Picking Up Fragments in Douluo Continent

Yet Ya Li got to his feet as if nothing had happened, looking completely unhurt.

Lu Feng looked closely and saw that a layer of wind had appeared around Ya Li at some point, enveloping him within it.

"Way of the Wanderer, unyielding through a hundred trials!"

Ya Li brushed the dust from his clothes, a hint of disdain curling at the corner of his lips.

"Alright, alright, we get it. Your third soul skill is badass." Gulas waved a hand and said sourly.

"That move consumes a great deal of Soul Power. Spread out, don't fight it head-on!" Aixie narrowed her eyes and gave the order.

The group formed a circle around it, continuously draining the Scaled Beast's Soul Power. Before long, the black glow around its body rapidly dimmed.

"Third Soul Skill: Magic Crystal Arrow!"

Aixie's third soul ring lit up, and a surge of deep-blue Soul Power appeared atop her ice bow, gradually gathering into the shape of a sharp arrow.

Whoosh!

The arrow flew out, trailing a stream of blue spiritual light behind it like a long tail.

Bang!

The arrow struck the Scaled Beast's body but failed to pierce it, instead bursting into a spray of white frost. As the attack landed, the light in the Scaled Beast's eyes gradually faded until it slowly closed them.

"My move specializes in breaking Soul Power defenses and can disrupt the circulation of Soul Power. This Scaled Beast has no Soul Power left now. It definitely won't wake up for at least two hours. Fatty, do it!"

Gulas hugged his wine barrel, his expression somewhat excited. "Thanks, Boss!"

Man Sandao and Ya Li also walked over. They exchanged a glance, joy visible in their eyes.

They had known each other since they were Soul Grand Masters and had hunted soul beasts together ever since. Their bond was even stronger than that of blood brothers. Now, the team's "little brother" was finally about to advance to Soul Elder. How could they not be happy?

Gulas walked over to the Scaled Beast, raised his wine barrel, and smashed it viciously onto the beast's head.

Bang!

The Scaled Beast's body convulsed violently. Then, a purple soul ring slowly lit up.

"Absorb it quickly, before something goes wrong!" Aixie's voice was also tinged with excitement.

But just then, a cold voice rang out. "Hmph, I'm afraid he won't be able to absorb that soul ring!"

"Who's there?!"

Aixie looked toward the source of the voice and saw three men swaggering out of the forest.

Aixie's eyes turned sharp. Soul Power surged through her left hand while her right hand rested on the bowstring. The rest of the team also watched this suddenly appearing group with unfriendly expressions.

"Stealing a soul ring? But only the person who kills a soul beast can absorb its soul ring. Are they here to cause trouble?"

Lu Feng frowned and silently retreated behind the others.

Yellow Family Three Freaks

All three looked to be over forty. The speaker was a slightly pudgy, bald middle-aged man with a beer belly. His face was covered in acne scars, and his skin had a dark yellowish complexion.

The man on the right was tall and thin, with a gaunt face. His mouth hung crookedly, his shoulders swayed, and a thick cigar the size of a cucumber was clenched between his lips.

The middle-aged man on the left had the best appearance of the three and was also the tallest. Unfortunately, he was blind in one eye, with an eyepatch covering his left eye.

Faint fluctuations of Soul Power emanated from the three of them. Clearly, they were all Spirit Masters.

"Baldy, crooked mouth, one-eyed."

Aixie's brows immediately furrowed tightly as she looked at them.

Then a chill flashed through her eyes, and she slowly uttered four words. "The Yellow Family Three Freaks!"

In the wild forests, danger did not only come from soul beasts. More often than not, it came from other Spirit Masters.

Kicking people when they were down.

Killing for treasure.

Such things were all too common.

And the Yellow Family Three Freaks were notorious bandit Spirit Masters in this area.

The Yellow Family Three Freaks were not blood brothers. They merely shared the same surname. They often wandered around the outskirts of the forest, making a living by robbing other Spirit Masters.

Sometimes, even if a Spirit Master team was willing to pay for peace, the Yellow Family Three Freaks would not let them go. The men would be killed outright, while female Spirit Masters often met especially miserable ends.

