"Boss, I'm afraid the Auspicious Beast is gone. What do we do?"
"The little one isn't dead yet!"
"Come with me!"
That damned Heaven Dou Empire and Body Sect had actually sent three Super Douluos and more than a dozen Titled Douluos to harass them.
Soul Skills struck them from time to time as the humans waged relentless guerrilla warfare.
They were as unbearably annoying as flies.
Desperate to rescue the beast, Di Tian naturally hadn't tangled with them for long.
Even so, the group had successfully held him up for several minutes, at the cost of severe injuries to several of their members.
Once those annoying fellows saw that their objective had been achieved, they lingered no longer and immediately left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Led by the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, a group of ferocious beasts followed the Emperor Auspicious Beast's scent.
The Star Dou Great Forest couldn't lose the Emperor Auspicious Beast, so they all mobilized every bit of their Soul Power and flew through the air at high speed.
Every Soul Beast along the way prostrated itself on the ground, not daring to move a muscle for fear that these ferocious beasts might destroy them in a moment of displeasure.
"Brother Tian, I see Little Gold."
"Right there!"
An emerald-green figure spread her wings, keeping close beside Di Tian. It was none other than the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji.
They accelerated and dove toward the direction she indicated. From below, they looked like meteors streaking past, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
As he surveyed the scene, the clouds of worry on Di Tian's face deepened. His brows knitted tightly, and his gaze was grave.
"The little one really isn't dead yet."
"But... Boss, there seems to be a Limit Douluo down there. Every single one of his Soul Rings is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring."
"Boss, are you confident you can beat him?"
"Be quiet!"
The Scarlet King asked in disbelief, but their boss, Di Tian, appeared very impatient. Seeing that obnoxious look on his face only made Di Tian's anger flare.
The Scarlet King was a Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff Soul Beast over five meters long, with three enormous heads and scarlet-gold fur covering his body.
His task was to protect the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but this time, he had also joined the feast of absorbing that big white worm.
So, in a moment of carelessness, he had let these humans raid their home.
Fortunately, the Auspicious Beast wasn't dead yet. Otherwise, Di Tian would absolutely have made an example of him.
This is no ordinary Limit Douluo!
Staring at the powerhouse below, Di Tian inwardly cried out that things looked bad.
Although he was known as the Star Dou Great Forest's foremost ferocious beast and had abundant combat experience, he still felt his chances against this powerhouse were very uncertain.
Even with the other ferocious beasts joining him, it might be of no use.
After all, this was no ordinary Limit Douluo. The pulsations produced by that terrifying Soul Ring configuration alone chilled the heart, leaving them unable to muster any desire to contend with him.
Moreover, nine identical people stood beside that powerhouse. Although they hadn't released their Soul Rings, Di Tian guessed that these black-clad figures were probably no pushovers either.
"Hmph! I refuse to believe it."
"Boss, let me go test them!"
At that moment, an enormous figure stepped forward. His fierce presence looked even more terrifying than that of the Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff and Bi Ji.
This ferocious beast stood a full fifteen meters tall, his body covered in dense, thick, dark-gold fur.
His arms were extraordinarily long. Although his body was enormous, his arms reached past his knees.
What made him terrifying was that his arms were actually over ten meters long and extremely powerful.
His powerful muscles were as chilling as a meat grinder.
He was Xiong Jun, ranked sixth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts!
With 470,000 years of cultivation, along with the titles of Forest Destroyer and the Soul Master World's King of Destruction, this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had few worthy opponents.
Among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the only one whose cultivation could subdue him was the Beast God, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian.
Although he possessed an extremely massive body and formidable defenses, Xiong Jun was clearly a ferocious beast with all brawn and no brains.
Like the Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff, he was extremely fond of his original form, so he hadn't taken human form.
"If you want to go get yourself killed, I won't stop you!"
Di Tian glanced at him. At Di Tian's lack of confidence in him, Xiong Jun grew inexplicably annoyed, but he didn't lose his temper.
Nor was he foolish enough to charge straight down and fight.
He had merely been showing off for a moment. If he had reached Di Tian's level of cultivation, he would have had no equal in the world.
Dealing with that group down below would be as easy as crushing ants.
Xiong Jun thought viciously.
By then, Cao Yu had successfully absorbed his first Soul Ring and stood up from the ground. His Soul Power burst forth, and his red Soul Ring radiated dazzling light.
"How is that possible?!"
"Even a child can successfully absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
"Is the Cao Clan really that monstrous?"
The people from the Heaven Dou Empire lay weakly on the ground, their eyes no longer holding any of their earlier fierceness.
It seemed the Cao Clan really was a family they couldn't afford to offend!
"Young Master Cao, please let us go."
"On my name as a duke, I guarantee that the Heaven Dou Empire will remain on friendly terms with the Cao Clan for generations!"
"Heh! Do you think... I care?"
He already had a marriage alliance with the Star Luo Imperial Family. Did he still need friendly relations with the Heaven Dou Empire? Wouldn't that be gilding the lily?
However, Cao Yu didn't want to offend too many factions too deeply either. Ultimately, he didn't have much of a grudge against the Heaven Dou Empire, or the Body Sect.
As the saying went, one more friend meant one more road to take. With too many enemies, he wouldn't even sleep soundly in the future.
Cao Yu thought for a moment and said, "I hear your Heaven Dou Empire has a princess called Vina. Is that true?"
"Hm? Vi... Nana?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Nana has been beautiful since childhood. She would make quite a good match for you, Young Master Cao."
Well, isn't this a happy coincidence?
If I can bring Young Master Cao and Princess Vina together, won't I have rendered a great service to the Heaven Dou Empire?
Duke Lin couldn't have been happier. He chuckled, as though Cao Yu and Princess Vina were already bowing in their wedding ceremony right before his eyes.
"Brother, Brother! Calm down."
Even the people from the Heaven Dou Empire couldn't bear to watch anymore. Duke Lin's delusions were quite serious, dreaming sweet dreams in broad daylight.
Princess Vina was reputed to be the sixth-ranked beauty in Douluo II.
He, Cao Yu, certainly had to go see her for himself, so he could only reluctantly speak.
"You can leave. Remember not to set your sights on the Cao Clan again."
"We won't, we won't. Don't worry, Young Master Cao. I'll definitely make all the arrangements with Princess Vina for you."
Duke Lin gave him a reassuring look and grinned obnoxiously, making Cao Yu want to beat him up.
A Shadow Clone went over to undo the seals on their Soul Power. The group immediately bowed and said with broad smiles.
"Thank you, Young Master Cao. Do come visit the Heaven Dou Empire often!"
"Go on. Don't set your sights on the Emperor Auspicious Beast again."
"Of course, Young Master Cao. We'll leave right away."
The Body Sect's Titled Douluos wanted to come over and make his acquaintance, but Duke Lin and the others pulled them away.
They shot him several vicious glares.
The Titled Douluos could only leave the Star Dou Great Forest with Duke Lin and the others.
"Di Tian, should we stop them?"
"Saving the little one comes first."
"Let them go."
Xiong Jun revealed a savage grin. "Hmph! Count yourselves lucky."
Just as Cao Yu was about to walk toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the old man looked at him as though he had something bottled up inside, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Cao Yu couldn't stand watching any longer and said, "Grandpa, if you have something to say, just say it."
Only then did the old man voice what he had been holding in for so long.
"Little Yu, stop looking for more young ladies. I'm afraid your body won't be able to take it in the future."
"Aren't those three older sisters of yours enough?"
(End of chapter)