gaze sweeping across the fluffy golden long ears atop his head, and a trace of helplessness flashed within the depths of her purple eyes.

"Next time you make a move, keep your hands and feet cleaner."

Throwing down these words, she stepped on the soft snow and walked toward the direction of the academy without looking back.

Meng Chen watched that gradually receding slender back and let out a long breath of relief.

At least for now, this Soul Beast Co-Ruler harbored no malice toward him.

Meng Chen patted the fallen snow from his shoulders, shoved his hands into his pockets, and leisurely followed behind her toward Heaven Dou City.