They did not dare provoke people from major factions, choosing only commoner Spirit Masters as their targets. In the several nearby Soul Hunting Markets, they were hated by everyone.

The Yellow Family Three Freaks were powerful. Their leader was Yellow Big, the bald Spirit Master, whose cultivation had reached the level of a Soul Ancestor.

Spirit Masters in the area had organized several attempts to capture them, but none had succeeded. The Yellow Family Three Freaks had last made a move half a year ago, and everyone had assumed they had been beaten to death.

"Well, well. You actually recognize us brothers." The bald middle-aged man spoke teasingly.

The one-eyed Spirit Master stepped forward and shouted, "Hmph! In the wild forest, whichever soul beast is spotted first belongs to whoever spotted it. You people broke the rules and stole our soul beast!"

The team was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

This Scaled Beast was their prey?

They had fought the Scaled Beast for more than thirty minutes. Had these people been hiding in the shadows and watching the show the entire time?

At that moment, the bald Spirit Master said, "Look at that thousand-year Scaled Beast's chin. Aren't there three claw marks on it? Us brothers put in tremendous effort to catch it, only for you to steal it from us. So what do you think should be done about this?"

"Pay up! If you can't satisfy us brothers, don't even think about absorbing that soul ring!" the crooked-mouthed Spirit Master said arrogantly, his eyes filled with smugness.

"Boss, what do we do?" Man Sandao asked in a low voice.

Gulas had already smashed the Scaled Beast's head open. How could anyone still see claw marks? In Man Sandao's view, the Yellow Family Three Freaks were clearly here to make trouble!

With his temper, who cared whether they were three freaks or four freaks? He would just charge in with his blade.

There were five of them, including a Support Spirit Master. Were they supposed to fear the other side?

Aixie shook her head. She silently assessed her remaining Soul Power and found that she had less than half left. The others were probably in much the same condition.

Fighting head-on would be unwise.

Fortunately, the other side only wanted money.

"How much do you want?" Aixie said in a low voice.

"Hmph, hmph. To hunt down this soul beast, us brothers spent half a year in this forest."

As he spoke, Yellow Big held up one finger. "One thousand Gold Soul Coins. Not one coin less!"

Aixie stared silently at Yellow Big, her eyes icy and murderous.

Hunting down a soul beast?

Hmph, they had probably been hunted down themselves and hidden in the forest for half a year!

"We don't have one thousand Gold Soul Coins. Three hundred at most," Aixie said coldly.

Before the three could object, Aixie summoned her ice bow and flicked the bowstring. "If you think that's too little, then there's no need to negotiate. Let's fight."

"Brother Tang Er, we dragged you into this mess. Once you've used your support skills, run immediately. Gulas, Man Sandao, Ya Li, focus your strength and chop Yellow Three to death first!" Aixie said coldly.

"Yes!" The team answered solemnly, immediately fixing their eyes on the crooked-mouthed Spirit Master.

"B-Big Brother..." The crooked-mouthed Spirit Master shuddered, his voice trembling.

Yellow Big stared intently at Aixie, his expression dark.

They had been in this business for years, yet this was the first time they had encountered such a ruthless woman. She did not even care about her own life?

"Fine! Three hundred it is. Us brothers have been out of the game for too long. We didn't know Soul Hunting Town had gained such a heroic woman." Yellow Big sized Aixie up and down, a trace of greed flashing through his eyes.

"Man Sandao, pay them," Aixie said coldly.

Man Sandao took three small pouches from his bag. Soul Power surged as he threw them directly at Yellow Three!

Whoosh!

The money pouches shot through the air with a piercing whistle!

Yellow Big roared, circulated the Soul Power within his body, and leaped into the air, catching the pouches directly in his palm.

"Hmph, let's go!"

Yellow Big weighed the pouches in his hand, then led the other two into the forest.

Once the three had vanished completely, Gulas let out a heavy sigh of relief. He then turned to Aixie with a smile. "Boss, you're amazing! Even the notorious Yellow Family Three Freaks couldn't get the better of you."

An ordinary team, even if they had the strength to resist the Yellow Family Three Freaks, would choose to yield out of fear of getting injured.

