The Spirit Hall party appeared from all directions, their faces solemn.
Nine Soul Saints, with the Golden Generation in the middle and the two Titled Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei, guarding the flanks, unleashed a terrifying presence that made the entire forest tremble.
"Is that her?"
Yue Guan shook the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand, his gaze settling on Xiao Wu as he furrowed his brow.
"I say, Dai Mubai, you aren't trying to fool us, are you? Do you know how many plans we've had to scrap just to keep you and Zhu Zhuqing alive?"
"At this point, we should already have made our move, but because of you, we have to wait a few more days. Tsk, tsk."
"This little girl does have the scent of an Immortal Herb on her, but is she really a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? I can't sense it at all."
After hearing Yue Guan's words, the others finally learned that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had been able to leave the Star Luo royal family unscathed with Spirit Hall's help.
Hearing him, Dai Mubai grinned and said, "Don't worry, Chrysanthemum Douluo. She is definitely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It's precisely because of the Immortal Herb that her scent has been concealed."
"Capture her, and you'll understand."
Yue Guan nodded and said coolly, "If you're lying and have deceived His Holiness the Pope, you know what the consequences will be."
As soon as he finished speaking, a roar came from far away.
The Titan Giant Ape!
Er Ming couldn't rest easy, so he had secretly followed them. As soon as he arrived nearby and saw what was happening, he was overcome with worry.
Xiao Wu turned to look at Er Ming, her expression calm. She turned and leapt onto his shoulder again.
"To live another life... and yet it's here again. Is it fate, or..."
She sighed, looked down at the people from Spirit Hall, and said, "You've really taken this seriously, sending out so many experts."
Er Ming roared. Though it couldn't understand what Xiao Wu was saying, it could sense the killing intent of the people in front of it, and immediately flew into a rage.
This was the Forest King's territory. How could humans be allowed to run wild here?
Its two eyes shone like blazing suns, shaking the soul. Gui Mei and Yue Guan exchanged a glance and immediately settled on a plan.
"Chrysanthemum Guan, hold off that big fellow for a while."
"I'll leave as soon as I've captured that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gui Mei's whole body turned illusory. Like a shadow, he pounced straight at Xiao Wu on Er Ming's shoulder.
Facing the powerful Titan Giant Ape, Yue Guan didn't dare to be careless. His Seventh Soul Ring lit up, and he immediately released his Martial Soul Avatar.
At the same time, the enormous Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum flew out, growing in the wind as it descended upon Er Ming.
"Hmph!"
Two streams of hot air burst from Er Ming's nostrils. It didn't take the chrysanthemum seriously in the slightest and ignored it completely as it charged at Gui Mei.
As it drew near Gui Mei, his expression suddenly changed, and his body sank under a tremendous weight.
"A domain?"
"That brat really wasn't lying to me!"
Gui Mei gave a sinister laugh and made a hand signal. A Soul Saint below immediately released his Martial Soul, and a beam of light fell upon Gui Mei. In an instant, the effects of Er Ming's domain were nullified.
At the same time, the enormous Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had already struck, directly shaking Er Ming's body.
Bang!
A loud crash rang out. Er Ming staggered and took several steps back, a trace of confusion showing in its eyes.
It could sense Yue Guan's strength. How could this fellow's Martial Soul be of such high quality, strong enough to contend with it head-on?
Though Yue Guan was far inferior to Er Ming in strength, his performance was now countless times better than in his previous life.
Xiao Wu's pupils contracted. She noticed the change in Yue Guan's Martial Soul, and seemed to realize something. Her eyes dimmed.
"Immortal Herb?"
Dai Mubai sensed something amiss too. "How could Yue Guan's Martial Soul evolve? Could he have eaten an Immortal Herb?"
"Impossible. The Immortal Herb is in Tang San's hands. I still have a chance-Tang San wouldn't give it to anyone else!"
This sudden turn of events threw everyone present into confusion.
Er Ming had steadied itself and was about to charge again. Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance. Knowing how powerful it was, they realized they couldn't afford to drag this out.
In an instant, black flames burst into life around Gui Mei, while golden flames rose from Yue Guan.
At the same time, nine Soul Rings of different colors appeared around each of them, making the flames burn ever more fiercely.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan stood facing each other, their four hands clasped together. The eighteen Soul Rings between them condensed into a huge, two-toned gold-and-silver halo, which flew away.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
At that very moment, Er Ming's body froze in place. Even the wind stopped blowing.
Gui Mei's voice rang out from within the halo, reaching everyone's ears.
"While we can hold the Titan Giant Ape for a while, hurry and make your move!"
"If we delay, things could change. There's another big fellow in the Star Luo Great Forest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people from Spirit Hall gradually closed in on Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai sighed and looked at her.
"Why bother, Xiao Wu? You know how this ends, so why keep struggling?"
"Without that bastard Tang San helping you, do you really think you can get away? Even with him, you still couldn't escape in your previous life, could you?"
"By the way, that fellow Tang San is probably having an even worse time than you right now. Hahahaha!"
Hearing him, Xiao Wu gave a bitter laugh. Remembering Yue Guan's Martial Soul just now, she murmured, "You're such an idiot. You don't understand anything."
The moment she saw that Martial Soul evolve, Xiao Wu realized something was wrong and knew Yue Guan had eaten an Immortal Herb.
She had thought Tang San was the one trying to capture her.
"Brother San... If you needed it, you could have just said so. Why..."
Xiao Wu, her heart turned to ashes, sat down on the ground, with no thought of resisting. Otherwise, she could simply have told Er Ming about the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and then gone to find Da Ming. Her chances of escaping would have been high.
Suddenly, Oscar's pupils contracted as he looked beside Hu Liena. At some point, a figure had slipped in among them.
"Tang San?!"
"When did you get here?"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai immediately turned around. When he saw Tang San's drastically changed appearance, his eyebrows shot up and his eyes nearly split with fury.
"So you were the one who destroyed Slaughter City!"
"Fuck, you ruined my path to becoming a God King. I won't let you off! You never expected us to be here too, did you?"
"Today, I'll make you understand that without us, you're nothing!"
As he shouted wildly, Dai Mubai pointed at Tang San and yelled, "Hu Liena, don't let him fool you. He's not Tang Yin-he's Tang San!"
"He must have come here this time to rescue that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Capture him!"
After that frenzied shout, Hu Liena tilted her head slightly, looking confused.
She turned to Tang San and said, "What's with this guy? Has he gone crazy?"
"Aren't you Tang San?"
"You showed up all of a sudden without saying a word. I thought you had died in Heaven Dou City. Honestly."
The other few Spirit Hall Soul Saints saw Tang San and bowed their heads in greeting. They recognized him-he was the Pope's disciple!
The Shrek Seven Monsters stared at the scene before them, frozen in place.
What was going on?!
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