Roar-and-Shout Generals, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo!

Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, ancient trees towered into the sky, their dense canopies blocking out almost all the sunlight.

Only mottled specks of light fell upon the moss-covered ground.

A sudden burst of hurried footsteps came from the bushes. Large swathes of branches and leaves shook wildly, startling countless birds into Soaring into the Sky.

Immediately afterward, more than a dozen figures shot out of the forest. They looked disheveled and terrified, their steps filled with near-panicked desperation to escape.

Behind them, Hundred-Year and Thousand-Year Soul Beasts surged forward like a flood.

And at the very front of the group.

A tall, slender young man was leading the charge.

Tang Chuan wore a solemn expression. His figure darted and shifted with astonishing speed, as though he paid no attention to the Soul Beasts charging behind him, focusing only on fleeing rapidly through the dense forest.

However, the very next moment, he suddenly came to a halt.

"This aura? One of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Scarlet King?" Tang Chuan's eyes narrowed sharply, disbelief appearing on his face as he spoke in a trembling voice.

Because his Spiritual Power far surpassed that of ordinary people, he could clearly sense every fluctuation within several hundred meters, even while running at high speed.

Just now, an immensely heavy Fire Attribute aura, as weighty as a mountain, had appeared within Tang Chuan's range of perception without warning. The force of that oppressive presence was so intense that his mind instantly tensed, as though a Blade Edge had scraped across his soul.

Tang Chuan stopped mid-stride, his entire body stiffening like a wooden stake. He did not dare to continue fleeing.

At the same time he stopped, the Soul Masters behind him also noticed what had happened.

"Why did he suddenly stop running?" Hu Liena frowned and subconsciously slowed her pace.

She was just about to ask when an annoyed voice beside her interrupted her.

"Nana, forget about him. He's just a fucking idiot. Who knows why he suddenly stopped!"

Yan cursed, his expression ugly. Without slowing at all, he directly passed Tang Chuan and charged fearlessly toward the front.

But in the next second, his expression changed drastically.

Ahead, the originally empty forest suddenly fell into shadow. A heart-pounding Fire Attribute aura surged toward them like Raging Waves. Then, a lion-like Soul Beast with three heads slowly emerged from the forest, every step making the ground tremble faintly.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

Staring at the scene before him, Yan's face turned ashen. It was as if he had instantly fallen into an icy pit, and he felt his breathing stop at that very moment.

He had only ever felt such terrifying pressure from a Titled Douluo.

"Roar!!!"

The Scarlet King's three heads roared in unison. The sound exploded through the depths of the forest like thunder, and for that instant, heaven and earth seemed to tremble.

Rolling sound waves mixed with terrifying Soul Power pressure slammed into everyone like giant hammers.

The air distorted violently from the impact, and even the ground beneath their feet split with spiderweb-like cracks.

"Urgh—!"

Hu Liena let out a muffled groan, her pretty face instantly paling. Her legs felt as heavy as though they had been filled with lead, and her knees buckled sharply, nearly forcing her to the ground.

"How could there be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast here?"

Xie Yue shouted in a low voice, forcibly steadying himself. The veins on his forehead bulged, sweat poured down his temples, and his feet could no longer move forward even half an inch.

At that moment, everyone in the surroundings was pinned in place without exception, their faces filled with utter terror.

"Damn it... Could we really die here today?" Yan cursed angrily. He forcibly mobilized his Soul Power to resist, but it was like an insect trying to stop a chariot—completely useless.

At the same time, the members of the Imperial Dou Team, who had just arrived,

also stopped in unison, their expressions changing drastically as though they had seen a ghost.

"You detestable humans." Red light surged throughout the Scarlet King's body as he spoke human words. "Today, this king will make sure none of you leave alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Scarlet King suddenly leaped into the air. His massive body rose from the ground like a scarlet mountain, and his enormous shadow instantly covered an area dozens of meters below.

The next moment.

It raised its right claw and slammed it down upon the Spirit Hall's people like divine punishment!

Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others saw nothing but darkness before their eyes. They wanted to mobilize the Soul Power within their bodies to resist, but they had already been suppressed by the Scarlet King and could not move at all.

Seeing this scene, Tang Chuan's expression also changed drastically. Even with his calm and steady temperament, he felt an unprecedented sense of danger at that moment.

"There's no time to worry about anything else. Even if I expose my Spirit Bone, I have to use it today."

"What use would the Spirit Bone be if I died here?"

With that thought, Tang Chuan took a deep breath. His gaze flickered slightly before he lowered his head and looked at his right leg, which had already begun to glow faintly with a blue-gold light.

This thought flashed through his mind.

The next moment, the Soul Power within his body surged into motion, swiftly pouring into his right leg. Immediately afterward, golden patterns slowly appeared across the surface of his leg.

"There's no time to worry about anything else. I'll escape for my life first."