Three hundred Gold Soul Coins was already the smallest possible loss.

"When dealing with evil people, you have to be more ruthless than they are. If you act weak and hesitant, they'll only push their luck."

Aixie crossed her arms and sneered. "If we hadn't been low on Soul Power, we might have been able to rid the people of a menace this time. If we run into them again, focus on Yellow Three first. I'll shoot straight through him with one arrow."

"Hahaha, everyone knows Boss never misses with an arrow," Gulas laughed loudly.

"Hmph, three hundred Gold Soul Coins is three months of my allowance. Fatty, when we get back, I'm definitely making you treat me to a feast. Hurry up and absorb the soul ring," Man Sandao said with a laughing curse.

Gulas scratched his butt and said, "Fine, fine. Forget one feast, I'd even sleep with you if you wanted. Just wonder whether Boss would get jealous if she saw it."

"Get lost, get lost, you damn queer!" Man Sandao waved him away in disgust.

"Hahaha." Everyone immediately burst into laughter as well.

Gulas did not delay any longer. He walked to the Scaled Beast's corpse, sat down cross-legged, and drew the soul ring above his head.

The others spread out around him, standing guard for Gulas.

It was extremely dangerous for a Spirit Master to absorb a soul ring. If they were attacked, the mild outcome would be ruptured meridians and a drop in cultivation. In severe cases, the Soul Power within their body would erupt violently, causing them to bleed from all seven orifices and die.

However, not long after Gulas began absorbing the soul ring, three furtive figures emerged from the woods again.

"Haha, Third Brother, you're still the smartest one. Three against four, and they've even got a useless Support Spirit Master. Us brothers haven't had a taste of women in a long time!"

A Support Spirit Master's Strength Being a Little Great Is Reasonable, Right?

Everyone looked toward the woods and saw the Yellow Family Three Freaks summon their martial spirits before swaggering over.

Yellow Big carried a massive iron hammer over his shoulder. A powerful aura radiated from his body, and four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—circled around him.

The one-eyed Spirit Master was named Yellow Two. His martial spirit was a black panther. Though not especially strong, it was incredibly fast! It had a natural advantage, especially when fighting in the forest.

Three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—floated up and down beside him.

A purple glow covered Lu Feng's eyes. In his view, the Soul Power fluctuations around Yellow Two were no weaker than Aixie's.

Yellow Three was the weakest of the three. His martial spirit was a dagger, and he likewise had three soul rings—two yellow and one purple.

All three of them actually possessed the optimal soul ring configuration. That was quite rare among commoner Spirit Masters.

At that moment, Yellow Big wore an arrogant expression. "Hmph! The Yellow Family Three Freaks have always been the ones bullying others. No one has ever bullied us. You filthy bitch are the first!"

Yellow Two stared at Aixie's full breasts and laughed. "Big Brother, go easy on her later. This little lady has such delicate skin. Don't smash her to pieces with your hammer."

His voice was hoarse, as unpleasant as sandpaper scraping together.

"Hahaha, Second Brother, later us brothers will attack from both ends and sandwich her front and back. We'll make sure this little lady can't take care of both ends!" Yellow Big laughed loudly.

Upon hearing that, Yellow Two shifted his gaze toward Aixie's curvy rear. His eyes lit up, and a lewd smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it, chop them up for me!" Aixie gritted her teeth and said viciously.

Hearing their filthy words, Aixie was already burning with rage.

She nocked an arrow and drew the bow.

Whoosh! An arrow shot toward Yellow Three.

Clang! A collision rang out as Yellow Two instantly flashed in front of Yellow Three and severed the arrow with a single strike.

"Second Brother, awesome! You and Big Brother hold them off. I'll go kill that fatty absorbing the soul ring!" With that, Yellow Three raised his dagger and charged at Gulas.

"Stop him!"

Aixie's eyes turned cold as she fired another arrow.

Clang. Once again, Yellow Two stood in front of Aixie.

"Your opponent is me!" Yellow Two narrowed his eyes. His remaining right eye greedily fixed on Aixie, as though he were staring at prey.