After sweeping his gaze over the members of the Imperial Dou Team and the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall, Tang Chuan's eyes turned cold. He lowered his body slightly, already prepared to use his Spirit Bone to soar into the air and flee.

In a battle of this level, he had no confidence in saving anyone from beneath a Ferocious Beast.

Tang Chuan never deceived himself, much less pretended to be a hero.

When he had saved Qian Renxue back then, it was entirely because he believed she would certainly be useful to him in the future. Moreover, the Auspicious Beast he had faced then had been only around five thousand years old.

However, just as Tang Chuan's body trembled slightly and he was about to flee,

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Several sounds of Breaking Through the Air suddenly rang out. Slender, sharp throwing knives, shaped like golden petals, abruptly shot in from the Scarlet King's side!

The golden leaf-shaped throwing knives looked incomparably sharp. They streaked through the air like bolts of light and instantly sliced through it, striking directly against the Scarlet King's heads!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!!!"

Crisp metallic clashes rang through the forest.

"Roar!!!"

The Scarlet King's three lion heads roared furiously in unison. Clearly, it had been hurt.

Having been ambushed and not knowing the opponent's strength, it had no choice but to abandon its attack. If it continued, its weakest waist would be completely exposed.

The next second, the Scarlet King abruptly withdrew its claw. Its body paused slightly in midair before retreating backward. Its steps staggered, crushing a large patch of mud and rocks beneath its feet, and only then did it steady itself.

"Who is it? Get out here!"

The cold light in the Scarlet King's three pairs of blood-red pupils intensified. It abruptly turned toward the direction from which the throwing knives had come, its eyes filled with fury and savagery.

"Golden-petal throwing knives? Could it be...?"

Staring at the scene before him, Tang Chuan was also stunned for a moment. He cautiously swept his gaze toward the direction from which the throwing knives had come and spoke in confusion.

The next second, a somewhat effeminate voice slowly drifted down from midair:

"This old man hasn't stretched his muscles in a long time."

As golden light flickered, high above the sky,

a figure clad in golden armor appeared before everyone's eyes.

He was a man who looked somewhat like a woman. In his hand, a huge golden chrysanthemum was quietly blooming.

This person was none other than one of Bibi Dong's Roar-and-Shout Generals, Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Grandpa Ju! Why are you here?"

A look of delighted surprise appeared on Hu Liena's face. She forced herself up from the ground and stared in shock at the Golden Figure in the air.

Beside her, Yan, Xie Yue, and the others also saw hope rekindle in their eyes. Clearly, they had gradually recovered from the Scarlet King's pressure.

However, in response to Hu Liena's call, Yue Guan did not turn around. He continued walking slowly while holding the golden chrysanthemum, a faint smile lifting the corners of his lips as he spoke in an effeminate voice:

"I'm not the only one who came."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Pitch Black energy suddenly surged around the Scarlet King!

The faint rays of sunlight that had previously managed to penetrate the canopy were swallowed by the strange Black Mist. Heaven and earth seemed to plunge into the netherworld in an instant.

Within the billowing black energy, one Ghostly Shadow after another slowly emerged. Then, with a boom, the earth split apart!

"Crack—crack—!"

Several enormous black Ghost Hands suddenly rose from the ground. Each one was several meters wide, its five fingers curved like hooks and filled with chilling Yin Qi, like the claws of Evil Ghosts from the depths of the Abyss.

"Roar!!!"

The Scarlet King's three heads roared furiously. Just as it was about to erupt once more, the Ghost Hands had already struck with precision, slamming down toward it!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In an instant, the Scarlet King's massive body was seized tightly by several Ghost Hands. Its limbs were firmly restrained in place, producing creaking sounds as it struggled. For a moment, it was actually unable to break free!

"Two Level 95 or higher Titled Douluo?" Unable to move, the Scarlet King immediately raised its head toward the sky and spoke with a solemn expression.

Just then, a Ghostly Shadow silently emerged in midair.

It was a man dressed in black robes. His face was sinister and pale, and his entire body seemed to merge with the surrounding darkness. Only Ghostly Shadows could be seen around him—not a single Soul Ring.

"Grandpa Gui? You came too?" Hu Liena cried out in delighted surprise once more, looking up and calling loudly.

Hearing this, Ghost Douluo lowered his head slightly and looked at her before slowly speaking:

"Nana, you actually didn't know. Every time you went out to obtain Soul Rings, Chrysanthemum Guan and I... were secretly protecting you from behind."

At this point, he swept his gaze across the surroundings. He first glanced at the Scarlet King, which was trapped between the Ghost Hands and roaring furiously without end, before continuing slowly:

"In the eyes of His Eminence the Pope, the safety of you members of the Golden Generation is of the utmost importance. All of this isn't entirely to prevent accidents from happening to you in the Star Dou Great Forest."

"It's also because she fears that certain powers on the continent... might take advantage of the situation to ambush and harm you."

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